SICK TO THE STOMACH

Error-strewn show is another kick in the teeth for Barry as Buddies battle back for a draw

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PAISLEY'S food and drink festival was in full swing this weekend as Rangers came to town to again prove they've already had a bellyful.

After an error-strewn chaotic draw with St Mirren, the bottom line is that the sooner the book closes on a 2024-25 campaign for the Light Blues the better.

There should have been nothing like a Premiership titlewinning party kicking off in the east end of Glasgow to focus the minds of a side with slim pickings for anything positive to take from a miserable campaign which continues to go through the motions.

One crumb of comfort has been the away form, with Gers’ last defeat inflicted by the Buddies in December. And at least strikes from Cyriel Dessers and Nico Raskin ensured that run continued as the Buddies had Mark O'Hara and Conor McMenamin replying.

Four more games and counting and now the guarantee of a second-place finish on a day of no consolation as the champagne corks were popping in the green half of the city.

Stephen Robinson only made one enforced change from the Saints side that beat Ross County to clinch a top-six finish, Mikael Mandron replacing top scorer Toyosi Olusanya who this week made a lucrative switch to Houston Dynamo in the MLS.

The prospect of creating history by winning three times in a season against Rangers for the first time in 45 years provided the incentive as Barry Ferguson made four changes from the Europa League defeat away to Athletic Bilbao.