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McCulloch believes fitness is key to treble hopes

February 8, 2010
By Soccernet staff

Lee McCulloch believes Rangers have every chance of securing the treble this season if they can avoid injury.

Steven Whittaker, Lee McCulloch
GettyImagesMcCulloch celebrates with Whittaker as he helps Rangers into the League Cup final
Rangers are currently ten points clear of second-placed Celtic in the SPL and remain on course to retain the Scottish Cup as they secured a fifth-round replay with St Mirren after Saturday's 0-0 draw at St Mirren Park.

They will meet St Mirren again on March 21 in the Scottish League Cup final and, with their injury list growing shorter, McCulloch feels they could complete a clean sweep.

"We are confident," he said in the Daily Record. "We've won the league with this group of players before and hopefully we'll be there or thereabouts again. It's just a case of keeping everybody injury free and getting a settled team.

"Time will tell. It's a cliche but we have to focus on one game at a time and see where it takes us. Madjid Bougherra came back and did really well. It's good to have him back - he's like a new signing. We'll have Davie (Weir) back for the next game and it was good to give Kenny (Miller) and Boydy some game time.

"Boydy's only trained two days and everybody is getting fit now. Mo Edu isn't too far away, so I think we are all coming good at the same time. Our pool isn't the biggest so we have to get everybody back fit and try to stay injury free.

"I'm sure the gaffer will be rotating, so nobody can spit the dummy if they're dropped. We are all in it together and we all want success."