DAVE KING insists the new American owners WILL make Rangers the “dominant force” in Scotland again.
The takeover saga ended last Friday when Andrew Cavenagh and his San Francisco 49ers backers were handed the keys to Ibrox in a £90million deal.
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Former chairman King said: “The owners are coming in with a real commitment to make Rangers the dominant force in Scotland.
“That’s what this project is about. It’s not about winning one or two titles.
“It’s about the next ten or 20 years and that’s why I’m excited.
“They are the right people. We know they have got the resources to do this.
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“They are not going to come and just spend the money.
“They are smart, clever business people.
“They have done a great job with Leeds, if you look at the numbers.
“Things like the commercial revenue, I believe they have quadrupled it over four or five years.
“They understand football. They understand all of the other things — the gaming side, the media side — that are important if you’re to be a modern football club.
“And if we’re going to continue to have to operate in the markets that we want to operate in and be successful in Europe we need that.
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“That’s why I’m excited.”
King was delighted to finally get the deal over the line.
The Castlemilk-born tycoon has sold his shares to the Cavenagh consortium, ending his 25-year association with his boyhood heroes.
While King is predicting wholesale change, he’s warned Gers fans it won’t happen overnight.
He added: “It’s going to be a steady, ongoing improvement.
“But what we shouldn’t be expecting is for it to turn around in one transfer window.
“I’m just hoping that the supporters understand that.
“We’ll all expect to see a far better quality of player coming in than is going out.
“Part of my frustration is we’ve brought guys in, and all of a sudden he’s not fit yet or he needs more time.
“The league was a third gone and we were still waiting for players to put their shirt on for the first time.
“You can’t be doing that. We need to bring in people who are ready to go.
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“They know that and that’s why I still remain confident because these Euro qualifiers will be on us before we know it.
