Halliday relishing shot at silverware
ANDY HALLIDAY thought he had seen another season go by without domestic silverware when he sat on the bench at Tynecastle and watched his Rangers team- mates lose to Hearts in the William Hill Scottish Cup quarter- finals.
Unbeknown to him, Halliday had already played his last game for his boyhood heroes but he now gets the chance to play in the semi- finals after all as he prepares to take on Hibernian with Hearts.
Having been on the losing side in the 2016 Scottish Cup final against Hibs and with a few Hampden derby defeats to his name from his time at Rangers, Halliday has had his fair share of days out to forget at the national stadium.
The 29- year- old is not the type to look back at those disappointment as he prepares to return to Hampden but he remains determined to win a major piece of silverware.
“I’ve had disappointments in league games, training games,” he said. “Whatever sport I play, whatever competition I play, I want to win. I’ve had highs, I’ve had lows, I’ve been proud of my career so far, but of course I would like by the end of my career to win what I feel is a major honour in Scotland. I don’t feel as if I have done that.
“Of course from now to the end of my career I am hopeful I can do that. It’s going to be a tough ask but I certainly feel with the quality we have got in our squad, we are capable.”
Halliday added: “I’m one of the lucky ones because Hearts put me out last year with Rangers so it’s a bonus that I get a bye straight into the semi- final. It would mean a lot to win. It would mean a lot for myself, it would mean a lot for the players, it would mean a lot for the club.”