Pedro vows to pay back fans

RANGERS boss Pedro Caixinha has vowed t o repay eager fans after they celebrated Dave King’s new retail detail by clearing the club shop of stock.

The Ibrox faithful have been in jubilant mood since chairman King announced he had struck a peace pact with Mike Ashley.

The new one-year deal has been struck with Ashley’s Sports Direct firm — while t he Newcastle owner has also sold off his remaining Gers shares.

The news sparked a wave of excitement amongst fans — who had previously boycotted club merchandise — as they raced to the megastore to snap up as many jerseys as they could.

Now Caixinha, who has been promised a budget windfall on the back of the sales rush, said: “It i s fantastic. Our fans were waiting for the moment to get in the store and buy everything.

“It is great, and again, the support they are giving back to us and the passion they are giving us is incredible.

“We just need to pay the same back to them. It’s a relationship a massive club like we are needs to have between the fans and the team.”

And Caixinha paid tribute to King’s board for the support they have given him this summer.

He added: “(The relationship with the board) is strong, it’s clear and it’s frontal. We all know what we need to do in terms of the strategy of the club from top to bottom.

“It is important to keep it that way.”

Rangers manager Pedro Caixinha.