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The Ex Factor Rangers Must Do More to Blood Home-Reared Talent and Not See Stars Like Kenny Walk Away ; the X Factor Killie Hitman Kris Is the Man with the Goalden Touch Who Can End Ibrox Club's Scoring Woes Former Rangers Star-Turned Tv Pundit Gordon Smith Tells Bert Mitchell How His Old Team Should Give the Kids a Chance

RANGERS boss Alex McLeish's inability to find the firepower to blast his side back into the SPL title picture may well prove to be the crucial factor in his much-touted demise. McLeish has looked down south (Francis Jeffers) and abroad (Federico Nieto) in his pursuit of the X Factor. But former Gers star Gordon Smith believes best value would be achieved by staying at home and reckons Kilmarnock's Kris Boyd is the striker to relight the Ibrox frontline's fire.

Promise Is About to Be Delivered Comment

IF THE national team is indeed the flagship of Scottish football, then its captain, Walter Smith, still awaits a crew. However, he will surely be encouraged by the steady progress being made by young native Scots as, over the next six months or so, he formulates his plans for the start of a European Championship qualifying campaign.

No Kidding . . .The Ball Really Is Bust Now Alan Davidson Laments the Inability of the Old Firm to Unearth Home-Reared Talent at the Expense of Foreign Imports While Their Spl Rivals Show What They're Missing

IT DOES beg the question yet fails to provide any answers.Why, after four years in operation, has Rangers' training centre, Murray Park, failed to provide the club with native talents capable of arresting the shocking decline in the club's fortunes? OnSunday, the beleaguered manager Alex McLeish started with three products of the system in his starting line-up for the game with Hibs at Easter Road.

My Team Willie Pettigrew Motherwell Legend Who Also Played for Dundee United and Hearts

DESPITE being told he'd never make it as a professional, Willie Pettigrew became a legendary goalscorer for his home town team of Motherwell. He was the Premier League's top scorer in season 1975/ 76. Willie moved to Dundee United, against his will, in 1979 and won the League Cup with the Tannadice club that season and the following year. He moved on to Hearts and also played for Hamilton and Morton. He won five caps for Scotland.

Doc Wanted to Make Me a Red Devil

AFTER a top-flight career that spanned Scotland, England and the continent, and his current role as the country's most concise TV and radio pundit, it is no surprise that former Rangers star Gordon Smith has brought out an autobiography. However, where Smith differs with virtually all other ex-players is that he is donating all his proceeds to charity.

Maye the Force Be with Youth Rangers' New Community Coach Learned His Trade at the Current Premiership Champions, Reports Darrell King

RANGERS making a signing from Chelsea would normally cause a huge sensation and lead to massive headlines. The arrival at Ibrox of Ryan Maye has hardly been mentioned . . . but his acqusition represents a significant move by the Glasgow giants.