I’ve only come 150 miles down the road from Aberdeen but others have swapped countries for Gers. Now we’re all set to..

TALKING GERS

TIME has been of the essence for Rangers this summer. Now, it is the commodity that Pedro Caixinha needs most.

The Portuguese has his first game, and importantly his first win, under his belt this season and he will head to Luxembourg confident of making it two from two.

The performance against Progres Niederkorn was far from sparkling, but it earned pass marks from Caixinha and the Light Blue legions that packed Ibrox as Rangers returned to European action.

This was the date that Caixinha has been working towards since his arrival in Glasgow and now his side are off and running this term.

Three of the eight players that he has signed – Fabio Cardoso, Ryan Jack and Dalcio – were given starts on Thursday evening, while Daniel Candeias and Alfredo Morelos made their debuts from the bench.

A short summer break and condensed pre-season is hardly the ideal preparation for Rangers and Jack knows it will take days, weeks even to settle into a rhythm on and off the park.

He said: “Yeah I think obviously there are a lot of new faces who have come to the club and I’m one of them.

“Even for me I’ve only moved two and a half hours down the road but some of the guys have moved to a different country.

“It does take them maybe more time than you would think because moving away from home, moving to a different country, maybe living on your own over here, it’s tough.

“But that’s what the team is here for, that’s what the club is here for. We will all get together and make sure we win next week.”

The move from Pittodrie to Ibrox was a significant one for Jack to make and it will provide challenges that his other new arrivals won’t have to face. The language barrier isn’t one of them, though.

Mexican pair Carlos Pena and Eduardo Herrera have also been added to the squad alongside the Portuguese contingent of Bruno Alves, Cardoso, Dalcio and Candeias and Colombian forward Morelos.

But Jack is confident the Gers’ foreign legion will quickly adjust to life in Glasgow and in Light Blue.

He said: “It hasn’t been too bad. The English for the lads is actually coming along quite well, I believe they are doing some English classes to help in the changing room and on the pitch and at half time and stuff. “There is no real issue there. It’s more that even for myself I’m coming to a new club and a new team and it’s about getting used to how everyone players and everyone works. “That just takes time. We’ll work hard at that in training and hopefully we can put it right on the pitch.”

THE likes of Alves, Pena and Herrera will have to wait to get their first taste of Ibrox but it was a night to remember for the rest of the new recruits on Thursday.

A Kenny Miller strike was all that separated the sides on the scoreboard but Rangers were comfortable for large spells of the first round qualifier.

Chances were hard to come by as Caixinha’s side dropped off after the break but Jack was satisfied with a solid start to proceedings this season.

“I don’t think there’s a fitness issue or a sharpness issue, it’s more getting to know each other and getting used to how everyone plays,” he said.

“In training it’s different from a competitive match, there is nothing like being out there in front of 50,000 and having to put it right.

“As I say, there is still a lot more to come from us, it’s still early days, there are a lot of new faces in the squad and you saw a lot [on Thursday night].

“It’s about getting it right. We’ll work hard in training and I’m sure we will.”

A lack of cutting edge cost Rangers dear on several occasions last term as they finished third in the Premiership and ended the campaign empty handed.

The introductions of Alves,