Smith Warms to Huge Task ; Rangers Boss Is Aware the Heat Will Be On in Stuttgart but Takes Comfort From the Fact They Are On the Brink of Last 16

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THE snow that greeted Rangers on touching down here yesterday was conclusive proof of winter's arrival. This is the chilly season when European ambitions can be realised or dashed yet just being in such a position brings warmth to Walter Smith.

Any idea of the Ibrox side outstripping the champions of France and Germany to reach the last 16 of the Champions League would have seemed fantastical during the winter of discontent that gripped the club last year.

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Smith Warms to Huge Task ; Rangers Boss Is Aware the Heat Will Be On in Stuttgart but Takes Comfort From the Fact They Are On the Brink of Last 16

However, that is precisely the opportunity presenting itself to the Ibrox club as they prepare to enter the Gottlieb-Daimler Stadium tonight. A UEFA Cup place is guaranteed as a fallback, but settling for that is in no one's thoughts at Rangers.

Smith's salvage work on the wrecka...

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