Why St Mirren was fairest Rangers fixture flip option as Kenny Miller flags Kilmarnock controversy kicker
dailyrecord.co.ukKenny Miller reckons St Mirren was the ONLY post split fixture flip for Rangers that kept the title race fair. The SPFL announced the final five Premiership fixtures for the top and bottom six.
And the standout is the likely title decider at Parkhead when Gers head across Glasgow to face Celtic on Saturday May 11. But every point is likely to count during the run in, which means there will be plenty of scrutiny on the other four encounters against Hearts, Kilmarnock, St Mirren and Dundee respectively.With the Ibrox club needing another three away games to ensure an even split with home fixtures, they were always going to have to make a third trip to either Killie, the Buddies or Dens.
Given they're only managing to get their second trip to Tayside played at the third attempt, that was never likely to be an option.
Both sides of the Old Firm have already lost at Rugby Park this season, so altering either's venue to face Killie would have been controversial.
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