According to Andy Halliday, if Dave King could bring £50 million to Ibrox, Rangers shareholders would be open to hearing from him.
John Gilligan, the Light Blues’ interim chairman, stated that no one on the Gers board has yet to speak with King, who expressed interest in taking a chairmanship back to Glasgow [David Edgar, 23 September].
Commentator Halliday of Clyde 1 thinks Gilligan was correct to ask King to cease his open criticism of Gilligan, but he doesn’t think the temporary chairman has “banished” the concept of the two parties having conversations.
He remarked, “My understanding is that John Gilligan has asked Dave King to stop the public criticism, which I completely agree with,” on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard on Monday, September 23.
John Gilligan used the terms covertly, so pay attention. Dave King could have invested £50 million covertly in John Gilligan, and all Rangers football club shareholders would have sat down to hear what he had to say.
“The public criticism isn’t helping anyone, but I don’t think he’s banishing any potential talks with Dave King or any potential investment.”
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Although Gilligan may have urged King to cease publicly criticising the current Rangers board, the Light Blues are not wholly opposed to the notion of negotiations with the South African businessman.
The blue half of Glasgow acknowledges that in order to catch up to Celtic in both off- and on-field areas, money and funding are needed, and the Gers board will be aware that outside investment is needed sooner rather than later.
Although King has stated that if he were to play a bigger part, he could assist the Gers in finding that investment [Rangers Review, September 15], there’s not much proof to date that he can follow through on that commitment.
Halliday points out that King’s case hasn’t been totally closed. Gilligan’s remarks make perfect sense in light of the precarious situation the Light Blues are now in.
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