Hutton hopes to take fight against drop to the wire

KYLE Hutton is determined to live in the present as both his parent club Rangers and loan side Dunfermline, battle for their futures.

Dunfermline are six points adrift at the foot of the SPL with four games remaining, beginning against Aberdeen at East End Park today.

Whether the Fife side are relegated or manage to overhaul Hibs at the death to avoid the drop to the First Division, Hutton is set to return to Rangers this summer, where the future is even more uncertain. The Scottish Football Association’s independent panel this week hit the Ibrox club with sanctions which manager Ally McCoist says threaten their very existence.

Asked about his personal future, Hutton, who has two years remaining on his Rangers contract, said: “I just need to wait and see. I’ve tried to concentrate on my football and play the way I can play. I’m here at Dunfermline so I’m just trying to keep them up first and foremost.”

The 21-year-old moved to Dunfermline in January and remains optimistic they can retain their top-flight status. “I’ve enjoyed every minute of it here and hopefully that can continue,” said Hutton, who was in the team which drew 4-4 at St Mirren last Saturday. “It’s all to play for for us. We’ll take confidence from last weekend – coming back from two goals down – and we’ll go into this weekend and see what happens.”

Should the survival battle continue for another week, an intriguing clash with Hibs looms at Easter Road on 7 May.

“We keep believing, but the time’s coming when we have to get a home win,” Hutton added.

In the visitors’ camp, midfielder Fraser Fyvie is determined Aberdeen end the SPL season on a high in what could be his last full campaign at Pittodrie.

The 19-year-old has been widely linked with Fulham, among others, in a cut-price move, with his contract set to expire at the end of the calendar year.

Fyvie would not be drawn on his future yesterday, however.

“I’ve said everything I’ve had to say,” Fyvie said. “There’s a lot of talk. I’ve not said at any point that I’m definitely leaving in the summer. My contract doesn’t end until January 1. We’ll just see what happens with that.”

Fyvie is not a fan of the SPL split. “It’s a stupid thing in my opinion,” he said – as eighth-placed Aberdeen seek to end the campaign at the top of the bottom half of the table.

The Pittodrie side lost their Scottish Cup semi-final to Hibs two weeks ago and Fyvie added: “We’ve not got much to play for, but we’re looking to win our next four games.”