A trip to Govan to face a rampant Rangers on the verge of creating history, looks on paper a “Mission Impossible” for Raith Rovers today.
Ibrox boss Mark Warburton has won his first eight games since taking charge of the Light Blues, equalling a record held by legendary manager Bill Struth in 1920.
Rangers will set a new milestone if they can win this afternoon, however, Jon Daly insists the Kirkcaldy side can upset the odds and he is relishing a return to his former stomping ground.
The big Irishman, who left the Glasgow side at the end of last season after two years with the club, said: “I’m looking forward to going back to Ibrox.
“They’re obviously flying high so it’s going to be a tough game but it will be nice to go back and play in front of a massive crowd.
“It’s a stadium I enjoyed playing in over the last few years and I’m fortunate I can go back there and play.
“Last week against Hibs was my first 90 minutes in a long time and I felt okay, I felt a lot better than I thought I would.
“I did a lot of training with Dundee United before I signed here and I’ve been doing a lot of cycling and stuff myself as well. It doesn’t give you the match fitness and sharpness you get from games but I was happy to get 90 minutes in.
He added: “I was disappointed with the result but on a personal level I was just glad to be back on the park and playing again.
“We gave Hibs a lot of space on the ball early on and going to Ibrox we can’t afford to do that.
“They’re flying high and if we stand off them and give them time on the ball they’re going to have the quality and the players to cut us open.
“We’ll have to make sure we get in about them and not let them settle on the ball.
“They’ve been doing really well this season and scoring a lot of goals, and the fans seem to be right behind them and buying right into the manager’s philosophy, which is great for them.
“But it’s up to us to make sure we try to stop them, implement our game plan, and come away with a result that’s positive for us.”
Daly admitted he has been impressed with the job Warburton has done so far with the Ibrox side.
The former Dundee United star added: “They’ve hit the ground running. They’ve obviously worked hard in pre-season on the manager’s philosophy and he seems to have done well.
“I liked what he did when I watched him a couple of years ago at Brentford and I liked how they played.
“He’s also used his contacts well down south and brought in a lot of boys from there who have hit the ground running and done well and scored goals.
“It’s going to be tough for us but we have to be confident going into every game that we can get something from it this will be no different.”
Raith will be without the injured Ross Callachan, Lewis Vaughan and Craig Barr, while Craig Wighton is away on Scotland Under-19 duty.