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  1. MoodyBlue
    I can understand why many bears are cautious about people like Sarver. However, he is one person who has been as credible as anyone over the past few years. Nothing is hidden - all his activities and perfoermances are out in the open for the whole world to see - and it reads very well. I just pray we haven't missed out on an exciting venture with this guy and his team. Part of me things 'who the hell are we to turn down this guy ?!' I hope this don't come back to haunt us.
  2. MoodyBlue
    If you see Craig's reposnses last night/this morning you will see his explanation and why he stands by scottyboy and the info he is getting.
  3. MoodyBlue
    Craig Houston has backed him up so that's good enough for me.
  4. MoodyBlue
    Peter, Peter, Peter......... FORMER Rangers striker Peter Lovenkrands says Mike Ashley is just a "down to earth guy" who enjoys sharing a drink with his players. The Danish frontman spent three years working under the billionaire Newcastle United owner during his stint at St James' Park. But while the Ibrox support remain highly suspicious of the Sports Direct tycoon and his plans for the Glasgow giants after buying up an 8.92 per cent stake, Lovenkrands' insight painted a much more positive picture. The 34-year-old - who twice lifted the SPL title during his Rangers days - told PA: "He was a great guy. I got on really well with him. He was one of those chairmen who came to socialise with the players. "We had a really good time with him at Newcastle. He came to all the dos after the season finished and would have a drink with the boys. "He was great and very open with him like that. I had a good time with him that way. "I had great years with him at Newcastle and a lot of that was down to the way he was running the club. "He loves football. He's just a down-to-earth guy. When the wives would turn up for nights out he would sit down and have a drink and a joke. You don't get that from many chairmen. "He and (Rangers chief executive Derek) Llambias are both like that. They have run a big club like Newcastle for a few years now and they have not done a bad job, have they?" The Newcastle support might beg to differ with Lovenkrands' assessment and there seems to be few amongst the Light Blues faithful willing to speak so enthusiastically about Ashley's Ibrox involvement. He has already been charged by the Scottish Football Association with breaching duel ownership rules after giving the club a £3million emergency loan late last year and has been blocked by Hampden chiefs from increasing his stake to almost 30 per cent. The club remain dangerously short of clash and Ashley must now decide if he will bail the club out or loosen his grasp and allow the Three Bears - Douglas Park, George Letham and George Taylor - to hand Rangers a £6.5million rescue rope. "It's not for me to sit and talk about what he's got planned here," said Lovenkrands when asked if the Rangers support should be worried by Ashley's moves. "I don't know what Mike Ashley does. I'm a player - I don't speak about what his plans are for clubs, even when I was at Newcastle. "That's something the board will have to deal with here. "There's been a lot going on at the club and is still going on. But everybody wants the club to get back to where it was when I was here. "I just hope they can get everything sorted. Lovenkrands - who also played for Schalke and Birmingham during a 16-year playing career - retired in November but will be back at Ibrox on Sunday, January 25, when a Rangers All-Star team take on a side made up of European greats in a tribute match for Fernando Ricksen. The retired Rangers midfielder is suffering from Motor Neurone Disease and profits from the game will go to Ricksen's family and a number of charities. Lovenkrands - who has been back training at Murray Park to get himself in shape - said: "We are just trying to support Fernando. It's very exciting to be back and hopefully there will be a big turn out for the game. "Fernando was always one of the characters from my time at Rangers. You could hear him everywhere you went in Murray Park. "He was always loud and funny. He was great to have around the team. You need people like that around the club. "He was always happy and smiling or throwing cold water over you when you were in the shower. A good character to have."
  5. MoodyBlue
    I fear that an 'Ashley loan' will be on its way
  6. MoodyBlue
    I wouldn't be averse to that at all to be honest. Quite frankly he seems as credible as anyone out there - he has very decent money and a good track record of owning a major sports team in one of the U.S's biggest institutions, in the NBA.
  7. MoodyBlue
    Chris is good at the media thing and is very articulate. This sits well with the affleunt guys who want to pass info through certain people in order to get a message across to the punters.
  8. MoodyBlue
    I don't believe scottyboy is full of shit mate. Quite the opposite in fact. It can be difficult when things are moving about at the rate they are and not always easy to pass on 100% accurate information.
  9. MoodyBlue
    False alarm. I'd say the plan is for Park & co to get their man/men on the board first. King may then need to call and EGM to remove the remaining wigs from the board once and for all.
  10. MoodyBlue
    I hear what you are saying, but not sure admin 2 is necessarily on the cards as we have funding options being made available. However, whatever happens in the near future I think what we are very probably heading for is another season in the Championship.
  11. MoodyBlue
    Chris has been in and around the whole situation for a while now. As a credible character and someone who has done a great job as a 'fans spokesman' etc., I think he has become privvy to quite a bit of info in recent months/years. He is someone people will feed info into and he will pass this out to the wider support where appropriate. He has handled himself superbly over all of this IMO.
  12. MoodyBlue
    looking like it mate.
  13. MoodyBlue
    Now hearing that this is not the case - well, still to be confirmed. Not sure what/who to believe at the moment. No doubt we will find out soon.
  14. MoodyBlue
    I just hope we don't live to regret this. The guy's credentials were very good and he is successfully running a top U.S. sports team.
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    RANGERS INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL CLUB PLC ("Rangers" or the "Company") Statement of intention not to make an offer under rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers It was announced on 8 January 2015 that Robert Sarver had made a revised proposal to the board of Rangers that may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company by Robert Sarver (or a vehicle to be established and controlled by him). It was announced by Rangers this morning that the board of the Company had rejected that revised proposal on the basis that they felt it unlikely that the approval of shareholders holding sufficient shares would be forthcoming, and that therefore the board did not intend to hold the general meeting that would be necessary to implement the proposal. The board did not make any counter proposal. Robert Sarver today announces that as a result of the board's failure to provide a counter proposal or to engage in any meaningful negotiations with him, he does not now intend to make an offer for Rangers. Robert Sarver commented: "I'm disappointed the Rangers board has rejected my revised offer, which addressed the club's immediate and long-term needs. Clearly the current directors have a different path they want to go down. I hope for the sake of the club and the fans, who've been very warm and supportive towards me, that it works out. I wish the club and fans the best of luck. If they want my support in the future, then they only have to ask."
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    Sarver out: RANGERS INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL CLUB PLC ("Rangers" or the "Company") Statement of intention not to make an offer under rule 2.8 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers It was announced on 8 January 2015 that Robert Sarver had made a revised proposal to the board of Rangers that may or may not lead to an offer being made for the Company by Robert Sarver (or a vehicle to be established and controlled by him). It was announced by Rangers this morning that the board of the Company had rejected that revised proposal on the basis that they felt it unlikely that the approval of shareholders holding sufficient shares would be forthcoming, and that therefore the board did not intend to hold the general meeting that would be necessary to implement the proposal. The board did not make any counter proposal. Robert Sarver today announces that as a result of the board's failure to provide a counter proposal or to engage in any meaningful negotiations with him, he does not now intend to make an offer for Rangers. Robert Sarver commented: "I'm disappointed the Rangers board has rejected my revised offer, which addressed the club's immediate and long-term needs. Clearly the current directors have a different path they want to go down. I hope for the sake of the club and the fans, who've been very warm and supportive towards me, that it works out. I wish the club and fans the best of luck. If they want my support in the future, then they only have to ask."
  17. MoodyBlue
    Plain bread ?? Things could 'actually' be happening. I remain cautious though. We've been here before (although I admit the situation has changed with the shareholding etc.)
  18. MoodyBlue
    Andy Newport ‏@AndyNewportPA 2m2 minutes ago Robert Sarver expected to respond to board's rejection of his £20million takeover bid later this afternoon
  19. MoodyBlue
    Seems like hes flying into Glasgow this afternoon. Alan McGlashan @alanles007 · 4h 4 hours ago @STVGrant late morning. Heard he left last night. Alan McGlashan @alanles007 · 4h 4 hours ago @STVGrant dave king due today in Glasgow. Alan McGlashan @alanles007 · 4h 4 hours ago @charlesp_sky @RangersFC knew that self preservation. King due in today to Glasgow.
  20. MoodyBlue

    Lets assume

    MoodyBlue replied to compo's topic in Rangers Chat

    Still wouldn't want him as Rangers manager mate - unless we just want to continue to accept mediocrity.
  21. MoodyBlue

    Lets assume

    MoodyBlue replied to compo's topic in Rangers Chat

    He did ok. No more than that IMO - and then there was Bristol City. i simply don't rate him and refuse to get on the bandwagon that he is some great manager capable of guidiung a club like ours to genuine success.
  22. MoodyBlue

    Lets assume

    MoodyBlue replied to compo's topic in Rangers Chat

    Wouldn't want McInnes anywhere near us to be honest. And I say that as someone who knows him fairly well. I played with him years a go in the District Schools teams when he was at Castlehead in Paisley and I have kept in touch with him over the years. But putting my neutral hat on, I really, really don't think he should be the Rangers manager. He is having a wee bit of a purple patch with the sheep at the moment (in a dire league), but i just would not read anything into that at all and wouldn't necessarily think that that would be a sign that he would make a good Rangers manager.
  23. MoodyBlue

    Lets assume

    MoodyBlue replied to compo's topic in Rangers Chat

    New management. Total clearout of the players. Not one should have their contracts renewed No jobs for the boys. Total upgrade of the neglected stadium - it looks like shit in most areas. Failing that - knock down Copland, Broomloan and Govan stands and start again. This will take millions and i don't see that kind of money on the horizon.
  24. MoodyBlue
    Whole board need to go. No half measuers - ALL wigs out !!!
  25. MoodyBlue
    We need significant money. Not just a few million here and there. The whole club needs rebuilt. Who is out there that can provide such massive investment which will keep us happy ???
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