Kieran Maguire details comparison of Rangers and Man Utd finances

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12 Sep 2021, 5:10 am

Rangers had the second highest revenues in UK football in 1993, which was second to only Manchester United, claims Kieran Maguire.

The football finance expert hosts a podcast called The Price of Football and was asked by a Gers fan as to why they're unable to compete with the English heavyweights as they did a couple of decades ago.

To which Maguire responded via his personal Twitter account, and wrote, "In 1993 Rangers had the 2nd highest revenues in UK football, only behind Manchester United. Things have changed."

One of the questions on @POF_POD today from a listener is 'why were Rangers able to compete at the top end of the transfer market when the EPL started and not in 2021". In 1993 Rangers had the 2nd highest revenues in UK football, only behind Manchester United. Things have changed pic.twitter.com/8luuwPbcHf
— Kieran Maguire (@KieranMaguire) September 12, 2021

Remarkable

The broadcasting boon of the Premier League has seen the prices of clubs and their revenues sky-rocket to no end.

In comparison, Rangers have seen only a 3x revenue growth while Manchester United have seen their streams increase a staggering 20 times.

Given this huge gulf in class, it's impossible for Rangers or teams in Scotland to compete with the English sides.

Forget Manchester United, even mid-table clubs like Aston Villa and Crystal Palace are spending exorbitant sums of money - something that would only be a distant dream for Rangers.

Only if the Scottish Premiership gets a significant TV deal will things change, but that does not seem likely to happen any time soon.

However, we're still fans of this league and Scottish football as a whole and we prefer this to the crazy cabal-esque situation in the Premier League, especially with regards to some of the billionaire-owned clubs.

In other Rangers news, Gers must sign 'Brilliant' 23 y/o defender after recent contract development

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