After the failure to launch season ticket renewals at Ibrox in the wake of the Ramsdens Cup final last week, by Friday morning marketing staff, PR people, web designers and printers would all have been primed to press the button this morning, after the anticipated humbling of Dundee United in the Scottish Cup semi-final.
Things started to go wrong later Friday, when Dave King popped up with an intervention. King, who was a director of Original Rangers in the years up to and including their liquidation, appears intent on sending the Newco Rangers to an equally liquidated state. Should we erect a statue to this guy?
For those of you in doubt, his latest questions to Newco Rangers board are priceless:
“Does the board agree it is unfair to ask fans to buy season tickets before they consider the business review?”
No club in the country is asked to submit business plans to supporters before asking them to renew season tickets. What’s more, there is an assumption by King that spending plans should be expansive, exactly as they were at Original Rangers, when King & co presided over the club’s failure.
Newco’s (even newer) management should be allowed to match expenditure with income. This is the message that fans should be asked to back, the days of empire are over. Anyone who tries to undermine a breakeven strategy at Newco is practically ensuring another failure.
“Does the board agree that, given the present financial position of the club, it is appropriate to provide Ibrox Park and Murray Park as security against season ticket advances?”
This is an interesting one. King suggests Newco offers Ibrox up as security (Murray Park is largely irrelevant). If they are boxed into a corner and concede this one, those in a position to utilise that security, which in Dave King’s plan would be Dave King, would have an incentive to see Newco liquidated.
“Does the board agree that in the latter half of December 2013 it was in discussions to obtain finance that would be needed prior to the end of the current season?
“Does the board agree that in the latter half of December 2013 it provided public assurances to the fans that the club had sufficient cash to last until the end of the current season?”
King has been there before and will know more than most how financial forecasting works; there is a clue in the name, it’s forecasting. If a company seeks contingency borrowing for less than 5% of its expenditure (or 2 weeks costs), earlier projections could not have been that far off.
None of this matters right now. Newco’s manager failed to win two hugely important games and that is the prism through which fans will evaluate the performance of their club. King could accuse them of being responsible for his own role in Original Rangers liquidation and some would believe him.
Season ticket sales are the most fundamental aspect to the health and wellbeing of every Scottish football club. This is true even at Celtic, with or without Champions League revenue. Ticket sales will have a greater impact on Celtic’s season ahead than Champions League qualification.
Right now some hedge funds and the Easdales own Ibrox. Ideas of bully them into submission will fail, although it will be enormously entertaining. Go for it, Dave, we’re 100% behind you.
[calameo code=000390171b8e5a2cffbcc lang=en page=114 hidelinks=1 width=100% height=500]
680 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
Paddy T
Just in case anybody is looking for it, the song, written by the great Percy French, was called Slattery’s Mounted Fut (Foot).
cyrenean
It’s not been mentioned yet but it is not the Bluebell Polka that I remember but Whistling Rufus by Jimmy Shand in the early 60s. I think it was played regularly maybe 15 or 20 minutes before kick off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=X1oxVQWIa00
Who remembers the Celtic rap?
best to turn down the sound and enjoy the memories…
there’sabitofamagicaboutthisclubCSC
Paddy Turner
Our bus left Livingston at 8am in the 90’s. We were in Aberdeen or Pitenweem at lunchtime. The members were in some state on the way home. I was too young to drink. Loved every minute of it. I don’t think we even got a point the first few trips up there.
LB
roy croppie
I have the single in a box somewhere. It was a dreadful record.
LB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Dr68XD8DBEM
Garngad
PatriciaFernsCSC
look at these geniuses
rangers fans views on scottish independence
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmGjiokfQ2A
quality individuals
LiviBhoy
a shocker right enough :))
HH
Paddy Turner,
Just a wee correction. There always was a toilet in the Jungle. That it wouldn’t be allowed to function as such today is, well, another story. The back wall, as well of course as the cans/bottles, was used as a urinal.
Roy C
God I hate that song!!
We’ve got a CD on the bus with that song and one of our more vocal members who originally hails from Garngad gives it laldy every time it comes on.
LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar
11:39 on
15 April, 2014
Paddy Turner
We were in Aberdeen or Pitenweem at lunchtime.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hopefully you’re mixing up Pitenweem with somewhere closer to Eberdeen. Mind you a lovely wee Fish Tea to be had in Pittenweem……..
Paddy T
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar
Similar memories hahahaha
HH
Paddy Turner,
I do agree with you about the Jungle. In my younger days, it was simply where I grew up watching football. There were generations of Parkhead folk there, father, son and, occasionally, grandson. They had been standing in the same spot for years. In my Dad’s case, it was very near the middle towards the back, because of his eyesight and because he had planked up on the wall. It was about 20 yards or so from what passed for the toilet.
Ally’s not having a good week:-
“RANGERS manager Ally McCoist is being forced to tear up a breakwater at his second home because it was built without planning permission.
ALLY McCoisT: Said breakwater was to prevent tidal damage.
The former footballer was accused of risking national security by building an artificial harbour at his holiday retreat, with Ministry of Defence officials saying the breakwater on the Cowal peninsula could be a hazard to Faslane nuclear submarines.” (From The Herald)
Rangers and Polaris eh?
Dive Dive Dive csc
connaire12
Mea culpa!
My Mother would have slapped me if she were still here today. :-)
planked ME up on the wall.
Paddy Turner
Just had a look on the map and guess it was Port Lethen. It certainly rings a bell.
Dunno where I got Pittenweem from? Hahahaha
LB
Ernie Lynch.
Jeemo used to catch the Methil & District csc bus at Kincardine ,in the late 70’s early 80’s.
I met him in McNees during the Hampden season.
He was the first person I ever heard use the phrase “Celtic face”.
He approached me and said you are a Celtic face.
He then went on to explain that it was how he described the many people he saw at matches regularly ( especially away matches) whom he knew to follow the club everywhere ,but he never knew their names.
My mate and myself now refer to many people as Celtic faces ,that fit that description.
Indeed ,you may be a Celtic face of mine.
Jeemo also has the stanchion that he used to lean on in the Jungle in his back garden ,or at least at one time he did have.
TT
Paddy Turner,
My recollection (very hazy, admittedly) is that our bus stopped in a hotel in Arbroath on the way back fae Eberdeen. I had my first rum and coke there, when I was about 16. It was winter and I was full of the cold.
Who wrote the lyrics to the Celtic Song?
No Googling CSC
TinyTim
Jeemo is some man. The guy is a drinking and singing machine!
LB
SFTB
ALLY McCoisT: Said breakwater was to prevent tidal damage.
The former footballer was accused of risking national security by building an artificial harbour at his holiday retreat, with Ministry of Defence officials saying the breakwater on the Cowal peninsula could be a hazard to Faslane nuclear submarines.” (From The Herald)
It was also noted in court the Huns put soldiers lives at risk by not paying their taxes…..
Yogi Bare – the Life and Times of Celtic Legend John Hughes is published this week. Yogi is publishing the book himself and it will be available from CQN, Celtic stores and other good book sellers. It is EXPLOSIVE stuff!
Yogi will be appearing on Celtic QuicK News on Thursday morning to talk about his Celtic career, his new book and to answer questions from the blog. All copies sold on CQN will be signed by this Celtic legend – FEED THE BEAR!
setting free the bears supports res. 12 & oscar knox
11:54 on 15 April, 2014
Ally’s not having a good week:-
“RANGERS manager Ally McCoist is being forced to tear up a breakwater at his second home because it was built without planning permission.
ALLY McCoisT: Said breakwater was to prevent tidal damage.
The former footballer was accused of risking national security by building an artificial harbour at his holiday retreat, with Ministry of Defence officials saying the breakwater on the Cowal peninsula could be a hazard to Faslane nuclear submarines.” (From The Herald)
Rangers and Polaris eh?
Dive Dive Dive csc
~~~~~~~~~~++~~~~~~~~~~
Vote YES,ditch Faslane and let Ally keep his breakwater!
Yep,got a ring to it…
Apart fi being skint, another reason they’ll no sack sleekit is he kens were the bodies are buried.
although it wouldnae surprise me if and when he waddles doon that marble staircase fir the last time a book or film deal will already have been signed!
Big sean.
sean thornton
Difficult to sack an employee who has 2 million shares in your business.
LB
bournesouprecipe
Garngad Mick wrote it and sold it to Glen Daly
allegedlyCSC
BMCUW
Ally needs that breakwater for the number of times he keeps pishing himself.
« Prev1…11121314
roy croppie
11:41 on 15 April, 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Dr68XD8DBEM
Garngad
PatriciaFernsCSC
————
That was a magical day. Walked up to the Garngad with my mates and a cargo.
After polishing it off the Kerryoot shop on the street had sold out of cans that day so we ended up in Mc Neil’s till shutting time.
I woke up on a bench in queens park chittering that night. HH
Paddy Turner- agree about the Jungle “myth” Younger generations don’t realize that it did not always have the great support reputation of later years.
As for Aberdeen they were great trips in those days as it was once per season visit and the only occasion that an overnight stay was required. Having said that we seemed to have a lot of midweek games at Pittodrie requiring time off school or work. Remember a Cup replay there in 1973. We drew 0-0 at Parkhead on the Saturday and 4 days later had the replay. With the short time between the games lots of buses were not organized to go but some of us went up with the Coatbridge St James club. At the time they had a policy of men only. However my (female) friend Josie was desperate to go and had taken time off work so they agreed to make her a temporary male for the day!. We met a friend of mine in the Big Tree in Whifflet for a quick pint before the journey. When we came in he said he to phone a mate of his at work to tell him that his grandmother had taken very ill. I said I was sorry to hear that but he said not to worry and about 10 minutes later his mate was beside us ready for the trip to Aberdeen! We stopped at Stonehaven on the way up and placed orders at a chip shop there for grub on the way back. The Celtic fans were well outnumbered that night and most of them went behind one of the goals. However as there was no segregation we stood on the open terrace surrounded by Dons fans. Big Billy scored the winner with only 4 minutes left. The four of us celebrated by cheering and hugging each while the home fans looked on in silence. Can honestly say that in those days I did not have the slightest concern about safety among the Dons supporters. Josie was particularly ecstatic. When I asked her why she said that if the game had gone to extra time we would not have got back to Stonehaven in time for the fish suppers and she was starving!
SETTING FREE THE BEARS
Ally and water,did anyone look into the expenses of his USA trip last summer which charities coughed for?
Or did I just dream that he was a freeloading cheating robber of the needy?
new article posted.
SIPSINI
You should have drunk more,and woke up in the morning. Makes sense to me!
whatabout a song, a single, a record, for you young uns made of plastic
brought out by the celtic players (circa 1970) the words were something like
weekdays you re working earning your pay
waiting to see the celtic at play
saturday saturday the best days of you lives
dont forget to be in on time
on monday, Tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday,
saturday saturday the best days of you lives
Now that is going back and i bet damn few on here have heard that one!!
A double A side by the way
or howabout the punk rockers 4B2s from around 1980
why dont rangers sign a catholic
you all are a shower of fancy B,,,,,,,s
we dont care about yer orange sash
you can take it and shove it up yer ass
another double A side if ever there was one
I wonder if they are available on i tunes?
Someone on here MUST have these
Was there anything in Phil Macs tweet regarding an imminent announcement to the Aim market by the sevco board?