Another forward that fell flat on his face was the immobile Egil stenstad. It wasn't instantly clear that Rangers were struggling from some money troubles in 2003, but it should have been, because Alex McLeish filled his squad full of free transfers and last-minute deals which did little to inspire confidence the club could defend the treble-winning form of just one year before. The big man, who had played with Blackburn Rovers for 4 years prior to joining Rangers, with a short loan at Manchester City in between, never scored a league goal for the Scots, despite reportedly earning up to £15,000 in weekly wages. Only a few strikes against lowly sides such as Forfar Athletic in cup competition would come his way, and - you guessed it - stenstad was yet another player who spent a lot of time on the sidelines. A tremendous waste of money in salary, the Norwegian striker didn't exactly come with a major reputation, but he certainly should have done a lot better than he'd end up doing. That rests on his shoulders, because he clearly wasn't trying hard enough, and didn't look fit whatsoever.
