JOSH WINDASS admits he will always regret never winning an Old Firm game at Rangers.
The midfielder played in 11 Glasgow derbies against Celtic, but was never on the winning side.
Windass – who quit Ibrox for Wigan last year – told the Sunday Mail: “The Old Firm is one of the best games in the world.
“People don’t believe me when I say this but when I was younger I didn’t want to play for Barcelona or anything like that.
“All I wanted to do was play in an Old Firm game.
“I didn’t think I would but I ended up doing it 11 times. At the time – because we were losing quite a few of them – I didn’t think about it too much.
“But looking back on it now, I realise that it’s a huge game to play in and I’m proud that I took part in so many.
“I had come from Accrington Stanley but when I walked out for my first Old Firm game at Parkhead – into that stadium and that atmosphere – I loved it.
“That’s why I play football, I love stages like that.
“I like playing under pressure and in front of big crowds. I just wanted more of it.
“I miss it now when the fixture comes around because I know what the build-up is like and how intense it gets.
“There’s such a buzz around the city and in the media. You get told to treat the fixture like any other normal game.
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“But it’s not a normal game and everyone connected with it knows that.
“I felt horrible after losing to Celtic because it’s different to every other place.
“In Glasgow, with how much it means to everyone, it hurts a bit more.
“When you lose an Old Firm game you know half of the city are really sad about it. So it’s tough.
“The stick afterwards is just part of it. We got stick when we lost to anyone but that’s just part of the deal at Rangers.”
Windass added: “In my second season, myself and Alfredo Morelos scored and set up a lot of goals.
“I scored 18 and he got roughly the same. Yet we took the brunt of it for most of the campaign.
“Thankfully, Alfredo has turned it around and has now scored a phenomenal amount of goals. He has done brilliantly.
“In my opinion, me and him weren’t the reason why Rangers weren’t successful.
“But of course I always look back on my time there and feel I could have done better.
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“I’d have rather scored 25 goals and won a trophy. But I don’t think I had a bad time at Rangers. Not a chance.
“One of the regrets I have is not winning an Old Firm game, to savour that feeling. But the biggest regret is not getting my hands on silverware.
“I’d put all the Old Firm games and goals in the bin just to have got a trophy up there.”
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