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, the 66-year-old – who served as CEO at Aberdeen between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – suggested the qualifying system is “so unfair” for Scottish clubs, with the Gers, Hearts, Kilmarnock and St Mirren set to play important fixtures in July and August.
Rangers finished second in the Scottish Premiership and will enter next season’s Champions League at the third qualifying round.the achievement will earn Brendan Rodgers’ side £30-40million.Philippe Clement has already added left-back Jefte to his squad and completed deals for last year’s loanees Oscar Cortes and Mohamed Diomande.“Some clubs even have to go into these European qualifiers before they’ve had a pre-season.
“Rangers will have a few games under their belts, but it’s so tough to play these big games in August.“There was the famous game in Luxembourg which Rangers lost not too long ago. “Rangers, in particular, will start earlier. Do they invest for those games alone and try and get those players up to speed?“They’ve got to gamble and get some new players in place, and I’m already seeing some progress in that department.”
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