Ian McCall insists he can sympathise with Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Rangers.

The Partick Thistle boss says injuries are totally disrupting his side's season, much like they are for the the Dutchman at Ibrox.

However, while there is a five-week Premiership break due to the World Cup, which will allow for some time for players to recover, there is no such luxury in the Championship, where the games continue to fall thick and fast.

His side stormed out of the traps early in the season, living up to their tag as title favourites. 

However, they gone on a disastrous six-game losing run, leaving Thistle seventh in the table - eight points off Ayr at the summit.

Injuries to key players such as Ross Docherty and Kevin Holt haven't helped matters.

And McCall reckons their situation reflects what's going on at Rangers.

The Jags gaffer told the media: "It's a concern for me if these boys come back and we keep losing games - then I'm in serious bother. I'm not daft. It's a really bizarre situation.

"As I've been doing this for so long I've had loads of bad periods. But four weeks ago on Wednesday we went to Aberdeen, Docherty ran into Holt and they injured themselves.

"We were top of the league. We were in the quarter-final of the League Cup so it's been a really bizarre period. But I still maintain, outwith the Raith game when we were truly abysmal, we could have taken points from any other game.

"You've seen it at Rangers, too. Gio has several players out, six or seven who would start. I know there will be an argument they should still win but ultimately that does affect things. These are main players we've been without. I think it gives everyone a lift."

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