See Naples and Die is a centuries-old saying. It’s meant to convey a message that the city is so beautiful and magnificent that it has to be on your bucket list to visit.
See Naples and Die on your backside is a more graphic description of what Giovanni van Brockhorst and Rangers must avoid this week. They will face Napoli on Wednesday night in the penultimate match of a so-far tortuous Champions League group. Talk about a game you could do without at this particular moment if you’re the Ibrox manager. It is customary for fans to boo their team off the park if they’ve lost a game at home.
Particularly if it was a seven-goal mauling of the type Liverpool inflicted on Rangers just 10 days ago. But some supporters booed van Bronckhorst’s side at full-time on Wednesday night after they had won a Premier Sports Cup tie against Dundee. In Italy this midweek, the fans who travel – or those who’ll watch the game on television – will have a tolerance threshold that must not be exceeded to an extent where they go into full insurrection mode.
