Year: 2026

Lifelong Bluenose Kenny Cooper enjoyed a trip to the Rangers training ground recently to collect a Big Blue Jackpot prize of £16,290 from Head Coach Danny Rohl and midfield star Nico Raskin.

We’ve been speaking to Rangers Academy graduates about their time at the club and life after the Light Blues – next up is former midfielder Jamie Ness who is 35 today.

Callum Burnside is currently thriving on loan with Alloa and the Northern Irishman is grateful to former Light Blues striker Calum Gallagher for giving him positive career advice as he learns his trade.

We spoke to Rangers Academy winger Zebedee Lawson about his Light Blues debut against Annan and journey in football so far.

We’ve been speaking to a number of Rangers Academy graduates about their time at the club and life after the Light Blues – next up is Kal Naismith who is 34 today and captain of Luton Town.

The Rangers Youth Development Company is proud to announce a sponsorship agreement with The Heart & Hand Podcast.

Liam Kelly will always be grateful to the Rangers Academy for the top-class education he received as a young player and he has thanked RYDC for the role played in his development.

Steven Smith has progressed from the Rangers Academy to the first-team as a player and now a coach and he has praised RYDC for donating more than £12.5 million to the club during his time here.

RYDC has donated another £300,000 to the Rangers Academy and that’s an overall contribution of more than £12.5 million since 2002.

Steven Smith was confirmed as a member of Danny Röhl’s backroom staff recently and the former Academy graduate and coach is delighted to be operating at first-team level.