CRAIG MATHER last night vowed to stamp his authority on the role as interim Rangers chief executive and land the job for keeps.
The 42-year-old’s appointment as Charles Green’s successor has been mired in controversy over claims he was too closely aligned to the Yorkshireman who quit last week.
Green stepped down after being linked to previous owner Craig Whyte – the whole issue now the subject of an independent inquiry.
The Ibrox board were also split on naming Mather in the role, but have decided to give the post to the Scot in the short-term while they search for external candidates. Mather – who invested £1million in Rangers last summer – has also been named as a director on the club’s football board and an interim director of the PLC board.
And he has pledged to kill off any fears from fans about his ability to do the job and concerns that he won’t be his own man.
Rangers fans have been outstanding in their support for the club during the most difficult of times and I know they don’t know me and may have some doubts.
Mather said: “Rangers fans have been outstanding in their support for the club during the most difficult of times and I know they don’t know me and may have some doubts.
“I hope to dispel all of those if that is the case.
“I know there have been rumours about who is supposed to be connected with whom but I prefer to distance myself from all of that.
“I know what my own hard work has achieved over the years and where it has taken me and I will use of all of my experience and knowledge to help improve Rangers.