TALKING RANGERS

Light Blue as Rangers returned to the top flight.

Neither Warburton nor Caixinha were able to utilise his talents in the right way but Murty has found a place for him at the heart of his Gers blueprint.

AT ONE stage, few supporters would have been miffed if the former Huddersfield Town kid had been swept away in a widespread clear-out.

His controversial celebration against Partick Thistle didn’t go down well with the fans, but Rae believes he can continue to earn the affections of the Ibrox crowd going forward.

He said: “I think he has started to settle down at Rangers and when you look at his return this season compared to last season, it is a remarkable turnaround in terms of goals.

“The club have recognised there is a bit of value from a playing point of view in giving him a new deal.

“If he continues to perform like that, over a sustained period of time, money-wise it could prove to be a good piece of business for them somewhere down the line if they decide to sell.

“It is a win-win for both parties. He had a bit of an altercation the other week with the supporters but the only way he is going to silence the doubters is by scoring goals and performing.

“There is a big following at Rangers so you are never going to impress everyone. But you need to play well and score goals and he is doing that now.

“Some of the goals have come against lesser opposition, but you can only score against who is in front of you.”

Having played himself into the finest form of his Ibrox career, Windass must now continue to catch the eye in the closing weeks of the campaign.

He has a chance to finish top of both the goals and assists charts this term, as well as