Dave King revealed South Africa's authorities have scuppered his plans to stay on as Rangers chairman and lead the club's response to the coronavirus crisis.
Johannesburg-based King says he planned to delay his departure from the Ibrox board in the wake of the global pandemic. But the 64-year-old has now been forced to leave his deputy - motoring group tycoon Douglas Park - to steer the Light Blues through the turbulent months that now await after he was ordered to enter a 14-day period of self-isolation on his return to the Southern Hemisphere from a visit to Glasgow earlier this month.
King has also confirmed that plans to bring in a fresh round of investment have also been put on hold while the club survey the scale of the damage done