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00:00Stewart and Rory Hamilton. Well it looks like there is a double change for Rangers and Conor
00:06Barron as you can see is coming on and joining him will be Yanis Hadji who
00:12hasn't played for Rangers since August of last season. He got half an hour off
00:17the bench against Greenock Morton in the Premier Sports Cup and listen to the
00:22reception for Yanis Hadji.
00:27Kamey McPherson is also coming on along with Adama Sidibe who returns from a
00:40four-game suspension a double red card up at Tanadice.
00:46So two changes for each side.
00:59It looks like St Johnston going to back four Michael. Yeah it does look like that unless Mackenzie Kirk is going to play right wing back.
01:19It's a very attacking substitution from St Johnston getting more firepower
01:26onto the park and obviously for Rangers you heard that reception that Yanis
01:29Hadji had there. Welcome back and he gives them another alternative, gives them another option.
01:37Something that I'm pretty sure Philippe Lamont would be delighted about.
01:47Contract situation resolved and he comes on for his hundredth appearance.
01:53He was of course on loan at Alaves last season.
02:00First press, first touch. Raymond Kipioka has now drifted over to this left-hand side.
02:10Currently Sidibe in the middle and Kirk up front. Maneers, Cerny.
02:18Tavenier in, first-time ball and Essel knocks it high and behind.
02:30It was a little bit loose from St Johnston at the beginning. Nielsen does well actually to just close down the space for Cerny.
02:39Tavenier whipping it into the back post. Essel just not taking any chances, putting it behind for a corner kick.
03:01Tavenier to take.
03:04Dessus, there's none there.
03:08Sidibe at the back post.
03:12Dessus is a bit perplexed.
03:14It was a free kick. Sidibe is all right, which is the most important thing.
03:30But yes, a very attacking line-up from St Johnston there. They've got four strikers on the park basically here.
03:36Raskin, Macpherson sliding in.
03:46Dominance in the middle of the park through Macpherson, that's well read by Jeff Day.
03:53Eating up the ground as well, chased by Essel. Now Hadji.
03:59Slip through, looking for Barron who's well advanced by Rami.
04:15Back it goes to Raskin. I think we're maybe going to see Connor Barron with a more forward-thinking role with Raskin still in the team.
04:22I don't think we've seen the two of them play too often together.
04:28This of course makes it the first appearance under Philippe Clement for Yannis Hadji.
04:45There's no doubt about it, as you said, he was away on loan in the middle of his last season.
04:57He's been frozen out in the early part of this season.
05:00He gets his contract situation sorted out, of course it feels like a new signing.
05:05At a time where they're desperately looking for reinforcements.
05:12There's somebody at the top end of the park that can make something happen.
05:20It's up to him now to really go and grasp that opportunity.
05:24Barron. Tavernier. By Rami.
05:40Hadji in a race to try and keep that in play he did.
05:45Raskin. Hadji here. By Rami.
05:50They seem to be switching positions.
06:00Forcing the ball out wide to Czerny.
06:07Back it comes to Barron. Raymond had to win that.
06:15Czerny to Tavernier. By Rami.
06:22Skips beyond Tavernier, he appreciated the efforts of Nedim by Rami though.
06:45He sort of busies that one up the line to Kirk.
06:55He's able to deal with it and Smith lands a free kick.
07:03They're certainly under a bit of pressure there at St Johnstone.
07:08Another one of those situations where they're delighted to get the free kick and just be able to start the game again.
07:16First and up to Kimpioka.
07:20Trying to fend off Tavernier.
07:32Esso looks for the run of Sidibe.
07:37And Souter got himself well positioned to hold off the striker.
07:42It didn't look like it was a particularly brilliant defensive set up.
07:49With that one ball in behind it just looked to me as if a little bit too big of a gap.
07:55Robin Propper just being a little bit further in front.
07:59The ball had been a little bit better weighted there than perhaps Sidibe would have been able to get it under control and been facing John Souter 1v1.
08:08There are very different prospects at St Johnstone with Sidibe and Kimpioka in the team, aren't they?
08:14Of course there are. I mean, look, if you're any side and you take out two of your main front men then it's going to affect you.
08:20But it's the energy they bring to the side as well that's one of the biggest things for St Johnstone.
08:29And that ability to be able to get in behind opponents and decide that it's not going to have a lot of the ball in terms of domination and possession.
08:41They want to try to counter attack and catch people on the transition.
08:49By Rami Cherny now.
08:53And Dessers.
09:00Kirk smashing clear.
09:06There's not many two look-ins at goal this evening.
09:12Maybe he should have fashioned something from there.
09:16Get the ball out of his feet.
09:19Decent ball. Tavernier turns around.
09:22As if to say, how did nobody get on the end of that?
09:26Well, you talk about not having many opportunities. I think this is the criticism, obviously, for Cyril Dessers.
09:32He needs too many opportunities to get one in the back of the net.
09:36And there he just looks like he left the ball behind. He lost it.
09:41The guys were talking at halftime in respect of the scoreline and what St Johnstone will be looking to do.
09:49That's where the main striker for Rangers has got such a big part to play.
09:54If you were able to kill games off earlier, that just brings a much calmer feel to the game.
10:00Instead, you pass up opportunities and it just brings a nervousness.
10:04Especially at this stage where Philippe Clement is trying to build some sort of momentum.
10:10And this season so far, it just feels like whenever they do manage to get a bit of momentum,
10:18the next performance is poor or the result's not great.
10:22And it just stops, starts, stops, starts.
10:26You think when Philippe Clement first came into Rangers, some of the performances weren't great.
10:30But it was result after result after result which built up that momentum. It built up that belief.
11:00To Raska, nice touch.
11:10Smith to win it back for St Johnstone though and up to Kirk.
11:16Smith again and asks Sidibe to run against Souter.
11:20This could be a good race. Sidibe gets the ball, he's got Kimpioka in the middle.
11:24Souter stopped to his task well.
11:27John Souter defended that situation very well.
11:31Clearly no slouch himself when he gets going, Souter.
11:35Not only that, he then gets into position but he's got the calmness just to hold his ground.
11:39He's not diving in.
11:41He's able just to flick it away and get away from the striker.
11:45I think already you can see what the new manager has got to work with.
11:56In terms of that ability to be able to go and hurt opponents at the top end of the park.
12:01He's just got to try and find a system that's going to get as many of those dangerous players in the team as possible.
12:07Without leaving them exposed at the back.
12:13Cut the flicked header. It will be a St Johnstone corner kick here.
12:18That will just bring a moment of anxiety around the Rangers' support.
12:27Kimpioka needs to get on the end of it.
12:31Sumo Valakari does come with a track record of attacking football.
12:38Certainly, as you mentioned Michael, four forwards on the pitch.
12:44And Ibrox is bold.
12:47Butland picks that one out of the sky and now bowls it out.
12:52The Rangers look to get moving quickly.
12:57It comes back to Jeff Day and allows St Johnstone to get back into position.
13:03There's obviously a marked change from the previous manager where the St Johnstone supporters weren't overly impressed with the brand of football they were watching.
13:14Sumo Valakari wanting to play attacking football.
13:18He's got to try and get some results as well to build the belief in the team.
13:23Pass from Raymond to Kimpioka.
13:31Missed control there from the pass back from McPherson.
13:35St Johnstone a bit of a bother here.
13:38Rangers looking for the killer second. Hadji picks out Cherney nicely.
13:43Goes one way then the other and Cherney!
13:46And the double for Rangers.
13:51That might just kill off the St Johnstone fight.
13:54Two from Vaclav Cherney.
13:57The Rangers have a cushion now.
14:02It all comes from a poor bit of play from Cammy McPherson in the middle of the park.
14:07He knows it himself, gives the turnover to Rangers.
14:11It looked as if Vaclav Cherney should have been able to go and break first of all.
14:15He went back in field with this ball from Hadji.
14:18That's what makes it.
14:19He fizzes it into the wide man.
14:24Not the cleanest of strikes but it doesn't matter.
14:26But that ball, that's the difference there from Hadji.
14:31Looks as if it actually comes a little bit of a deflection off the underside of the boot here from Nielsen.
14:38Doesn't matter, it's in the back of the net.
14:40Two from Cherney.
14:42Gets his side in front comfortably now.
14:50Cyril Dessers has run his race and Hamza Igeman will come on.
14:55He doesn't look too impressed at the decision.
15:00Unable to add to his seven goals for the season, Cyril Dessers.
15:05There's been a few calls for Igeman to get more game time.
15:11He did start the game against Hibs last weekend.
15:22He's got an opportunity again.
15:23I thought the Hibs performance wasn't particularly brilliant from not just Igeman but Rangers in general.
15:31But Dessers has not been at his best here tonight.
15:35He's not best pleased, he's obviously going off.
15:39His side are 2-0 up here.
15:43When you look at Hadji that's come on there, he's made a difference.
15:46These guys at the top end of the park, that's what you're looking for.
15:49Somebody that's going to do something that can unlock a defence.
15:53Cherney's bagged two goals.
15:55Hadji sets the second one up having just come on.
15:58You want these guys who are in the final third to be coming up with bits of play that lead to goals, create opportunities.
16:10Certainly as I said, that pass from Hadji just makes sure that Cherney's then facing the defender 1v1 inside the box.
16:27Sunday night kick-off.
16:30William Hills in the premiership.
16:44It's all.
16:47It's caught and picked.
16:49It's a real Dessers.
16:54It's just frustration, he knows himself.
17:02Dibé all alone.
17:05Had some zip behind it from the striker.
17:08Difficult to tell from this angle exactly how close it was.
17:13Comfortably wide.
17:15Jack Butler has more than covered the angles there.
17:21He doesn't look first enough alongside Choumou Malakari.
17:24He'll be in the final third.
17:28It's all.
17:31It's caught and picked.
17:34It's caught and picked.
17:37He'll be the head of football operations, scouting and recruitment for St. Johnson.
18:00Clarke.
18:01Raskin.
18:03Straight on to the first touch.
18:05Clarke wins it back and then Raskin fouls him and that will be a yellow card for the Belgian midfielder.
18:14You can see him just having a quiet word there with Cherney.
18:20Just felt as if he was a little bit too close for him to slip the ball back into his path.
18:25Clearly pulls down Nicky Clarke in the end and he knows he's getting a yellow card.
18:32Disappointment for the Belgian.
18:36Break Rangers are off to Rugby Park to play Kilmarnock for St. Johnson they've got.
18:54An intriguing first game for Choumou Malakari against Ross County at McDermott Park.
18:59Now Sidibe will continue this race with John Souter and a little reckless sliding in there on the tackle on the Scotland defender.
19:17Well the initial instinct is looking at it from here he'll be fortunate to get away without a yellow card.
19:24I mean it looks as if he went right through the back of John Souter.
19:28You can hear the crowd are not impressed either.
19:31I don't know what he's trying to do.
19:32I mean that's a yellow card every day of the week.
19:36It's astonishing.
19:37He can't get the ball.
19:39Even if he does get the ball he's always going to go right through the Rangers player.
19:43Madness.
19:44He's just come back from a red card.
19:47And you look at an instant like you see what is going through your head.
19:50It's crazy.
19:51And David Dickinson has let him off one there big time.
19:55It was actually something that Nicky Clark was talking about in the lead up to the game just as Aaron Essel took a bit of a tumble there under pressure from Jeff Day.
20:07About Adama Sidibe and how he's had a number of chats with him to just make him realise the importance of your actions on the pitch.
20:16And he says he's 26 years old but he's a young 26.
20:19He's come from a lower...
20:21Those chats have clearly worked haven't they?
20:23Well...
20:25He's come from a lower tier of football as well.
20:27There's a lot more scrutiny at this level.
20:29Yeah I mean of course.
20:31Irrespective of what level of football you're coming from.
20:35It's good to be shown that endeavour and desire to work hard and close people down.
20:40But you've got to have a bit of recognition about when you can actually win a ball or not.
20:45And the dangers of diving into a tackle like that in terms of picking up bookings and red cards.
20:54Suspension has cost him his place in the national squad of the Gambia.
21:20Souter.
21:24Now Czerny.
21:26Tavernier looks to return it.
21:28Oh it's a brilliant pass back to Tavernier.
21:30Czerny sets up.
21:31Igeman.
21:33Straight forward save for Sinclair in the end.
21:35But it's a flowing move from Rangers.
21:37Some of the best football we've seen tonight.
21:39Absolutely.
21:40As quick, as incisive.
21:42Nice bit of interchange and link up between Tavernier and Czerny.
21:48Disappointing finish there from Igeman there.
21:54He pulls into a perfect spot.
21:57The ball's in his path.
21:59If he'd been hypercritical maybe just a little bit too hard.
22:02If it was a tad softer he maybe would have been able to step onto it a bit more.
22:07But still I don't think it was what you would class as a poor ball.
22:09And he should have done better.
22:17Instead he just chokes the shot a little bit.
22:19It's right down the throat of the goalkeeper, Sinclair.
22:23Let's be honest with you.
22:24If he's going to want to dispossess the serial deathers of the main striker position
22:32then he has to bang them in the back of the net consistently when he gets an opportunity.
22:39He's yet to get off the mark for Rangers.
22:43It's Essel to Smith.
22:46There's Igeman.
22:48There's Essel to Smith.
22:55So Johnson trying to make a fight of it here.
22:58It's well read by Kroeper.
23:02Igeman trying to get turned against Sanders.
23:07As he covers his centre-back partner.
23:10Kroeper! Kroeper!
23:13Sanders looks up the line. Kirk.
23:16Take it off the chest. Holds off proper.
23:18He's got Kipioka in the back post.
23:20Sidibe coming in. He goes in alone when he had much better options.
23:25And Sidibe shows his frustration.
23:29St. Johnson really should have got one back there.
23:33You just can't afford to miss up.
23:36Pass up opportunities like that.
23:38They're 2-0 down at Ibrox.
23:42That has to be 2-1. And you're right.
23:45Mackenzie Kirk, he's made the wrong decision there.
23:50He has to be cutting that back to Sidibe
23:52who at that point has a far better angle
23:55and he's probably got an open goal because Jack Butlin is so close to the near post there.
24:02Kroeper! Kroeper!
24:04His dad standing down on the touchline and hands on his head moment there.
24:12Hands on his head. Sidibe was on his knees.
24:17St. Johnson unable to find the net.
24:21What it shows as well is a little bit of a concern in terms of physicality from Robin Kroeper there.
24:27He's 1v1. He has to do better. He falls down far too easily.
24:33We've seen John Suter in a number of those positions already.
24:361v1 and he's defended it really well.
24:40The Dutchman is in there up against Mackenzie Kirk
24:44and he just goes down too easily.
24:47Got to be stronger in those positions.
24:57Kroeper! Kroeper!
25:09It's Haji.
25:11Prescott.
25:16Kroeper.
25:22Sidibe.
25:24To Baron.
25:27Kroeper.
25:28Sidibe.
25:29Kroeper.
25:30Sidibe.
25:33Corner Baron once more.
25:35Threads the pass through.
25:36Comes to Iggeman.
25:42Wins it back but illegally so.
25:51You can see the referee David Dickinson.
25:53Dickinson is pointing towards Igoumen here, saying that's where the foul was.
26:00Here's the chance for Kirk.
26:02Hovenpropper's got to do better.
26:04He's got to, I mean, simply, cannot be going to ground that easily.
26:08You can see that, just out the side of the picture there,
26:11the cut back to Sidibe was on.
26:14Jack Butland is at the near post area.
26:17John Souter's coming across as well.
26:20If he just pulls it back towards the penalty spot,
26:23then the striker's got a far better angle to try to get the ball on the back of the net.
26:49Souter for Czerny.
26:59Czerny.
27:01Straight to Raymond.
27:04Johnson will have plenty forward in this attack.
27:07Raymond now releases Kimpioka.
27:10Sidibe in the middle.
27:11Clark joining him.
27:13It's Kimpioka.
27:15Twists away, looking to get round.
27:17The outside of Souter has to settle for the corner.
27:21They just looked for a split second there,
27:23as if Kimpioka had been able to check back and get past the defence.
27:28John Souter gets his boot on it, able to flick it away.
27:38Just preparing another change.
27:40Now Raisho Kashiwiro will be coming on shortly.
27:47In the meantime, what's the defending to do for the home side?
27:51Johnson trying to get themselves back into this.
27:54Butland didn't get all of that, or any of that.
28:00That's another moment of concern for Rangers.
28:08I don't think Jack Butland got any of that.
28:18Johnston haven't got any design to get something out of this game.
28:26They can't pass up these opportunities.
28:29The Rangers making their change now.
28:45Naraiso Kashiwiro coming on.
28:48Václav Cserný, the double goalscorer.
28:51No hat-trick for him tonight.
28:53But it's his goals that have got Rangers in this position.
28:56The first one brilliantly taken.
29:01Naraiso Kashiwiro comes on, the man on loan from Feyenoord,
29:05who many thought may start the game this evening.
29:17He's just gone straight to have a conversation with James Tavernier
29:21and wonder if he'll be the one to move the ball.
29:26He's just gone straight to have a conversation with James Tavernier
29:29and wonder if he'll be the one to move the ball.
29:32He's just gone straight to have a conversation with James Tavernier
29:35and wonder if he'll be the one to move the ball.
29:57Naraiso Kashiwiro.
30:00Now Tavernier.
30:03Naraiso Kashiwiro.
30:06Now Tavernier.
30:09The man in the middle slides past everyone.
30:12The striker appreciated the ball in from his captain.
30:15The man in the middle slides past everyone.
30:18The striker appreciated the ball in from his captain.
30:21The man in the middle slides past everyone.
30:25Well, as soon as Tavernier gets the ball out of his feet,
30:28Well, as soon as Tavernier gets the ball out of his feet,
30:31he's only got one thought in his mind.
30:33He's only got one thought in his mind.
30:35It looked as if a man just stopped his run a little bit there.
30:38It looked as if a man just stopped his run a little bit there.
30:41If he just keeps motoring, picks out his position,
30:44whether he's going near Poster,
30:46whether he's pulling in behind the defender,
30:48but if he just keeps the motion running forward,
30:51he'll be able to get on the end of that ball.
30:59Let's see how this works out.
31:02Kashiwiro and Tavernier down the right-hand side together.
31:05Kashiwiro and Tavernier down the right-hand side together.
31:13The Dutchman has defensive work to do here.
31:16The Dutchman has defensive work to do here.
31:18We're coming to an end of one of these mid-spells
31:21We're coming to an end of one of these mid-spells
31:23We're coming to an end of one of these mid-spells
31:25in the early part of the season,
31:27between the international breaks.
31:29How do you think Philippe Clément will assess how his team have done?
31:32How do you think Philippe Clément will assess how his team have done?
31:35Because at the end of the last one,
31:37they were coming off that defeat against Celtic.
31:39What they have done is turn around results,
31:41all bar the one against Lyon in the Europa League.
31:44all bar the one against Lyon in the Europa League.
31:47It's a hard one for them,
31:50because Lyon were outstanding.
31:53because Lyon were outstanding.
31:55It's a real sore one in regard to the campaign
31:58It's a real sore one in regard to the campaign
32:01starting so well against Malmo away from home,
32:03feeling like you're in the groove in Europe.
32:05feeling like you're in the groove in Europe.
32:07It's a bit of a reality check.
32:10It's a bit of a reality check.
32:12I think on the whole, he'll be fairly happy.
32:15Tavernier with a strike.
32:16It deflected up and towards Niels Snoes.
32:19It deflected up and towards Niels Snoes.
32:20Hands were, or Sanders rather,
32:21Hands were, or Sanders rather,
32:22hands tucked in towards his body.
32:23hands tucked in towards his body.
32:24Real appeals.
32:32It deflects off his team-mate in close quarters
32:34It deflects off his team-mate in close quarters
32:35and his arms down by his side.
32:36and his arms down by his side.
32:37I was just going to say,
32:38I think that over the piece,
32:39I think that over the piece,
32:40he's going to be fairly happy
32:41because they've got to just try and build that bit of momentum,
32:43because they've got to just try and build that bit of momentum,
32:44make sure that they're still in the hunt.
32:45make sure that they're still in the hunt.
32:47It's still very much earlier in the season.
32:49It's still very much earlier in the season.
32:50In Europe, they're looking at the games,
32:51In Europe, they're looking at the games,
32:52which they've got a tough set of fixtures in the Europa League,
32:54which they've got a tough set of fixtures in the Europa League,
32:56but they can't let that dispirit them too much.
32:58but they can't let that dispirit them too much.
33:03The other thing that just
33:04The other thing that just
33:05will be a little bit of a nagging doubt in the back of his mind
33:06will be a little bit of a nagging doubt in the back of his mind
33:07was that performance against Hibbs.
33:08was that performance against Hibbs.
33:09It wasn't a great performance.
33:10It wasn't a great performance.
33:16But given the five points dropped
33:17But given the five points dropped
33:18in that first part of the season,
33:19in that first part of the season,
33:20it was important to...
33:21it was important to...
33:22It looks like,
33:23It looks like,
33:24barring a disastrous 13 minutes at the end here,
33:25barring a disastrous 13 minutes at the end here,
33:26that they're going to come round
33:27that they're going to come round
33:28with all victories in this section.
33:29with all victories in this section.
33:30And that's what I'm saying in terms of
33:31And that's what I'm saying in terms of
33:32it's vital that they kept themselves in the hunt.
33:33it's vital that they kept themselves in the hunt.
33:34It's still very early in the season,
33:35It's still very early in the season,
33:36but you start dropping more points
33:39but you start dropping more points
33:40than you're in real trouble.
33:41than you're in real trouble.
33:42Proper with the ball through,
33:43Proper with the ball through,
33:44Bayrami.
33:45Bayrami.
33:46Sinclair saves.
33:47Sinclair saves.
33:48Comes out to Hatchie.
33:49Comes out to Hatchie.
33:50The crowd would love to see
33:51The crowd would love to see
33:52a goal from him,
33:53a goal from him,
33:54and now the flag goes up.
33:55and now the flag goes up.
33:56And when you take into consideration
33:57And when you take into consideration
33:58obviously the rampage
33:59obviously the rampage
34:00that Aberdeen have had as well,
34:01that Aberdeen have had as well,
34:02the pressure is maintained.
34:03the pressure is maintained.
34:04Difficult to say from that angle
34:05Difficult to say from that angle
34:06offside or not.
34:07offside or not.
34:08But Bayrami
34:09But Bayrami
34:10wasn't too difficult.
34:11wasn't too difficult.
34:12He had lots of space
34:13He had lots of space
34:14to get that up and over Sinclair.
34:15to get that up and over Sinclair.
34:16to get that up and over Sinclair.
34:17It will be a very, very
34:18It will be a very, very
34:19It will be a very, very
34:20interesting game up at
34:21interesting game up at
34:22Portaudger at the end of the month.
34:23Portaudger at the end of the month.
34:24Portaudger at the end of the month.
34:25Between these
34:26Between these
34:27two sides,
34:28two sides,
34:29Aberdeen and Rangers
34:30Aberdeen and Rangers
34:31who are up at the top
34:32who are up at the top
34:33of the table competing.
34:34of the table competing.
34:35of the table competing.
34:36It's Kerry.
34:37It's Kerry.
34:38It's Kerry.
34:39It's pass.
34:40It's pass.
34:41It's pass.
34:42Bayrami.
34:43Bayrami.
34:44It's pass.
34:45It's pass.
34:46It's pass.
34:47It's looking for help.
34:48It's looking for help.
34:49It's looking for help.
34:50It's looking for help.
34:51It's looking for help.
34:52It's looking for help.
34:53It's looking for help.
34:54It's looking for help.
34:55It's looking for help.
34:56It's looking for help.
34:57It's looking for help.
34:58It's looking for help.
34:59It's looking for help.
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37:18He can now face a suspension, just as he looks to revive his Rangers career.
37:29You can understand the frustration, but the referee's left with no other option.
37:34That is simply a red card tackle.
37:48You know, it's now that you think to...
37:55To miss chances.
37:56The McKenzie-Kirk chance.
37:57Yeah.
37:58And also, I think it was Nielsen that was coming in the back when Jack Butlin missed
38:04the ball from the corner.
38:05He said at the time, these are opportunities that St. John's can't afford to pass up.
38:13It's Casemirio.
38:21There will be a St. John's free kick, just to add to the frustrated atmosphere around
38:30Ibrox Stadium.
38:32All of a sudden, there's this nervousness in the air.
38:38So Neri Bayrami will make way, and St. John's Stirling will come on to try and sort things
38:45up for the Rangers.
38:48For St. Johnson, it's Aaron Esselt, who will make way for Anto Franschak, a 17-year-old
38:57to come on.
38:59for st johnson it's aaron essel who will make way for franz franzschak a 17 year old
39:14come on
39:26taken by mcpherson suitor clears kelchins and suture with the block
39:37for sidibe though back to gold sanders smith clark wants it towards the back post it is clark
39:47and he rifles one in but the flag goes up just when st johnson thought that they were back in it
39:56well it's a nice ball from smith he just clips it over the top of the defense
40:01clarkson acres of space able to get the touch and bring it down you can see him there with his arm
40:06up drifting him behind i'll tell you what i'm not sure about that obviously it'll get looked at
40:14certainly with the naked eye it looked as if he was on side and behind
40:19jeff
40:24not to be checked very very tight it's just a question about whether his upper body is in front
40:31of the defender because certainly his legs looked on side and i'm not sure about his upper body at
40:38all the lines will need to be drawn because it's so tight how do you feel about factual
40:42offside versus what you can see with the naked eye i've said it before
40:54confirmation of the offside yeah offside so on for nicky clark there
41:02obviously i mean look at the point is that with the offsides factual is a there can't be any
41:08ambiguity it's offside is offside but then you talk about
41:23it's not it's a far bigger debate but yes my feeling on it is that players can't judge
41:30that so how if they can't be expected to on the field of play then then why does it go to
41:35technology i think that should be a goal is what you're saying
41:42incidents like that yeah yeah i know you mean i've said it before in the past that uh
41:47but to be fair that was quite quick but sometimes you get incidents that take five minutes to find
41:51out that somebody's you know big toe was offside is that the spirit of what we're looking for in
41:57football certainly sidibe with the acrobatic effort
42:06it's a you know a game that was very very comfortable for rangers
42:10there's just a nervousness that's creeped in should he be with the acrobatic attempt there
42:18and uh missed opportunity from st johnston beforehand the red card from haji disallowed
42:25goal there from uh from nicky clark and all of a sudden there's a little bit of a different field
42:31to what before should have just been a calm and easy into the game
42:38foreign
42:47nielsen storm forward from the back
43:08hasn't been packed throughout the game
43:12difficulties with the kickoff time
43:16there's plenty of joy in the rangers performance should be able to see them through to victory
43:23with three minutes left
43:38so
43:56kelton's at the throat tabernia loses out to kelton's and now sidibe on the chase butland
44:04comes out had to win that cleanly going with the heads and the flag goes up against the debate
44:14the goalkeeper certainly didn't know it was offside great bit of defending from jack butland
44:19here the diving head up good bravery as well cdb should be okay here i don't think it was
44:26it looked like it was an awkward fall or anything
44:56so
45:08well michael a chance for you to name your player of the match this evening
45:12well he's come up with the two goals it's been all the difference here
45:16and he's uh he's made the difference he's my man in the match
45:27foreign
45:49and from a son johnson point of view this has obviously been an extremely difficult
45:53spell for them but their supporters can take some heart there will be a bit of excitement
45:59around mcdermott park to see their new manager in action and i mean the talk has been that
46:06should they need investment before the january for free transfers then that may be an option
46:14oh yeah i mean look it's a the change has been made the manager is in now
46:19i think the disappointment obviously that he comes away from the game with with nothing but
46:24i think he'll feel that he's he's seen components of the team that he will be able to work with
46:32and they're going to be battling in the bottom six i don't see how they're going to be able to
46:38get themselves into that that mix for the top six certainly he'll feel as you said with the
46:46potential of perhaps some more investment in january as well you'll feel like you should
46:51be able to steer them away from a relegation battle which is the biggest challenge obviously
46:58he was he was talking before january should there be areas of the squad that he looks to
47:04improve his budget available to bring in and that of course would be free transfers
47:10at this stage of the season one minute of the sixth additional has been played
47:20foreign
47:36great strike and an even better save from ross sinclair
47:42so close to his first rangers goal but that was a brilliant stop from sinclair
47:46what a strike and what a save that would have been a perfect end to the game for rangers and
47:56ends up probably just being a little bit too close to the goalkeeper it gives him that
48:01opportunity to be able to get his arm up and push it over the
48:03the crossbar but take nothing away from ross sinclair still a great save
48:09so
48:19i'm able to trouble the goalkeeper
48:25so
48:46he really has
48:50he's been in a number of you know 1v1 situations john suit and he's he's come up trump
48:55all of them can't think of any where he's been he's been beaten well and a chance for him during
49:03the international break to make his mark in that scotland squad as well a few defensive issues there
49:14tabernacle
49:16so
49:33nielsen
49:46being targeted
50:03kiri clips that one to the back post
50:16man
50:23the task was to close what became an eight-point gap this afternoon to
50:29celtic and aberdeen rangers done that it's going to be back to five
50:39so
50:55so when you're looking at the potential growth of the team i think somebody like that if they're
51:00able to hit top form you saw how influential he was in in any real position he just felt like he
51:07had to play wherever it was he had to be in the side and it's not been like that so far this season
51:13does that almost become part of the problem if he can play in so many positions he's he's a very
51:20helpful utility man but not you know the master in one position well yes but i think the way the
51:26levels of performance that he had last season he felt like he had to play somewhere you know
51:32whether it was in the middle whether it was out in a wider area or whether it would even be as a
51:36fullback there's certainly enough areas in the rangers team that uh dujeon sterling playing at
51:43the top end of his game would have a positive effect on the team
51:54one last opportunity perhaps for rangers in the dying seconds corner to be taken by tavernier
52:03so
52:08is proper wide it goes and that should see us to the full-time whistle
52:19that is that eight points becomes five
52:24a successful domestic spell for rangers as they head into the international break
52:33and his side bouncing back from a humbling night on thursday in europe and vaslav cherny
52:41the man making the headlines of the double the first of which was an exquisite finish the second
52:48coming in the second half and job done for rangers and the that's the final game of
52:57this spell of fixtures then the players head off to represent their countries at various levels
53:10vaslav cherny's double getting the job done for rangers responding to those late victories for
53:16aberdeen and celtic the two leaders at the top of the william hill premiership and st johnson
53:22and st johnson thought they had their moments nicky clark had the ball in the back of the net
53:28disallowed for offside against then rangers 10 man rangers after
53:36yannis hadji came on at half time to break his exile from the first team
53:43back after over a year without playing for the club and returning but seeing red for
53:50a dangerous challenge on benji kempioka
53:56but as teammates able to see out the job for rangers and finishing up here at eyebrox stadium
54:04rangers to st johnston nil thank you to rory and mike off the match commentary here this