Three-way fight for Rangers according to the Scum http://www.club9sports.com/ Last night Mr Murray — whose group includes finance brokers Ticketus, which handed Craig Whyte £24.4million to fund his ill-fated takeover with future season ticket sales as security — looked to be in pole position. His consortium is backed by Gers fans' groups — and he hoped the deal could even be sealed before next weekend's Old Firm clash. He added: "It would provide a massive boost to the team and fans ahead of such an important game. To our mind there is no reason why that can't be achieved. We hope the administrators will agree." Rival bidder Mr Kennedy made it known that his money was on the table ONLY as a failsafe. The millionaire owner of English rugby side Sale Sharks, tabled his offer to stop the club "going to the wall". But he added: "If there's a better offer I'll gladly step aside." The third contender is Chicago-based Club 9 — headed by Pritchett and John Prutch, who turn around ailing companies. Bidders had been set yesterday's deadline to spell out how they would finance their takeover and tackle the club's HMRC debts. But last night David Whitehouse, of Duff and Phelps, confirmed an extra-time offer from a firm dubbed the 'Arabian Knights' was in the pipeline. And he insisted: "We cannot, under our remit, exclude the possibility of a bid by any other party. "Interest was expressed by a party today suggesting a bid will be made over the weekend." Meanwhile, the row over Whyte's Ticketus deal continued as lawyers for the administrator went to court in Edinburgh to seek guidance on whether they could be stopped from terminating the deal. But Ticketus said the agreement was legally binding.