With Ticketus gone the charade is over

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Ticketus, one of Rangers three major creditors, Craig Whyte and HM Revenue and Customs, being the others, have announced they will no longer work with the Blue Knights (or it is Blue Knight) consortium in an effort to buy Rangers.

Ticketus were crucial to Duff and Phelps hopes of being able to acquire Craig Whyte’s shares in Rangers.  Although anyone who actually listened to Mr Whyte will know how unlikely this was, their withdrawal from the process formally brings an end to this fantasy.

Without Rangers shares, Duff and Phelps cannot sell the club.  Mr Whyte also has security over Ibrox stadium, so they cannot sell the stadium either.

Some weeks ago suggestions were leaked to the media that Ticketus had agreed to forgive all but £10m of their debt.  It was even suggested this figure would be repayable on easy terms.  Now the company will take their place alongaspirationsside other creditors.  In the event Rangers remain in business long enough to sell tickets for next season, revenue from the first (circa) 25,000 tickets sold for each game goes directly to Ticketus.

The charade is over.

Those hoping to see a club resembling Rangers form in the future have had months to secure a stadium, club licence, stadium, players, stadium, and commercial infrastructure.  Instead they have stalled, chasing an unattainable CVA.

There is no time left, there will be no CVA and the chances of a phoenix next season is increasingly remote.

#OneteaminGlasgow,
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One team in Glasgow,
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  1. traditionalist88

     

    That’s no fair , I demand an extension to the season ( huns death prediction league) and I want to know the names of all the other participants.

  2. Declan Is Neil Lennon 1888 Hates being 2nd on 27 April, 2012 at 15:18 said:

     

     

    Cos reading yir post made ma heid go awe woozy like ah wis drunk in ahm no..

  3. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    THE BARCA MOLE 1513

     

     

    Nice wee dig at God’s County. And richly deserved as well,of course!

     

     

    I’ll be spoiled for choice though. …

  4. No wonder they are in their current turmoil, the main personas left in this mess are stupid.

     

     

    They are talking of SFA hypocrisy and corruption ,but they are the biggest hypocrits themselves, saying they MUST have transparency !

     

     

    From a club that hasn’t been able to publish audited accounts since 2010 !

     

     

    BewilderedCsc

     

     

    HH

     

     

    JP

  5. Ten Men Won The League on 27 April, 2012 at 14:59 said:

     

     

    TheBarcaMole

     

     

    Judging by his time at Stockport, I am actually now warming to the idea of him taking over :)

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Aye, sure…….. You could be right!!!

     

    I am only going by close contact (NHB) business talk…….

     

    Anyway, their problem, not ours.

     

     

    Regards & Hail Hail

     

    TBM

  6. Kilbowie Kelt on

    The delicious, never-ending saga that is the demise of the Evil Empire truly is the gift which keeps on giving.

     

    It is even better than all the ways I dreamed about ‘thems’ final days when they were jackbooting without hindrance.

     

    Niccolo Machiavelli could not have dreamed up a more fitting ending.

     

     

    ‘ Like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel

     

    Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel

     

    As the images unwind, like the circles that you find in

     

    The windmills of your mind! ‘

     

     

    Thank You, God.

  7. danso_1888 on 27 April, 2012 at 15:17 said:

     

    oglach,

     

     

    oh my god that away strip, have we been hoodwinked and its us who have been taken over by the bloo nights?

     

    ====

     

    It does appear to have a blue hue to it. Hoping that is because of the pic quality and it’sit is in reality black however a dark blue away kit – emmm – Top seller !!!

  8. Paul67

     

     

    Obviously we have all jumped the gun on this one!

     

     

    Ticketus may have stepped back, stepped aside or whisper it walked away…But Whitie, no not Or Hero, the one on SSN, tells us that ‘sky sources’ tell us that the Blue Knights will launch a bid today. So that’s it sorted then!!!

  9. This is all getting very confusing.

     

     

    Ticketus owns tickets. But it needs something to sell the tickets for. So they talked to the Blue Knights and nearly had a deal. Then they talked to Bill Ng to make a better deal but Bill Ng walked away. So they talked to the Blue Knights again.

     

     

    The Blue Knights had at first ridden to the rescue. They might have been about to be declared as preferred bidders after one of the many deadlines, but then they stepped back. They might be stepping forward again but not now with Ticketus.

     

     

    Brian Kennedy bid even though he didn’t want to bid and was rejected. He then bid again verbally even though he still didn’t want to bid and was again rejected. And he might have talked to the Blue Knights, perhaps even backed the Blue Knights but has never actually joined. He might now do a deal with the Blue Knights although he really doesn’t want to apparently.

     

     

    And Bill Miller has gone very quiet. The Tennessee tow tycoon was laughed at for his mad bid. But then when his incubator was the only bid left at one of the deadlines he looked about to be named the preferred bidder. Instead he set another deadline that, like all the deadlines before it, seems to have been ignored by everyone. He hasn’t been heard form since.

     

     

    Meanwhile Craig Whyte is still laughing. Duff & Phelps are still running up a huge bill. And the gorilla is smiling in the corner.

     

     

    Isn’t it about time for another deadline?

  10. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    STARRY PLOUGH 1520

     

     

    It made perfect sense to me.

     

     

    Oooooooooooops.

     

     

    See ya!

  11. The Narrowbhoat Tim on

    RalphWaldoEllison-is Neil Lennon Season 2011-12 on 27 April, 2012 at 15:09

     

     

    Yes it is still going on, Squeeze is the headliner on the first night this year

  12. CraigWhyteCSC

     

     

    I’ve got ninety thousand pounds in my pyjamas,

     

    I’ve got forty thousand french francs in my fridge.

     

    I’ve got lost of lovely lire,

     

    Now the Deutschemark’s getting dearer,

     

    And my dollar bills would buy the Brooklyn Bridge.

     

    Chorus: There is nothing quite as wonderful as money,

     

    There is nothing quite as beautiful as cash.

     

    Some people say it’s folly,

     

    But I’d rather have the lolly,

     

    With money you can ma-ake a splash.

     

    Finale: There is nothing quite wonderful as money,

     

    (money,money,money,mon

     

    ey)

     

    There is nothing like a newly minted pound,

     

    (money,money,money,money)

     

    All: Everyone must hanker for the butchness of a banker,

     

    It’s accountancy that makes the world go round.

     

    (round,round,round)

     

    You can keep your Marx

     

    ist ways

     

    For it’s only just a phase.

     

    For it’s money money money makes the world go round.

     

    (money,money,money,money

     

    money,money,money,money

     

    moneeeeeeeeeeeyyyy)

  13. traditionalist88 on

    Fourgreenfields

     

     

    The league is in the hands of an independent commission and no amount of harassment will help us bail you out the situation you put yourself in.

     

     

    Bye bye now;)

     

     

    HH

  14. Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon on 27 April, 2012 at 15:25

     

    There is a bit of good news to come out of all this, apparently the gorilla and the octopus having spent such a protracted time in each others company have become an item and are soon to be married, in line with the admin process a date has been set but that may be subject to change, on a regular basis, the elephant in the room will be the main witness, its thought even the offspring of this couple wont come close to being as ugly as kirk broadfeet

  15. ArranmoreBhoyLXV11 on

    Ticketus……have left the building…

     

     

    The MSM keep

     

    Looking stupid …,

     

     

    Happy days..

  16. traditionalist88 on

    Declan

     

     

    you want to join my leeg cheef. A position has become vacant after some rocket cheeted:)

     

     

    HH

  17. re the alleged new away kit

     

     

    “The main thing you can see is that the Tennants sponsor is back to the usual size. Supposedly an agreement was only made for the home shirt, it makes sense because the home shirt is suppose to have a classic style where the away shirt doesn’t.

     

    The jersey still has the anniversary crest celebrating the Club’s 125th anniversary with a Celtic knot-work design. It also seems to still have the 9 hoops in celebration of Celtic’s record breaking 9 consecutive SPL titles between 1965 and 1974.”

     

     

    Regardless it is in keeping with our recent away kits- utter utter p**h. Disappointed :-(

  18. BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 27 April, 2012 at 15:21 said:

     

     

    THE BARCA MOLE 1513

     

     

    Nice wee dig at God’s County. And richly deserved as well,of course!

     

     

    I’ll be spoiled for choice though. … …….

     

     

    Naw, really, when we are back we often spend a day in Ayr(shire)…..No a full day mind you………… Have mentioned it before on CQN……… Really, really….

     

    Pint or seven with you in Irvine, Prestwick or Ayr next time eh!

     

    Regards & Hail Hail

     

    TBM

  19. traditionalist88 on

    fourgreenfields

     

     

    They’ll be on FF in about half an hour. See what you did- integrity is shot to bits now:)

     

     

    HH

  20. Sixteen roads to Golgotha on

    £27million down the swanny.

     

     

    I hope that ticketus go bankrupt as well.Serves then right for making a pact with the devil.

     

     

    Chortle chortle chortle.

  21. Dharma Bam \o/ stands up for Neil Lennon on 27 April, 2012 at 15:33

     

     

    just spoke to hugh keevins about the very points you raised, shooey says the octopus has signed a confidentiality clause which prohibits the information being discussed far less investigated or by the media, again in line with everything else regarding this process we await the fine detail being leaked either by Paul, RTC The Donegal Journalist or Alex Thommo.