Soccer Football - Europa League - Group C - Sparta Prague v Rangers - epet ARENA, Prague, Czech Republic - October 26, 2023 Rangers manager Philippe Clement before the match REUTERS/David W Cerny
Having lifted the Weekend Before Christmas Trophy spirits are high again at the Daily Record that 2025 might be the year to celebrate the arrival of more meaningful trophies at Ibrox.
The feel good factor was extended on Christmas Eve with a right good statement aimed at Frank Connor for the defeat in the League Cup Final, it seems that the assistant VAR had more influence on the match than John Beaton, Steven McLean and Alan Muir.
Bears have been fed raw meat since Celtic became Scotland’s Most Successful Club with the likelihood that there will be more trophies for Brendan Rodgers to preside over towards the end of the season.
Publishing content on Christmas Day is a desperate business but no-one does desperate better than the Record.
With the influence of AI pouring over years of copy tailored towards providing good news fantasies to bears the Record was in action on the 25th to raise spirits that the latest Revolution! At Ibrox will finally Stoap Selik and bring joy to the pages of the fading Glasgow publisher.
However, the Rangers faithful will be dreaming of a return to glory this season. For a bit of fun, Record Sport has come up with five things every fanatic would love to find under their Christmas tree this year.
Clement confirmed Rangers will not be able to?keep Vaclav Cerny?at the end of the season unless there is some dramatic change in the club’s financial situation. On loan from Wolfsburg, the Czech international has been electric but would fetch a fee of £6m-£10m. Perhaps a loan extension could be announced next month to keep the winger at Ibrox.
The club will be in need of a centre back with Panamanian defender Jose Cordoba slipping from their grasp in the summer in favour of a move to Norwich. Experienced Spaniard?Joan Jordan was on the cusp of signing on the dotted line to replace John Lundstram in the number six position. That is a hole still needing filled. Rangers are also in need of left-wing options as Rabbi Matondo and Oscar Cortes are both inconsistent and Danilo is more natural down the middle.
Settled hierarchy
Former Manchester United director Sean Jefferson is reportedly set to be appointed as the new Chief Commercial Officer in January on an interim basis. There has been a number of changes behind the scenes at Ibrox with Nils Koppen named the new sporting director at Ibrox before Patrick Stewart came in the door as chief executive offers to replace James Bisgrove after his exit to Saudi Arabia in the summer.
Fraser Thornton was also announced as chairman as he took over from John Gilligan who had been at the helm on an interim basis. The big wigs NEED to link up fast and calm the permanent storm around the club. They will need time to gel, but few are granted that at the Old Firm club.
Finding an unexpected £30m stashed inside The Loving Cup and UEFA abandoning their Financial Sustainability Rules should do the trick for Record Sports and their fast declining Arny of Readers.
The Record won’t go near explaining FSR to their readers but even the thickest of bears will be able to join the dots when Phil Clement’s January transfer plans start to fall in place. This January there probably won’t even be a Fabio Silva to discuss on a permanent basis.

Funeral of Shane MacGowan. for our overseas Celts.
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Sean and Patrick in leading roles at Sevco…don’t that make grand reading… ?? Never thought I’d see the day.
If that article was set to music it would have to be ‘Dreaming’ by Blondie….
But the best part is that they will soon have a Sean AND a Patrick in senior positions at the famous glesca rainjurzz!!!!! What a time to be alive….
Please Sean and Patrick be as ‘successful’ as Green and White were !!!!
With nodding dog sport scoops like Gav.. wee Scotty … Inaction..big Andy and Frase on the print pages of the daily Record alone , theRangers won’t be short of favourable and sympathetic tales on a daily basis …every single time and in all kinds of weather .Still nowt about the £8 million + confetti sale made recently ,needed just to stand upright at half way point of the season ..it’s as if those types of stories are radioactive to touch by those highly obedient scoops ?