Paraag's in for a thrill ride at Gers

GLORY DAYS: New Gers chief Paraag Marathe wants to replicate Leeds' success at Ibrox, something that Stuart Dallas, inset, would love to see

- By Andy Newport

STUART DALLAS watched Paraag Marathe get swept up in the emotion of Leeds' open-top bus parade.

But the Elland Road legend has told the new Ibrox chief that won't come close to the noise and colour he'll be treated to if he can get the support in Glasgow on board with his Rangers revolution.

Dallas may be a hero in Yorkshire after spending almost a decade with the Premier League new boys, but the former Northern Ireland international grew up idolising the Light Blues along with the rest of his Gers-daft family.

A regular in the stands at Ibrox, the 34-year-old retired full-back admits he's now a keen onlooker as Marathe gets down to work with Rangers.

The San Francisco 49ers exec and Leeds chairman has partnered up with fellow American Andrew Cavenagh to take control at Ibrox.

He'll hope now to replicate the success he's enjoyed down south having masterminded the overhaul that led to Leeds bouncing back to the English top flight two years after their relegation misery.