NEDIM BAJRAMI specialises in early starts. He broke the Euros record in June when he scored for Albania against Italy in just 23 seconds. 6 Nedim Bajrami scored in the first minute in Malmo Credit: Willie Vass 6 The Albanian and Philippe Clement are on the same wavelength Credit: SNS 6 Boyd reckons both Bajrami and Vaclav Cerny give Gers an added dimension Credit: Willie Vass And on Thursday night he fired Rangers into the lead in Malmo after 56 seconds.
He’s quickly finding a place in the hearts of Gers fans — at a time when they were desperate for a spark of fresh hope. Make no mistake, Bajrami walked into a sea of negativity when he signed from Sassuolo on transfer deadline day. Rangers were out of Ibrox and also dumped out of the Champions League .
Read More Rangers stories HAVE YOU HERD? Unemployed Rangers flop makes dramatic career move to become a COW farmer BOOKIE BASHER Jim Delahunt's big Gers-Hibs and St Johnstone-Celtic tips plus his SPFL acca They were the only team in the Premiership not to beat Hearts. Two days after he arrived, Gers were then absolutely trounced at Celtic Park to fall five points behind the champions. The negativity at the club was building quicker than the construction work on the Copland Stand.
I was arguably at the forefront of the criticism. Gers needed someone to lift them out of their gloom — and Bajrami could be that man. He showed glimpses of his class in 45 minutes at Tannadice.
And he impressed again with his 75 minutes against .
