DAVE KING has revealed his ‘personal disappointment’ at being forced to sack Pedro Caixinha as Rangers manager after just seven months in charge.
The Portuguese was appointed in March 2017 following the departure of Mark Warburton and the first of Graeme Murty’s two spells in interim control at Ibrox.
But Caixinha would preside over a disastrous period as his erratic behaviour with his players and in front of the Press saw supporters quickly lose faith in the left-field appointment.
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Caixinha was at the helm for arguably the worst result in Rangers’ history as they lost to Progres Niederkorn in the Europa League and his signing policy proved costly as he lasted just 26 games as manager.
King would ultimately oversee the process that saw Steven Gerrard brought to Ibrox three years ago and that move has now paid huge dividends as Rangers celebrate their first league title in a decade.
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King said: “I’m absolutely of the view that if we hadn’t brought Steven in we wouldn’t have won the league this year. I’ve had a lot of challenges during my time at the club, not a lot of personal disappointment.
“However, it was a real personal disappointment to let Pedro go. I liked him, I liked working with him, he was a thoroughly decent man.
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— Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) March 7, 2021
“I know he had an awkward relationship with the media, perhaps he was a bit naive in some of the things he did.
“I don’t think he got the whole Glasgow thing. But he was a good man, he did his very, very best. But having said if was a result of that that led to the ultimate appointment of Steven.
“When I look back at all of the options available to me at the time, he was the one person I felt could win us the league.
“We had Premier League managers available to us, far more experienced men, but I knew what Steven could do.”
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