Andy Halliday holds no grudge with Hibernian midfielder Fraser Fyvie
Rangers midfielder Andy Halliday insists he does not hold a grudge against Fraser Fyvie following last month's controversial clash with the Hibernian midfielder.
Halliday was wrongly sent off during the top-of-the-table clash at Ibrox when Fyvie rolled away from a flash point with the Gers anchorman clutching his face.
The action conned referee Bobby Madden into thinking he had been the victim of a head-butt and he immediately flashed red.
Halliday, though, was cleared on appeal while Fyvie accepted a two-match ban for feigning an injury in order to get an opponent dismissed.
The Rangers midfielder blew a sigh of relief when Mark Warbuton's side clung on with 10-men for a 4-2 win which sent them three points clear at the top of the Ladbrokes Championship.
And now he says he is happy to move on without any hard feelings directed Fyvie's way.
"When I got sent off I watched the game in the tunnel and it took me two minutes before I said I can't watch this any more," said the 24-year-old.
"It was a relief more than anything because I thought the sending off was unjustified. Thankfully SFA saw that.
"I know Fraser as a boy and I would never call him anything bad. I have heard certain things said about him but I know he's a really good lad.
"He isn't that type of boy and I'm sure he regrets what he did. When he got offered the two-game ban he accepted it so he probably knew himself but there are no hard feelings."
Halliday made his name with former sides Livingston - who he faces again at Ibrox on Saturday - Middlesbrough and Bradford as a forward-thinking winger.
But after returning to Rangers in the summer, his main priority has been shutting down opposition attacks after Warburton converted him into a holding midfielder.
However, the lifelong Gers supporter - who was this week rewarded for his encouraging start to the season with a new four-and-a-half-year deal - admits he can now see himself playing out his Ibrox stint in front of the back four.
Gers have already landed attacking midfielder Josh Windass and midfield battler Matt Crooks from Accrington on pre-contracts and the latter will already have his eye on Halliday's shirt.
Rangers are almost at full strength for the visit of Livingston. Keeper Cammy Bell has recovered from his knee injury - although he has found himself behind Wes Foderingham and Maciej Gostomski in Mark Warburton's pecking order - meaning winger David Templeton (knee) is the only absentee.
Livingston travel to Ibrox with new recruits, goalkeeper Marc McCallum from Dundee United and Craig Halkett, who recently left Rangers, on board.
Ross Millen left this week by mutual consent with the Lions also missing Darren Cole (knee) and Craig Sives (hamstring).
Manager David Hopkin said: "We did really well to get a 1-1 draw with Rangers at our place in our last meeting.
"Ibrox is a much bigger pitch and a much bigger venue but if the players handle it in the manner I believe that they can then we have a chance of doing something similar."
Source: PAR
