DJ: Walter rally is ideal as club is given clean slate ... now it's up to the rest

Walter Smith becoming chairman is fantastic news for the Third Division champions.

I stated in my column last week that he is the only man on the board just now who the Gers fans truly trust. And I expressed the hope that he would take greater responsibility.

There is nobody better to take control after so much behind-the-scenes squabbling.

At his age – Walter is now 65 – he could have been easily forgiven for saying no. But I think that he realises just how bad the situation is and has decided to step up.

Coming after Rangers had confirmed their new signings – Cammy Bell, Nicky Clark, Jon Daly and Nicky Law – it is another hugely encouraging development for Rangers.

I noticed that three supporters' groups – the Trust, the Association and the Union Bears – put out a statement on Wednesday warning directors not to dispense with the services of the legendary former manager.

They were quite right to do so. Their sentiments underline how important Walter is to the club at this time.

As long as he is in there the supporters can rest assured that somebody is fighting for them and for the best of the club.

There is a suspicion, rightly or wrongly, that too many people involved at the highest level at Rangers just now are simply concerned with making a profit and not what is best for the Ibrox side.

I would imagine the fans will be more than happy with the announcement made yesterday and with the new arrivals.

I'm sure they will buy season tickets in their numbers – 38,000 people snapped them up last season. I am sure the club will be hoping for a similar take-up this time around.

So much has happened to the club in the last couple of years that has been negative. I am sure the fans will have been lifted to hear of positive things for a change.

The findings of an independent investigation into the alleged links between Charles Green and Craig Whyte have been released to the stock exchange.

And there is, after a thorough assessment by accountants Deloitte and legal firm Pinsent Masons, no current connection between the two men.

The individuals who produced the report are serious professionals and hopefully there can now be a line drawn underneath it.

I do not see why the SFA, who have expressed concerns about what would potentially be a "very serious" situation, should take any action after seeing the findings.

There had been suggestions that the governing body could consider taking away the club's licence if Whyte, who is banned by them from having any involvement in Scottish football, was still involved in the background.

All Rangers need now in order to progress is for all 42 senior football clubs in Scotland to agree upon the best course of action for the game in this country.

It is quite incredible that we are now nearly in June and there is still talk about the leagues being changed for next season.

There has also been suggestions, for the umpteenth time in recent weeks as this whole sorry charade has rumbled on and on, of Rangers being invited into a new SPL2.

I imagine the club and the fans just want to get on with preparing for the Second Division next season and could really do without all of these other distractions.

They have got several players in now who will improve the side and should ensure there is no repeat of the slip-ups of the 2012/13 campaign.

All Ally McCoist needs now is to know for definite where and when Rangers will be playing next season.

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