Bluedell 5,348 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 BUS tycoons the Easdale brothers marched into Ibrox yesterday for a summit with Walter Smith â?? and came out with a seat on the Rangers board. James Easdale, 42, who arrived with businessman brother Sandy, 45, is expected to be named as a club director in an official announcement today. However, under-fire ex-chairman Malcolm Murray will STAY on the board for now â?? despite efforts to oust him by a powerful group of shareholders. The deal was cut late last night and means a damaging extraordinary general meeting â?? a nightmare scenario for the club â?? will now NOT take place. A source said: â??Thereâ??s been a week of tense talks and itâ??s been agreed that James will become a director. This has to be great news for fans as it will bring some much-needed stability over the summer.â? The move comes after last monthâ??s demand from major shareholders Blue Pitch Holdings to put Easdale and London-based investor Chris Morgan on to the board to push through a reform agenda at Ibrox. But as part of last nightâ??s deal, Morgan will NOT become a director. And Phil Cartmell â?? a board member loyal to Murray who Blue Pitch wanted rid of â?? will also stay. Sandy and James â?? who own Greenock-based McGillâ??s buses â?? already have a significant stockholding in the Glasgow club. They now want to take on the bulk of former chief executive Charles Greenâ??s stake to tighten their grip on the Light Blues. Under-fire Murray was accused of leaking secrets before Smith replaced him as chairman last week. But an insider said: â??Murray is a Rangers man and some of the board are reluctant to sacrifice him.â? The Easdales have sparked controversy with their power grab because Sandy was jailed for 27 months in 1997 for a £1.5million VAT fraud. They aim to buy Greenâ??s Rangers stake despite revelations he promised one-seventh of his shares to an Isle of Man-based hedge fund. Laxey Partners, run by Colin Kingsnorth, 49, has agreed to take 714,285 of Greenâ??s shares. But thatâ??s a 1.1 per stake, meaning Kingsnorth would not be classed as a major shareholder. Last night the club declined to comment http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4958908/Bus-tycoon-becomes-Rangers-director-and-Malcolm-Murray-stays.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,348 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Share Posted June 7, 2013 A sad, sad day for the club 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Why, exactly? I'm not being facetious, I just don't know the Easdales. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Why, exactly? I'm not being facetious, I just don't know the Easdales. I don't know them so I am no judge but many say they are just gangsters. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 By all accounts they are Rangers men. Is it bad to have one more vote. There lots of other crooks hovering around the Club. Better the crooks you know than the ones you don't. Anyway, I'm sure they will be squeaky clean because the press are going to be all over them from today. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Lucky guys - good luck 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 By all accounts they are Rangers men. Is it bad to have one more vote. There lots of other crooks hovering around the Club. Better the crooks you know than the ones you don't. Anyway, I'm sure they will be squeaky clean because the press are going to be all over them from today. The accounts I have heard is they are Morton fans. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 I don't know them so I am no judge but many say they are just gangsters. Depends how you define gangsters. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 Whatever they are, they seem to have put their money on the table. You could ask, if this is so bad for Rangers, where is King and those who profess to have Rangers best interests at heart. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,172 Posted June 7, 2013 Share Posted June 7, 2013 At the end of the day, these guys have put their money where their mouth is so it's difficult to criticise them too much. I personally don't want such people involved with the club but if we've been shown anything over the last few years it's that the fans can do nothing (and certainly will do nothing) to challenge such stuff. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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