The Ibrox club have posted a notice to shareholders convening an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to consider the removal of Mr Murray and Phil Cartmell, a non-executive director.

However, there are indications that Mr Murray may not survive until such a meeting is convened with disaffected directors keen to bring the situation to an early resolution.

Mr Murray has the support of some investors but faces strong opposition over what his critics describe as a lack of leadership.

It is a destiny that endures even as more tangible assets have thinned to the point where the one-time clamour of shipbuilding and steel-making has been reduced to a whisper.

Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement as manager of Manchester United serves as reminder that great Scots continue to be produced and still prosper in foreign fields. They do so by not only failing to lose the accent of their youth but by employing the best characteristics of their homeland and of the illustrious personalities it produces.