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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Gattusso
“I’m angered and offended,” Gattuso told Mediaset television. “I’m serene and will explain everything. I don’t want any stains on my career. I’ve never bet in my life.”
You played for Rangers remove that stain.
NL at the AZ v Heerenveen game tonight.
Finbogasson? Johannsson? Gudmundsson?
1-1, 10 mins to go. Johannsson scored for AZ, Finbogasson didn’t score for Heerenveen
Tontine Tim
Further to the John O’Hare story. Apologies for missing Evan Williams from my list of Celts on Saturday. And my dad and an occasional poster to this blog actually wrote to Sam Leitch at the BBC after Leitch did not show John’s goal v Belgiun on the Saturday football preview show immediately after it was scored. How could I ever forget John O’Hare?
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
googybhoy ♥ Celtic-in 2005 i got married in The Bellagio in Las Vegas,Gattuso was there at the same time.I seen him about half a dozen times over 4-5 days.Every time i seen him he was sitting at the same table in the same seat playing Blackjack,with his bored wife sitting in the corner,he played for hours on end seemingly.
quonno 17:53 on 18 December, 2013
It is not about ‘belief’ or opinion, it is about indisputable facts.
Rangers Football Club PLC was placed in liquidated on 14, June 2012. Not my opinion, but a matter of public record.
Opinion is what the media believe is important when it comes to the liquidation of Rangers. But it is best to stick to the facts and keep everything simple.
NL at AZ v Heerenveen watching Finbogasson according to twittersphere
….and what about the postponed matches, which were postponed for one reason…..to avoid fan protests……..why did the MSM not expose, or at least debate this ? ……they deserve their MSM……hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
John O Hare a bluenose??
If he ever was he was the only one from St. Pats Dumbarton.
Should have been ‘placed in liquidation’
!!bada bing!!
19:32 on 18 December, 2013
Was his nickname Lucky??
Maybe not eh???
With the ASA ruling today going in the Huns favour. The person on here who said ‘The butchers apron reaches far’ Never a truer word written on this blog.
googybhoy ♥ celtic
19:22 on 18 December, 2013
That.s no a stane……that’s a boulder
Tontine Tim
18:50 on
18 December, 2013
“It’s interesting to note that during the times where “rebel songs” were sung either on the terraces, concert halls and national TV no one was arrested and no one died.”
I have very similar memories of those days and times and songs.
What you say above was,for me,the watershed.
The resumption of the deaths and killings.
Big Solly a currant bun must be the joke of the year.His mum Bridget and his dad Big John,God rest them,will come back and punch somebody’s lights out.
Hail Hail.
John O’Hare a bluenose.
Wasnae him in Dumbarton Harp with Evan Williams.
Wasnae him who donated a Portugal top, the one for which he swapped his Scotland top, to Dumbarton Harp.
Aye…a real bluenose.
Poor Gordy on Snyde……somebody tell him please
Stpatricksbbhoy
I have double bolted my doors and windows. I was 9 when I read it. In a rubbish paper.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Jimbo Hail Hail
Tontine Tim
Great post, thanks, really enjoyed it.
Tontine Tim.. Unfortunately or fortunately (delete as your opinion dictates) we live in a different era and things that were acceptable to previous generations are not deemed acceptable any more. Society has taken away our rights to choose who / what we like or don’t like.. we are all expected to be 100% PC for fear of offending someone somewhere…. obviously that rule doesn’t apply at Ibrox or any ground the manky mob visits.. Did they not get called out at Berwick live on BT sport for what they are but I don’t really recall it getting a mention since..
Stpatricksbhoy
Hail! Hail! I deserve a sleepless night though. Apologies to John for even suggesting such a vile calumny..
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Greenpinata
15:56 on
18 December, 2013
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Would you like to see 10 CL free years as the trade off for entry to the EPL? I think it it could quite easily turn out that way.
The Atlantic League scenario is a much better proposition for us IMO……or deal with what we have here?
The squad we currently have is almost there……..it needs a couple of quality signings in the right departments rather than squandering money on a half dozen projects.
A serious quality attacking midfielder (or two) and this squad can go places. They’re the guys who make the space for the goal scorers. You make enough passes into positions and anyone will score from them. The problem is midfield, not up front IMO.
Who says we need to sell every season anyway? Other than Peter Lawell for his end of year performance bonus?
Just saying like……….
BDJ will not be going to the agm……”i’m not a shareholder”, he whispered to the young lady who asked him if he was going tomorrow…
.hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha …. Talk about IRONY……what a way to end HUNSSB ….. HahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahHahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Deary deary me, with Mini on bbc radio tonight,
then this:))
ScotlandTonight@ScotlandTonight22m
Tonight we have former R*ng+rs chairman Malcolm Murray & ‘requisitioner’ Alex Wilson on #scotnight to discuss tomorrow’s AGM at Ibrox.
Their friends in the media are getting desperate as the Spivs prepare to devour them tick tock:))
When is the interview with the Uber soup taker Pat (Hibee) Nevin being published?
Anyone wanting to challenge same club myth then follow me on twitter & I’ll provide details to a knowledgable chap willing to tackle this sham.
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67 heaven, 20.01.
That did not end SSB.
Clyde Super Scoreboard’s final caller was allowed to open with a Celtic paedo ‘joke’ before being laughingly brought on to make his inane point.
& on, & on ……….
Just to let you know we will be contacting other fans from other clubs so it’s not just CFC fans.
Tontine Tim
That was a great post earlier
Really enjoyed reading that, Cheers
henr1k.. I don’t do twitter.. can you provide the details to just me and I’ll ask everybody else to look away for a few mins ? Then we can use smoke and mirrors to divert folk away from the post and it will be just you and me that know here and your twitter pals ?
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
That’s just typical of that mob, The Human Spare Tyre has been banging on like Calimero for two year now “It’s an injustice” and he hasn’t even got in shares…
Orcs you couldnae make them up
Kilbowie Kelt
Do you mean he was allowed to continue the call ?
hen1rik
Sounds like someone needs to explain to them that the “company that owned the club” is a load of bull. Also, interesting that “Rangers” did not point them to UEFA for clarification, but rather the ECA. Wonder why that might have been……..
Man U game stopped cos there’s hailstones in Stoke.. Summer weather in EK
I’ve said it on other Forums and I’ll say it here…..
If we NEVER play anyone representing the Govan Club again ( whoever they claim to be)……it’ll be too soon…..
I hope and pray their days are numbered….
Apart fae that…am no bothered…:0)….
Hail Hail storm stops Stoke v Man Ure game
weeminger 16:37
Here’s a thing about the ASA decision. The Rangers Football Club could run an add that said “Come and see Scotland’s Most Successful Football Club Play at Ibrox” and we could complain and they would uphold the complaint.
The decisions can appear a bit random and are all about context, semantics and whether people are likely to be misled.
They could have even over-ruled the complaint stating that while the claim was factually inaccurate, people were unlikely to be misled as most were aware that they were a new club and the claim applied to the old club, who could be joined in spirit at the stadium. Or words to that effect.
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A bit like a shop saying “come and see Santa”……..
Hen1rik
What’s your twitter details and I will follow u