JAMIE Mackie’s form up front for Plymouth Argyle in the English Championship back in the 2009/10 campaign caught the attention of the then…
Ryan Hardie celebrates scoring for Plymouth Argyle against Birmingham City in the English Championship this season
The 6ft 2in 26-year-old is, thanks to his goals against Huddersfield Town, Southampton, Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers, currently the highest-scoring Scottish striker in British leagueHe appreciates, having spent the past four seasons in League Two and League One, he has to continue to perform in the weeks and months ahead to be considered by his country. Still, the lad who donned a dark blue jersey at every age-group level has lofty ambitions.
He recalls how training and playing with three Scotland internationalists as a teenager made him quickly realise the high standards he had to attain if he was to succeed in the professional game.“I was pushed through quite quickly at Rangers,” he said. “I made my debut when I was 17 when Ally McCoist was manager. It is one day that I will never forget.
“Kenny was a massive influence on my career. He probably guided me into a couple of loans. He was a big advocate of going out and getting some games. I had a lot of time for him. But all the senior pros in the changing room at that time were really good to me.” “I would never say anything bad about Rangers. I got the opportunity to live my dream by playing for the club I had supported as a youngster. And it kicked my career off as well. I look back on my time there with affection.”Being in and around Rangers during their financial meltdown and witnessing the unrest in the stands and boardroom power struggles in the years which followed were eye-opening for a youngster.
“Plymouth was the other end of the British isles. I didn’t know how far it was. But I moved up the road from Stranraer to Glasgow on my own when I joined Rangers at 15. I have always been away from home. It is something I have got used to.” “Now I like to come in, especially in the shape we play in now, a 4-3-3. There is a lot of rotation. Now I like to drop in, get on the ball, play it to the wingers. I have looked to strengthen my link up play a lot in training.
“Even the tactical elements of it are a lot different. It is a lot different to under-21 games or whatever. The pathway is there. The age-groups you play in coming up are brilliant and get you ready for it. But they are not the same as first team football.
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