King challenges Rangers to meeting over chairmanship - gossip

Dave King wishes to return as Rangers chairman

Rangers challenged to meeting over chairmanship as fellow clubs benefit from Celtic's Champions League participation...

Dave King, Rangers' largest shareholder, has challenged the current board to call an emergency meeting to let shareholders decide who should succeed John Bennett as chairman after the South Africa-based businessman's offer to return to the role was given short shrift by fellow directors. (Record)

Former manager Steven Gerrard did not want to leave Rangers to join Aston Villa when the Premier League club approached him in November 2021, King has claimed. (Herald - subscription)

Rangers' commercial revenue could increase to around £30m next season after agreeing two new deals, an extension with the Kindred Group for the Unibet brand to continue as the club’s front-of-shirt sponsor in addition to Elior becoming their new food and beverage partner. (Football Insider)

Meanwhile, Rangers' biggest-ever shirt sponsorship deal, which will enjoy an increase of £1.5m per year to nearly £3m if all targets are met, was more than matched by city rivals Celtic in one game this week in the Champions League. (Record)

Dundee, Hibernian, Kilmarnock, Motherwell, Ross County, St Johnstone and St Mirren will each take in £1.6m in solidarity payments due to Celtic's Champions League qualification, with Aberdeen and Dundee United receiving £1m and £650,000 going to Hearts and Livingston. (Mail)

Former Rangers and Scotland Under-21 striker Dapo Mebude will be given the chance to impress in Dunfermline Athletic's reserve game against Falkirk next week as the 23-year-old continues to train with the Scottish Championship club after leaving Oostende. (Courier - subscription)

Only two of this weekend's Scottish League Cup quarter-finals will have VAR in operation, with Motherwell v Dundee United on Friday and Aberdeen v Spartans on Saturday not using the technology and saving a combined £16,000 in the process. (Mail)

Aberdeen midfielder Sivert Heltne Nilsen reveals he does not say much in the dressing room but "gets crazy when I come on the field" because he is so keen to win. (Record)

Manager Jimmy Thelin expects Aberdeen winger Topi Keskinen, 21, to benefit from playing for Finland against England. (Press and Journal - subscription)

Interim boss Andy Kirk aims to get Nicky Clark, 33, scoring again at St Johnstone. (Courier - subscription)