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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Celtic 67Live @the_eriugena
I wonder who would want to plant a more positive Newco story today via trusted BBC media lackeys to calm a fan rebellion?
Snake Plissken-What happened to 2nd bottom of SPL ,and 2 clubs from the first division in any play off? Biggest parachute of all time.
BBC Scotland has learned ……. that´s when I stop reading
Hail Hail
Lifted from RTC:
[ This seems as good a time as any to share this story. I once overheard the bold ‘Bomber’ chatting up a woman at the bar in a Merchant City pub. The romance and poetry of his words were unforgettable. He looked into her eyes and told her:
“Every single c**t in this pub is looking at you and wants to go home with you but you’re coming home wi The Bomber”. ]
:-)))
RTC sees the proposals for the sham that they are
“Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
If SFL1 plan is real, newco will carry the mark of “you didn’t earn it” forever. Product of a rigged system that wants them to succeed.”
These new League plans which seem to be going to be accepted if the BBC is on the money will see this Celtic supporter continue to boycott away games, Rod Petrie’s Hibs it appears IMO should be top of the list, at least Johnston at Killie was upfront.
I hope to hear a CSA/Celtic trust statement very soon! money to Celtic FC only
Patrick27:
I can’t speak to what Celtic will do, and I have nothing to offer in terms of suggestions, nothing whatsoever, nothing at all.
I can only speak for myself. And speaking for myself I, personally, will never attend another Scottish football game again.
This is not about Rangers anymore. This is about the kind of footballing environment we are taking part in. If a club can destroy the integrity of the game, cheat for over 20 years, compromise everyone and everything connected with it, tread all over the constitution, go outside football to the courts, if its fans and officials can threaten people and its directors commit acts of criminality (or criminal negligence at the least) and yet the whole of our game can be bent and twisted and taken apart and reformed, solely for their benefit I want no part in it.
I will not pretend that this does not stink. I will not pretend it is not corrupt. And I will not waste my time or my money backing corruption.
The Scottish game will either be in the best health of the last 20 years or more when the new season starts or it will be dead.
You can watch a zombie parade if you want.
miki67 on 28 June, 2012 at 12:06 said:
Romeo and Juliet,it aint.:o)
Grant Russell @STVGrant
Any SPL sanctions towards Rangers on non-contractual payments would be valid, as would any SFA sanctions if they transfer membership.
Minceyheidman
I agree with you, only have to look at guys like Weiz, Bartley, Moore all guys who joined them for football reasons and were poisoned by the internal maschinations of that club. Shocking, proves it is endemic. Common denominator with the above ?? McCoist, Durrant ???
JF
I have no intention to! If the competition isn’t fair what’s the point in playing?
You wouldn’t see this anywhere else in the world of any other sport, ridiculous.
Surely it’s time for Celtic to speak out or at least get FIFA involved?
HH
Henke @GlasgowsGreen
@rangerstaxcase Yes, it’s almost as if the Head of the SFA is a former Rangers director.
C’mon Campbell at least take the credit for the dastardly plan…
IMO UEFA & FIFA ,will be quite happy for the SFA deal with “Scottish”( sic) problems
philvisreturns on 28 June, 2012 at 11:54 said:
>>>
Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood.
You’d be hard-pressed,desperate even,to describe Isherwood as a ‘national socialist ‘
:-)
afternoon cqn
old charlie boy will have to pay the wages today and get all the paperwork for the spl which he will not need as its a big no from more than 4 spl clubs.
the chance of them starting in div1 ?
7 clubs from 30 required for veto
falkirk
raith rovers
livingston
partick thistle
morton
the 2 other clubs could come from div 2 and div 3 as 1 club from each divs would be denied promotion to fill div to 10 teams if newco are put straight in div 1.
and no matter what now the leg.neds all telling the huns to boycott season tickets will cut old charlies cash flow and his chance to get out in a year .
that does not even take account of transfer ban and sfa membership with 3 years accounts.
they have ran out of time and can not wait for the bear on bear action
bye bye ra gers
bye bye newco
bye bye ?????
jam67
Will be interesting to hear from rod Petrie and see if he puts his name to this as the bbc suggest.
pmarsh22
Nail on head with those 2 and also the kit man I would suspect.
As I say though here is to hoping that is a thing of the past now.
‘Be openhearted to our fellow Scottish supporters’
Macjay, don’t make me laugh.Go on an away trip sometime and see if you want to be openhearted to those ‘fellow Scottish supporters’ you encounter.
Don’t fall into the trap of believing the rest of the supporters are against newco because of some preference to side with us instead of them.
Lets live in the real world.
HH
“We will hunt him down for the rest of his days like the mangy dog he is” said the angry man with the mark of the beast on his bloodshot face. That man was John of Wine Alley and he openly preached violence to the moronic mass, so that the disgruntled horde bayed and screamed for blood…”We are the f***ing Ranjurs!” he bellowed again to the bellicose jackal headed multitude- for he was like a Goat with six eyes and a scorpions tongue. He had the Blue Beast eating from the white knuckles of his fist, the one with the Red Head then saddled the Orange Dragon so he could force it into the Battle of Hampden. This Goat faced Wizard wanted the Green Man’s Throne, he wanted to ride on the back of the Whore of Govan and own the Key to the Bottomless Pit…
starry plough
Good point well made. BBC Scotland, in particular, seems keen to publicise, and give backing to the next idea that the backroom conspirators come up with. If true though, it would be a total disgrace.
eirecmaper
Indeed.
The man who is said to hate the OF might well find himself in bother with his own supporters if the BBC are correct in their assertions.
traditionalist88 on 28 June, 2012 at 12:15 said
I`m sorry you disagree.
Nasrudin, ferrying a pedant across a piece of rough water, said something ungrammatical to him. ‘Have you never studied grammar? Asked the scholar.
‘No.’
‘Then half of your life has been wasted.’
A few minutes later Nasrudin turned to the passenger. ‘Have you ever learned to swim?’
‘No. Why?’
‘Then all your life is wasted-we are sinking!’
traditionalist88 on 28 June, 2012 at 12:15 said
Well said.
Why is it our job to civilise Scottish scum ?
They sat on their hands and watched and waited cause it was Celtic that was getting it up the Jacksie so that made matters ok.
When it became clear that they were getting it up the jacksie as well only then they stood up.
And they only stood up …. after it all came out ….. creditors, threats of violence, changing rules, lack of contrition etc.
Hail Hail
I heard if Andy Murray wins Wimbledon then he will buy servco scotland rankers manky mob mark II
You heard it here first….
HH
Seems its all went Bi Polar again CQN.
Breath deep.
Close your eyes.
Focus on your body.
Feel your head, down your neck across your shoulders.
Breath Out.
Take another deep breath.
Feel your arms, your hands and your fingers.
Breath our slowly.
Take another deep breath.
Feel your chest expand, your diaphragm rise, feel your stomach down through your pelvis.
Breath out slowly.
Now take one last deep breath.
Feel your thighs, knees and shins down through your feet and toes.
Breath out slowly.
Open your eyes.
Now that feels better.
Nice and calm.
MWD happy to be of assistance.
@MrsMarkDaly
BBC Scotland understands that it needs to print some ‘newspeak’ to help keep public order and maintain staff morale.
James Forrest is Neil Lennon! We are ALL Neil Lennon! on 28 June, 2012 at 12:09 said:
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KTF James. I don’t think the scandal can be contained. And in the aftermath,the miasmic stench surrounding Scottish football will evaporate and we may just get a less bloated,but fresher game. And it will be free of the most toxic club on the planet, in the history of the game.
That is the truth of rfc ( ghosted ) : they have sickened the game in Scotland.
The cure is their excision from the body of football.
More and more,that looks likely.
HH!
See, everything about this is just wrong.
There is no relegation here. The SPL has already voted NewCo out of the league. This is not something which needs to be negotiated on. This is not a relegation by any stretch of the imagination.
Sevco is NOT an SPL club … There is NO relegation to speak of. They have no share. Having first declared it was an SPL board decision, and been confident they could win, the SPL were stunned when clubs took it away from them. They were still confident of a win. When clubs began to declare against it, they cobbled this together, this abominable disgrace.
Even the voting “structure” is bent. 8 SPL clubs must accept it for it to go through. But this is a full scale change to the structure of the league, so why isn’t it an 11-2 vote? An a simple “majority” of SFL clubs is needed … for a structural change of THIS magnitude? Since when?
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 28 June, 2012 at 12:20 said:
traditionalist88 on 28 June, 2012 at 12:15 said
Well said.
Why is it our job to civilise Scottish scum ?
Awe Naw
Painful to hear your opinion.
I`m Scottish and therefore scum.
I dont think Mrs Mark Daly should get involved. She could lose her husband his job in all of this.
Hail Hail
Celtic Mac on 28 June, 2012 at 12:17 said:
This is the same story it’s been from the very start, the names of the people involved may get moved around a wee bit here and there but it’s essentially the same story.
Scottish football is faced with a choice the same choice it has always had since the governing bodies could no longer ignore the rangers cheating, the monster had got to big just like Frankenstein in the movie.
The choice of saving the game or destroying it is only being delayed by those whose influence on our game have brought it to this point in the first place.
The question is who is in the bunker with the cabal and who is going to be the one to break the news to Hitler that there are no more reinforcements!! Or more simply put how much influence does Campbell Ogilvie allegedly still have over our game in face of all the opposition that is growing to the corrupt nature of football in Scotland.
The Gravy Train is coming off the tracks and many many people don’t like that one wee bit…
That’s why we’re Celtic.
Hold on..one minute… the SPL Clubs (in general) were very clear. They would vote NO to the only proposition that has been put there way.
Can OLD Rangers transfer their membership to NEW Rangers?
That is clear and the vote will be made.
Rangers then have to officially apply for SFL membership.
The SPL CANNOT relegate New Rangers as they do not have SFL membership. They cannot relegate Old Rangers as they do not exist to be relegated.
The only option is for the SFL to accept the New Rangers membership and rip up their rulebook and move New Rangers to Division 1.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPL NOW.
Any other suggestion is posturing by the authorities.
B
wonkyradar on 28 June, 2012 at 12:15 said:
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Aye,that’s the one alright!
:-)
See yez later. I have to go and live my real life. My wife says I’m addicted to CQN. So I sez tae her: I’m not,I’m not….really I’m not….just one more minute an’ I’ll be with you….what?what? What’s that you’re sayin’? Aye. Aye. Just one more minute………
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 28 June, 2012 at 12:24 said:
Awe Naw
Painful to hear your opinion.
I`m Scottish and therefore scum.
macjay1
if that’s what you refer from my last post and you want to wear the mantle of Scottish scum then you just volunteered.
Can I suggest attention seeking imbecile as well as it would seem highly appropriate at this juncture ?
Let me know if you want to voluntarily adorn the mantle of attention seeking imbecilic Scottish scum as it´s fun.
HAil HAil
As to the decision being made in the “next few days.”
How? To get all the clubs together requires emergency meetings of the SPL and the SFL. Have they been convened?
Every rule is being bent here. Every single one.
Who authorised these proposals? As someone once said we are entitled to know the names. Celtic should lead the opposition to these proposals and to a vote of ‘NO CONFIDENCE’ in the S.F.A./S.P.L. officials.
Em…1 last thing…’Stadium of Silence’. Billy No’Well :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylucI-soxJ4&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Hasta la vista!