I watched Rangers v Hibs and noted regrettable talking point, Danny Rohl's rotten record and buoyancy

While the Ibrox side went into the game already slated for third place, it was an important result for Hibs in their quest to break into the top four.

Graeme Macpherson covered the match for The Scotsman and here are three talking points from another topsy-turvy night at Ibrox.

The James Tavernier (no) show

Perhaps only if or when James Tavernier breaks cover to offer his side of the story will the full picture emerge to explain why the Rangers captain was denied the chance to make what would have been a final home appearance for the club after 11 years.

It made for a chaotic start to the evening, with Tavernier’s name absent from the team sheet amid suggestions he had fallen out with the manager after being told he wouldn’t be starting. Manager Danny Rohl said that was a decision taken on medical grounds after the defender needed an injection but that he always intended to give him a run-out from the bench to say his farewells.

Instead that rushed goodbye came in the form of a pre-match presentation before an emotional Tavernier retreated up the tunnel, got into his car and drove home. Unless there is more to this saga than currently meets the eye, then you suspect Tavernier will come to regret his actions down the line. He has found himself on the bench plenty of times in recent years and doing so one more time, with nothing at stake, would surely have not made any difference. It seems bewildering that Tavernier would be willing to wreck his legacy by throwing his toys out of the pram over such a trivial matter.

Regardless of whether it is as clear-cut as presented or not, one thing is certain: no manager can ever afford to have their authority questioned. If Rohl had decided that Tavernier would start on the bench, then that should have been the end of the matter. Similarly, barring an apology from his captain, it would be damaging to Rohl’s already receding reputation if he were to allow Tavernier to now feature against Falkirk. It would be a sad way for the player’s time at the club to end but, for now, it seems like he only has himself to blame.

Rohl racking up rotten records

The Tavernier sideshow did Rohl something of a favour in that it took much of the spotlight away from what was another dismal result for Rangers. The post-split fixtures have been nothing but an unmitigated disaster for the Ibrox side who have now lost four league games in a row for the first time since 1983/84.

They went on to lose five on the bounce that season, a fate the current side will be eager to avoid repeating away to Falkirk.

It is hard to know what to make of Rohl who appeared for a while to have put together a successful salvage mission after inheriting the mess left by Russell Martin only to then oversee an even worse calamitous set of results in recent weeks. He spoke again about needing a huge reset in the summer but you wonder if the Ibrox board might now be having second thoughts about letting the German lead the charge.

Hibs on the rise

The Hibs supporters spent the night cheering news of the Celtic goals, the noise from the away end going up even before those of us with laptops connected to Wi-Fi had the first inkling of what was going on at Fir Park. One can only assume someone in the away end was keeping it old school with a transistor radio glued to their ear and was relaying updates faster than the internet.

The good news from Hibs’ perspective is that they might not need to cheer for Celtic again come the Scottish Cup final. A victory over Motherwell on Saturday would see David Gray’s side finish fourth to guarantee European football and leave Well as the side needing favours from Celtic at Hampden if they are to pip Dunfermline to the final continental berth next season.

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