Horrible damage inflicted by requisitioners

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The actions of the Sevco Requisitioners in undermining Newco Rangers made no sense.   They invoked an almighty schism, one which will forevermore deny the emerging club from a potentially rich seam of support.  An act of such potential vandalism would surely not be undertaken unless they had a plan to deliver the necessary votes?

Turns out they didn’t have a plan after all.  Some Oldco Rangers fans put their money on the table but their face didn’t fit.  As a consequence, another group of Oldco Rangers fans overtly and covertly campaigned against them, but refused to put cash on the table.

Say what you like about the Easdales, they paid their money fair and square (and any debts to society, for those who like to go digging in the past).  The embryonic club will develop in their image, it will stand or fall on their judgement.  After coughing up, they endured incredibly manipulative pressures.  They don’t strike me as natural underdogs but on this occasion they were.  They resisted and I’m pleased for them.  If you want to buy a club, walk in the front door with your cash, don’t try to drive the price down by trashing the club and invoking an insurrection.

Paul Murray deserves a special mention in this whole process.  When Charles Green was pulling a deal together to buy the liquidated assets of Rangers, Murray campaigned against him, and all others who were prepared to put money on the table.  As a consequence, Green was up against it from day one.

Instead of addressing Rangers fans as the man who ensured football would continue at Ibrox, Charlie was painted as a pantomime villain.  Without this act of vandalism, he would have been able to sell 30,000 season tickets at full price.  He could also have chased everyone earning over £50k per annum off the premises, ensuring Newco launched profitably, with a strong fan base.

Today, Newco would have money in the bank and be laying the foundations necessary for top flight football.  No ‘legend’ would have been able to hold them to ransom in return for £800k p.a.  Instead, Green, with £5.5m and untold more from his consortium in the game, was put in a horrible situation.  As a consequence, he overpromised and under-delivered.

Having done all this, Murray turned on the Easdales, still without the money to get the job done.  It is utterly unfathomable.

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  1. Mickbhoy1888 11.31

     

     

    I usually try to be polite to my fellow Tims on here.

     

    Yours was a truly stupid post.

     

     

    JJ

  2. traditionalist88 on

    Somers says “We wouldn’t know Charles Green or Craig Whyte if we met them in the street.” #RFCAGM

     

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    So they’re now mentioned in the same breath down Ibrox way! Why then do the gullibe hordes still believe Charles Greens biggest lie – that he bought the history of Rangers?!

     

     

    HH

  3. sixtaeseven – Gardez la Foi, DAM 5 !

     

     

     

     

    12:07 on

     

     

    19 December, 2013

     

     

    RIFC plunging to 33p.

     

     

    I am old enough to remember when you could buy the whole club for £1

     

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  4. I like answers to questions that haven’t been asked.

     

     

    Can you assure fans that Green or Whyte have nothing to do with club

     

     

    “There’s no hidden power lurking in corner pulling strings.” Somers adds Craig Whyte and Charles Green have no influence.

     

     

    Having no influence isn’t the same as having nothing to do with the club

  5. I’m told that costs for maintaining the dilapidated facade…..

     

    ………have gone thru the

     

    (asbestos) roof……

     

     

    ;)

  6. cliftonville celt from belfast praying for Oscar the wee legend on

    THE EXILED TIM-Free the Dam 5

     

     

    But still funny all the same

  7. Have the important questions about the green straws, pepperami, eggs benedict and too many earl haigs working in catering been asked yet ?

  8. Chris Musson ‏@camusson 2m

     

    Malcolm Murray lists his CV. He says there are “anonymous” figures behind scenes and says rebels have investors lined up #rfcagm

     

     

    Chris Musson ‏@camusson 28s

     

    Requisitioner Scott Murdoch says he would invest but board “not 100 per cent clean”#rfcagm

  9. bognorbhoy oscar in my thoughts/ support the dam 5 on

    sally wants to know if they are stopping for lunch and

     

     

    if so can someone get him three cranberry sausage

     

     

    rolls as he is feeling peckishly festive

  10. Lunch break. Sally and Murray both say:

     

     

    “I am just going outside and may be some time.”

     

     

     

    CaptainOatesCSC

  11. ……….as a cold buffet is served………..the animals break into a grotesque rendition of “Blue Krissmas”…………..and Chic ‘n’ Andy take to the stage to lead the ‘mouth-breathers’ in what’s called banter……..

  12. Leggo has a bowl of his Presbyterian Granny’s soup instead of that cold buffet malarkey……

     

     

    Walks over to the Wee Rangers club with Malky the Alky for a few haufs and hauf pints.

     

     

    Both pish their trousers at afternoon session and AGM gets adjourned for another year?