It was all calm on the banks of the River Clyde when Rangers held their AGM in the Armadillo 12 months ago. But the waters are sure to be a bit choppier for the Ibrox board at the SEC when shareholders gather on Tuesday. A year ago a shiny trophy and a polished new manager sat on the stage and the Light Blues were looking good for a second Scottish Premiership crown as they boasted a four point lead over rivals Celtic.
But few in attendance that day could have predicted then what a turbulent 12 months lay ahead with a 13-point swing seeing Rangers trailing Celtic by nine points in the league. That, though, doesn’t even begin to tell the story of the last year. Giovanni van Bronckhorst, just in the door at that point and was a virtual spectator, has now gone to be replaced by Michael Beale. The Dutchman surrendered the advantage handed to him by Steven Gerrard as the title was relinquished. And then there is Europe. Rangers went from the high of reaching the Europa League Final where they lost on penalties to Eintracht Frankfurt to becoming the worst performing Champions League group stage team in history. All of that in the space of six months having ended a 12-year wait to join the cream of the continent.
Off the park there were decisions that led to fan protests, court cases, American takeover talk and so much more. Here, ahead of Tuesday’s meeting of shareholders, Record Sport picks out some of the issues likely to be discussed at what many predict will be a heated meeting.
