YES says ALISON McCONNELL

It is a firmly-held belief that Lee McCulloch is best suited to an attacking role rather than a defensive one.

That was underlined against at the weekend, not only because of his part in the opening goal when he seemed to duck out the way of a long ball into the box, but also because of the chances that Rangers failed to convert.

When Ally McCoist is able to field the likes of Nicky Clark, Nicky Law and Jon Daly that may not be so much of an issue, but when Andy Little is clearly toiling up front, he needs to make some changes if the season is not to be bogged down by a run of poor results in August.

McCulloch lends an aerial threat, a presence and a sharpness in an attacking sense that Rangers were crying out for against Forfar on Saturday.

Playing him at the back seems counter-productive to that. It would seem sensible to concentrate on what he can bring to the table in an offensive role.

LEAD FROM BACK says ALAN TAYLOR

THERE is an elephant in the blue room that needs to be addressed. Rangers should not have to rely on a 35-year-old warhorse to marshall an attack that continues to fire blanks.

David Templeton and Andrew Little should have enough ammo in their locker to put the likes of Forfar to the sword without Ally McCoist having to push the panic button and shove McCulloch back into the firing line.

In normal circumstances, his experience at the back would be vital, an old head cajoling the colts through difficult games.

Look at the way Davie Weir once used all his guile and know-how to steer Rangers at the back. Some of the defensive errors against Forfar were amateurish - and McCulloch was not entirely innocent either.

That said, he is still best deployed at the back to provide a bulwark against teams who prize taking Rangers scalp.

But he needs to start being a colonel-in-chief instead of a junior officer.