Rangers: Derek McInnes' side serve up stodgy 12-course banquet of huff and puff
The BBC's chief sports writer critically reviewed Rangers' 1-0 victory over Jablonec, describing their performance as "stodgy" and lacking inspiration. The article highlighted a red card for Cammy Devlin and the team's overall mental frailties and lack of creativity, despite securing a narrow lead for the next leg.
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Image source, SNS Image caption, Derek McInnes recorded his second win in two games, but it was far from straightforward
BBC Scotland's chief sports writer at Ibrox Published 20 August 2026 Of all the dullness on display at Ibrox, Cammy Devlin's five-minute cameo stood apart. A blink-and-you'll-miss-him appearance from a substitute who was supposed to be a leader, a senior man, a guy to nurse Rangers to the endgame with their flimsy 1-0 lead intact.
Devlin's night ended with a deserved red card for a ridiculous and entirely needless lunge that fried the brain.
The midfielder was brought to Rangers to add steel, not to contribute to the mental frailties that dogged them on the run-in last season. He was meant to be part of the solution, not at risk of being part of the problem.
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