Those of us of a certain age remember the early years of Tony Blair’s New Labour government where one of the plans to cut the dole queues was to open up education to the masses.
It ended up with a flood of folk going to college and university that might not have traditionally ended up there.
It also led to some pretty wacky courses. There were HNDs in surfing, diplomas in circus training and even other Mickey Mouse degrees like, erm, journalism.
But maybe in years to come there will be entire studies devoted to this cracker – Rangers FC, Season 2024/25.
Good luck to any students attempting to pass it though. It makes Stephen Hawking’s PHD in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge look like a travel and tourism class at the John Wheatley College in Easterhouse.
This campaign has been completely unfathomable for us in the present, goodness knows how scruffy students will work it out in years to come.
There’s just no way to find an equation to fit that explains how a Rangers team can go from being honking at home to superb in Europe on a regular basis.
Exasperated Gers fans can protest one week and then celebrate just days later. They must be exhausted.
But one thing is for sure, the Europa League has been a superb distraction and it might not be over yet.
After keeping Athletic Bilbao at bay for about 138 minutes the other night against all the odds, you wouldn’t bet against another epic rearguard action in Spain to see them off, perhaps on penalties or something.
Yet there is still a feeling all of this Euro fun is just taking attention to the real biggest game of the season – the proposed takeover.
If it wasn’t for this Euro run, the shift in ownership would be very much front and centre for supporters.
At some point it will be. Andrew Cavanagh has jumped on the bandwagon of late and he’s been in the stands more often than some of the diehard.
That’s keeping the masses optimistic but at some point they are going to want to see the American in a picture in the boardroom holding a pen over a piece of paper and then pitch side with a scarf above his head.
The longer it drags on, the more tetchy folk will get.
Listen, these things take time. Cavanagh and his US money backers are not just dealing with one owner who only has to agree a price and then sign over the deeds.
It’s not like buying a second hand motor. They are involved in negotiations with several parties, with several different interests, all at the same time.
Unfortunately, that means patience is required from the people who really matter – the punters.
It’s not a quality most fans possess though. They just want to hear from the man himself and to finally learn what his vision is for the club.
So far all they’ve heard from Cavanagh is a quick sound bite when TV folk had a pop after the Fenerbahce game.
He said: “Great match tonight, just here to support the club…” All good, but soon it will be time to add some meat to the bone.
And the clock is ticking.
Europe is the main event now but it’s still going to be a sore one when rivals Celtic cross the Premiership finishing line.
Doubly so if it’s this weekend on the back of another domestic dud result for Rangers at Pittodrie.
There’s already talk of summer recruitment drives at Parkhead and everyone knows they have the finances to go big.
Rangers fans want – no, need – to know what the grand plan is for their club in the coming weeks and months.
They want to get back in the game as soon as possible. There are still tons of questions when it comes to the working out Rangers right now.
And the time is fast approaching for answers.