EUROPEAN nights are always worth waiting for - be it by players or fans. But Rangers supporters who packed Ibrox to the rafters were made to wait a little longer for their big Thursday night kick-off against Steaua Bucharest in the Europa League . 4 Ibrox was ready for kick-off - but the referee wasn't Credit: AFP 4 Jefte (first from left, back row) and John Souttar (third from left, back row) were told to fix their gear Credit: Getty 4 John Souttar was ordered to tape up his ankles Credit: TNT SPORT 4 Both he and Brazilian Jefte were helped by backroom staff with tape in the technical area Credit: TNT SPORT The players were eager too - keen to get a miserable defeat to Kilmarnock at the weekend out of their system.
But Italian ref Marco Di Bello held off blowing his whistle to start the game for a slightly unusual reason - leading to another Euro stoppage in consecutive games. On matchday two the Gers game against Lyon was paused after FIREWORKS were lit inside the ground and exploded in the sky above the pitch. There were no such scenes against the Romanians - and it was the PLAYERS to blame for the hold-up.
Read More Rangers stories RANGERS 2 FCSB 0 Cerny adds to Lawrence opener to give Gers daylight in huge Euro clash fashion faux pas Raskin's Rangers socks & 8 other times Scottish football kits went wrong Two in particular. Di Bello ordered defenders Jefte and John Souttar to the technical area before the game started because of the pair's SOCKS. The duo both sported the.