Exclusive: Rangers striker Miovski reflects on title disappointment, Old Firm clashes, and other topics

Nobody at Ibrox is content with a second consecutive season without silverware, and the 26 year old is well aware of the enormous pressure and lofty expectations from the devoted fanbase.

"Every club has its own goals and carries a different kind of pressure. At Rangers, we have a massive worldwide support. Given the proud history and the trophies we have won before, the bar is set very high, where you are constantly expected to win honours. Until now, I have not played for a club where there is an ambition to compete for a league title every season.

"The minimum requirement for Rangers should be to dominate matches and when you are part of this club, you only think about winning trophies. The fans live for that, they live for Rangers lifting the league, winning the cup and dominating, which is normal because the club's culture is like that.

"There is huge pressure and finishing second or third is the same as finishing seventh for Rangers. The fans only care about first place and to be honest, that is exactly how it should be. It is frustrating for everyone at the club that the last league title was won back in 2021, but we are motivated as a squad to give our best and change that," he tells Flashscore.

Bojan Miovski joined the Glasgow club from Girona last summer and scored 13 goals across all competitions in his debut season, making him the squad's third top scorer behind James Tavernier (14) and Youssef Chermiti (15), but with 907 fewer minutes on the pitch than the top scorer.

Also, the natural finisher has the highest goal conversion rate (23 per cent) in the Scottish top flight, and even though competition for places is always welcome, the Macedonian international admits being unhappy with his playing time, especially during the second half of the season.

"I am pleased with my goal scoring output considering my playing time, as I believe that I lacked continuity and a run of matches in the starting line up to find better rhythm and score more goals. I spent more time on the bench than on the pitch during the second half of the season, but I think that 13 goals overall is still a decent return.

"Of course, every player would like to play more and be in the starting line up rather than on the bench, and that was the main idea upon me joining the club. Rangers are a big, big club and it is only natural to have competition for places in the squad, but I am a competitor and fighter, and will always do my best both in training and matches to prove my worth, show the coach that I deserve to play more, and then it is up to the coach to decide who will play," Miovski explains.

Rangers were just a point off top placed Hearts back in April with five matches to go until the end of the season, but a four match losing streak resulted in Danny Rohl's squad losing momentum and their arch rivals Celtic defending the title. When asked what went wrong and whether the players lacked motivation in the post split run in, Bojan Miovski analyses: "We are disappointed that we did not win the title, as I think we had a great chance before the split.

"But no, I would not say that we lacked motivation or determination. Maybe they (Hearts and Celtic) enjoyed bigger support because they played the decisive matches at home, which was definitely a plus for them, but I would not say that they were more motivated than us.

"Against Hearts, we were able to dominate in the first half and we took the lead. We should have finished off the match in the first half with two or three more goals. Unfortunately, we dominated, but we did not create enough chances and that was the key difference. It was a similar story against Celtic, as we scored first and then conceded."

The 40 cap North Macedonia international made his Rangers debut against Celtic at Ibrox in the Old Firm derby. When trying to find the right words to describe the heated rivalry, he says: "I honestly do not know how to explain it, as you have to feel and experience that. That is something that I have never experienced in my career so far. The whole week is dedicated to it, every piece in the media is about it and the whole season revolves around it, basically everything revolves around it. It is an incredible atmosphere with the highest level of intensity and that is the beauty of football, exactly in games like these where everything comes together.

"Everything that you can imagine and associate with football like talent, emotions and passion is involved in this match. Also, both the home and away supporters are present and oh, how they celebrate and how long they celebrate as well. They just live for it and that is simply part of the culture. And that is a very good thing for Scottish football."

The legendary James Tavernier will not be present to lead Rangers in the bid to reclaim the Scottish throne next season, as the long serving captain departed after 11 years spent at Ibrox. His teammate hails the influence of the undisputed leader 'Tav': "To stay at any club for 11 years is incredibly difficult, but to stay for 11 years at Rangers, while being the squad's captain for eight of them under such a massive pressure, is almost impossible. We are all aware of his qualities as a player on the pitch, but he is 10 times better as a person off the pitch.

"Honestly, I have not had such a captain in my club career; he is calm but at the same time he exactly knows when to speak and he is a big fighter, a true leader. He will be a big miss, but it is the end of an era, and I wish him all the best in the future, although he could have let me take a few of his penalties!"

Miovski spent a couple of seasons with Aberdeen between 2022 and 2024, scoring 44 goals in 98 appearances before becoming the club's record sale upon joining Girona. After a turbulent season in LaLiga, Rangers snatched the talented centre forward last summer in a move which gained a lot of traction due to his past with the Dons. However, the former Pittodrie fan favourite holds no grudges against his ex club or supporters despite the heavy backlash he received back in 2025.

"I do not have any ill feelings towards Aberdeen or their supporters, and even today, I am still on good terms with everyone at the club. Even when we played Aberdeen at Pittodrie, everyone at the club welcomed me well because they know how much I sacrificed myself for the club and always gave my best for that shirt. To put it this way, the club helped me a lot, but I also helped them financially a lot and there is mutual satisfaction about that," explains Miovski.

The Shtip born forward scored four goals in 24 appearances across all competitions for Girona and left for Glasgow last summer when Russell Martin called, a coach who long tracked Bojan Miovski and wanted to sign him for Southampton back in the winter transfer window of 2024, while the Catalan club got relegated from LaLiga just a few weeks ago.

"It is sad to see them relegated and it does not matter whether one has been a success or not at that club, I would not wish that (relegation) to happen to any club. I still have a lot of friends and teammates from Girona, like Viktor Tsygankov, and I hope they will earn instant promotion back to LaLiga, as their faithful fans deserve that and have been with the club through thick and thin, from the lower tiers all the way to the Champions League."

Last but not least, even though Miovski realised the dream of playing in Europe's top five leagues with Girona in LaLiga, it was a brief spell, lasting only one season. His ultimate career dream is to prove his worth at Rangers first and then return to playing at the highest level in the future. 

"I have been underestimated throughout my career, with people saying during my early days that I am not good enough or that I do not contribute enough, and for a young player, that is harsh to hear. I know that there were more talented players than me that did not make it, as not everyone has the mental strength to go through that.

"I have been lucky enough to be raised well by my parents and to have the mentality to succeed. I always said, the critics should be your food to prove them wrong, not to be the cause of your downfall. I am ambitious and hungry for success, a person who likes to get out of the comfort zone.

"You cannot rule out anything (regarding his future), but I have a three year contract with Rangers and would definitely like to feature more prominently next season rather than sit on the bench. As I said, I am a competitor and would like to play more," concludes Miovski.