Michael Beale is looking forward to a 'feisty' encounter at Aberdeen as he challenged his men to maintain their 'really strong' away form.
Rangers head to Pittodrie looking to pick up a big result and keep the feelgood factor in the camp ahead of a massive Scottish Cup semi-final showdown with Celtic. The Hoops are in action later today and can open up a 15-point gap at the top ahead of the Light Blues' trip to the Granite City. Barry Robson has turned the fortunes around at the Reds who now find themselves third with a five point cushion with just six games to play.
The last meeting between the pair was a dramatic encounter with then boss Jim Goodwin on course for a home win before supersub Scott Arfield netted TWICE in added time to hand Rangers and Beale a dramatic victory. The 42-year-old is certain it will be another good game for the fans as he expressed his excitement over the test that awaits.
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Speaking in his media conference, the Ibrox gaffer said of his last Pittodrie trip: "It was remembered for Scott Arfield and the last couple of minutes. Scott gave us a reminder of that last week as well, arriving late in the penalty box, and he's made his career on that.
"The games up at Pittodrie are always feisty. Barry [Robson] has went in at a difficult time and done really well, and now all of a sudden they find themselves at a place that they wanted to be at the start of the season.
"They're in third place and that European place seems that it's in their hands now, and obviously with six league games left they'll want to finish strongly. Barry has been behind the scenes at the club for a long time. He knows the league, the squad and the club inside-out.
"I think it'll be a good game, second versus third. We always seem to be going to play the in-form team when we go away from home at the moment, but our away form has been really strong. I'm looking forward to the trip and I think it'll be a good game."
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