Scottish football icon Kenny Dalglish had told Rangers the time is now to end off-field disharmony amid the hunt for on-field glory.
The Premiership champions are in the last eight of the Europa League but a week of high tensions boiled over in recent days.
The club hit back at Club 1872's lengthy statement and that spat came fresh from supporters' tennis balls and toilet rolls protest over their much-maligned appearance at the Sydney Super Cup.