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Derek Ferguson raises major Rangers question after 'scratching his head' at Gio van Bronckhorst statement

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Ex- Rangers midfielder Derek Ferguson has questioned his former club's decisions in the transfer market by claiming their form is down to the failure to back Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

Rangers signed seven players in the summer, with their marquee signing being the arrival of Ridvan Yilmaz in defence alongside the permanent captures of Tom Lawrence, Ben Davies, John Souttar and Antonio Colak amongst others.

Yet despite their activity in the market, the departures of Leon Balogun, Joe Aribo and Calvin Bassey have severely weakened Celtic in key areas, alongside the experience of Aaron Ramsey with the Welshman's loan spell expiring despite the move not flourishing as fans may have hoped.

With a 4-0 loss in the Old Firm derby being followed up by a 4-0 loss at Ajax, fans would have hoped for a better end to the game against Napoli under the lights at Ibrox; but their fears were alleviated when Luciano Spalletti's men flew back to Italy with three points to leave the Light Blues with zero points from their opening two games in the Champions League.

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