It has been 36 long years since Rangers last featured in an European final, so for many of the Ibrox club's fans, Wednesday's Uefa Cup final against Zenit St Petersburg is a game not to be missed.
Scotland-based fans aiming to make the trip south to Lancashire can be grateful that the final is taking place in Manchester and not some far-flung eastern European city.
However, for ex-pats around the world, it could prove to be a long and winding road to join the expected 100,000 Rangers pilgrims on their journey down the M6.
Chris Thorburn is one such fan who has made that journey, but his trip has been a little bit longer than most.
You could earn yourself 11,500 air miles if you hopped on a flight from New Zealand to England, but the trip would be all the more daunting if you were travelling with no promise of a ticket for the final.
There can't be too many other fans in the world who would be prepared to make such a long journey just to watch a game of football.
One slim hope presented itself for Chris, with all six Rangers travel clubs of Oceania being allocated just one ticket each.
Chris' supporters club, the Kiwi True Blues from Auckland, have five members travelling to Manchester and the former Clybebank boy took the unusual and brave decision to have the ballot drawn live on BBC Radio Scotland's Sports Weekly programme with John Beattie and Katie Still.
In the Sports Weekly studio, tension mounted as Chris awaited the result.
In the hat were his fellow club members, Dougie Davidson, Alan McMeekin and Robert and Fae Moffat.
(That's Mr and Mrs Moffat, not the venacular Robert 'Fae' Moffat).
In the end, the afforementioned Fae Moffat was the lucky winner, with a first and second reserve also drawn - in the unlikely event that Fae wouldn't be able to make the flight.
The disappointment was compounded for Chris when Alan McMeekin and Dougie Davidson where drawn next.
Despite his run of bad luck in the draw, the man from Auckland remained magnaminous in defeat and wished his colleagues the best for the trip
"I'm sure Fae will be happy," said Chris. "Everything was done above board."
So, like many Rangers fans, Chris will still make the trip to Manchester without a ticket.
But, in his case, there's a possibility that the trip will cost him the opportunity to attend his brother's wedding later in the year.
"We'll see how the pennies go, but my brother is a big Rangers fan, so I'm sure he'll understand," he said.
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