Dick Advocaat insists the Rangers board owe Gio van Bronckhorst the time to turn around his stalled Ibrox career as payback for the millions the boss has raised for club coffers.
Sunday’s defeat to St Johnstone has heaped fresh pressure on the under-fire Dutchman with his side now seven points adrift of Celtic just 13 games into the Premiership title race. Van Bronckhorst ’s McDiarmid misery came on the back of a Champions League hammering from Ajax, with a sixth straight defeat confirming Rangers are the worst side to reach the group stage after finishing with a goal difference of minus 20.
But while those grim numbers have now left the Ibrox gaffer fighting for his job, his former mentor Advocaat believes the Light Blues board should keep in mind the huge profits he’s generated during his year in charge. The club banked more than £26million with the summer sales of Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey, while last year’s Europa League surge to Seville and this term’s Champions League campaign have produced further lucrative sums.
