Gary Mackay: I'm left thinking what could have been despite points . .

But at the same time, I'm still disappointed with the way we played at Ibrox on Wednesday.

Rangers were nowhere near as good as the side that played so well against us in their defeat at Tynecastle a week-and-a-half ago. In fact, they were very ordinary and there for the taking, especially after they lost Lee McCulloch, who is a massive player for them.

We never really tested them and that was extremely frustrating. I know Jim Jefferies spoke afterwards about how the side didn't capitulate in the same manner they did against Celtic a week earlier, but, with Steven Naismith not starting the game, Rangers didn't have the same level of in-form attacking options available to them as their rivals did at Parkhead.

On Wednesday, I don't think our keeper had a save to make, but equally Allan McGregor only had the one save to make from Marius Zaliukas. It was a very, very poor match in comparison to the Tynecastle clash between the sides which I had really enjoyed watching. I was more disappointed coming out of Ibrox than I was leaving Celtic Park, because at least against Celtic, we were thrashed by a fired-up team who were on top of their game.

I'm now a bit concerned that Kevin Kyle may have become such a huge part of things that we struggle when he's not there. It's not just his physical presence we're missing, he also seems to bring a lot to the team mentally. Nine points out of 15 from this tough run can't be sniffed at but, although it's hypothetical, I just feel we may have had an even greater return had Kyle not been sidelined. At Ibrox, we never had anybody in the forward areas who got into the box and threatened the Rangers goal.

In saying that, there were a lot of personnel and positional changes to the side on Wednesday and that maybe contributed to what I felt was an uninspiring team performance.

By the time the Hamilton game comes along, we'll have had a wee break to recharge the batteries and that will be important because, as the league's bottom side, they will be fighting for their lives. The first thing we want to do is cement third position and then, once that is done, we can look at going a bit higher. I know most people think our hopes of splitting the Old Firm are gone after those two defeats in Glasgow, but I believe that Rangers will miss McCulloch in much the same way as we've missed Kyle. They're also battling on four fronts, so I wouldn't count us out of anything just yet.

We've also made a couple of additions to the squad over the past week, so hopefully they will give us fresh impetus. I don't know anything about the big boy (Evaldas] Razulis. Jim Jefferies says he's short of match fitness, so I don't think he'll walk straight into the side, but he's an extra option available to the manager, so we'll give him a chance and wait and see what he brings to the team. We've had players come into the side from Kaunas before and they've done little to enhance the team, but at least, with Jim at the helm, Razulis is coming into a more professional environment than that which some of his countrymen have encountered when pitching up at Riccarton in seasons gone by.

As for Andy Webster, I think he's a great signing who will give us increased competition in the centre-back area. Let's not dress this up any other way - Andy is back at Hearts because he's been given a deal that suits him. He left Hearts in 2006 because he was given an opportunity in life that, if we're being honest, very few of us would turn our backs on.

His value was nothing like as low as the fee we got for him, but his agent, rightly so, took advantage of a loophole that existed. In any other walk of life that would happen and there wouldn't be a lot said about it.

Despite what people may say, he was within his rights to leave Hearts the way he did, and, having been offered a deal at Hearts, he's well within his rights to return. I admire him as a player and he should be backed by the Hearts supporters in the same manner as every other player in the side.