Rangers takeover: Brian Kennedy will step in if Knights are snubbed

BRIAN Kennedy did not submit a bid for Rangers by the administrators’ deadline of 5pm last night – but will come in at a later date if he believes the Scottish champions are in danger of being liquidated.

The Edinburgh-born Sale Sharks owner, who has had one bid rejected for being too low, will not go head-to-head with Paul Murray’s Blue Knights consortium but is so fearful of Rangers being liquidated that he will offer the administrators an alternative if they choose another bidder.

Kennedy said: “I will not compete against the Blue Knights. But if the Blue Knights’ bid is rejected, and the bid accepted is going down the route of liquidation, I have left it open to the administrators to approach me to ask for an alternative bid. If I was them [administrators] and they didn’t choose the Blue Knights then I would think it would be sensible to contact me and see if my alternative bid is more acceptable.

“I am a reluctant bidder but I am much more reluctant to see Glasgow Rangers go into liquidation. People have asked me about teaming up with Blue Knights but, by remaining independent, we could cover more bases.”

Meanwhile, Andy Kerr, president of the Rangers Supporters Assembly, appealed to the administrators to let fans know who has made a bid and on what basis. “We know all about the Blue Knights, they are the only ones with any detail, and we know about Brian Kennedy,” he said. “But we don’t know enough or anything about the other bids.”