The ex frontman had a loan spell at Ibrox but couldn't bring himself to speak to Gerrard
13:03, 13 Jun 2025
Former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard
Former Rangers boss Steven Gerrard
Jason Cummings has revealed how he bottled out of a Rangers transfer pitch - because he was on a boozy bender and turned to jelly when he met Steven Gerrard in person.
Cummings had a loan spell at Ibrox from Nottingham Forest in the six months before Gerrard’s arrival.
The ex Hibs man then met the Liverpool and England legend in Dubai that summer.
But when Gerrard tried to ask him about the situation he was going into in Glasgow, Cummings hilariously told how he was too nervous to stake a claim to be part of the revolution in Govan.
Cummings admitted he loved his spell at the Light Blues despite it being a low point for the club with a huge gulf to fierce rivals Celtic which Gerrard eventually bridged to win the Premiership crown.
The 29-year-old, who plays for Indian Super League club Mohun Bagan, shared the story on the Open Goal podcast of his chance encounter with Gerrard in the Middle East.
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He said: “It was great just to be a part of Rangers, play in the Old Firm and all that. But wish I played more at Rangers. I feel like I should have ad more opportunities.
"I didn’t play as much as I wanted to but I wanted to stay. After that (the end of his loan spell) I actually met Gerrard in Dubai.
Jason Cummings
"I was in Dubai on a three-day bender. And I thought ‘meet Gerrard and that’ but I rocked up and bottled it. I didn’t speak a word the whole time.
“He was like ‘what you thinking?’ and I just sat there. I think because I was on the booze. I was like ‘Stevie G in the flesh’. I just s*** myself.
“He probably left thinking ‘he’s a weirdo, I’m not signing him. A mute!’. And he ended up signing Jermain Defoe instead… fuming!”
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On his time at Rangers he said: “I was close with Gossy (Sean Goss) and obviously Andy (Halliday) and Jacko (Ryan Jack). I drove in with Jacko and Holty (Jason Holt). Kenny Miller was a good guy. Tav. I used to play Fortnite with them all the time. Lee Wallace.
“Andy, Wallace and Kenny would have the salt and pepper out all the time, talking tactics. Good lads. I was only there for five months.”