The surprise Allan McGregor Rangers career miss as veteran keeper sits out Hampden

Much was made of Allan McGregor putting his 14-year Euro Final hurt behind him in Seville on Wednesday evening.

The Europa League showpiece might have ended in an agonising shootout defeat but at least the veteran shotstopper got to experience the occasion having been cruelly deprived of that same moment by injury in 2008.

However, that fixture wasn’t the only final itch McGregor was looking to scratch with those considerable mitts that have repelled thousands of shots down the years.

Incredibly, despite having three winners’ gongs to his name, McGregor has never set foot in a Scottish Cup Final.

And with his contract up in the summer and huge question marks over whether he will even continue his playing career it now looks like he never will.

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Gio van Bronckhorst has decided to stick with cup keeper Jon McLaughlin this afternoon. That’s his perogative and given the form of the back-up shotstopper in the competition so far it’s hard to argue.

But it’s also harsh on McGregor who now looks to have been deprived of one final chance to bow out as a winner on the field.

McGregor’s three successes in the competition have all come as an unused sub - as back-up to Stefan Klos in the last gasp 3-2 victory