'There's real work to be done' - Cavenagh's first feelings as Rangers chairman

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New Rangers chairman Andrew Cavenagh addressed the media following the extraordinary general meeting earlier today where shareholders approved the club's new American owners £20m investment into the club.Here are some of the key questions and answers provided:Where were you when you got the call about Rangers?"I was on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, outside a coffee shop, about to go to a Yankees game."I've known Rangers forever as a football fan, and so when the phone call came and said, would you have an interest, it was sort of a lightning bolt moment."I think three seconds later, I was on the phone with Paraag."What was the immediate attraction when you got that call?"There are many things about the club that are attractive, but the big three are the supporters, the breadth and depth of the fan base."It's just incredible. Not seeing too many other clubs in Europe that have this sort of scope and this sort of passion. "Ibrox, we're obviously sitting here, an incredibly magical place, tough to come as an opposing player, and really magical to attend as a Rangers supporter."What was it like walking through the doors for the first time?"It's a physical experience when you walk upstairs. You walk up the marble stairs, and you walk the hall, the blue room, and the trophy room in particular. "You can just sort of feel the history in the club, and there's just no other way to describe it. "You walk in, and you instantly feel indebted to what has come before you, and yet you also have the desire to do everything you possibly can to not just continue the history, but also improve the trajectory."What are the biggest challenges in the short-term?"When I think about the short term, I guess I don't focus on challenges, I focus on opportunity, and we have what I believe are the right plans."We are beginning to have the right team in place, meaning the staff, I don't mean the squad, that will continue to change over the summer."So, I guess it's sort of a backwards answer, but instead of thinking about things that keep me awake at night, I think about the opportunity that's in front of us. "This club has so much potential, and we're eager to take that sort of potential energy and turn it into kinetic energy."I would say that there's real work to be done. I think everybody is aware of that. Paraag and I are two of the least patient people that you'll meet."We're also incredibly competitive, and so we share our supporters' sense of urgency and so we are in both feet today, and we'll move this forward as fast as we can."