Could 30 was meant to be the day of a brand new starting for Rangers.
New funding. New regime. New supervisor en route. A brand new outlook, all triggered by the arrival of a US-based consortium vowing to get the membership “again to the highest”.
Already the Trumpesque “Make Rangers Nice Once more” merchandise seen again then has been parked. The star-spangled banners within the Ibrox stands now changed with statements of protest, accompanied by howls of dissatisfaction.
5 harrowing months on from when the group led by Andrew Cavenagh walked within the massive door within the Invoice Struth Stand, the feel-good has been has been banished amid interminable disappointment.
It has been catastrophic to this point. A brand new head coach, Russell Martin, has been and gone – smuggled away behind a automobile – after 123 days.
The method of appointing his substitute garnered ridicule as candidates have been out and in like a managerial Hokey Cokey, all earlier than Danny Rohl re-emerged to take cost after earlier withdrawing from the race.
Followers have been seen accosting board members in resort lobbies and airports, whereas on the pitch the workforce languish 14 factors off the Premiership summit as Europe continues to to be a traumatic expertise.
The most recent torturous episode got here courtesy of a Roma workforce who performed most of their 2-0 Europa League victory at Ibrox in second gear.
In reality, there was no actual want to achieve for a 3rd towards a Rangers workforce which was once more complicit to remain anchored on zero factors.
There have been glints of enchancment beneath German Rohl, who has gained two of his first 5 video games.
Some Rangers followers will likely be keen for a January window to return shortly, however is there any actual religion that will probably be their saving grace?
