The West Ham and Hull players were delighted that Celtic have been drawn against Rangers in the Scottish Cup semi-final.
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The result sets up a potential Old Firm semi-final with rivals Celtic, who take on Championship side Morton at Parkhead on Sunday.
“We’re in good shape barring a couple of injuries”.
West Ham United-owned defender Stephen Hendrie was delighted to see Celtic draw Rangers in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup. We’d also have a huge wait between our final game of the season and the cup final if we get there – best to get this one out of the way in the semi-final.
Morton manager Jim Duffy was disappointed by the goals his side conceded.
Caley Thistle are the only side to have scored against Dundee in their last six outings, while Rangers have not lost a goal in three games since beating Killie 2-1 in the last round.
“We had to earn a bit of respect in the second half and we managed to do that”.
“Rangers beat a Premiership side, Dundee comfortably 4-0 at Ibrox after Celtic drew 0-0 against them in the league so there won’t be a lot between them”.
The second goal was equally straightforward as Mackay-Steven got on the end of Kieran Tierney’s cross to stroke the ball past Derek Gaston. Rangers, having suddenly sprinted nearly home free from Hibernian in the chase for automatic promotion, are backed by a support eager for pointers to their likely fortunes in the upper echelon. Hibs and Inverness later drew 1-1. “All credit to the boys, the shift they put in was unbelievable”.
On-loan Celtic forward Anthony Stokes released David Gray wide on the right and Keatings emphatically fired home his cross.
Holders Inverness will host Hibs in their replay on 16 March.
The striker explained: “There was every chance we were going to get them at some point, and as we said after the game yesterday, we don’t fear anyone”. Don’t forget, it’s only seven and a half months since this team came together.
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McGarvey, who played for the Hoops between 1980 and 1985, leaving the club after scoring the victor against Dundee United in the final that season, believes Hampden Park could be sold out “five times over, no problem, this is a big, big game”, but expects Ronny Deila’s men to come through.
