The protest was truly naff, but ultimately, Rangers followers do deserve better. From us in the football media, that is. All that tends to be said or written is that Rangers are up for sale, obtainable for the price of the £31m debt to evil bank asset-strippers Lloyds, and could be sold to a consortium led by London property developer Andrew Ellis, who is currently carrying out due diligence but has yet to submit an offer. That hardly joins up many of the dots in this issue. There have been precious few attempts to do that, either by accident or design. Blaming Lloyds for Rangers' debt position instead of Murray is the equivalent of pointing the finger at hedge fund managers and not the Glazer family for the debt mountain with which Manchester United are saddled. And, as we know, that simply doesn't happen.
Moreover, there was not a word of comment or follow-up on the sports pages after the latest accounts from Murray Sports, the spoke of the Murray business umbrella that effectively owns Rangers. They showed that anyone buying the football club could find themselves liable for loan notes and accrued interest totalling £108m, in addition to the club's published £31m debt. Essentially, Murray International Holdings (MIH) loaned Rangers £60m, the unpaid interest on which now stands at £48m.