DAVE KING reckons the Rangers board would be ‘delighted’ to welcome a Club 1872 representative to the Ibrox top table if they purchase his major shareholding.

The supporter organisation have agreed a three-year deal with King that will see them become the largest stakeholders in RIFC plc if fans can raise the required £13million.

And the former Light Blues chairman will support any moves that see a director appointed to the Ibrox board to represent Club 1872 and the supporters going forward.

King told the Four Lads Had a Dream Podcast: “I would imagine that they would be delighted. One of the things that we did over the last couple of years was to try and bring Club 1872 and the supporters closer to the board because we were very conscious at the level of disconnect that the supporters had with the club for a number of years during the Craig Whyte and then Ashley/Easdale eras.

“One of the priorities for the board was to reintroduce regular contact with Club 1872 and bring supporters back into the fold to make sure that their voices were heard and that they were being taken very seriously, as the supporters deserve.

“I repeat, we wouldn’t be here today without the support of the supporters and you can’t just reverse that and say ‘well, things are good now, therefore we rely less on the supporters’.

“You might rely less on them funding the club, but they are still your customers, so from any point of view the board wants to be close to their customer.”