Their whole story is an unlikely one. A tale of seemingly impossible triumph against overwhelming adversity.
An overnight come-back after almost 50 years spent in the wilderness. Systematically chopping down giants of the Belgian game in a rustic old relic of a stadium, wrapped in a forest on the outskirts of Brussels as if it’s been preserved for time. No, there is nothing even remotely ordinary about this, phoenix from the ashes, rebirth Union Saint Galloise - the living, breathing throwback to yesteryear now standing between Rangers and the modern day sophistications of the Champions League.
So, why wouldn’t it all be being plotted and pieced together by a man from Limerick with a South African accent who you’ve probably never even heard of? And why wouldn’t he just happen to have a family bloodline tying him straight into the historic, beating heart of the Ibrox club?
