Sevco director Alastair Johnston wants to bring in a Brendan!
Johnston took part in the Skype call that resulted in Pedro Caixinha getting the sack with the hunt now on for the club’s fourth ‘permanent’ manager in just over five years.
The US based businessman played his part in the downfall of the old club and was invited on board the new club earlier this year.
During his two stints as a director, including a stint as chairman in the run up to Craig Whyte’s takeover, Johnston failed to bring in any investment despite his vast contacts across North America.
After three disastrous appointments that have left Sevco as far away from Celtic as they were when they started out at Brechin in 2012 Johnston thinks that a copycat appointment is needed.
Where Sevco can ‘find a Brendan’ is something of a mystery with the £2m/year salary and squad full of potential other aspects that Johnston and his friends will turn their attention to
“My own view is that we have a better squad than people think and perhaps a new management team will get more out of them,” the US based director told The Sun.
“A lot of Rangers fans thought the players we brought in during the summer were actually positive.
“I don’t think we have seen the best of them and I would like to think the new management team will be able to get more out of them.
While AJ is talking, can someone ask him if submitting falsified documentation to the SFA to get a 2012 UEFA license was an act of fraud?
— Rangers Tax-Case (@rangerstaxcase) October 26, 2017
“In many ways that’s what Celtic did when they brought in Brendan Rodgers. They had good players, but they brought in a guy who got more out of them.
“They didn’t add too many players to their club, but results got a whole lot better once they brought in Rodgers as manager.”
Explaining Caixinha’s departure he added: “We had a board teleconference and the decision was made.
“I don’t think it was a fait accompli, there was a lot of sharing of opinions and viewpoints and lots of questions asked and answered.
“It wasn’t a quick three minute call, let’s put it that way but the decision was obviously something that was under consideration for a while. We are not deaf and blind.
“I think the events of the last couple of weeks demonstrated institutional failure. It was a systemic problem, and not just one we thought could be corrected easily with the current personnel.
“You can’t not be disappointed after losing a manger after just seven months. But the board had to reach a decision which was in the best interests of Rangers in the long run.
“If a decision was going to be made it was better being made sooner rather than later.
“There are financial implications, but in the circumstances they had to be second to the best interests of the club.”
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