I cannot fathom why someone would leak their intentions to quit as chairman of a football club. Either Walter Smith is sufficiently alarmed by the conduct of his club to resign, or he should be busy working to resolve matters. Leaking that he intends to resign will surely only add to the nonsense that surrounds the club.
Some will believe that Smith, who accepted the position as chairman of Rangers International when season tickets went on sale in May, can shuffle of the scene now 34,000 tickets have been sold. Shareholder votes will determine the future of the club, in this instance, the identity of the chairman has little reach beyond parting fans with their cash.
Some investors may consider a more immediate problem is why the club are burning a hugely disproportionate amount of cash to secure promotion from the third tier of Scottish football, and why a management structure is not in place to deploy resources more effectively.
In light of Francisco Sandaza’s off-the-cuff comments to Tommy in Glasgow, and his subsequent dismissal by Rangers International, we urge Mr McCoist to be more cautious than he was after his team’s spirited, but ultimately fruitless, performance in Forfar on Saturday. It would be unfortunate if McCoist transgressed a condition of employment and suffered accordingly.
Advertising Standards Authority ruling withdrawn
It doesn’t rain but it pours. The Independent Review Process of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has looked into the ASA’s recent, and widely reported, ruling on Rangers International’s claim on football titles won by a liquidated club. The Review found that “it was a procedural flaw for the ASA to have relied on an extract only of a report sent to it by the advertiser”.
Further, the review process ruled that “there was also the risk of a substantial flaw of adjudication in the distinction that had been made between ‘club’ and ‘company’, especially in the light of previous ASA decisions about companies that change hands and the circumstances in which the new company could or could not trade off the reputation of the old company”.
The Chairman of the ASA, Lord Smith of Finsbury, as decided to reopen the ASA’s investigation into the case and to withdraw the published adjudication, which favoured the advertiser. Withdrawing this adjudication does not infer that a different outcome will subsequently be reached. To use a football analogy, it’s half time and they’re all square.
An interesting, and potentially critical part of the story, is that after the initial ASA decision was issued, the club’s web site noted that their submission to the process included information that a “panel of the London Stock Exchange” supported their claim.
The Stock Exchange subsequently appeared surprised at this assertion, so much so that the club promptly withdrew the claim from the web article.
“You’re history, that’s what you are, na na na na”.
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Weeminger
Is that not the plan from Paul Murray and the others?
Create chaos, burn a few buses. force the price down, buy cheap.
I think they’re underestimating the depths of skullduggery Charles, Imran and Rafat are capable of.
Posh boys versus streetfighters.
….PFayr
15:48 on 5 August, 2013
Have the trialists got time to cancel the contracts that they haven’t signed yet
Aye and so has Chuckles :))
Row Z
Thank you.
TLWIO
Walter Walks Away, in a dignified manner of course.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23570933
Cheery Bye Watty.
Sorry, that should have read, Cheery Bye, again, Watty.
Where’s Wally?
charles kickham
15:47 on
5 August, 2013
I thought these announcements had to made at the stock exchange first
Exactly Wattie is still in place
spikeysauldman
15:50 on 5 August, 2013
James79, one thing is for sure, we shouldnt be estimating the support for the GB based on their support on this site. When I was a younger, I wanted to go to the jungle. If I was younger today, I’d want to go to Section 111.
Not just here on other sites and at the games. A lot are fed up with them flouting the rules regarding songs/bangers/flares ect. Hope they sort it out with the club because on the whole I think they’re fantastic but they do have to reign it in a bit, don’t you agree?
He had been Chairman Forfar too long after all.
From twitter
TCN@CelticNetwork1111m
Green Brigade – Link to statement
http://thecelticnetwork.com/green-brigade/
Retweeted by Phil MacGiollaBhain
Walters gone
in a taxi
KLV
Walter had no option but to walk
Since someone torched his bus.
Maestro number eight
Thanks for that footage.
Paul truly was a wonderful player.
If he were playing for us today I think we would regularly be in CL latter stages.
Really bad luck that we were being systematically cheated during his 600 apps for us.
He is one player that has been robbed blind of major honours by cheatingclubinc.
In my top 5 Celts of all time.
Hail Hail
LionsRoars67, I take it there has been no Stock Exchange announcement going by what you’re saying?
So has the Chairman shown is lack of knowledge of the position, by his own admission he is very under qualified for the position, or has Chris McLaughlin been used to put a story out.
There are no quotes in the story.
And here was me thinking that they only walked on the Twelfth.
BMCUW
Indeed he was. Always thought it was a shame he didn’t last another season so he could have got 1 more league winners medal.
the long wait is over
Forget about hotels and locations in Rome. Hotels in Rome are very expensive if in good location.
Go on page romecityapartments.com and find one apartment for yourself.
When we have been in Rome for the last time, we took Moma apartment near Piazza Navona. Old Rome is very walkable. From Piazza Navona you can walk to Colloseum, Vatican etc.
There are streets near Piazza Navona with excellent and cheap restaurants.
We took subway only once when wanted to see San Giovanni di Rotondo and another palce that escaped me now.
I’d to see Chico Dung stick a mike under his chin and ask him what happened. Oh the joyyy!!
there was a time not so long ago that a full Celtic Park would be jumpin’. The emergence of the GB was a response to the slow demise of the Scottish game and with it, the shrinking crowds. They have succeeded in bringing colour and noise to games. The downside is that if you’re not section 111 you feel like some old timer that should really be scrunching up a crisp poke rather than starting a song. The whole stadium should be taking part again, instigating the noise, providing the colour. If I wanted to go and sit on my backside and take phone videos of other fans flashing flags then I would stay at home and watch youtube
If I didn’t know better I’d swear Mr Jackson knew that Walter was on his toes…
The power play now is this…
Green always knew he had to keep Coco The Clown as manager to get the fans buy in…
The Forfar game was ‘Sand in the Vaseline’ for the new group of financial wizards and Billionaires languorously promoting they have only TheThe Rangers best interests at heart – a group which Smith is tipped to openly support.
So, Ally will stay unless booted – which, unless Green has a more fan friendly posterboy in his locker, Green cannot do.
Angry fans and a placated press thanks Jackson and Traynor and…
It paves the way for Rangers Cubed
With an…
…Ally McCoist as manager who can once and truly act free from all the shackles that have stopped him being the manager he really can be, really is…
TLWIO
That Moma apartment is very old house, excellent acomodation. If I remember correctly the price for whole, for one night is 130-150 euros. Nice shop and stall with fresh vegitables and bread down on the street.
canamalar1
you should have mail on Barcelona
Why are SSN promoting tickets for a Sevco friendly?
Farewell to The Waistcoat..
Is walking away acceptable, if it is done with Dignity and in a snazzy pair of brown brogues??
Ha ha none of us could have wrote this any better if we tried.
Fat swally next me thinks,,,,,, and then John Daly and the other signed yet, not signed yet brigade as Chico will think them too expensive….
Then the horribles will start cancelling season ticket payments and the People will be in even more financial trouble………..
stop it ,,, stop it my sides are hurtin….
That’s the Stock Exchange statement out:
http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:RFC.L&display=news&it=le
http://hereisthecity.com/2013/08/05/walter-smith-resigns-as-rangers-chairman/
jams79,
Personally lateral movement and flares appeal to me.
I love the atmosphere at some of the South American grounds.
Section 111 is much smaller than the Hun Section at CP.
Never heard s much of a peep about safety when they’re doin they’re bouncy and generally celebrating at CP.
Sky Sports showing Sir Cardihun signing autographs for some zombies.
One intelligent sounding chap roared ‘ No surrender’
What a shower of ignorant fuds!!
Anyway the report goes on to say Chuckes is as we speak heading for Glasgow!!!
Bet u the steak bake kid is looking forward to that ?
Z
thank you.
I’d actually prefer an apartment. I much prefer the freedom.
Jelly at the ready for the blessed Cardigone’s statement……
CelticChuck5088 @CelticChuck67 1m
Walter Smith makes statement to stock exchange – courtesy of Spyda on @huddleboard pic.twitter.com/SlpWRNdCtj
Patrick27
I thought that strange as well .
Then I remembered who presents in SSN
I might just break my self imposed exile from Snyde tonight…… So tempting.
Craig Broon would walk from Sheepland to be huns chairman.
Tried to get onto RM but its too busy,there is no doubt the natives are revolting
I take it Sally is heading into the airport to pick Charles up?
Because Alastair is absolutely a man of his word(s)
Without a shadow of a doubt…
U