Liam Miller’s tale the highlight of a classic encounter

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This was a remarkable game at Ibrox: free-flowing, end to end, utterly compelling. The main message to be taken from it all is that John Hughes is restoring Hibernian with a touch of class, though Rangers, assailed from just about all sides these days, played extremely well, too. It was a quite thrilling occasion to attend.

“What a game, eh?” Hughes said as he swung into the press room afterwards at Ibrox, Anthony Stokes having scored a 63rd minute equaliser for his team after Kris Boyd’s early goal for Rangers. Hughes had every right to feel chuffed. His team played lovely, neat football, totally devoid of the long ball, each Hibs player scurrying off one another to at times bemuse Rangers. This was a vintage