Rangers had Ange Postecoglou walking the green mile before and look how that turned out – Keith Jackson

They’ve underestimated him once before. And look how that turned out.

So Rangers and their supporters would be in serious danger of tempting fate for a second time if they’re fooled into making the same mistake all over again. Yes, Ange Postecoglou might look like a bit of a pushover right now as he prepares to return to Glasgow, a bit battered and bruised on the back of a fairly abysmal run of results as Spurs boss.

There’s even a feeling among regular Tottenham observers that he’s effectively walking the green mile all the way to Ibrox. They’re already scribbling his obituaries in preparation for the axe to fall. And that’s very probably a bit of wishful thinking too on behalf of a London media which has never seemed quite sure of how to take this free spirited, stubbornly single-minded Aussie.

During his two years of domination on this side of the border, Postecoglou wasn’t always an easy man to get along with. He might have been very liberal with the use of the word ‘mate’ but more often than not that was an indication of spiking disdain for those asking him questions. The more ‘mates’ he threw around during the conversation, the less inclined he was to feel like making friends with any of them.

He’s a surly, silvery big bear of a man and his reluctance to bother about schmoozing the media or winning over hearts and minds, has very possibly led to him feeling isolated and a little vulnerable, now that the mood around his club has taken a turn for the worse.

He’s argued with Tottenham’s traveling supporters who rounded on him and gave him what he described in his own way as ‘some pretty direct feedback’ following a recent loss at Bournemouth. And he’s making a habit of bemoaning rotten luck in the face of mourning