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Unless it’s Celtic, anyone facing Rangers in a League Cup final can feel handicapped

RANGERS have come as close as a club can get to turning a major piece of silverware into a beloved pet.

They have deep affection for The League Cup: it is rarely out of their possession for long, and when the time comes for the squad photograph it is often resting on the floor beside them.

The early 1980s was a bleak period around Ibrox.