Stand by for Rangers detractors and their contrived nonsense in denying a Europa League miracle – Hugh Keevins

It is now a fact of life that death can be a source of inspiration.

Rangers’ posthumous acknowledgement of gratitude to Ibrox kitman Jimmy Bell proves that to be the case.

Perspective is, though, prohibited in the narrow-minded world of mutual loathing inhabited by some Celtic and Rangers fans.

But they have to be ignored – and giving credit where it is due is a gesture that has to be respected.

Especially in the wake of Rangers’ win over RB Leipzig and in light of their Europa League Final appearance against Eintracht Frankfurt.

European finals are for the likes of them and not for us in general terms.

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There have only ever been three winning clubs from Scotland in European finals.

A trio spread over 55 years – or one every 18 years and four months, if you want to be pedantic.

I remember the last time Rangers won a European trophy.

In 1972, the country was still getting used to decimalisation, introduced the year before and responsible for removing pounds, shillings and pence.

Anyone who bought a pint in the pub to watch Rangers play Moscow Dynamo in Barcelona would still have been trying to work out what it would have cost in ‘old money’.

I was nearing my first wedding anniversary, co-parenting an