Calliste Brookshire: Strong Togetherness Within The Squad

CALLISTE BROOKSHIRE says she can already feel the togetherness in the Rangers squad as she continues to settle in at the club.

The January recruit has hit the ground running in Glasgow, scoring on her first league start and helping the team progress to the Sky Sports Cup final in recent weeks.

Speaking to the official Rangers website on her time in blue so far, she commented: “I have definitely settled in a bit more.

“It always takes a little bit of time to adjust to how everyone plays as such, but every training session, I think I am getting a little bit more comfortable with different personnel on the field, and the coaches are really helping out. It has been good.

“Just getting any minutes, I was super grateful that Leanne [Crichton] gave me the opportunity to start that game [City]. Just doing whatever I can for the team to help get any points was really what was on my mind.

“Since I have come in, everyone has kind of just told me you are never out of a game.

“Any team is never out of a game, so just take that onto the field and make sure every single person through the starting XI, to the bench, and the fans just know that we have to play until the final whistle to get the result.

“Life under Leanne? Just learning how she wants the group to connect and hopefully take that to cup finals and league titles, but she has been great.

“She brings a good intensity to every single practice, and you just want to show up and play for her and for the team.”

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The Greece international featured for the entirety of last Sunday’s Old Firm semi-final win, converting her spot kick in the shootout success. She reflected on a thrilling day at Broadwood and looked ahead to the opportunity of winning silverware for the first time at her new club.

She continued: “It was definitely a crazy game. A good experience for my first time playing Celtic; it is just good to know what that game is going to be like.

“I think ultimately we were just proud of our resilience, that we were able to come out with a win and go into the cup final.

“Just a scrappy game, we know we have a lot to improve on, which we have worked on in training this week, and hopefully we can take that forward into the final.

“First final to come? It is super exciting, just knowing the history from the previous couple of cup runs.

“Obviously, wanting to retain the trophy is the number one goal for the team, so if I can help in any way, that would just be amazing.

“I knew with this group that it would definitely be possible.

“It doesn't mean that it doesn't take a lot of hard work on and off the field, but I think seeing us come out on top of that game last weekend just showed me what this group is capable of, and I'm excited to be part of it.”

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The Light Blues turn their attention back to league action as they take on Hamilton at New Douglas Park tomorrow afternoon. The winger is hopeful the competition in the ranks can drive the team on for positive results in the weeks ahead, leading into the first international break of 2026.

She added: “Competition? Just having any personnel with different qualities and characters, everyone brings something different.

“It is just great to be able to keep playing with them, and it just makes practices even more competitive and shows the spirit of the team.

“At the end of the day, everyone just wants the team to win, no matter who is on the field.

“Our approach stays the same no matter who we are playing throughout the week in training.

“Just bringing that positive competitive spirit and making sure that we come out with three points on Sunday.

“We will just take one game at a time. Obviously, our focus right now is on Sunday and coming out with points, and then we move on from there.

“It is exciting, and hopefully we can just keep the energy throughout the next few weeks until the international break.”


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