RANGERS' fans last night said owner Craig Whyte should be in the directors' box at Ibrox on Saturday, for the club's first game under administration, if he has nothing to hide.

The Rangers Supporters Trust said Whyte, who has been in London for meetings over the future of the club, should take his place for the Scottish Premier League clash against Kilmarnock.

The powerful fans' group, whose members met at Ibrox last night, said it would not help his chances of continuing at the club if he did not.

Speculation has been rife about whether the tycoon will attend the emotionally charged game since he jetted to London in the wake of Tuesday's announcement the club would go into administration over an unpaid £9million PAYE and VAT bill.

Mark Dingwall, a board member of the trust, told The Herald: "I don't see why he shouldn't be there. If he is going to continue in his position then he should be there.

"If he has got nothing to hide then he should be there. From what I understand, many questions have been thrown up, in particular the destination of the Ticketus money.

"In a meeting on the day of the Dundee United game, we specifically asked the chairman if all that money had been transferred into the bank accounts of Rangers FC and he said 'yes'. When I asked him a second time he said 'yes'.

"There is a discrepancy between what he is saying and what the administrators are saying and that needs to be resolved. I think the fans will be very supportive of the team, but many of them may choose to vent their frustration before the game or at half-time."

The trust now hopes to meet former Rangers director Paul Murray – who has expressed an interest in buying the club – next week as momentum grows for a fans-led takeover.

Members last night discussed a plan to unite the Ibrox support in a potential bid to fund a take-over as part of Mr Murray's Blue Knights project, which would mirror those fan ownership schemes already in place at prominent European clubs such as FC Barcelona and Hamburg.

Mr Dingwall said: "We will seek a meeting with Paul Murray to see what his plans for the club are, hopefully that will be next week. We are going to see what his plans are and we want to be in a position to either recommend or not recommend that to our members.

"What we are looking for, going forward, is that no one man himself controls the club and that we expand the shareholding and make it a more democratic club.

"If that is what his plans are, then we would be delighted to speak to him. We welcome investment in Rangers from Rangers fans with the best interests of the club at heart.

"Of upmost importance is the publication of accounts and the issue from the administrators of a proper financial statement from the last nine months so we can get a true picture of the financial dealings of the club."

Mr Murray will meet with administrators Paul Clark and David Whitehouse of Duff and Phelps next week after noting an official interest in taking control of Rangers.

This is his second attempt – he lost out when Whyte bought the club from Sir David Murray in May. He was removed from the Ibrox board not long after.

Mr Murray has been in talks with HMRC to ascertain what Rangers' position is with the taxman.

The former Deutsche Bank high flyer is set to launch his Blue Knights scheme within two weeks, with the goal of raising tens of millions of pounds to help fund the purchase and running of the club.

That funding will be underwritten by prominent and successful Scottish businessmen who have already indicated a willingness to help save Rangers.

Dave King, the South African-based businessman who was removed from the club's board last week, is also believed to be involved in the deal.

Mr Murray's plans will be given high-profile backing by a plethora of Ibrox legends – including former manager Walter Smith, nine-in-a-row winning captain Richard Gough, and former midfielder Ian Ferguson.

A trust fund will be established for payments to be made into, which will then become the vehicle used to complete any buyout of the Scottish Premier League champions.

The Blue Knights scheme would offer investors one share and one vote for £1000.

Meanwhile, it has emerged that Rangers players' have received no assurances about their futures from the administrators.

A sombe looking Carlos Bocanegra, Kirk Broadfoot, Kyle Bartley, Mervan Celik and Daniel Cousin attended a meeting with Mr Clark, and manager Ally McCoist at the club's Murray Park training ground yesterday.

It is still not clear whether Cousin will be allowed to sign officially for Rangers after his transfer was announced shortly before the club went into administration.

Angry fans booed Whyte as announced the administration outside Ibrox on Monday.