the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 yeah, that's him is it the same guy he spoofed? Seems unlikely 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 turns out it was Stewart Henderson, sad to say i had to go on a couple of Celtic websites to find that out lol :-( 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,440 Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 turns out it was Stewart Henderson, sad to say i had to go on a couple of Celtic websites to find that out lol :-( Well with all their tax accountants/lawyers and experts in company/business laws it was the best place to go for any info! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,440 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 Brown: 'Outstanding' Robertson is just who Rangers need THE second wave arrivals of the new era at Ibrox did not have the fanfare of the first. On Monday, a sea of cameras and barrage of questions greeted Mark Warburton and David Weir as they were named as Rangers’ management team. The following night, confirmation of Stewart Robertson’s appointed as the club’s new managing director, and Andrew Dickson’s rise to director of finance and administration, came via a short statement on Rangers’ official website. It was, according to Craig Brown, in many ways befitting of Robertson’s personality, but the low-key nature of the announcement should not detract from his importance at Ibrox. Brown got to know Robertson on a personal and professional level during his twelve month spell as manager of Motherwell and recalls a bright, hard-working individual that has played a key role behind the scenes during times of strife and success at Fir Park. Having operated without a chief executive since assuming power in March, the board turned to Robertson, a qualified chartered accountant, as they made their first behind-the-scenes appointment. It is another important step in the right direction for Rangers. Just months after leaving Motherwell in the aftermath of Les Hutchison’s arrival at the club, Robertson now finds himself tasked with the day-to-day running of Rangers and shouldering significant responsibility as the rebuilding job gets off and running at Ibrox. Promoted stories Recommended by Like Warburton in the dugout, Robertson is now operating in a new environment and braced for new challenges but Brown is confident he is up to the task. “He was outstanding, a top class, decent guy,” the former Well boss told SportTimes. “He was quiet and not ostentatious but very courteous and efficient. He was a real gentleman and I can’t speak highly enough of him. “He was at all the games and was always very supportive. He assumed the role at Motherwell superbly. “He was not a showy guy but he was very efficient and intelligent. He is a very good administrator of quality and substance. “Everything at Motherwell was very well run and that was down to Stewart and Karen Paterson. “He was effectively the General Manager and would have delegated and have had the overall responsibility, while Karen was more hands on. But Stewart was always very helpful and excellent to work with.” The hiring of Robertson and promotion of Dickson are the first moves by the new Rangers board to strengthen their backroom team, with the announcement greeted warmly by a group of supporters who have seen so many men in suits come and go in recent years. It will be Warburton who will be the public face of the remodelling work in the coming weeks as he looks to strengthen his depleted squad ahead of the new Championship campaign. Yet Robertson will have his part to play as Rangers prepare for a hectic and defining few weeks ahead of a season in which there is no room for error. “There is a lot to deal with in the running of a football club and you need to be clued up on a lot of areas, like contracts, transfer rules, work permits,” Brown said. “Stewart is the kind of guy that handles that responsibility well and I am sure he will do a good job for Rangers. “There will be a huge staff, a lot of staff that you don’t see at a football club, at Ibrox and Murray Park and he will have to delegate and oversee them. “It is a big role and a big responsibility. He is a keen and knowledgeable supporter of the football department.” It is not just at Fir Park where Robertson has learned his trade and built his reputation in the game as he has acquired the experience necessary to land a key role at Rangers. He is a former board member of the Scottish Premier League and arrives at Ibrox as the new Rangers regime look to re-establish the club at the top of our game in the coming years. Brown said: “Stewart will bring gravitas to Rangers and he could do to the SPFL board. He has a good knowledge of football and of business. “He has spent a number of years at Motherwell and done a very good job. He was with the club when they were in Europe, which is another experience for Stewart. “Obviously he will delegate, but it is a huge task to run a football club. It is one that Stewart is up to, though.” Robertson is not the only new arrival at Ibrox that Brown has a working relationship with and he has seen another one of his former players land a prominent role in the dugout. Brown was Scotland boss during Weir’s best days in dark blue and is confident the 45-year-old will once again prove his worth after being appointed as Warburton’s assistant this week. He said: “I am pleased to see David get a chance to go back to Rangers. He is someone I know very well. Share article “He has always been very affable and is a terrific professional. He is a very intelligent guy, he carries out everything to the best of his ability and always gives you 100 per cent. “Anybody would trust David Weir and Mark Warburton clearly does and the two of them have come over exceptionally well.” http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13338359.Brown___Outstanding__Robertson_is_just_who_Rangers_need/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,229 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 “He was not a showy guy but he was very efficient and intelligent. He is a very good administrator of quality and substance." That will do just fine. These are the guys who are over the wall (or round it or under it) and securing the citadel while the trumpetting swaggerers are still outside bawling and yelling to no purpose. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,182 Posted June 18, 2015 Author Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) Robertson strikes me as a Campbell Ogilvie type. He's certainly an interesting appointment and has plenty of experience worthy of the role. Edited June 18, 2015 by Frankie 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,440 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 MOTHERWELL General Manager Alan Burrows reckons Stewart Robertson will do a ‘very good job’ for Rangers after he landed a key Ibrox role this week. The former Fir Park secretary has been named managing director and will be responsible for the day-to-day running of the club following his appointment by the new Light Blues regime. Robertson, a former board member of the Scottish Premier League, was confirmed in his role on Monday as Andrew Dickson was named as director of finance and administration. The chartered accountant left his position in Lanarkshire following the acquisition of Motherwell by businessman Les Hutchison in January but Burrows is grateful for the job he undertook during his stint with the Steelmen. And the Well chief is confident he Robertson will make a big impact at Ibrox as he gets down to work ahead of a huge few months on and off the park for Rangers. Burrows said: “I owe Stewart everything. He brought me to Motherwell Football Club back in 2007 so I will forever be in his debt. “I think what Rangers are getting is a really experienced operator. He was one of the key men to bring Motherwell back onto its feet after administration, he is a sound financial head, he is cool under pressure but, over and above all that, he is just a really nice guy. “I think he will be a good fit for Rangers and do a very good job there. He has been a personal friend to me, he has been a professional counsel to me over the last eight years. Share article “I have got nothing but good things to say about Stewart Robertson. “I think he will do a terrific job at Rangers and is probably just the type of guy that they need.” http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/13339434.Burrows_backs_Robertson_to_do_a__terrific_job__at_Rangers/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 (edited) One thing is for sure, this guy will know who the haters are, who in the SFA and SPFL want us hamstrung and who the backstabber's are. Know your enemy and all that. Edited June 18, 2015 by aweebluesoandso 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,440 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 INTERVIEW | Stewart Robertson 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted June 18, 2015 Share Posted June 18, 2015 looks like a very happy guy! good luck to him. Its sounds like the good news is going to keep coming! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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