RANGERS board hopefuls Paul Murray and John Gilligan will meet fans tomorrow night ahead of the make-or-break General Meeting vote.

 

The pair, alongside former Ibrox director Dave King, hope to overthrow the under-fire board at the shareholder showdown next month.

All three outlined their vision for the future of the club if David Somers, Derek Llambias, Barry Leach and James Easdale are removed from office in Glasgow last week.

Members of the Rangers Supporters Trust have now been invited to pose questions to Murray and Gilligan as they look to connect with fans.

RST spokesman Chris Graham told The Evening Times: "The nominee directors want to speak to as many fans as possible ahead of the EGM.

"We will take questions from the RST members and relay the answers back to them. It is an opportunity for members to ask Paul and John whatever they want.

"I understand they are meeting with other fan representatives over the next few days.

"It is good that they are taking the time to do that. It is essential that the fans are back on board.

"It is important that we are all moving forward in the right direction together and I am sure that will remain the case once the guys are, hopefully, in the boardroom."

King is confident about his chances of beating the beleaguered board and the shares held by fans are set to prove crucial in gaining the majority vote required.

With thousands of supporters set to be locked out of the crunch meeting, the RST will have representatives at the Louden Tavern ahead of the Championship fixture with Hibernian on Friday night to allow shareholders to proxy their votes.

Graham said: "We we are hoping to reach all the small shareholders to give them the information they need.

"We have had a lot of proxies already and we want to make sure the fan vote is as big as possible.

"There is the cost of going to London to consider, and the fact the board might use it as an excuse to further delay the meeting.

"We are saying to people 'you have got the right to go, but this seems the most sensible way to make sure your vote is counted and there are no problems'."