Kranjcar pledges to end Ibrox suffering with Prem success

NIKO KRANJCAR has vowed to repay the Ibrox crowd for their backing and end their suffering by striving for Premiership success this season.

The Croatian has become a firm favourite with the Light Blue legions following his move from New York Cosmos this summer and is poised to play a key role for the side in the coming months.

Kranjcar got his first goal for the Gers in the 3-0 win over Stranraer on Monday night as the champions rounded off their Group F schedule with a fourth successive win.

Now the 31-year-old has set

his sights on the topflight crown as Rangers prepare for a crack at the Premiership once again this term.

Kranjcar said: “It is in my opinion the way football is supposed to be played.

“I am really happy I joined this football club and I hope we have an unforgettable season. We have the quality to do it.

“We need to improve and prove ourselves every day in every training session and every game and I am sure we will.

“It is a great bunch of lads, great management staff, backroom staff and a fantastic football club with a fantastic fan base and a foundation to bring Rangers back where it belongs.

“I must be thankful. I have felt the appreciation from the first game at Motherwell, although I only played for half an hour.

“Obviously I am thankful for the way that they have treated me since I came here. But it is also a massive obligation to absolutely give everything for this football club.

“I think every single player in this dressing room feels the same.

“The people, the fans of this football club have suffered for a long time unfortunately and they deserve nothing less from us than 100 per cent to achieve the goal that we have set out for ourselves and that is winning the championship.”