PERHAPS the only thing that Scottish football fans, a more bloodthirsty bunch you would be hard pushed to find anywhere, take greater enjoyment from than seeing their own team succeed in Europe is watching their greatest rivals fail on the continent. Tens of thousands of Rangers supporters will flock to their new temporary home at Hampden on Tuesday evening and many more will tune in to the action on Premier Sports in the hope that their heroes can overcome Dynamo Kyiv and make it through to the Champions League play-offs. Yet, followers of other top flight clubs, not least Celtic , will be watching in even larger numbers and keeping their fingers crossed the Govan outfit, who drew 1-1 with their Ukrainian opponents over in Poland in midweek thanks to an injury-time Cyriel Dessers goal, suffer a painful loss and an ignominious not to mention costly exit.
There are times when it seems very much as if punters on these shores enjoy indulging in schadenfreude, wallowing in the pain and misfortune of others, more than they actually do celebrating their own team’s successes. Read more: Clement responds to Hagi & Cantwell Rangers transfer exit situation Forgotten Rangers flop set for loan switch with hefty buy clause Steven Gerrard bid for Rangers star 'turned down' by defender It is, and has long been, the nature of what is often the not so beautiful game. The sport here would be diminished greatly if it lost the enmity that exists in the stands on match day, that nasty edge in t.