THERE has been an awful lot of talk coming out of Rangers over the last week and quite a bit of it, too much in fact, has been about Celtic.
And, quite frankly, it’s frustrating.

Personally, and I’m sure that I’m not on my own here, I want to know what Rangers are up to. That’s my big concern. 

I need to hear which direction the club are going in. And I want to hear it from the people in charge.

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Dave King spoke at length on Monday about many topics – including his long and short-term plans for the football club, what Steven Gerrard is going to be able to spend this summer and in general what he believes is the best way forward for our club.

And good on him for that.

But then he also mentioned Celtic. More than once. More than twice in fact. And I’m not sure why he did this, nor what good he thought would come come of it.

Let’s begin with the already infamous “house of cards” quote which has got Mr King a fair amount of coverage.

The chairman claims that one league win for Rangers, whenever that will be, is going to end Celtic’s dominance. Sorry, but I just can’t see that.
It’s not how football works.

This is a red herring. Celtic are where they are. Rangers are where they are. And I think my club must be realistic about what can happen and be honest about it.

It’s the least the fans deserve.

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King also spoke at length about the financial situation at Celtic Park, the players Brendan Rodgers has and the gap which exists.

He, and this goes for everyone at Ibrox, can’t do anything about how Celtic are run and what that club are going to do next. 

All they can affect is Rangers and that is without question the most important thing.

With every due respect, Monday’s press briefing should have been all about the Rangers, to borrow a phrase. There was way too much Celtic for my liking.

I have never liked any player, manager or chairman talking about another club. 

I am a great believer in concentrating in-house. If you do that, then you you at least have a chance. 

To give you an example, I felt that Brendan Rodgers was out of order to criticise the pitch at Tynecastle.

It is up to Hearts. If they want long grass, then they have long grass. 
It’s that simple.

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Monday was a bit like that. There was a lot of chat about what was going on at the other side of the city when, in all honesty, the Rangers fans only want to know what is going on at their club, no matter how far ahead Celtic are.

And before I go on, and this gives me no pleasure as a Rangers man, Celtic are way ahead right now.

But, and this is the crucial point, the only thing King and his colleagues can influence is what happens at Ibrox. 

Do Rangers fans want to read all the time that Celtic are the benchmark? Of course they don’t.

A lot of his talk concentrated on what Celtic are and aren’t doing, as if there was a way in which he could do much about it.

Less of the Celtic chat would do for me. More of what the board are planning next.

In saying all that, I was hugely encouraged by the way incoming manager Steven Gerrard carried himself last Friday at his unveiling to the press. 

He didn’t get a single word wrong. No question was ducked. He said all the right things. Very, very impressive.

And I liked all the “let’s go” stuff. It struck the right note for me.
Which is why I wanted more detail in terms of what the manager is going to get to work with. 

I am coming around to Gerrard as Rangers manager. I just hope he gets the backing he needs.

And can we just forget what Celtic are up to. Rangers are first, second and last.