Rangers back-up keeper Andy Firth has been discussing the measures taken by the Ibrox club amid the domestic league shutdown.
Domestic league seasons across Europe face massive uncertainty as the global health pandemic forces football to take a break with public health concerns growing.
The 23-year old goalkeeper was speaking to Four Lads Had a Dream about what this has meant for the Rangers players over the last week or so.
“When the Old Firm got cancelled on Friday we were told that everyone had a couple of days off and we were going to go back in on Tuesday,” said Firth.
“As it stands we’re supposed to be going in Friday and Saturday for a couple of days training.
“Nothing’s been confirmed yet, we’re waiting to see what the government do.
“It’s still fairly uncertain but we’ve been given programmes by the sports scientist to keep ourselves fairly and ticking over and trying to stay as healthy as possible.
“I think the physical side’s easy, we’ve got schedules to do and bits of gym work at home and runs and walk we can go on.
“It’s a little bit hard because we’re trying to stay away from the training ground as much as possible to try stay safe as a group and we can’t use normal gyms for obvious reasons.
“The mentality side is probably the hardest thing because there’s no set dates.
“When you get a month off in the off-season you know exactly when you’re coming back and you know exactly what you have to do to get ready for it.
“But this is the first time in my career, and I’m pretty sure it’s the first time in most careers, where no-one really knows what’s going on.
“So it is tough to deal with but it’s just part of the job. You’ve got to make sure you stay switched on and hopefully, as soon as this passes over, we can get back to work.”
It appears Rangers, like everyone else, remain uncertain of the future amid the outbreak.
Comments from Prime Minister Boris Johnson [Johnson] about the outbreak lasting at least 12 weeks effectively put an end to any hopes that this season can be played.
UEFA has ordered that all domestic league seasons must be complete by June 30th and the government timelines hypothetically make it difficult to play the remaining nine fixtures.
Firth also revealed that the squad is keeping in touch with each other in a special WhatsApp group chat and trying “to have a good laugh whenever possible”.
But even the positive Rangers goalkeeper is aware of the challenges that lie ahead in the coming months amid the league shutdown.
