Ryan Scully is one of only two Partick Thistle players to have played at Ibrox, but it is doubtful if many of his teammates will be seeking him out for advice ahead of today’s game.

The goalkeeper’s three visits to face Rangers at their Govan home have not ended well, with three defeats and nine goals conceded, although to be fair, he lasted just five minutes in one of those games.

A dislocated toe on that occasion only added to his litany of woes at the venue, but he is hoping that he can make some happier memories this time around as he lines up there with Thistle for the first time.

“It’s been a bit of a mixed bag for me at Ibrox, to be honest,” Scully rather understated.

“In the first game we actually kept them quiet for the first 70 minutes until we got a man sent off “The second game we were 3-0 down after 20 minutes and the third game I was off after five minutes and on my way to hospital. I was shipped into an ambulance straight away.

“I had a dislocated toe, it wasn’t great. I got it from my own player, too. I’ve watched the incident back a few times and I’m still now sure how it happened. But it wasn’t nice.

"But it’s a great experience to go to Ibrox. I’ve been through all the emotions but it’s a great place to go and I’m sure all the boys are looking forward to it.

“It’s hard. The noise is deafening and it’s hard to communicate out on the pitch. It’s an unbelievable atmosphere. It’s hard to communicate when it’s so loud but we will do our best.

“The boys have played at Celtic Park before so they will know what to expect. We will be hoping to keep it tight for the first 15 or 20 minutes and keep the crowd quiet. Hopefully they will get on their back and we can create some chances. If we score first, that would help quiet the crowd. That would be ideal.

“It’s easy to say go to Ibrox and enjoy the experience but we want a positive result.”

There are parallels to be drawn between both Rangers’ and Thistle’s seasons so far, with both teams feeling their points total doesn’t accurately reflect the way they have been playing.

Scully recognises that the hosts will be under huge pressure if his side can avoid losing an early goal, but he doesn’t buy the theory that it is a good time to face Mark Warburton’s men on the back of some poor results.

“It’s a completely different team since I played them with Dunfermline,” he said.

“They like to build from the back and their passing and movement is good. Right now they are probably only lacking getting that killer goal in the final third. But they are a very good team.

“We know exactly what we are in for and we will all need to be on top of our game to get a result.

“This Rangers team is not used to having a bad run of results. They strolled it in the Championship last year.

“I think they will be hurting after their defeat at Aberdeen. They will be wanting to put it right with a good result this weekend in front of their home fans.

“I don’t think it’s a good time to get them but we have been playing well lately and doing everything bar scoring our chances. We need to take our chances and hopefully we can do that on Saturday.

“If we got a good result at Ibrox that could be a springboard for us. If we nick a point or three it would set us up nicely going into the international break. That’s what we will be looking to do.”