As if the 4-0 Champions League hammering by Ajax wasn’t enough for Rangers fans to stomach. They were then dealt another body blow with Giovanni van Bronckhorst ’s comments post-match in Amsterdam.
The manager said they can’t compete at that level without hundreds of millions of pounds to spend. I must admit, I didn’t like that. I’d say to Gio, “You didn’t need hundreds of millions to compete with Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig last season.”
Those two were dismantled by Rangers in the Europa League and both have spent far more on their squads than Rangers have. And we didn’t just compete with them, we played them off the park. Dortmund and Leipzig are serial Champions League clubs. They’re both in the competition again this season and have previously reached the semi-finals.
