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During such a competition players are there for a long time as well as all the people around them. They need to train, to eat, to go out. There ought to be something in it for everyone. On that particular point, my experience has been a bonus.

Some other people are very lucky and always get in to the very best teams at the very best times and therefore go out and score lots of championship points and be in with a chance of the championship.

Any of the the 30 ball clubs have a chance at success, and the fans know that. It keeps everything exciting.

But Rangers don't need to go there and win, they need to go there and get a point. I think the hardest thing about it is there will be no supporters. Playing in an empty ground will be a problem for the players.

They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go.

I think it's easy to enjoy anywhere that you play where you feel like you got a chance to win a lot.

It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time.

One thing about championship teams is that they're resilient. No matter what is thrown at them, no matter how deep the hole, they find a way to bounce back and overcome adversity.

Our players know that we try to come in each week and put ourselves in the best position to have a chance to win, and sometimes that means some people playing more than others; sometimes it means using different personnel groupings in different weeks.

I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.