Kenny Miller has still not been offered a new contract at Rangers. It's April and it's not the 1st. But after his sensational double up at Pittodrie yesterday, I know what I would be doing if I was him today - and it involves a sledgehammer and Pedro Caixinha's door. 

I have been pals with Kenny for 20 years ever since we teamed up under Donald Park at Hibs as fresh faced teenagers. I was a wee gallus Glasgow boy and he was a quieter Musselburgh lad but we crossed the divide and hit it off straight away on and off the pitch. In fact, looking at him now he has not changed a bit. Indeed, he looks even fitter and leaner. 

When we were at Hibs, he was sold to Rangers. Alex McLeish said the only reason he’d let him go to Ibrox was because he had me. I’m not sure what that tells you about Big Eck or me!

But in the case of Kenny, his attitude and dedication to the game has always been phenomenal and he has deserved everything he’s got out the game. He has rung every ounce out of his ability to have a fabulous career. Plus, he's a genuine person and you always want to see the good guys do well.

In terms of purely judging his performances on the pitch this season for Rangers, I cannot, as I said, believe he has not been tied up already for next season.

He remains, in my opinion, Rangers best striker and if you get someone with better movement beside him, you would get more out of him because, as he has got older (and a wee bit slower), his awareness and game intelligence has improved greatly.

He is now a very polished, all-round team player.

As far as professionalism goes, I have never come across a more focused player.

I can remember Kenny coming to visit me over in Colorado back in June 2008 when he had just signed for Celtic. He was in the gym, morning, noon and night, or out running at altitude at our training ground. He never touched a drop of alcohol in two weeks. His self-discipline was incredible because I kept trying to drag him out. 

For him to be playing at the level he is, at 37 years old, and still be one of Rangers' best players, is a testament to that. But it's not just his on the field performances that are proof that he should still be a valuable member of the squad, it's his personality and attitude off the park that for me is even more important for the club.

We have guys like Malky Mackay and John Rankin, rightly for me, coming out and having a pop at today's generation of pampered young players who don't train hard enough or work on their game. |Well,  let them spend a day with Kenny and see how he trains and lives his life off-field, in terms of diet and rest, and you would soon open their eyes. He is the ultimate pro.

That's why for the young guys coming through at Rangers he would be an inspiration. What a buzz it would be to go into the gym and train beside a guy like Kenny. He has been a winner all his career and he is the type of character who will help the young kids get better, not just by talking to them, but more crucially, showing them first-hand the sacrifices it takes to be a top professional and get to the highest level, as he has for club and country. 

I know he is doing his coaching badges too, and, helping Greame Murty out with the Rangers under-20's. So that side of it makes it an utter no brainer having him around the place.

Imagine, your young lad is a striker and his coach is Kenny Miller. What a selling point to youngsters. The experience, knowledge, insight that he can pass on would be priceless. Yes I know by listening to him he is not ready for that full-time coaching berth. At present, all he is doing is dipping his toe in the world of coaching, even management, and gaining valuable hours on the training pitch.

Kenny is not short of a bob or two and could easily just say 'you know what, I’ve had a great career, I’m just going to chill with my young family now and take it easy.'

But that isn’t his way. It’s his drive that has made him the player he is. People within the game always tell you to play as long as you can as you are a long time retired.

As a player, when you have had enough, which I personally did at 34, you know. Kenny has clearly not got to that stage yet, and is still contributing massively. So, I can see him playing until he is 40 if he stays healthy. And he has been fortunate down the years in not having had any major injuries.

I suspect yesterday's goals will go a long way to keeping Kenny Miller at Rangers. If anyone deserves a new contract this season, it is him. There is still life, games and goals in the old dog yet.