Cyriel Dessers continues to take a hammering off Rangers fans after the Ibrox number nine once again came up short in the Scottish Premiership defeat to Hibs.

Whilst Barry Ferguson was left ‘really angry’ by yet another abject team display at Ibrox, Dessers missed two clearcut first-half opportunities to equalise for Rangers.

Cyriel Dessers spurned his chances on the day whilst Martin Boyle beat the offside trap to leave Dujon Sterling embarrassed and finish with his only opportunity of the 90.

A lack of ruthlessness in the final third is costing Rangers, despite the likes of Gordon Dalziel railing against criticism of Cyriel Dessers.

Dessers is lucky he dodged Saint Etienne in January but there’s plenty of chatter regarding what happens next this summer.

One former Rangers academy hitman is tearing up trees down south and could be available for cut-price fee this summer should the Gers be eyeing a replacement.

Photo by Isabelle Field/Plymouth Argyle via Getty ImagesPhoto by Isabelle Field/Plymouth Argyle via Getty ImagesRyan Hardie nets Plymouth brace, first is stunning finish

Ryan Hardie is once again making headlines at Plymouth Argyle as the former Ibrox hitman nets a deadly double to down Norwich City at Home Park.

The former Rangers hitman, now 28, took his tally to ten for what has been a tough season with the Pilgrims, denting the Canaries’ faint playoff hopes in the process.

The first saw Hardie beat the offside trap and pluck the ball out of the air before composing himself and cooly finishing on the half volley 24 minutes into the game.

Less than five minutes later Hardie had a double, the instinctive striker getting the break of the ball at the edge of the six-yard box and dinking it into the far corner.

Whilst Plymouth have had a challenging season – the Pilgrims are bottom of the English Championship and six points from safety – Hardie has now scored six goals in five home games as the striker looks to save Argyle from the drop.

Should Plymouth be relegated to English League One, Hardie could be available on a cut-price deal with the striker set to enter the final year of his contract this summer.

Ex-Rangers striker Ryan Hardie downed Liverpool in FA Cup

This isn’t the first time ex-Rangers striker Ryan Hardie has made headlines this season.

The Scotland hopeful scored the only goal of the game as Plymouth knocked Liverpool out of the FA Cup in this season’s shock of the tournament.

Former Rangers defender Nikola Katic was named Player of the Match in the game as Hardie showed his nerve to net the only goal from the spot.

The hitman has also previously reflected on his time at Ibrox and explains that whilst he ‘lived the dream’ by scoring for Rangers, leaving the club was the best thing he could’ve done.

This comes after the hitman famously hit a double on his first ever start for Rangers in a 3-1 win over Dumbarton way back in April 2015.

”It’s tough for any young striker to make it at Rangers or Celtic,” Hardie told the Daily Record in April 2023.

“It’s a cut-throat environment. As a manager you need to win or you’re immediately under pressure. So it must be hard for them to put trust in youngsters. I can see it from both sides now.

“Listen, I’m happy because I lived my dream by scoring for Rangers. I was grateful for the chance. But opportunities are limited there for young strikers.“

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Hardie spent nine years coming through at Rangers but opportunities were sporadic as the Ibrox side tried to navigate the lower tiers of Scottish football.

After a series of loan moves and a permanent switch to Blackpool, Hardie has been on the English south coast since 2020 and has now scored 72 goals for Plymouth.