The laughing stock that is the Rangers board room took another bizarre turn today before the AGM has even started. The top table which the under fire directors will be sitting at has been situated well away from where shareholders and the press will be seated.
The board are forever trying ways to bridge the gap between themselves and the fans with attendances dwindling but these recent move has proven how out of touch they are, literally
The club's chairman David Somers, chief executive Derek Llambias and brothers James and Sandy Easdale - the latter of whom is not on the plc board - were greeted by further chants such as "sack the board" and "scumbags" as they emerged on to a specially-erected stage on the Ibrox pitch for the meeting.
Somers was barely able to be heard over a chorus of boos as he delivered his AGM statement, which included plans to launch a new share issue.
The crowd dissolved into laughter as Somers welcomed efforts to improve relations with fans of the club in the last year.
Fans also chanted "out, out, out" as shareholders voted on a proposal to reelect Somers as chairman.
Amid the jeering there was laughter as Somers admitted "we have got more work to do" and even louder laughter when he said: "We need to rebuild the board with suitable people."
New chief executive Llambias, who was appointed on the back of Newcastle owner Mike Ashley's £3million loan to the club, was introduced to booing but he did prompt some applause following his address.
The former Newcastle managing director claimed he had helped the St James' Park club "stand on its own two feet" and would roll up his sleeves to get Rangers back on its feet.
He added: "Not everything I do will be popular but everything I do will be in the club's long-term interests."
