The club that was once universally known as Rangers Football Club were promoted to the Scottish Premier League tonight after a four-year exile.
They sealed promotion with a 1-0 win over Dunbarton at Ibrox.
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For Scottish football journalists, it is a time to rejoice. They have an Old Firm game to look forward to once more - one with an added twist next season.
Unsurprisingly, the news kickstarted a fraught debate on social media.
Those who are partial to the name Sevco object to the narrative that Rangers have returned to the big-time, instead choosing to congratulate this new-fangled upstart entity on reaching the top flight for the first time.
Twitter user Nicky Martin has posed an interesting question.
'If your dog dies and you get a new one that looks like the old one and call it the same name, does it mean it's the same dog?'
It is a philosophical question which many Celtic fans are asking themselves tonight.
Always nice to see smaller clubs achieve milestones. Congratulations Rangers on achieving top flight status for the first time. #Sevco
— Tony Duffy (@AnthonyDuffy) April 5, 2016
You may not like it but the team that won today was not Sevco they are listed everywhere as Rangers ? https://t.co/kSSAXthGKo
— Tommy Smyth (@TommySmythESPN) April 5, 2016
Rangers back in the spl? If your dog dies and you get a new one with the same name its not the same dog #sevco #zombies
— Brendan Kelly (@brendan_kelly97) April 5, 2016
Sevco Rangers have earned the chance to play in the top league for the first time in their 4 year history. Churlish to suggest otherwise.
— Eamon O'Lenin ☭ (@eamonolenin) April 5, 2016
THE rangers have never been in the top flight before, FACT!#sevco
— Mikey Rennie⭐⭐ (@watterloony) April 5, 2016
Congrats to Rangers for being promoted to the Prem for the first time in history. Huge moment for such a new club. https://t.co/YnSm37fiTh
— Fraser Smith (@FraserASmith) April 5, 2016
The rangers are "back" where they belong, they've never been there, some fairytale for a new club, reminds me of Gretna
— Craig Loftus (@Craigloftus_) April 5, 2016
Will fans of Celtic and this new Rangers get on alright in their 1st year in the same division, or still hate each other for other reasons?
— Gary Shufflebottom (@shuffchenko) April 5, 2016
@RealCFrampton they've never been in the top division mate,they're only 4 years old .
— Nicky martin (@nickybhoy1888) April 5, 2016
Of course, there are no grounds to argue that the official name of Rangers is 'Sevco' anymore because it isn't.
On 31 July 2012, Charles Green announced that Sevco Scotland Limited, the owners of Rangers, were changing their name to Rangers Football Club Limited.
But the question as to whether this Rangers are the same club as the old Rangers is still up for argument.
