If that was the case, Andrews would not have turned down a lucrative move to Dundee United last season to remain at Livingston - a decision that looked doubly flawed when Livingston went into administration a few months later.Yet, for the devout Christian, who attends the Zion Praise Centre in Kirkcaldy every week, it was all part of God's plan. Flo has long gone, yet the misfit striker's legacy lives on at Ibrox - in the shape of monumental debt. A club who owe £80m cannot afford to shop at the blue-chip end of the market any longer, but it is the least vaunted signing of Alex McLeish's frenetic summer of bargain-hunting who could supply the quality that money cannot buy when the Scottish Premier League begins on Saturday: heart and soul.The acquisition of Andrews from Livingston generated criticism that McLeish could ill-afford after last season's wretched campaign. Four years ago, Marvin Andrews would not have had a prayer of ever playing for Rangers. Back then, multi-million-pound price tags were not enough to guarantee a space in the club car park, never mind the team. It came to a head when £12m, a Scottish record, was lavished on Tore Andre Flo from Chelsea in the autumn of 2000. It was meant as a gaudy declaration of intent to a more frugal Celtic, but instead the towering Norwegian simply became a symbol of the sins of excess.

The Spaniard was denied five minutes later by the excellence of the Fulham goalkeeper Mark Crossley, who pushed his fierce shot on to the post. The goal subdued Hearts and Fulham dominated the opening half-hour.But Tynecastle was roused from its torpor when the home side were denied a penalty in the 32nd minute, when Ian Pearce barged down Ramon Pereira.Pereira's fine touch was in stark contrast to his fortune. What do you get for nothing these days? The true value was vividly exposed as Andy Cole ruined Michael Stewart's homecoming at Tynecastle yesterday. The idea of free transfers not costing a penny no longer holds any currency, as these two former Manchester United team-mates proved in different ways. "They deserve a pat on the back," he pointed out, "but maybe some of them are still patting themselves on the back.

But I don't think that was them firing on all cylinders." Palace supporters will certainly hope not.. "I was delighted for 83 minutes," he said, "but devastated by the last seven." He felt that Palace were still suffering post-promotion elation. A swift pass to Thorpe and QPR were in front.QPR made six changes for the second half but soon they were two in front, through one of those newcomers. Speroni came to the edge of his area to throw a clearance but the ball spun to Paul Furlong, who promptly clouted it back over the stranded keeper's head.Palace made wholesale substitutions without any effect. In fact, it seemed to do nothing for their tempers and there was the unusual sight in a friendly of Gallen and Darren Powell being booked after a clash. It clearly wasn't Palace's day when the defender Danny Butterfield went down with a hamstring injury and their efforts to at least claim a goal were so weak as to produce jeers.Then, to complete the humiliation, Kevin McLeod got away down the left seven minutes from the end and hiscross enabled Gallen to side-foot home on the volley.Holloway, the perfectionist, criticised his team for slackness after that third goal.

But his luck ran out when, just before half-time, Palace's new defender from Luton, Emmerson Boyce, played a poor ball which was snapped up by Gareth Ainsworth. We expect a certain amount of resistance, but the whole thing is aimed at attracting the next generation of supporters."Last season we had an aggregate attendance of 16 million - the highest total for 40 years We want to take that up to 21 million by 2010. We went through a long exercise involving ourselves and some agencies and we came up with a renaming plan We tested it with supporters and other groups, too. Rodwell said: "We were careful not to tell any of the players or they would have been knocking on the door asking for a promotion bonus. If it helps puts bums on seats then I think it's fantastic."Renaming worked for the Premier League so why not the Football League? I'll leave that to the marketing gurus, but it is still three up and one through the play-offs." So maybe it is all cosmetic after all? Not so says Richard Masters, the League's commercial director, who also explained that it was their idea, not Coca-Cola's, to change the names as part of a strategy to strengthen the future of the League's clubs "We started talking about it at last year's AGM It started with renaming the First Division.