Rangers striker Kenny Miller issues warning to team-mates
Sunday 3 January 2016 11:50, UK
Rangers striker Kenny Miller has warned no one is guaranteed of a place in the team, despite Mark Warburton’s side thrashing Dumbarton 6-0 on Saturday.
Veteran striker Miller scored a hat-trick as the Light Blues retained their three-point lead at the top of the Scottish Championship.
Warburton remains keen to strengthen his squad during the January transfer window though, with winger Harry Forrester having already arrived from Doncaster until the end of the season.
Polish goalkeeper Maciej Gostomski could also be on his way to Ibrox and Miller has urged his team-mates not to be complacent despite their impressive form this season.
"When you're at a club and you get to a transfer window, you're always looking to strengthen and the manager says if the right player becomes available, then we'll be in for them," said Miller.
"If we strengthen then that will benefit the team.
"The lads who have the jersey will be out to keep it, but it's up to them to keep performing, keep scoring goals, keep defending. It will serve a purpose of keeping the lads on their toes.
"However, as long as we keep going the way we want, new lads will find it hard to get into the team."
The thrashing of Dumbarton coupled with the 4-2 win over promotion rivals Hibernian in the previous game means Rangers look to have come through a recent slump in form.
Miller was particularly impressed with how they managed to perform in the modest surroundings of Dumbarton's one-stand Cheaper Insurance Direct Stadium having previously been lifted by a large crowd at Ibrox.
"After our big win [against] Hibs last week, it was crucial to come here, with a completely different atmosphere and do the job just as professionally. I'm absolutely delighted with the result," he added.
"We hope we keep getting stronger. We've come through a little poor spell of results where we knew the results weren't good enough and performances probably weren't up to scratch either.
"The Hibs game came at a great time for us. It was a fantastic atmosphere and a really big game for us in the context of the season.
"I said before the Hibs game that I hoped we could kick on and go on a good run. Hopefully this was the start of it."
Next up for Rangers is a Scottish Cup fourth round clash with Cowdenbeath on Saturday, a game that can be seen live on Sky Sports.
Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 at 12:30pm.
