After three days of silence word emerged from Holland today that Giovanni van Bronckhorst has the backing of the Ibrox board.
A year ago Marcel van der Kraan was giving the low-down on moves to appoint Steven Gerrard’s successor, the Dutch reporter seems to be very close to the former Feyenoord player and manager.
If anyone knows what is going on inside Ibrox at the moment it is van der Kraan who reported that van Bronckhorst is now on holiday after returning to the Netherlands following the draw with St Mirren.
There is no sense or urgency despite the five week break that offers the board the ideal opportunity to make a change and get someone new in charge of the club. But working with transfer guru Ross Wilson.
A £4m severance package is a major obstacle to change, it looks like the board will have van Bronckhorst in place at the AGM on December 6 with trips to Aberdeen and Ross County to be faced before Celtic visit Ibrox on January 2.
Gio has Rangers boardroom ‘backing’ as Dutch insider insists beleaguered boss WON’T be sacked during World Cup breakhttps://t.co/tNGC3k1lvg pic.twitter.com/xQhGrVDvag
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) November 15, 2022
In other words they are skint and can’t afford to sack him. ?
— A Macfarlane (@Inverness1977) November 15, 2022
???
— ?? ?? ? (@GP_1872) November 15, 2022
It will cost them 4m to sack him and his staff! I think they will wait to see if they can offload some players in Jan to fund it!
— Ang647 (@angie647) November 15, 2022
— Tambo (@TamPostecoglou) November 15, 2022
Things we love to hear!
— Doug Smith (@Skyseller67) November 15, 2022
Phenomenal news
— kate dunbar (@katedunbar61) November 15, 2022
tell him he’s got the backing of the full Celtic support also?
— Matthew (@matthewd67) November 15, 2022
Keep the faith in Gio WATP
— Talmanes Toibín ?? (@TToibin) November 15, 2022
— Diego (@Kurtzengzhi) November 15, 2022
Hahaha gio the wee legend
— JahRebel (@JahRebel75) November 15, 2022
They’re hedging their bets he’ll just quit and walk away from compensation
— Quinny (@Quinny3001) November 15, 2022
Thank god for that
— The Blakey 2 (@WeNeverStop_) November 15, 2022
“If anyone knows what is going on inside Ibrox at the moment it is van der Kraan…”
Yet again it takes a real journalist in a whole other nation across a sea to report the real news out of the Scumdome. I’d say the SMSM should be embarrassed by their continual failure but as they’re 99% hun their lack of self!-awareness is entirely predictable….
The one thing about Martindale getting the job is that he will have time on his side …
He’s a sound man and he somehow got sevco footy klub to a 2nd tier final so leave m b…he’s doing his best for wangers…as other klowns have said-keep the faith..he’s gweat!