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Rangers captain David Weir has become the oldest ever winner of the Scottish Football Writers' Association Player of the Year Award and will pick up the prize this Sunday, hours after lifting the SPL title for Walter Smith's side.

Weir, who turns 40 on Monday, is out of contract this summer and he despite being a stand-out performer for the champions throughout their successful campaign, he is at a loss as to whether he will still be at Ibrox next season.

"I'm keen to play on and enjoy it,'' Weir said. "But it would have to be right for me and not just for the sake of it. Until something is put in front of me, I can't give a definitive answer. I genuinely don't know what will happen in terms of staying at Rangers."

The manager has been asked the same question about his own future and I don't think we are in a position to answer. No-one knows how the land lies at the club or how it will lie. It's a case of wait and see.

"There are six players out of contract, including me, along with the coaching staff. It's a strange circumstance, but that's the way it is. I would imagine it might be quite late in the summer before a decision is made about me.''

Weir has gone from strength to strength since moving to Rangers from Everton, initially on a six-month deal in January 2007.

The former Falkirk and Hearts defender has missed only three SPL matches since and has helped Rangers to six major trophies and the UEFA Cup final.

"It has exceeded expectations, without a shadow of a doubt," Weir said. "I just came to Rangers for a few months, to try and help stabilise the club. The target back then was just to make sure we finished second in the SPL. By Rangers' standards, what we were aiming for was not high.

"So to go from that to winning championships and cups has been incredible. You can't underestimate the achievements here over the last three years and how the manager has turned the club around during difficult times.

"You don't really get time to savour things here, because there is always another story breaking about Rangers and another game to get ready for. But maybe when the season ends on Sunday, we can take in just how big an achievement it has been to win the title again.

"I don't really think about winning the league on a personal level, but I am looking forward to Sunday and the trophy presentation. It is a massive achievement. Retaining the trophy was huge for us. We won it last year after chasing Celtic all the time.

"That was a massive sense of joy, but this year was a new challenge and a bigger test. It was a relief to win it because it was harder. I'm proud of this, because good Rangers teams in the past haven't won championships. Hopefully this means the current crop will be remembered as a good team.''

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