My bold Rangers prediction has colleagues sniggering but this old casino will NEVER be the same again – Hugh Keevins

Jose Mourinho established his managerial reputation in a meaningful way when Porto beat Celtic to win the Special One his first European trophy in Seville in 2003.

The Spent One, as I think Jose should now be called, vandalised his own reputation and legacy when an interim manager, Rangers’ Barry Ferguson, gave him a schooling in Istanbul on Thursday night on the occasion of his first ever European match as a boss. In spite of what Mourinho said about Rangers not celebrating too much after their utterly emphatic win in Turkey, Fenerbahce will melt like a souffle in a microwave when they get to Ibrox this week.

They are, for the most part, like their manager – past their best. And my radio colleagues, who laughed at me when I said Rangers could get to the Europa League final this season, in spite of all their highly-visible domestic flaws, might not disagree with that sentiment. I get the distinct impression they have now developed a speech impediment regarding this matter.

The difference between the shambles that is Rangers when they play in the Premiership or the Scottish Cup, and the team who compete in Europe, is clearly beyond understanding where normal football people are concerned. It’s a matter for a behavioural psychologist or whoever else is best equipped to deal with unexplained phenomena.

If Ferguson can’t explain the enigma and mystery wrapped up in an unfathomable package that is his team, then why should the rest of us give it a go? Jack Butland sums it up.

The goalkeeper is a calamity and a Colossus on a game-by-game basis, sometimes even the same match. Facts and figures are more straightforward and go directly to the heart of the matter.

Mourinho will be fortunate to stay in a job after his irredeemably