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Rangers spirit delights Smith

24 May 2009 - 16:54:24

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Walter Smith hailed the never-say-day attitude of his Rangers side after they clinched the Scottish Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Dundee United.

The Gers ended Old Firm rivals Celtic's three-year dominance of the league with a comprehensive victory at Tannadice.

Defeat on the final day of the season could have opened the door for Celtic to snatch the title from under their noses.

But after Rangers had trailed Celtic by seven points in the title race at the turn of year, Smith spoke of his pride at the players' resilience during the second half of the season.

He said: "You obviously hope, but I felt at the stage in late December when we went well behind Celtic that we would lose out. But we haven't.

"We've had a good spirit in our team. The other problems we've had otherwise have been something that we've managed to get over.

"It's a credit to every one of them - they've been fantastic."

On the display at Tannadice, he added: "It's fantastic, great for us. Terrific performance.

"We had to produce one and I thought we were terrific today."