Former Rangers Chairman and Owner David Murray is trying to rewrite the part he played in his beloved Rangers going bust and out of business. He is laying blame at others doors as he tries to wipe the slate clean.
He has a new book out and is on the media trail promoting the publication titled “Mettle: Tragedy, Courage and Titles”. In recent interviews he has blamed Craig Whyte whom he sold the club for £1.
Sir David as he likes to be called, presided over Ibrox when the club gave £47m in tax-free loans to players and staff between 2001 and 2010. Under Mr Whyte’s ownership Rangers went into liquidation in 2012 – a year after the sale.
He is also blaming the Bank for having the cheek to call in the loans and he also holds Celtic chairman, Peter Lawell responsible for the demise of Rangers by having too much power and influence in Scottish Football.
All was not lost for fans of Rangers they were able to follow a new team, who would still play in blue and play at Ibrox. Following Rangers’ liquidation, a new company, Sevco Scotland Ltd (later renamed The Rangers Football Club Ltd), was formed to acquire the club’s assets and continue its operations.
This new entity, with Charles Green at the helm, was initially admitted to the Scottish Football League’s Third Division (the fourth tier). Rangers successfully navigated their way back up the leagues, achieving promotion to the top flight in 2016 and winning their first Scottish Premiership title in 2021 since the formation of the new club.
The blame is Murray’s to own no matter what way he tries to spin it and he must be hurting so much seeing how well Celtic has been run since the takeover by Fergus McCann in 1994. Fergus and the Celtic fans who unlike Murray and the Rangers fans were not prepared to see their club go out of business insuring Celtic’s famous history continues unbroken.
Andrew Milne is Editor of More than 90 Minutes & host of the Celtic Soul Podcast
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