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.
And Dalglish insists there's no time for recriminations with Rangers also still in the mix to retain their title and lift their first Scottish Cup since 2009.
Speaking to the Sunday Post, he said: "I’m sure Rangers would love to have that harmony on and off the park right now.
"It’s been quite a week at Ibrox, starting with the demonstrations at Dens Park, then on to the statements and arguments between the board and some of the club’s fan groups.
"It has not been very pleasant.
"The situation looks as though it could run and run for a while, but they all need to find a way to call a truce, and park their differences until the end of the season.
"I’m sure Rangers would love to have that harmony on and off the park right now.
"It’s been quite a week at Ibrox, starting with the demonstrations at Dens Park, then on to the statements and arguments between the board and some of the club’s fan groups.
"It has not been very pleasant.
"The situation looks as though it could run and run for a while, but they all need to find a way to call a truce, and park their differences until the end of the season.
"Fans have every right to be heard, and their opinions should always be taken into account.
"But the football team is into the last seven league games of the season, in the semi-final of the Scottish Cup, and the last eight of the Europa League.
"It’s going to be an exciting end to the campaign, and Rangers are in the running for three trophies.
"The focus should be on that, and everyone should be 100 per cent behind Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his players.
"The team is still doing very, very well. But if the arguing between the board and the fans continues, it could very well bite, and cause damage to what happens on the pitch.
"As soon as possible, everyone connected with the Ibrox club needs to start showing togetherness.
"We know that part of the problem is the agreement to go to Australia to play Celtic in November."
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