“SOMETHING TO CHEER”

Just how much the reservoir of patience among Rangers supporters has run dry in this chaotic season for the Ibrox club may become evident at a potentially fractious annual general meeting of shareholders at the Clyde Auditorium tomorrow morning.

It is now five weeks since the calamitous managerial tenure of Pedro Caixinha was cut short with no clear indication yet of when a permanent successor will be appointed.

As results on the pitch falter yet again, the focus is firmly on a board of directors who have faced widespread criticism of being at the helm of a rudderless ship.

But before answers are sought from chairman Dave King and managing director Stewart Robertson at the agm, the man who has stoically been the public face of Rangers for the past few weeks has pleaded with fans to exercise just a little more forbearance.

Interim manager Graeme Murty believes the decision currently facing King and his colleagues is among the most important in Rangers’ history, one which could have far-reaching implications for the hopes they hold of somehow diluting Celtic’s dominance of Scottish football.

“This is the key signing for the next three years or more at the football club,” said Murty. “If it takes a couple of weeks more than the fans would like, to make sure we move forward, then I would ask them for a bit of understanding. I know people want

“I said to the players we need to come together as a team and lift the team. Give them [the fans] something to cheer about rather than shout about”

GRAEME MURTY things sorted out. I know they want a resolution now, but the correct resolution would be better for the football club than a hasty one.

“I’ve spoken before about where we need to be, how we need to be at the