Dave King plots stunning Rangers chairman return as he maps out two year plan
Dave King admits he's open to a stunning return to Rangers as chairman as he mapped out a two year plan including attracting foreign investment.
John Bennett stepped down from his position as chair earlier this weekend for health reasons which saw John Gilligan take control of the post in the interim. But South African King, 61, would be open to a shock comeback at Ibrox as he believes he can help steady the ship amid a disappointing start to the season.
The Daily Record report that King believes he'd be the ideal man to step in and he laid out a plan to attract new investors within a two-year timeframe. He said: "I think I might be the best person to do it for two years,” he said. “I don't want to do it for four or five years - but I know the club well enough and I do think it's a two-year job.
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“I'd be willing to do it. Yes, I would. I understand what's involved. I'll come in, stabilise it, get the right people in place, get the club working properly, at least give it direction, give it a plan. But part of that will be for me to find new investors who will come in and make a significant investment in the club.
“I believe in chats that I've had there's enough of an investor interest in those areas who are investing. Saudi, obviously, where Steven Gerrard is at the moment. There's a lot of interest in football there. There's a lot of interest in America still where they see football, sports generally as being good. Rangers are a far more attractive opposition, a far more attractive opportunity than, say Sunderland or Brighton.
“We're going to be in Europe and with the right amount of money, we really should be able to march on and actually dominate in Scotland. We need people at this stage that understand the club, understand the operations, are willing to take it on.
“My thoughts have always been not to (return as chairman), because I felt I'd done my crisis. Quite frankly, I didn't expect a crisis to happen again in my lifetime. But a stranger can't come in.
“There's no point in getting a guy from London and paying him £200,000 a year to be the chairman of the club. So I've rethought it. I've spoken to some other people who I think would like me to come back.”