The moment Cyriel Dessers realised Rangers is a different kettle of fish as Ibrox frustration erupted – Barry Ferguson

In some other parts of the world they swear patience is a virtue.

But in Scottish football – and especially here in Glasgow – it’s more like a virtual stranger. With the odd swear word thrown in for good measure. So now Rangers have got two games under their belt the penny will be beginning to drop for Michael Beale’s new boys. I had a wee smile to myself the other night when they were beating Servette 2-0 in the first half of the Champions League qualifier and Cyriel Dessers took a ball into his feet with his back to goal, 10 yards or so over the half way line.

The big man probably thought he was doing the smart thing. He wall passed it straight back where it had come from towards the centre of the Rangers defence, keeping possession safe and allowing the team to build out again from the back. And you could almost see the look of shock on his face when the fans grumbled at him in frustration for not turning and driving towards the Swiss side’s back four. Trust me, I’ve been there when new guys arrive at the club and can’t get their heads around this sort of reaction. They are simply playing the game the way they were brought up to do it as kids.

But the smart ones realised very quickly that playing for Rangers is a whole different kettle of fish. It may have taken them by surprise at first but the more they accepted and adapted to the intensity of the demands being placed on them, the more they began to thrive on them. The better players they became for it. So Dessers and all the others will be learning every time they step out onto that pitch for the first few weeks of the season.

And some of them might be wondering how they can win such an important European game and still hear the grumblings because they didn’t win