Third Division leaders Sevco crashed out of the League Cup after being beaten 3-0 at Ibrox by Inverness Caley Thistle.
The SFL new boys had no answer to the class of the highland giants who were in control from the early stages.
Andrew Shinnie opened the scoring for the visitors in the 27th minute with second half strikes from Gary Warren and a penalty from Graeme Shinnie completing the agony for the home fans.
The defeat marks the end of another depressing cup campaign for Ally McCoist who has been eliminated from six competitions during his brief managerial career.
Having beaten Motherwell in the previous round hopes were high around Ibrox about making it through to the semi-finals of the League Cup but Caley Thistle ensured there was to be no repeat of the win over Motherwell.
Anticipating the tie McCoist said: “I would settle for the same edge and same performance that the lads gave me the last time we played an SPL team, which was obviously Motherwell.
“I think the fans will play a massive part as they have done for all our games this season, but I felt the Motherwell game, the atmosphere was almost like a European night.
“Added to the opportunity to go to Hampden, playing against another SPL side, all those factors would hopefully indicate we would have a level of performance that would see us through to the next round.
“It will be extremely difficult and as hard, if not harder, than the Motherwell game. I think the Motherwell boys probably didn’t really know what to expect from an SFL3 team, albeit Rangers.
“The Inverness lads will have seen that performance and big Terry will have had us watched, and they will know what to expect.”
On Saturday Sevco face Alloa Athletic in the third round of the Scottish Cup.
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Motherwell were absolutely embarrassing against sevco. The game was unwatchable. Maybe there should be a stewards enquiry as to why they were so crap.
Shame was hoping to get them but getting a skelping from caley made up for it. Hope sally had a suit on or the huns might be sendind him a wee prezzie in the post hail hail lets all laugh at sevco.
Good job for them they got thrashed by Caley…what would a good team do to them.
Now how long was Chico sticking around…something about hearing the CL music and then winning the CL….what a plank.
Mothwell allway lay down for the huns Ones a member allway one ask the managers of the two teams
Anyone else thinking of dressing up in an old RFC kit for Halloween? The usual Zombie costumes are so 2011.