KENNY MILLER has been there, done it and picked up a few T-shirts in his time.

For Danny Wilson, the next one he wears has to be a Rangers jersey.

The 37-year-old may be in the twilight of his career but he continues to shine brightly at Ibrox.

If it were not for Miller, Rangers would be building up for their return to Premiership duty this weekend still picking over the bones of a Scottish Cup exit to Motherwell.

It was his powerful header and composed finish that clinched victory for Mark Warburton’s side and completed a comeback that never looked on the cards after Louis Moult had put the Steelmen in front.

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Afterwards, both Warburton and captain Lee Wallace were effusive about Miller’s quality and he remains a player that the Ibrox crowd have an affection for and a trust in.

The striker is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to put pen-to-paper to keep him at Ibrox beyond the summer.

Miller’s influence off the park is as important as his talents on it and defender Wilson hopes fresh terms will be agreed sooner rather than later to secure the services of a key component of Warburton’s squad.

"I think for everyone we want it to be sorted,” he said. “If you speak to Kenny he isn't looking to go anywhere else.

“Hopefully, we don't dwell and get him sorted out here because he's massive for us here on and off the pitch. He's been there and done it.

“He's just as important for us off the pitch as on it, like the way he speaks at team meetings and the way he speaks to the players. The knowledge he can pass on. Hopefully, we can get it sorted."

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Warburton is as keen for Miller to sign on the dotted line as the forward is and performances like that he produced on Saturday further highlight his importance to the team and the squad. For Miller, age is no barrier to success.

Nobody at Ibrox is attempting to push the striker towards retirement but his path when he eventually does hang up his boots seems clear.

His nous and experience could help shape the next generation of Rangers stars and he has already started to aid those within the Auchenhowie Academy.

It is his role in Warburton’s squad that remains Miller’s most important duty, however, and Wilson knows he can still influence the here and now.

"He showed why he is so important to the team, not just with his goals, but with his all-round performance and the impact that he has on and off the pitch,” he said.

“When he gets the goals, he gets the plaudits of course, but he is very important to us. We were struggling to get goals and he just comes up with that wee bit of quality. Both of his finishes were outstanding.

"If you took his age out of it, he's an example in everything that he does. Because he is getting on, he is probably looking after himself better than when he was younger. You wouldn't know his age if you watched his performances he's put in over the course of a season. He's very important to us and we are glad to have him.

"I hope he plays on a bit longer first and foremost. He's looking into the coaching side of the game, but hopefully we can hang onto him a bit longer.”

Before Miller calls it quits and moves on to the next stage of his career, he still has unfinished business and goals he wants to score and achieve at Ibrox.

Second place in the Premiership is now the aim this term for Rangers, while his weekend brace keeps alive their hopes of going one better in the Scottish Cup.

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When Wilson emerged from the Gers youth ranks and made a name for himself in the first team, it was current assistant manager David Weir that was the elder statesman in the dressing room. Now, Miller has assumed that mantle.

Wilson said: "I think he could [play until he is 40]. It's possible, you would have to ask him. He's not showing any signs of slowing up.

"I'd say [he is similar to David Weir]. Every squad needs that experienced player Kenny does that for us. It's difficult to compare the two of them and Kenny is a completely different style of player to David.

“Kenny had a history here before too. He's very respected in the dressing room and on the pitch he is still doing the business for us."

*Danny Wilson was speaking as he joined Colin Stewart and Stewart Robertson to present Head of Academy Craig Mulholland with a cheque for £175,000 on behalf of the Rangers Youth Development Company.