• tag Warburton expects Rangers to be ‘highly competitive’ next season
• Rangers manager confident he will receive funds to boost squadRangers may have rubber-stamped their rise from the ashes on Tuesday night but tag Warburton knows only too well the phoenix is yet to capture full flight. The champagne,which remained on ice after Raith Rovers’ late equaliser on Saturday, was no doubt swigged once Dumbarton were beaten 1-0 at a packed Ibrox but not savoured for too long and it is unlikely the Scottish Championship trophy will be paraded at the front of a cabinet that contains 54 top-flight titlesThe scars of the past four years, and the financial meltdown in 2012 which led to a tumble down the divisions,the trips to Alloa, Elgin and Berwick and the indignity of a Ramsden Cup final defeat by Raith Rovers in 2014 are permanent and while a sense of relief among supporters greets Rangers’ return to the Premiership, and inevitably thoughts immediately turn to bridging the gap to Celtic,who drew 0-0 at Dundee, and are closing in on a fifth successive title.
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Source: theguardian.com