“I’m ecstatic. You’d struggle to write a script like that. The boys in there, the whole squad, boys who were even injured today, have been fantastic all week.
“We’ve prepared right, we’ve believed we can get a result out of this game. Nobody’s invincible, we’ve said that all week. It’s worked well for us.”
Ferrie’s modesty matched the modest reputation of Drozd, who arrived after his release by Milwall in October.
Before that he had been playing for Uxbridge in the Isthmian League. He had scored one goal all season.
Now, he is immortal in Scottish football history after selling a dummy to Jefte, opening his body up, and slotting into the bottom corner like prime Thierry Henry.
But there were so many heroes in black and white.
Centre-backs Nikola Ujdur and Will Tizzard were towering presences in the middle of the box, with six of their fellow defenders unavailable for Queen’s Park.
Sean Welsh and Louis Longridge could barely move by stoppage time after running themselves into the ground in midfield.
To a man, they were magnificent. All of them found their legs at the end, though, as they sprinted towards the corner of Ibrox housing the delirious Queen’s Park fans.
