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Oct 31 2010 Exclusive by Norman Silvester, Sunday Mail

RANGERS security chief Kenny Scott has quit the club to take up a lucrative troubleshooting role in European football.

Fans have been mystified by his absence from Ibrox since the start of the year.

But the club have made no official announcements about it.

However, we can reveal that Scott is now working in a highly-paid freelance role with UEFA - European football's governing body - putting security in place for the 2012 European Championships in Poland and Ukraine.

He is also being used by UEFA in other troubleshooting roles across the Continent, particularly for high-risk matches.

Scott is acknowledged as one of Europe's leading experts on match security, particularly in tackling hooliganism.

The 53-year-old former police chief superintendent had previously been mixing his full-time work with Rangers with consultancy work with UEFA.

But he has decided to concentrate on his role with UEFA, where he is highly regarded by officials, including president Michel Platini.

Speaking from Poland yesterday, Scott said: "I have now officially left Rangers, though I have been back a few times this year for games as a guest.

"Most of my consultancy work is currently with UEFA and I travel across the Continent visiting different venues and devising security policy.

"My main task is security at Euro 2012.

"But as a freelance consultant, I am now available for hire for any football security related work."

Scott was head-hunted by David Murray in 2007 after a high-flying career with Strathclyde Police.

He was match commander at Ibrox, Hampden and Celtic Park and policed more than 20 Old Firm games.

In 1998, Scott, a married father from Lanarkshire, was the police liaison officer for Scotland during the World Cup in France.

During that spell, he helped foil an attempt by a busload of Scottish and English hooligans to cause trouble at games.

While at Ibrox, Scott helped spearhead a bid to stamp out sectarian and offensive songs following warnings from UEFA.

He also had a pivotal role in the investigations into rioting by fans after the UEFA Cup Final in Manchester in 2008.

The only blot on his police career was in 2007 when he was fined £60 for using a mobile phone while driving just after tough new laws had come in. He was off duty at the time.

His replacement, David Martin, is a former assistant chief constable with Strathclyde Police.

Like Scott, he was also match commander at Parkhead for Celtic games.

Before taking the Rangers job, Mr Martin was a member of the Parole Board for Scotland.

Yesterday, a Rangers spokeswoman said: "Kenny was a great employee for the club and we were very sorry to see him leave.

"We wish him every success in his new role."

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Jimbo.

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:lol: I lol'd hard at that bit.

Sounds like folk couldn't concentrate on the games as they were busy wandering around asking if anyone had seen Kenny.

:lol:

'mystified'!

Where's Kenny?!, has anyone heard anything about Kenny?!, we need some fkn answers about Kenny!!

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Bazza

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I see it as good news.

The more people with Gers connections at the top table the better and even if he does nothing for us, it will still make the dhims even more paranoid.

Another cog in the establishment wheel.

:crabflute:

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there will be a familiar face starting work for Rangers very shortly in a security role

probably more familiar to bears who regularly travel abroad with the team and especially those who were in Romania for the Urinrea game

ex Police Superintendant Mike Dean?

p.s Kenny Scott has always been a cock

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there will be a familiar face starting work for Rangers very shortly in a security role

probably more familiar to bears who regularly travel abroad with the team and especially those who were in Romania for the Urinrea game

ex Police Superintendant Mike Dean?

p.s Kenny Scott has always been a cock

did kenny scott not leave before last season as it was alistair andersn who dealt with 1 of our guys after bucherest

any goss on the new guy, david martin,met him a couple of times and im not sure of him

only speak as i find guys and kenny scott helped 1 of our guys out in belgrade when he lost his ticket, managed to get him a replacement when the travelclub staff said it wouldnt happen

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there will be a familiar face starting work for Rangers very shortly in a security role

probably more familiar to bears who regularly travel abroad with the team and especially those who were in Romania for the Urinrea game

ex Police Superintendant Mike Dean?

p.s Kenny Scott has always been a cock

Probably being a cop that turned him into being a cock :pipe:

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This new guy David Martin is one to watch, he will want to make a name for himself and has already started doing so with his hounding of a certain vendor of a leading Rangers fanzine who is even more bald than me. Martin is someone we really need to watch out for

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