Rangers goalkeeper Cammy Bell is delighted with his return to the pitch after spending close to eight months on the sidelines due to a knee injury picked up towards the end of last season.
The 29-year-old played his first competitive 90 minute match of the season in yesterday’s 2-1 Under-20s loss against St Johnstone.
Bell, who last played for the first team in the playoff final in May of last year, underwent surgery to correct his knee problem and returned to training last month.
The Scottish International is looking forward to passing on some of his experience to the Under-20s and was elated to have returned to full fitness after a tough spell on the sidelines.
The 29-year-old underlined that being back on the pitch helps a player experience situations which are impossible to recreate in training.
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Bell believes that it is essential for a goalkeeper to get game time under their belt.
Speaking in an interview with the club’s official website, Bell said: “I feel good, I have trained for the last month so it was good to get a game and good to be with the 20s and try and pass on some of my experience and take them through the game.
“It was good to just get back on the pitch, be playing and put myself in different situations that you can’t really do in training.
“It has been a bad injury for me; I have really struggled over the last six months so it is great to get back.
“I knew myself that I was fine, I have been training so I feel good and it’s just about trying to get some game time now and then, I think that is vitally important for a goalkeeper."
During Bell’s lengthy absence, summer signing Wes Foderingham has established himself as the first-choice custodian for Mark Warburton’s side, and the Scottish international has the tall task of usurping the 25-year-old.
