Blue Moon 1,113 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Fom ex pat newspaper in India â??It hurts to see Rangers facing life in fourth tierâ?? Alex Leach / 11 July 2012 MICHAEL Mols admits it â??hurtsâ? to see his former club Rangers potentially facing up to life in the fourth tier of Scottish football after their much-publicised financial problems. The Ibrox-based outfit entered administration in February with reported debts of $32.7m and, despite Rangersâ?? assets having since been bought up by a new company (â??newcoâ??) â?? Charles Greenâ??s Sevco 5088, theyâ??ve been barred from entering this forthcoming seasonâ??s Scottish Premier League (SPL). Rangers could now have to fight their way back to the top flight from either the First, Second or Third Division, with a number of their playing personnel â?? including Steve Davis (Southampton), Steven Naismith (Everton) and Steven Whittaker (Norwich) â?? having already left for pastures new. It appears theyâ??ll have to rebuild with fringe and youth players. â??They will have to start from scratch again,â? said the retired Dutch striker, 41, who won the SPL (2002-03) once and domestic cup double twice (2001-02 & 2002-03 â?? the latter resulting in a historic treble) with Rangers between 1999 and 2004. â??Itâ??s going to be difficult because I think theyâ??re going to be in the Third Division and then itâ??s hard to attract players. â??But, on the other hand, you can make something positive from something negative. It gives the youth a great opportunity to show themselves. â??They will have to build up from the beginning and, hopefully, they will progress as soon as possible because Rangers belong in the Premier League. â??Rangers are still a big club in Scotland. Even if theyâ??re going to be in the Third Division, they have so many supporters all over the country. â??Their dream is to play for Rangers and maybe now itâ??s easier to fulfil their dreams. Theyâ??ll always get the support.â? Molsâ?? spell in Scotland was his only stint outside of his native country, with his playing days either side spent at Ajax, Cambuur, Den Haag, Feyenoord and â?? most notably â?? Twente Enschede and Utrecht. Nonetheless, itâ??s clear he maintains a close association with the Gers even to this day. â??It hurts,â? Mols replied when asked how he felt personally about the clubâ??s dire plight. â??They have a saying: â??Once a Ranger, always a Rangerâ?? and thatâ??s true.â? alex@khaleejtimes.com 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Can he put that in writing to Naismith,Whittaker,McGregor and Co. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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