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After the surrender of a league title that should never have been conceded from position of strength the success and near glory of the Europa League final provided the Rangers support with hope that a summer revamp with the resulting riches could see the title return to Ibrox in 22/23. But while the summer window was an opportunity to find on-pitch answers, it has perhaps left the fans with only off-field questions.

perfect storm
noun [ C, usually singular ]
UK  /ˌpɜː.fekt ˈstɔːm/ US  /ˌpɝː.fekt ˈstɔːrm/
"an extremely bad situation in which many bad things happen at the same time"

This time two weeks ago, I was full of excitement. I was in Spain, had my Europa League final ticket confirmed and Wednesday evening could not come quick enough. A fortnight later and, as much as our Scottish Cup winning efforts should not be downplayed, regret remains an unavoidable daily emotion. Time for some cathartic writing…