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Miller Waiting For Call From Rangers

Sat 31 May, 02:09 PM


Kenny Miller is waiting for a call from Rangers now that his season is finally over.

The Derby striker brought the campaign to a close by earning his 37th cap for Scotland as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat to the Czech Republic in Prague on Friday night.

He has already revealed he would jump at the chance to work with Walter Smith and Ally McCoist again, having thrived under their guidance when in charge of the national team.

Some sections of the Rangers support have made it clear they would not welcome the return of a player who has already crossed the Old Firm divide once to play for Celtic, before moving south of the border.

But, when asked if he would be interested in hearing what Ibrox bosses have to say, Miller replied: "Definitely. I think it would be silly to knock that on the head before speaking to anybody so we will wait and see.

"If it happens, it happens. I've worked with Walter and Ally before and felt they got the best out of me so I would love to go back and work with them.

"The season is finished now so it's time to sit down and see what's on offer. I'm sure over the coming weeks it will be a lot clearer than it is at the moment."

Despite suffering the first defeat of the George Burley era, Miller was far from downbeat following the friendly against the Czechs.

Former Rangers midfielder Libor Sionko opened the scoring, before Michal Kadlec doubled the home nation's advantage.

Debutant David Clarkson came off the bench to pull a goal back for the Scots, before Sionko claimed his second of the night in the last minute.

Miller said: "I thought we had a good first half performance and matched them in all areas and we were unfortunate not to get a couple of goals as well.

"They are a good team and we can definitely take a lot from the performance. The result was disappointing but it's all about getting ready for the World Cup qualifiers in September."

He insisted there were plenty of positives to take from a tough outing against a team ranked sixth in the world.

He added: "Three or four lads got their first caps, which is always good. And David Clarkson getting his goal was brilliant for him.

"We also have to be pleased with the way we played - that is the most possession we have had in an away game in a long time and we kept the ball well.

"There were a few call-offs and some lads got their chance in the team so there are definitely a lot of positives to take."

Clarkson was forced to pull out of his role as best man in cousin Stephen O'Donnell's wedding on Thursday after learning of his first call-up earlier in the week.

And, according to stand-in skipper Stephen McManus, the Motherwell forward more than grabbed his big chance.

"The main positive to take out of the game was David Clarkson's performance when he came on," he said.

"He has done well this season and he has proved that he can play at this level."

Despite an early evening kick-off the match was played in searing heat - an indication of what the Scots can expect to face in their opening World Cup qualifier in Macedonia in September.

McManus added: "It has been a long, hard season for the players but to have a game against opposition like the Czech Republic was great.

"The heat took its toll on the players but the result wasn't the big factor for us - it was about performances and I thought we did really well, especially in the first half."

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