Davis targets treble for Rangers

Rangers 2 Hamilton Accies 0

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HEAD BOY: Rangers ace Kyle Lafferty rises above Hamilton Accies defender Trent McClenahan to head home Rangers’ second goal.

TARGET: Rangers’ Steven Davis.

STEVEN Davis believes Rangers are on course for a domestic treble after they cruised into the last four of the competition.

Hamilton boss Billy Reid admitted his young side were simply outclassed at Ibrox as goals from Kris Boyd and Kyle Lafferty sealed a comfortable win.

The victory sees the Gers remain on course to retain the trophy they won in dramatic style last season.

And with the domestic competitions taking on even more significance this time around following a shock early exit from Europe, Davis is determined to taste glory.

“It’s the first chance to get silverware for the season and we definitely want to win it,” he said.

“Going out of Europe was a major disappointment. We want to concentrate on the three domestic trophies and hopefully this can be the first one.

“We are still a bit off it but we are just glad to get through to the semi-finals and be in with a shout.”

Hamilton shocked Rangers by claiming the opener in Saturday’s SPL clash at New Douglas Park, before eventually succumbing to a 3-1 defeat, but never looked like causing an upset last night.

“The boys are delighted to go through,” added Davis.

“We all want to do well in the competition. We are the current holders and we want to try to retain it this year, and we thought we deserved to go through to the next round.

“We expected them to get men behind the ball and make it difficult for us. We had to bide our time a little bit and keep the ball moving, and I thought we did that well.

“We created a number of chances and possibly could have won by a bigger margin.”

Meanwhile, Walter Smith has refuted reports Steven Smith is set to leave Rangers but admits the full-back is likely to be farmed out on loan once fully fit.

Smith is currently working on his match fitness in the reserves after enduring a series of injuries over the last couple of years.

The Gers boss said: “No-one has said anything about him leaving the club, unless that’s what he wants himself.”