There might not be a Panto at the Armadillo this festive period but there could be plenty of theatre and drama inside the SEC auditorium on the banks of the Clyde in December. The way it is shaping up, tickets for the Rangers AGM could probably have done a roaring trade -– fans will just be glad this isn’t another opportunity for them to part with their cash – if access wasn’t limited to club shareholders only.
It was always going to be a lively event given the fact the Ibrox side are currently on the hunt for a new manager after sacking Giovanni van Bronckhorst, trail fierce rivals Celtic by nine points and suffered the worst Champions League group stage performance in the history of the competition. But former chairman Dave King has cranked up the heat by revealing he will vote against the re-election of the Douglas Park – the man who replaced him a couple of years ago. It comes just 12 months after he tried and failed to oust the car tycoon’s son Graeme from the board at the previous AGM.
The South Africa-based businessman, back in Glasgow, said he had a “moral obligation” to vote against Park Jnr remaining as a director of the club but ultimately it ended in defeat with the 38-year-old businessman keeping his blazer after receiving the backing of 81.1 per cent of shareholders. And therein lies the potential problem for King as he looks to take out Douglas Park. Having lost out by an overwhelming majority last year, what are chances of King succeeding in taking out Park?
