Despite Walter Smith urging “Rangers fans to get fully behind the resolutions which last week were presented to the Board and shareholders”, which include sacking chief executive, Craig Mather, he added, “Craig Mather, as I have said before is doing a good job. It is unfortunate that this has happened but when change does come I hope he’ll be allowed to continue the job he has started”.
Smith is clearly close to, but not in tandem with, those who requested an Emergency General Meeting.
As well as support for the chief exec, on the manager, Smith says, “As for Alistair McCoist, it is important that we all appreciate that no other Rangers manager has had to work with poorer or more trying circumstances. It is my fervent hope that when the dust settles and Rangers have a clearer path and future he is given the chance to manage under conditions similar to those which were afforded his predecessors.”
Here we get to the crux of the problem. Rangers International face enormous financial challenges. With a half decent football manager, they would be able to win promotion from the third tier of Scottish football with a football budget of around £1m, or several times that of their nearest rivals. If, as the Herald suggested this week, there is not enough money to finish the season, the most immediate responsibility of the directors is to cut costs accordingly.
Cutting costs is not the reason anyone gets into football, and it is certainly not what Walter Smith knew in his time at the Rangers group of clubs, but at times it is absolutely necessary. The non-executive directors of Rangers International would serve their fans interests best by telling this unpalatable truth.
Failure to do this will pale in comparison to some other potential consequences. In setting his stall behind McCoist, Mather’s team building exercise and the EGM protagonists, Smith has almost ensured collapse if those demanding change cannot command the support of 51% of shareholders. To succeed, Paul Murray will need to demonstrate the leadership and deal management skills which were lacking a year ago.
Meanwhile, John Brown’s warning about Green turning Ibrox to dust hangs over the place, a bit like dust.
There is one overarching concern, however. Green is critical to fending off any impending action by Craig Whyte. His evidence will be necessary to explain how Sevco Scotland Ltd assumed the irrevocable entitlement of Sevco 5088 Ltd. Even with Green on-side, this looks like a challenge, but if the main protagonists in this action are separated from those who will have to defend any action, you suspect Whyte will be enormously encouraged.
When Whyte believed he was double-crossed he went nuclear. All Green would need to do is corroborate a sliver of Whyte’s evidence to bring Whyte’s legal challenge into sharp focus. For this reason, Green has to be part of the picture going forward. Demonising him is tempting, and may be deserved, but it’s self-defeating – and these people know all about self-defeating.
Section 111
Two weeks ago I said “place your bets” on what would happen after Celtic issued their “final warning” over a number ongoing issues in section 111. No one was in control of the situation, not Celtic, and not members the Green Brigade, who I believe had nothing to do with several of the issues.
Since then I’ve watched the debate. Some, like Phil Mac Giolla Bhain, attempted to inform on the debate, interviewing handicapped supporters and independent safety experts. Anticipating this day would come, I thought about interviewing the Council, but decided against, not wanting to draw them into making a public stance they would be unable to back down from.
Yesterday felt as inevitable as what’s going to happen next in Govan. Can the situation be rescued? Of course. Will it? Place your bets, people…
I’m not a regular newspaper buyer but the front page of one of today’s is a keeper. Celtic have a lateral movement issue, which dominates the front page, when the utter implosion at Ibrox is relegated to a side column. It’s a testament to our age. We will survive. I can’t say that with any certainty about the other lot.
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Dia Daoibh
Off topic folks but just heard that Belfast Lord Mayor and Sinn Féin councillor has been attacked while performing official Mayoral duties in loyalist Woodvale
Different breed these people!!
From FF the penny drops
soapysoutar soapysoutar is online now
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Join Date: 09-11-2006
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Default Re: Reply from SFA on why RFC were fined
So basically we ask for a fine, do not appeal the fine, then months later complain about the fine.
Well done Mather, making us look like the incompetent fools we are…AGAIN
And WS wants us to back this man?????
Big bones
Think his uncle posts on here..
Hope he is safe and well
God ive missed this guy
Charlie chuckles full interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1lkIzApyTg&feature=youtu.be
That was leaked out at the weekend by the SFA that Craig Mather better be carefully what he wishes for, because it was Sevconions who asked for the fine, lol, panto time AGAIN.
I found a dead cat and I reckon its worth about two quid. If any CQN,r is interested in purchasing half of it for £800 contact me at acgr@hotmail.com
Thanks
Good night CQN
Enjoy your night lots to entertain you
Livingston to watch our young bhoys begin their league campaign
BIGbones8867
17:29 on 6 August, 2013
Dia Daoibh
Off topic folks but just heard that Belfast Lord Mayor and Sinn Féin councillor has been attacked while performing official Mayoral duties in loyalist Woodvale
Different breed these people!!
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They most certainly are. Real democracy is a bitch isn’t it Billy??
blantyretim
First report on social media said he was injured and hospitalised.
News headlines say 9 police injured as he was “jeered ” by a hostile crowd
BB
Shortie going to be good tonight….and it’s no even my birthday
We need to go through tomorrow just to make sure the gap between us and the Horribles continues to widen.
brth – agreed – shouldnt have used the term wee committees – i look on the GB as being the nomadic CSC the young team want to join/socialise with – as opposed to the CSCs who have social clubs bingo etc – i personally am too old to join the GB, and dont fit the profile – but too bad – i dont object to the exsistence of the GB any more than I object to the Polska Bhoys or the Oban CSC – i’ll just go to the games with my family & long standing mates in our wee unofficial CSC – if the GB atract the young to the games and keep the stadium alive then great – that said I’d like to think that they’d continue to liaise with various official supporters groups going forward.
Will the next billionaire please step forward.
A decent editor would fire Jackson right now.
The guy is a fruitcake.
dontbrattbakkinanger
17:40 on 6 August, 2013
We need to go through tomorrow just to make sure the gap between us and the Horribles continues to widen.
The way thinks are going, there won’t be any gap….you need 2 sides to have a gap.
notthebus
17:31 on 6 August, 2013
God ive missed this guy
Charlie chuckles full interview
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1lkIzApyTg&feature=youtu.be
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notthebus
I agree. He’s great value.
PS Has he been creosoting himself since he left..?
Charlotte Green is an excellent choice to take over the reading out of the football results on the BBC from James Alexander Gordon, who did it for 40 years. She has a lovely voice.
However, if a Forfar 4-5 East Fife comes up again, she will just burst out laughing on air. She has form. James Alexander Gordon would just sail through that. In fact, he did just sail through it and you could hear in his voice that he was enjoying sailing through it.
If a Forfar 2-1 Sevco comes up again, we will all burst out laughing.
A flighty bit of a gal reading out the football results, though. Ken (Nae Burds) Gallacher will be birling in his grave.
oglach
That’s exactly what their problem is,they know it’s the end game.
BB
Keith Jackson lieing in bed at night..”I do believe in Billionaires.I do..i do “
burghbhoy
17:02 on 6 August, 2013
Try @celticbars on twitter.
Take it you got the all clear to fly. Have a good one.
Meant to add my wishes for a happy retirement and full recovery from cancer for James Alexander Gordon.
Where do the Easdales stand in all this buy/ sell malarky? Not the kind of people to lose money on a deal, nor to let someone else move the goalposts by selling the shares they were promised.
notthebus @ 17:45
Maybe if they all try just clapping. it worked for Tinkerbell.
Big bones different species mate animals
KTF
HH
The easdales will be getting tooled up to look after Charlie Boy make no mistake about that.
If we win tomorrow are we at least guaranteed a place in the Europa cup group stages should we fail to qualify for the CL?
Bit of help required. Lost my keys down the back of the sofa and when rummaging about I found a Hun billionaire. Should I send him straight to ibrox or give the Daily Record a call?
HH
So……..been in Donegal since Thursday – what have I missed?
Forfar ? Smith? This is gonna take all night…
HH
Oglach
I believe so.
TLWIO
Challs is brilliant.
He has the measure of lightweights like White and simpky wipes the floor with them – while providing laughs aplenty.
I’d like to go for a Tetley Bitter with the man. Terrific value.
Welcome back old son.
simply
Yorkbhoy
Give big smarmy Jim white on Sky a bell.
There’s still time for it to make the main story on SSN news at 6pm.
Bazzabhoy
Looking good mate, cheers for that
I believe that “The Rangers” aren’t a club anymore.
They are a hostage situation where the spivs are holding a gun to “the club” to make the “true blues” cough up the money.
Or else…
Reminds me of this little ditty from a sadly overlooked fella
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKv9p-lyKNA
Stairheidrammy
Re the Easdales.
I suspect that they may be in line to buy more shares at as low a price as possible– some at a possibly pre agreed price with Charlie The Yorkieman. I am sure that they have their man on the board to ensure that no one else gets control.
By the way, did anyone notice the anomally in Walter’s statement and the joint statement coming from the Rangers Supporters Trust and crew.
Check out what Walter says he was urged to do when sitting as chairman re the proposed EGM motion floating about at that time. He was urged to do everything to avoid it– presumably because all the dirty linen then gets washed in public– and he urges the current board members to do the same.
The RST and others are calling for the EGM to go ahead so they can seek absolute clarity as to where the money from shares and season tickets has gone!
Interesting Walter has not called for this– he wants stability in and the current lot out and Murray’s lot in with no fuss.
Wonder why?
Oglach
If we fail tomorrow we go into the Europa play offs.
Getting through guarantees European football.
ArranmoreBhoyLXV11
17:54 on 6 August, 2013
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Forget all that – as Paul alludes to above the biggest story according to the Record is that a number of Celtic fans are to be relocated from their seats or offered a refund.
The biggest news story , not just sports story, around it seems.
Go figure…
yorkbhoy 17:53 on 6 August, 2013
No point in calling the DR – that’s KevJungle’s task – Keech Jacksie knows where every billionaire in Scotland is.
He knew about the guy in your couch even though you’ve just discovered him.
#offthescale
Oglach
Europa play-off I think if we lose.
Which we won’t. *shuts eyes. claps*