Philippe Clement's Rangers stars won't 'fancy' Dumbarton culture shock as Sons see major Scottish Cup advantage
Confident Dumbarton star James Hilton insists Philippe Clement's Rangers stars won't like the look of their Scottish Cup fourth round surroundings.
The Sons emerged from a third round classic against Annan to set up a tasty tie with the Ibrox side. A bonkers 5-4 victory has brought the reward of a tie that will bring with it major financial rewards for the League Two club, with Viaplay making it one of their TV selections.
Stevie Farrell's side have little to lose and everything to gain from one of the round's David vs Goliath encounters, but midfielder Hilton is confident. He reckons the club's famous scenic stadium at The Rock will prove a major culture shock for Rangers stars, and one they might not like. He said: "It is 11 vs 11. Coming down here, they are not going to fancy it in terms of weather, the pitch, the one stand.
"They are not used to that but we are. We look forward to it. I remember being full-time at Ayr United and going out on loan to the juniors.
"Lugar Boswell on loan, and I am looking at the pitches like 'oh no, I don't want to be here.' It kind of made me the player I am today.
"Whatever pitches it was I wasn't caring but I don't think they have ever had that in their life, probably. Absolutely it can give us an advantage."
Manager Farrell reckons they are capable of providing a major Scottish Cup exit. He added: “If we don’t think we can win then there’s no use getting up on Saturday morning. That’s the first thing I’ll say, the second thing is, there is shocks, shocks happen in football at every level.
“Whether that be the English premiership playing a lower league club in England, whether it be a premiership club in Scotland playing a lower league club in Scotland. Shocks happen. Can a shock