Into the Bear Pit

The Scottish venture capitalist shares his side of the story on his controversial involvement with the Glasgow football club. From being the most dominant club in Scottish football history, Rangers F.C., one of the most famous and powerful names in British sport, was sold to venture capitalist Craig Whyte in 2011…for £1. When Whyte walked through the gates at Ibrox, the club was mired in debt and plagued with a toxic culture that seeped everywhere—from the corridors of power to a sectarian hard