Dave King: “Rangers have the money to pay Ashley off”
Imminent Rangers chairman Dave
King has stated Rangers have the money to pay Mike Ashley back if the vote at
the EGM goes that way, but that the issue ultimately is not a particular
concern of his.
Ashley threw a spanner in Rangers’
works recently by demanding his £5M back, as big an indication of his desire to
exit Ibrox completely as yet seen, but King has reduced the level of priority
the demand is perceived to be at.
He said:
“I’ll check with that with the chaps
tomorrow (Rangers’ board) but it isn’t something I’m even remotely concerned about.”
It seems King is not interested
in getting Ashley off Rangers’ back any time soon, but says Rangers do have the
cash to pay him if the vote forces it:
“Of course we (have the cash). It wasn’t
part of the plan, but it’s just a question of whether it’s an appropriate thing
to do.
Ashley currently owns a number of
intellectual properties as conditions for that loan, and Rangers fans are eager
to have them returned.