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Naturally, all photos were taken with a camera phone. Everything was really stressful.

Butland’s expression was a study in remorse. The Dons’ failure in the Scottish Premiership came after they had been thrashed by PSV

Eindhoven in a Champions League play-off, suffered a setback against Celtic, and lost to Kilmarnock on their debut. It’s not what he

had anticipated.

He recalls a tale of how, at a crowded Ibrox last summer, he signed with Rangers and participated in Allan McGregor’s testimonial

match against Newcastle United. Although he believed he understood the purpose of the club,

that day was a bit of an education. He noticed the affection the crowd had for his predecessor as he glanced around the stadium. It was

strong, and he desired a portion of it.

In his early months, he received a little something different. A little amount of fan rage and team perplexity. A glimpse of the darker

side of Glasgow life when you’re the target of abuse and discrimination from across the city.

“We were scrambling as a group,” the 30-year-old says of their time working with Michael Beale.

It was not a nice moment for us. It wasn’t right, and it wasn’t going to plan. We were heading into a dead end as we went down a cul-

de-sac. We didn’t feel as though we were making the necessary progress.”

Things have changed significantly. A trophy secured, leading the league, qualifying for the European knockout stages, outstanding

individual performance from Butland, and rumors of an England

From a tactical standpoint, there are some things he has been gradually instilling in us about how he wants us to play. It all comes

down to efficiency, creating opportunities, moving the ball forward skillfully, and being very hard to stop.”

When they overthrew Celtic at the top of the league, was there no bunting at the Auchenhowie training ground?

“No,” he replies, grinning. One game at a time, it was the same old cliche. Since the management took over, things have always been

this way. The boys are now bred with it. All you can do is go on to the next game. You don’t have time to relax.”

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