TWIST IN THE FAIL

Butland blunder sparked fears of another horror show but this time Gers managed to rewrite script and produce a happy ending...

- BY ANDY NEWPORT

THE Rangers support could have been forgiven for thinking they were about to watch a rerun of a movie they've seen all too often.

A goal to the good and in total control, the inevitable plot twist came just before half-time as Jack Butland's freshair flap let Kilmarnock's George Stanger in to equalise. Here we go again!

It was the kind of momentum shifter that has been swinging against this fragile Light Blues line-up all season and, for Butland, it was a cruel blow.

The keeper had been the only actor at Ibrox to have performed with any kind of consistency this term.

And yet it was his mistake that had Rangers' beleaguered faithful fearing Danny Rohl's managerial career in Glasgow was about to kick off in the same manner that ended Russell Martin's.

Instead, for once they were treated to a happy ending as their team refused to stick to the script they've been following for so long.

Goals from forgotten frontman Danilo and a first strike for under-pressure striker Youssef Chermiti handed Rohl a debut league win and sealed Gers' first Premiership victory at home since May.

But that might not have been possible had Bruce Anderson pounced with Gers 2-1 up. Thankfully, Butland refused to play the role of the fall guy and redeemed himself with a stunning save that proved every bit as crucial as the strikers' contributions at the other end.

Praising his Nol, a beaming Rohl said: "I think Jack is not just a great goalkeeper, he is also a leader in the group, he is one of the leaders in the changing room, who is talking and who is helping.

"Tomorrow he will think about the goal he conceded and then he will go forward.