Ok we’re still all very raw from a poor 90 minutes, and the implications of them. But we at Ibrox Noise want to offer something a bit more hopeful, and maybe inspire you that all is not lost for the Famous and our fans.
Yes, the chances are that 56 is gone, and the chances aren’t exactly overwhelming that we can outright win the UEL, so we want to bear that in mind before conjuring our thoughts on plan B.
And that plan B is that the £50M is still on for Rangers, and here’s how:
Borussia Dortmund.
Ok you’re reading wondering what they have to do with the price of mince at Asda, and we can assure you there’s meaning behind the apparent madness.
In short, Rangers’ route to the CL now seems to be qualifiers, a playoff round just like last time, but unlike last time this is a truly seasoned Rangers who can beat some of the world’s best sides in Europe.
Last time, off the back off a paltry UEL exit at the hands of Leverkusen, we capitulated totally to a very modest Malmo.
This time, we’ve shown we can beat almost anyone on their day in Europe, such as Dortmund, and Gio has definitely, tangibly and coherently upped Rangers’ level in Europe.
In short, we have a much stronger chance of getting to the group stage via qualifiers under Gio than we did under Gerrard.
We explained last year on Ibrox Noise that the CL qualifiers were already like UEL last 16. Last 16 in the UEL was the barrier we couldn’t get past under Gerrard. We were extremely wary of those qualifiers and didn’t feel any real confidence.
Under Gio, however, we dispatched Dortmund then Red Star. We’ve broken that ice completely.
So in the CL qualifiers, we have a far better chance of making the group.
Of course, this assums we don’t pull off miracles and win either 56 or UEL – neither are impossible.
But we do have a plan B, one that is quite negotiable.
All is not lost, and of course, by the summer, Gio will either have rebuilt his squad or will have Alfie back. Either way we’ll be ready.
So all is definitely not lost for us, there is still a route.
Its not a play off round, its either 2nd qualify rnd. Or 3rd round. The play off round is actually a 4th qualifier is it not, scroll down on here to see…
https://www.football-coefficient.eu/country/23-scotland/
That site is a mess. It’s claiming next season the champions get the playoff round. That’s plain wrong.
Because thats what we would be due, but because a team tht already qualified through there domestic lge then wins the champs league then we get push forward to automatic group stage. Ive checked this site for years its always been correct
And wouldnt it be great the snp got humped out as usual and we qualify
WATP🇬🇧
There’s a chance through the CL qualifiers but 56 is long gone and we won’t win the Europa League. The Europa League is probably our level and we’ve shown we can compete there and make decent money. Sure it’s not the riches of the CL but it’s enough to give GVB a decent budget to bring in his own players and have a crack at the title next season.
They still don’t know how they’re allocating the Russian team spots either. If anything 2nd place might be better off than it was going to be a couple months ago.
Seedings play a big part too.
Stuart, we’ve addressed the CL cash issue before. It is around £50M. Not just prize money, but everything. Gate receipts, TV cash, you name it. You’ve missed something to say the least. And it’s to do with TV. See if you can figure it out…
Stuart did give an estimate of 10 million for tv share
https://www.ibroxnoise.co.uk/2021/07/rangers-on-verge-of-banking-60m-thanks-to-celtic-humiliation/
We discuss it in here. Circumstances, have, however, changed for us, it seems. It was accurate at the time of writing.
Just proved you wrong and you just shouted at us. So no point continuing. Peace.
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