Mccrorie takes lead from Ibrox mentor

Rangers youngster Ross Mccrorie believes Lee Wallace is the perfect inspiration as he prepares to captain Scotland Under-21s tonight despite his problems at Ibrox.

The Ibrox midfielder was handed the armband for the first time ahead of Scot Gemmill’s side’s 3-0 win against Andorra last week.

Mccrorie will skipper the young Scots again tonight in Doetinchem in a game in which Scotland realistically must avoid defeat to stay in the hunt for a European Championship play-off place.

The midfielder has listened to Rangers outcast Wallace, whose future at the club is unclear after he won his appeal over disciplinary action by the club.

He said: “It’s an honour to be captain. I didn’t really expect it. I found out right before the game. I’ve been captain for the different age groups, so getting the Under-21s tops it off. It’s brilliant for me.

“The big influence for me was Lee Wallace. When I first went into the first team at 16 to train with them he was captain. He took me under his wing, always spoke to me. He just kept me involved and I could see his leadership skills straight away. I took little bits from that.

“When I first went up I was dead quiet, a bit nervous. But when Lee spoke to me the nerves were gone straight away. He made me feel a part of it. As a captain there