Allow me to introduce you to the Ibrox Stadium's veritable darling, Rangers. Founded in the ebullient year of 2012, the club holds the lofty distinction of playing their ostentatious game of football in this nearly legendary Scottish arena.
Now let's be frank, shake off the sentimentality for a moment and discuss the financial side of the game. It appears our chums at Transfermarkt have conducted an analysis - their findings? It's claimed that Rangers hold the enviable position of being royally flush with a squad value hovering around the £101m mark. Makes you wonder where all that dosh might be hiding.
Lest you start imagining a troupe of geriatric millionaires, it's worth noting that these plucky Rangers possess something bordering on youthful fervour. With an average age of 24 across their 28 players - yet another figure seemingly plucked from the ether - there’s an intriguing aroma of fresh potential mixing with the tang of deep freeze liniment in the dressing room.
And it'll surprise absolutely no one to learn the club is spreading its youthful wings across five competitions this season. There's the standard fare of the Premiership, where, much to the ongoing surprise of literally tens of people, they currently occupy 2nd place. Then comes the League Cup, which saw their dreams dashed in the Semi-Finals; a fate shared in the Scottish Cup, with their journey ending rather abruptly at the Quarter-Finals. As if that wasn't enough, these lads also made a foray into the Champions League Qualifiers, skirting around the Play-Offs, and are currently living a globetrotter's dream in the Europa League's League Phase. Rest assured, there's rarely a dull moment in the life of a Ranger.
