RANGERS OWNER CRAIG Whyte has insisted that he is working hard to create a bright future for the SPL leaders, despite admitting that the club is in “crisis mode”.
Whyte described allegations made about him in a recent BBC documentary as “complete, total and utter nonsense”, adding that he was “surprised” the programme had aired as the claims “weren’t true”.
The Gers could be facing a tax bill of up to £49 million depending on the outcome of a tribunal with Revenue and Customs officials in the UK. Whyte, however, told Scotland’s Daily Record that preparations are being made for all eventualities.
“I’m not the one responsible for the legacies we’re having to deal with,” he said. “I’m the one getting my sleeves rolled up and getting things sorted out. But we’re going to be in this crisis mode until the tax issue is sorted out.
“We are in better shape now than at any time in the last two or three years. The tax case and the club’s cost base have to be sorted out but we are still in better shape.
“We don’t have the bank to worry about and, whatever happens with the tax case, Rangers will be fine.”
Manager Ally McCoist stood by his boss when questioned by reporters on Friday, saying: “He’s been great, absolutely smashing. I spoke to the owner this morning as I always do and we had a good chat. We’ve got a good working relationship.”
The treat of administration is still very real for Rangers though, Whyte telling the Daily Mail that it isn’t yet “inevitable”.
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