Rangers review due on Friday: Ally McCoist hopes the publication of a report on Rangers finances will bring clarity amid fears for the clubs future. Chief executive Graham Wallaces much-anticipated 120-day review is due out on Friday, and a fans group has been withholding season ticket subscriptions until its findings are clear. One Rangers shareholder claims slow ticket sales are doing little to help the clubs fragile position, and the uncertainty leaves McCoist unsure of his budget for next seasons Championship campaign. I wouldnt say Im worried, said the Rangers manager. We will react to what we are told we can and cannot do. But worries are something that have been with us in one shape or another for the last couple of seasons. We will just have to wait and see what happens and react to it accordingly. Its of paramount importance that we start talking to our own players about the club and their futures. The next step is planning for the squad for the future. Weve not been able to offer other players any deals and that leaves them open to offers from elsewhere. That is obviously a potential problem for us but there is nothing we can do about it. In the meantime major shareholder Sandy Easdale has urged supporters to provide financial assistance at what he claims is a precarious time for the newco club, formed after oldco Rangers were liquidated in 2012. In an interview with BBC Scotland he said: I would say that in 140 years, the clubs gone into administration once; I dont think it would survive a second one. So I would ask every loyal Rangers fan, and I pick my words correctly in saying loyal Rangers fan, supports the club at this time and gives it a chance. We dont want to go back to the dark days of administration. Everythings a possibility and at the moment weve got to look on a positive as a board, taking it forward. But an association of supporters groups, the Union of Fans, this month backed calls by former...
Posted on: Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:47:31 +0000
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