Rangers, founded more recently than my week-old loaf of bread, hail from 2012 and have chosen to call the illustrious Ibrox Stadium in Scotland, their humble abode.
The market value of Rangers playing squad slinks around the figure of £69m, says Transfermarkt. Not quite a king's ransom, but it would buy you a right few bottles of Irn-Bru.
The Ibrox crew, an assembly of 33 players – a veritable footie army, if you will – are wet behind the ears with an average age teetering at the ripe old age of 24. Prime career players or fodder for the footballing meat market? Only time will tell.
So far this season, Rangers are nipping at the heels of success like a fervent terrier, with their noses stuck in no less than 5 competitions. This includes a current 2nd position in the Premiership – 'always the bridesmaid, never the bride' springs to mind – a road arduously tread to the League Cup Final, a once magnificent journey now crashed headlong into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup. Let's not forget about their oh-so-noble attempt in the Champions League Qualifiers passing not without a little tragedy at the 3rd qualifier and of course, their moment under the Europa League spotlight in that awe-inspiring event known as the 'League Phase'.
Until next time folks, when the world of others more newsworthy keeps revolving while Rangers continue to be... well... Rangers.
