So often a place of sanctuary, Rangers have a problem with Ibrox and it needs solved.Happiness for Rangers has often been Thursday night under the lights. In a season of wild fluctuations, you can normally rely on the Govan outfit finding some sort of equilibrium when competing in the Europa League.
Such has been their form in this tournament, Rangers are now at the quarter-final stage of Europe’s second-tier event. The list of opponents this season is impressive: Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Lyon, Olympiacos, Steaua Bucharest, Malmo, Nice, Union Saint-Gilloise and Fenerbahce. Some battles have been lost along the way but they still remain in war.A proper foe stands on the horizon over the next week. Spanish side Athletic Bilbao, currently fourth in LaLiga, are a step up from the last round when Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce were toppled on penalties. Rangers’ caretaker manager Barry Ferguson left those in his pre-match press conference in little doubt of the task facing his team.
San Francisco 49ers appear to have some problems with regards to the Rangers takeover.
While the NFL giants plan to finalise the deal come the end of April, things do not appear to be going entirely as per plan.
Paraag Marathe and co. appear to be having issues in takeover dealings
Paraag Marathe and Andrew Cavenagh are front and centre of the takeover saga from the American consortium.
While they are still confident of getting the deal over the line before the end of the month and remain committed to the deal, they’re having difficulties dealing with the Gers directors who will be parting ways with their stake in the Ibrox outfit.Daily Record journalist Keith Jackson said on 9 April: “The Americans still think they’ll get this done by the end of the month. He [Scott Burns] also mentioned that the current Rangers directors and shareholders are getting a little bit angsty about it.
“I went away, had a few conversations. I think that’s a fair reflection. I think there is a feeling of growing frustration on both sides of the deal.
“The guys who are looking to sell are wondering why money is not dropped into the bank balance yet and the Americans are feeling that some people on the table are being difficult to deal with.”
