Rangers in Vernon's sights

23 September 2010 17:30

Aberdeen striker Scott Vernon is hoping to keep his goalscoring run going when the Dons take on Rangers this Saturday.

The former Colchester United player netted a vital second-half double in the Co-operative Insurance Cup against Raith Rovers in a tense 3-2 victory to take his tally to four goals in three matches.

Vernon said: "It was obviously an entertaining game and it was good to get the goals. They were important goals as the match was a big test for us. We started very poorly and we looked nervous. Luckily we turned it around in the second half and got the goals I thought we deserved."

The striker is looking forward to sampling the atmosphere when Rangers visit Pittodrie on Sunday.

He added: "I have based my game on scoring goals and I have found myself on a good run at the moment. Hopefully I will be out there doing it again on Sunday. A lot of the boys have spoken about the rivalry between Aberdeen and Rangers but I am new to Scottish football and still learning about it.

"It is going to be an experience for me and I'm sure it will be an unbelievable atmosphere. I can't wait for it to be honest."

Raith Rovers boss John McGlynn will not allow his players to feel sorry for themselves after they blew a 2-1 lead over Aberdeen to exit the Co-operative Insurance Cup.

With Falkirk, 4-3 victors over Hearts in a thrilling cup tie earlier this week, due to visit Stark's Park this Saturday on league duty the Kirkcaldy side know they will have to bounce back quickly.

McGlynn said: "The players did exceptionally well and you could see that by the number of fans that stayed behind and clapped them off the park. The fans were very happy with the performance we put in against Aberdeen. We are certainly not going to beat ourselves up about this result.

"It was disappointing to be knocked out of the cup but we can take a lot of positives from how we competed with Aberdeen."

Source: PA