Former Rangers star ready to make impact at rival as he reveals comeback bid after horror Birmingham City blow
The former Rangers man is on loan in the Premiership from Birmingham City.
A former Rangers star has declared his intention to put ACL woes behind him on loan at a league rival from Birmingham City.
Scott Wright has the chance to benefit his ex-side sitting second and three points off Premiership leaders Hearts this weekend when Dundee take on third-placed Celtic. More dropped points in the title race would be damaging for the current champions and Wright may feature in the match, having signed for Steven Pressley’s team on loan from Birmingham City in the English Championship.
He joined the Blues after a stint at Ibrox in which he helped the club win title 55 and he played his part in the Europa League final journey the following year. An ACL injury has disrupted his time down south and Wright has been reduced to five sub appearances at Dundee, amid some knocks and the form of Cameron Congreve and Tony Yogane ahead of him.
Scott Wright on time at Dundee
In an interview with the Courier, he insists he’s still ticking off milestones on the comeback trail from his serious injury suffered in Birmingham. He said: “I’m not naive enough to think that I’ll just be able to click my fingers and I’ll be able to switch it back on again. It’s going to take time physically and mentally to try and hit the process and the markers I’m wanting to.
“But I’m certainly ticking a lot more off than I would have been if I wasn’t playing. I’m feeling healthy and strong. Obviously I want to play as much as I can and get as much minutes as I can. That’s really important for me and I want to do that hand in hand with trying to help the team here as well.
“The team’s been playing great so it’s just about trying to get my opportunity and taking that. There’s a lot of competition, the team’s been playing really well so it’s the case of if I get an opportunity coming off the bench or coming from the start to try and bring my qualities to help the team as much as I can.
Scott Wright on signing for Dundee
“I think you can see the strength we’ve got and everybody brings their own individual quality to the team. As a collective, I think we’ve been successful in that. It’s just trying to move that on and move the needle.”
Wright said upon signing for Dundee: “It’s been very tough. I was really excited by the move to Birmingham but it’s been quite stop-start for me. I kind of hit the ground running when I got there, then picked up a little niggle but got back fit. I felt like I was getting back into the flow and then I suffered a bad one with my knee. Such is life, it’s football. It’s how you react and respond now, to try to get minutes.”
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