Once upon a 2012, a football club sprang up by the sweet moniker of Rangers, choosing the atmospheric Ibrox Stadium in Scotland as their battlefield. Are you captivated yet? Simply hold onto your tartan scarves because the tale becomes more magical.
You see, this troop of athletic young men has been blessed with a combined market value of approximately £87m, a figure to make your sporran quiver. This riveting fact was, of course, unearthed by none other than the ever-reliable Transfermarkt. Aye, they've found their way into financial fairy tales across the globe.
The club boasts a platoon of no fewer than 29 players, with an average age gracefully teetering at around 25. A youthful batch of future footballers, or perhaps an impending mid-life crisis waiting to move towards an offside trap?
As for this season, our little Rangers have cobbled together participations in a grand total of five competitions, how splendid! A modest 4th place in the Premiership, clawed their way to the semi-finals in the League Cup, a dignified exit at the fourth round of the Scottish Cup, missed the Champions League by a whisker at the play-offs and even featured in the ever-glamorous Europa League. Have these busy beavers ever paused to take a breath? Only time will tell.
Indeed, the tale of Rangers FC is one of remembrance, full of late nights, cold breezy fields, and tartan scarves fluttering in the Scottish winds. Poppies might not grow on football pitches, but hearts do. And what a story these hearts have spun.
