December 23, 2024
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Despite declaring bankruptcy live on the radio, former Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson has been talking about a historic rivalry with Rangers.

 

 

Thompson was among the first SPFL executives to pay attention to his team’s fans and publicly express their desire for Rangers to be held accountable for their financial difficulties in 2012.

“Well, don’t they need a chief executive?” On BBC’s Off The Ball, he made a joke.

The fact that they [Rangers supporters] dislike me is quite well known.

“I charged them half the price to get in again after we got into a little argument with them a few years ago over an abandoned match.”

“They need to look at what happened at their own club and not look outside,” he said in response to a question about Rangers supporters holding him responsible for the team’s decline to the Scottish Third Division more than 12 years ago.

“The club’s success came from inside; no one else was responsible for it. Football is a fantastic tool for changing history, and everyone wants to place the blame elsewhere.

Additionally, the son of the late Eddie Thompson acknowledged that things haven’t been easy for him lately in an honest and candid discussion with Tam Cowan and Ray Bradshaw.

However, if someone is ready to give him the chance, he hasn’t ruled out returning to football.

“To be honest, I’ve kind of hit rock bottom,” he said.

It’s not a good position to be in life, and yesterday I signed a petition for bankruptcy.

“We began out at the wrong time, but the stores were profitable. Although it’s difficult to get back into football, I’d like to.

“I played football for 17 years of my life. It’s ingrained in your DNA and what you know.

“I’m a football fan because I’ve watched United since I was four years old. I believe I have something to contribute. Even if it didn’t work out, we had a lot of success at Dundee United.

“I understand how it operates because I served on the league board for six years, handled transfer money, and sold on terms. At first, you have a steep learning curve, but you persevere, and I think I have something valuable to contribute.

“It hurt me, but not right now. For a while, it definitely had an impact on me. It’s difficult for club owners to live in their hometown, and Dundee isn’t a big city. It is what it is, though. For a short while, I was hurt, but you move on.

It was somewhat exhilarating. You can’t go much higher or lower than that since we went from winning the Scottish Cup to being demoted.

“I adore the club, but things didn’t work out as planned. Following in my father’s footsteps was challenging, and it was wonderful to learn that he also left me with £7.2 million in debt. We reduced it to £1 million.

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