Ex-Aberdeen chief: Jim Gillespie faces 'major' Rangers issue to resolve

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VISIT THE RANGERS FINANCE HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Jim Gillespie has ‘hard’ Rangers tasks aheadAberdeen’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Pittodrie between 2000 and 2004, had lengthy spells as the chief of Everton and Aston Villa and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – believes player trading is also a “big issue” for Gillespie.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness states there is a lot of work for Gillespie to be getting on with.Turnover (2024-25)£94.1mTakeover Capital Injection£20mClosing Cash Balance£30.5mPre-Player Trading Profit£2.7mFigures based on official 2024/25 Rangers FC annual reports and the May 2025 49ers Enterprises/Cavenagh majority takeover deal.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “He’s now got to repair the whole fan base issue. He’s got a lot of operational fan-based issues he’s got to handle, and he’s got to find a way to try and get a unified club going forward.

“He’s got to settle down the operational side in terms of the structure. “He’s got to settle all that down and start the player trading to be a crucial part of Rangers’ way going forward.

“Rangers have not done it so well, and they’ve got to get that right. So he’s got another big issue there in terms of player trading, recruitment and moving forward.