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Tonight's result is a bit of a sickener for us. In fact since we got that long awaited win on Friday, Killie unexpectedly won at St J, Partick unexpectedly beat Hearts and now high flying Aberdeen lose to bottom side Hamilton (again). We clearly can't rely on anyone else doing us any favours, just got to get more wins for ourselves.

Just think you are lucky not to have wynthank15 as a manager

Methinks you should have held that comment until March 1st !!

You know it and I know it, John Hughes could have shot one of the players at training and one of his happy clappy, superfans would've heralded it as great management.

So off the mark its unreal and if I named the player youd get it!!!! If my boss didnt speak to me for 4 months Id think I was being bullied!

I've made a few refinements (mostly behind the scenes) and we're about good to go again for tomorrow night.....also, barring any unforseen (is their any other kind?) hiccups, we should have the match available on demand for viewers in the UK from midnight. One of the changes you will see is that there's a link on the page at ictfc.com/caleyjagstv that takes you to the on-demand page. We're keeping it at £5 for this match as well.

Aye - for the Scottish Country dancing !

I think there are three main factors. Firstly, Liam Polworth is a fantastic and fantastically committed player who has been wasted for most of the season by being played out of position when he has been played at all. The last couple of games have shown beyond doubt just what a difference this round peg can make when placed in a round hole and it seems that the manager has got the message and if he's continued to be played in his most effective position for the rest of the season I'm convinced he will reward the manager by continuing to make a difference. Secondly, Billy McKay brings with him not only his obvious goal threat but an ability and willingness to run tirelessly for 90 minutes getting into threatening areas and pulling defenders out of position in a way that the other strikers we've played this season, whatever other qualities they may have, simply aren't capable of. Thirdly, OFW has recently regained his confidence and, with it his form which in turn has made a big difference to the confidence of the defence in him. My only comment on Friday's defensive selection is that, as decent as Laing and McCart are, I would not play either of them ahead of a fit Gary Warren. I appreciate that Warren has not been in the best of form but neither had those around him and there's no reason why his confidence and form won't improve with the others. On his day, there are not many better in the league. We can't be complacent. There's no doubt that we are still in a bitter relegation dog fight but recent events make me, for one, think it's a fight that we have much more chance of winning than appeared likely at the beginning of the month after that abject defeat at Hamilton. Finally, we the fans must continue to play our part as we did on Friday.

In Austria this afternoon (26 Feb), Lonsano Doumbouya scored his first goal (a penalty) for St Polten, in a 2-1 win over Sturm Graz

There seem to be a number of reasons which have helped in producing improved performances. Hopefully we can build on this and maintain the 100% commitment through to the end of the season. But just as we suddenly seem to have found a bit of form, so too can other teams. Hamilton would seem to be favourites for the drop but despite having won only 3 games all season, they rarely lose by more than 1 and it won't take much to convert some of their draws into victories. County are on a really poor run of results but have not been playing too badly. Again, they rarely lose by more than a single goal and I don't think it will take much to improve their fortunes. I really can't see them going down. Motherwell seem to be the joker in the pack here. Going into February they were in the top six but have been absolutely woeful since then. One wonders what has changed there! It's still very much a case of any 2 from 7 going down even if the odds are shortening on the bottom 4. It is very unpredictable and any of the sides in the bottom 7 could suddenly run into form or lose form. The one thing for sure is that if we want to stay up we'll need a good few more performances like Saturday's. Whatever it is that's changed needs to stay changed.

The suspension issues we had against Hearts turned out to be a big boost for us. Gary Warren has been a superb player for us since he signed but he's been sub-par this season and McCart and Laing have done well in the two games, albeit with some shakiness. Vigurs dropping out from the XI at Tynecastle allowed us to play with Draper, Tansey and Polworth as the midfield heart and we've been far better for it. Tansey in particular has looked much more dynamic and his pressuring and tackling in both those games was excellent. Draper didn't have his best game at Tynecastle but his strength was important last night and Polworth offers a lot more pressure higher up the pitch than Vigurs. Against two side who seem to like to play keep-ball this has worked well and taken some of the pressure off our back four. As above as well, Billy Mckay is a huge factor. The difference in quality between him and any of the strikers we've had so far this season is massive. That again takes pressure off the defence as he disrupts moves by pressing the defenders and he keeps the ball when it's knocked long to him. For someone who's pretty small he's certainly a great targetman. He's also capable of threatening the opposition goal, as we of cours saw in the final minute last night :) Mulreany certainly gave his best performance for us last night, especially impressive considering he was opposed by Lee Wallace, one of Rangers best defensive players. I thought he had a good game against Hearts - offered an outball for his team-mates and tracked back really well. He didn't get much joy against the Hearts left back but showed he can win free kicks, bagging the one that we scored from. Previously he looked a bit lost, didn't seem to have much undersstanding about him to add to his pace but he showed last night that he's learning. If he can put himself into dangerous positions using his pace then he can be a proper asset.

Also meant to say...... After the Celtic match we have a couple of weeks until the Highland Derby. During this time we will get the new CJTV website up, running and fully tested (with your help) to ensure we've ironed out as many of the kinks as possible. Last night was a bit of a push to get the stream out given that we'd only had the tech in place for a week, but it gave me great confidence in the media team guys who took all the teething problems in their stride and managed to deliver the product.....including the commentators who were evicted from their original planned position and ended up standing outside, fully exposed to the elements on the TV gantry and the tech guys who had to set up in a room that felt like one of the busiest thoroughfares in the stadium at times!!! While they were dealing with that, the others made sure that twitter etc continued as normal. It was all a bit stressful, but also thoroughly enjoyable....and the result didn't do any harm either....same again Wednesday?!

Small things all add up. Firstly, Richie has found a shape that works, packing the midfield with energetic players and pace out wide. Secondly, everybody has upped their game, fighting for every ball and covering for each other. Thirdly - and this cannot be over-stated - Billy Mckay. He hasn't scored many (yet), but his work-rate, intelligent runs, ability to hold the ball, link play and rush defenders, is massive. What a difference when the ball is cleared and a blue shirt is there first to bring in the midfield and get an attack going. Compare that to when we hat Doumbouya, when he rarely got to the ball and when he did, it bounced back to the opposition for them to launch another attack.

SEVCO SMILEYMOMETER FON WILLIAMS : Not wholly assured and I would guess at 80% fit. I still get nervous about / for him. But that performance can only be "confidence medicine". RAVEN : Eat, Sleep, Raven, Repeat - He plays on the right, he plays on the left. Lets just say that he pulled back the years last night. TREMARCO : Hope that the injury is short term - Big, big player for us this season. BRAD McKAY : Literally thrown in at the deep end. Sound if not spectacular LAING : : Lack of match time and fitness showed at times last night but held firm as the Sevco tide threatened. Needless challenge for the penalty and a needless yellow card (although he can afford them !!) McCART : Joint MOM for me. At Tynie he looked "green" and needed the support and guidance of Laing. Last night it was the opposite. Memories of a young Warren. Perhaps it was the Parkhead factor !! DRAPER : Now that was a captains' performance. Hope that the substitution was pre-planned and not due to an injury. Ran his socks off and won almost everything in the air and on the ground, especially from dead ball situations. TANSEY : MOM too. Much maligned by many this season, especially me, but that is two fine performances in a row. Busy, looking for the ball and picking out passes. He benefits from the cover from Draper and Polworth, the width of two wingers and the running of Mckay - but he has always been a "footballer". May be tad cruel but he may also be influenced by the new look Foran and the fact that Aberdire are more interested in Christie. Now really playing for his starting place like all the others. Could not believe that he didn't grab the penalty. And yet another yellow - for "clumsiness" - Paul Scholes timed a tackle better. POLWORTH : ; Another benefitting from being played where he enjoys and where he is most effective. Must have ran miles more than anyone else in the last two games but also a ball player when needed. Another beginning to really play for the shirt and his manager. Needs to learn how to win penalties though !! VIGURS : : WHY was he allowed to take the penalty ? Was it pre-planned ? Did wee Billy and Tansey bottle it ? MULRANEY : : IF he had been more direct and confident from the off he would have totally murdered Wallace. A lad who appears to have confidence issues but that should be a confident booster. Play wide and attack, attack, attack son. Fell out of the game because we were on the back foot but kept tracking back. Shades of a young Barry Robson. COLE : : Just did not get in to the game and overshadowed by Mulraney who was getting all the midfield service. Another who could be more direct. Mckay : : Much improvement in his running off the ball and hold-up play. A born poacher and goalscorer. He scores when he wants FORAN : : Brave, brave selection but overdue and (sorry) but not rocket science. Has taken him 2/3rd of a season to have a "realisation" epiphany - whilst previous being somebody who rhymes with epiphany. That was the "old" Richie Foran on the sidelines. Keep being nasty, keep being aggressive - You are the feckin boss and not one of the feckin boys. Some of his post-match comments : I thought our moment was gone with missing the penalty," admitted Foran ; The boys showed big, big character against a really good side. They [Rangers] have been written off, they're getting criticised from every angle. They're a good side with good players and that's a huge result for us. "I always thought we were a threat in the final third. I knew we'd get a chance again. "I wasn't sure if we'd get a chance after the penalty but that's why you've got Billy Mckay in your team. He can score out of nothing. If you want to have a successful season, you need a striker like that." And as for the future : "We can go on a run," said Foran. "Maybe it's going to be perfect timing for that run, coming to the end of the season ; "Go and win games, go on your run, go eight, nine unbeaten, we can get in that top six." - Shut the feck up Richie. We win one game, against a team in turmoil, and we are Top Six Again - give me a break. It is easy to lift yourself against the top teams and on the gogglebox - the proof rests in going to Firhill and get three points, the trick is to win the Highland Derby and to take another three at home against a struggling but unpredictable Kilmarnock. Cellic up next is a hiding to nothing and to finish :

@TheRangers:

Where have performances like that been for the last few months? Excellent! Mulraney, Cole, Polworth looked changed players. Thought Raven was immense considering he had to switch to LB (hope Tremarco's injury isn't serious). But the whole team deserve plaudits for a great result.

Well done to Richie and the team! We won tonight because we wanted it more. The commitment throughout the team was excellent. It was doubly impressive because we had to readjust very early on with Tremarco going off injured and then later when Mulraney also had to go off. if we can maintain that spirit for the rest of the season, then we should be a good bit clear of the relegation spots come the end of the season. It was a high tempo game and really exciting to watch. It was great to see Tansey playing more forward and scoring an excellent goal. But why did he not take the penalty? It looked to me as though his team mates were expecting him to take it but that he gave the nod to Vigurs. Who is our designated penalty taker? If it is Tansey then it would have been very unfair of him to pass on the responsibility to someone else out of the blue, particularly when his confidence should have been high after the goal. Vigurs had only recently come on in place of Draper, so who was the captain on the park? Tansey? That is something that needs clarifying. But full marks to Vigurs for missing the penalty. It meant there was less time for us to hold out for victory once we finally did get the 2nd goal. And a word about Polworth. After a shaky start, I thought he was excellent. What annoyed me were the numpties in front of me who kept on having a go at him for not pressurising defenders with the ball in the 2nd half. Actually, he pressurised them exceptionally well when they didn't have an easy offload. But when they had support and any easy pass, Polworth rightly held back despite the colourful urging of the numpties. Had he charged forward to put pressure on the defender, the defender would have played a simple pass to his team mate who, in turn, could simply have taken the ball or passed it through the gaping gap that Polworth would have just vacated. Polworth put in a terrific shift today. But for all the positives, my MOTM was OFW.. Without some excellent stops and blocks and a much more assured performance from him, we would have lost today, The Rangers produced some neat interplay in the final third but nothing incisive enough to get past OFW.

Well, how good was that in the end? I feared the worst in the first few minutes when McCart looked well out of his depth and then Tremarco limped off. But we weathered the storm and gradually got on top. Great strike from Tansey, even with the wee deflection. Mccart redeemed himself with a great block in second half before we gave away another softish penalty. Could not believe Vigurs being given responsibility for our penalty. ffs Tansey has the best penalty strike rate for us by a mile, give the job back to him. And, what a winner! One of Billy's best goals for us, which could at the end of the day, be one of his most valuable. I'm already ordering up my large portion of humble pie, after, along with many others, being super critical of Foran these last few weeks/months. But, he did not do much wrong tonight, except, in my view, starting McCart instead of Warren. Hardest job for me tonight is not deciding who our MOM should have been. That was Mulraney, but who to put second and third. So many contenders, and that in itself, is a good thing. Huge congratulations all round to the management and team. Roll on the other ugly sister in a few days.

Thought every player give their all tonight but extra special credit has to go to OFW and Mulraney. Mulraney ran himself into the ground tonight. Hope he and Tremarco are ok

what a goal to win it and what a win it is. Welcome back king Billy! think that game aged me 10 years. Thought we blew it with the pen. When Mckay score that goal i almost when through the roof. Pure buzzing tonight and got more good news as i am receiving my new ICT flag tomorrow. I'll stick a picture of the flag up one i get it. Mon the caley jags!

What a great game absolutely thrilling second half. Still buzzing so easily could have been 3-1. Great credit to the young team with there drumming/singing as usual, great job

We need to practice not giving them away too! Awesome performance and commitment since conceding the penalty - well done Richie et al

We won! I'd forgotten just how good it feels!

"He blanked him during a function but had been blanking him for months according to said player. Ok Ive only his word for it but didnt see any evidence to disbelieve him. So yeh I think that could be construed as work place bullying yeh??? " Old Caley Girl do you think that Stein, Ferguson McLean never put pressure on players, some respond to it and some wilt and leave. As a Manager I had inherited some real slackers whom I kept the pressure on because they were short changing their colleagues who worked their tail off. The slackers either changed their attitude or shipped out. This is not bullying, it is being fair to those employees who are giving their all for their wages, whilst all should be treated fairly, there is nothing wrong in letting slackers know their card is marked if they don't shape up. The players under Stein used to say he blanked them when they were on the treatment table because they were of no use to him whilst injured. Ferguson made life uncomfortable for those who set a bad example to the younger players or who tried to undermine his leadership or were part of the drinking culture and that's the way it has to be. The accusation of bullying has been taken to extremes in this day and age, people run off crying to anyone who will listen if they feel they have been snubbed for perhaps quite legitimate reasons.