The Glasgow businessman was announced as the club's majority shareholder last month and in an exclusive interview with the West Lothian Courier, he discusses how the move came about and his plans both on and off the park for the club.
Livingston Football Club announced last month that John McIlvogue had become the club’s new majority shareholder.
"I think Livingston as a club have been the underdogs of the SPFL Premiership for six years and who doesn’t like an underdog? When I came in and spoke to John and other shareholders, I thought I could really, really make a difference and then further down the line from a commercial point of view, bring in further investment into the club and really try to get the club moving forward.
He said: "I had spoken to somebody about previous people coming in to the club and stripping all the assets and what not but the reality is that there are no assets to strip. There is nothing to take. He said: "The club has been punching well above its weight and I think a lot of that comes down to Davie Martindale.
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