Former Rangers chairman Dave King has hit out at the “damaging” behaviour of some Gers fans as Ibrox fans group Club 1872 continues to push ahead to try and buy his shares.
Concluding that deal would see Club 1872 become the biggest single shareholder in Rangers but a recent disute has seen calls for an EGM to appoint new directors in place of three existing board members.
King thinks it is a return to the dark days under Sir David Murray’s ownership when some cliques of Rangers fans couldn’t agree on the time of day let alone anything else.
The South African-based businessman insists the fans group needs to work together as “one voice” to challenge the club when needed and believes such a vehicle is the only way for fans to have a meaningful influence at Ibrox.
“The supporters need to be able to talk with one voice at times when the club needs to be challenged,” King told the Scottish Sun.
“Club 1872 has done this effectively for many years and I am concerned that the club’s recent success has created short memories.
“I am starting to see the emergence of the type of back-biting by supporters against each other that was so typical and so damaging to the club during the David Murray era.
“I truly hope that the supporter unity that was essential to regime change – and hence our recent success – does not get degraded merely because a few embittered supporters resort to social media as a megaphone to trumpet unfair allegations.
“That is a disservice to all the loyal supporters that supported me at regime change and thereafter.
“Individual share ownership has never been an effective source of supporter influence.
“Club 1872 is the only viable option to achieve that.”
Rangers fan squabbles nothing new but need put to bed
Rangers fans squabbling over something isn’t anything new and the rival cliques within the support really need to get together and put their issues to bed.
As long as fans want to have an independent voice in the club, organisations like Club 1872 are the only real way to achieve that.
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