"WE CAN STILL CHALLENGE"-Rose

Last updated : 04 November 2004 By Mark O' Haire

The R’s have a much smaller squad compared to Championship rivals Wigan, West Ham, Sunderland, Ipswich and Reading but Rosie still believes that Rangers can push them all the way.

He said: "We have a small squad, but everyone in it is good. As long as we can keep everyone together, we have a good chance of staying near the top."

It’s a marker put down by the longest serving player in the current crop of players groomed by Ian Holloway, and since arriving at Loftus Road from Arsenal in 1997 for £500,000, Rosie has continued to impress wherever he’s asked to play.

This season the 29-year old started in the heart of defence before moving onto the left side, again giving more than expected in every game he’s played- including a magnificent finish to score the only goal of the game at home to West Ham early last month.

How we’d all love Rosie to repeat the feat on Saturday afternoon to clinch a fabulous double over the Hammers.

Come on U R’s.