Rangers chairman Dave King has vowed to stand up to Mike Ashley's attempts to "bully" the Ibrox board.
The long-running dispute between the Rangers board and Sports Direct founder looks set to continue into 2017.
The Glasgow club have launched a £4million legal action against the Newcastle owner and former club officials Charles Green, Imran Ahmad, Brian -Stockbridge and Derek Llambias over commercial deals stuck by the Light Blues' previous regime.
Addressing the club's annual general meeting in Glasgow, King said: "The last year has seen a continuation of Mike Ashley and Sports Direct's attempts to bully your company's directors by suing them in their personal capacity.