KENNY MILLER should do all of the Rangers PR from now on.

Maybe it’s an age thing, he is after all 36 which makes him an antique, or perhaps he is just a lot brighter than most and believes the supporters deserve some straight-talking without any personal agenda when asked to comment about how things are.

His take on his team’s 2-1 win against Dundee at Dens Park, a result that was far from a given, was that the day ended with a great three point because a draw would not have done, but they hadn’t played that well in the second half.

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The conclusion being that this side is far from being where it wants to be, which is understandable, and that maybe, just maybe, certain people should stop promising the world when Rangers were hanging on a bit against a Dundee side that have just lost their two best players.

He didn't actually say that but you could read between the lines.

Dave King hasn’t quite yet gone full Donald Trump in his pronouncements but someone, please, tell him to stop claiming a top two finish is the minimum requirement, because that is asking a bit much.

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Andy Halliday was at it as well at the weekend, claiming his club wouldn’t settle for anything other than second place. There is nothing wrong with ambition but after two games, a home draw with Hamilton and this win, courtesy of an up and down performance, should serve as a reminder that it’s not going to be the case that Rangers are back and so therefore will automatically challenge for the league.

The fact is, this Rangers team are capable of playing some really good stuff, football which is easy on the eye, and they did that for half an hour at the weekend, scored two good goals, through Miller and Harry Forrester, and should have got more.

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But that does not mean league title 55 – and, sorry, I am one of those who doesn’t see this as a new club – is going to come in May. Alas, realism and Rangers have not been friends for a long time.

So over to Miller for some perspective on the state of play.

“If we hadn’t won on Saturday then a lot of things would have been levelled at us in terms of challenging for the league,” said Miller who scored a great goal and missed two other chances that would have annoyed him.

“For me, all week I was thinking ‘we need to win, we need to win’. We’ve done it. We’re not too happy with the way we went about the job in the second half but we’re delighted with the three points.

“We all appreciated the fact we were disappointed in the result against Hamilton and to start the league without winning in two would have been a disaster for me. We got the three points and went down the road happyish in terms of the result, but performance-wise we know we can be better.

“It’s a good sign that we won without being at our best. I felt if we had been 3-0 up in the first half then that would have been a fair reflection. It was disappointing to concede from a set play and that affected us but we got the three points and that’s all that matters.

“After the disappointment of drawing with Hamilton there was absolutely no doubt, come hell or high water, we needed to leave Dens Park with three points. We did that. Are we happy with the way we did it? First half hour, yes. Second half, probably not. We can be better in all aspects of our game.

“A little bit of panic maybe set in but it’s a fantastic result and we’re delighted to get the three points but as always we’ll look to improve and learn."

This is spot on. Rangers should have had this game home and hosed but that defence, which is the primary reason why the title is beyond them, failed to defend a corner, Mark O’Hara was allowed the easy task of heading the ball in, and it was game-on instead of game over. Something needs to be done about this.

Dundee had the better chances in the second-half and while Rangers deserved to win, it would not have been the biggest travesty of the game had ended in a draw.

“I’ve been here long enough to know the scrutiny you are under every week is like nowhere else in the world,” said Miller. “We need to recognise that and make sure we learn from the mistakes - of the Hamilton game and also the Dundee game.

“Look at the amount of players we’ve signed in the last two years. It’s a lot of guys to come in and really hit the ground running. Last year we played in the second tier and we’ve made the step up with another nine new faces with one or two more potentially coming in.

“It’s a lot of lads to integrate into a dressing room, a lot of personalities to get used to. But these lads have also got to get used to the way we want to play.”

And this is where Rangers are. A new team made up of players who have made a step-up. It’s going to take time and patience and most probably an entire season for them to adjust.

They would do well to watch and learn from Miller who is man worth listening to.