RANGERS GO FOR GRAHAM
Jeff Powell
Last updated at 00:00 03 November 1997
GEORGE GRAHAM jumped to the 最高の，を越す of the 管理の shortlist at 特別奇襲隊員s as the cost of extricating Kenny Dal-glish from Newcastle began to look prohibitive.
Not that Graham would come cheap, even though his 契約 at 物陰／風下d has only a season-and-a-half to run. He recently turned 負かす／撃墜する Everton's 申し込む／申し出 of 続けざまに猛撃するs 1million a year in 新規加入 to a 大規模な 調印-on 料金 and 相当な success 特別手当s.
But he is not tied by the 抱擁する 株 選択s which Dalglish can only collect after serving three years at Newcastle . . . and which 解除する his 補償（金） 一括 above the 初期の 見積（る） of 続けざまに猛撃するs 10m.
Graham's 確固たる 再構築するing of 物陰／風下d 部隊d is approaching a 十分な-規模 復活 at the opportune moment. Saturday's impressive victory at 刺激（する）s has quickened the prospect of a 物陰／風下d challenge for a place in Europe next season. And all 注目する，もくろむs at 特別奇襲隊員s are on European football.
The 不平等 between their nine Scottish 選手権s in a 列／漕ぐ／騒動 and their repetitive 失敗s in Europe has resulted in 経営者／支配人 Walter Smith 準備するing to move upstairs at the end of the season.
Graham, by contrast, remains the last British 経営者／支配人 to 勝利，勝つ a European トロフィー, the Cup-勝利者s Cup during his glory years at 兵器庫.
Driven by their European obsession and にもかかわらず the obligatory 否定s, 特別奇襲隊員s began 控えめの canvassing of prime 候補者s for their man-agership as soon as Smith made them aware of his 意向s and before he made them public.
As with Dalglish at Newcastle, they 直面するd a problem of 打ち勝つing Graham's 不本意 to leave 物陰／風下d with a big 職業 half done.
It would give him 激しい satisfaction to put 物陰／風下d 支援する の中で the honours 同様に as his critics to flight and he believes he is no more than 18 months and two or three more astute 調印s away from a 選手権 challenge.
To that end, Graham will be talent-追跡（する）ing on the Continent this week while 物陰／風下d, 警報 to the 脅し from 特別奇襲隊員s, are pre paring to 申し込む／申し出 their 経営者／支配人 a much-改善するd 契約.
If Graham 証明するs as elusive as Dalglish, 特別奇襲隊員s are ready to go for a 大陸の coach, perhaps one working under Bobby Robson's general managership.
Robson, who has 発表するd himself ready to come 支援する to British football from Barcelona, also has impressive European 信任状.
