Smith Targets Treble Tilt

Walter Smith has told his Rangers players to go for the treble after reaching the Co-operative Insurance final.

Smith's side booked a date with St Mirren in Scotland's first trophy of the season after they strolled to a 2-0 victory over St Johnstone on Wednesday night.

The Gers have so far reached every domestic final since Smith returned to the club three years ago, losing only last season's Old Firm League Cup showpiece.

With Celtic already out of this season's competition and trailing their arch-rivals by a massive 10 points in the SPL, Smith's men are heavy favourites to complete two legs of a treble.

And the Ibrox chief believes a clean sweep is not out of the question.

"It's never impossible until you can't do it," said Smith, who has led the Gers to their fifth successive Hampden final.

"If you're at the Old Firm, you've got to set out at the start of every season and have a target of trying to win the domestic trophies.

"Trebles are never easy to win - I know that myself through past experience.

"So we'll carry on as we're doing and try to win the games as they come along and hope that that's good enough for us."