Rangers, a wee Scottish outfit that graced our greensward for the first time in the not-so-distant 2012, has been trying their darndest to hoof a ball around the historic and quite rustically charming Ibrox Stadium. That's right lads, we're talking about a club less than a decade old, plodding about in a stadium that some might argue is old enough to tuck them in at night.
Money, they say, can't buy you love. On the football field, however, it can buy you a squad worth £93m - or at least it could if we are to believe the sums gleefully reported on Transfermarkt. No, really, that's what the online bazaar of footballing value puts the worth of the Rangers squad at. Can't say it can't buy you points and trophies, when said squad is currently languishing in 3rd place in the Premiership, can we?
The lads in blue boast a squadron of 31 strong lads, youthful warriors averaging a tender age of 25. The spring in their step, however, doesn't quite manifest in their performance on the pitch, does it? Nothing quite like the optimism of youth unburdened by the crushing realities of the Scottish top-flight league.
Now I ask you to cast an eye over the competitions they've been gallivanting around in this season. Five, count 'em, five. They seem to enjoy keeping their fingers in various pies. Third place in the Premiership, semi-finalists in the League Cup, fourth-round exit in the Scottish Cup and a flirtation with the league phase of the Europa League, not to mention their adventurous stint in the Champions League Qualifiers. All this just goes to show that it's not about the journey or the destination, it's about running around in circles.
