Another hiding and you’re toast- Kris Commons warns van Bronckhorst what to expect

Kris Commons has produced a masterpiece on the Ibrox car crash that very few fans will be able to pick fault with.

The cynical might even suggest that some of the content was lifted from the message-boards that have been slaughtering every aspect of their club since the September 3 visit to Celtic Park.

Among the highlights Commons says that he wouldn’t open the curtains if Gio’s boring predictable, pedestrian football was being played in his garden, predicts another hiding in Napoli this week and suggests that van Bronckhorst will be toast if his side lose to Aberdeen on Saturday at Fortress Ibrox.

Picking up on his Daily Mail column, the Daily Record reports Commons saying:

They were booed off last midweek on the back of a 1-0 win over Championship side Dundee in the Premier Sports Cup. Fans then vented their fury once again on Saturday and I don’t blame them. I’d rather watch paint dry than watch this Rangers team. Honestly, if they were playing at the bottom of my garden, I wouldn’t open the curtains. They are so slow and one-paced in possession. It’s boring, pedestrian and predictable.

As always with the Old Firm, you’re going to be compared with what’s happening with your rivals across the city. Celtic are the polar opposite of Rangers. They are well-coached, have a clear style and identity, score goals for fun and quite often blow teams away. Van Bronckhorst is now almost a year into the job, but I don’t see any clear evidence of what style he’s trying to coach into this Rangers team.

Whereas, with Celtic, you could see a clear style and identity within a couple of months once Ange Postecoglou took the job.

I would be astonished if Rangers got anything other than another hiding in Naples. As we approach Halloween, it’s got a horror show written all over it. But it’s the Aberdeen game next weekend which now looks pivotal for Van Bronckhorst. If the Dons go to Ibrox and win, I reckon he’ll be toast. The club are obviously trying to limp through until the World Cup period, with a view to strengthening the squad in the January transfer window.

But, if results and performances continue like this, Van Bronckhorst will be lucky to even make it as far as the World Cup. The fans will hound him out.

Van Bronckhorst was appointed manager on 18 November 2021 with a contract that runs until May 2025.