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you to match the high standards at Rangers.
“You are always in, always with the guys and doing something on the pitch or in the gym or doing video analysis. We can’t have any complaints about the training, the pitches, the coaches because it is all top class and they have helped us out, supported us and made it easier to settle into the new environment.
“They are trying to replicate some things from Rangers in terms of how they go about their business and that was a big part of why we came here. It is something that will really help us when we go back.”
The partnership between Rangers and Orange County
will see information and ideas shared at first team and youth level and in commercial and sponsorship terms.
The most important aspect has to be on the pitch and the time in Irvine will give Palmer, Finlayson and Shiels the platform upon which to build as they look to establish themselves in Steven Gerrard’s long term plans.
“Rangers have people watching our games, probably more than we think, and they get all the matches and the statistics to see how we are doing,” Palmer said.
“For all of us, it is about making sure we are better equipped for going back to Rangers and really challenging the gaffer and making his choice that bit more difficult.
“That has to be the aim for us and we have to get the most out of this time and not come out of it thinking ‘we could have applied ourselves a bit more’.
“We are just excited about this because we know it is a really good envoironemnt for us to grow and develop.”