Ian Durrant knows all about making the most of a second chance at Ibrox - and hopes the Romanian can do the same
If there's anyone who can sympathise with what Ianis Hagi is going through as he battles to resurrect his Rangers career, it’s Ian Durrant .
The 26-year-old suffered a similarly devastating knee injury back in January 2022. A 12-month lay-off was followed by a stint to Spain on loan before he was recalled to Ibrox over the summer. It’s only now, though, that he can look to make a mark on Philippe Clement’s team having had his reintroduction to the Gers fold delayed by a contract row, Euro ineligibility and suspension.
“Unfortunately he came back and got sent off against St Johnstone. Maybe that was down to a bit of an unneeded adrenaline. But we like to see that passion. He's got plenty of that. I remember playing against his dad, who wasn’t a bad player either! The manager needs everybody. If we get Hagi back fit and well, then it’ll bode well for Rangers.”
“Ianis will have the best equipment here. I was looked after by old Doc Cruikshank. Graeme Souness, Walter Smith. They made sure there was no stone unturned in terms of me getting back playing again. It was hard, but I got there. But I was a different player to the one I was before injury. “We need to get back to that. The team just now needs to get back to their affinity and pleasing the fans. We're all hurt. But they can only stop the hurting if you start playing on the pitch and that's what the fans are crying for.”
“The great thing about that for myself, Derek Ferguson, Hugh Burns, Robert Fleck, we were four young players who all broke into the Rangers team and stayed there. But Jock was unlucky again, because after that Rangers went down a different route with Graeme Souness coming in. He got all the money that Big Jock didn’t, which was a shame for Jock.
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