The King Returns: Dave King's Return To Rangers Is Imminent

Dave King announced he will become the next chairman of Rangers FC. Rumours of his return have been rife since Mathers and Stockbridge visited him in his home town of Johannesburg last week. Money has been pouring out of Rangers for the past year, Rangers accounts published last week, revealed a wopping £14 million annual loss. Rangers require urgent investment, with Rangers fans still furious at the clubs mismanagement over the past year, King is the clubs last resort. Stages 1,2, and 3 should have been easy, progressing through the leagues whilst saving money to facilitate an attack on the unsponsored top flight of Scottish football, when the time comes.

King has something in common with Rangers fans, he ploughed his own money into the club and got nothing back in return. David Murray financed the club through bank overdrafts, Charles Green borrowed money from friends/investors and Craig Whyte didn't have a pot to piss in. You don't amass a £300 million fortune without being a shrewd business operator. King's wealth and business accumane are the main impetus behind the scottish journalists (aka the prophets of doom) scaremongering tactics. Dave King is a threat to Peter Lawell's tight grip of the SFPL and SFA. They are scared because he is the first Rangers chairman with vast sums of money, something that no other individual or club has in Scotland. He proved with the outcome of his tax case against the South African government that he can play the political game, should he ever have to. Like a good chess player, King seems to see what the future holds. He predicted liquidation and Rangers current financial problems long before anyone else. 

When King takes the throne we can only hope that with him in control, his Rangers predictions for the future are happy ones.

 

Berwick Rangers ...... Not Again

Ibrox was desolate last night. 

I can only imagine the Rangers legions have seen enough of Berwick Rangers over the past year. 

For those who did turn up, you might have mistaken this for a friendly match. Rangers dominated possession in the opening stages. Most of the passing was between Rangers midfield and defence, with the midfield players struggling to turn and play a forward pass. It was in stark contrast to Rangers performance last Friday night, when they annihilated Airdrie 6-0. 

With Rangers unable to field trialists, they had to settle with roughly the same team that produced a host of disappointing results and performances last season. With Daly and Law the only players dropping out, it's frightening the effect this had on the team. Rangers were slow and struggled to create any clear cut chances in the opening half. Rangers tried to play everything through the middle and never had any width to their play. Shiels and Templeton were Rangers experienced players in attack and they failed to threaten the Berwick goal. 

When McKay came on for Shiels in the second half, he instantly made an impact angling the ball over the Berwick keeper when Tempelton sent him through on goal. Five minutes later Rangers were two nil up. This time Crawford crossed an inch perfect ball onto the head of Andy Little. Little rose high in the air and powered the ball into the top right hand corner. Once the second goal went in McAusland was brought on to see out a two nil win. Rangers will have to raise their tempo in the next round against Queens if they want to get their hands on the Ramsdens Cup. 

I was surprised to see Ally McCoist talking about resigning Kenny Miller after the game. Rangers need to put more faith in the young players at Ibrox. Crawford and McLeod combined to break the deadlock against Airdrie on Friday  and it was young McKay who bailed Rangers out last night. 

You only have to look at how the experienced SPL players are playing to wonder why Miller would be a good idea. 

Where is Dean Shiels, SPL's former player of the year?

If we sign Kenny Miller does that mean that 40 goal a season Nicky Clark sits on the bench all year?

We have went out and signed Cammy Bell when we have a perfectly good young keeper in Gallagher. When Cammy Bell is available for selection in September, it will be harsh to drop Gallagher considering his performances in the opening games of the season.

Where will Peralta fit into the team?

We have a lot of players at the club now and any more signings can only be seen as excess. 

Charles Green - The Consultant

Charles Green has returned to Ibrox as the power struggle continues within the Ibrox boardroom. With Charles and his shareholders owing 51% of the club, he can pretty much come and go as he pleases. Charles Green took a lot of pressure off the club when we were on our knees. He had the balls to stand up and fight everyone who kicked us when we were down. He went too far in the end and inevitably had to go. However, returning as a consultant could work in Rangers advantage if he is used in the right way. In his role as consultant, Green can fight Rangers corner against the SFA and the media without Rangers as a club suffering the consequences. 

Green and his stakeholders are quite right to be worried about the decline in Rangers share price. If Green was still at the helm, I don't think we would have seen the same quantity or quality of signings this summer, settling for winning the second division with the same team as last year. While watching a repeat of last season might be every Rangers fans worst nightmare, financially the club would be in a better place. Rangers fans rallied a round the club last year, raising 22 million in the process. I just hope the club doesn't squander all its money fighting its way back into the top flight. We need to learn from our mistakes. Spend less than we earn. Green doesn't have the class you would normally associate with a Rangers representative but we won't see the back of him until Rangers start improving on their finances.