The Sands of time have run out on Rangers as far as this wretched Champions League campaign is concerned. But the Sands who time and again did his best to stop Napoli wreaking further damage to the fragile confidence of Gio van Bronckhorst's side on Wednesday is convinced that, at the final time of asking, Rangers will get it right next week.
American James Sands isn't daft enough to suggest that his team is going to beat Ajax by the five clear goals needed to make the Europa League. But the midfielder, who has spent most of the season in defence, firmly believes that Rangers have enough about them to beat the Dutch to register their first win in this season's competition.
Van Bronckhorst has had to mend and make do as Rangers’ return to the Champions League came apart at the seems. But Sands is convinced the Dutchman’s patchwork line up can still sew up a big result that will salvage some pride from a disastrous stint at UEFA’s top table.
