Michael Beale revealed he has had his biggest group of Rangers players training since taking over at Ibrox despite admitting his devastation at Steven Davis being ruled out for the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Striker Kemar Roofe is fit and available again for the first time in two months with Antonio Colak also in contention for the visit of Motherwell on Wednesday and Borna Barisic back after his World Cup exploits. Beale admits things are looking up but it’s tempered by the huge blow of Northern Ireland veteran being ruled out after he was injured in training. He says the 37-year-old will make the decision on whether he continues playing but that he already had him earmarked for a role when he hangs up his boots.
Beale said: “It’s a huge blow for Davis. I've been devastated ever since it happened. We thought it didn't look good but we had to allow the swelling to go down, have a scan and let Steven process the results. He will have an operation in early January and then we will sit and talk. He is someone you want to keep around the club. I knew from my time previously he is able to detach himself as a player and see the game. He is still as sharp as ever.
