Cyriel Dessers acceptance of Rangers mediocrity is simply not going to cut it and one reluctant figure has to admit this

Even if they’re true - some things in life are just better not said. Not for the first time in his Rangers career, Cyriel Dessers missed the target last week.

But it was off the pitch, rather than on it. Let’s get one thing straight. The big Nigerian is one of the most likeable characters in the Scottish game right now. And for the media, he’s a dream. Always willing to speak, always honest and - unlike a few others at Ibrox - he never hides when the going gets tough. So, fair play to him. But when he came out after Rangers’ excellent Europa League draw against Olympiakos and said: ‘If I scored three chances in every game, I probably wouldn’t be here’, Dessers hit a bum note with fans.

Punters don’t want to hear that kind of thing, even if their front-man was accurate in his assessment. Because it strikes you as being happy to accept second best. Something this club as a whole has done for the last few years. Of course, if Dessers was flying and scoring every week, clubs abroad or in England might be after him. Might.

But the point is, he’s not. Before notching in his last three games, he’d gone eight without a goal. And even though he’s done a decent job for Rangers since signing from Cremonese - it’s difficult to see a Clement side winning the title with Dessers up front.

Ultimately, the 29-year-old poses no threat to Old Firm rivals Celtic when the teams meet. On the other hand, Rangers’ defence looks petrified in derbies at the thought of what Kyogo Furuhashi might do to them.

With his comments in Greece, Dessers effectively told supporters to be happy with what they’ve got, which was never going to go down well. His theory could have been applied to any Gers forward over the years.

But I don’t remember Ally