McAdams is the lost Bhoy who shook off his Blues

RANGERS After crossing the Old Firm divide, 19-year-old is keen to

hard day in, day out over there and I just felt I wasn’t getting any chances.

“When I moved over, last season I played the majority of the games and made more than 30 appearances.

“The change and the chances I have been given are great and I want to repay Rangers for that opportunity. Once I settled in, I started to play well and there has been trust put in me that I can do it on the pitch.

“I spoke to my agent and my dad and my family and they said it was the correct move. I had interest from Brentford as well but Rangers really sold it to me.

“With the way that they play football and with the great history that the club has, I couldn’t say no.”

The move to Ibrox gave McAdams the opportunity to test himself against some of the top young talents in Europe last term as the Colts recorded a number of impressive results in their Games Programme.

Matches against the likes of Hamburg and Spartak Moscow in recent weeks have been other important challenges for the Under- squad that is led by boss Graeme Murty.

But there are also domestic hurdles to be overcome once again this season and Rangers are two points clear at the top of the Reserve 20 League after the half-a-dozen fixtures. McAdams said: “Playing last season in the Games Programme was great and we got that European experience but now we are back in the league, which is competitive, and we are doing really well. It is our aim to go and win that league. “Personally I feel I have been doing quite well this season so it is just a case of keeping that up and playing as well as I can every time I get that chance. Everyone has that aim.

“It is vital that you have a competitive competition to play in each year because it does show who can step up when it matters. “Obviously the European games are friendly-based but all the boys know that when you step out onto the pitch you have to give your all at Rangers. “We all do that, no matter if it is a competitive game or a friendly game. It is crucial for us to have competitive competitions.” McAdams is just one of a band of budding Light Blues striving to rise through the ranks and earn their firstteam stripes in the coming years. Auchenhowie kid Robby McCrorie has been rewarded with a place in Steven first