Rangers chairman Dave King has insisted that the club’s board backed manager Mark Warburton in the summer and also in the recently concluded transfer window to help the team reach the Scottish top flight while playing an attractive brand of football.
Several important first team players were recruited by the manager in the summer, includeding Wes Foderingham, Andy Halliday, Martyn Waghorn, and James Tavernier among others.
The Gers further strengthened their squad with four first team players in the winter transfer window to aide in their promotion bid this season.
Harry Forrester was brought in from Doncaster Rovers, before the Ibrox outfit roped in free agent goalkeeper Maciej Gostomski.
The Gers loaned Billy King from Hearts until the end of the season and topped it off with the signing of Michael O’Halloran from St Johnstone.
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Apart from the signings, Warburton has also signed two more players on pre-contracts from English League Two outfit Accrington Stanley, Matt Crooks and Josh Windass, and the pair will join the club in the summer.
A statement from the chairman released on the official website said: “The club invested substantially pre-season in new player and management contracts.
“This was necessary to provide a team that could play attractive football while competing in the Championship with the aim of securing promotion to the Premiership next season.
“The players and management will continue to pursue these objectives for the balance of the season.
“The Board also promised the manager he would have access to funds in the January transfer window if he felt players were available to bring in early and improve the overall squad in advance of next season.
“The manager has taken advantage of this opportunity and will also now commence the identification of players to further improve the squad during the close season.”
The Ibrox outfit currently sit at the top of the Scottish Championship, eight points ahead of second placed Hibernian and are on course to earn promotion this season.
