In times past, the late leveller coolly stroked home by Kyogo for Celtic at Ibrox on Monday would have been met with an explosion of noise from the massed ranks of visiting fans behind the goal in the Broomloan Road Stand.
As it was, the small but enthusiastic band of supporters packed into the corner were barely audible above the groans from over 49,000 Rangers fans in the home end. If you listened very carefully though, you may also just have been able to make out the sound of the fat lady clearing her throat.
In that moment, any faint hope of a title race developing over the second half of the campaign disappeared.
