A wind of change is currently blowing through Ibrox like a tornado.

Academy Director Craig Mulholland is the latest to announce his departure. After 20 years his exit isn’t a huge shock as the club continues what new CEO James Bisgrove calls a "wide-ranging transformation" of all areas.

Few clubs face the resignation of their Chairman, Managing Director, Head of Communications and Academy Director in a matter of months. Alongside changing the manager in November. 

But it is welcome. Change has been required because when Rangers are not on top, they aren't succeeding.

I’ve spoken about Bisgrove before, he is a young, driven and goal-orientated individual who has worked his way through the ranks to this massive job. He recognises the importance of putting the fans first at Rangers and that approach is warmly received. His job now is to set that tone and bring freshness to all areas.

I want Rangers to be a forward-thinking, fan-orientated club. I want him to tell us the vision and take us on a journey because as supporters that is exactly what we deserve. Being treated as customers will never work at Ibrox.

I want people in positions that will engage the support and strive to be the very best. I don’t want an attitude of ‘Well they will come and buy tickets anyway’, to ever seep in at my club.

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On the pitch, a revolution of massive proportions is needed and will most certainly be welcome. Michael Beale has gone from saying this squad is not broken, to admitting a revamp is more apt, to finally conceding huge change is required.

"The biggest rebuild the club has seen in a number of years" was his exact quote last weekend.

I asked the manager at Hampden last week if a dozen in and a dozen out is realistic and he said it would be somewhere in that region. It’s the only thing that has kept me sane in the aftermath of the Scottish Cup exit and what has been an overall miserable season.

As major change occurs off the pitch, it must happen on it and Beale's now confirmed that's to be the case.

I’ve read criticism of the manager but for me, he isn’t anywhere near the issue. The fact he has gone on a run and got so close in the Old Firms tactically is enough to give me both hope and faith in his performance. The requirement is clearly players to help him push margins in Rangers' favour. Difference-makers are undoubtedly required. 

No one can escape four Old Firms without a result and I did say there would be huge pressure on Giovanni van Bronckhorst if a semi-final win for him hadn't arrived last season. Beale hasn’t achieved the same but he didn’t boast a thriving Calvin Bassey, Joe Aribo or Ryan Kent like the man he replaced in the dugout. Although the big-game results haven't arrived, the context is that this squad, far from last season's European-final reaching heights, feels broken.

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As I've been arguing for months, criticism of Ross Wilson's past performance is justified with this in mind, given the current state of the group of players Beale has at his disposal. 

I’ll leave with this final thought.

Todd Cantwell and Nico Raskin are, of course, stars to be built around while others like Connor Goldson and James Tavernier will stay because they perhaps deserve it. You cannot literally sell everyone - that I understand.

I trust in Michael Beale on the pitch and have faith in James Bisgrove off it. But for both, the margin of error is thin. Rangers have a magnificent chance to completely reinvent the club, on and off the pitch. The trick, as always, is in the delivery.

There's big pressure on, as will always be the case at this great institution. I for one can’t wait. It's been long overdue.