Former Rangers star reflects on ‘big ask’ after signing with club as he makes ‘no regrets’ claim
Former Rangers star reflects on ‘big ask’ after signing with club as he makes ‘no regrets’ claim
Jake Hastie, a former winger for the Rangers, had a hard time living up to the anticipation around him when he initially entered Ibrox in the summer of 2019.
During his adolescent years, he was considered a promising player in Scottish football due to his remarkable
record of six goals in 14 games for Motherwell.
Hastie was loaned out to teams like Rotherham United, Motherwell, Patrick Thistle, and Linfield,
and as a result, he spent a total of
three years with Rangers without playing in the Premiership.
In the summer of 2022, the former PFA Young Player of the Year nominee finally left Ibrox to finalize a permanent transfer to League
2 team Hartlepool United. His two outings for the Gers in all competitions were as a substitute
in the League Cup against East Fife and as a starter in a Europa League qualifier against minnows St. Joseph’s.
Hastie had the agony of relegation in his first season, but he went on to establish himself as a first team player in the North of England
last season. He returned to Scottish football six months after being demoted, and he will now try to resurrect his career with Hamilton
Accies, a team in League One.
The winger says he has no regrets about joining Rangers and instead looks back with fondness
on his time at Glasgow and the lessons he took away from the team.
During an exclusive interview with Lanarkshire Live Sport, he recalled: “Rangers is a big club and I always knew that going in there
when I signed. However, I was young (20) and facing up against players like Ryan Kent and Jo Aribo,
so it was a tough ask for me.
while now look at where they are: Ryan is at Fenerbache on a huge salary, while Jo is at Southampton.Even though they were both big
players and constantly on the field, I learnt something new from them every day,
especially during that first season.It was beneficial to
me and I did enjoy it since you can learn a few things from them and other players about what is nice to do, how to live a certain way,
and how professional players conduct their life. I was confident when I walked in, and you think,
“Okay, I’ve got a chance.” However,
as soon as you realize you’re in the big time now, the bar rises, making it harder to acquire games.
That was difficult, but I
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