GARNER GLAD ALL OVER

HE MAY be flattered now. But Joe Garner will look back one day and see his ‘cult hero’ status at Rangers for what it really was; the kiss of death. Little good comes of becoming one of football’s cult figures. The lucky ones, like Ally McCoist, Henrik Larsson or Willie Miller, are canonised. Others, such as Andy Ritchie, Ted McMinn, Nacho Novo, Paddy McCourt and Gazza are cherished as much for their imperfections as their talent. It’s too early to say which category Garner (left) will fall into. But we can take a wild stab in the dark. A no-holds-barred, physical type, the £1.8million signing from Preston clatters into defenders and leaves them black and blue. Right now he has more bookings than goals. But, for Rangers fans, a willingness to give everything covers a multitude of sins. Mark Warburton insists Garner is a far better player than people think. With comparisons already being made to Filip Sebo, you’d like to think so. Entering into the festive spirit, Rangers fans are campaigning to get Garner’s tribute tune Glad All Over to the top of the festive iTunes download chart. A little humour in Scottish football never goes amiss. God knows, we don’t see much of it. But fans of girlband Little Mix have failed to see the funny side. If our tuneless X Factor heroines are kept off the Christmas No 1, expect a form of deadly hormonal warfare to be unleashed on Boxing Day. Little Mix play Glasgow on Saturday November 11 and, if online clashes continue, Rangers might have to move their game to the Sunday. On police advice. With Garner, this is how it goes. A divisive cult figure, the striker has a unique ability to start wars. And every time he does, Rangers fans take to the guy a little bit more.