Paul Murray confirms promotion is priority
Interim chairman Paul Murray has
highlighted what he believes is the critical need for promotion.
While a number of Rangers
supporters subscribe to the view another year in the Championship would be of
benefit in the long-term, Murray
does not share this.
On the subject, he said:
“Giving my own personal opinion, I don’t hold
to the view that it would be a good thing for Rangers not to get promoted this
year.”
Murray pretty clear that he believes
remaining in the Championship is detrimental to Rangers both on the pitch and
off.
He went on:
“I think we should be absolutely aiming for
promotion and that’s what the board are seeking to do; and that is a priority.”
No ambiguity here; Rangers’
board, sensibly, want promotion. A slight Freudian slip from the chairman where
initially he stated it was only his own opinion, but shared the reality that
the whole board view promotion as vital.
It is a critical issue which Murray is being
diplomatic about, because the sheer loss of revenue from remaining outwith it
is vast,
as detailed here.