Ibrox View: 22-year first could make double Rangers transfer swoop more attractive

Rangers could sign brothers Shea and Pierce Charles with strong interest mooted ahead of the summer window already.

Danny Rohl has previously managed both Northern Irishmen at Sheffield Wednesday, and the pair are still seemingly on his radar.

Shea is currently plying his trade for Southampton and has attracted interest from Premier League sides, Manchester United and Everton.

While Pierce has remained at Sheffield Wednesday since Rohl left the South Yorkshire club.

Now, Rangers’ transfer business could result in something occurring at Ibrox for the first time in 22 years.

What record could Shea and Pierce Charles mark after 22 years at Rangers?

The novelty of brothers playing for the same team is one that is not often seen, but Rangers are quite familiar with the concept.

However, it has been a while since two did it at the same time.

You have to go back to 2004 during the final few months of Ronald de Boer’s four-season span at Ibrox and his brother Frank’s six-month Ibrox career.

The Dutch winger played alongside brother Frank for 12 games in the 2003-2004 season, after the defender joined in the winter window.

Since then, the former Netherlands internationals have remained the last set of brothers to play together for Rangers.

However, now the Charles siblings could end a 22-year wait for this novel instance to occur, and that connection could make a double swoop more attractive.

It would allow both players to settle in quicker at Rangers, on top of already knowing Rohl quite well, but in the case of Shea, Rangers have a hard task in signing him.

What other brothers have both played for Rangers?

Since the days of the de Boer twins, there have been a few sibling connections in Govan; however, none ever featured on the pitch at the same time.

Charlie Adam and Grant Adam were both with Rangers at the same time between 2007 and 2010, but the latter never stepped foot onto the pitch.

Additionally, Robby and Ross McCrorie were contracted Gers players at the same time between 2016 and 2021, both making appearances for the Glasgow outfit. However, Robby would only feature after Ross left the club in 2021.

Other famous brothers, of course, include Derek and Barry Ferguson, but they had no crossover at Rangers during their spells.

Meanwhile, Peter and Moses McNeil, who helped found Rangers, were among the first to sustain this feat.

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