THE Rangers board-in-waiting was today told all of their actions will be subjected to intense scrutiny by the Ibrox club's supporters in future.

But Dave King, Paul Murray and John Gilligan have been backed to restore harmony to the troubled Glasgow institution once they are appointed directors.

Hopes are high that major shareholder King has succeeded in his bid to oust the current regime after chairman David Somers resigned yesterday.

He has called an EGM that is due to be held at Ibrox on Friday - but it may not go ahead if he receives the necessary backing from fellow stakeholders.

The South Africa-based businessman is a lifelong Gers supporter and is being tipped to revitalise the fortunes of the 54-times Scottish champions.

But King, who once ploughed £20 million of his personal fortune into the Light Blues, and his associates Gilligan and Murray were today given a warning.

Craig Houston of the Sons of Struth protest group reckons the troubles Rangers have endured in the last few years will mean their actions will be monitored closely.

But he said: "If King takes over, one of Sons of Struth's three main aims will be achieved right away - and that is to have a board that we can be proud of.

"I'm sure the other two, to safeguard Ibrox and have a clean set of accounts, will be achieved through time once they get in and get their feet under the table.

"But we will have those aims regardless of who owns or runs the club. We have got to always have the club's best interests at heart regardless of who is running it.

"But the three guys who are going to be on the board will be easier to deal with and talk to than the people they are replacing.

"I am quite sure we will not need to be protesting and boycotting to get what we want. Because what we want isn't far away from what these three guys want."

Houston added: "I don't think any of them want Rangers to lose Ibrox. I'm quite certain that they will look at ways of protecting it.

"I would be shocked and stunned if the accounts that are produced and the transparency that we get going forward aren't be a massive improvement.

"I would doubt very much if Paul Murray, John Gilligan or Dave King would do any of the sort of suspect deals that some of the predecessors struck.

"When Paul Murray was trying to get on the board 14 months ago he was quite particular about what he and his associates would and wouldn't do if they got in.

"I am sure Paul is of the same mind now. He stated in that commitment that they wouldn't do deals with known associates of theirs - something that has been the norm at Ibrox for the last few years.

"But I should stress that the three guys coming in will have the same three aims as we have - so it shouldn't be an issue.

"For years, people have talked about having a fan on the board at Ibrox. Well, come Friday, we may have a board full of Rangers fans.

"That is great. Because it is fans on the board, guys who bleed blue like the rest of us, there is a fair chance that they will have the exact same aims as the club."