Berkshire Blue

We have the players to win this game and win well. It is all about the eleven players on the park wanting to win and having the ability to win. None of the players can hide as we saw against Aberdeen and for me it is time to freshen things up. With Barisic and Kent fit they both have to be considered for the starting line up. Coulibaly and Ejaria were poor against Aberdeen and for me I would pair Ryan Jack and Rossiter. I am convinced that, with Arfield suspended and other players injured, these two players would work well together. I might even be tempted to play Kent through the middle but then I am not a Lafferty fan. He was very lucky not to be red carded against Aberdeen and since his return from Hearts he has offered very little. We are short of quality strikers and unless one of our young kids is a latter day Derek Johnstone and can come straight into the side and be a superstar we need to find a striker in the January transfer window.

I don't believe that we have had what us older Rangers Fans would refer to as Captain material for a number of years. Certainly Tavernier is as good as any that have preceded him since the departure of Walter Smith and what followed. It could be argued that McGregor would do a better job but then we have the arguments of whether goalkeepers make the best captains, and yes Klos didn't do too bad in his day. For me, until we have a born leader in the team and so long as we hold on to Tav, he should stay as captain. Of the players currently at the club, some of our young players could have the potential to lead the team. Rossiter showed with England Under 21's that he has the qualities but right now there is no guarantee that he can stay fit or indeed secure his place in the team. McCrorie again is a youngster that might have potential as a future captain but again he is young and finding it difficult to secure his position in the team. Leaders are born that way. It is the same in any industry and football is no different. You only need to look at Souness, Gough, and Gerrard himself to see that.