Kenny Miller is relieved Rangers will not endure the daunting prospect of qualifying for the Champions League this season as rivals Celtic bid to book their own place in the lucrative group stages.
Rangers' Clydesdale Bank Premier League title triumph means they qualify automatically, while the Hoops must overcome Portuguese outfit Braga in the third qualifying round to join their Old Firm rivals among Europe's elite.
Miller knows all too well just how tricky qualification can be, after Rangers crashed out to Lithuanian outfit Kaunas in 2008, and he said: "We've been in that position, we were in that position the first year I came here and could have had a really tough draw in the qualifiers. We were actually quite fortunate but we never performed and let ourselves down that year."
Her added: "That's what happens in the qualifiers, there are a lot of good teams in it.
"We are fortunate enough that we are straight in this time and can sit back and relax and look forward to the draw."
Source: PA
