News that we are after a second Dundee United midfield player will prove popular, Stuart Armstrong has been tipped for progress for a couple of years. He is another Ronny Deila-type player, a strong runner who can get up and down the field. As usual, I’ll reserve judgement until we sign him, and I’ve had a chance to watch him properly.
You have to admire his balls. Dave King assertion that a conviction for tax fraud is a “favourable settlement” goes beyond parody. I’m unsure if some PR flop put those words in his head or if he concocted the notion by himself, but just as you cannot shine a turd, it is impossible to spin an undisputed criminal conviction. He was convicted of criminal offenses. If this is your measure of favourable, your standards are truly deplorable.
I fail to see why King even is discussing such matters with the media, unless he’s currying favour with the Daily Record. These assertions will make no difference whatsoever to the stock market, or any reputable nominated adviser, nor will it hold sway with the SFA. It is also a futile battleground. In the event King gains control of newco Rangers, he doesn’t need to be a director to exercise de facto control, Paul Murray has been his man for years. Mike Ashley is not a director, and he owns less than 9% of the club, but he appears to be able to dictate play quite comfortably.
Without a trace of irony, King told the Record: “The enthusiasm that this board adopts to ‘media management’ and its failure to act in the interest of shareholders and other stakeholders is exactly why they should be jettisoned”.
Trying hard to avoid the merest whiff of media management himself, King then added, “History will judge this board as one of the worst the club has ever had. There is not one individual who puts the club above personal interest.”
There you have it folks, our pal Dave is a man you can trust.
Just as the Newco board didn’t have enough on their plate, interim manager Kenny McDowell tendered his notice, although in true ‘Rangers’ tradition, he’s not going without a pay-off. It’s an added vote of no confidence the regime could do without. They now face the embarrassing prospect of allowing an interim to remain in control as a lame duck, or put a second manager on gardening leave.
Mike Ashley’s prospects of a successful turnaround look bleak in the face of such uniform and orchestrated antagonism. I wonder if he’s the kind of man who takes manipulation lightly? If not, the manipulators are playing with fire.
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VP-Ta
So the Zombie infighting continues…..with Sideshow Charlie re-entering the show from his hospital bed.
Whilst MA remains anon and behind the scenes playing his cards, one by one.
Interesting how this pans out!
Sweet justice indeed after the games to try and put us out of business in the 90s for £1m.
HH
CRC
I was gonna post this without comment but i wilted .
Whether it’s the attempt at legalise or the self-parodying use of ‘we , the people ‘ , i find it both fascinating and revolting – a bit like watching someone pick a bogey , examine it and eat it .
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We, the undersigned, do call upon WH Ireland Limited in their duty as registered NOMAD, to accept & enact the call of notice for an extraordinary general meeting (“EGM”) of Rangers International Football Club plc (“the company”) the holding entity of Rangers Football Club (“the club”).
The notice by New Oasis Asset Management Limited is entirely legitimate in its aim to remove the current directors & replace them with those of both sound business acumen & Rangers blood.
Make no mistake, this petition will be delivered by hand by we, the people, the official Rangers FC supporters presence in London – the RFCSA London – on behalf of the wider Rangers support & stakeholders.
We implore WH Ireland Limited to abide by your legislative & fiduciary duty & issue the EGM notice as soon as possible.
sparkleghirl
sorry to hear about your dad. lost mine 2 years ago, and still miss him. Stay strong and keep posting. I found the people on here a great comfort at the time.
hail hail
Some business sense to signing a Stuart Armstrong, in my opinion only and all conjecture
A typical English Championship player costing £2m would want £25-30k ? per week if lucky costing us somewhere between £7-8m on a 4 year deal ?
May even cost us something similar for a Tonev or Wakaso perm deal ?
A Stuart Armstong deal at £2m would cost us say £15-20k ? per week, so over same period may cost us £5-6m over contract
Most certainly makes sense to me, for us now to look at home options ?
as said all in my own head :-)
Hail Hail from Manchester, and still to see Darren Fletcher :-)
BSR
Armstrong will be ahead of Henderson and McGreggor imo.
He’ll be an absolute starter I reckon
Cowie hoy
Armstrong will be on £2k week at DUFC. He will walk to Celtic on bare feet for £8k/ week?
Jim White
Jelly
and
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DEtyUeJmz9g
HH
Thanks dena29 and Mike
I still read/lurk here a lot but got out of the habit of posting because I was in a different time zone and always coincided with those shadowy wee small hours when the forum is quiet.
Back on Celtic park time now, at least for a while.
Armstrong is like Johansen but is much stronger in the tackle!! the type of player needed to plug the gaps in this new pressing and sometimes defensively exposed team!
excited about GMS and will provide us with continuity in terms of tactics when james forrest is injured.
would love the young scotland left back (from hull) – he outwith our budget?
Chuckles is ridiculous and we do need to thank him.
It’s not that I take him or any of the other jokers seriously but they get so much oxygen it’s unreal .
My concern is that their lies and rhetoric go unchallenged and have done for years. At it again tonight ‘kicked out the spl’ .
No backbone from the clubs accused of ‘kicking’ out a new club wanting to ditch debt but have access to all the same revenue streams.
Cultsbhoy
That’s about right
Cults
SA is 4 year older than Liam but similar type players. I imagine Ronny would play them together.
I’d like this celtic team for CL qualifiers; we might even go all the way
Gordon
Lustig VVD Denayer Izzy
Broonie Yaya Toure Wanyama Forrest
Bale
Ibrahamovic
I suppose PL will be wanting to keep the money for his bonus though FFS
•-:¦:-•**• -:¦:- sparkleghirl :¦:-.•**• -:¦:-•
found myself in the dark zone a few times :_))
good if you want to listen to some good music and photos but not much chat
HH
•-:¦:-•**• -:¦:- sparkleghirl :¦:-.•**• -:¦:-•
23:02 on
20 January, 2015
Take care and stay strong.
HH
CRC
No Excuses
Your comments re them saying ‘kicked out the spl’ etc is exactly their problem. They still cannot face reality, with what has happened, where they are now and where they are heading.
Let them think they are the same club. Let them think they are the mighty ‘*rangers*’. It’s this kind of delusion that has led to their self destruction and long may it continue. They can do more damage to themselves than we ever could.
An tearmann@21.57
Charles Green….isnt real….he is just a digital projection ,courtesy of the people who brought MK Ultra to the world.
They flash his image on the screen to destabilise western society.
I expect fish to be raining from the sky any minute now.
Anarchist/Surrealist Army:)
HH
coolmore mafia
carlsberg ………….ahhhhh
HH
We have to remember that Chuckles has freely told lies from day one, about himself, the huns and even us.
His slot on talksport with Keys and the fawning Andy Gray was truly cringeworthy, even worse than his Christmas tale. The guy’s obviously very bright in one area but somethings loose somewhere. Felt a bit sorry for him earlier.
No excuses… I know what you mean. SSN is becoming the Sunday Sport of TV.
Cultsbhoy
Thats the point I was making
We will get a Scottish SPFL player for anywhere between 8 – 15k per week
We will not get one from England for that
So makes business sense, if we believe the player is good enough, and we have seen playing in our environment
We also give an opportunity to perform at a higher level, and if they do well, decent sell on value
For me this plucking unknowns and trying them out has been a bit of a disaster, outwith a few exceptions
Hail Hail and Nytol, early morning meeting
Snake Plissken
Get in there son…happy days:)
HH
thetimreaper
Agree 100%
their superiority complex has led to their downfall and failure to change their ways hopefully will be what eventually sees them stomped into the dust
HH
Loved the way Charles dobbed Ally in….so much for not knowing his salary!
Thetimreaper
You make a good point and you might be right my friend.
It’s the damage that apathy is doing to us that’s worrying me. And the apparent cosiness of our club and Neil Dungcatcher and Ogilvie, surely the 2 most unashamedly corrupt operators in scottish football history (and that is quite a claim)
Repeat after me….Rangers dont exist
Rangers dont exist, Rangers dont exist.
Try it….it will make you feel good:)
HH
IMO The Armstrong , Mackay Steven type signings are a sensible step. These are players who are proved at SPL level. This is our minimum each season, they can contribute. Each is also young enough and talented enough to transform into euro players. No brainer as far as I see it.
DelaneysDunky
Will get there early mhate hopefully get you there.:-)
HH
Cowiebhoy
I hope we can adopt this kind of policy however the emerging home grown talent is probably not enough
makes economic sense if we can identify and obtain them
goodnight sir see you soon
HH
Coneybhoy
Re the Liverpool game.
Best I’ve seen Liverpool play for a while, but I thought Chelsea played well within themselves tonight, with them having so many irons still in the fire this season.
Mourinho manages a season well, knowing when his teams have to go all-out, and when they can play as they did tonight, keeping a bit in reserve for the 2nd leg.
Seems to work, given his record.
When are the Duff and Phelps/ MCR gang (Grier, Whitehouse, Clark and Withey) and Whytey due back in court?
Watching SSN and just waiting for Charlie to jump out of bed and do the time warp!
Talk about twists and turns with daily updates. Can’t keep up!
HH
CRC
AT
Getting an early flyer fae work, for the game tomorrow. See you for sure. :)
Goodnight Timland
HH
Just watched a re-run of the Aberdeen v Dundee game, looked decent, good goals by Dundee, nice interchanges.
Good goals in Hamilton too.
Feisty in Dingwall!
Armageddon, indeed.
No Excuses
I trust PL and our Board to do what’s best for us. It’s not easy for them, they cannot be seen to publicly intoxicate the situation by going against the zombies. It would put Celtic supporters at risk by aggravating that lot. There are wider social issues to consider such as the welfare of the Celtic support.
You are correct about Ogilvie. How he is still in his job says everything about him and the SFA.
Doc
Suspiciously offside-looking equaliser for the sheep, though, don’t you think?
Galling, especially given the decision against Scepovic at Tannadice.
Stuart Armstrong….be lucky to get Stretch Armstrong….C, mon now be sensible, its big peter in charge here.
You know the story.
Dundee United. ..Well peter, we reckon SA is worth 2.5 million.
PL….Wooft…ur ye kidding…ah wull give youze ten grand…not a penny more.
Dundee United. ..Thats outrageous Peter, even for you.
PL…ok…ah tell yeez whit….I, ll throw in a 12 month free subscription to the Celtic View.
HH