Darren Young shares Rangers baptism of fire as Stirling Albion boss says chasing Gazza and Laudrup left him sick in shower

Darren Young was SICK in the showers and almost fainted after his first visit to Ibrox as a player.

And on Friday night, he hopes his Stirling Albion players feel every bit as drained when he goes back as a manager to take on Rangers.

The former Aberdeen midfielder only took over as Binos boss last month after leaving East Fife in November.

But this week, the League Two outfit will get the chance to impress live on TV in their Scottish Cup clash against Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side.

Young played against the Dutchman on several occasions when he was at Pittodrie.

But a few years before that, after the Dons got a 2-2 draw against Walter Smith's men, the teenager was a wreck after taking on the likes of Paul Gascoigne and Brian Laudrup.

Now, Young wants his Albion part-timers to show the same kind of desire and work rate that left him throwing up in the Ibrox dressing-room.

Ahead of the cup tie on Friday, he told Mailsport: “This will be my first time at Ibrox as a manager and I played against Giovanni back in the day so it will be strange being in the dug-out this time.

“He was a top quality player, verging on world class. Look at the teams he played for. It was hard to get close to him on the pitch.

“But I was never fazed by big name opposition players.

“I got a lift from trying to prove myself against the best, especially in front of big crowds.

“I worked as hard as I possibly could on the pitch. My first game at Ibrox for Aberdeen was in 1996, I was only 17.

“They had Gazza and Laudrup in the team and we drew 2-2.

“I thought I was going to score the equaliser late on but Billy Dodds nicked it off me!

“But I came off absolutely drained and I felt sick.

“I was spewing up afterwards. The physios were giving me sugar because