THE PASS MASTER

Dallas: Russell's high-risk possession style will deliver massive rewards for Rangers

- BY ANDY NEWPORT

STUART DALLAS has Follow Followed Rangers across the continent.

And the former Leeds ace is convinced that with Russell Martin leading from the front, his Ibrox heroes are now heading back to the promised land.

The retired Northern Ireland defender may be a legend at Elland Road but he grew up idolising the Light Blues.

And since hanging up his boots last year, the 34-year-old has had plenty of spare time to join his big brother Marcus on foreign jaunts cheering on Gers in Europa League action.

He was among the thousands of fans who celebrated last year's away wins over Nice and Fenerbahce and has been a regular at Ibrox down the years.

Now Dallas can't wait to see how far Martin's new-look line-up can make it this season as they begin their Champions League quest with next month's multi-million-pound qualifying clash with Panathinaikos.

Dallas witnessed just how difficult it is to put the breaks on Martin's high-risk passing philosophy when he was given a front-row seat during his final injury-hit season at Leeds.

He may not have been out on the pitch for their fateful 2024 play-off final clash but he felt for his team-mates as they were given the runaround by Martin's swashbuckling Southampton side on the day they clinched promotion to the Premier League with victory at Wembley.