interim manager. At the end of March, it was revealed that five loan signings from Newcastle United were signed without medicals. On same day as interim accounts were published, 31 March, it emerged that Rangers would have owed Newcastle United £500,000 if they were promoted due to the agreement struck when loaning the players. It was announced on 2 April that Rangers would be de-listed from the Alternative Investment Market stock exchange after failing to find a nominated adviser within the required period. The SPFL courted controversy with the final-day fixtures by moving the Rangers v. Hearts match from Saturday to Sunday, with the rest of the matches proceeding on the Saturday. This could have given Rangers a possible advantage in the chase for second place. The SPFL performed a U-turn, with all matches being scheduled for early Saturday afternoon. As it transpired, the team failed to be automatically promoted to the Premiership, drawing the final two league matches and finishing third in the league. This meant the club faced at least six play-off matches in order to gain promotion. The ticket pricing of these matches attracted controversy. Following a precedent set by Hibernian the previous season, Rangers stated they would allow season ticket holders entry to home matches for free; however, this was rejected by the SPFL. Rangers then announced a blanket £5 ticket price offer for all seats. The side successfully negotiated two play-off rounds before falling to a 6–1 aggregate defeat to Premiership team Motherwell. The second leg of the play-off final ended in controversy as Rangers' Bilel Mohsni and Motherwell's Lee Erwin brawled on the pitch after the match as Motherwell fans invaded the pitch to goad the Rangers fans. The police probed the role of Mike Ashley and Sports Direct in the Rangers takeover and searched the company's headquarters. This was rumoured to be the reason that Ashley demanded the repayment of his £5m loan to the club. Rangers set the date of the general meeting for June 2015 and added its own resolutions and proposals. On 19 May, King was passed fit and proper by the SFA and became chairman of the club on 22 May. On the same day, King also loaned the club an additional £1.5m. A day later, former Rangers player John Greig was named honorary president of the club. 2015–16 season In early June, Ibrox Stadium played host to the