Football: BIG ECK'S NEW BOYS STAR IN ROMA ROUT.NACHO NOVO Ignacio Javier Gómez Novo (born March 26 1979 in Ferrol, Galicia, Spain), simply known as Nacho Novo, is a Galician professional football player who currently plays for Rangers. He formerly played for Huesca, Raith Rovers and Dundee. can't wait to become an Ibrox idol as Rangers fans saluted a new goal hero in Austria last night. Alex McLeish's men ran riot on their pre-season tour with a stunning 4-1 win over Italian giants AS Roma. Novo hit another glorious double to take his tally to four goals in two games, with fellow new boys Dado Prso and Alex Rae Alexander Scott Rae, (born September 30 1969 in Glasgow), is a professional football midfielder who is currently player/manager at Dundee. Rae started his career as a youngster at boyhood heroes Rangers but was rejected by boss Graeme Souness. also finding the net. The 200 or so Rangers fans in the Franz Fereke Stadium in the small town of Kapfenberg rose to salute Novo after his devastating first-half show, with Croatian hitman Prso replacing him after the break.Now Novo can't wait to play in front of 50,000 at Ibrox as he sets his sights on delivering the goals that will bring the SPL (1) (Systems Programming Language) The assembly language for the HP 3000 series. See assembly language for an SPL program example. (2) (Structured Programming Language) See structured programming. 1. title back to his new club. He said: 'I'm looking forward to my first game against Spurs at Ibrox on Wednesday. 'I don't like to say I'm going to score this number or that number in a season but I'm going to try to score a lot of goals for the club. 'I was very happy with another two goals and four in the last two matches but the most vital thing is I'm working hard with the team and learning about the new players. 'It was a good win as Roma are a great team and Rangers played some great football.' Rangers boss McLeish also reckons Novo, 25, will get even better as he gets used to playing with and against higher-quality players at home and abroad. McLeish said: 'Nacho hasn't done himself any harm with the goals. He's lively and brave and finishes well and his game will improve as he settles in here. 'It was very pleasing to win and we've got to be happy with four goals and a few other chances. 'The new guys showed up well and every one of them was lively, looked hungry and showed a good appetite.' McLeish admits he wants another look at trialist Marcin Zajac. He added: 'The Polish lad showed a lot of what he can do but we could be gazumped by another bidder. 'Christoph Spycher goes home in the morning but we'll track him because he has impressed in training.' Meanwhile, Michael Stewart Michael Stewart may refer to:
CAPTION(S): IMPRESSED: Alex McLeish Alexander "Alex" McLeish (born January 21 1959, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) nicknamed "Big Eck",[1] is a former professional footballer and is currently manager of the Scotland national team. |
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