Meet Bailey Rice, a lad born on one of those chilly October days of 2006 in the heartland of our beloved Scotland. Now a presumptuous age of 19, Rice is a midfielder who squats in the heart of the pitch for those other 'fellows' that go by the moniker, Rangers. He's a beanpole of a lad, measuring 1.85m (6ft) in the air, and lugs about 'imself a featherweight frame of 71kg (11st 2lb). The lad's number? He dons the unsuspecting number 49 jersey, a less than memorable digit if you ask me.
Surely one might wonder about his momentous career. Let me bubble your interest then. With his debut season, 2022 to 2023, at Rangers in Scotland, Rice astoundingly made a solitary appearance. You might need a moment to recover. I'll wait. Gaining momentum, in his second season, 2023 to 2024, at Rangers, he pulled up his socks and doubled his outings to two. One can only stand in awe of such progress.
In season 2024 to 2025, Bailey Rice, decided seven was a fair number of first team appearances. Time well spent, I am sure. As we tiptoe into the current season of 2025 to 2026, we are treated to a most intriguing conundrum - a sum total of nil first team appearances. Could it be the onset of existential despair? An artistic statement perhaps?
Despite his sparkling form, or perhaps because of it, he appeared in League Cup 2025 to 2026 for Rangers. He even decided to gift them a start. How altruistic. Piling on charity, Bailey graced the Scottish Cup 2024 to 2025 with his presence, rewarding Rangers in Scotland with one start and one appearance as a substitute. Magnanimous, isn't he?
