After last week’s moral victory over Celtic and a lap of honour to the adoring bears last Sunday reality returned in Dingwall today.
The tunes of hate were in full force during the first half as an own goal from Jack Baldwin gave the visitors the lead after 15 minutes.
On commentary for Sky Sports Ian Crocker reminded viewers that Philippe Clement’s side could be sitting on top of the SPFL Premiership table and in the final of the Scottish Cup this time next week.
Ross County were unlucky to be behind at the break, by the 50th minute they were in the lead thanks to goal from Simon Murray and George Harmon.
The anger from the away fans was obvious to Sky viewers, there was little in the way of encouragement as abuse from his own fans was screamed at James Tavernier as every corner he took.
? “Nobody saw this coming!”
Ross County beat Rangers for the first time ever in a huge result in the #cinchPrem title race. Watch post-match analysis & reaction live on @SkyFootball ? pic.twitter.com/hU3juNiWD9
— Sky Sports Scotland (@ScotlandSky) April 14, 2024
1 minute 30 seconds for fan abuse.
With Tav chasing personal glory County attacked down the left, Butland palmed a shot into the path of Josh Sims who put his side 3-1 in front after 69 minutes.
In the 88th minute it was Tavpen time, even with seven minutes of stoppage time there was no equaliser with the anger of the away support obvious at the final whistle.
It will be a long journey home for the travelling bears, the team bus won’t be much fun either with the warm glow of drawing with Celtic a week ago already worn away.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the match Clement followed a great Ibrox tradition by launching his players under the bus, outsmarted by Don Cowie and a club from a town with a population of 5.340.
The usual dodgy penalty and some help with the first goal from Mike Baldwin .
The villainous Huns will be leaving the worst trail of destruction through the Highlands since the Duke of Cumberland’s men made their way back south after the Battle of Culloden in 1746…. and Proud Phillipe’s army was sent homewards to think again!
I was sure the ranger support would celebrate a tricky away loss just as much as a home draw-silly me!
Isn’t it amazing when pundits and commentators alike in Scawlin’,wax lyrical about the intelligence and sophistication of Pip Clem -on as a manager , then the same ‘genius ‘ gets outsmarted by his opposing manager in Dingwall to struggling Ross County ? He then gets interviewed and talks the biggest amount of horse manure possible ? More horse manure than yesterday’s Grand National winner ever gets rid of ! In fact throw the horse manure onto the Dens Park pitch … that’ll fix it !
It’s okay John, Dens Park will be getting a delivery of human shite from a Glasgow-based coach company on Wednesday night 🙂
Hope they are (literally) sick all the way down home…
Apologies to the lassie that’ll need to clean it in Glasgow though !
Lets see Jackass Jackson and the auld guy with broken snib in 15 places put a positive spin on that result for sevco and their magnificent manager Beale2
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Surely that is a hate crime right there.