Did you hear about the Communications Director who quit his dream job without a statement?
During his two and a half years at Ibrox David Graham became something of an expert in producing statements, mostly as a rallying call to the gullible to highlight the numerous injustices served on their club.
The SPFL vote to end the 2019/20 season early kept the former DUP councillor busy while in May there were three statements on the fate of thirsty bears forced to drink toilet water while Aaron Ramsey missed a penalty.
As someone whose job was to manage the news in the most favourable light something strange happened yesterday.
First out of the traps was former Rangers Media chief Lindsay Herron who broke the news of Graham’s departure in the Scottish Daily Express, quickly followed by the Daily Record and Scottish Sun. There has been no statement or even a tweet from Ibrox on the departure of Graham who joined the Board of Directors in December 2021.
The man that eased himself into the picture with Steven Gerrard and Giovanni van Bronckhorst as often as possible, who opened the doors of Ibrox to Ramsey in January.
BREAKING ?
Rangers confirm that David Graham has left the club as Director of Communications after stormy two yearshttps://t.co/fz5wzrguny pic.twitter.com/LReVA7Yyp0— Scottish Express Sport (@ScotExpSport) October 7, 2022
BREAKING! David Graham ‘resigns’ as Rangers communications chief after two and a half years at helm https://t.co/yVAIf0Kaq9 pic.twitter.com/TgcWtCaVFt
— Daily Record Sport (@Record_Sport) October 7, 2022
BREAKING: David Graham QUITS Rangers as Ibrox club’s head of communications https://t.co/Rul1DP1SJE pic.twitter.com/QQHRyAzbWu
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) October 7, 2022
On Follow Follow last night one of Graham’s old buddies from the Heart & Hand podcast mentioned stepping down due to a family illness. That could easily have been covered with a short statement requesting privacy or taking compassionate leave while a deputy stood in.
Last September Celtic announced the rapid exit of Dom McKay after less than 100 days as CEO. That sparked all sorts of speculation, just as Graham’s rapid exit has at Ibrox.
His presence was required back home now that a border poll seems inevitable this communication expert will be required to help lift the the doom and gloom from the members of the UDA UVF LVF and of course the KKK as only he can .
He could take Douglas Toss with him for backup.
Whilst our own Board doesn’t over-impress,
it’s always reassuring to see that sevco continues to be run in an amateurish way.
…suppose Jabba has to return now…? 🙂
That auld favourite something about the family,if ever a squirrel story then that’s that.
I would check his sky rockets before he left the building something about money missing out a biscuit tin,well the money to the run of that European final last year and champions league money has gone missing.KERCHINNNNNNG£££.