49ers effect can unlock Rangers potential as legendary Leeds insider urges NFL chiefs to dream big at Ibrox

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Leeds legend Eddie Gray was there to see the good times roll at Elland Road first time round.Champions of England twice and five-times runners up in the old First Division, all in the space of nine thrilling years.

Stretching from the mid-60s to the early 70s, it was an era of Yorkshire domination. There was an FA Cup win to celebrate, a League Cup triumph too plus a couple of Inter-City Fairs Cup victories - not to mention a brush with the biggest prize of the lot.The European Cup may have eluded Gray and co in 1975 but there is no doubt that during this golden period, the team built by esteemed boss Don Revie upon solid Scottish foundations was one of the best found anywhere on the continent.

Now Leeds’ new American owners have made restoring Leeds to those former glories their ultimate objective after taking outright control of United.And Elland Road icon Gray reckons the money men behind the San Francisco 49ers will be setting similar targets for Rangers in Scotland as they prepare to plough their dollars into Ibrox next.

As Record Sport revealed on Wednesday, the NFL outfit’s investment arm is in talks to complete a takeover deal that could see Gers follow Leeds into the 49ers’ newly-established soccer stable.So far, it’s proving to be a promising partnership for the Peacocks, with Daniel Farke’s side strutting their way to the top of the English Championship and on course for a return to the Premier League next season.