Had things panned out as Dave King thinks they should, Rangers would right now be laying down the foundations to an era of domination.
With Celtic’s dreams of 10 in a row crushed and a major refurb required across the city, the former Ibrox chairman believes the building blocks were there for the Light Blues to construct a period of sustained success. But instead of 55 being the the first of many, the South Africa-based businessman has returned to Glasgow this week to find Rangers ’ title aspirations again lie in ruins.
Gio van Bronckhorst is carrying the can for this latest collapse, sacked on Monday after failing to put the breaks on Ange Postecoglou’s Hoops who now look destined to claim an 11th league crown out of 12. But King reckons the Dutchman was always on a hiding to nothing as Rangers failed to reinvest after their 2021 league success. And it’s that reluctance to spend he claims ultimately convinced Steven Gerrard to quit this time last year as Aston Villa came calling.
