Rangers fans have been given a first sighting of the new Castore training kit which will be worn by staff and players as they return to Auchenhowie and what will be a unique situation for Steven Gerrard and his team.
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β Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) June 14, 2020
The Ibrox media team provided a series of teasers before finally unveiling the tops that will be worn with the Liverpool based company only being given a matter of weeks to produce the range since the new deal was announced in May.
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β£#ANewEra #BetterNeverStops pic.twitter.com/34CzebX9Ljβ Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) June 14, 2020
The kit received a varied reception despite only a brief glimpse of the range and the time that the company has had to produce them, bizarrely, the fact that the badges are embossed rather than embroidered appeared to rankle some amongst the Gers faithful.
π Castore training wear ready to welcome back the first team squad tomorrow at the Rangers Training Centre.#ANewEra | #BetterNeverStops pic.twitter.com/gkmURBNomE
β Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) June 14, 2020
Who lined up the club crest and the castore badge? Stevie Wonder?
Also a printed badge is a red card offence for me. Did you not learn from fan feedback from first year with Hummel?
Unibet sponsor is horrific also.
4/10 overall.β Wilson (@VolleyBaws) June 14, 2020
There were also some eagle eyed fans that noticed that the images that have been released do in fact match those of the leaked images from a few weeks ago.
β Andrew Burns (@ndo72) June 14, 2020
β megan (@megan_1872) June 14, 2020
And it wouldn’t be Rangers social media without James Tavernier getting pelters, with the void created by a lack of competitive action causing a few fans to call for a change of leadership on the park after an image of his training top was provided with the caption – “ready for the Captain”.
Ready for the Captain.#ANewEra | #BetterNeverStops pic.twitter.com/rGNHcjxe7T
β Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) June 14, 2020
Ryan jacks initials arenβt JT
β Shaun Dunsmore (@Shaun_Dunsmore) June 14, 2020
New captain please. I think I’ve seen enough of Tavernier as captain.
β ππ€π§ππ‘π€π¨ πΎππ§π©ππ‘ (@morelosCartel_) June 14, 2020
Tav ain’t no captain
β Scott Elliot (@ScottEl37510587) June 14, 2020
Despite some of the negativity, they were of course vastly outnumbered by fans of the Ibrox club just desperate to be able to buy kit once again knowing that the money is going to the club and not into the back pocket of Mike Ashley, the club revealed at the weekend that they are having to pursue Elite in the courts for over Β£3million due to them from previous sales under the old agreement – funds that could prove essential in upgrading the current playing squad as they attempt to regain their place on top of Scottish football.