Lafferty grateful to Weir rocket

A frank exchange took place between the two players during half-time of their 1-0 defeat at Aberdeen in November, with Weir reportedly furious with Lafferty's efforts at Pittodrie.Reflecting on the incident now, the Northern Ireland international admits he had allowed his move to the Scottish champions from Burnley in June 2008 go to his head.And he believes the clash with Weir was the wake-up call he badly needed.The 22-year-old striker said: "I've had to change a lot since the Aberdeen game in November and hopefully people will feel my attitude has got a lot better."I think my work-rate has probably improved too since Davie had a word with me and I agree with what he said back then."If I'm honest, I have to thank him for that because it has woken me up a bit and made me think about things."I realise now that when I got my big move to Rangers I let it go to my head a bit but I respect Davie so much and what he said has really hit home."For someone of his stature to have to speak to me isn't good and I've tried to work a lot harder since then."After the incident with Davie, I've had to give myself a bit of a shake and I hope that comes across to people."I respect every senior pro, no matter who he is or what he's done, and every young lad like me should look up to Davie."Guys like him are there to help you and while I want to forget about what happened with him now, hopefully some good can come of it."Meanwhile, Lafferty admits he has no chance of being given the nod up front with Kris Boyd when Kenny Miller returns from suspension.He replaced the banned striker for Sunday's Old Firm derby but told the Rangers News: "It's going to be hard for anyone to displace them from the team."Strikers are judged on their goals and both of them are doing so well in that respect."They're already on 31 between them for the season, which is outstanding, and you can't argue with that."Sometimes you just have to hold your hands up and admit you're not going to get in ahead of them when they're in that form." Scottish Premier Winner 2009/10 Win Outright: Rangers 8/15  

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