A question mark remains over the future of Dundee chief executive Scot Gardiner after he was linked with Rangers.
The Light Blues are reported to have been granted permission by the Dark Blues to speak to Gardiner with a view to offering him the CEO position at Ibrox.
When approached by Courier Sport on Tuesday, Gardiner offered only a “no comment” as he entered Dens in the company of John Nelms, Dundee’s director of football operations.
Clouding the issue further was the revelation from Dundee chairman Bill Colvin that his club had no knowledge of an attempt to take Gardiner to Glasgow.
Colvin said: “This is pure speculation and we have had no official approach from Rangers to speak to Scot Gardiner.
“I would imagine that for a job like this Rangers would have lined up a number of people they want to speak to but we’ve had no contact from them.”
If Gardiner were to move to Rangers he would be in post for just a few weeks before what is likely to be a lively annual general meeting on December 19, at which time the group including Paul Murray and Jim McColl are tipped to seize control.
Former Liverpool chief executive Rick Parry and Garry Cook, who held a similar position at Manchester City, have also been mentioned as possibles but Murray does not think now is the time to be appointing a chief executive.
“Other things being equal, it would be positive,” said Murray.
“But any chief executive in his right mind would not join a board in this state of turmoil. I have never seen a board being reduced to, effectively, one man and a dog when they had five directors three weeks ago.”