Dujon Sterling was RIGHT about Rangers bedwetters but can Hearts stick the knife in at Hampden? Saturday Jury

Have Rangers blown the title by spilling points at Ross County and Dundee?

FRASER WILSON: Yes. I can’t see them winning their five remaining fixtures going by the performances this week. And even that might not be enough anyway. Their lack of quality at the top end has been shown up.

MICHAEL GANNON: This damaging bout of bed wetting from Gers has thrown the advantage across the city. It’s not done yet though but the Ibrox squad need a huge response or it soon will be.

GAVIN BERRY: It’s over. They have just left themselves with too much to do with five games remaining, and Celtic won’t let an opportunity like this slip through their grasp.

Was Dujon Sterling right not to sugar coat the Gers situation after boss Philippe Clement refused to be critical at Dens?

FRASER: Clement was never going to throw his players under the bus at such a critical stage of the season. But fans aren’t fools and the manager could have delivered a general ‘not good enough’ message. Sterling was bang on. He was only saying what the rest of us saw.

MICHAEL: It was refreshing to hear a bit of honesty from a player. Clement was trying to shield his players but it came off sounding a little silly. At least Gers fans know the players are aware of the gravity of the situation.

GAVIN: He was absolutely right - there’s no fooling the fans. But it’s easier for him than for a manager - or even the likes of James Tavernier who needs to be careful with what he says in public, especially with this group of players,

Should Aberdeen have forced the issue a tad to get Jimmy Thelin in the dugout at Hampden?

FRASER: It sounds like the Dons did a fair bit of pushing and have settled on the summer start. Thelin seems like a man not to be forced into anything and if he wanted to stay at Elfsborg for the next few months so be it. Peter Leven is doing a fine job in interim charge anyway.

MICHAEL: It’s a bit of a weird scenario and it’s difficult to get a new manager bounce without the new manager around.

230318 Elfsborgs manager Jimmy Thelin under träningsmatchen mellan Elfsborg och Degerfors den 18 mars 2023 i Borås. Foto: Jörgen Jarnberger / BILDBYRÅN / COP 112 / JJ0268 -Credit:Jörgen Jarnberger / BILDBYRÅN / COP 112 / JJ0268
230318 Elfsborgs manager Jimmy Thelin under träningsmatchen mellan Elfsborg och Degerfors den 18 mars 2023 i Borås. Foto: Jörgen Jarnberger / BILDBYRÅN / COP 112 / JJ0268 -Credit:Jörgen Jarnberger / BILDBYRÅN / COP 112 / JJ0268

Thelin should arrive early when Elfsborg get their new man but they need to get over it and he should have been on the plane as soon as the deal was agreed.

GAVIN: It would obviously have been much beter for them but if Elfsborg weren’t willing to play ball and he wasn’t up for throwing the toys out the pram then what else could Aberdeen have done? They wanted him and if arriving in June was the only scenario then there’s not much more they can do.

What do Hearts need to do to secure a first ever win against Rangers at Hampden?

FRASER: Get right in their faces and ask questions of the Rangers defence from the very start. The passive display of the last semi final certainly won’t do. Hearts have the players at the top end of the pitch to hurt a Rangers side that’s rocking, they need to believe it and show it.

MICHAEL: The Jambos need to find the form shown against Celtic this season. It will be about being solid defensively but brave on the ball to allow their main man Lawrence Shankland to pose a threat. They won’t have a better chance of ending that woeful Hampden record.

GAVIN: They need to believe for a start and if they don’t have that belief given Rangers’ current mental state then they will never overcome that Hampden hex. The Light Blues are fragile and Lawrence Shankland can get joy against the defence.