THE phrase has become one of the stock answers from Giovanni van Bronckhorst in recent weeks as press conferences have seen the list of the walking wounded at Ibrox added to on a regular basis.
It is not his fault that he has had no choice but to repeat the often-used line 'until after the World Cup'. Indeed, he cannot take the blame for the situation that has left him juggling the group that he has at his disposal from game to game.