Dave King has revealed he will vote AGAINST Douglas Park's re-election as chairman ahead of Rangers' AGM next month.
The former Ibrox chief is back in Glasgow ahead of the December 6 meeting and believes change is needed to the leadership of the board. The Castlemilk-born tycoon has already had reservations about where the current regime was heading and hit out at the treatment of ex-players and supporters. The businessman also claims former boss Steven Gerrard was forced out of the club and that they could have delivered the players he wanted.
The Light Blues are now on the hunt for a new manager following the sacking of Giovanni van Bronckhorst at the start of the week. Domestic performances and results have not met the required standard while the Champions League return ended in bitter disappointment with six defeats from six and the tag as the 'worst ever' team at the group stage. They trail Celtic and Ange Postecoglou by nine points with just 15 matches played this season.
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Asked if fans should back the Rangers chairman’s re-election, King said: “What I would say is I’m not voting for that. The situation is recoverable.
"I think we can be back winning the title, but the way things are going at the moment, unless changes are made to the leadership of the board and the executive of the club, I fear we’ll be stagnating for a long time to come.”
Speaking in the Daily Record, he continued: “The fact is, I was already having concerns about where this regime was headed.
“I felt some of the things happening were unacceptable, un-Rangers-like. The treatment of ex-players, the treatment of supporters. I felt voting against Graeme would make that point.
“I had to put my money where my mouth was and use my vote to go along with what my concerns were. It was heading in the wrong direction.
“I didn’t like the way Steven Gerrard was forced out of the club. It’s not the way to treat people that delivered a title for us. I couldn’t not vote with my conscience.
“We really should have invested and kicked on. We could have bought Steven what he wanted. There were reasons why I had to go (from the board).
“At the time, I felt the board would continue. I regret what happened. When I go back to 55, we should have kicked on with a great manager and defended the title. I think the board thought they could do it on the cheap.
“Douglas makes the point that he’s put in all this money and he’s not letting supporters tell him how to spend his money.
“I’ve put in more than Douglas. I’ve put in more money than any one person in the history of the club. But I’ll tell you what. The supporters have put in a lot more than me.
“They put in more than any investor and always have done. Just be honest with the supporters. Tell them what you are doing with the money. Then they’ll still back you.”
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