'Goalies are weird' So this is why Rangers bond between Butland and McGregor intrigues me so much – Scott Arfield

If there's one thing I’ve learned from 20 years in football, it’s that goalkeepers are all a bit weird.

Some of them can be the most opinionated guys you’ve ever met, others just go with the flow. But believe me, the one thing they’ve all got in common is a strangeness somewhere in their make-up!

That’s why I’m so intrigued by the relationship at Ibrox right now involving Jack Butland and his new goalkeeping coach Allan McGregor.

Jack seems like a pretty suave character but I’m willing to bet that somewhere in his psyche there’s something a bit odd! There has to be! Why else would you want to spend your life diving about having shots fired at your face?

You’d say something similar about Tom Heaton, who I played alongside at Burnley. He was quiet and friendly of course but spend any more than 10 minutes with the big man and you’d come away thinking, ‘he’s definitely not right!’

There’s no doubt it’s been a difficult season for Butland as Rangers No1. He had a near flawless first year at the club … right up until his right up to his last minute mishap that handed Celtic the Scottish Cup.

Since then there’s been more mistakes than you’d expect from the big fella, with Saturday’s spill at Dundee another he won’t want to see back again.

From being described as unsellable by Philippe Clement, some fans are now questioning his place in the team and his future. While I understand why, I have to disagree as I still think he’s a major asset to the team and the club.

It’s going to be interesting to see how he recovers from that Dens mistake and especially how Greegsy goes about raising his spirits. I’m sure anyone who saw Allan play has a strong idea of his personality make up - an angry maniac!

And they’d be right - but only when