On the field at least, this crushing Hibs victory represented a new low for Rangers and proof that the problems besetting this football team run a lot deeper than the identity of the manager. Any hope that the placing of Ally McCoist on gardening leave might provoke a positive reaction was dissolved within 12 barnstorming minutes as Hibs grabbed control of the contest and rendered it an early walkover with strikes from David Gray and Jason Cummings. This was Rangers’ heaviest domestic defeat since losing 6-2 in an Old Firm derby in 2000, a day on which a certain Alan Stubbs helped man the Celtic defence. Stubbs the manager spoke afterwards of Hibs’ near-perfect performance and, in Scott Allan, he possessed the game’s classiest performer.
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Before the game, Rangers were second in the Scottish Championship, seven points clear of third-place Hibernian
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Hibs have now closed the gap to three points after thrashing Rangers
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David Gray opened the scoring, before Jason Cummings doubled the lead
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Scott Robertson scored the third, before Liam Craig completed the win
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Kenny McDowall was taking charge of Rangers for the first time
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