Writing in his column for The Scottish Sun, former Rangers hero Kris Boyd has laid into the club’s Director of Football Mark Allen after letting defenders David Bates and Danny Wilson leave the club so easily.

What’s the story?

As a week of soul searching and analysis of Rangers’ situation continues, fans are asking questions of the club at all levels from their under-performing players, their unsuitable interim manager and the poor decision making from the higher ups at Ibrox.

Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd has now weighed into the debate himself, taking aim at the club’s Director of Football amongst others.

The Killie man has also made a bold claim about the contract offered to outgoing defensive prospect David Bates, who will join Hamburg at the end of the season on a free transfer.

As quoted by The Scottish Sun, the Sky Sports pundit said:

Then there’s Mark Allen, the so-called director of football. I’m sorry, but what does he actually bring to the table? What does he actually do to earn his big-money salary?

He’s meant to be building things for the future, so why did he allow an up-and-coming player like David Bates to sign for another club?

I’m told Bates got offered just a £250 pay rise so it’s little wonder he decided it was time to go. It was similar with Danny Wilson.

People might argue about how good those two boys actually are as players but what worries me is the way they were treated, the way their contract talks were handled.

Have Rangers done the right thing letting the likes of Bates go, or is it something they will come to regret in later years?

Was Bates good enough for Rangers?

There’s no doubt that in some aspects of his game 21-year-old Bates is a limited player, but he has still been one of Rangers’ better performers in the centre-back position this season, ahead of high profile signings and highly paid players like Bruno Alves.

At Scottish Premiership level he has more than enough to his game to feature for the Light Blues and given his limited playing experience to this point, was only going to improve as he became more accustomed to first team action.

The fact he was only offered £250 more than his current deal at Rangers, according to Kris Boyd, is something of a misstep and he now has a chance to forge a good career for himself in Germany.