Rangers require more bang for their buck

IT looks right enough then that, barring the injection of a major wedge from Hong Kong or elsewhere, this season really is it when it comes to ‘Operation Stop The 10’ at Rangers.

What other conclusion is there to draw from the revelations of the club AGM?

That chairman Dave King steps back with the thanks of the fanbase is fair enough. He put his money where his mouth was when it mattered. However, who knows where Rangers would be were it not for the blunders of the Pedro Caixinha shambles, the botched war with Sports Direct and the failure to establish a coherent transfer policy?

With the club now having to sustain itself after a New Year share issue, the long-term business plan built on reaching the group stage in Europe and cashing in on a squad that sporting director Ross Wilson believes may be worth £103million over book value seems ambitious in the extreme.

Let’s just say Wilson had better hope serious dough comes in from somewhere — because there’s no way these players are ever raising that from the market.