Whyte opens door on finances as securitisation confirmed

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Craig Whyte laid out Rangers finances in a statement today, released in response to the Daily Record’s series of articles on the club this morning.  Whyte explained Rangers operating costs are around £45m while their income is approximately £35m, adding that the club needs to “live within its means”.

He confirmed the central allegation from the Record, that Rangers have securitised income from future season ticket sales in order to provide money for the club to pay its current costs, while denying they owe £5m VAT.

I have refreshed the page several times since an initially read and see no attempt to address the glaring question, if Rangers are spending tomorrow’s income today, what happens tomorrow?  It beggars belief that someone thought it was a good idea to confirm a fact like without addressing the enormous question now hanging over the club.

Maybe an octopus ate Craig’s homework.

I’ve no idea how much money Rangers have in the bank right now, at this time on transfer deadline day, no one even seems to know if they have sold prize-asset, Jelavic, to Everton, but no matter how much of the securitised income remains, if this is not a dead parrot, it’s in severely poor health.

More power to you, Craig.  I’ll not have a word said against you.

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  1. Malone 19

     

     

    “I’m not comfortable that there won’t be further revelations” ahahahaha! ”

     

     

    According to a well known book those “reve;ations” will include:-

     

     

    In order of appearance:

     

     

    1. John of Patmos

     

    2. The angel who reveals the Revelation of Jesus Christ

     

    3. The One who sits on the Throne

     

    4. Twenty-four crowned elders

     

    5. Four living creatures

     

    6. The Lion of Judah who is the seven horned Lamb with seven eyes

     

    7. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

     

    8. Four angels holding the four winds of the Earth

     

    9. The seal-bearer angel

     

    10. Seven angelic trumpeters

     

    11. The star called Wormwood

     

    12. Angel of Woe

     

    13. Scorpion-tailed Locusts

     

    14. Four angels bound to the great river Euphrates

     

    15. Two hundred million lion-headed cavalry

     

    16. The mighty angel of Seven thunders

     

    17. The Two witnesses

     

    18. Beast of the Sea having seven heads and ten horns

     

    19. The woman and her child

     

    20. The Dragon, fiery red with seven heads

     

    21. Michael the Archangel

     

    22. Lamb-horned Beast of the Earth

     

    23. Image of the Beast of the sea

     

    24. The False Prophet

     

    25. Whore of Babylon

     

    26. Death and Hades

  2. The bould b’hoys says:

     

    31 January, 2012 at 20:27

     

    :::::::::::::BREAKING NEWS FROM IPOX::::::::::::

     

    Rangers have just signed Jelavic’s replacement from the Bundesliga…

     

     

    Jurgen Bustjacunts

     

     

    share

     

     

     

    /////

     

     

    I blame PL for not getting in their first! Haven’t laughed so much since me father-in-law crowned his partner with a desk lid.

  3. Jobo

     

     

    I know you and wee sticks

     

    met you in legends with sticks at St J game.

     

     

    Auldheid was a regulary many years ago. ?? 15 or so

  4. Had my weekly listen to Clyde phone in when picking up my daughters from dancing. I should know better by now but I literally couldn’t help myself after today’s events.

     

     

    It was the hun, fairly eloquent and coherent, making the point that surely business experts should be commenting on this stuff.

     

     

    Fair enough says I.

     

     

    Then he proceeds to state that this is the biggest sports story in Scottish history. No mention of our moment of staring into the abyss in 1994.

     

     

    Now, you see ya balloon, it’s that supremist, egotistical attitude that has led you to the edge of your own abyss and that has resulted in us wanting to push you in.

  5. The radio tonight was priceless.

     

     

    A night like you will never hear again.

     

     

    The death of Karma FC.

     

     

    AJ was just someone trying so very late in the day to put a gloss on his total failure

     

    to do anything to prevent the execution of his beloved team

     

     

    Nevertheless, he still managed to mutter something about rANGER’s domination, and that’s

     

    one reason I hate the whole pack of them.

     

     

    The Clyde caller who was nasty at the Celtic fan’s sympathy – well described by scottishleaf @

     

    31 January, 2012 at 20:02 in a nice little vignette on this very blog…

     

     

    Chico’s parting titbit that there is MUCH MORE TO COME as regards the revelations

     

     

    The caller who kept at it for The Hoops to pick up thems on the cheap and got a few laughs

     

     

    Clyde are dolts – the barbed remarks about RTC and also reading out his email

     

    YOU ARE ADVERTISING FOR HIM YOU IDIOTS !

     

     

    Fabulous.

     

     

    pigalle

  6. Jelevic transfer off. He handcuffs himself to goalposts in protest but lead away by police. 5 minutes injury time being played at the moment.

     

     

    Danny

  7. Will be happier when the deadline passes tonight and the huns haven’t brought anyone in as I still worry they’ll somehow muddle through to the end of the season.

  8. Stuggling with a few things said by the ex-RFC chairman on Shortbread tonight – can anyone here help?

     

     

    Quotes are to the best of my memory, not word for word but in context as said…

     

     

    March 8th – MBB / Wavetower requested loan.

     

    April ?? – Loan received

     

     

    “He received that money before he paid for RFC?”

     

    AJ – “Yes, it was put into a solicitors, his solicitors account, yes.”

     

     

    How could the MBB use RFC assets as a security if he didn’t own RFC by this point as the takeover didn’t complete until May 6th 2011?

     

     

    AJ – “It would be difficult for me to comprehend Tickitus, in lending this money to Rangers didn’t request and get a secured position.”

     

     

    So they loaned the money to Rangers? Not the MBB? Surely this contradicts the answer above?

     

     

    Surely before owning Rangers the best the MBB could get would be an offer to loan, with condition of ownership of whatever security was required?

     

     

    Thoughts appreciated.

     

     

    Thanks,

     

    QB

  9. southbhoy says:

     

    31 January, 2012 at 20:26

     

     

    Snyde podcast available now,,been listening to it for past 40mins..what a hoot!

  10. BBC Live – Scotlands transfer deadline day page –

     

     

    Speculation about transfer activity involving celtic, we’re checking it out.

     

     

    We’ve been told there could yet be an arrival at celtic before the deadline.

     

     

    We’re hearing celtic have a list of targets they’ve been trying to work through.

  11. Just listened to Alastair Johnston interview on BBC website.

     

     

    The deathly sigh he gives at the end when asked is there more bad news to come out of Ibrox is tantalising.

     

     

    He then adds, and I’m paraphrasing, “I’m afraid I know a few things and I’m not comfortable with what else might come out”.

  12. They would have to sign Messi, Ronaldo and Sparticus to ever so slightly improve their chances, fact is, they’re pish!-and not in a good way.

     

    As someone said to me when I went for a prostrate examination: don’t look back in anger!

  13. looks like phil mac giolla bhain has found the smoking gun,dynamite report

     

     

    get in there

     

     

    HH

     

     

    MM

  14. So AJ says the bank was delighted with the way Rangers were being run under his stewardship and willing to proceed on the basis of a permanent £16 million OD. Then in the next breath he states the bank forced the sale. Is this the guy the Huns are supposed to trust. No mention of the tax case either and a potential £49,000,000.00 debt. Hmmmmmm!!!

     

     

    MWD

  15. I think Nikicha must have been a tad confused tonight as the Everton support belted out ” It’s a Grand Old Team to play for” Still reckon he’ll soon get over it.

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