After an exciting Saturday night tweet from their club Ibrox fans prepared themselves for the news that would obliterate Celtic’s 9-in-a-row success from the headlines.
The SPFL are expected to confirm the news tomorrow that Neil Lennon has crushed the Gerrard Express with Celtic fans stocking up on ice cream and jelly, flags and stickers to celebrate success.
Dave Murray and his moonbeams knew how to manipulate almost everything in Scotland with the former Rangers chief a master at dominating the news and setting his agenda.
Last night’s tweet raised expectations that Ianis Hagi was about to sign a permanent deal, either to stop 10-in-a-row or to bring in £30m from his imminent move to Real Madrid or Manchester City.
This morning started well with an amazingly staunch 7am statement from Castore Sportswear, it went straight to the heart of every bear as it played statement bingo with every cliché imaginable.
On the back of that expectations were raised for the 9am announcement. Pictures of the kit, preferably on Hagi were rumoured as the clock ticked towards 9am.
The big moment arrived, the Twitter account was turned on- with a tweet about a 7am email from a little known firm in Liverpool that have never before been involved in a football kit deal.
Some fans didn’t take the news very well, tomorrow there will be news from the SPFL which will be even less welcome.
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 16, 2020
? #RangersFC is delighted to announce Castore, the fastest growing premium British sportswear brand, as its official kit and retail partner from the 2020-21 football season.#BetterNeverStops | #ANewEra
? Learn More: https://t.co/ttOusIoZTr pic.twitter.com/rYrQalSmC1
— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) May 17, 2020
Ffs Rangers, done an all nighter for somthing i knew ages ago.. sleep pattern ruined now.. announce Hagi in new strip ?
— Andy1690RFC (@Andy1690R) May 17, 2020
I received the email announcing this at 7am. Are you trying to tell me all the hype was for this? I was at least expecting a kit launch.
— Boyler (@Boyler1872) May 17, 2020
Aye well where are the kits?
— Callum? (@xCDMM) May 17, 2020
That’s not a kit launch! Where are the strips??
— Rangers Quiz (@rangers_quiz) May 17, 2020
Staunch but announce Hagi wearing the home, away and third kits
— Andy ?? (@RufusShinraMako) May 17, 2020
We knew this already
— J (@72__J) May 17, 2020
I’ve woke up to see hagi getting announced
— Joe W Blenki (@jowblenki) May 17, 2020
Wow..
You sent the email 2 hours ago and said the same thing man ?
— ???????????? (@BenCaaampbell) May 17, 2020
Photo of Hagi wearing the Castore top
— Big AL (@StaunchA) May 17, 2020
we knew this at 7?????? stop joking around rangers
— aimee worsley (@aimeeworsley3) May 17, 2020
What exactly were u expecting lol.
— Kenny dubya (@Kennyw19K) May 17, 2020
This is massive news
— @JohnGilday (@friockrfc) May 17, 2020
Already has ??
— Allan MacPherson (@allanmac21) May 17, 2020
It’s basically the email we all received Andy ? I hope they have something else up their sleeve ?
— Shelley Stockman ???? (@StockmanShelley) May 17, 2020