Rangers draw a trip to Dundee in the quarter-finals of the Scottish Cup as the club looks to end its 13-year baron run in the competition.
The Gers have been perennial underachievers in the competition for over a decade, reaching only one final since the club’s financial collapse in 2012.
That game saw Rangers lose 3-2 to Edinburgh rivals Hibernian and since then the Scottish Cup competition has seen only continued heartbreak for the Ibrox faithful.
The club’s last Scottish Cup victory came in 2009, when Nacho Novo scored the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win over Falkirk at Hampden.
Now, Scottish Premiership rivals and back-to-back trips to Dens Park await Rangers in their quest to snare both the Premiership title and this year’s Scottish Cup.
With the match to be played the weekend of the 12th/13th of March – the exact date and time to be decided by TV – Rangers will return to Dundee only a week later.
Rangers face Dundee double-header after Scottish Cup draw
The Gers are set to face off against James McPake’s side twice in around a week in what could be two potentially pivotal matches in the Ibrox side’s season.
The Scottish Cup weekend is also set to be a busy weekend for the people of Dundee too, as Old Firm rivals Celtic draw Dundee United in the cup quarters.
Ties between Hearts and St Mirren at Tynecastle and Motherwell and Hibs at Fir Park make up the rest of the Scottish Cup draw.
Rangers fans will be demanding their club deliver on the Scottish Cup front this season after years of failure in the competition at Ibrox.
Rangers defeated League Two side Annan Athletic 3-0 at Galabank to reach this stage of the competition and will need to overcome Dundee to book a trip to Hampden.
On a positive night for Rangers in Dumfries, the attitude of one recently signed superstar caught the eye on a rain-soaked evening.
