Twice during the first half on Sunday they cheered and roared as the ball hit the Celtic net.
Unfortunately, both times their celebrations were cut short as the Laws of the Game were applied to disallow ‘goals’ from Rabi Matondo and Kemar Roofe.
With no Celtic fans inside Ibrox the natives were poised to coronate Micky Beale with a victory lifting them into top place in the SPFL table.
Expectation again exceeded reality as the great fear returned with Kyogo scoring his sixth goal this year in the fixture that he has taken ownership of. When the ball flew past Jack Butland into the net it was met by silence followed by despair.
The angry bears now have two weeks to stew on Sunday’s events with Beale well aware that if the gap at the top of the SPFL goes beyond four points he will have to sweet talk his way into a job elsewhere.