Rangers fans have taken to Twitter to express their delight after Giovanni van Bronckhorst came from nowhere to be installed second favourite for the vacant manager position.
Sky Bet priced the Dutch all-time great at 6/4 on Wednesday afternoon to take the reins at Ibrox following a dramatic drop in his odds, leaving him behind only long-time favourite Derek McInnes (4/9).
The odds on the Feyenoord manager replacing Pedro Caixinha in the Rangers dugout have shortened from 25/1 in the last few days.
Van Bronckhorst spent three trophy-laden years at Rangers from 1998 until 2001, winning two titles two Scottish Cups and a League Cup under countryman Dick Advocaat in Glasgow.
The 42-year-old is currently in charge of Feyenoord, who he guided to the Eredivisie title last season in what was the Dutch side’s first league success in 18 years.
But Feyenoord languish sixth in the table after a poor start to the campaign, 12 points behind leaders PSV, and are bottom of their Champions League group after four consecutive defeats in the competition.
Nevertheless, Rangers fans are excited at the sudden drop in the price of Van Bronckhorst and a section took to social media to claim they would prefer him to Derek McInnes.
This Is Futbol has rounded up some of the best tweets:
Van Bronckhorst has done well at Feyenoord but he got time to challenge for the league. Would be massive to get him half way through a season.
— Mhairi (@mmck90) November 8, 2017
GVB to ibrox pic.twitter.com/1S2aeL6lJG
— The Original Fraggle (@Rickster1873) November 8, 2017
Whomever has bet serious money on Giovanni Van Bronckhorst to be Rangers manager is heavily deluded. We can’t afford him and he is at a stable club, in UCL and on big money with a big budget. It’ll be Derek McInnes.
— JamesPostedDat (@jamesposteddat) November 8, 2017
GVB @RangersFC ???????????? pic.twitter.com/gKCRobUZpt
— The Rangers Family ???? (@OneFamily_RFC) November 7, 2017
If GVB comes in as manager I would be delighted. Loved him as a player & was one of only two players who I paid to get his name on my jersey.
— Willy (@SpatestonBear2) November 8, 2017
I’d take GVB anyday of the week!
— Ross Meek (@RossMeek12) November 8, 2017
It certainly would be the big name Manager the majority of fans are craving that’s for sure. McInnes imo is the safe option. GVB is a bold statement of intent.
— Greig Guthrie (@GreigGuthrie) November 8, 2017
Personally if I was asked Derek McInnes or Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, I’m taking GVB all day. pic.twitter.com/rryBqgtGYF
— Ibrox Loyal (@IL_Official) November 8, 2017