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. So Darryl’s opening line is “the club is slowly disintegrating and heading to crash on the rocks”.

  2. Nuclear Bovril and a Half Munched Pie on

    BRTH

     

     

    On a day of quality posts another standout.

     

     

    Ooooh Clyde mood is grim.

     

     

    Enjoy the ride on Snyde folks!

  3. Rangers financial plight is clearly exaggerated – Mark Guidi has revealed on Clyde that they were able to afford to give their most recent trialist lunch before sending him home.

  4. Paul67

     

     

    I commented on the future impact.

     

     

    ” Auldheid says:

     

     

    16/06/2011 at 7:40 pm

     

     

    I’m wondering just how paralysing all this is for future planning at Rangers?

     

     

    Glad its not something Celtic have to worry about.”

     

     

    Mind you that was on the RTC blog last June. It was as much a no brainer then as it is now.

  5. Clyde : “Who in hell at Ibrox thinks that 500,000 pounds is going to get Grant Holt from Norwich. It is an insult to our intelligence . . .”

  6. Eyes Wide Open on

    Anything much happening out there?

     

     

    I assume from August and now January that we believe Majstorovic, Mulgrew, Loovens and Rogne are more than good enough to see us through the Europa and the League.

     

     

    Hmm.

     

     

    Forget the ‘targetman’ bring us a centre half on loan for 6 months!

  7. John on Clyde says “no more season tickets”

     

     

    Does he not know he;s already spent the next 4 years money, ah ah aha h

  8. Eyes Wide Open on

    Oxford United have completed the double signing of Wycombe Wanderers’ Scott Rendell

     

     

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    I hope we dont live to rue the day we missed out on that one!

  9. On a train to London so grateful for the updates. Tell me they did not bid £500k for Holt – thats got to be a wind-up???

  10. Estadio Nacional on

    “You could name abut 20 things of the top of yer tounge thats bad about craig white”

     

     

    Brilliant.

  11. twists n turns on

    caller says “I could name 20 things off the top of ma tongue”

     

     

    Is that Declan calling??

  12. I read Craig whytes statement haven’t read many comments since then but I do find it deranged that he talks about the need to slash running costs of the club as there is a deficit of 10 million. Only a matter of months ago it was 7 million he was saying had to be slashed from running costs. Is he just throwing any old numbers out there? Or is he talking that much bull that he forgets what he’s saying from one month to the next?

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