GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MAY 14: Patrick Stewart, Chief Executive Officer of Rangers, arrives at the stadium prior to the William Hill Premiership match between Rangers FC and Dundee United FC at Ibrox Stadium on May 14, 2025 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Nepotism at Rangers is no longer even hidden. Patrick Stewart has followed Kevin Thelwell’s lead by appointing his old Manchester United mate Jim Liggett at Ibrox. This club, once proud of its standards, now reeks of self-interest and personal networks. Fans already angered by Thelwell bringing in his own son now see another inside job unfolding. The hierarchy defends it as experience, but Rangers supporters are not fooled. Nepotism at Rangers is becoming a pattern that shows where priorities really lie.

Patrick Stewart spent years at Old Trafford, and now his old associate has suddenly landed a major role at Ibrox. Fans raged at Thelwell’s family links, and Stewart has now taken that same route. Liggett, a former United director of operations, has been given an interim Chief Operating Officer role. Reports claim it will last until the end of the season, but no one believes that. Stewart has built a comfort zone around...