Defiant boss Stephen Glass insists Aberdeen’s Ibrox performance silenced critics desperate to shoot them down.
Glass reckons doubters have been lining up to put the boot into the Dons this season.
He praised an injury decimated Dons for their effort and belief in drawing 2-2 at the league leaders.
Aberdeen were only denied a win at the defending Premiership champions by a contentious late penalty.
Glass insists referee John Beaton got it wrong in awarding Rangers an 81st minute spot kick to equalise.
He was also adamant the whistler made another costly wrong call for the free kick that led to the ‘Gers first goal.
Glass said: “Everybody wants to shoot the players down.
“Everybody wants to shoot myself down, the whole group down.
“The group have shown what they have got and I never doubted it the whole time.
“There has been effort, work rate and belief from the players in what we are doing and you saw that tonight.
“The over-riding factor for us is that the players gave us everything again.
“They did that even when we were on that losing run and were getting stick left right and centre.
“If you had given me a point at the start of the day I would have been happy but I’m disappointed with the way it ended.”
Frustration as penalty kick costs Dons win
Aberdeen and Glass came under criticism for a 10 game winless streak.
That winless run ended with a 1-0 defeat of Hibs on Saturday and the Reds maintained that momentum at Ibrox.
I think we could have walked away with more.
“I watched the penalty again and it is not a penalty kick.
“It is a little coming together.”
Aberdeen manager Stephen Glass
Glass reckons whistler Beaton denied Aberdeen a deserved three points.
Rangers levelled with a late spot kick awarded when David Bates and Fashion Sakala came together in the box.
He said: “I think we could have walked away with more.
“I watched the penalty again and it is not a penalty kick.
“It is a little coming together.
“The boys put in a performance like that, with that work rate and effort.
“Rangers have a brilliant group of players but we get undone with that (penalty) and it is very disappointing.
“Rangers are a really good team with really good players especially at the top end of the pitch.
“Yet we were undone with a free kick that doesn’t look like a free-kick and a penalty that doesn’t look like a penalty.
“You can tell by players’ reactions when free kicks aren’t free kicks and penalties aren’t penalties.
“You could see Lewis (Ferguson) was very disappointed with the refereeing decision and got a yellow card for shouting about it.”
Rangers left stunned and shell-shocked
Aberdeen stunned Rangers with a sensational opening spell where they were 2-0 up within 16 minutes.
United States international Christian Ramirez headed in the opener in the 10th minute before skipper Scott Brown doubled the advantage.
Rangers hit back in the 20th minute through Alfredo Morelos.
Aberdeen were denied the win when James Tavernier converted the contentious spot kick in the 81st minute.
The Reds’ defence was depleted following recent injuries to Calvin Ramsay, Jack MacKenzie and Declan Gallagher.
Captain Brown operated at centre-back and put in a superb shift.
Glass said: “For a group of players that were depleted to come and put in a performance like that speaks volumes.
“We were brilliant defensively and carried a threat as well.”