MoodyBlue

King has said he will be putting money in himself so I guess that he will be doing that. Whether that will be another loan or investment I have no idea. If we can't back this board then we can better shut the gates because the other choices weren't that good.

Reading between the lines from his interviews yesterday, I think King will be just 'giving' the club money. He's not looking for anything back as such. It could be called 'investment' but in reality it would appear that he will simply be giving 'donations' where/when needed.

Getting over 30k ST's sold will be a huge achievement IMO.

Much depends on managerial appointment.

If it's a McCall, Mcinnes, Davies, McCleish then it will be underwhelming for the support.

That's absolutely frightening.

Agreed.

Dinosaurs should be left where they belong - in the past !!

He's on his own - relax folks...

Panic over !!!! Almost had heart failure there !!

Dave King is coming into the Blue Room with Walter Smith.

Got to be kidding me ??!!

It appears to be that DK had dinner with WS in Gamba West George St. last night, perhaps just reminiscing rather than WS advising on a new manager.

Let's hope Walter has little or no input into advising on a new manager !!!

If the name Walter Smith is even remotely mentioned in any kind of capacity, I'm out !!!

I suppose it depends on the product on the park although there will be fans that just can't afford one

I just think that many will simply not be interested in getting a ST to attend games against Dumbarton, Alloa, Livingston, Raith etc.

I don't think many will be too interested at last season's prices - but if there is a bit on an increase i think many will just forget it.

He can forget it until there is some action to back up his words. Sign any of the x gers players as manager and I'm out.

Me too mate.

Won't be back if it's McCall, McLeish, McInnes etc.

Hard to keep up Gilligan said, An investment plan will be available prior to the sale of season tickets. I take it that is no longer the case, also some saying a big increase in season ticket prices will be announced.

If that is the case then crowds will be really pretty low next season.

Rumour over here is that Warburton will be unveiled to the press on Monday.

Let's hope so.

We need this sorted quickly so we can get the planning underway and give the manager a decent pre season to work on.

From the Record.

Ex Brentford Keeper on Warburton

FORMER Brentford keeper Richard Lee persuaded Duncan Bannatyne to front him £150,000 for baseball caps when he appeared on Dragons’ Den.

And the former England Under-21 starlet will raise his hat to Rangers if they appoint Mark Warburton because they will have a boss to transform their club and challenge Celtic within two seasons.

Lee has worked with Warburton for more than a decade, first at Watford when the Ibrox target started as a youth coach after 
quitting his job as a city trader to follow his passion for football.

The 32-year-old rates him even higher than former Hornets bosses Brendan Rodgers and Malky Mackay and insists Warburton’s background in the cut throat world of finance, working with HSBC, has given him all the skills he needs to survive at the highest level.

Lee has offered an insight into the modern methods of Warburton, which almost paid off when he led the Bees to the brink of the Premier League last season, only to lose to Middlesbrough in the play-offs.

It was a remarkable campaign for the club, who had won promotion 12 months earlier and been tipped for a return to the third tier.

Lee said: “We massively over-achieved last season given the fact our wage bill was one of the smallest in the Championship.

TMSRichard Lee has played for Mark Warburton for a decade and can't rate him highly enoughRichard Lee has played for Mark Warburton for a decade and can't rate him highly enough

“There is a misconception only ex-players are capable of managing footballers and inspiring them.

“The bottom line is Mark had a harder job in the city, a more difficult environment than football, dealing with silly money on a daily basis.

“He was trading in seven-figure sums every 24 hours, working with a bigger team than a football squad, with people who were earning more money and had bigger egos.

“He has taken his business acumen and built it into football.

“I’m not quite sure he was The Wolf of Wall Street but the lessons and disciplines learned as a trader stood him in good stead as his 
attention to detail is amazing. Mark arrived at the Brentford training ground every morning at 5.30am, three hours before everyone else, and his planning was meticulous.

“The growth of Brentford these last two years has been tremendous. As players, we were used to turning up at 10am and heading straight out to training.

“Now? The first hour is spent giving blood and urine samples and answering questionnaires to ensure we’re living right and our energy levels are optimised.

“Our gym has grown to three times its size and we’ve even added a Pilates studio.

Action ImagesMark Warburton with BrentfordMark Warburton with Brentford

“The football we’ve played in the last two years has been superb.

“I’ve never been asked to kick it long once. He prefers to build an attacking style from the back and the fans loved it. They sang his name constantly in our last two games of the season. They’re devastated he has gone.

“Mark favours a 4-3-3, which drops to a 4-5-1 when we’re asked to defend. He’s keen on lines of passes, triangles all over the pitch, shots from distance, crosses from wingers and getting players into pockets where they can spread it wide.

“In one game against Blackpool we had 47 shots alone.

“Mark is massively into analysis. We were favourites for relegation yet he provided us with stats at the beginning of the season to prove we’d be in the top six.

“He is all about development, picking up hungry young players and helping them improve.

“I’ve been fortunate enough to work with Brendan and Malky at Watford. Mark is on a par, if not better, than both.”

Lee, who retired injured at the end of the season after a brief loan spell at Fulham, still kicks himself for missing a trip to the trading floor at HSBC that Warburton organised for some players and backroom staff last year.

But he doesn’t need business tips after he persuaded Bannatyne to invest six figures in his Dr Cap business, which continues to thrive, along with his coffee retail start-up Organo Gold.

Duncan Bannatyne with his fellow investors on Dragon's DenDuncan Bannatyne with his fellow investors on Dragon's Den

He said: “Duncan offered £150,000 for a stake in Dr Cap but the investment fell through after the Dragons’ Den show. It didn’t happen but the business is still alive and kicking.”

The fact Warburton is doing likewise in the fevered 
environment of football after years in the financial markets convinces Lee his former gaffer would have no issues handling Glasgow’s goldfish bowl.

He added: “You see so many managers crumble but not Mark. He realises it’s football, just a game. Rangers are a big step up from Brentford but they would be the perfect match.

“Rangers are a massive club and it’s a shame what has happened to them in recent years but they’ll soon be on the verge of greatness again if Mark gets the job.

“It would be easy to throw silly money at big-name players but that would only take the club back to the place from which they have only recently emerged.

“Mark’s work is focused on working with hungry young players, building a system from the bottom up throughout the club that develops quality at youth level with a modern approach and a structured training regime.

“Within a couple of years, he would get Rangers back to the 
top of the Premiership.”

Warburton certainly ticks more boxes than most IMO. His contacts in the game down south are one of the main reasons I'd like to see him & Davie Weir get the job.

If they got the job I'd imagine we'd have a number of EPL loan signings who'd be a vast improvement on the SPL dross we've been watching these past few years. We'd stroll the Championship with them & would be ready to mount a challenge to the yahoos with these better calibre players when we went up.

This is the way I see it mate as well mate.

The more I think about it, the more he becomes a very, very good fit for exactly what we are needing right now and in the coming few years.

If we miss out on Warburton it will be a real shame. There is huge intelligence in that man.

As I mentioned the other night - I know a current Brentofrd player very well and Warburton signed him last summer. The player moved there largely becuase of Warburton. And the player - although largely used coming off the bench - was not disappointed one bit with Warbuton's input, intelliegence, methodology and overall football philosophy. This player is coming to the end of his career now and has played for a number of English Premier League and Championship clubs but says he wishes he had worked with Warburton for much longer.

Mark Warburton was the creator of the NextGen Series - a European football club cup competition for under-19 footballers. It was designed to provide players with the opportunity to match themselves against other elite European footballers of their age group in a competitive environment.

I doubt if Stuart McCall could organise the Next clearance Sale !!!

Surely the board will want their own man in this new era for the club.

Sorry, but by appointing McCall, all it would do would decrease attendances even more.

King is an intelligent man - he will want someone other than McCall.

Absolutely not.

We need genuine intelligence in the dugout and on the training pitch.

McCall does not fit that bill and I want him gone.

The good thing about all of this is that it certainly looks less and less likely that McCall will be staying.

The new board will want their own appointment and put down their own stamp on the football side - so thankfully it looks like McCall will be gone, which is a huge positive for me as I was nervous a few weeks ago when noises seemed to suggest he'd be kept on.

To a man, every single Brentford player was absolutely gutted with Warburton leaving. That's a decent insight into how highly he was respected.

That is an important factor that has also been lacking for years, no more buddy buddy acts between the management and players as this looked way too cosy for too long. I think its a good thing that Weir went away to learn the coaching trade, he'll still know a handful of players left at the club but that shouldnt be an issue with the professionalism he's shown throughout his career.

From what I'm told, the players wanted to play for Warburton. And I mean, genuinely wanted to play for him. 'Firm, but fair' is how he is described. An ' ideas man' who wants to play 'football'.

Hope we don't miss out on him.

I wasn't sure about Weir as a coach previously but I have heard very good things about him this season which have encouraged me. They seem like a very, very good combination and sound like exactly what we need right now.

For the record and without going into too much detail, I know a current Brentford player, who Warburton signed last summer.

He has been massively impressed by Warburton, and this is from a guy who has played all over England in Premiership and Championship.

Warburton has intelligence - which we have been lacking in the dugout for years. He also commands huge respect from his playing staff.

I think it may happen and hope it does.

Yep, nowhere in the cups, an utterly humiliating third in the second tier in Scotland and total humiliation against Hibs. Not just failures, but eye-wateringly bad failures.

Yes - they were recruited to do a job and failed miserably. Finishing 3rd in a pub league (barely Conference standard) and winning only 2 games out of 6 play off games was an utter disgarce - as was their fitness, professionalism, effort, detemination, passion, commitment and basic skills !!

The only players from the squad that I'd look forward to seeing in a Rangers jersey next season would be Murdoch, Walsh and Hardie.

I couldn't care less about the rest and would like to see them all gone.

Failures every one of them.

Still left with dross like Law, Clark and Bell et al.

Hopefully they can somehow be moved out by end of August - and I'd actually include Lee Wallace in that.

Yes - he has also been touted for a 'coaching role'.

Can you imagine Boyd as a coach ???!!

"Right lads - run about a bit and try and shoot the ball in the net. When you're finished, I've got some Monster Munch and bottles of Yazoo waiting for you"