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Records published by the Intellectual Property Office yesterday show Sports Direct own quite a lot of trademarks, including:

Rangers
Scope of trademark: organisation of sporting activities.
This property has not been licenced to the football club, or joint ventures like Rangers Retail Ltd.  Sports Direct own the rights to call a football team Rangers.

Rangers (again)
Scope: from clothing to trinkets and everything in between.
Owned by Sports Direct, licenced to Rangers Retail Ltd

Glasgow Rangers Football Club
Scope: clothes trinkets, etc.
Owned by Sports Direct, licenced to Rangers Retail Ltd

RFC, Broxi Bear, The Gers, Follow Follow, Ibrox, Rangers News, Rangers Travel and all the crests, badges and logos are all owned by Sports Direct and licenced to Rangers Retail Ltd, which is 76% owned by the Sports Direct group.

So if the club want to call themselves Rangers, or Glasgow Rangers, they need to cut a deal with Mike Ashley.  The most humiliating aspect of the whole thing is that the new board appeared to know nothing about this until the Intellectual Property Office published the details yesterday.  The lack of due diligence is breathtaking.

The only things Ashley seems to have ignored is that pejorative nickname they complain about so much, and the phrase Murray Park, although he has security over the training ground of that name.

We warned them repeatedly.  Ashley was in control and had the opportunity to ensure he got what he wanted before the EGM.  One of the richest men in Europe, he is a formidable opponent and known to be utterly ruthless.

You can’t bully him.  Better to recognise this reality and accept your subservient future than create a scenario where even another liquidation event would not free the ‘Rangers’ football brand from the ironclad yolk of a man you’ve made your enemy.

What have the lemmings done to themselves?  We were told Mike Ashley was a business man and he would acquiesce as this was just business.  In the history of business miscalculations this is up there with the guy at Pye who rejected The Beatles.

It’s all their own work, they can’t blame the SFA, SPL, SFL, Celtic, Her Majesty’s Revenue’, the BBC or Craig Whyte.  A recovery which would have been difficult enough is now completely and predictably wrecked.

Fancy a trip to Dublin for the Ireland-Scotland game in June?  There’s a bus leaving Glasgow with Ireland and Scotland (but all Celtic) fans.  Two nights in a Dublin hotel, travel and match ticket among the Ireland fans for £200.  Let me know if you’re interested, celticquicknews@gmail.com

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  2. Cowiebhoy on

    Tom, good shout

     

     

    Just think they should all be honoured on the Celtic Way, entry to our stadium

  3. TBJ says Wee Oscar Knox is in heaven with the angels on

    AOW

     

     

    You didn’t step on my toes mate .. And I always wear steel toe cap slippers

  7. TBJ says Wee Oscar Knox is in heaven with the angels on

    WC

     

     

    It was only £225 total

     

     

    Assuming it’s ok if I take a couple of shots – don’t want to be accused of doing a sevco if my name is drawn lol

  11. weet weet weet(GBWO) on

    zico-maltese bhoy

     

     

    Hi pal

     

     

    Just gettin settled for a night of great RC pics and tunes

     

     

    We’ll be millionaires this time next year ;))

     

    HH

  12. Greenpinata on

    Herbo,

     

     

    I can understand the feelings by some that too many statues would devalue the ones already there, however Billy McNeill is the exception to the rule.

     

    A valid case can be made for many, but big Billy still epitomises the ethos of Celtic and unites the “Celtic family” in a way that no other living person can do.

     

     

    We can all debate many things,but the board have got it spot on with the living legend that is Billy McNeill. BT is absolutely correct @ 20.29 hrs.

     

     

    Hail Ceasar.

  14. eddiegreenhillsbhoy on

    Shout out to the irish bhoys

     

    Going to Ireland on holiday thinking of county kerry staying in annascaul any input greatly appreciated.

     

    Ktf.tal.

  19. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    In the Dundee stramash, my mate is the Dundee player. Do you recognise him? ;)

  20. Art of War on

    Tbj-at least you won’t be giving me a steely gaze then! :-)

     

     

    Winning Captains- getting stuck at the payment page on my wee Samsung phone. Is there a problem or should I try my tablet/pc?

     

     

    Thx

  22. Geordie Munro on

    “What does Ronny Deila have to do to win a Manager of the month award?”

     

     

    ======================

     

     

    “Manage the Zombies.”

     

     

     

    Tallybhoy,

     

     

    I’m guessing not lose.

     

     

    Sandman,

     

     

    I know you a probably joshing but no zombie manager has won a manager of the month award this season ;)

  23. Art of War on

    Tbj- meant to say…did you have to think that up on the spot? If so….its sh….only kidding it is very good and will stand the test of time!

     

     

    HH sir

  24. clogher celt on

    Great Gesture by TBJ, money on the way.

     

     

    Fair Play,

     

     

    Your actions speak louder than words.

  26. Tom McLaughlin on

    One of my favourite press pics as a bhoy, and one that has stuck with me for 50 years, is John Fallon swinging acrobatically from the crossbar at the final whistle of the 1965 Scottish Cup final 3-2 v Dunfermline.

     

     

    I was at that game as an 11 year-old for my first cup final and remember seeing him doing the celebration from the front of the north enclosure.

     

     

    A magical moment.

  37. TBJ says Wee Oscar Knox is in heaven with the angels on

    AOW

     

     

    I guess I was restricted to a certain amount of text so that was the best I could do but it was from the heart

     

     

    Thought I may have been able to get a bigger stone but they have a standard size and design .

     

     

    Asked if they could do two large stones with no crest on the lower one but that was rejected too

  40. prestonpans bhoys on

    Enjoyed a few pints with Hertz fans who were unaware of the consequences of Paul’s article above. They just laughed , how screwed this mob are.

     

     

    Anyway can we still say shortbread or is it now offensive like Hun to the Huns…….

  41. TBJ says Wee Oscar Knox is in heaven with the angels on

    Just to clarify I have bought a couple of raffles – hope no one objects ;)

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