France turned on the style in patches but it sounded as if Thommo would rather be watching Peterhead against Dundee United on a cold Saturday night and trying to make the best of a lukewarm pie.
Apart from Sunday’s blemish on Sky Sports News Thomson is about is dull and predictable as it gets with his trademark monotone delivery.
For some reason the cliches just weren’t matching up last night as Thomson tried to convince viewers that the Ibrox vacancy was highly desirable.