Sick Stunt- Ibrox Legends in the ultimate sell out to Paddy Power

When it comes down to it the blue pound is utterly dwarfed by the pull of Paddy Power. As Ibrox legends Kris Boyd, Alan Hutton and Mark Hateley prove.

Sure they’ll turn up for a fee at any sort of Supporters night, crack some jokes about Celtic and Chris Sutton but they don’t really care.

They certainly don’t get it.

For years Paddy Power has been feasting on The Banter Years.

Every aspect of the Ibrox car crash has been celebrated and parodied across social media.

Every dud manager, every ‘shock’ defeat and of course the never ending anger and agony of fans watching Celtic dominate Scottish football.

Bears detest Paddy Power.

They think that Boyd, Hateley and Hutton get it. Think like they do. That they hurt with every defeat and failed Revolution.

Except they don’t.

Those legendary players are taking the bears for a ride.

If the price is right they’ll sell out to Paddy Power. They’ll have a laugh at the serial losers and the gullible supporters. The bears that celebrate winning the Close Season Trophy as if it was real.

Dundee United and Jagiellonia were seen as stepping stones for Deek’s Staunch Revolution.

Both have turned into road-blocks.

It is as if the close season never happened.

ANOTHER IBROX REVILUTION CRASHES AND BURNS

There is a decent argument to say that things have got worse under the former Hearts boss.

After the emotional home coming, tales of Deek’s Da and Walter Smith, handing Lawrence Shankland the captaincy the reality is rather familiar.

James Tavernier and Jack Butland have been shipped out. John Souttar lurks around for his pay off.

Without the leadership group there is virtually nothing to the Ibrox squad.

Except midfielders. Especially central midfielders. Loads of them. When you already have Connor Barron and Lyall Cameron why buy Cammy Devlin?

Thelo Aasguard, Mo Diomande, Tochi Chukwuani and Jose Cifuentes are almost all the same.

Nico Raskin is unplayable. Dan Neil is a slower version of Joe Rothwell, last season’s messiah from the Championship.

McInnes has inherited the leftovers from four failed managers and is expected to turn them into staunch Raingurz men overnight.

Led by the soon to be 31-year-old from Hearts who isn’t flattered wearing a pin stripe shirt.

And so it goes on.

The close season build up was more excitable than ever this summer.

Having tried and failed with Belgian’s, Frenchman, Mexicans and English manager the blazer and brogues were entrusted on McInnes.

A man with one trophy from 17 years in Scottish football management. The same as Yogi Hughes, Danny Lennon, Alan Stubbs, John Collins and other non-messiahs.

The results at Dundee United and Jagiellonia has hurt bears badly.

Three home matches over eight days carries an ominous look.

Not the time for Hateley, Boyd and Hutton to be laughing to the bank at the expense of the Gullible & Deluded.

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