Dave King: “I’ll get a better deal for Rangers”
Rangers’ chairman Dave King has
stated he is to meet Sports Direct to renegotiate the retail deal.
Speaking to Sky Sports’ Jim
White, the South African-based businessman claimed Rangers fans want to be able
to buy Club merchandise, but feel they cannot, due to the current terms of the
deal.
He stated he inherited the deal,
and would never have negotiated those terms himself, and that he fully intended
to alter it, because, in his opinion, not only are the terms poor for Rangers,
but they are poor for Sports Direct too, and no one is benefitting from the
contract as it currently stands.
He said:
“I’m very mindful of the fact that any
proposal I give to Sports Direct should be something that works better for the
club but also works better for Sports Direct. We are not going to achieve
anything unless it benefits both parties.”
He also praised Mike Ashley’s
business acumen, and stated he would not have achieved what he has without
being good at what he does, but believes Rangers fans will not purchase
merchandise under the Sports Direct umbrella, and as such, a renegotiation will
have to be fair to both sides.
Whether Mr King achieves this is
another matter.