FRASER AIRD delivered one final insult to Hibernian last night by branding them a team that should not be capable of beating Rangers and admitting the Ibrox support were right to react furiously to their resounding win in Glasgow.

The Easter Road side responded to the pre-match assertion from Bilel Mohsni, the League One champions' Tunisian defender, that they are not contenders for the SPFL Championship by travelling across the M8 and winning 3-1.

"I can't remember the last time Rangers were 3-0 down at half-time, especially to a team we should be beating," said the 19-year-old midfielder. "They're not in a good place at the moment, but we knew they were going to come here and give their all because I think that was them out of it if they had lost.

"It's only fair that the fans reacted the way they did. They pay their money to watch us play and the boys were not up to the standard that Rangers players should be at half-time. They have the right to be mad, but I think we did everything we could in the second half. We just gave ourselves too much to do.

"The fans know we can do much better and they expect the best from a big club like this, so we need to go out and prove to them on Saturday we are much better than we showed.

"We are all disappointed. The big games are the ones that matter and it will come down to the big ones at the end of the season."

Aird admits it is a matter of deep concern that Rangers have already lost at home to Hearts and Hibernian. However, he refuses to accept the destination of the Championship will depend upon the matches between those three sides. In a warning that may unsettle some Rangers supporters, he believes there will be shock results throughout the course of the competition in all venues.

"There will be points dropped all over," warned Aird. "It is going be a tough league for everyone. I don't think you can count out any of the other teams because they are all going to be tough games. You saw that when we went up to Alloa. We need to keep winning our games and let the other teams drop points."

Aird has also confirmed there were strong views exchanged within the Ibrox dressing-room at half-time.

"Obviously, the boys are disappointed and they say it as it is.That's the only way of looking at it. There's no point in hiding because we were 3-0 down at that point. There is no point in being quiet. Someone needs to look at it and stand up and take charge."

"We lost poor goals and everyone knows that. The players were at fault for the goals and that's what happens in football. We definitely need to look at the start we made."

Already six points behind Hearts with a trip to Tynecastle on November 22, Aird concedes there is no room for any further slip-ups.

"It's still early, but we don't want to be in the position we are in now," he said. "We would want to be tied with them or ahead of them at this point of the season."