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What a pity that they are letting a small group spoil this game for thousands of other supporters.

IT is the problem that shouldn't have been for Rangers but one that has plagued them throughout the campaign. Christopher Jack Sports Journalist Tuesday 21/04/2015 Goals win games and Rangers have not scored enough or won enough this season as they have been left in a fight for the Championship consolation prize rather than involved in a two-way battle with Hearts for the second tier crown. There is not a Rangers player in the top ten in the Championship scoring charts, with Nicky Law the leading Ibrox marksman with nine league goals to his name. The arrival of Haris Vuckic has added a much needed touch of quality and goal threat to the Gers attack, with the seven-goal Newcastle star the inspiration behind the recent resurgence under Stuart McCall. If that run is to continue and Rangers are to clinch a top flight return, McCall will need goals from his forward line. Here, SportTimes looks at how the strikers have fared and what impact they could have in the promotion battle. KRIS BOYD Games: 40 Goals: 10 The capture of Boyd was seen as the final piece in the jigsaw and the move that would take Rangers some way to the Championship title before a ball was kicked this term but it hasn't been a happy homecoming for the Scottish Premier League's all-time record scorer. It took him until October before he finally netted in the Championship as found the target in the 6-1 win over Raith at Ibrox but the floodgates never opened. The 31-year-old has been the target of stinging judgements from supporters but has often been his own harshest critic as he has failed to live up to expectations and get anywhere near the 20-plus goal target he had set for himself. His chances under McCall in recent week have been limited and he was once again on the bench on Saturday as Ryan Hardie made his first start for the club. Goals may have been hard to come by this season but he has the ability to get back to his free-scoring best and there is no reason why he can't finish the campaign on a high and still fire Rangers back to the top flight. KENNY MILLER Games: 33 Goals: 7 It has not been third time lucky for Miller at Ibrox. Reunited with Boyd after a four season separation, the former Scotland striker has struggled to roll back the years. The fear for Rangers fans was that, at 35, Miller had peered over the precipice and was too far down the road towards retirement to make a real impact this season. He has undoubtedly lost that electric turn of foot that made him into a hero for club and country but he has still stepped up to the plate when it has mattered, his goals against Hibernian and Hearts in recent weeks crucial to Rangers' play-off ambitions. The partnership with Nicky Clark has shown signs of promise over the last few matches and Miller's experience will stand the Light Blues in good stead as they look to get over the finishing line. NICKY CLARK Games: 37 Goals: 8 The arrival of McCall at Ibrox has given Clark a new lease of life as he has been handed an extended run in the team and equipped himself well in recent weeks. Four goals in his last eight games is a decent return but he has never looked like the player who scored more than 40 times for Queen of the South to win his move to Rangers two years ago. His energy and work-rate have seen him emerge as a key part of the McCall plan but Clark has also missed his fair share of chances and can't be seen as a reliable scorer. That is not to say he can't play a big part in the coming weeks, however. He is clearly a player that McCall sees something in and rates highly enough to stick by so it wouldn't be a surprise to see Clark lead the Rangers charge towards the Premiership. There would be no better time than the play-offs for the 23-year-old to silence the doubters amongst the Ibrox support and prove his worth. JON DALY Games: 28 Goals: 4 Rangers' top scorer as they cruised to the League One title last term, it has been a second season to forget for Daly at Ibrox. After undergoing knee surgery in the summer and missing the important pre-season schedule, Daly has never got up to speed this term. On his day, his physical presence makes him a match for any defensive line in the league but he has not been able to recapture the form that saw him net 21 times last term. A knee injury has kept him out of action since the 2-2 draw with Alloa a month ago and, with his contract up at the end of the season, time is running out for the Irishman to make an impact at Ibrox. DEAN SHIELS Games: 23 Goals: 4 Undoubtedly capable of producing better than he has shown for most of his Rangers career, Shiels could yet play a key role for McCall's men this season. The Northern Irishman has spent recent weeks in a deeper central midfield role but was deployed further forward, and often wide, by McCoist and Kenny McDowall earlier in the campaign. Frequent changes in position and long spells out of the side mean he has never been able to get fully up to speed or hit a consistent run of form. Another who has been rejuvenated by McCall's methods, Shiels has the quality to be central to Rangers' plans but faces a sizeable task to convince fans he is worthy of another chance. RYAN HARDIE Games: 5 Goals: 2 After a dream day at Dumbarton, it will be interesting to see if McCall sticks by Hardie for the visit of Falkirk this weekend. The 18-year-old has always looked a prospect whenever he has been given a chance to impress and got his rewards at the Rock with a well taken double. It would be a big call from his manager to put his faith in him in games of such importance in the coming weeks but it could be the making of the Ibrox kid.

Rangers boss Stuart McCall has heaped praise on winger Shane Ferguson. Rangers manager Stuart McCall has told the club's official website that Shane Ferguson has given training sessions a lift with his quality. Rangers remain in second place in the Scottish Championship even after Hibs' 3-1 win over Livingston tonight, and will be looking to tighten their grip on the top play-off spot when they face Falkirk at Ibrox this weekend. McCall has enjoyed a great start to life as Rangers boss, with Newcastle loanee Haris Vuckic scoring on a regular basis to aid the club's push for promotion back to the top flight. Vuckic is one of five Newcastle loanees who joined Rangers on deadline day, but is the only one to have made an impact so far, with injuries hampering the other four. Now though, one of them is closing in on a Rangers debut, with winger Shane Ferguson back in training - and he even featured in a Rangers Under-20 match against Celtic on Monday. The Northern Ireland international hasn't kicked a ball for Rangers yet due to injuries, but could hand McCall a real boost by being fit for the play-off run-in. Speaking to the Rangers official website, McCall admitted that Ferguson could now play a part, whilst also noting that he has given training sessions a lift because of the quality he brings - no doubt a by-product of being a Premier League player. "I said after the first time that I met him that his mental approach as well as his physical approach impressed me. He might play a part between now and the end of the season hopefully," said McCall. "I was speaking to [Rangers Under-20 coach Ian] Durrant and he said that at the training session they had on the Sunday, he lifted it with his ability, his quality and his technique and everyone followed that which was good. He said that his standard was very good which followed through into the game on the Monday," he added. Sorry for spoiling your evening Gunslinger.

Just as a matter of interest as I am watching the Livi hibs game and see closed stands on both sides, does that stupid 10.000 seat stadium rule still exist?

Join him in a dugout.

If he is under 45 get him signed.

Apparently there is a TV programme on channel 4 on Monday about how Sport Direct and Ashley operates.

To be honest it looks pretty deliberate to me.

When is the Gersnet ladies day dinner I may be tempted to come over for that. I may be able to pick a dug out,

Unfortunately they did. They got reinstated after a 3-0 defeat because a not registered player was on the field for 2 minutes.

Great piece John. I would just like to offer a bit of info about Ajax. Many supporters feel they lost the league this year because they had too many youth players playing. Frank de Boer got quite a lot of criticism as he sometimes had a full midfield of 18 year old players. I suppose the main point in all things is finding a happy balance. In youth development Rangers and McCoist were totally lop-sided against it.

I guess they didn't like the stripes of sperm and vaginal juices.

Great player and great ambassador for the club. As Frankie said he will be sadly missed.

I was just thinking: We've got Mati Mati Mati Mati Zata on the wing onthe wing.

He will find another team but will probably never get another ride in the dugout. Well worth it I think.:devil:

Than for that mate. Mati Zata what a name that is.

if your hand is in a not natural position then it is classed as deliberate. What a natural position is is another argument.

Hutton? No no thanks. I am happy he is doing a good job there as it may put a few quid on to his sale value.

No just a few Girl Guides.

He will fit in perfectly at Parkhead then.

I totally disagree with him. If you have qualified for the play-offs due to consistent fouling then you deserve to lose the players involved. If a player is smart he will take a booking before the play-offs to clear himself.

Lets not start blaming or accusing anyone. Many were taken in by Murray, Whyte, Green and Ashely. Sometimes you get things wrong and it happens to all of us.

A step down from van Dijk I think. Certainly going forward.

You are right to an extent but they have been shouting about the treble for months now giving no respect to other teams. In Greek mythology Icarus flew too near the sun with his wax wings and that is the feeling I have now, so I can afford a small smirk.