Rangers planning for the summer transfer window probably began the moment that the last one closed.
Players approaching the last year of their contracts would be getting watched with one eye on pre-contract deals in January.
Rangers have already signed Lyall Cameron, who signed off his Dundee career with a double to help keep them in the Scottish Premiership.
Next season he will be playing them, where a frosty reception is sure to wait, despite his 14 goals and nine assists.
Lyall Cameron opens up about Rangers move pressure
Speaking on his move to Rangers, Cameron has explained what he had to put up with after the deal was announced, via The Rangers Review:
“It wasn’t the easiest time when I announced I was leaving. Fair enough, I got an awful lot of criticism from that and had to take that on.
“I felt there was a lot of apprehension over whether I was still committed to the club.
“Some people doubted that, but I always said that I was. And I have been right to the end.
“Every time a Rangers game came around, I happened to be injured. But that was the case and it was just unfortunate. I got flak for that.
“However, you just have to keep going. I’ve actually played a lot of times through niggles and tightness.
“Maybe in my position I shouldn’t have. But the type of person I am, I just want to always give my best for the club that’s supported me for the last few years.
“Dundee have been good to me and I’m glad I’ve been able to give them that.
“I probably felt I was trying too hard to prove it for a while. That’s why I had a wee dip in my form. It affected how I like to play.”
Cameron proves Rangers mentality by saving Dundee from the drop
Cameron would have been getting stick off a percentage of the Dundee support every time he pulled on the navy strip.
Joining Rangers seems to be a forbidden career path for players at Scottish clubs, especially homegrown and domestic players.
Encouragingly, Cameron has shown that he can handle the pressure.
Tommy Docherty kept playing the 22-year old, and his faith was repaid.
Other than Simon Murray, nobody did more to help keep Dundee in the league.
Not that Cameron will get any thanks for it when he returns to Dens Park next season.
