Glasgow Rangers have been dealt an early blow before they face Hibernian at home in the Scottish Premiership tonight as some team news has emerged.
The Lowdown: Another Jack injury
Speaking in his pre-game press conference ahead of the match, Giovanni van Bronckhorst has revealed that Ryan Jack has now been ruled out of the clash with an ankle problem, but claimed that he does not think that it is a serious injury.
However, given the sheer number of injury problems that he has suffered in the past at Ibrox, some members of the Teddy Bears faithful may now be fearing the worst for him.
The Latest: Ramsey not ready
Also in his conference, van Bronckhorst confirmed that Aaron Ramsey is not ready to start a game for the Light Blues yet following his arrival on loan from Juventus on Transfer Deadline Day:
“Ramsey is not quite ready to start yet.
“You can see his quality in training and in his early minutes.
“He is improving every day and it is great to see the improvements in only a week.”
The Verdict: Double blow
Of course, it is a double blow for the Gers that they will not be able to field either Jack or Ramsey in the middle of the park from the off.
Gers fans will be begging to see their new signing on the pitch from the get go sooner rather than later, especially after losing ground to Celtic following their 3-0 Old Firm loss.
Van Bronckhorst was particularly pleased with Jack’s performance in the derby after coming off of the bench, claiming that he was ‘the best man on the pitch in the second half’, and that that he ‘changed’ the game and ‘made a big difference’ (Rangers TV via Yahoo).
Nonetheless, the onus will now be on the likes of Joe Aribo, Glen Kamara and John Lundstram to control the game from midfield against Hibs.
In other news, find out what Jordan Campbell noticed was ‘past a joke’ in Rangers’ recent youth tie here!