Impressing one of your Northern Ireland heroes to get a chance at Rangers is hard enough. But convincing a Belgian boss to keep you there?
That’s what Tommy Wright believes has been young Ross McCausland’s biggest feat yet in his fledgling career. The Northern Ireland Under-21s gaffer knows all about the 20-year-old who is beginning to make an impact at Ibrox.
Wright called him up last week – only to lose him to the senior Irish squad after he caught Michael O’Neill’s eye. O’Neill handed McCausland his debut in Friday’s 4-0 loss to Finland and the Ibrox kid could feature again in the final Euro 2024 qualifier with Denmark at Windsor Park tomorrow.
Former St Johnstone manager Wright has been delighted with McCausland’s recent progress at Gers, especially his first start for the Ibrox club in the 2-0 win over Livingston last week.
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