Rangers shareholders and leading fans’ group Club 1872 have thanked outgoing club chairman Dave King for helping the club regain “its respect and its soul”.
South Africa-based businessman King was at the helm of a club takeover in 2015 which steered the good ship Ibrox back on course amid boardroom tussles and a lack of progress on the pitch.
Since King took over things have stabilised somewhat at Rangers with a clear vision and plan in place for the Ibrox side’s future.
Club 1872 have praised the outgoing Ibrox chairman thanking the diehard Rangers fan for everything he’s done for the club in this role over the last few years.
“Rangers supporters and everyone connected to the club owe a huge debt of gratitude to him [King] for stepping up, along with other current investors, at a time when our football club was in great danger from a group of people intent on running it into the ground,” reads a statement [Club 1872].
“Had it not been for his decisive action the outlook for Rangers would have been very bleak.
“Over the five years of his chairmanship the club has dramatically improved both on and off the pitch.
“He has overseen a complete overhaul of the football department, with a structure now in place to take us forward for years to come.
“The club has regained its respect and its soul and is now recognisable once again as the Rangers we are all proud to call ours.
Dave King helped convince Steven Gerrard to take over at Rangers. (Photo credit should read ANDY BUCHANAN/AFP via Getty Images)
“It is absolutely clear to those who matter most that he saved our football club and will forever be remembered for doing so.
“We wish him well in his ‘retirement’ and will continue to work closely with him as the largest individual shareholder in Rangers International Football Club Plc. Thank you, Dave King.”
The comments of Ibrox shareholders Club 1872 come as Dave King is replaced by interim chairman Douglas Park, who was also heavily involved in the club’s takeover back in 2015.
King was lauded by the Rangers fans after stepping down even if there were murmurs of discontent in the press due to the timing of the decision.
John Gilligan, Dave King and Paul Murray pose for media following being voted on to the Rangers board back in March 2015. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
But King had announced his plans to step down at Ibrox back in November before the global pandemic forced a league shutdown [Rangers].
Dave King also announced back then that he will continue to work with the club as a shareholder and is determined to see the retail battle with Sports Direct through to its conclusion.
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