Let's set the scene. Picture a football club, Rangers they call themselves. Established in 2012, they hold court in Scotland's Ibrox Stadium. A relatively new outfit, to say the least.
Their current squad, a motley crew of 29 lads, strolls onto the pitch boasting a combined value of around £87m . Fancy eh? Well, Transfermarkt seems to think so, at least. Their average age hovers around the ripe old age of 25, still young enough to dream but old enough to know better.
Reviewing their antics this season, it's evident they've been spreading their energy thin, dipping their toes into five different competitions. As it stands, they occupy the respectable yet ultimately disappointing 4th place in the Premiership.
Not stopping there, they stormed ahead to the semi-finals of the League Cup, stumbled and fell duke-first into the fourth round of the Scottish Cup and casually ambled their way to the play-offs in the Champions League Qualifiers. And bless them, they even had a crack at the Europa League in the League Phase. Busy bees indeed or, as it might be more accurate to say, gluttons for punishment.
Here we have it, a broad brush-stroke sketch of the somewhat ambitious post-2013 Rangers, quietly striving to make their mark.
