Rangers manager Michael Beale hinted he remains hopeful of getting deals done for Nicolas Raskin and Swansea City wide man Morgan Whittaker.
10.01.2023 - 10:11 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Ryan Jack turns 31 the day after next month’s League Cup final but there’s no need for the Rangers midfielder to be treated to another round of the birthday bumps.
You could hardly blame the Gers ace for feeling like he’s endured his fair share of the dunts already when it comes to cup disappointments at Ibrox. If the former Dons skipper was expecting to find streets paved with silver when he pulled up onto Edmiston Drive after completing his switch from Aberdeen back in 2017, he’s had to think again after a string of knock-out failures.
From the 10 attempts he’s had at scaling the steps at the national stadium, he’s managed to reach the top just once, with his extra-team screamer in last year’s Scottish Cup final finally helping Gers to end their 11-year Hampden hoodoo. Happy faces at last but Jack is still tormented by the litany of painful crashes his side have suffered.
Tears famously flowed on the pitch in 2019 after Steven Gerrard’s side were edged out by Celtic despite dominating that year’s League Cup final. But Jack has dried his eyes and is now gritting his teeth as he looks to drive his team past Aberdeen in Sunday’s semi-final and onto another opportunity to redeem that cup record on February 26.
Jack said: “We’ve obviously had a few sore ones in the cups during my time here. As a club and a squad of players we’ve been looking to put that right.
“Obviously last year we won the Scottish Cup and we want to win both cups again this year too. We’ll work as hard as we can this week and we’re looking forward to the game on Sunday.
“Do the sore ones give you inspiration? They just drive you on to be better.
“For me, I know the expectations and the demands of the club, the fans and the staff for us to go win trophies. For
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