Did you know there's a 'new' team on the Scottish football scene? Established in 2012, they're known as Rangers, occupying the hallowed grounds of Ibrox Stadium, a strange blend of tradition and youth. Transfermarkt has valued this sprightly lot, with a precise headcount of 32 players, at an awe-inspiring total market value of, wait for it, £66m. Yes, that's right, modest to a fault, aren't they?
For a team still on the cusp of battling puberty, their average player age of 24 is shocking. One might have expected a few more beards and rounder tummies. A team fishing in the pond of adolescence, it truly renders one speechless, doesn't it?
Ah, but the adventures of this season! A fable-worthy journey: the local Premiership (where they currently languish in 2nd place, bless them), the League Cup (where they managed to crawl all the way to the Final), the Scottish Cup (a respectable Fifth Round showing), the Champions League Qualifiers (ending at the charming 3rd Qual), and Europa League (impressively skirting into the Quarter Finals). Five competitions, no less. What audacity, what pluck, what do they put in the water at Ibrox?
What to make of these Rangers? Young? Categorically. Inexperienced? Demonstrably so. Yet, a tale that must be told. A tale of beginnings, ambitions, and the reckless gambling that is football. Only time will reveal the next chapter.
