FORMER Rangers supremo Sir David Murray will lift the lid on his time at Ibrox in a brand new autobiography.
The 73-year-old businessman’s memoirs, ‘Mettle,’ will be released this summer.
Sir David Murray was at the Rangers helm for two decades[/caption]
Murray with Sean Connery (left) at a match[/caption]
Murray (left) was in charge when several huge stars joined Rangers, including Paul Gascoigne (centre)[/caption]
The title is a play on words in relation to his company, Murray International Metals, that he’d already formed by the time he was in his early 20s.
But it’s his time in charge of Rangers for which he is of course most remembered.
Murray bought the club in 1988 in a £6million deal and remained at the top of the club’s tree for the majority of the next two decades.
Rangers dominated Scottish football during the 1990s with Murray at the helm during the nine-in-a-row title success.
He was also involved in discussions for Rangers to LEAVE Scottish football, something that obviously ultimately failed to materialise.
Murray also had ambitions to make the club a force in Europe, which led to an increase in spending on the player front during Dick Advocaat‘s time in charge and debts mounted.
He would admit mistakes had been made and conceded the club had spent too much money.
Murray eventually sold Rangers to Craig Whyte in 2011, with the latter subsequently overseeing a complete financial meltdown at Ibrox.
Murray’s book, which will come out in July, will see him look back at his time in charge of Rangers and beyond.
It will see him discuss the horror car crash that saw him lose both of his legs aged just 24.
Murray will also provide his own personal insight on his days at Ibrox alongside greats such as Graeme Souness, Walter Smith and more.
It’ll also delve into the sale of the club and plans to take Rangers into English football.
The book’s synopsis reads: “Sir David Murray’s life story is a truly remarkable tale of never-say-die triumph over unimaginable adversity.
“For 50 years he has been a towering figure in Scottish business, sport and philanthropy. His family name is synonymous with steel but his rise to power owes as much to mettle as it does to metal.
“At the age of 24 he was involved in a horrific car crash in which he lost both of his legs. As his life hung in the balance, his days in hospital, drifting in and out of consciousness, were nightmare moments but ones that would define him.
“And in the aftermath, when he finally pulled through, he had stark choices to make.
“‘I could fight or I could give up,’ he said. ‘Turn left or turn right.’ David Murray almost always chose wisely and has never once shied away from big decisions.
“This is a man who thrived on the big stage, as the owner of Rangers Football Club during an unprecedented era of success. He won nine league titles in a row, oversaw some memorable European campaigns, all while rubbing shoulders with the likes of Paul Gascoigne, Graeme Souness and Sir Sean Connery.
“He led the talks on the Old Firm clubs joining the English football pyramid, while his sale of the club to Craig Whyte set off a chain of events that eventually saw the club liquidated.
“Now, for the first time, and in his own words, he is offering a deeply personal insight into his extraordinary life and how he courageously recovered from his accident and then went on to become such a successful entrepreneur.
“He also gives us his thoughts on the Old Firm rivalry, explains why Celtic Park wasn’t the most hostile ground in Scotland for Rangers to visit… and describes how he beat world champion Stephen Hendry at snooker!”
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