Former Rangers player, John Brown, spoke to Sky Sports this morning outside Ibrox and launched a takeover bid for the former club’s assets. Yesterday he resigned as a scout for the company before urging Rangers fans not to renew their season tickets.
In an interview reminiscent of a memorable scene from Blazing Saddles, Brown told Sky:
“If [the fans]invest, we’ll setup a bank account that all the season ticket money can go in there, and we can guarantee that we will buy this club over from this regime because it’s coming back into Rangers hands.
“Gone are the days, of the, the money that we spent. It’s going to be handled differently this time. The fans are going to buy it over. We have the backing from powerful people who are going to invest, but the fans will invest, and they’ll offer Charles Green, if he says he’s got the title deeds in his name, we’ll make an offer, once we see the hidden letters, any deeds that have been done in the past, if there’s any stumbling blocks, where’s Ticketus in all this, we’ll deal with that, once we see the title deeds, of this stadium, that I was proud to play for, in a number of years through nine-in-a-row, and we’re going to get our club back, but we need a bit of honesty from Charles Green.”
Reports that after hearing Brown, Charlie Nicholas is worried for his analyst position with the broadcaster, have not been confirmed.
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Some rousing endorsement of “Bomber” from FF:
“As a consortium frontman, he does seem a bit industrious, just a common man like you or I, a bit thick even, but I don’t think there is any doubting his passion for the Rangers and I would much rather get behind Bomber than Charles Green or some of the other chancers that have or tried to own us.”
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“I have never met or spoke to John Brown but i have watched him play for Rangers many many times,My thoughts on him while playing for Rangers was that if he lost a leg he would be the kind of person to say thats ok i will play on as i still have another leg,I trust him and would back him 100%,”
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“John Brown will do for me. Brains are not needed at the moment, itsd fighting spirit we lack [have to disagree there]- We needed a figurehead and someone who loves the club as much as any fan and now we’ve got him.
I always remember him at the end of the title decider in 1991 dancing on crutches after having gone off injured [I take it he must have lost both legs then] – Thats the sort of guts and pride he will bring to this fight.”
Eurochamps67
The vision of that chip from the heavy stuff dropping like a stone into the cup will keeping you going mate!
Enjoy your beers.
It must be hard for the plethora of potential buyers trying to pick a frontman from the cesspit of ex players.
I’m looking forward to Durrant’s turn and possibly a guest appearance from Michaelichenko who looks as if he may have a wicked, dry sense of humour.
This saga has to be the funniest thing I have ever watched.
After reading Browns statement yesterday a thought occured to me.
If Green produces the title deeds to Ib*ox and any “hidden” letters, who will read them to brown?
I am assuming from the rambling, nonsensical, statements he made yesterday that the man is illiterate.
I blame protestant schools!
Morning folks,
The report from the BBC on the protest at Ibrox has a singular quote from Brown, from earlier in the day
“We don’t want to buy in with Charles Green. The Rangers fans are going to buy out Charles Green’s consortium.”
They must have been scouring through the videos to find a coherent sentence, pity they left out all the bile, the threats, and, of course, the “you buy the pies !”
They also failed to mention the effigies strung up on the fence, only mentioning the protest banners.
Scotlands Shame indeed
Watching Brown on the steps of Ibrox last night reminded me of a classic comedy sketch
Chewin the Fat’s Ronald Villiers in “Burn the Witch!”
lionroars67 on 28 June, 2012 at 08:41 said
A TV deal with Sky. The whole raison d’etre of Scottish football.
Not development of the game, not putting the best product we can on the park, not a league structure that has a degree of integrity and most certainly not what the supporters of the game want, just a TV deal with Sky. Nothing else matters.
Bombers bullying bombast…………………………..
*they still don’t get it*
Signing targets, remember them?
According to L’equipe we’re after this guy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micha%C3%ABl_Ciani
Graeme Bailey @SkyGraemeBailey
French sources claim Celtic have made a move for Bordeaux’s French international defender Michael Ciani.
Statement from Saundy on the Official (Still Rangers after all these years) Site
“SANDY JARDINE has reiterated that there is no break Rangers’ long and illustrious history.
Fans have been angered by jibes from some quarters and completely ill-informed reporting that there is a ‘new’ Rangers and the ‘old’ one has ceased to exist.
Jardine said: “It’s a lot of nonsense that our history does not carry on. There are a lot of other fans out there saying that we are a new club but that’s not the case.
“We never worried about what other supporters said in the past and we shouldn’t worry about what other supporters say now.
“What matters is what Rangers supporters think.
“We are a club with 140 years of history and next year we will be a club with 141 years of history.
“If and when we win another Championship flag we will add it to the 54 we already have.”
Speaking on RangersTV, Jardine said: “Whatever league we will be playing in we will still be playing in the same stadium, we will still be playing in a blue shirt.
“We will have the same supporters and the same staff. Nothing has changed and people have to realise that.
“We have a Hall of Fame board recognising our greatest players and I have no doubt that in the future other players will be added to it and they will be delighted to be among greats like Davie Meiklejohn, George Young and John Greig.
“This fallacy that our history has ended is just banter from other supporters and some of our fans have taken the bait. They should just ignore it.
“We have a rich history – Barcelona, Nine in a Row, 54 league titles – are we going to forget that? I don’t think so.”
What we need is some modern day equivalent of Samuel Johnson to kick something and shout “I refute it thus” at Saundy’s modern day reproduction of Bishop Berkeley’s discredited subjective idealism. Since Johnson kicked a stone, I would suggest that modern day refuters should go for the middle man and kick Saundy in the stones.
tomthelennytim on 28 June, 2012 at 08:30 said:
Sunnybhoy I’m going to be late for work because of that post. Holy moley.
For the avoidance of doubt……stupid, stupid Huns.
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It’s had about 450 reads in the last hour from Scribd, but I’m not sure I could go through the other 30 minutes even though they’re even funnier than the first 15. I do believe though it was one of the most captivating speeches ever. The person on Twitter who nicknamed him Barrack O’Bomber got it spot on. John Brown is my new hero!
Margaret McGill on 28 June, 2012 at 05:55 said:
GCT and Kit.
I posted this last night. It is quite positively the best rendition of any liquidation I have ever heard. Whatever Tim did it is a genius!
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this is the guy…died a few weeks ago….ok, random, I know
Mr Trolololoololol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oavMtUWDBTM&feature=player_embedded
Enjoy
HH
Estadio Nacional:
Three years ago I was working in the Simpson Desert. My second last day and I was told to go out and check the state of the discharges into the tailings dam. The tailings dam was a manmade lake over ten kilometres around. The temperature was 52 degrees.
Cardiff would love Bellemy back..
Is he not linked with Celtic?
Kayal33
I hope that this is true!
This guy is an AWESOME defender and was only last year Arsenal were lookng at a £12million bid for him as were Tottenham. I think he is in the last year of his contract so should be available for around £2-4million!
Kayal33 on 28 June, 2012 at 09:37 said:
Hooray! Transfer rumours, that’s what I like :-)
Fortunes Favour Mibbes:
Like you say mate, he is a cheat, a liar and a bigot and he works for UEFA, with perks too no doubt.
I wonder if he is enjoying the benifits of an EBT?
So it’s start of training today. I hear they’re planning on playing 2 against 1, but the 1’s got nearest netter.
To get their communication sorted, all the Lees are going to be in one team playing against the rest. Apparently the teams are going to be called: the Lees and the Rest.
Interesting that Sardine mentioned George Young as one of their great players. This is the George Young that the dignified club refused to help when he fell on hard times. Don Revie had to organise a benefit match for him, as his former club wasn’t interested.
12 days to first pre-season game. Keeper, centre half & striker still required.
……someone said it last night I think – Bomber is Chewin the Fat’s “BIG MAN” –
the archetypal hard man who’s answer to everything is to”FLY IN WITH THE BUSINESS END OF A CLAW HAMMER!”
According to Andy McClaren in the Daily Retard
‘Ibrox side won’t find it easy in the first Division’
Not with 3 players they won’t.
The article then goes on about Rangers this Rangers that, ‘if they are relegated from SPL on 4 July’
Really is Hunbelievable!
“This is Glesga”
well spotted Bomber nothing gets past you…!
Re – the hot topic of the day, the air con debate:
A compromise:
If those in hot countries agree to turn up their AC units to 21 degs, those in cold countries will turn their central heating down to 18 degs.
If this is agreed, our planet will still die but more slowly.
Alternatively, we could all move to the middle of France!
sensiblesolutionsCFC
HH
OK, so Broadfoot has returned to Sevco for training. Naismith et al refused to move to Sevco – they were roundly condemned by the huns. Barrack O’Bomber condemns Sevco and says no-one should get involved with them.
So do the huns now support or condemn Broadfoot? Confused – yes they are!
Kayal33 on 28 June, 2012 at 09:47 said:
One centre half or two?
“Ah’ve goat nuthin! Yous are mah ticket! The baws are in the air,so ah sez tae him : sqaure go,ya bam. Mah grandsun wull testayfie to the truth ae Ticketus..aye,Whyte,him an aw….let us not desist and set abowt him…noo…..steamin’…this’ll tayke an e-ternitee. Bloonozzez…..hunt him doon tay the ends of the ellafunt. We are bares ! We are naked ! We are ra bams…yes! Peepul ! No Surrender! Ah tolt him…noo ya coo,ah’ve goat it…gies yer chayr an’ ah’ll wrap mah head in yer pieces ae paper. £8.7 million….naw,nuthin. Aye,mair jerseys on the back number,burner. Attack the staydeeum…..rented oot. Whit he sed? Ah’m no gonnae tell yez,ya corkscrews. Gies a swally,get tay…..aye. Goat it? Goat….”
Well, that’s what I thought he said. The far right has reached a new level of self parody with Bombardier Brown. Has he been sectioned for his own safety,yet?net? (Aw hey, gonnae gies a swally ae that Buckie, ma wee Green pal….)
Astounding of forehead just doesn’t cover that call to arms yesterday. A crazy man,lurching around Glasgow windin’ up a mad lot even further. The polis standing by as he threatens at will, ad lib. The msm coverin’ it all like it was the second coming.
Ah…..what will today bring in The Greatest Show on Earth.
:-))
“peepul can furget eezy that this is glesga, intit? they can furget that we wur the peepil, but they wull never furget ah played fur that stadium, an ye know why theyll never furget ah played fur that stadium? eh ye wanny no why?? eh eh? cos they b******* on CQN keep reminding everybuddy!….. geez a swig of that bottle mate”
Sixteen roads to Golgotha,
Air-con = Bad, killing the planet.
Burning fossil fuels in colds parts of the world for heating, refrigeration, light = Good.
Really!
MJM
Bummer Broon’s Neil armstrong moment.
To the assembled orc rabble.
” Youse arra investurs. Youse buy ra pies.”
Who is this Rangers you are all talking about? And who is this Sevco??
Nowt to do with football – in fact, they never were really, were they?
I’m sure they will find some other outlet for the bigotry now that Scottish football has finally taken up the chance to turn its back on the sorry lot.
May I recommend a new use for the bog of eternal stench – a wee marching arena for them to vent their aggression without disrupting modern society.
Or they can re-enact the Battle of the Boyne every Saturday (pretty much what they did anyway). Just let them lock themselves away and do what the hell they want, so they can leave the rest of us in peace.
I’d prefer to see the place knocked down though…in an ideal world.
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kitalba @ 09:44
He certainly is still enjoying the benefits of his shameful past. Another recurring hun trait.
I work close to the hottest town in Australia, our air-conditioning is on 24 hours a day, but I live in Brisbane on the 17th floor, no air-conditioning or heating at any time of the year. Life’s all about Ying and Yang – they die we prosper (to bring it back to Celtic).
The Pantaloon Duck on 28 June, 2012 at 09:52 said:
Sign one first then we can think about a second.
We already have Mulgrew, Rogne and Wilson, though he may go back south, and if Big Vic stays then he’s another option (Lustig can also play centre half). I’d like to see one of the youngsters given a chance as back up rather than sign another squad filler
Anyone know how many huns turned up for training this morning?
Good morning fellow CQN’rs. Isn’t it wonderful being part of the Celtic family. HH
Newco .. first day
Full list of players in today…
Andrew Dickson @rfc_dickson
Definitely in: Alexander, Gallacher, Broadfoot, Perry, Hutton, Cole, K Naismith, Hegarty, Wallace, McCulloch, Mitchell, Hemmings
kitalba on 28 June, 2012 at 08:49 said:
Promotion for three whistlers
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Wednesday 27th June 2012
The SFA Referee Committee has promoted three referees to the top level of the game with Category 2 whistlers Andrew Dallas, Kevin Graham and Don Robertson all reaching the top level of the game.
Dallas is the son of the Hampden body’s former Head of Refereeing Development, Hugh Dallas and along with Graham and Robertson he has already gained experience after handling games in the SFL last season as part of their development.
Fun times ahead.
pheersy
Thanks!