Rangers Supporters Trust spokesman Chris Graham praised fans for the part they have played in forcing change at Ibrox before warning them : 'The hard work starts now . ' The RST and Rangers First , another group aimed at fan ownership , had amassed almost 19,000 registered members between them going into Friday 's EGM . A combination of shares purchased by each organisation , using cash raised from that backing and from proxies , saw them hold around 10 per cent of the voting power at the meeting . Rangers fans gather outside Ibrox stadium to hear news from the extraordinary general meeting . Rangers Supporters Trust Spokesman Chris Graham has praised fans ' role in changing the club . Dave King ( centre ) received almost 86 per cent of the votes from Rangers shareholders for power at Ibrox . Fans show their delight for the incoming Rangers board of King , John Gilligan ( left ) and Paul Murray ( right ) Graham is delighted the club 's followers have performed such a significant role in getting Dave King , Paul Murray and John Gilligan on to the board and overthrowing previous incumbents Derek Llambias and Barry Leach but insisted there is still much more to do . Now he has urged supporters to keep investing in the two fan movements to ensure there is never a repeat of the financial turmoil experienced at Rangers in recent years . 'The response to both schemes has been amazing and it has been crucial , not just in winning the EGM but also in moving forward , ' he said . 'It is important the fans want to have more of a shareholding in the club . I believe we can trust this board and I think they will run the club properly . 'We do n't know what is going to happen in 10 years ' time , though , so it 's vital the fans have a big enough say to stop anything like we 've seen in the last three or four years from happening again . Now they have that . And if there is a new share issue I think it 's important they continue to up their shareholding to a more significant portion . 'It has been brilliant seeing how people have risen to the challenge . The Trust has been plugging away at this for 12 years while Rangers First is a more recent thing . But , to be honest , it 's just great to see the fans getting behind the same objective , however they have chosen to do that . 'What the supporters have done has been crucial in winning the vote and it will be crucial going forward . Now it 's really important we get working as soon as possible . There will obviously be a couple of days of celebration but there 's going to be a huge rebuilding process at the club . 'It has been ripped apart over the last few years so the priority is to get the hard work started straight away . Some things can be done quickly and others will take a bit longer . ' I can understand where Kenny McDowall was coming from when he said it is going to take five years to fix the club . I think he was talking there about the football infrastructure and things such as scouting and youth development take a long time to come through if you start doing them properly . A Rangers fan holds up a sign in protest against Mike Ashley , Derek Llambias and Barry Leach . Just 15 per cent of the club 's shareholders voted to keep Llambias ( pictured , centre ) and Leach at Ibrox . 'But Dave King was right , too , in the sense that there are things you can do in the short-term which would immediately improve the situation . Even just getting the fans back in the stadium is an improvement because there 's increased revenue from that alone . On the football side , appointing a new manager will be an improvement and we 'll possibly be able to bring in players in the summer who can improve the squad . 'What matters most is there are guys in the boardroom now who actually care about the club . They are n't just there to feather their own nests and that 's the difference . ' Although Llambias and Leach are no longer on the board , they do remain employed by the club as chief executive and financial director respectively . Severance deals must be struck and , although both men have dug their heels in this week , Graham thinks it 's only a matter of time until they are driven out of the club . 'Leach and Llambias can make it a little bit difficult in terms of getting them to leave and I 'm sure they will make it as hard as they can , ' he said . 'They are obviously in this for themselves so they will try to get what they can out of the situation . 'The Sports Direct contract is obviously something which still needs to be looked at and there are big question marks over how a lot of contracts came to be latterly . That will need to be examined pretty closely but I do n't think there is anything that 's insurmountable as long as the people in the boardroom want to get it fixed . That 's the big difference . There 's nothing the club ca n't do as long as everybody is pulling in the one direction . ' Tackling the influence of Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley ( pictured ) will be next on the Rangers fans ' agenda .
Fan ownership groups amassed nearly 19,000 members before Friday 's EGM . Over 85 per cent of Gers shareholders backed Dave King 's plans for Rangers . Supporters helped to oust Derek Llambias and Barry Leach from the board . Chris Graham has praised the Rangers Supporters Trust and Rangers First . However , he has warned there is still plenty of work to be done at the club . Focus will be turned to the Sports Direct contract and Mike Ashley .