{"id":261522,"date":"2026-09-08T07:15:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/how-rangers-star-has-gone-from-being-the-new-dowell-to-undroppable\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:15:11","slug":"how-rangers-star-has-gone-from-being-the-new-dowell-to-undroppable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/how-rangers-star-has-gone-from-being-the-new-dowell-to-undroppable\/","title":{"rendered":"How Rangers star has gone from being the new Dowell to undroppable"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The recruitment work done by Glasgow Rangers<\/a> in recent years has taken plenty of flak, and rightly so, because it has not delivered trophies on the pitch.<\/p>\n

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Philippe Clement is the most recent manager to have lifted a trophy with the Gers, back in 2024 when he won the League Cup, and the club have not won the Scottish Premiership<\/a> title since the 2020\/21 campaign under Steven Gerrard.<\/p>\n

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The board have made too many errors with managerial appointments, as Michael Beale, Danny Rohl, and Russell Martin all failed to secure silverware, and with signings that have not worked out.<\/p>\n

A road much travelled has been the path from England’s second tier to Ibrox, and it is not one that has been particularly fruitful for the Scottish giants, with Kieran Dowell being one example of it.<\/p>\n

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\n Why Kieran Dowell failed at Rangers<\/strong>
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The English attacking midfielder looked like an exciting signing on paper for the Light Blues after he joined on a free transfer from Norwich City in the summer of 2023, as he had won a league title and played in the Premier League with the Canaries.<\/p>\n

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Dowell racked up 12 goals and six assists in 75 matches at Carrow Road, offering a decent threat at the top end of the pitch, but he lacked the intensity and physicality to carry that over to Scottish football.<\/p>\n

He left to sign for Hull City in the Championship in January of this year for a nominal fee after scoring just three goals in 39 appearances in all competitions for Rangers.<\/p>\n

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Dowell (Premiership)<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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23\/24<\/p>\n<\/th>\n

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24\/25<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n

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Appearances<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Goals<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Big chances created<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Assists<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Pass accuracy<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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78%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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81%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Duel success rate<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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49%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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46%<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

After 18 months at Ibrox, Dowell struggled for consistency in the Scottish Premiership, losing the majority of his duels in the division, and was sent out on loan to Birmingham City in January 2025.<\/p>\n

The left-footed attacker’s lack of physicality and mobility meant that he was unable to impact games on a regular basis, which is why he ultimately failed in Glasgow and was let go earlier this year.<\/p>\n

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\n How Rangers star is avoiding becoming the next Kieran Dowell<\/strong>
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Despite the failures of the likes of Dowell, Joe Rothwell, Max Aarons, and Todd Cantwell, Rangers dipped back into the English market to land another free agent this summer.<\/p>\n