John Gilligan challenges Dave King to invest in Rangers | OneFootball

While having warm words for former chairman Dave King, interim incumbent John Gilligan also gently criticised the ex-Ibrox chief for not putting his own money where his mouth is, by claiming Rangers need £50M of investment that he is unwilling to offer.

Speaking in a wide-ranging press conference, his first as temporary chair, the former Tennent’s man and Three Bears member covered a lot of ground, but what he said on the South African-based businessman really was telling.

He said:

Gilligan isn’t wrong here – King is making barbed comments at the club, and the board, but isn’t offering a solution aside an EGM, which still doesn’t see himself offer any investment.

We’re not expecting King to be the ‘billionaire’ who saves Rangers, but he is very loudly preaching into the press about the basics that Rangers need money, but offers no answers as to where it’s coming from.

He’s already challenged a court in 2017 when he was instructed to offer £11M for shares within Rangers – King doesn’t want to invest or have any ownership collateral in the club.

Gilligan greatly appreciates what King did for Rangers alongside himself and Paul Murray back in 2015, and was at pains to express that gratitude, but times have changed, and now unless you have cash, you’re not offering much else aside press soundbites.

Gilligan was appointed temporary chair by the current board, and he is clearly on the current board’s side, which is not what the fans needed to hear.

The fans have decided the board is bad, despite the exit of two of them in the past four months – it appears everyone not called Dave King is bad, and that’s the end of it for many supporters.

We’re not going to argue that point, but if King wants to prove his value, he’ll need to invest. Because it’s the only way, aside shouting at Chris Jack in the media, that he’ll get any major influence.

Gilligan and the board aren’t interested in Dave King.