I've said it before, but it's worth saying again. All we wanted Boyd to do was up his workrate and be more of a team player. We never had any doubts about his goalscoring ability. We all know he has huge limitations in his natural ability, but he is a lethal finisher, and you just can't question his goalscoring record in the three years he's been a Rangers player.

 

He has improved his fitness and his workrate quite considerably this season. I listened with interest yesterday as the Radio Scotland commentators commented on Boyd chasing back a full 50 yards to retrieve a slack pass of his own, and winning the ball back for the team. He simply wasn't doing that sort of thing last season.

 

His attitude is good at the moment, and his goalscoring is outweighing his lack of natural ability. Long may that continue, and he appears to have finally got the message from Walter Smith after being left out of every single significant match last season.

 

I'll be astonished if he doesn't start against Celtic on Saturday.