BOOKMAKERS reckon Ange Postecoglou's hostile welcome back to Ibrox could be SILENCED.
His Tottenham side were drawn to meet Rangers in the League phase of the new-look Europa League in December.
And the former Celtic boss laughed he was "sure to get a warm reception at Ibrox and they'll look forward to seeing me."
But betting markets say the Aussie rival's return could be OFF - with another shocking twist for Celtic too.
The Spurs gaffer has come under scrutiny since the start of the season, and was interrogated over a quip about delivering a trophy this term.
After losing Sunday's north London derby to Arsenal he'd said : "I always win things in my second year. Nothing's changed."
And he defended himself midweek, adding: "I just stated a fact. Am I supposed to just lie or just say it never happened? Do you really think it's me sort of boasting?
"It's just confusing to me. I've just said something that's true, and it seems like it's upset a lot of people for some reason."
Postecoglou landed the treble in his second season at Celtic - but bookies don't reckon he'll be given the campaign to get things right.
Infact they reckon he's odds-on to be axed by Christmas and ever shorter to go before the end of the current campaign.
And that's a worry for Celtic fans currently flying high after seeing Slovan Bratislava put to the sword so convincingly on Wednesday.
Gambling site sportscasting.com/uk reckon he's 8/11 likely to go before Christmas - placing his Ibrox trip on December 12 in serious doubt.
They price Postecoglou at just 2/5 to be sacked before the summer.
The worry for Celtic is however, that the man tipped to replace him and make a similar move south that Postecoglou did last year - is current boss Brendan Rodgers.
The Hoops support were left reeling when he upped sticks and joined Leicester in 2019 and the bookies think he could do it again.
He's 5/1 favourite to take over and spokesman Andy Newton said: “The new Premier League season is only a handful of games in but already there is mounting pressure on Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou after a very average start.
“Postecoglou had promised big things over his second season at the North London club, but he’s already on the back foot with just one league win so far and with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy no stranger to culling his managers.
"I’m not surprised to see Ange odds-on to be gone by Christmas.
"If so, there has been a lot of talk about Brendan Rodgers joining Spurs in the past and they could finally get their man - if, of course, the compensation to Celtic is enough to let their highest ever paid manager leave the Scottish giants.”