The forgotten final Rangers contribution from Steven Davis that kept title bid alive amid 'whirlwind' sign off
dailyrecord.co.ukSteven Davis is going through the process of earning his badges as a coach. But the real life lessons he learned earlier this season - when he was thrown into the burning bin fire of Rangers’ season - may end up being among the most important he’ll ever take on board on his journey into management.And, who knows, the three points he picked up in the midst of that full blown crisis, in his capacity as a caretaker boss in Paisley back in October, might also yet prove to be crucial now that this season’s title fight is sprawling into the final straight.
If they do - and if Rangers somehow manage to complete their recovery by claiming back the league crown over the course of the next few weeks - then Davis will have contributed one last huge achievement for the club he never wanted to leave.A career ending injury may have kept him on the sidelines until, ultimately, he chose to call it a day in January at the age of 39.
But it was from there he oversaw the 3-0 victory away to St Mirren which just might have kept Philippe Clement in with a puncher’s chance when the Belgian took on the task of wading into the mess that Michael Beale had left behind.Davis is far too modest and unassuming to claim any kind of credit for his small part in the ongoing proceedings.
But the fact remains regardless, without that win Rangers would be as good as dead and buried going into the post split dash to the line.Instead, they return to the same venue on Sunday lunchtime looking to pull level with Celtic at the top of the table - and pile the pressure on the champions before they run out to face Dundee at Dens Park later in the afternoon.
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