[Andrews just hopes their ambitions tally with his own and those of his boss.] We do have to succeed [in Europe], ... but there are no guarantees. Rangers are still a big name in Europe so it would be nice for us to get a run - the financial benefits are incredible, but I would also like a run for prestige terms. |
[Burke was industrious throughout. He chased and harried, sought the ball at every turn and set up a goal. You'd be slow to hail his performance as a new dawn in his brief, stop-start career but it was exciting all the same. He was called ashore after 55 minutes, a move that was badly received by the Rangers supporters, a section of whom booed the substitution.] The fans got their wires crossed a bit there, ... It wasn't tactical. He sparked the place today but five minutes into the second half he was dead on his feet. Knackered. |
[Except one.] I do sometimes now wish I had stuck it out with Rangers a bit longer when you consider what happened, ... But I am playing at a good standard and believe I can push on into the Premiership, which is what I want. |
[Now, they have prospects. They can see a clear way out of this group.] What you want is, in five years' time, not to have any regrets about opportunities you missed, ... You want to look back and say I gave everything in these games. I played to my maximum. See if they do that? And I get the best out of them? I won't complain about a thing. It doesn't guarantee you success but you'd have a good chance then. |
Alex broke his big toe in a reserve game last week and will be out for two or three weeks, |
All the players worked very hard tonight and I must give them a lot of credit. |
And we will make our minds up nearer kick off. |
At least that's a target. |
Barry broke his nose and he is having a bit of trouble breathing. We know that we need all our best players for this weekend because this is a really hard game and it's an important game. But we feel we can cover the loss of Ferguson. |
Barry Ferguson and Ian Murray were then pushing on from midfield and we thought at 2-2 with eleven against eleven there was only going to be one winner. But sadly we will never know. |
Barry is going to join up with the squad and I hope he's all right for Walter Smith's sake and for the Scottish national team. |
Barry is struggling with a bad ankle injury and that will be a huge blow for us, |
But because of one mistake in I don't know how many games, would be harsh. |
But I like to think the players we have can rise to that challenge. |
But, as you can see from his goal, he can be a poacher as well and he is pushing that little bit harder to get into the team. |