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RANGERS EXCLUSIVE In the years of turmoil that brought Rangers to their knees, Blue Pitch Holdings were among the host of obscure backers suspected of undermining attempts to steady the ship. But Blue Pitch owner and Beirut-based lawyer Mazen Houssami cla

driven it into the hands of the liquidators – became part of the lexicon.

So just last week, when chairman Dave King told a court his regime has uncovered possible underworld links to a number of the club’s existing shareholders, it was nearly enough to wipe the smile off the face of a Rangers fanbase which has been finally enjoying football again thanks to the impressive work of Steven Gerrard.

They may be equally surprised to learn today the Middle Eastern money man behind Blue Pitch is now talking about visiting Ibrox for the first time, six years after first becoming such a central part of the narrative.

But Beirut-based lawyer Mazen Houssami is adamant he has nothing to hide. In fact in an exclusive interview with Record Sport he claims to have been one of this story’s many victims.

“I mean, I didn’t buy the team because I wanted to make a business deal out of it,” he insists, if sounding a little bit unconvincing from all 3500 miles away.

“I just love football and I love Rangers. That’s why I’m happy today that we are playing very well as this is the most important thing.”

You’d be excused for thinking that sounds all a little too much like Lebanese for Rangersitis, the hoary old condition which first brought Green to town back in that hectic summer of 2012. A healthy dose of cynicism helps