



One of the biggest aspects of the

end of Rangers’ season, beyond promotion, that is, is the impending exodus of

the ‘Rangers Twelve’.

That is, the dozen+

out-of-contract players who are extremely unlikely to be given new deals, and

will inevitably move on to pastures new.

The critical question is how this

action will benefit the wage bill, and the news is extremely good for Rangers

supporters.

Let us take a blow-by-blow look at

how much Rangers will expect to save a month with the likes of Lee McCulloch,

Ian Black and Jon Daly heading out of Govan.

Lee McCulloch. This is the big one.

outwith ex-manager Ally McCoist. McCulloch is on around £72,000 a month,

£18,000 a week. . This is the big one. As ibroxnoise.co.uk brought you some weeks ago, it has emerged he is the highest-paid individual at Ibrox, outwith ex-manager Ally McCoist. McCulloch is on around £72,000 a month,£18,000 a week.

Ian Black.

benefitted from an appearance clause last December and is now on £40,000 a

month, £10,000 a week. Another large wage as broken here weeks ago , Blackbenefitted from an appearance clause last December and is now on £40,000 amonth, £10,000 a week.

Jon Daly. He made the move from Dundee Utd to Rangers, and his wage

is roughly around £20,000 a month, £5,000 a week.

Kenny Miller. Coming from the MLS, the SPL, the English

Championship, and the EPL Miller’s experience is impressive and for League 1

Rangers to snatch him set the Club back a reputed £26,000 a month, £6,500 a

week.

Kris Boyd. Also making the step down to the Championship, Boyd’s

wage is said to be the same as Miller’s; £26,000 a month, £6,500 a week.

Bilel Mohsni. He came from the upper mid-range of English football

(Southend, Ipswich), and his Ibrox wage is

said to be around £36,000 a month, £9,000 a week.

Steven Smith. In a similar boat to Boyd and Miller, he was reported

as being on the same as McCulloch currently is (£72K), at his former side MLS

outfit Portland Timbers. But that is no longer the case at around £26,000 a

month, £6,500 a week.

Kyle Hutton. His wage is slightly more modest compared to his

peers, at no higher than £20,000 a month, £5,000 a week.

Richard Foster. Again, similar to Miller, Boyd & Smith. Roughly

£26,000 a month, £6,500 a week.

Steve Simonsen. Despite being a deputy and no longer first-pick

since Bell’s

return, Simonsen is reported to have commanded around £40,000 a month, £10,000

a week to join Rangers.

Sebastien Faure. Former Lyon youth

player Faure is out of the picture under McCall, and was a low-cost signature

in 2012. Basic wage around £16,000 a month, £4,000 a week.

Lee Robinson. Another low-cost wage, the third-choice (or second, depending on McCall’s mood) is around £20,000 a month, £5,000 a week.

So with these players set to

depart over the next two months, Rangers stand to save:

£83,000 Per Week

£332,000 Per Month

Obviously these figures are not

completely backed up by documentary proof, given no one other than the player,

his agent, and the CEO knows exactly what clauses and wages go out. But sources

do manage to get information from those they work with, and that is how

salaries often leak out. These figures also exclude win bonuses and appearance clauses, unless otherwise stated, so the actual number is likely considerably higher.

Optimistically add the severing of McCoist’s ongoing salary for

Gardening Leave and that basic monthly figure leaps to around £400,000.

Either way, it is a clear fact

the wage bill is far too high and that near-half million a month would be

better used in other ways.