RICHARD GOUGH hopes the next generation of Ibrox stars can start to make a name for themselves under the guidance of boss Steven Gerrard.
It has been a successful campaign for the Light Blues' kids as the Reserve League, Under-18s League and Scottish FA Youth Cup have been won.
Gerrard handed striker Dapo Mebude his debut in the Premiership defeat to Kilmarnock last weekend.
And Ibrox legend Gough hopes more up-and-coming talents can earn a shot at first team glory.
He said: “It is very important for Rangers to bring their own players through and that is something that the club are working very hard to achieve.
“It is very difficult to bring players through at a club like Rangers because of the pressure you are under.
“If you can develop your own players, you don’t have to go into the transfer market as often and buy players. And it can help the club financially if they do well and move on – just like Billy Gilmour moving to Chelsea before he had even played for the first team.
“You can get lucky sometimes and get a few at the same time, like Man Utd did with that famous group of players. Then Alex Ferguson had the bottle to put them all in.
“During my time, I played with the likes of Ian Durrant and Derek Ferguson. We were a buying club in those days when I was playing.
“But there were players that came through and they were really appreciated by the support because they like to see homegrown players coming into the team.”
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