Naismith lauds Gers spirit

10 May 2010 16:58

Steven Naismith insists team spirit - rather than individual performances - was the biggest factor behind Rangers' Clydesdale Bank Premier League title win.

The Scottish champions were awarded the SPL trophy after being held to a 3-3 draw by Motherwell in their final game of the season at Ibrox on Sunda, but the celebrations were tempered slightly by the ongoing financial uncertainty at the club, which means no-one knows yet whether Walter Smith and several key players will still be at Rangers next season.

He said: "I think the camaraderie has been the biggest thing. We've not signed any players for the last couple of years and I think that has been our biggest asset. I wouldn't put it down to individual players, just the spirit in the team."

Smith has admitted he is all but resigned to losing talented teenager Danny Wilson in the summer, with the 18-year-old linked with a move to Liverpool.

Kris Boyd, Nacho Novo, Kirk Broadfoot, DaMarcus Beasley, Steven Smith and skipper David Weir are all out of contract and may have played their last games for the club.

Naismith added: "I think we have realised there are going to be changes and that's part and parcel of football. We just want to savour what we've had this season.

"We will all just go away and have a good holiday and, when we get back, there won't be any hiding from what's happening at the club.

"It will probably be on the front page and back page of the newspapers."

Source: PA