GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 06: Rangers manager Danny Röhl and Bojan Miovski of Rangers are seen at full time during the William Hill Premiership match between Rangers and Aberdeen at Ibrox Stadium on January 06, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Aberdeen supporters crossed a line that football must never tolerate. The treatment of Bojan Miovski exposed a vein of hatred that shames the game. Abuse followed him from warm up to final whistle. Objects flew. Threats echoed. Ibrox Noise previously highlighted how Miovski had found form at the perfect time for Rangers, which only inflamed the bitterness from the home support (source). Therefore this went far beyond rivalry. This behaviour targeted a professional doing his job. Near the end of this opening, the scale of Rangers Bojan Miovski abuse became impossible to ignore.

The anger did not appear overnight. It had brewed since Miovski left the Dons and considered a move to Ibrox. Ibrox Noise had already warned that Aberdeen fans would not take kindly to a striker they adored joining Rangers, and that backlash erupted in full force (source). Consequently, the abuse felt deliberate and organised. The vitriol did not come from a...