A BARRON YEAR

Mixed emotions after maiden campaign

- By Scott McDermott

WHEN Connor Barron leaves Easter Road today and goes on holiday he'll have plenty to reflect on.

In his first season as a Rangers player he will have made 46 appearances.

At 22 he'll have featured in all three domestic competitions, Champions League qualifiers, the Europa League and earned himself a Scotland call-up.

Not bad for your maiden campaign at Ibrox.

But the truth is, there's a massive caveat to all of that.

And that is that Barron has no silverware to show for it.

In fact, given the turmoil at Rangers this term, it has been a horrible year for the club.

The manager who signed Barron, Philippe Clement, is now gone.

He has learned a lot from interim boss Barry Ferguson, inset. But the midfielder will probably have a new gaffer to impress come the start of pre-season.

Off the pitch Barron believes he has coped well with the pressures of being a Rangers player. But on it just like everyone else in the Ibrox dressing room he knows it hasn't been good enough.

The squad have massively under-performed which has left them without a trophy and their city rivals Celtic on the cusp of a treble.