Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Garner still hurting
JOE Garner lapped up his last-gasp Firhill winner but admits it will still not wash away the pain of Rangers’ Old Firm humiliation.
The Ibrox side bounced back from their 5-1 drubbing at t he hands of Celtic to beat Partick Thistle 2-1.
But they left it late, with Garner heading home i n the fourth minute of stoppage time after substitute Barrie McKay had cancelled out Kris Doolan’s opener.
Garner was booked by referee Crawford Allan after racing to the touchline to celebrate his goal with the Light Blues faithful housed in the Jackie Husband stand.
But he confessed it will not mask the hurt suffered during the record derby last week.
He said: “Obviously it was good to get the three points. After last week, sending the fans home happy was something we wanted to do.
“The fans have been brilliant with us this season and we owed them one after last week.
“Maybe it doesn’t make up for the hurt of last week but I think they will have a better night than they did last week.
“The lads are little bit more happy than last week too so we’ll go into next week with a bit more confidence.
Boss Pedro Caixinha is set to hold a series of meetings with his players this week as he prepares to break the news to those who will be culled from his squad this summer.