Giovanni van Bronckhorst casts Rangers reminder as living legends provide inspiration for Seville shot at glory

There's been no shortage of reminders for the Rangers squad just what’s at stake in Seville this week.

Everywhere they turn as they snake through the panel-lined corridors of Ibrox, there are images depicting the greatest night in Rangers’ 150 years of history.

And as they stride through those old passageways, they may even bump into the man who had the honour of leading the Light Blues out at the Nou Camp as Wille Waddell’s team claimed European Cup Winners’ Cup glory.

John Grieg continues to be very much part of the furniture at Ibrox 50 years on from that famous win over Moscow Dynamo, always available with a word of wisdom for today’s team or maybe just a gentle put down for those young scamps getting too big for their boots.

But it’s those living links to the past which Gio van Bronckhorst reckons have ensured his modern-day side have a firm sense of what they stand to achieve if they can match those historic feats of 1972 on Wednesday night.

If they can, perhaps one day it might just be James Tavernier’s turn to bump into the class of 2072 and regale them with old tales of Europa League triumph and glory.

The Gers gaffer said: “John is telling that story about 1972 every day! No, it’s good to have. I love having John Greig around because he is a true legend.

“In my first years as a player here, we had a really good head of communications then! It was really nice to have him around.

“But I think it’s also very important for the players to hear those stories, of the influence and experience they had and what it meant to them. That’s very important because this club is all about history.

“I also told my players that we have two big finals and the final in Seville will give them a chance to be in the history books