90s Rangers hero tells all about the Champions League gravediggers at odds with their own who have to sell top stars

A club at odds with its own supporters who face having to flog off top stars. Sounds familiar right? But it seems Rangers aren’t the only side facing a summer of turmoil.

Ibrox chairman John Bennett might have a bunch of grumpy Bears on his back but at least he’s not having to deal with Partizan Belgrade’s notorious Gravediggers. The ultras group are famed for their extreme hooligan antics so spare a thought for the club’s general director Milos Vazura, who has found himself repeatedly at loggerheads with the club’s crackpot fanbase.

Similarly to the picture in Glasgow, the supporters' fury stems from the fact that the Serbian giants - who will provide the Light Blues with their opening Champions League opponents if they can edge past Dynamo Kyiv in this week’s second-qualifying round double header - have slipped down the Belgrade pecking order. It’s now seven years without a domestic title, five since their last Serbian Cup success.

And just as Gers have been forced to watch Celtic sweep to trophy after trophy, Partisan have been left peering through the cracks in their fingers as Eternal Derby rivals Red Star ran amok, racking-up seven straight league crowns.

The disgruntled punters have taken action, staging a boycott of home games which meant the Partizan averaged just 4000 fans last year in a ground that can hold 30,000. The place will be full to bursting if they make it past the Ukrainians to host Gers next month and former Ibrox defender Gordan Petric - who both played for and managed Partizan - would love to see his old sides square off.

He told Record Sport: “It would be nice for me to see my two favourite teams playing against each other in a big European match. I’d love to see them getting through and