As a lifelong Rangers supporter, John Gilligan’s natural habitat at Ibrox is his seat in the stand watching his team play or operating quietly behind the scenes from where he has contributed time and money to the club over many years.
When asked about the gap between Rangers and Celtic, Gilligan said these things happen. "Sometimes we are ahead, sometimes Celtic are ahead." Even before it was announced he was standing down for health reasons, he spoke about the complexity of life in football. It was challenging and all-consuming, especially when things were going wrong and the support was in uproar.
King, former chairman and still the club's major shareholder, has been the main character in a footballing pantomime this past week - not for the first time.In telling him to button it, Gilligan revealed King has not picked up the phone to any current Rangers director to air his views. He called on him to "behave like a proper shareholder" and stop agitating.
King is right, to an extent. Rangers are in an existential crisis. Celtic's finances are on another planet compared to Rangers. They have spent more money in transfer fees this year than in any other year in their history and they are still showing profit. Gilligan said on Monday that Rangers would never go back to the days of having one person in command, a la Craig Whyte, or indeed, David Murray, the former owner who sold to Whyte.
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