When Rangers fans think of Sam Lammers they genuinely tend to think of something of an empty jersey.
The beanpole forward had a six month stint in Glasgow defined by missed opportunities and a timidity Rangers fans have gotten all too familiar to seeing in the Ibrox pressure cooker.
When they’re not thinking about how Sam Lammers flopped on the pitch, Rangers fans are probably lamenting the £3.5m we reportedly shelled out for his services under Michael Beale.
Restarting his career with a six month loan stint at Utrecht last season, Lammers headed to FC Twente as part of a five-man exodus which only recouped £800k to the Ibrox coffers this summer.
And now Rangers might be set see the striker back at Ibrox only six months or so later with FC Twente already putting one foot in the Europa League last 16.
FC Twente could yet Rangers in Europa League
Rangers already know who they could face in the Europa League last 16 after bypassing the competition’s playoff round.
Following the commencement of the Playoff round draw, Rangers know they will face one of Fenerbahce v Anderlecht or FC Twente v Bodo/Glimt.
Whilst Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce swept the Belgians aside, FC Twente made much tougher work of their clash with Bodo/Glimt.
It took a last minute Ricky van Wolfswinkel penalty to earn a 2-1 victory over the Norwegian upstarts after first taking the lead in the match.
Sam Lammers, 27, watched on from the bench as Sayfallah Ltaief fired Twente into an early lead and it took until the 85th minute for Patrick Berg to equalise.
With Van Wolfwinkel keeping his cool in the 95th minute of the game, it’s set up a tantalising clash in Norway with Rangers having a vested interest in who goes through.
Sam Lammers not the only Rangers subplot
Whilst there’s a 50/50 chance Rangers could also draw Fenerbahce, the likely winners of the clash with Anderlecht, a clash with Twente has a number of subplots.
Sam Lammers is probably the biggest one but Rangers also signed a key FC Twente player in the summer in the shape of Robin Propper.
Propper has had a challenging time at Rangers this season but was considered a key player in the Twente set up.
Several key members of the Dutch club’s staff have also gone public with their frustrations over the defender’s exit.
FC Twente also have Celtic defender Gustaf Lagerbielke on their books, the Swedish defender moving on loan to the Eredivisie club to replace Propper in the summer.
