The weather greatly affected the quality of the game as Rangers struggled to cope with the blustery conditions. Oxford forced two fine saves from Day before Steele hammered home a loose ball on 59 minutes. He proceeded to celebrate "Bebeto style" (baby cradling) having recently become a father to Max (Max Steele?!).

Karl Connolly made his first tentative steps back to full fitness, replacing Andy Thomson in the second half. Rangers fielded two trialists in striker Craig McAllister, who played his second game this week and left back Brett Poate, formerly of Southampton.

Rangers are expected to decide whether to move for McAllister over the next few days whilst Poate may well get another chance in the reserves next week. Let's hope he's better than the last former Southampton left back we picked up.