The striker, who is out of contract this summer, has failed to agree a new deal with the Scottish champions and has been holding talks with both Birmingham and Fiorentina.

He was left out of the squad for Monday's Scottish Cup win over Kilmarnock but is expected to be back in contention for the visit of Accies at Ibrox.

The involvement of Miller, who has netted 22 goals so far this season, could be met with a mixed response from the fans, but Smith insists any abuse directed at the player would be unjustified.

"I'll pick what I think is the best team to play," said the Rangers boss.

"Kenny Miller has played exceptionally well for us over the period of time he has been at Rangers.

"What's happened now is a normal situation, he wouldn't be the first player to leave under freedom of contract.

"It happened to us last season and it will happen to us in the future. It will happen to all clubs.

"I don't think the Rangers support can complain in any way, shape or form about the way Kenny Miller has played for Rangers since he`s been here.

"He has been terrific for us. If he can't reach agreement with his own club, like every footballer, he is free to go and try to achieve the best he can somewhere else.

"That's what he's doing and I don't think anyone can blame him for that.

"You can only look at what he has done for the club since he has been here and he has played exceptionally well for us in that time."

Smith added: "I'm sure he will be all right to play if we ask him.

"If Kenny decides he's not going to sign for any club, there is no reason why he shouldn't play for Rangers. He will be available for us tomorrow.

"He hasn't signed for anybody yet so he is still a Rangers player.

"I just felt the other night there was an awful lot surrounding him but that's settled down a bit so he will be involved in the game tomorrow."

Birmingham are still the only club who have had an offer accepted by Rangers, with Smith revealing that Fiorentina's contact with the Glasgow giants has been minimal so far.

He said: "They spoke to Martin [Bain, chief executive] on one occasion and then never got back to him again. That's the only contact we've had from them.

"Birmingham are the only ones who have had an offer accepted. That's still the case.

"The situation is fairly straightforward. Birmingham have made a bid for him, which was accepted by our club.

"He's got to negotiate his own side of it. If he reaches agreement with Birmingham, then it's clear that he can leave.

"If he doesn't, he may sign a pre-contract. That's the aspect where it's outwith our control. I just hope the thing gets settled quite quickly.

"We made it clear that we didn't want him to go but that's out of our hands.

"If he doesn't go, then hopefully he will play as well in the second half of the season as he has in the first for us."

While a question mark remains over Miller's future, Smith expects Sasa Papac to put pen to paper on a new deal in the coming days following positive talks with the Bosnian full-back.

He said: "We are keen to keep Sasa here, he is another player who has been excellent for us. He's probably one of our longest-serving players now.

"He's a quiet lad and he goes about his game quietly. He doesn't like to cause any fuss but he has been very effective for us.

"We are very close to reaching agreement with him and I would hope that would be done in the next few days."

Celtic were forced to battle from behind to earn a last-gasp draw at rock-bottom Hamilton midweek but Smith claims no warning was needed for Rangers.

"We would never write them off," he said.

"We've had some really good games against Hamilton and the games have been tight. They have always been well set out against us and they have played well."