Former Danish international and Light Blues legend Brian
Laudrup met with club chief executive Charles Green with a view to becoming an
ambassador for the Ibrox outfit.
Speaking in an exclusive interview with RangersTV.tv,
the 43 year old said of the opportunity: “To be able to be an ambassador for
Rangers Football Club would be absolutely fantastic and we want to see if we
can find a way to work together.”
Laudrups spell at the Glasgow club is considered by many to
be his most fruitful tenure during his footballing career.
In a four-year stint in Scottish football, the younger
Laudrup sibling claimed five major honours, helping guide the Ger’s to three
SPL titles of an unprecedented nine in a row feat under Walter Smith, in a team
that included the now troubled Paul Gascoigne.
In his time at Ibrox, the dane became a pivotal member of
that successful team, scoring 45 goals in 151 appearances and winning three
league titles.
He scored two winners against Celtic during the 1996/97
campaign to claim a final championship for the Gers.
He was also the stand out performer in the 1996 Scottish Cup
final against Hearts, scoring twice and assisting Gordon Durie in each of his
hat trick goals on the way to a 5-1 victory at Hampden. That final is
affectionately known as ‘The Laudrup final’.
The twice Danish player of the year was making his first
appearance in Glasgow this February since the exhibition match with AC Milan
Glorie at the end of March last year, but has kept up to date with the
turbulence currently being experience at Ibrox.
Laudrup said: When I speak to people back home, they ask
me: ‘what about Rangers? What’s happening with them in the Third Division? I
always turn it around and look at the positives. I ask if they’ve ever heard of
a Third Division team in the world with 45,000 people at its home games.’
He added: “It is absolutely incredible and people are
amazed by that. I’m not really amazed though because I know these fans are
among the best in the world.
“Without the fans, there would be no club. For Rangers,
in these circumstances, playing through the Third Division is tough.’
Looking to the future, Laudrup hopes to be involved in some
way in the clubs development and reach in Europe, as the celebrated tradition
of Rangers FC and passionate fanbase continues to inspire the team to progress
through the divisions, back to where they belong; the Scottish Premier League.
“We need to stay prominent and with the history of
Rangers Football Club, we all know they belong up there.
“I would love, on
my part, to bring the Rangers brand back to where it belongs at the very high
end.
“In Denmark, we tend to know all about English teams and
there is a history of Danish fans loving the Premier League there. I would love
them to realise that here in Scotland, you have got a club which is one of the
biggest in Britain.’
“If I could bring one or two Scandinavian players – or,
even better, Danish players – to this club at some point I would be happy to.”
One things for sure, his rapport and admiration with fans is
much like his talent as a player: undeniable, and his name is forever etched in
Rangers Football Club history.
It’s that history that can inspire the next generation of
players who pull on the blue jersey, to create new memories and new history.
