Jose Mourinho has set delusion levels among Ibrox fans even higher by being interviewed inside the fabled Ibrox cupboard, formerly known as the Trophy Room.
Unfortunately, the interview was only for TNT’s coverage of the Europa League. It wasn’t formally to take over from Phil Clement but with Emma Dodds asking the questions, it isn’t the most subtle of ‘COME AND GET ME’ messages.
With the camera carefully placed the ribbon from the Glasgow Cup is within the shot but more strategically Mourinho has chosen to sit right in front of the fabled St Etienne bike!
The bike was issued by St Etienne to all of the clubs that they pumped on their way to the 1976 European Cup Final at Hampden.
After winning 2-0 at home the French champions strolled to a 2-1 win at Ibrox against Jock Wallace’s All Stars featuring Derek Johnstone, John Greig, Sandy Jardine, Tom Forsyth and with Stewart Kennedy in goals a few months after chucking five in at Wembley.
Busy day building up to Rangers v Fenerbahce. Caught up with Jose Mourinho, Vaclav Cerny and Barry Ferguson ahead of the second leg.
All to play for at Ibrox tomorrow night @footballontnt ??#UEL #EuropaLeague #RangersFC pic.twitter.com/cOWpKMLkpg
— Emma Dodds (@Sports_EmmaD) March 12, 2025
The Scottish media has been Mourinho’s play-thing over the last 10 days, charming and teasing them as they dream of seeing him kitted out in a smart club brazer and brogues to end their Selik Treble Winning nightmare.
The former Chelsea boss is happy to play alongwith the script, knowing that he is almost a decade past his sell-by date, his days as an A-list manager are long gone.
The love-in will continue for another few months with no decision on the San Francisco 49ers fakeover expected until the end of May.
As well as the 50-year-old St Etienne bike the revered Ibrox cupboard hosts the Loving Cup and a world class collection of ceramics.
(Photo by Alex Pantling – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images)
WATP ??????
— james alexander (@jamesal70077074) March 12, 2025
If Jose is looking for a rusty auld bike he’s went to the right place ?
— Gallusnthat (@glesgablooper) March 12, 2025
Flags,bunting and a bike ?
— ?? ???? ?????? (@From1888) March 12, 2025
The trophy room is really empty, but good to see the old bike behind Jose is still there.???
— Mitch (@Mitch111078) March 12, 2025
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I’d have taken a wet wipe tae that chair before sitting on it, Jose…….
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What a skanky scruffy looking hovel of a room that is…
Manky pendants hung at different angles on different pegs…
A tacky lookin cable running on top of the dado rail – or should that be dodo rail as they (‘Rangers’) are as dead as the dodo…
Funny they have allowed the green and white pendant in – Probably to do with their love of Rapid Vienna and our hatred of them (The guy that booted Pacult coming off the pitch at Old Trafford and The Guy that battered Furher in his net at The Stratford end – Youse are still ma heroes for sure) !
And finally – Are all the vases there for the flowers when Sevco die and then I’ll need more print space to call them The The Sevco !!!