There it stood reaching skywards for all to see at Easter Road yesterday, a proud defiant erection which sent out a message of hope.
That’s enough about my reaction to the debut of Vladimir Weiss for now but I’ll return to it later. It would not be right to just focus on the performance of one player though. Yesterday my former club were simply irresistible.
The SPL trophy was retained with a clinical demolition job of hapless Hibernian. My old gaffer Walter Smith has manufactured a side this season in his own image which means dignity, honesty, courage and integrity allied to no little skill. This could well be the year the European Cup rests in the Ibrox trophy cabinet.
Bear in mind this stunning victory was achieved in the face of severe provocation from a Hibernian side fashioned by ex-Celtic player John Hughes. A vicious cranium nod by serial thug and former Celt Derek Riordan left Rangers keeper Alan McGregor fuming and it was only the fact he quickly got to his feet that saved Riordan from being sent packing.
Kyle Lafferty too was victim of grievous bodily harm by a football which is one of the worst things a fellow professional can do to another. Lafferty is to be commended for his mild reaction to this most disgusting of acts and will surely now win the coveted player of the year award at the end of the season.
Luckily Kenneth Miller overcame the thuggish tactics from his former club and put them to the sword of dignity with a trio of goals. Walter may find himself having to use a sword to repel bids from Barcelona and Inter if his stunning form continues.
Then there was Weiss, the youngster with the footballing world at his feet of integrity who put in a performance reminiscent of Maradona in his prime. Even though I’ve never met him I know he is a man of courage who speaks 12 languages and funds orphanages in his native Slovakia. It is this type of player my wily old grey haired gaffer needs for this coming campaign.
So engravers everywhere, sharpen your tools. Put down your newspapers. Finish your lunches. And get the name of Rangers on the SPL trophy for 2010/2011
As told to James Traynor
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