HE has been accused of being an ego maniac, a trouble maker, an attention seeker, a blazer chaser, a self-publicist.

But Craig Houston is looking forward to going back to a Rangers game at Ibrox, sitting in his seat in the main stand and cheering on his team like any other fan.

Houston has been at the forefront of the often acrimonious and prolonged battle for power at the Glasgow giants for the last two years.

Along with his friend Sandy Chugg - a once notorious football hooligan and convicted drug dealer turned youth coach and charity fund raiser - he set up Sons of Struth in 2013.

The pair, lifelong Gers supporters, were both concerned and disgusted at how their beloved club was being run at the time.

Money from the IPO was unaccounted for, no audited accounts had been produced, unsatisfactory explanations were being given and alarming rumours were circulating.

Having done nothing when Craig Whyte and then Charles Green were in charge, Houston and Chugg decided they could no longer sit idly by.

With the help of like-minded fans, they have organised demonstrations inside and outside the stadium, blue and red card displays, marches, rallies, flash mob protests, boycotts and more.

The campaign has taken a heavy toll on Houston's professional and personal life not to mention his health and his family.

At one stage, the father-of-two was even threatened with legal action that would, if it had been successful, have left him penniless and homeless.

So now it seems certain the board will be ousted and John Gilligan, Dave King and Paul Murray will be appointed directors nobody could be happier.

Accusations of him craving the limelight, of being bankrolled by King, of seeking an official position at Rangers, have been, like a Filip Sebo shot at goal, wide of the mark.

Houston said: "After the Hibs game (when thousands attended a demonstration at Ibrox Sons of Struth had organised) last month somebody sent me a message on Facebook.

"It said: 'Really sorry I missed the protest. I wanted to be there. When's the next one? I'll try to be make it along'.

"It suddenly sunk in that, because of how the fixtures had fallen, we might never need to have a fixture again. It was a fantastic feeling.

"I thought: 'If Dave King and his supporters are right and they receive the backing they need to take control at the EGM then we won't need to hold a protest again!'

"It was like somebody had taken a ton weight off my shoulders. You are under a lot of pressure organising these things. You worry that people won't turn up and support what you are trying to do.

"There are a lot of stresses involved with it. It was a relief to realise the demonstrations and card displays and banners wouldn't be needed again."

Houston added: "I've had lots of people who are supportive of what Sons of Struth do tell me that I should be rewarded in some way if we are successful. Folk have said some amazing things.

"But the only reward I ever want is to pay my money at the turnstile and watch Rangers play at Ibrox without worrying about what is happening at the club.

"I just want to sit and watch the team play again. I really can't wait for next week when we have our next home game. I just want to go, sit down and hopefully enjoy watching the game again."

It has been a difficult struggle with many low points and false dawns as one despised and mistrusted regime left only to be replaced with another.

But Houston stressed that he never, not once, doubted that Rangers fans would prevail and succeed in taking back control of the Ibrox club.

He said: "Standing on a truck next to John Brown before a march to Ibrox in the summer, I promised Rangers fans we would win.

"I couldn't tell them when. But I could guarantee them that we would for the simple reason that we will be here for life. You don't just stop being a Rangers fan.

"We were here before them and we will be here after them. We will outlive whoever is in charge. Even the people who will hopefully come in this week won't be there for a lifetime.

"Rank and file Rangers fans are the only constant in the whole thing. We can't accept what isn't the best for the club."