Rangers fans looking toward the future following the official arrival of Ben Godfrey on Monday were treated to an unexpected blast from the past on social media.
Godfrey took to Instagram to express his absolute delight at sealing his season-long loan switch from Serie A side Atalanta to Glasgow.
While the comments section was quickly flooded with messages of support from the Ibrox faithful, it was a four-letter response from former Norwich City teammate Todd Cantwell that instantly set tongues wagging.
Writing directly under the post, Cantwell left the traditional Rangers acronym: “WATP” (We Are The People).
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The ghost of a fractured past still lingers
Cantwell’s sudden interaction proves that despite his exit, he simply cannot resist keeping tabs on the goings-on at Ibrox.
However, his comment serves as an uncomfortable reminder of a toxic chapter the club spent months trying to purge.
The midfielder remains an incredibly controversial, divisive figure in Govan. Back in 2024, Cantwell effectively downed tools to force a move away from Rangers, handing in a formal transfer request after an irreparable, highly public fallout with former manager Philippe Clement.
His departure left an incredibly sour taste in the mouths of a fanbase that had previously championed him.
Seeing him casually chiming in with historic club slogans, long after orchestrating his own exit through the back door, will feel highly ironic to the thousands of supporters who felt let down by his lack of application when the chips were down.
Derek McInnes to flush out old dressing room culture at Rangers
There is a distinct contrast between the man leaving the comment and the player arriving.
Derek McInnes will spend his early weeks in the dugout actively trying to flush out any remnants of that fractured 2024 dressing room, replacing social media headlines with elite professionalism.
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In Godfrey, Rangers are getting a hungry, top-flight, proven defender with a point to prove.
Unlike Cantwell’s flashy, often volatile stint in Scotland, Godfrey arrives with an explicit baseline of grit, focus, and a clear £3.8million permanent pathway mapped out ahead of him.
Cantwell may still be watching Rangers from afar, but McInnes’ squad have officially moved on.
Godfrey would do well to ignore the digital noise from his former Norwich teammate and focus entirely on building the kind of substantive Ibrox legacy that Cantwell ultimately threw away.
