Situated in the good old Scotland, we have Rangers, a team that casually appeared from the ethereal limbo back in 2012. Now they've taken quite a liking to the concrete and, dare I say, splendidly weather-beaten Ibrox Stadium.
A tongue-in-cheek look at their books, kindly provided by Transfermarkt, reveals they boast a squad that, according to someone's presumably sober assessment, racks up to around a grand total of £87m. Make no mistake, that's British pounds, a currency which the Scots aren't overly fond of seeing leave their coffers.
Delving further into the data, it transpires that they have rounded up a group of 29 brave lads, who tend to blow out 24 candles on their birthday cakes, on average. Let's just hope they aren't rationing the fairy liquid up at Ibrox.
In an impressive feat of time management, the Rangers have somehow managed to keep themselves occupied in four competitions this season. Perhaps someone should remind them it's a marathon and not a sprint? Nevertheless, in the Premiership, they're treading water in tenth place. In the League Cup, they brushed their blazers off long enough to reach the quarter-finals, and, well, the Champions League Qualifiers saw them bow out at the play-offs. As for the Europa League, they're still battling it out in the league phase. Quite the busy calendar indeed. Maintain a close watch to observe whether they multiply the silver in their cupboards or distinctly multiply their woes. No pressure, lads.
