Almost 40 years after he was at the forefront of one revolution in Ibrox, Graeme Souness is now satisfied with witnesses of the other.
In the past three months, Rangers have been transferred to new property, whereby their American preservators Russell Martin quickly identify as the man to make a change of fortunes in the park.
While the nine recruits of the new manager have so far been much lower profile than the cast of international A-Listers collected by Souness, the wind of change in the club feels that what blew in the summer of 1986.
When Souness arrived as a player manager from Sampdoria, the club had long become strangers of the winner's stage. With only one league title in the past 14 years, Martin also arrived on stage at a time when losing has become the norm.
While the 72-year-old Souness deliberately stops to predict that the newest established operator can follow his leadership by winning the premiership at the first time of asking, his instinct tells him that something special is brewing again on his old pounding ground.
“I think the new boys (the leadership) started well,” said Souness of the consortium with 49ers companies. 'The sounds that have come out sound very professional and it is as if they know what they are doing.
'This is not a case of' will they do well? “This is a case of” when they do well “.
“This is not their first dip in football. Just like in every new company, they will have made some mistakes in England with Leeds United.
“I expect them to hit the ground at a certain point. I am very encouraged from what I hear from the club and how it works publicly.
'It seems that it looks inside from the outside, it is arranged. People know what roles they have within the organization. And I think there is a clear path that is led from the top. I think everyone knows his job now and that they can continue. '
His heart tells him that the newly formed side of Martin Trumps can stand up at the first time of asking. His head tells him that that is still a very long assignment,
“I think it looks a bit like dealing with a politician, who asks Rachel Reeves or Keir Starmer when they will get it right,” he added.
'It is the same in football terms. I think you put unnecessary pressure on yourself.
'I am a Rangers supporter and, like any other Rangers supporter, I hope it is sooner instead of later. I hope it is this year. The moment you try to link logic to football, you will not get stuck. '
However, Souness is sure of one thing. When asked if he agreed with the position of former director Paul Murray that this felt like the biggest moment for the club since he walked into the door, he fully agreed.
“Yes, 100 percent,” he replied. “These people understand football. Do they fully understand what Glasgow Rangers is about? I am sure they have realized that this is a unique football club and a unique football experience. It is a very special football club. And working in the west of Scotland is quite unique, believe me. '
Martin will feel more at ease today than on Saturday evening. On the back of a weak display in Motherwell, the 39-year-old publicly put the majority of his players in public for going through the movements during an opening of the opening.
Anyone who doubted who he was responsible was enlightened when the team magazine dropped with Viktoria Plzen before Tuesday's game. James Tavernier, Nico Raskin, Danilo and Kieran Dowell were nowhere to be seen.
“He went early, but that's his style,” Souness said. “You should say that he put his foot down quite quickly. And I don't see that as a bad thing.
“I think you put down a marker:” I have my standards and you have to come to my standards to be a regular member or a starter in this team “.
“It's not about dropping his standards to accommodate players.”
This vision is offered with the advantage of considerable experience.
“I expected that the senior players would be the standard carriers,” sounded Souness. “They were the ones who had to set the standards in the dressing room. And that's how it should be.
'I am a strong proponent that you do not have a successful football club unless you have good senior pros. And maybe he expects a little more from some senior pros than he got during the weekend.
'I've talked a lot about Jock Stein lately. I always felt that Jock was more difficult on Kenny Dalglish and I with the Scottish team.
“I was afraid of him, although I wasn't sure if Kenny was! But the message was: “If I can do it to them, make sure you are working on it”.
“Some people need much more love than others. I was lucky that I didn't need love. '
Souness was present on Tuesday, because the heavy love by Martin succeeded. A victory of three goals against Viktoria Plzen planted a foot in the play-off round. In addition to a disaster in the second stage, Rangers will be confronted with Club Brugge or Salzburg for a place in the actual Champions League.
Despite the last trip to the promised country under Giovanni van Bronckhorst, the most striking experience that you are conceivable is Soundess refers the suggestion that his old club would be better off in the Europa League.
“I was in the Liverpool game (a loss of 7-1) and it was a painful one,” he remembered. “That night, Rangers just didn't believe they could get a result against them. They were rolled over too easily.
“But you want to be with the big boys. Every professional football player thinks he is good. And if you think so, you want to be in the very best.
'The Europa League is perhaps more worthwhile in terms of results, and you can go further. But I would take my chance in the Champions League. I want to play against the best. '
As welcome as it was to see a largely positive order of European results continue on Tuesday, is the most important desire of Rangers supporters that their side returns to the top of the stack in Scotland. Only then would the second revolution feel complete.
'The same old story. It is not a good finish second, “Souness said.
“I traveled a lot, worked in different countries. And I come back to this. It is the greatest rivalry in football that I know. The next one would be Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, and Manchester United and Liverpool. But this (Glasgow) is above that.
'The way I see football in this country, and I will make many football supporters upset, there are four institutions that are football clubs in this country: Liverpool, Man United, Rangers and Celtic.
“And why is it? It is because, as I see, the passion that the supporters have for their own football clubs goes beyond what I have seen somewhere else. It is certainly possible, if you are involved, keep you awake at night. “
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