Rangers crushing Dortmund is the perfect chance to leave 2012 behind for good - Hugh Keevins

There’s an iconic television image dating back to Rangers ’ liquidation crisis a decade ago.

Crowds have gathered outside Ibrox as tension mounts and speculation about the future rises to fever pitch.

The camera pans in on a middle-aged man, wide eyed and agitated because of his anxiety.

He jabs a finger at the outside of the stadium and says: “The Big Hoose must stay open.”

As imperishable soundbites go, it might not have been on the same immortal level as Neil Armstrong becoming the first man to walk on the moon and accompanying his footsteps by stating, “One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind” for global posterity.

But there was honest sincerity from a man who only had his love of a football club to offer after being failed by the leadership of those inside the building he cherished.

Get all the latest Rangers news sent straight to your Inbox every day by signing up to our newsletter.

We cover every morsel of information regarding your favourite club in the form of articles, videos and podcasts.

The newsletter will arrive every day at 12pm, giving you a round up of the best stories we've covered that in the last 24 hours.

To sign up, simply enter your email address into the link here.

And if you aren't already, make sure you join the conversation over on our Rangers Facebook group and Record Sport Instagram.

He would have been mocked and derided by rival supporters at the time but I thought of that fan when Rangers’ fourth goal went in, on VAR’s say-so, against Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League on Thursday night.

The Big Hoose did indeed stay open in spite of the best efforts of some on the inside to have the front door locked and bolted.

And now it is time to take a fresh inventory of the