Gio wanted Rangers old guard in trenches with him and that tells me he's learned painful transfer lessons - Barry Ferguson

Let's be honest, there are still some huge question marks hanging over Ibrox this morning. But, at the very least, on Wednesday night Giovanni van Bronckhorst and his most trusted players started to come up with some very important answers.

Yes, they may have ended up on the wrong end of a punishing three goal defeat against Napoli and, true, with back-to-back ties against Liverpool next up their chances of survival in the Champions League are probably slim to none.

With three bad losses on the bounce the manager is now under mounting pressure and, naturally, there will be elements among a demanding support who are already looking for change at the top. That’s life at Rangers. This club has never been happy to settle for second best. But I defy anyone who watched these last three games to tell me that what went on at Ibrox on Wednesday night was not night and day compared to the spineless displays against Celtic and Ajax.

And it tells me that Gio has learned some painful lessons in terms of his summer recruitment. By naming a starting XI without a single new signing it sent out quite a stark message.

When his back was right up against a wall he relied on the old guard - the guys he would want in the trenches beside him. And that’s very telling where the recruitment is concerned. It’s not ben close to good enough.

Who should carry the can for that? Only Gio and director of football Ross Wilson know who gets the final say when it comes to identifying new players. But what Wednesday night reconfirmed is that Allan McGregor and Steve Davis are still two of the most influential, talented and important players at the club. And these guys were my team mates 13 years ago!

That suggests two things. First, there has been a