Rangers have a striking dilemma

How will Walter Smith play it?

News that Kyle Lafferty could be fit enough to return to the Rangers starting line-up against Hearts should be good news for fans and team alike. The Northern Irish internationalist has been at the centre of controversy recently but he could get himself back in the good back of his club.

Lafferty has always insisted he is a front man as opposed to the wide position he has often played for Rangers and the absence of Boyd, Miller and Novo may see the player in his preferred position. With a nine point lead at the top of the league, there is a slightly relaxed amount of pressure going into this match but any slip-ups will not be welcomed by the Ibrox faithful.

In fact, the opportunity to go 12 points clear at the top of the SPL should be enough of an incentive to keep the team on course at home to Hearts.

It is unlikely to be a game of many goals, as Hearts have struggled all season without a genuine goal scorer, so the men from Gorgie may laugh at Rangers temporary striking shortage.

Pedro Mendes is expected to feature in the squad, possibly from the bench but there is a doubt about American World-Cup bound star Maurice Edu.

Hearts look certain to welcome back Lee Wallace and Marius Zaliukas but they too have injury doubts and problems ahead of the Ibrox match.

Palazuelos is still suspended and at the moment, the following players look as though they will be unavailable to Csaba Laszlo:
Goncalves
Templeton
Glen
Thomson
Elliot
Driver and Jamie McDonald

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