With Sevco expected to complete the signings of Carlos ‘Gullit’ Pena and Eduardo Herrera the Mexican media has started to shine a torch on matters at Ibrox.
Players blessing themselves is a familiar sight in almost every Mexican league match but Pedro Caixinha’s next signings have been given some guidance on what traditions are less welcome at Ibrox.
While the old club eventually dropped their ‘nae Kaflikz’ signing policy as they spread their scouting net into Italy and South America players were advised to drop the habit of blessing themselves entering the pitch or after scoring.
Sadly that tradition has been taken up by the new club formed in 2012 with the football authorities failing to tackle the anti-catholic chanting heard at most matches.
A scene from Trainspotting 2 released earlier this year highlighted the current issues.
Looking into those issues respected Mexican website Blasting News explains: “A new obstacle is presented to the Mexicans, Gullit Pena and Eduardo Herrera in Scottish lands, and it is that it seems that matters of tradition and that should not influence the sport are obstacles for the two players to reach a good port and leave it Which corresponds to the contracting terminated.
“For the problem that comes now is a matter of religion.
“For almost 140 years of existence of the Rangers, they have contracted players who practice the denominated Scottish church, in contrast to its archrival, #Celtic, whose followers are known to be Catholic.
“The Rangers was founded in 1872 by a group of Protestants who included as a rule, that of hiring players who are not Catholic Christians, so both Mexicans have come across that wall, since we know that the Gullit is even fervent supporter of The Virgin of Guadalupe.
“And is that since there was talk of the possible arrival of the ex chivas to the Rangers, the alarms fired by their bad behavior, when cataloging it of mujeriego and party, reason why its negotiations and possible signing have been questioned very hard in the country from United Kingdom.”
After jetting in for contract talks two weeks ago Pena and Herrera are still waiting to complete their transfers for a combined fee of £3.9m.