Ibrox turns on Rangers after European humiliation

A night to forget on the south side of Glasgow

This was the kind of European exit that lingers. Not a narrow defeat to a Champions League giant, not a cruel penalty shootout — Rangers were eliminated by Jagiellonia Bialystok, a club from north-east Poland, at their own ground, in front of their own fans, who made their feelings abundantly clear the moment the referee blew.

The 1-1 draw at Ibrox was not enough to overturn the aggregate deficit, and with that, Rangers' European campaign was over before it had really started. The booing at full time was not a knee-jerk reaction from a fickle crowd. It was the sound of a support that has watched this unfold across multiple matches and decided they've seen enough.

McInnes still waiting for his first win

Derek McInnes came in to steady the ship. The ship is still listing. He remains without a win as Rangers manager — a run that now includes a European exit that will be difficult to contextualise in any positive light. Jagiellonia are a decent side, but they are not the kind of opponent Rangers, with Ibrox behind them, should be losing to across two legs.

The questions around McInnes are no longer just about results. They are about whether the squad has the quality to respond and whether the recruitment has been good enough.

McInnes stood in the Ibrox dugout at full time while the boos rained down. He didn't look like a man who was going to pretend that was fine.

What comes next

Rangers drop into the Europa Conference League, which keeps European football alive at Ibrox — but that is cold comfort for a club that spent years building a reputation as a serious European force under Steven Gerrard and beyond. A Conference League campaign was not what the support signed up for.

McInnes is still waiting for his first win in any competition. That is now the only number that matters at Ibrox.