DAVID WEIR is confident his Rangers squad have the characters to handle the heat at Ibrox after a lacklustre start to the Premiership campaign.

Five wins in a dozen top flight outings have left the Light Blues eleven points adrift of Old Firm rivals Celtic and third in the standings ahead of a crucial run of fixtures.

It has been a frustrating few weeks for boss Mark Warburton and the pressure is on ahead of the visit of Dundee on Saturday.

But Ibrox assistant Weir has faith that his the newly-assembled Gers squad can carry the weight of expectations on their shoulders.

He said: “I think it does [take time]. Rangers is very unique in that respect and that demand is placed on you.

“We have got to be realistic as to some of the lads and where they have been and where we need them to be and what Rangers demands. I think they are learning all the time.

“They are here because they are good players, because they are very good players. We acknowledge that and that is why we have brought them here.

“But playing for Rangers can be difficult, the demands are really high and it doesn’t happen overnight.

“You have got to go through the process, you have got to learn, got to enjoy it, enjoy the challenge and embrace that challenge.

“You have got to learn as you go along, learn from the tough days and tough results and enjoy the good ones as well.

“That takes time but we have got the right characters. As long as we keep giving the right message and doing the right things and look to improve then we will definitely get to where we need to be.”

After turning in their most impressive performance of the campaign to beat Kilmarnock 3-0 at Ibrox, Rangers were again below par last time out as they were held by Ross County.

Warburton’s side failed to capitalise on Clint Hill’s early opener as another two points slipped through their grasps.

And Weir knows the Light Blues must learn from their mistakes as they bid to get back to winning ways against the Dees.

“It was good that we created chances and obviously we were disappointed not to take them,” he told RangersTV.

“But I think the danger is that you over analyse the bad results. I was going to say defeat there but it wasn’t a defeat, it just felt like one.

“You over analyse those and you forget about the good things. We have had plenty of good things in the last couple of weeks so we have got to get the balance right.

“We have got to look at what we could do better, what we have done well recently and what the problem was and address that.”