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KIERAN PRIOR has revealed how he failed twice in a bid to buy out Charles Green – as Rangers fans last night again demanded the axe for their former chief executive.

London financier Prior told Record Sport how he offered 34 and 34.5 pence for Green’s five million penny shares within the last fortnight.

With added premiums, it would have netted the Yorkshireman £2.3m for his 7.56 per cent stake – but he didn’t even call to reject the offers.

The news comes as Rangers fans demanded chief executive Craig Mather calls a board meeting within the next 24 hours to sack consultant Green.

They want action after yesterday’s Record Sport story that revealed Green had promised to back close pal Imran Ahmad in a £3.4million legal action against the club.

Ibrox investor Prior says he’s still undecided about which way to vote at the forthcoming EGM and refused to back Jim McColl unless the tycoon commits his cash.

He also said ex-Ibrox director Dave King is trying to move in by offering shareholders 30p a share for their stock.

Prior said: “I’ve twice bid for Green’s stock in its entirety. He told me to put my money where my mouth is and on each occasion I had to call him for an answer.

“He then said he wouldn’t even sell to me for £50 a share.

“It has been like trying to negotiate with a chimpanzee for a banana.

“He either wants to drag the club under or hold out for more cash. If it’s the latter, he should negotiate better.

“While Green remains focused on individual battles, the club will never get anywhere. He is the most disruptive influence of all.”

Prior also explained he is not yet backing McColl because the businessman refuses to purchase shares.

Prior said: “If he wants to get involved he should buy a significant number.”

He also revealed he held meetings in London on Monday with Mather and Ibrox finance boss Brian Stockbridge.

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He is adamant the club will not go bust, as predicted by King.

Prior added: “Craig impressed me. I don’t believe administration is on the cards.

“King’s comments may have something to do with his standing bid for the club at 30p a share. He could be trying to panic investors out.”

Pressure is mounting on Mather to act against Green after he agreed last Thursday to hold a board meeting to discuss his future following his return as a consultant.

A fan statement last night said: “The Rangers Supporters Association, Assembly and Trust have called for Craig Mather to take strong action against Charles Green at the next board meeting.

“Since Thursday we’ve had Mr Green’s farcical challenge to a TV debate and the news his colleague Imran Ahmad intends to sue the club for £3.4m with Mr Green as a supporting witness.

“Either of these makes his position untenable. We call on directors to act decisively and remove this continuing source of instability.”

Rangers have already vowed to “robustly defend” any legal action taken against the club by former commercial director Ahmad, who was axed in April after being accused of leaking sensitive information to a fan website.

Ahmad has confirmed Record Sport’s exclusive yet, astonishingly, claimed he will reinvest any money he receives from a court battle back into the club.

He said: “It’s true the club owes me money. Charles has agreed to tell the truth if it goes to court. I am due a five per cent bonus on all the commercial deals I negotiated.

“I’m hardly going to turn my back on a bonus due to me when I’ve negotiated £67m worth of contracts which benefit the club over the next five to 10 years.

“I had also offered to reinvest all my bonus plus another £500,000 back into the club.”

Meanwhile, Laxey Partners Ltd has increased its stake in Rangers to 4.99 per cent after buying two million shares on Monday.

It is unclear who sold the shares, although Green can’t transfer his stock until December.

Prior said: “I was not offered this stock. Perhaps the seller directed it to a party they knew would vote a certain way at the egm.”