Unionist lines up Gers takeover

A prominent Unionist member of the Northern Ireland Assembly has revealed he is in the early stages of preparing a takeover bid for Rangers.

David Burnside, the former MP for South Antrim, is planning on fronting a consortium of friends and colleagues from the City of London.

Rangers chairman David Murray has recently spoken of selling his shareholding in the club but has no immediate plans to do so.

Burnside told Scotland on Sunday: “I know quite a lot of people in the City of London and a number of them have told me they would be interested [in buying Rangers] if the chance came up.

“We would not be interested in anything hostile. It would be up to David Murray to declare himself ready to sell and as yet I have not spoken to him about it.”