It shouldn't take Patrick Stewart until three months and an army of consultants to establish why the Rangers seem unable to get out of a rut. A laptop and a decent WiFi signal should tell you pretty much everything you need to know.
Whatever reservations fans may have about Philippe Clement's tactical acumen and however questionable the chief executive's qualified endorsement of his manager over the weekend, the Belgian's task of turning around the club's fortunes is certainly not It's easy.
In many ways, you are paying a price for the past transgressions of others. The Rangers' current shortcomings on the field reflect, at least partially, years of poor judgment off it.
After winning promotion under Mark Warburton, the appointment of Steven Gerrard in 2018 gave rise to hopes that the club's elusive 55th title would soon become a reality.
The former Liverpool captain finished nine points behind Celtic in his first season and was 13 points behind the Parkhead men when the Covid-19 pandemic caused the 2019-20 season to end prematurely.
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The Belgian coach is under pressure and a tough run of games awaits him
We will never know whether Gerrard would have survived the growing calls for his head if life as we knew it had not been so abruptly interrupted back then, but he remained in situ as football restarted in empty stadiums in August.
While Celtic went from one disaster to another, Rangers emerged from lockdown like a different animal, racking up wins and setting a dizzying pace.
In the final days of the August transfer window, Lille tabled a £16.25 million bid for Alfredo Morelos. Leeds then offered £10m for Ryan Kent. No doubt sensing that this could finally be their year, the Rangers held on to both players.
History shows that they achieved the coveted 55 – impressively going through the league season unbeaten – but the financial burden of doing so was ruinous and still lingers to this day.
Having posted a loss of £15.9m up to June 2020, Rangers lost a further £23.5m in that title-winning year.
Naturally, the long-suffering fans who celebrated that championship didn't worry too much about the price. But those who should have been obsessed with it let their hearts rule their heads.
Gerrard left for Aston Villa in November the following season while complaining about not having backing. The reality was that the stick was above his neck.
While he was cut the following year, losing £2.2m in a season in which he reached the Europa League final under Giovanni van Bronckhorst, losses of £4.1m and £17.2m have since been recorded millions.
Both Morelos and Kent walked out the door unrewarded in 2023 and with them went the Rangers' hopes of building on a solid financial foundation.
Much of what we have seen since then has been more reactive than proactive, knee-jerk reactions and confused thinking.
Van Bronckhorst was certainly struggling as 2022 came to a close. Rangers went point after point in the Premiership and had an absolute disaster in the Champions League.
However, given that the Dutchman had just taken the club to a European final, won the Scottish Cup and had only finished just four points behind Celtic, many felt he deserved a little more time.
When Michael Beale turned up at Ibrox for a game against Aberdeen as Van Bronckhorst was feeling the pressure, someone on the Rangers board should have told him to take a good look. Instead, they fired the incumbent and offered the Englishman his job.
The departure of Ross Wilson as sporting director the following April was further evidence of good governance. Allowing Beale to play both roles and giving him carte blanche in that summer's transfer market was madness.
Kieran Dowell, Sam Lammers, Cyriel Dessers and José Cifuentes entered. The directors' leniency towards Beale was such that his wage bill soon surpassed that of Celtic. However, in October that wouldn't be their problem.
Clement was duly hired and admitted last summer that he had not been fully informed of the club's financial situation when he first put pen to paper. That didn't reflect well on those who hired him either.
The seriousness of the situation was laid bare at last year's AGM with confirmation that five players (Connor Goldson, Todd Cantwell, Lammers, Scott Wright and Robby McCrorie) had left the club for a combined transfer fee of £ 810,000 in the summer.
Some Rangers fans went on strike during Sunday's victory over St Johnstone.
As a player desperately trying to cut his losses, that revelation summed up everything about the Rangers over the past six years.
Poor recruitment. Very few assets were sold at the right time. Too many players only contribute to increasing the wage bill. A sustainable player exchange model that cannot take root.
You can understand the lack of faith that many followers now have in the board of directors. With record revenues of £94.2m, there is no excuse for the current malaise. Whether Celtic are marching towards their 13th title in 14 years depends directly on them.
But what the directors cannot be faulted for is their personal financial commitment, which currently amounts to £22m in loans.
This sum, more than anything, represents a huge barrier to the kind of regime change that many fans would like to see now. The lack of interested parties willing to buy the board and operate under increasingly strict FFP restrictions is another.
Clemente is far from innocent in all this. He is quick to point out Celtic's financial advantage when it suits him, just three points taken from away games against lesser teams like St Mirren, Motherwell, Hibs and Dundee defeats his own argument.
With Celtic already a speck on the Premiership horizon this season, frankly, he was lucky to receive Stewart's vote of confidence on Saturday.
But the many wider problems at the club – most caused by a lack of strategic thinking going back many seasons – are undeniable. They may explain why many of the fans who attended the game against St Johnstone on Sunday were unwilling to join the protest instigated by two groups of fans.
Another manager change would certainly satisfy the bloodlust and could lead to an improvement in results. Likewise, as Stewart stated over the weekend, there's no guarantee it will be a silver bullet.
Amid the current acrimony and rumors of new protests, Clement is moving forward for now.
Rangers were always going to beat a struggling Saints team and should have enough to beat an Aberdeen team that is winless in 11 games on Wednesday. If their attitude is good on Sunday, Fraserburgh should not present much difficulty in the Scottish Cup.
It will be the following away games that will decide whether Clement will stay for much longer. Rangers travel to face Manchester United, Dundee United, Hearts, Kilmarnock and Celtic before mid-March.
By that point, Stewart's review should be complete but, more importantly, season ticket renewals will be in the mail.
If the Belgian has not improved the team's fortunes by then, he will need a moving truck.
The end of winter could well mark the end of your stay in Glasgow. But the discontent around the club could take much longer to disappear.