Stephen Thompson’s bizarre Rangers CEO claim defies belief | OneFootball

Stephen Thompson has claimed he was once offered the Rangers CEO role, which sounds beyond absurd. The former Dundee United chairman insists he could have replaced Charles Green around 2013 when the Easdales held influence at Ibrox. The claim has stunned Rangers fans who remember the open hostility between the clubs during that era. The 2012 boycott and the bitter fallout from Rangers’ demotion to the lower leagues left relations in ruins. To suggest Thompson was ever considered for such a post seems laughable.

The hostility that defined an era

Thompson’s time at Dundee United remains infamous among Rangers supporters. He became a lightning rod for anger after his outspoken stance during the club’s collapse and demotion. Rangers fans viewed him as one of their fiercest critics, a man who relished their pain. His refusal to engage constructively with the club in 2012 only deepened the wounds. When Rangers fans boycotted Tannadice, it symbolised total breakdown. Against that backdrop, the notion of him leading Rangers at any level defies logic.

No credibility behind the story

Thompson’s claim that he was approached for the Rangers CEO job raises more questions than answers. Who would have considered him a realistic candidate? The Easdales were active at the time, but even they would have known how unthinkable such a move would be. Rangers fans simply would not have accepted him. The relationship between the two clubs was toxic, marked by distrust and public spats. To believe the Rangers board would risk fan outrage by bringing him in is fanciful.

Even now, Thompson admits Rangers supporters dislike him, which may be the understatement of the decade. His history of comments about the club and the boycott’s bitterness remain fresh. There was no mutual respect, no foundation of trust, and no chance of such an appointment surviving the first day.

A story that says more about Thompson

This tale looks more like a desperate attempt to stay relevant. Thompson’s recent bankruptcy and health problems have returned him to the headlines. But reviving this fantasy about Rangers serves no purpose other than attention. It misjudges how deeply the 2012 events scarred the fanbase.

Rangers fans remember exactly who stood against them when the club was on its knees. To suggest one of those figures could ever have run Ibrox is delusion. Thompson’s words only remind supporters why he remains one of the least credible figures ever linked to Rangers.