Wilson has no problem being lucky

THE squeals of injustice emanating from the home dressing room at Easter Road on Wednesday night were music to Danny Wilson’s ears.

On every count, other than the one that truly mattered, Neil Lennon’s side enjoyed superiority.

For the Rangers defender, their angst and frustration was both understandable and familiar. Sympathy remained in short supply.

‘They can say whatever they like,’ said Wilson with a shrug. ‘There have been times this season when we battered teams and never won. These things happen in football.

‘You can play nine out of ten, and you don’t get the result. The other night, we were maybe two, best three (out of ten) but we showed something about us to get the result. Sometimes you are better being lucky than good.

‘My preference, though, would be that we should have been a lot better at Easter Road.

‘We were miles off being where we want to be as a team. We were happy with the three points, but we can do much better.’

If there is a certain pleasure to be had from winning while turning in such a moderate display, only a fool would view it as a viable long-term strategy.

Arriving in the dressing room at half-time after his side had smuggled a 2-1 lead back up the tunnel, the Rangers defender was not in the mood to gild the lily.

‘I said that I felt we were very fortunate to be ahead in the game,’ the 25-year-old revealed.

‘It’s not a role I actively seek. I didn’t go into the dressing room just to shout or prove a point.

‘I was annoyed at the way we played and I wasn’t the only one. I voiced what I felt had to be voiced — but it was for ten seconds and then everything calmed down.

‘We then sat and listened to what (Graeme) Murty had to say.

‘We made a few changes tactically and they seemed to work for us, so we were glad to get out of there with three points to continue the wee run we’re on and now we move on.’

The league table never shows how deserved or otherwise a win has been. Only that there was one.

No matter how they have been achieved, Rangers have now put together four victories on the spin for the first time in a year.

For the eternal optimists among their support, three points against St Johnstone at Ibrox today will cut Celtic’s lead at the top to two and will point towards a title challenge.

Wilson, however, will refrain from jumping on the bandwagon for some time to come.

‘Four games should be par for the course here,’ he declared. ‘When you get to tens and 11s, then you can start making claims about what we are going to do.

‘We know that we have to do better. We haven’t been consistent enough.

‘We are in second place, but there is not too much distance between second and first.

‘We are level with Aberdeen on points (Rangers have a better goal difference) and Hibs are not too far behind. So let’s not make any bold statements. Let’s just go out and win games.’

DANNY WILSON was promoting Rangers’ half-season tickets as the ideal Christmas gift.