The Daily Record has finally lost patience with Dave King.
Twenty-two months on from fronting the campaign for regime change the penny seems to be dropping at Paul Murray’s favourite newspaper.
King has spectacularly failed to deliver on virtually every promise carried to the gullible through the Record.
As 2017 opens up the reality of #goingfor55 is a couple of wonder kids arriving on loan to try and keep Celtic’s lead in the SPFL under 30 points.
It’s not quite how the March 2015 revolution was portrayed.
After praising Warbo scraping the bottom of the barrel for loan signings Keith Jackson turns his attention to the South African based criminal.
“Come to think of it, here’s a question for the man in charge of Rangers’ affairs. Where is Dave?” the Record asks.
“The stay-away chairman was last spotted in November when he stood up before shareholders at the AGM, said nothing of much note and then ducked out of answering questions from reporters as he disappeared again back into the vacuum which has engulfed his time in charge.
“This is the same man who campaigned for office on a ticket of openness and transparency but who, after almost two years at the helm, remains cloaked in mystery and secrecy, bunkered in behind the walls of his mansion in South Africa.
“King’s decision not to attend Ibrox on Hogmanay for the first visit of Celtic in four years was another head-scratching contradiction.
“Here is a man so committed to his football club that he is prepared to pump millions of pounds into saving it and yet, having appointed himself as chairman, shows no interest in watching the side play games or carrying out important, leadership duties.
After almost two years in charge, King should at least be able to outline a sound, long-term financial strategy by now because, to date, Rangers have been run on hand outs from himself and others.
This surely cannot continue indefinitely so how does King plan to facilitate this transition?
It took the Record 15 months to realise that Craig Whyte’s off the radar wealth wasn’t getting pumped into Rangers (IL). It seems that no lessons have been learned since then with King’s tribute act heading set to join Rangers in the hands of liquidators #goingfor55.
