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Yeah fair enough Pete but there is another old adage that if you don't lose goals you dont lose games. I would argue having a solid backline that doesn't leak goals make the players in front of them better. Why ? Because if the midfield are confident in their defence then they can play slightly looser with less pressure - it also means that the forwards don't feel as much pressure as they will feel 1 goal could win the game. Right now there is NO confidence in the defence at all which means the midfield feel they have to protect more than they probably should and the forwards end up snatching at shots - they know that in each game 1 goal won't be enough. I would like to see Brown at Ibrox too - but we are MORE in need of AT LEAST 1 CB - and I think we probably need 2 - because there aren't ANY of them at present that instill confidence.

Ummmm, I already am a millionaire Gav, so how much is the bet ?

My 2nd tipsters say they have one for me tomorrow so will post that when I get it (these are the guys that reckon they can make me a million in 4 yrs). They pay for their info, so it is inside info. Last week they had 2 winners - 3/1 and 11/8 - no losers. I missed both as I was on holiday, typical. Ian, that is actually a decent bet IMO.

One thing that concerns me slightly is that, I think, it was said that DM "underwrote" the rights issue - is this correct ? If so then that is another way of skimming - my company have undertaken a few financings in recent years and the "underwriters" get 3-5% of the financing - if DM underwrote the deal he could take 3-5% as an underwriting fee and only the NET amount would show in the capital of the company - another way of skimming rather than drinking the milk.

No problem Frankie - that is the thing with accounts, they can be window dressed to show a nice happy picture when things arent as they seem (you only need to look to Enron, WorldCom, Disney, Tyco etc etc). I would think though that the Rangers books, as they are quite high profile in Scotland, will be audited quite heavily and with a fine tooth comb by the auditors, who I believe are Grant Thornton (a reputable top 20, I think, audit firm in the UK).

Today's bet is : Horse : Hold the bid Race meet : Uttoxeter Time : 1.35pm Current odds : 7/4 (best price) EDIT : Beat !!! Was 3rd. Hope no-one bet it !

I CAN believe why Quashie chose WBA over us - they offered him a 2 yr deal (I think it was 2 yrs) whilst we wanted to take him on a 6 month loan deal. If I were him I would have taken the security as well.

Is it one of those questionnaires about being a good liar too ? BTW Pete - Amsterdam is a real eye-opener !

Better odds but the chances of it coming in are also much slimmer too. For interest it is a good idea - but chances are you will be donating your quid every week......

Indeed Ian, indeed. Betting really should just be for "interest" and therefore the stakes shouldn't be too high (relevant to your income). I can afford a bit more but even though I am up a fair bit it only takes 4 or 5 consecutive losses and you wipe out your profits in an instant. Actually though, believe it or not, gambling CAN be done risk-free - it is called sports arbitrage. I know of people making a living from it - you basically bet on all eventualities in an event and the disparity between odds given by the bookies mean you ALWAYS turn a profit - I had an account but just couldn't devote the time to it and also couldn't just select the bookies I wanted to work with (wanted money with them all but it takes a lot of money for that.

Not quite so Frankie..... it isn't necessarily still there. What has happened is that it being a 10 year deal means that JJB would have paid the cash, DM could very easily have taken the cash. However, the amount going to the P&L account is simply the portion relating to the fiscal year in question. What happens from an accounting perspective is that the money is received in the bank and then a corresponding "liability" is created (is actually called deferred income) - this is shows as a liability because of the 10 yr deal - only 1/10th becomes available each year - therefore you can only "release" 1/10th per year to the P&L. The rest sits waiting to get utilised. HOWEVER, from a CASH perspective, DM could easily have taken that money out of the club - it should be transparent though as to how he would do this, not too many options (salary (difficult for him to do), dividend (likely as he is still the vast majority shareholder) or as a loan (also possible) - there are other means which would be a bit more creative but these 3 are probably the most likely and most traditional, with salaries being pretty unlikely. The loan one would be very transparent and wouldn't make too much sense as it increases the debt he is trying to eliminate. I don't think he has taken the cash out to be honest, but just showing that it COULD have been done. Regarding obtaining those future amounts - that is the price that DM paid in selling the club's soul to JJB - they want to maximise their returns too don't forget so they will want new strips every season I would expect. Control, I would think, has been passed to JJB - and they don't care about the supporters - but it is a scandal that they will be bringing out new strips next year again !!

Cheers Barry - but really not my doing - I pay professional tipsters for their info. One set of these guys reckon that they will make me a million quid in the next 4 years (I paid 500 for their info and so far they are up a fair bit). As you will have seen with the whole Iraqi Dinar thread, I like to take risks - more often than not they dont come off unfortunately. I will see what time I get the tips and post them when I get them (I hope none of the tipsters read this forum....)

I know - I should Ian - but therein lies the problem - today's horse was at 2.25pm at Lingfield, but I only got it at 1pm - so there is only a small window of opportunity !

Sorry..... did I also say that whilst on holiday I missed 2 weeks worth of bets and that the 2 weeks were losing weeks - so I end up "winning" by not betting.... I hate being back in Bermuda - I think the time is right to move on.... just had to get that "post-holiday" blues statement out there.

I just had a 200 quid bet on a horse, at Lingfield - won at 6/5 - but for every winner there is a loser right around the corner. Since I paid for professional betting services in August I am up about 3,000 quid. Long may it continue !

What about Lowing ?

And TBH it wasn't even that good a free-kick, it was bad keeping IMO

I won't dispute that it was a bad decision, I agree. But it also proves the type of person he is that he didn't want to walk out on an obligation he gave to Canal+.

I thought they were in for Fleck when he eventually signed for us. If so then I don't see why he would move to them so quickly after joining us, unless he is as disillusioned as the fans are at the moment.

In which case the question should be "Can our Chairman and our board turn it around". Answer is NO in my opinion. Bain is an arrogant tosser who is, in my opinion, NOT of CEO material. Murray has buried himself in the hills to hide, not much of a Chairman there either. We don't need investment, we need rid of the Chairman and his puppet.

Plus Bardsley is only on loan - is he really good enough to spend the cash Man U will want for him ? Personally I couldn't care less if Bardsley goes back to Man U. Not a vast improvement on Hutton, we can do better than him...... or can we ?

But the decision for the timing of PLG to come in wasn't made by DM or the club, it was made by PLG himself. He didn't want to terminate his contract with Canal+ and that contract didn't expire till after the SPL season had ended.

so who you take then ?

1-0 to Falkirk after less than 10 minutes, not a good start ! Although Watford are up.

Best place to be Barry