RANGERS directors are set to hold talks with their official fans board - just weeks after the old regime at Ibrox tried unsuccessfully to scrap it.

 

Former Gers chief executive Derek Llambias emailed the group last month telling them they were being disbanded.

Llambias was reported to have been furious when the minutes of a meeting he and ex-director Barry Leach held with the body were published online.

Leach was quoted as saying The Three Bears consortium had "s*** themselves" when they were informed their funding offer may be accepted.

However, the members of the 12-strong fans board insisted they had not done anything untoward distributing the account of the meeting.

They publicly challenged the controversial move by the former Newcastle United supremo and informed him "we remain as elected representatives".

Llambias and Leach were removed from their positions on the board at the EGM called by major shareholder Dave King shortly after that.

King has stressed Rangers must "engage with fans groups" so they can "become a significant voice in the running of the club".

The official fans board has been contacted by the club and three of its members will be their guests at the SPFL Championship game with Cowdenbeath at Ibrox on Saturday.

The fans board was formed following the "Ready to Listen" survey instigated by former chief executive Graham Wallace last year.

Its members represent different groups of supporters - including women, ethnic minorities, under-18s, overseas and families - and were voted on democratically by supporters.

There was widespread scepticism when the board was formed by the club among many cynical members the Rangers support.

A lot of Light Blues followers felt the group had been created simply to give the hierarchy - who had cut off ties with the Rangers Supporters Association, Assembly and Trust - an easy ride.

However, the board was widely praised for their uncompromising stance and for tough line of questioning towards the end of the last board's turbulent spell in charge.

One board member said: "The club has told us they wish to engage with us along with other fans groups. We are still intact. We will wait and see what happens.

"The club have communicated with us in a very cordial and professional manner."

Rangers Supporters Trust member Chris Graham, an outspoken critic of previous regimes and active anti-board campaigner, was appointed a club director after the general meeting.

However, Graham resigned from his position following controversy about a Tweet he had posted before he was appointed.