Dave King and his fellow directors Paul Murray and John Gilligan, admit the main priority is to re-energise Rangers after spending their first few days in control of the Scottish Championship club. But within minutes of assuming control, King warned fans there was no quick fix in restoring the 'heart, soul and ethos' of the club, while admitting a considerable amount will be required to modernise a 'dilapidated' Ibrox. Speaking ahead of his return to South Africa, the Glasgow-born businessman reiterated his first few days as chairman-elect of the club had 'opened his eyes to the size of the task he now faces'. King, who attended the draws against Cowdenbeath and Queen of the South, admited caretaker manager Kenny McDowall has a 'difficult job in difficult circumstances', but insists he will not shy from doing 'whatever it takes to give the club the best chance of promotion this season'. "The playing side is in need of a huge injection of energy", he said, fuelling speculation the new board,are actively considering a change of coach. During his short stay in Glasgow, King met with former Fulham manager Felix Magath, a shareholder in the club, who has offered his services on an ongoing basis 'to help restore the football side of the club', a move King believes could help lift the gloom at the Murray Park training ground which he described as 'absolutely soulless'. King is adamant he and his fellow directors are up for the job claiming: "Rangers cannot go any lower. It will be a long road back... but the only way is up."
Former Rangers winger Neil McCann is in full agreement with King claiming the club must change both on and off the pitch if they are to have any chance of promotion this season. Rangers currently lie third in the Championship table, 22 points behind Hearts and two adrift of Hibs, although they have a game in hand over both Edinburgh sides. The destination of the title is already assured but McCann insists promotion to the Scottish Premiership is now a must for McDowall's side through the end-of-season play-offs. However, to achieve that Rangers must do something they have failed to do all season and that is beat Alan Stubbs' Hibs. The sides have met three times this campaign and with the Easter Road club coming out on top in all three.McCann said: "Dave King has restored a bit of soul, and also the return of John Greig, but the 1-1 draw against Queen of the South on Tuesday evening shows nothing has changed on the pitch. Hibs are in brilliant form. They are playing a style of football that Alan Stubbs thought would get him into a play-off position and challenge for the league. Rangers stuck with the style of football that saw them canter through the league in the previous year but I always felt they had to change it. They brought in Kenny Miller and Kris Boyd, different types that wouldn't be suited to that type of game and I felt they would change it. But they stuck with it and they have really struggled. The players have struggled with confidence. Ally McCoist has gone and Kenny McDowall doesn't look comfortable, he doesn't look like he wants to be there. A return for Walter Smith has been spoken about and personally I would like to see Walter going in there. I don't think Kenny would be too bothered about seeing Walter come back. Obviously he had a great relationship with Walter and I think he said himself he would like to see Ally McCoist back in. Whether that would happen I don't know. I think they can get promoted if they sorted out their playing on the pitch. It looks like they are trying to put things in place and to sort them out behind the scenes but the results need to be better."