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CAMMY BELL has lifted the lid on his dream move to Rangers — now he wants to help turn them back into Scotland’s major force.

The Kilmarnock keeper waved goodbye to the fans and team-mates following the 3-1 defeat by St Mirren.

He opened his heart to SunSport to confirm the worst-kept secret in football. He will be registered with the Ibrox side when their transfer is lifted on September 1 after penning a pre-contract.

Between now and then the boyhood Gers fan can play three Second Division games and one Ramsdens Cup clash as a trialist.

He said: “The move’s been a long time coming. There’s been speculation for a number of years about the chance to go to Rangers.

“I’m delighted to say I’ve signed and to finally put it to bed.

“I just want to do my best for the club.

“Hopefully we can all be successful together.

“Once we’re up there it’ll be time to show we’re the best team in Scotland again. Some people have said playing in the Second Division is a step backwards. I don’t agree.

“I’ve always said it’s a massive club and if Rangers offer you a contract you’d be silly to say No because they’re only going in one direction — and that’s up to the top again.”

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/leaguedivision3/4933236/Saved-by-the-Bell.html#ixzz2TgnuAheg

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HIS hero will forever be known as The Goalie.

Now Cammy Bell is desperate to follow in Andy Goram’s studmarks and become a great Rangers gloveman.

Kilmarnock No1 Bell today confirms SunSport’s exclusive he’ll sign for Ally McCoist on September 1.

It’s a dream move for Bell who supported Gers as a kid growing up in Annan.

Back then, he’d collect the Ibrox side’s outfield tops while switching to a defensive midfielder role for his school. But playing in goal would always be where he’d end up — after being inspired by legendary Gers keeper and SunSport columnist Goram.

Bell, 26, would love to pen his name into club folklore in the same way as his idol.

He knows he’s got big gloves to fill but insists he wouldn’t have made the move if he didn’t believe he could handle it.

Speaking for the first time about his stunning switch, Bell said: “Rangers is a club that’s close to my heart. I supported them as a kid.

“I stepped back from that because I loved playing for Kilmarnock.

“But I’d always get Rangers outfield tops when I was younger.

“I’d make sure my folks got me the latest one so I had quite a few. I remember the purple one, I’ve still got it somewhere in the loft.

“Stuff like that stays with you and it’s an honour to be signing for a club like Rangers now.

I don’t know why I started following Rangers. My dad supports Annan. But he took me to a couple of games.

“I must have been about ten and I remember Andy Goram. He was the best goalie at the time.

“Back then I was playing in and out of goals. I’d got into goal- keeping seriously but I still liked to play as defensive midfielder who liked a meaty challenge!

“I paid more attention to Andy. I’ll never forget his skin-coloured knee pads! I saw him make some great saves and he inspired me. I’d love to be able to do what he did.

“I’ve not had the pleasure to meet him but he’ll forever be someone I look up to.

“If I can get anywhere near to what he did then I’ll be doing well.

“I read his SunSport column recently where he said I get people off their seats. He used to do that all the time. Making good saves is as good as scoring a goal.”

Bell’s height and lightning reactions have had some claiming he’s in the same mould as Goram.

He said: “Everyone has good and bad points. Shot-stopping and reactions are probably my good points.

“I know where people are coming from when they say we’re a similar height. I want to be as good as Andy and Allan McGregor too. I want to become a name that’s remembered at Rangers.

“I know it’s going to be difficult but I’m going to work hard. I have a lot to prove to a lot of people.

“But the first step is getting that chance. I read Andy talking about how being a Rangers goalie is different to being a goalie at another SPL club. You have less saves to make but you have to make them.

“I totally agree. I think I’m quite a good person in my own head and I know you need to stay switched on. I believe I can do that. I wouldn’t have signed for Rangers if I didn’t.

“I know I’ve got a long way to go to become a good goalie and a great goalie. But the aim is to become a great goalie and to be remembered as one.

“It would be brilliant to have that when I look back on my career.”

Gers’ transfer embargo means Bell must wait to be registered but he can play three SFL games as a trailist and one Ramsdens Cup match before September 1.

He was the first player McCoist confirmed as a signing for next term and Bell insists it was easy to swap the SPL for Division Two.

Bell said: “It’s still Rangers Football Club. It’s a massive club, one of the biggest in Europe.

“They’ve got the same support, the same stadium, great training facilities. A lot of things have gone on in the last 18 months but it’s still the same club, the same people in terms of the management.

“When the manager told my agent he wanted to sign me I knew it was the right decision to go.

“I’ve been at Kilmarnock since I was 16 and they’ve been great to me. I love the club and the fans.

“But the chance to join a club of the stature of Rangers was impossible to turn down.

“It’s great to have a fresh challenge, which I felt I needed to progress my career.”

Bell has watched from afar as Gers fans packed out Ibrox to see them land the Third Division title.

He added: “I wouldn’t say I’ve been blown away, I always knew that was going to happen.

“I knew the fans would never turn their backs on Rangers. People have put money into the club but the fans are always there and it’s great to have that support.

“So many of them care so passionately about the club and that’s only a good thing. Hopefully they can get behind me, I know I’ve got a lot to prove to them.

“Hopefully the right people are in charge now. It was a choice for me to sign as a player and it wasn’t a hard decision to make.”

“I can’t control what happens upstairs, I can only control what I do on the pitch. I just need to trust people at the club — and I do.”

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1st_Jan_1994

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To my understanding he cannot play as a trialist- we can't register any player over 18 until September 1st.

Welcome to Rangers Cammy.

Says in the articles he can play 3 times and 1 Ramsdens Cup game as a trialist? Have they got it wrong?

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Wish he hadn't mentioned played holding mid in his school years. That's the final piece of the jigsaw to McCoist's legacy - playing a keeper in midfield :anguish::lol:

Welcome to the club Cammy, you're living the dream.

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Welcome to Rangers Cammy.

If this is the end for Neil Alexander best of luck to him. IMO he never let us down and carried himself well whilst being second choice to him best left forgotten.

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