Rangers lost to St. Mirren on Boxing Day [Credit: Imago]
Rangers lost to St. Mirren on Boxing Day [Credit: Imago]

Elon Musk message emerges after Rangers loss v St Mirren

Jonathan Burnett

Jonny is a University of Leeds journalism graduate who became part of the FootballInsider team in Spring 2024, and recently worked as Head of Media for Widnes Vikings Rugby League club. Writing as a freelance reporter and commentator for The Sporting News and StatsPerform, he has covered matches in competitions including the FIFA Men's and Women's World Cups, as well as the Champions League, Women's Euro 2022, Six Nations and the Rugby Union World Cup.

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St. Mirren defender Alexander Gogic messaged Elon Musk in reaction to the winning goal against Rangers on Boxing Day.

Gogic posted on X (26 December) in response to Premier Sports' clip of Caolan Boyd-Munce's added-time winner at St. Mirren Park, giving the Saints a dramatic 2-1 victory over Philippe Clement's side.

Boyd-Munce's first-time strike was likened to a rocket by the Cyprus international, after he arrived to hit Evan Mooney's lay-off on the edge of the box, finishing a move which began with Dujon Sterling's error.

Tagging Musk in his post, Gogic said: "One of your rockets is in Paisley."

Elon Musk message emerges on Rangers

Tagging the owner and most followed user on X in a post celebrating the Gers' demise certainly won't hurt as much as Boyd-Munce's finish hitting the back of the net did, but it certainly prolongs the pain.

Musk being tagged in, and potentially even interacting with, such posts could spread Gogic's comments – and therefore St. Mirren's winning goal – well beyond the realms of the average Scottish football fan.

St. Mirren goal v Rangers

As a result, the worldwide community of Light Blues could be seeing more and more of that 93rd-minute strike hitting the net on their social media feeds, reliving the frustration and anger over and over again.

The Bears themselves, however, will feel they only have themselves to blame; particularly Clement for not seeing the game out and especially Sterling after his late slip proved so costly at St. Mirren Park.

Boyd-Munce's bolt from the blue leaves Gers 12 points behind Celtic in the table with 2 January's Old Firm clash at Ibrox looming, and Clement will hope his side can produce a few rockets of their own to close the gap before then.

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