It seems that the silence from Ibrox following the Scottish Cup defeat from Queens Park has pushed Kris Boyd over the edge. That and Jota’s impressive return to Celtic.
Out of the multitude of problems at Ibrox it is impossible to see any in which the solution would be Sir David Murray!
That is exactly what Boyd is suggesting in The Sun, ironically enough on the 13th anniversary of Craig Whyte putting Rangers into administration. The denial of the events of 2012 are at the core of the problems riddling Charles Green’s Tribute Act.
Spending more than you bring in is the most basic business problem, 13 years of that is catching up on those at Ibrox with Paddy Stewart expected to come up with the answers while putting a halt to Celtic’s domination.
According to Boyd some soothing words on Monday morning from Sir David would have resolved the issues of the Queens Park defeat, clearly the phrase succulent lamb has never been explained to the Sky Sports expert.
Murray’s media management ensured that there was no scrutiny of what was going on inside Rangers.
The media messengers, the big hitters in the newspapers were kept in the transfer loop so well that they never required special instructions to spin for their hero.
French vineyards, oak panneled offices, business empire and private jets were routinely thrown into football stories to underline the brilliance of the man piling up debts at Ibrox.
Spending £10 for every £5 spent by Celtic was a sign of strength while deals with NTL and JJB Sports were greeted as revolutionary as Murray shuffled the deck chairs to cover his growing debt mountain.
The consequences were dire. Or wonderful, depending on your viewpoint.
Only Third Lanark, Gretna and Airdrie fans have felt the pain of losing their club, watching a death at close hand. In 2012 Rangers fans experienced that pain.
But after losing to Queens Park the man that received £215,000 free of Income Tax and National Insurance is pining for some old fashioned spin and moonbeams to dull the pain.
Boyd told Sun readers:
After what happened last weekend, going to ground and saying nowt was not an option.
The Rangers supporters deserve better. They also deserve answers.
The domestic season is over by early February and those in charge have a responsibility to engage with the fanbase.
As I’ve stated before, maybe it’s me in the wrong here.
Maybe the standards and expectations I believe Rangers should strive for — and did in my playing career — no longer exist.
But I can guarantee that if this had happened in my first spell, there wouldn’t be silence from those in charge.
Sir David Murray would have been out first thing on Monday morning addressing the situation.
Clement would have been relieved of his duties and the club would have moved on.
It sums up the multiple issues facing the new CEO Stewart that doing things the Murray way could be part of the solution.
Despite the death of their club in 2012 there is very little criticism of Murray with fans grateful for the ill-gotten successes that he delivered- at an incredible price.
The nineties are the only decade in the last seven that Celtic haven’t dominated, other than those days generations of bears have only known Glasgow being Green and White with success.
Boyd probably saw the media as a happy place to move into when he could no longer get into shape to play the game, discussing the possibility of six Celtic trebles over a nine year period wouldn’t have been anticipated when he started accepting cheques from Sky Sports.
On Sunday Boyd will be at Tynecastle for Sky Sports, sharing his expert opinion on the 13 remaining SPFL friendlies for Phil Clement’s exciting young side.
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