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Daily Record|August 30, 2023
Cantwell insists last year's win in Eindhoven doesn't even register and sole focus is taking care of business tonight
DAVID MCCARTHY
MEMORY BLANK

HAD Todd Cantwell been a Rangers player a year ago, the jubilant celebrations after that historic victory at the Philips Stadion would likely have taken centre stage on his social media.

It's what this extroverted 25-year-old, loved by the Ibrox fans but not so much by their rivals, does to engage a following that sits at almost 250,000 on Instagram alone.

But Cantwell wasn't a Rangers player back when they took a 2-2 first-leg draw to Eindhoven and beat the super confident - perhaps overconfident - Dutch side with an Antonio Colak goal to qualify for a Champions League campaign that was to pan out horrendously.

Those players weren't to know that as they celebrated with their travelling fans.

It was all about reaching the land of milk and money... and how they enjoyed the moment.

And it will be the same tonight should this new crop of Rangers players repeat that remarkable achievement on t he same pitch.

Only James Tavernier, Connor Goldson and Borna Barisic are certain survivors from that side who lined up 12 months ago, although John Lundstram might make it a quartet.

But for the vast majority of Michael Beale's men this is brand new territory - even for the manager himself.

And Cantwell isn't interested in recounting a night of glory in which he played no part.

He insisted that 90 minutes, masterminded under former boss Giovanni van Bronckhorst, hasn't even been discussed by the small band of players who are still in the building - and the Englishman won't be trying to drag it out of them.

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