Graeme Souness has promised Rangers' new American owners will return the club to their glory days.
The US consortium led by health tycoon Andrew Cavenagh and 49ers Enterprises took control of the Ibrox club earlier this summer and is in the very early stages of their reign.
However, former player and manager Souness has seen and heard enough to be certain they are the people to get the club back on the right track.
"I think the new guys have started well," he said. "The noises that have come out sound very professional and as if they know what they're doing. This is not a case of will they get it right. This is a case of when they get it right.
"This is not their first dip into soccer. And like in any new business, they will have made some mistakes down in England with Leeds United. And I expect them to hit the ground running to a certain point. From what I'm hearing from within the club and how it comes out publicly, I'm very much encouraged."
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The owners have grand plans and want Rangers to be playing on the biggest stage of all - the Champions League. As is stands, the could be doing that in their very first season if they can see the job through against Viktoria Plzen and then win a two-legged play-off.
There is an argument that the club may be better off in the Europa League at the current time while they are still trying to build themselves back up. It is an argument that Souness dismisses outright.
"No," he insists. "You want to be in with the big boys.
"Every professional football player thinks he's proper. And if you think that, then you want to be in against the very best. You want to be playing against the very best, apart from the financial advantages.
"The Europa League might be more rewarding in terms of results and you go further in it. But I would take my chance in the Champions League. I want to play against the best."
