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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If we have Mr Whyte, Mr. Greene, Mr. Brown (and if we assume Sandy is Mr. Orange and Ally is Mr. Blue), who are Mr. Blonde and Mr. Pink?
Actually does Paul Murray qualify as both?
Estadio Nacional on 28 June, 2012 at 10:26 said:
Full transcript of the eloquent john broon.
People ask me where’s ma allegiances? Ma daughter’s have been affected by this wi the emails andtextys that they’ve received because they seen somebody in the papers last week at Parkhead butwhat I will say to you is if it wasnae for that guy who’s exposed this charade that’s going on at oorfootball club they’re no longer involved but a bit of silence and I’ll tell ye, I’ll tell ye whit’s happened.Bids were pit in last Thursday and Friday. On Thursday we pit a bid in of 8.7 million to take control.We got a phone call from their lawyer. They rejected it ..
They rejected it and we goat a guy supposed to be an honourable , honest guy who’s looking forinvestment into oor club. He couldnae even make a phone call to bring them in and sit down and seeif these, if his names on the title deeds, then he’s the owner he couldnae sit them down and say giveus your 8.7 to help out club because if I had that I’d say right he’s the man to save oor fitba club. Abit of silence, this’ll last a few minutes and then that’ll be me.He wouldnae get them in and the criticism I got for it showing my loyalties, I would give up 9 in a rowfor this club to be where they should be
So that bid was in, in Friday morning and I spoke to the guys involved and we’ve been working on itfor 2 months, we’ve been gathering information to suss this out because it stinks. Friday morningthey say we’re withdrawing wir offer, we’re stepping away because we’ve been told it’s going to be20, 30 million, listen. So that’s what we were told so we withdraw it Friday morning I get a phone call
I get a phone call Friday morning, I’m heading this consortium and the consortium was tae – listen –if you’re the title deed holder, if your name’s on that we’ll come in and we’ll look to dae business butwe knew what was going on and I got a phone call to meet Charles Green in his office at half pasttwo in the afternoon. In the morning, we’d be working on it for months that Sevco and CompaniesHouse, name was getting changed every other day, to Sevco Scotland to Sevco 5088, to companydirectors changing every day so you couldnae get a trace on it by the Friday morning every Companydirector that was on that list we sent a recorded delivery letter with a bid of 8.7 million. They letterswere received and signed for an hour before I went into that meeting.When I walked into that meeting I was confronted wi Charles Green. His first words to me, you sit onma seat and I’ll sit on your scout’s seat and we’ll see who’s longest in the job …
So I said to him, gloves are off, name your price to walk out at 5 o’clock tonight. I’ll make a phonecall, if you can produce the title deeds and we’re happy with that, we’ll make you a bid once we’veseen every detail, letter of agreement, is there a 30 grand bill to be paid, is there a 50, is there a 100grand bill, is there 30, 40, 50 letters oot there that we’ve got to take on board. He never opened hismouth for the whole time, for the whole time he could have gave me. I said just give me what do
you want for the club. He could have says 100 million he never gave me any answer although I say tohim how much have you spent on the club since you came in, and listen a bit of silence eh?
And he says to me yes, yes if my 5 year old, if there ain’t a deal here to save my fitba club and hesays yes. I says give me the answer and he wrote it down on a bit of paper, and folded it over, now Iknow he’s goat the bid fae us an hoor before that, he opened the sheet of paper and he says wehave spent up to now 8.7 million pounds …
He then goes ahead and makes a statement to me that I’m not going to tell you tonight, but thatstatement made ma decision. If he doesn’t accept that 8.7 then I’m leaving Glasgow Rangers theclub that I love because what he said to me he’ll be hunted for the rest of his days by Rangers fans …
So I’m saying tae Craig Whyte who I believe is still involved here, or Ticketus along wi Charles Green,we don’t know the answers. I sat there and I wondered whit do ye dae, I just got up and walked out.On Sunday we got a phone call from their lawyers to say they’re no accepting the bids and they’reno entertaining is. So I packed ma bags on Monday morning at Murray Park and I just decided I’mgoing to put ma head on the chopping block but I’m doing it because I’m who youse are
What I will say to yea to explain it, we’ve goat 2 assets, we’ve got the stadium and we’ve got MurrayPark because David Murray’s company sold that to the cooperative and leased it back as a car park.Everything’s been sold fae previous regimes, so we’ve goat this and tae put it into simple terms, if Isay to this guy here is that your big hoose over there? Aye I own it, a went we’ll I’ve been told yourent it, right you come into ma house and I’ll show you the title deeds wi ma name, now get tae …oot of ma house.Why is Charles Green no coming oot and just showing us that bit of paper with his name on it, heowns Glasgow Rangers, he owns Murray Park and he is the future for oor club because he’s no. Letme finish … Where do we go for now
Where do we go, where do we go, the team’s staying here
Because I’ve been asked by different factions and I goat emails and phone calls all day long and thesupport’s been brilliant, there’s always the idiots that’s are gonnae through the knife in, but what I’llsay to you people ask me, the press have been asking me, who’s your investors, who’s this, who’sthat, because see when you tell them they scrutinise it you go through I’ll tell you the guys that I wasin wi right, on my grandson’s life,
.. on my grandson’s life they’re out the picture. Because the investors are youse!
Because youse buy youse season books, youse buy yer jerseys, youse buy the pies, the programmes,that’s the investors, the Rangers team, the fans, they run f******g Rangers.
So everybody say where do we go fae here. We don’t go anywhere until we find oot who owns thetitle deeds to this stadium and Murray Park once we’ve goat that we’ll buy them oot, youse will buythem oot. Youse everyone of youse who buy your season books will be owners of your first and thisis your club, naebody, nae individual, disnae matter, the Blue Knights we asked them to come onboard, the consortium, we ask them to come on board and if they’re true Rangers fans we’ll all gettogether and we will force this lot oot because …
… because youse are the boys, ma bid tae Charles Green right now, ma bid to Charles Green rightnow, there’s yer pound back
… and then show us the title deeds, find out the debris that’s went through this club, who’s beentaken oot the back door, because I guarantee ye, everybody that’s puts them tickets, season ticketsthrough this company, through that door is going oot the back door and it’s heading oot, you’renever going to see it.Right but youse done it last season, you seen a guy coming doon there, we all believed this is thedifference, we invested in him and we’re still hurting, but where’s the money. We’ll stick togetherand anybody that criticises us, the whole of Scotland is bringing us down …
… but I will say, this isnae Shefield United. This stadium is world renowned, the history that we’vegot at this club, they cannae, they cannae take this away, we will come back in some form and withthe army of supporters world wide, if we invest, and put wir money aside, and haud ontae it until weopen an account and youse can stick it in and I’ll guarantee everyone youse, you’ll get your moneyback whatever division, whatever we do, you’ll get your money, your debentures that were solddown the river, I’ve goat too, they’re down, but what we’re going tae do, we’re going tae give themback, every one of youse will get your debentures back.
Estadio Nacional
For real? That was his speech?
I am going to take over Greggs with the same speech.
Youse buy the pies, the sausage rolls and the steak bake! This is yur shope!
Is it just me? I’m pretty certain Brown’s investors (the fans) would pass a “fit and proper person” test.
:-)
Hx2
hen1rik:
Re: Dallas Junior… the more things change the more they stay the same!
Drunk Browns rally for those who missed it
Thanks Estadio for posting the transcript above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY_wjFY9swg&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjMIxAYKvE&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ot0VCMetUc&feature=player_embedded
Its good of Glasgow to do what that London did a few years ago when they gave an hour on a Trafalgar Square podium to 100 nutters to perform whatever they liked.
Anybody any idea who is on the stairs of ibrox today? Is there a web cam?
Is John Brown being backed by Glasgow or Belfast Gangland or is there a union going on ?
HAil Hail
ASonOfDan 10:44
Haha, laughed out loud there. From the wee bit of Youtube Ive saw it looks like it.
EN
John Brown starring in Mr Deeds Goes To Town.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo 10.43
sniff sniff
(wipes away tears)
And I thought only Martin Luther King had a dream.
Well I was wrong.
Apparently Brown got a rousing response when he declared…
“Ich bin ein Proddy.”
Make of it what you will. Bomber in full flow @ The Reichstag a.k.a iPox :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGjMIxAYKvE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
What are the ex-rangers players in training for?
To get fit for the walk away?
Cheats…
Sir David Murray
Bullies…
Walter Smith OBE
Liars…
Ally McCoist MBE
A redneck dunce joins the queue —– I should be happy but I am getting dead bored with necrophilia.
Hot , very hot -way down south. Much hotter than is normal for late June. Much use of the air conditioning —— powered by the sun -is that OK ?.
Much work to do ——– lift an arm and pour with sweat. Should be finished by 6 — then it’s beach time , refreshing sea time , calcio time . Nobody gives Italia a scooby -we’ll see.
Top of the morning to you all from a mild, grey day in Fife.
I think we need to differentiate between mocking Bomber Brown for being a hard-man ex-Ranger who uses industrial language but genuinely wants the fans to own his old club and him being a bigot.
I have no great affinity with Brown but to dispel the myth that he is a bigot one only has to look at the press a few weeks ago to see that Brown backed Celtic-daft Stephen McKenna’s bid to seize control of Rangers.
That, and the fact that he is very close to Celtic super-fan Tony Roper suggests to me that Brown is anything but a bigot.
Sanna
Sorry I had to take a class ( out for a game of fitba)
I’m in Joboville, polomint city.
Kev,
Still not enough to defeat a CQN champion. Fantastic game though. To be reprised.
EC67
Got to nip out for a holiday haircut, (prep period), and smarten up for the Renaissance on Sunday. Back 11.40.
Last time I saw john brown in person was at an orange lodge funeral with his sash on.
Estadio Nacional on 28 June, 2012 at 11:01 said:
is that the truth? Seriously?
As entertaining as the ex club Rangers situation is, i cannot wait for the transfer market to pick up so that i can see how Celtic are building for the future.
We have a good crack at reaching th CL group stages for the foreseeable future, we also have a great opportunity to blood young players in the league whilst waiting for a new rival to emerge from the SPL pack.
How great would it be if Hearts, Aberdeen, Hibs, Dundee Utd grew off the back of Rangers extinction?
Come on CQNers John Brown transcript copyright SunnyBhoy. First viral thing I’ve done in my Internet career and youse all taking the credit. That’s it I’m in a major huff.
Big Nan on 28 June, 2012 at 10:57 said:
Someone posted a story the other day about Brown not being a bigot and objecting to bigoted jokes in mixed company.
I think the 27th June should now be known as John Brown day and that Tims around the world should get together on the evening of the 27th and listen to one of our own recite Bomber’s stirring words. A bit like Burnsians do with Tam O’Shanter.
I’m trying to learn the speech off by heart but struggling as I keep bursting into spontaneous bouts of laughter!
I am Neil Lennon e El Juarez Bravo on 28 June, 2012 at 11:03 said:
I think the 27th June should now be known as John Brown day
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NO WAAAAAAAAY,that’s my anniversary and
my mums birthday,not that buffoons day :O)
Awe Naw ——–@10 48
If I was in a bar and Bomber arrived , I would stay – if some of Bomber’s pals joined him —– I would leave.
SunnyBhoy on 28 June, 2012 at 11:02 said:
Come on CQNers John Brown transcript copyright SunnyBhoy. First viral thing I’ve done in my Internet career and youse all taking the credit. That’s it I’m in a major huff.
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You don’t fancy translating it for us as well, do you?
Big Nan,
With respect, I didn’t have an opinion on that without knowing him.
But my suspicions are always raised when I hear it from their own voice – a reference to the {massive insitution that is Rangers} etc etc.
Just cos he has Timmy friends doesn’t mean he’s not a bigot – on the contrary such relationships seem to be very reassuring to bigots, that they aren’t bigoted and are in fact kind people, looking out for those lesser than themselves.
Forza Italia, a wee shock in the Mogadon Euros would be just the ticket..
AThomson is called a bigot for having the temerity to report properly on Hun FC
What a delight it will be not to have to be subjected to their nonsense next season
LuxCelt 11:02
I wouldnt post it if it wasnt, I was there. Doesnt make him a bigot though.
EN
Big Nan on 28 June, 2012 at 10:57 said:
”That, and the fact that he is very close to Celtic super-fan Tony Roper suggests to me that Brown is anything but a bigot.”
I’m not sure that being paid to do voice overs for Celtic videos entitles anyone to be designated a super fan.
Fortune Favours Mibbes.
I hear what you say and I don’t know for a fact that he has Timmy friends but I do know that he backed the McKenna bid so he may be friends with McKenna.
And I assume he is close to Tony Roper because no-one could do the Jamseie Cotter impression that he did on Scotland Today unless they had been coached by the master himself!
In fact, Bomber out-Jamseied Jamseie.
Give the Bomber a break I say.
….PFayr:
It might well get much worse next season. They are not going to just go away.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18625293
Fans of all clubs (including those of the former Rangers FC) ignored again. When will Scottish fitba authorities get the message that fans have already grasped – there’s no future in rigging the contest. Sky are not daft enough to fork out for a tainted contest next time around. Shocking, but unsurprising, absence of strategic thinking.
Big Nan
:)) Jamesie Cotter !
Hey Rab……Rab, want tae buy a fitba club?
•-:¦:-•** -:¦:- sparkleghirl :¦:-.•**• -:¦:-•
Funny that, considering he actively encouraged the youth teams to sing the sash and billy boys in the dressing room.
I take it that league construction with benefits will be the carrot dangled to SFL clubs to allow them entry.
Who exactly is behind this operation hun rescue part deux??