Steven Gerrard's arrival in 2018 sparked the beginning of Rangers' revivalĭespite the gulf in class between the sides, Rangers lured Steven Gerrard to Glasgow for his first senior managerial role in 2018. Under Brendan Rodgers, Celtic also registered 5-0, 5-1 and 4-0 wins over Rangers under Pedro Caixinha and Graeme Murty.
Warburton, though, lasted just seven months in the top flight as he failed to keep pace with Celtic's invincibles, who won a domestic treble without losing a game.Ĭeltic thrashed their old rivals 5-1 in the first league Old Firm game for four years to set the tone for a few years of derby dominance. Mark Warburton made no such mistake in his first season in charge as Rangers romped back to the Premiership. The expected three consecutive promotions did not materialise as Rangers failed to get out of the second-tier Championship at the first attempt.Īfter Rangers finishes well behind runaway league winners Hearts, caretaker manager Stuart McCall oversaw a promotion/relegation playoff against Motherwell in 2015 which ended in a 6-1 thrashing.
Blue streak liquidation free#
Rangers re-formed as a new company, debt free but in the bottom tier and quickly set about snatching some of the Scottish Premiership's top talents to rise through the leagues as quickly as possible. Years of over-spending on player transfers and wages caught up with Rangers in 2012 when tax authorities forced the club into liquidation due to unpaid debts.Ĭries to keep one half of Scottish football's big two in the top tier for the financial boost they bring from ticket sales died away as supporters of other clubs pressured their chairmen into ensuring there was no exception to the rulebook. Rangers were forced to restart in the fourth tier of Scottish football after being liquidated in 2012
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