RICHARD FOSTER doesn’t expect Rangers to get any credit if they win the Ramsdens Cup

[Zappa 0]

Saturday, 05 April 2014 10:00

Only Focused On Ourselves

Written by Andrew Dickson

 

 

RICHARD FOSTER doesn’t expect Rangers to get any credit if they win the Ramsdens Cup tomorrow and is focused only on claiming the trophy rather than on what people think.

 

The full-back has made Ally McCoist’s starting line-up in each of the last eight games and is therefore likely to retain his position against Raith Rovers at Easter Road.

 

He’ll go into the game looking to make a positive impact in what will be his first final appearance as a senior player.

 

And he’ll savour the moment if he is able to add a winner’s medal to the SPL and League One titles he has won in two spells at Ibrox.

 

Foster knows the Ramsdens Cup isn’t as prestigious as the Scottish Cups and League Cups Gers have played for in the past.

 

In that sense, he appreciates many will have expected the Light Blues to deliver this prize since the start of the season and they’re more likely to bat an eyelid if they don’t.

 

But the 28-year-old isn’t taking any notice of other people’s opinions and is concentrating only on getting the better of Grant Murray’s Fifers.

 

Foster said: “It’s one of those where we won’t get any plaudits if we win and all we can do is try our utmost to come out on top.

 

“It’s a massive game for us. These are the games you want to play in as a football player and we’re really looking forward to it.

 

“We can only win the competitions we’re in and we’ve played four games in this competition already.

 

“The whole point was to try to get to the final and win it so now we’ve got a chance to do that this weekend.

 

“It would be an amazing feeling for us to win and we’ll celebrate it if we do. Everyone expects us to do that but it’ll be a really tough game.

 

“It’s not one of the major tournaments so if we’re successful people will say we should have won it anyway and if we’re not people will say we’re not good enough.

 

“That’s what comes from playing at a club of this stature. The fans expect certain things as we do as players and that’s something we’ll just need to deal with.”

 

Statistically, Rangers go into this match in terrific form having won their last five games and gone on an unbeaten run which now stretches to 39 games.

 

But McCoist’s men have only scored three times in one of their last eight fixtures and they haven’t always played as well as they are capable of.

 

In turn, that has made for some tighter encounters than many would have liked and Foster is hoping for an improvement on that front at Easter Road.

 

He added: “Our performances in the league have maybe dipped a bit in the last couple of games and we’re looking to put that right against Raith.

 

“We want to give a good performance and get a victory to keep our momentum going ahead of the game the following week with Dundee United in the Scottish Cup.”

 

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[ian1964 10,409]

He is right,even a lot of Rangers fans won't give credit for winning the Ramsdens cup, but there will be plenty waiting to slaughter for us not winning the cup!.

It's a no win situation in some respect, I'm a Rangers fan and I want to win it, if I was a Rangers player I would want to win it and I'm certain our current players will want to win it.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

We don't deserve any credit for winning it. We should be winning it with our reserve team.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

We should celebrate it like we have won the CL. Bring some joy into your life.

[ian1964 10,409]

We should celebrate it like we have won the CL. Bring some joy into your life.

 

Some people are not happy unless they are unhappy!

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

We should celebrate it like we have won the CL. Bring some joy into your life.

I hope that's with a huge pinch of salt GS

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

Foster seems to be doing a lot of interviews at the moment, hopefully his next interview is for a new job next season.

 

Scandalous to play a player as useless as that with decent youngsters being held back.

 

My sheep mates absolutely hated him and thought he was useless. Apart from Valencia at Ibrox, he has proven them correct.

[barca72 440]

We don't deserve any credit for winning it. We should be winning it with our reserve team.

 

Does that mean that there is no point in watching the game tomorrow?

[der Berliner 3,231]

Well, let's hope he puts some of his doubters wrong tomorrow. Then again, they will go on and do exactly what he says above nonetheless.

 

This is our second ever time to win this competition. It will be most likely the second to last time we'll be able to win it. Let's hope the lads in blue add this new piece of silverware to the trophy room ... and we'll be there to watch it.

[Super Cooper 0]

Does that mean that there is no point in watching the game tomorrow?

 

I don't think he meant it that way mate. It's not how I read it anyway.