FORMER Rangers director Dave King last night hit back at chairman Sandy Easdale's denial that he had sought guarantees over his boardroom position during discussions over a multi-million pound investment package.
A war of words has erupted over the circumstances surrounding the rejection of Mr King's £16 million Ibrox bail-out.
Emails seen by The Herald show minutes of a conversation between Mr King and Mr Easdale last month where the former Rangers director forwards comments from Paul Murray and George Letham, two members of the King consortium.
George Taylor, Andy Ross and Barry Scot are named as part of the group who were prepared to put up £8m to match Mr King's contribution.
Mr Easdale this week accused Mr King of destabilising supporters with a "phantom bid" and urged him to provide proof to back up his claims.
A spokesman for the consortium of investors said: "Mr Easdale, through his PR man Jack Irvine, has chosen to question our account of his request to retain his and his brother's board positions in the event of our £16m investment in the club going ahead.
"At all times during negotiations we have maintained proper corporate standards of confidentiality, despite regular leaks of the detail of those negotiations.
"But Mr Easdale has now requested that we produce proof of his concern over his own position.
"As a result of his request, we have released an email which minutes a conversation between Dave King and Mr Easdale."
The email trail is the latest twist in the long-running saga that has seen tensions between the camps rise.
Mr Easdale's spokesman Jack Irvine said last night: "Mr King's most recent claims have been examined by Mr Easdale's legal adviser, Professor Peter Watson.
"Mr King has already been contacted by Professor Watson over his comments and asked for clarification. We will be saying nothing further on the matter."
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