As steep learning curves go Adam Devine has had one heck of a climb in the last month. Being thrown into top team action for Rangers as the Michael Beale era kicked off with pressure cooker clashes against Hibs, Aberdeen and Ross County would be a tall order for any 19-year-old rookie.
To do so on his weaker side as a makeshift left-back in the absence of Borna Barisic and Ridvan Yilmaz was an exercise in versatility as well as ability. Fair to say Devine passed the test with flying colours. The right back insists education starts at home. But it isn’t just new boss Beale who he has to thank for gaining his first team wings - it’s daily schoolings from Ryan Kent.
Kent’s future might be up in the air amid a season in which his brilliance has been reduced to flashes. But Devine has double reason for wanting the winger to extend his stay in Govan. Not only does reckon the 26-year-old can do serious damage to rivals - he also insists going up against Kent in brutal bounce games at Auchenhowie has convinced him he really is ready to be a Premiership regular.
