ian1964 10,457 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 ALLY McCOIST is "very hopeful" Steven Naismith will win his fitness battle for the Old Firm clash. Rangers have been sweating over the midfielder's availability for Sunday's game against Celtic after his hamstring injury in their SPL win at Motherwell on Boxing Day. But the Ibrox assistant boss is cautiously optimistic the injury is not too serious and Naismith - who has signed a new deal - will have a part to play in Sunday's showdown at Ibrox. McCoist said: "It was a bit worrying watching Naismith pulling up at Fir Park but it's hopefully just a spasm. "It is a bit early to say he will be 100 per cent for the Celtic game. But we are hopeful he will be involved." While Rangers also look set to be boosted by the return of James Beattie and Kyle Lafferty, Celtic will be without captain Scott Brown. But McCoist added: "I don't think that will be a massive problem for them. "I've listened to the noises coming out of Celtic Park at the moment and they are well up for it. We are really looking forward to it." http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/football/spl/2010/12/31/rangers-hope-to-receive-steven-naismith-boost-ahead-of-old-firm-battle-86908-22817157/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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