Rangers: Board meeting over chairman Malcolm Murray A board meeting at Ibrox on Friday could finally seal the fate of Rangers chairman Malcolm Murray. A number of directors at the club are keen for Murray to step down. The pension fund manager has been chairman since June but has been caught up in the middle of a bitter boardroom battle. A number of Ibrox sources have indicated to BBC Scotland that former manager Walter Smith could also consider his position as a director. A bitter battle for control of Rangers has developed in recent weeks, with shareholder Blue Pitch Holdings, which owns just over 6% of the club, proposing that Murray and non-executive director Philip Cartmell be replaced by current shareholders James Easdale and Chris Morgan. Former Rangers director Dave King has also been keeping a close eye on the situation and may be offered a controlling share in the club. They told the BBC they had a "delicate agreement" to buy up shares as and when they became available.