NorseGod
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THE badge on the front of the jersey will always be more important than the name on the back.
And Graham Dorrans knows Rangers need the men inside them to stand up and be counted as pressure builds on the Light Blues.
The midfielder realised his lifelong ambition when he moved to Ibrox in the summer and put pen-to-paper on a three-year deal with his boyhood heroes.
It hasn’t been a nightmare start to his dream campaign, but there is no doubt that Dorrans would have expected better in the opening weeks of the season.
The 30-year-old was one of eleven new recruits that boss Pedro Caixinha brought to Rangers but the Portuguese’s signing record has come under increasing scrutiny throughout an inconsistent run of performances and results.
Former Gers midfielder Charlie Adam stated on Sunday that ‘more British players’ were needed as Caixinha’s side crashed to a damaging defeat to Motherwell in the Betfred Cup semi-finals.
But Dorrans insists the Ibrox foreign legion know exactly what is expected of them this season as Rangers look to transform their fortunes sooner rather than later.
He said: “It is difficult to come and play for this club. It is a massive club.
“Everyone knows that. I have said that before.
“But everyone in that dressing room knows the standards needed to play for this club.
“Unfortunately, on Sunday we didn’t reach those standards and that is ultimately why we paid the price.
“We just need players who can go out and win games. Whether they are from Portugal, Columbia, Brazil, anywhere in the world, doesn’t matter. It doesn’t matter if they’re British.
“As long as we go out and win games, that’s what we need. We need winners. At the moment, we’re not winners because we’re not winning games.
“I think there is a bit much made of that (Scottish players knowing about Rangers).
“The foreign boys who have come over know this club is renowned worldwide. You don’t just hear about Rangers when you’re about to sign. Everyone knows about this football club.