Andy Halliday wants Rangers fans to back team as fixtures mount
Tuesday 1 March 2016 08:36, UK
Andy Halliday is backing the Rangers fans to give their side the edge as the club gears up for a crucial run of matches.
Growing up in the shadows of Ibrox just around the corner from the club he supported all his life, Halliday is no stranger to going through the turnstiles as a Rangers follower rather than a Rangers player.
When joining Mark Warburton's set-up in the summer, the midfielder spoke freely about achieving the dream of signing for the team he has idolised since childhood.
Given his publicised affinity with the blue half of Glasgow, the 24-year-old Scot has been lauded by the Ibrox crowd for both his performances on the pitch and his visible passion for the football club.
Halliday was vehemently backed by the Rangers fans earlier this season when he was given a second yellow card and subsequently sent off for allegedly inciting Greenock Morton supporters while celebrating a goal at Cappielow.
And now the former Bradford and Middlesbrough midfielder is hoping the backing continues in that vein as the team come up to a particularly important period of fixtures.
He said: "We have enjoyed a terrific season so far and playing in front of so many supporters at Ibrox has given all the players a lift."
"We have not won anything yet though and we will continue to work hard to win promotion to the top flight and be successful in the cup competitions.
"The fans have been with us every step of the way this season and I am sure they will continue to back us in the weeks and months ahead."
Mark Warburton's men have three home games in 10 days as they look to tighten their grip on the Championship title race. They host Raith Rovers on Tuesday and Greenock Morton a week on Friday, while in between those games, they face Dundee on Saturday in the Scottish Cup quarter-finals, a match which is live on Sky Sports 1 from 12pm.
Halliday was speaking as he promoted Rangers' new four-match ticket package offer, as the club tries to build on the 36,500 season tickets sold so far this season.
Rangers fans can purchase to attend the next four home games from £65 for adults, £52 for concessions and £13 for kids.
The four-match package is valid from the Rangers v Morton game at Ibrox on Friday, March 11, and includes the visits of Queen of the South on March 26, Dumbarton on April 5 and Alloa Athletic on April 23.
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