Executive Distress as Daily Record reveals another big hitter bailing out of Ibrox

Kenny Barclay is the latest Executive to get out of Ibrox with the main question being Who Will Be Next?

Last night the Daily Record broke the news that the Finance Director had joined the Chairman, Sporting Director, Managing Director, Youth Academy Chief and Andrew Dickson in deciding to bail out leaving John Bennett and James Bisgrove at the wheel of The Titanic.

While the Record likes to describe emergency share issues as Trusted Financial Boosts there is little in the story to spin a sixth executive exit in five weeks as a positive sign.

Had Celtic lost Dermot Desmond, Peter Lawwell, Michael Nicholson, Chris McKay, Chris McCart and Brian Wilson the Glasgow based publisher would have reporters stationed outside Celtic Park while providing a live blog for their army of readers.

Last night the Record reported:

Rangers have made yet another boardroom change with finance director Kenny Barclay leaving the club.

A host of changes have been made on the Ibrox club’s football board since chairman Douglas Park stood down five weeks ago, to be replaced by former vice-chairman John Bennett.

Since then managing director Stewart Robertson has announced he is leaving in the summer, while sporting director Ross Wilson – who had been lambasted by fans over the club’s recruitment – quit for a similar role at Nottingham Forest.

Last week, long serving finance and football administration director Andrew Dickson left his position and Record Sport understands staff at Ibrox were yesterday informed that finance chief Barclay – who joined the board in December 2021 – is the latest to depart.

Rangers have wasted no time in seeking a replacement, hiring recruitment specialists Livingston James and advertising for a Chief Financial Officer, who will report to new Chief Executive James Bisgrove.

It seems that UEFA’s new Financial Sustainability Regulations are biting even deeper than Internet Bampots suggested with licence issues now dealt with directly by UEFA rather than with a nod and wink from Ian Maxwell, Stewart Regan, Campbell Ogilvie, Dickson or Gordon Smith.