Cyriel Dessers the butt of brutal Rangers joke as radio debate sees maligned striker hit with a custard pie

He was one of their big summer rebuild splurges - but Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers has been told he hasn't been any different to Motherwell's summer striker punt.

The Nigerian international added to his Ibrox goal tally on Sunday when Rabbi Matondo's shot deflected off him and into the net to secure a nervy 1-0 win against the Steelmen. But boos rang out at full-time as Stuart Kettlewell's side put Michael Beale's on the ropes late on, as fresh criticism mounts on the Light Blues gaffer.

Kevin van Veen scored close to 30 goals for the side in claret and amber last season, and injuries to strikers Mika Biereth, Conor Wilkinson and Jon Obika this season has made replacing him even more difficult. Theo Bair was handed a second Premiership chance by Kettlewell after one goal in 38 St Johnstone matches, and was again leading the line for him at Ibrox. Fir Park legend Stephen Craigan was on Sportsound duties for the match and when it was mentioned by host Richard Gordon that eyebrows were raised about his arrival, the Northern Irishman made comparisons with Rangers' arrival from Cremonese, who reportedly cost £4.5m.

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He said: "I think he was probably brought in as a project but they have lost Jon Obika, lost Conor Wilkinson who came back today (Sunday). He's probably forced to play more minutes than Stuart would have liked. When he did get on the ball, he ran down beyond Connor Goldson and won a few headers, posed problems. He's just a bit raw when it comes to putting the ball in the back of the net and he had a couple of opportunities last weekend. That shows where Motherwell are resources wise and finances wise,