THE Sons of Struth have threatened a boycott of Rangers, Sports Direct and McGill's Buses unless controversial Ibrox director Sandy Easdale is removed from his boardroom position.

Football board chairman Easdale has been the target of a series of blasts from angry fans in recent weeks and SoS have now released details of a poll of their members as tensions between the Light Blue legions and the Gers hierarchy continue to escalate.

Thousands of fans have refused to renew season books or purchase match tickets this term.

The final straw for many came with the bombshell news that Mike Ashley had purchased the naming rights for Ibrox for just £1 and Easdale's meeting with a mystery Malaysian delegation and one of Interpol's most wanted men.

SoS have reiterated calls for Easdale to be sacked from the Rangers Football Board and threatened to boycott his Greenock-based bus company, which he owns with brother and Ibrox director James, in a bid to force through change.

In their poll, 99% of members wanted Easdale out of Ibrox, 92% backed action against McGill's and 89% were supportive of boycotts at Ibrox.

Craig Houston of the Sons of Struth said: "Our firm belief is that Sandy Easdale is an obstacle to future outside investment and, despite his recent outlandish claims that the fans' actions may put the club's future in danger, we firmly believe that after 100,000 season ticket sales in three seasons the blame for the clubs perilous financial position lies squarely in the boardroom.

"The club operate a "football board" which is viewed in the eyes of the fans as nothing more than a vehicle to allow Sandy Easdale a directorship as he may not be eligible for a seat on the PLC board. Does this "football board" have any other purpose?

"We shall release our intentions for further protests and boycott action in the very near future and in the meantime would encourage the board to immediately remove Sandy Easdale if they wish to avoid this.

"Sandy Easdale has been heard in the past to claim that if the Rangers support do not want him at Ibrox he would leave. We would ask him to take the hint and go before his association with our club causes more damage."

The Easdale brothers have been controversial figures at Rangers since they first became involved with the club during the Charles Green era and the pressure shows no signs of relenting as fans again turn the spotlight on Football Board chairman Sandy.

The businessman last week upped his shareholding in RIFC plc to just over 5% while he has proxy voting rights on a further 20% of shares for the likes of Blue Pitch Holdings and Margarita Holdings.

The other major player in the Ibrox saga is Newcastle United owner Ashley, who has increased his influence at the club in recent weeks after taking complete control of the club's merchandise operations.

Fans are wary over Ashley's involvement at Rangers and Houston, who will hold an open meeting for supporters this month, has urged the billionaire to cancel his £1 rights deal.

He said: "Sons of Struth also call on Mike Ashley to cancel his naming rights contract before the 11th of October. If he still retains the naming rights after this point we will instigate an immediate series of actions aimed at his Sports Direct stores.

"We would ask all Rangers supporters in the meantime to use discretion when deciding to give either Sports Direct or McGills Buses their custom."