WHEN it comes to the romance of the cup, Jamie Murphy has been smitten and scorned. This year, he hopes it will be a love affair for Rangers.

The striker will make his competitive debut for the Light Blues when they face Fraserburgh in the fourth round of the Scottish Cup tomorrow afternoon.

It will be his first taste of knock-out action north of the border since he left Motherwell to join Sheffield United five years ago.

Murphy would go all the way to Wembley with the Blades before his dreams of glory were dashed at the penultimate hurdle.

He said: “I have had a good couple of runs with Sheffield United.

“We got to the semi-final against Hull at Wembley and we should have won.

“We lost 5-3 but we were winning a couple of times. In the second half, it got away.

“On that run we beat Aston Villa and Fulham when they were in the Premier League.

“We beat Charlton too, who were in the Championship.

“That just shows what an underdog can do.

“The cup was massive for Sheffield United and it will be the same for Fraserburgh.

“They will have been looking forward to this game for a long time.

“Underdogs always have a chance in the cup so you never know.

“Back then, nobody expected us to get to the semi-final but we did.

“I scored and set up a goal at Wembley so I enjoyed the experience - apart from the result.

“That was a real highlight of my career but I have been through it all in cups.

“I got to the Scottish Cup final with Motherwell too and it’s always something I’ve enjoyed.

“You want to win trophies in your career and it’s up to us at Rangers to go and win these trophies.

“We need to take it a round at a time. It’s a tough tie at Fraserburgh but we will be up for it as much as they are.”

Rangers will head to Bellslea Park aiming to avoid arguably the biggest shock in their history when they face their Highland League hosts.

And Murphy knows all about being on the wrong side of the cup drama after being dumped out by Lincoln City whilst he was with Brighton last term.

He said: “I was a sub that day. The manager changed the whole team and I came on for the last 10 minutes.

“It wasn’t an enjoyable game to watch or play in and that’s what teams can do.

“The Scottish Cup is a trophy that we want to win. Down south it’s not as big a thing. Staying in the Premier League or winning promotion is more important.

“Losing to Lincoln was seen as a shock but in the end, it didn’t matter. That wasn’t the aim of the season.

“It wasn’t about Brighton the FA Cup - it was about getting to the Premier League.

“So that competition was put on the back burner a bit.

“With Rangers, there will be more of an edge in the cup and that’s preferable as a player.

“We want to win this competition. That’s the aim and we want to win this game and move on.”