KEMAR ROOFE has yet to hear the Ibrox roar and see the Rangers support at their best following a unique debut campaign under the guidance of Steven Gerrard.

But the striker is already well aware of his what the first silverware of his time in Glasgow means to fans after playing his part in the bid for title 55 last term.

The arrival of Roofe from Anderlecht last summer proved to be a shrewd bit of business from Rangers and he would go on to score 18 times during an impressive campaign.

He would thrive despite the absence of the Ibrox crowd but he quickly bought into the importance of the goal that Gerrard's side were aiming to achieve during a historic season.

“Getting my first goal for the club was a massive moment for me," Roofe told the Rangers official souvenir magazine.

"As an attacking player, scoring and creating goals is massive and to open your account at such a big club and at Ibrox, it was important for me.

“It was difficult settling in at the start because you don’t get the connection with the fans at all because they are not at the stadium.

Glasgow Times: Kemar Roofe of Rangers celebrates after scoring their team's third goal during the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox

“You have to earn their respect with no feedback, so that was a bit difficult. But it was pretty straightforward as well just because we had one goal in mind and that was to win the league, so each week we were just concentrating on that and kept trying to get the three points.

“I learned right away how important this season was for the club. Every day somebody was telling me about 55, and it got to the point where it stuck and I was telling people about 55!

“It is something that you had to embrace and run with. Confidence was high when I joined the team but to be fair it’s always been high because of the work we put in at training every week.

“Even when we did lose a game or drop points, we knew straight away why it happened and we put it right the next game. So I don’t think our confidence ever faded, it was always high.”