The Rangers players have already circled June 27 on their calendars as that dreaded date for a return to pre-season.
It’s the summer slog they usually hate after a well-earned break although skipper James Tavernier isn’t stopping judging by the photos of him training with a personal fitness coach in Dubai.
But for the Ibrox legions the dates they are looking at go beyond that first day back for Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s men.