Robinson draws inspiration
Back then, the Northern Irishman was working as assistant to Ian Baraclough when the Steelmen recorded their first league win on Rangers’ home turf in 21 years.
Their 3-1 success paved the way for a 6-1 aggregate victory, which both emphatically secured their continued presence in the top flight and kept the Govan giants in the Championship.
It is a sign of how much things have changed in three years that not only are Rangers back in the Premiership, but Robinson’s Motherwell are also heading for Ibrox with odds of around 7/1 to come out on top this time round.
“That was just a fantastic occasion,” Robinson recalled.
“I remember so clearly the pressure on us to win.
“It was a massive game for us and we had a game plan that worked brilliantly. “The atmosphere when we went 1-0 up will live with me forever. The noise at Ibrox was just incredible. “Normally it is the other way around when your team goes 1-0 down. But the atmosphere that night was one that will live with me for a long time.
“Was it a shock? I think the thing you have to remember is that we were in the Premiership, and Rangers weren’t.
“So the level of football that they were playing at maybe wasn’t quite as good as had been perceived.