IT has been good to see Rangers chairman Dave King standing up for the club this week.

For too long now, Rangers have been seen as a diminished force in terms of the power that the club has both on and off the field, and if the chairman sees something that he feels is unfair or against the interests of Rangers, then it is only right and proper that he calls it out.

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Rangers have been quiet on a lot of issues since 2012, but it seems as though that won’t be the case any longer, and the club will be fighting their corner whenever it is called for.

The statements have gone down well with supporters, as you would expect, but spare me the theory that King is only playing to the gallery to sell season tickets. In case it had escaped anyone’s attention, Rangers had already sold 42,000 season books.