Rangers must start with Usain Bolt flyer as marathon man Philippe Clement has 3 instant problems to solve – Hotline

The Scottish Premiership is back on Saturday - and there is a mood change taking place on the Hotline before the big kick-off.

While Celtic have cruised through pre-season with Manchester City and Chelsea seen off on their Stateside tour, it has been a different story for Rangers as Philippe Clement's men endured a winless run of friendlies before the start of competitive action. But with Robin Propper coming in the door from FC Twente, excitement seems to finally be building for the new season from the Ibrox diehards. Robert Livingstone, Palm Beach emailed in: "Rangers new signing Robin Propper certainly has the experience and European pedigree. A big, strong defender he should be good for the centre half position and taking the place of Goldson. And having Leon Balogun and Propper at the centre of the defence can make it more secure. But James Tavernier's defending at full back is still a worry and they still need a number nine and a winger."

Joe Graham, Garrowhill said: "Not the best pre-season start this year for Rangers, but it begins for real on Saturday when we take on Hearts away from home. The first of all our away games to be played until Ibrox comes back into play. Philippe Clement always says the league is a marathon and not a sprint, but all supporters like myself are looking for a Usain Bolt flyer on this first game as a must. The pre season games were not inspiring with most of the unwanted faces on show. It has eased a lot since and new dealings makes it more promising for the battle to commence now with a bit of confidence."

Cold water has been poured on the shoots of optimism for a new campaign by the mere mention of VAR as the penalty chatter was ramped up by Gordon Ashley, Ayr before Willie Collum's