Rangers: Is Derek McInnes era giving fans fewer fears of failure?
Rangers FC is entering a new era under manager Derek McInnes following a period of managerial instability and poor performance. The club aims to stabilize after a disappointing third-place finish and a trophyless season despite significant financial investment.
Why it matters
High-profile football clubs often face intense pressure from fanbases when financial investment does not translate into on-field success, leading to frequent leadership turnover.
Image source, SNS Image caption, The Derek McInnes era at Rangers kicks off with a Scottish Premiership curtain-raiser at Dundee United on Friday (20:00 BST)
The climactic end to the Scottish Premiership, coupled with the summer of football and managerial upheaval that followed, has made it somewhat easy to forget that Rangers finished last term third.
A lot has happened since head coach Danny Rohl, who has been replaced by Derek McInnes, watched his team limp to the finish after their season unravelled in a post-split collapse.
The memories of the Ibrox side's demanding fanbase are not that short, though.
They are expecting far better from a club that followed up a reported £40m spending spree with a second successive trophyless season.
But as the McInnes era prepares to kick into gear, are those same supporters heading into the new campaign with fewer reasons to fear more failure?
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