In the realm of football, where empires fall and rise, the Rangers of Scotland stand as a stark reminder of the Boyz II Men song, "It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday". Why, you ask? Well, they've courteously accommodated us by being founded rather recently, in 2012 to be precise, making their home in the grand ol' Ibrox stadium.
According to the football wizards over at Transfermarkt, the broad-shouldered lads who run about in blue at Ibrox hold a total market value of around £87m. That's a pile of sterling there. So hefty, one could easily confuse it with the stature of a local pub's regular.
Now, the unique part about this squad of, brace yourself, exactly 29 players, is that they've managed to achieve an average age of 25. Mathematical wondrousness at its finest, I'd say. It's almost as if some divine dice roll brought them together, each just the right age as to keep the median on point.
In what I can only describe with heavy use of irony as a 'rollercoaster' of a season, the Rangers have mired themselves in four competitions. Sit down for this: they're competing for the Premiership title and presently stand in the shadow of the giants, at 4th place. Simultaneously missing the mark in the League Cup, grudgingly stopping at the Semi-Finals. Their adventure into the Champions League barely made it past the Qualifiers and they're still making ends meet in the Europa League. And here you thought your life was chaotic.
