Sam Stone

Tue 15 November 2022 22:10, UK

Giovanni van Bronckhorst is somehow clinging onto his job at Rangers, with many now astounded the Dutchman is still in the dugout at Ibrox.

His tenure should have come to an end after the Gers were beaten by St Johnstone. However, the Board opted to stand by the Dutchman and here we are, with van Bronckhorst still in charge despite only just scraping past Hearts and drawing with St Mirren.

He should be gone by now, there’s no debating that, with the players clearly unimpressed by the tactics and methods the 47-year-old is trying to implement at Ibrox. The board do have to take some of the blame, for their criminal lack of investment in the summer.

Nevertheless, this group of players should still have enough about them to beat the likes of St Johnstone and St Mirren. Recent results display that van Bronckhorst shouldn’t be in charge at Ibrox, and after what has been said today, the club have missed a golden chance to make a change at the perfect time.

It’s been suggested by Dutch journalist Marcel Van Der Kraan (Sky Sports, 15 November) that van Bronckhorst is “counting on the fact” that he will be at the club until after the World Cup has finished, and that thinks the Rangers boss has “got the backing of the board”.

The World Cup break was the perfect chance for the board to make a change in the dugout and get a new man in before the Scottish Premiership gets underway again. Over three weeks on the training ground would’ve been the ideal preparation for a new manager to get his ideas across to the players before heading into a busy period.

Furthermore, with the January window fast approaching, a new manager could well have had time to identify some potential targets. If van Bronckhorst does keep his job, it would appear he would have a say in the January activity and after his summer spree, that is not a good thing.

In other Rangers news, the Gers are ready to bid £5million to beat Celtic to the signing of one of their long-term targets.