'Stewart needs to hold the CEO power'

It's only day two of the new job, but Patrick Stewart will surely already feel the weight of the role.

On his first day as CEO of Rangers, he demanded answers from the Scottish FA over the decision not to award Rangers a penalty for a foul on Vaclav Cerny in Sunday's League Cup final.

Stewart replaces James Bisgrove, who departed for Al-Qadsiah in Saudi Arabia during the summer, and after the club recently announced a £17m loss for the year to June.

The new man has "a big job to walk into" but one which should bring about much-needed "detachment", says Rangers Review editor Joshua Barrie.

"In the last few years, it's been, I would argue, a number of bad decisions," Barrie said on the BBC's Scottish Football Podcast.

"A lack of structure at that executive level has ultimately fed down to what you've seen on the pitch, which is changing ideas and over-trust in too many managers and a belief that a manager can get you out of a situation which is far deeper ingrained than that.

"So Patrick Stewart, in theory, is coming in as a CEO who should have CEO power.

"He should be able to make the big decisions and have the final say over the chairman.

"The chairman will still be an important role, but is not a [John] Bennett, [Douglas] Park or [Dave] King, who has that financial stake in the club and is making decisions with that in mind, so there should now be a bit of detachment."

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