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Rangers billed their final home match of the season as one to recognise and celebrate their own support. In reality, the fixture had a deeper significance.

Such a chain of events will happen before Rangers take to the Ibrox field again that their following genuinely have no idea what, at that stage, they will be watching. The American businessman Bill Miller hopes to swiftly conclude his takeover of Rangers, with such a transaction intrinsically linked to football matters.

A batch of Rangers players have clauses in their contracts that allow them to depart this summer for knockdown fees after they accepted significant salary cuts. Others may seek a free exit amid the complexities of Miller seeking to transfer contracts from the existing business to a new company. What league Rangers will play in, and with what punishments attached, is unclear for now. The club cannot even distribute season ticket renewal forms.

Against such a fraught backdrop, it seems only natural that some members of the Rangers squad would have taken to the field against Motherwell believing a farewell was imminent. By full-time, Rangers' frustration at a scoreless draw would almost immediately be offset by the realisation of the bigger picture that has dismantled their season.

The next step for Miller is to visit Glasgow and hold face-to-face talks with the Rangers manager, Ally McCoist. Scotland's football authorities would also be wise to pencil in a meeting with the Tennessee-based haulage tycoon, given the shambolic Craig Whyte regime at Rangers, which those administrators were so heavily criticised for not halting. Miller has not yet been afforded open backing from the Rangers support, something he will presumably seek.

McCoist used his match programme notes to issue a plea to fans. "I have spoken to Mr Miller on several occasions and believe he has the best interests of Rangers at heart," said the manager.

"We have to be supportive of him and I appeal to you to give Mr Miller the best opportunity possible to complete the buying process."

This encounter was never likely to be lively. Rangers had secured second place in the Scottish Premier League with a comfortable dismissal of Dundee United three days earlier, a result that also confirmed Motherwell would finish in third place.

Those matters are linked by Rangers' predicament. Without a licence to compete in European football next season, Rangers lost their Champions League qualifying place, which was duly taken by Motherwell. That represents an admirable achievement for Stuart McCall, who has hardly had vast resources with which to improve fortunes at Fir Park.

Motherwell's manager is rightly recognised as having had an outstanding season, regardless of what was occurred elsewhere. What McCall had not yet achieved was an end to the club's infamously dismal domestic run against Rangers – a decade without a victory in this fixture.

Rangers dominated the first half, without claiming the goal to endorse such prominence. But Motherwell passed up the best chance of that period. With 17 minutes played, Henrik Ojamaa skipped past the Rangers goalkeeper, Allan McGregor, but failed to pick out his team-mate, Jamie Murphy, with the Rangers goal gaping.

Earlier, Kyle Bartley had curled an effort narrowly over the Motherwell crossbar. Rangers were guilty of over-playing in the opposition penalty area during their spells of pressure, Sone Aluko the biggest culprit.

One positive for McCoist, again, would have been the showing of Rhys McCabe. The 19-year-old has been one beneficiary of Rangers' troubles, having been fast-tracked into the first team because of a shortage of personnel, and he has consistently impressed in central midfield.

Motherwell again breached the Rangers defence after 59 minutes, this time Chris Humphrey failing to pick out Murphy. In truth, Humphrey should have shot at goal himself. Tom Hateley blazed over McGregor's bar just moments later, having collected a pass from the lively Ojamaa.

Rangers' response came from a Carlos Bocanegra header, which was blocked. A half-hearted penalty appeal by the home side followed, as Andrew Little tumbled under the challenge of Keith Lasley.

No further opportunities arrived. Motherwell know they have something to look forward to after their summer break; only the immediate future will tell if the same can be said for Rangers. Read More

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