Lee Wallace says that no one at Ibrox will be fazed by the hostile reception at Pittodrie tomorrow, because EVERYONE in Scottish football hates Rangers.

The Rangers captain has encountered abuse at every stadium he has visited with the club this season, and he believes that will have prepared the new members of the squad for the cauldron that awaits them in the North-East.

Wallace acknowledges that there will be an extra edge to the atmosphere tomorrow lunchtime, and that the almost five years since Rangers last fixture at the venue aren’t likely to have diminished that.

His sole focus though is on returning to Glasgow with three crucial points.

“The guys who are new to the club realise that wherever you go there is probably going to be a fierce hatred towards Rangers,” Wallace said. “I think Scottish football knows that.

“This will be slightly different from normal. The venues that we have been to so far have still been hostile, but we know that this is probably going to be taken to a new level.

“But these are things that are outwith our control. We can't control the noise levels in a stadium or the hatred towards us. All we can control is what we can do on the pitch.

“While we respect Aberdeen we know that they are an opponent that is standing in the way of our three points. We are going to go up there, enjoy the game and hopefully win it.

“I have not had that feeling of walking into Pittodrie for a number of years now. But I know one thing is for sure - it will still be hostile, it will be a fierce nature, there will be a high atmosphere outside the pitch.

“But we have obviously learned in the short space of time that the manager and Davie [Weir] have been in that we can only control what we are doing out there and that is controlling the football.

“Hopefully we can take our game plan up to Pittodrie and build on the momentum that we have generated with our performance against Ross County and the result against Queens.

“We see this game as a game we can win if we do the right things. Probably as a player that is the only way we are thinking right now."

Wallace has been heartened by the upturn in Rangers’ performances in the draw against Ross County and the League Cup win over Queen of the South, as well as the by the atmosphere around the training ground.

While he would never say that the absence of Joey Barton from both the starting eleven and the squad was a contributory factor to that, he was full of praise for both Andy Halliday and Jason Holt’s role in revitalising the dynamic of the side.

“After a bad performance or a bad result we can’t come into training and mump or moan and be negative,” he said.

“We are coming into a first class training facility, every door you open and every room you walk into is the best of the best.

“Of course it is disappointing to lose a game or not produce your best form.

“But when you are a Rangers player, you are coming into this building, learning, playing for the best club on planet Earth, playing in front of the best fans.

“I thought Andy Halliday’s performance on Tuesday night was outstanding. He really showed a leadership quality which was great to see.

“When Holty plays there is a different dynamic. We know there is going to be a lot of movement.

“He got 12 goals last season and a number of assists so we know he is going to impact the game going forward.

“When he does that, he is going to make Kenny Miller a better player because he is going beyond and asking questions of defenders.

“The knock-on effect can be Barrie McKay playing well. And if Barrie plays well, there is a high chance of me playing well. And so on.”