Rangers: Jack Butland wowed by ‘Huge’ Ibrox moment on BBC
Jack Butland has revealed when he realised Rangers were a “huge” club after joining the club on a free transfer last summer.
Asked by journalist Tom English on the BBC when that moment was on Saturday (24 February), the 30-year-old said it was during Allan McGregor’s testimonial as the game was sold out and there was a “massive” tifo of the former Gers keeper inside Ibrox.
The Englishman added that he thought to himself “that could be me” as the Light Blues fans showed their love for the Scotsman after he decided to hang up his boots at the age of 41 following 19 years with the club over two spells in Glasgow.
“Was there one moment since you got to the club when you realised ‘oh boy, this is kind of big?’,” asked English?
“Allan McGregor’s testimonial against Newcastle was sold out and there was a massive tifo of him,” said Butland. “So that was something for me to look at and go ‘this is huge’. The love that they’ve got for him, coming into a club like that, that could be me. You could have a bit of that.”
Jack Butland has had impressive start at Rangers
There is a long way to go for Butland before he achieves anywhere near as much success as McGregor did with Rangers, but he’s had a promising start to life at Ibrox.
The keeper has already earned the love of the Gers fans after barely putting a foot wrong in his first season at the club.
He’s kept an incredibly impressive 21 clean sheets in his 41 matches since making the move from Crystal Palace last summer following a number of strong performances.
His form has helped the Light Blues overtake Celtic at the top of the SPL table and lift the Viaplay Cup, while there have also been suggestions about a recall to the England setup.
While his focus will be on the here and now, there is every chance he could go on to become a club legend if he decides to stick around in Glasgow for a number of years to come.
In other Rangers news, a Gers loanee has now seen his work permit issues cleared to make his debut.
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