Walker: Rangers start alarming

Andy Walker reflects on Aberdeen’s win over Rangers and what the result means for Mark Warburton’s side…

In Sky’s TV gantry at Pittodrie on Sunday, I really enjoyed seeing Aberdeen and Rangers go head-to-head for the first time in five years.

Of course you despair at the pitiful vandalism of the Rangers team bus and I was horrified at the very dangerous exchange of various missiles thrown between the Aberdeen and Rangers fans but to concentrate on the football, there is clearly a great deal of work still to be done by Mark Warburton and his men if they are to have a successful season.

So, just what exactly would constitute a successful season for the Ibrox club? From the very outset I thought it was absurd to give the idea to Rangers fans that they could compete for the title.

Celtic have gathered momentum, financial muscle and most importantly of all, good experienced players over the last few years to ensure a sixth successive title is more than likely.

But it is alarming for Rangers to have picked up just nine points from their opening seven matches.

Money is not everything but for a club with the second biggest budget in Scottish football, Rangers right now are vastly under-achieving. Mark Warburton’s post-match comment at Pittodrie that his side dominated from start to finish was …

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