What can one say of a club like the Rangers? A squad birthed in 2012 who, like it or not, call Ibrox Stadium their home. This is Scotland we're talking about, lads. We all know the score.
A hearty slap on the back to you if you’ve had a gander at the Transfermarkt website recently. The enigmatic world of football finance, as confusing as a Hogmanay hangover, has decreed that the total clout of the Rangers squad is around £101 million. Of course, our sceptical side may look at that with a dash of disbelief. You can confirm the figure here, if you're that way inclined.
They’ve got themselves a hefty group of 28 lads of varying degrees of skill, mostly in their mid-twenties. Predictable. However, what's not predictable and exciting is how remarkably mediocre their current performance is.
How many competitions can one group of lads willingly jump into, only to stagnate somewhere towards the middle or, if they’re feeling lucky, the pointy end? This season, it appears, the lucky number is five. They grace our Premiership hanging in there at second place - for whatever rewards that reaps. They had a sniff of the League Cup, only to peel off at the Semi-Finals. The Scottish Cup, too, saw them daring to dream as far as getting booted out at the Quarter-Finals. Champions League Qualifiers, you ask? Play-Offs for them. No silverware there, sadly. And let’s not forget the brave endeavour into the Europa League, where they find themselves floating in the relative security of the League Phase.
Their story continues, it seems, in its delightfully average trajectory.
