Axed Rangers chairman Alastair Johnston has warned the club about new owner Craig Whyte.
The venture capitalist has overseen the sacking of Johnston whilst chief executive Martin Bain and finance director Donald McIntyre have been suspended pending an internal inquiry.
After yesterday's events, Johnston said that it is vital that the fans and shareholders of the Glasgow giants keep on Whyte's back so he cannot rule with an iron fist.
"I'm not going to make any comment with respect to the current circumstances at the current time, except that I will say - as a lifelong Rangers fan and a real one - that the 26,000 other shareholders in Rangers, as well as the hundreds of thousands of other supporters need to remain vigilant and continue to exert pressure on Mr Whyte to support the club financially as he has publicly committed to do," he told BBC Radio Scotland.
"As far as I'm concerned, the next time we see a photograph of him holding up the SPL trophy, let us all hope - especially me - that he has earned the right to do it.
"The directors all had an independent view on evaluating all the evidence and circumstances that we were privy to - and everyone came to their own decisions. So, I'm not going to second-guess or speak for anyone else.
"I think the biggest force for change at Rangers is for Mr Whyte to appreciate that there are thousands of fans who are going to police his activities. Not what he says, but what he does.
"I was scheduled to step down on the 15 May, right after the last game of the season, but I agreed with Mr Whyte that I would stay on for a couple more weeks to oversee the circular that he's obliged to submit to all of the other minority shareholders in terms of what he is going to commit to the club in financial terms."
