FOR the Rangers support it is vital that the parties involved in this latest round of the Ibrox boardroom power struggle are prepared to learn the art of compromise.

I believe the loyalty shown to the club by their fans has been stretched to unbelievable lengths by the constant in-fighting of the last two years which has turned the blue half of the city into a land of confusion.

The news that Dave King has made it clear he wants to become chairman of the club, and will be in Scotland to further that cause in the next 24 hours or so, must be seen as a positive for the support.

King has been a man who, over the years, has shown a willingness to put his money where his mouth is to back the club; he is clearly a Rangers man.

With shareholders Jim McColl and Paul Murray agreeing to meet with representatives of the Ibrox club's three main supporter groups today, I think we have another positive development.

It is an indication that King and his allies are keen on transparency with the people who matter the most.

Clearly, the ability of King, Murray and McColl to reach some kind of compromise with the two existing directors, Brian Stockbridge and James Easdale, is now pivotal to the club going forward at boardroom level with any sense of stability.

When I look at the world of politics, you see people of differing beliefs agreeing to compromise for the sake of the governance of the country.

So it makes you wonder, if politicians can do it, why can't the Rangers directors do it?

For the sake of the club they profess to love and the Rangers support whose loyalty has been above and beyond the call of duty, I hope they do so.

One of the great tragedies of this constant power struggle in the boardroom over the last two years is that it has meant the football side of things at the club has become almost forgotten.

If there has been any positive development from the club's financial woes it has been the need to blood young talent, with Lewis Macleod probably the brightest to have emerged over this period.

I am sure he would have commanded so many more column inches if it had not been for the off-field woes that have beset the club.

Finishing with the football side of things at Ibrox, I would also echo the comments made by Rangers assistant manager Kenny McDowall in support of Ally McCoist.

I don't think there are many managers who would have had the stomach to stay the course over the type of rollercoaster ride that the club has been through.

McCoist has shown himself to be a true Rangers man and his loyalty, like that of the support, is extremely commendable.

No doubt Ally would be the first to admit that, at times, the side haven't played the quality of football he would have hoped for, but the bottom line is he is getting the job done that he is paid to do.

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