SCOTT WRIGHT knows there will always be a noise level associated with Rangers as everyone on the outside has their say on Ibrox matters.
But the winger insists the messages inside the dressing room are the only ones that are being considered as Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s side attempt to transform their fortunes this term.
It has been a season of occasional highs and repeated lows so far as European embarrassments and domestic dips have put Van Bronckhorst and his players under the spotlight.
Such mixed fortunes have naturally resulted in raised voices behind the scenes at times. But the confidence within the camp has never wavered in recent weeks.
“By just being honest,” Wright said when asked how Rangers have maintained their belief despite some difficult moments this season. “Within in the changing room we’ve got a leadership group and the boss has obviously spoken in a few meetings.
“It’s just a case of being strong. We’ve got experienced players who have been in this position before so we just tap into them.
“For guys like me, you can lean on these players and touch on their experiences as they’ve been in situations like this before.
“We know we can turn it around. We feel we’re the lucky ones in that we’re in the position to turn it around.
“Yeah definitely [there have been some harsh words]. We’ve obviously spoken in the changing room straight after games.
“We’ve come in here to the training ground and watched games back. We’ve tried to take positives and negatives from those games.
“We’ve had a lot of honest conversations and it’s something for us to build on.
“We’re a team and we all want the same goal, which is the most important thing. That’s never going to change.”
Rangers head into their fixture with St Mirren knowing another stumble would all-but end their Premiership title ambitions before the first half of the season has been completed. A seven point deficit to Celtic means there is now no margin for error at Ibrox.
A negative result this afternoon would set the narrative and linger on throughout the World Cup break and Wright is determined to finish on a high against the Buddies.
Wright said: “We want to finish strong before the break and get a big three points.
“There’s always going to be pressure at a club like this. That’s the whole point of coming to a club like this, you want that pressure. You know you’ll be playing in big games for a big club.
“We just look at each game as they come. It’s an old cliche but it is a case of that for us right now.
“All we can do is focus on ourselves and who we play next, try to bring a big performance and get three points each game.
“We’ve had a lot of honest conversations in here. He (Van Bronckhorst) makes no excuses for us as well. He tries to block that outside noise as much as he can for us.
“It’s a case of us trying to find our levels as best we can and repay the faith he has in us. We just need to get it to all click together and be part of the jigsaw.”
The World Cup break has come not a moment too soon for Rangers as they get the chance to regroup and reset whilst the international action takes centre stage.
Scotland have a friendly fixture against Turkey next week and Wright is eager to force himself into Steve Clarke’s thinking in the future.
Wright said: “Obviously you always hope. You always look for the squad and hope you’ll be in it.
“For the next squad, it want it to be a case of not hoping I’ll be in it but having a strong belief I will. There’s a difference.
“It’s been a dream of mine to go represent my country but the most important thing here is to get back into the team at Rangers and making sure I stay in it.”
