forlanssister

Already stated ad nauseum the PR and Communication stuff, I'm shoulder to shoulder with you there. I'm more than content that the Board ignore the spend,spend,spend short termism that inevitably backfires. We surely all should want the Club to run sustainably within its means? Again I concur. The reactive rather than proactive nature of our PR irks immensely and is clearly a form of self harming. Whilst the price stung there's a valid argument that actually they priced it correctly according to market demand. I doubt you'll find anyone who doesn't think MyGers is a money raising scheme, it isn't perfect by any means but plenty are happy enough to join it. Such "loyalty" schemes are used all over Europe and beyond we're only playing catch up in that respect. I probably have even stronger feelings on this point than you, being a bus convener this has continually f*&ked me over, we can barely run a car to away games now let alone a bus. Removing Bar72 patrons from RSC lists has further compounded the situation for us. Fwiw safe standing is inevitable at some point but the simple fact of the matter is that it's way down the list of current priorities. One point I've noticed about some of those shouting for safe standing is a complete lack of understanding just what it is and what it entails. I hope those who do engage with the Club on the issue have a better understanding than the average keyboard warrior currently screaming for it. Personally I think when it is done it should be done correctly and those demanding the rail seating now because they have it accross the city would be selling the fans short in the longer term. Until recently I would have settled for wheelchair facilities that would have been far inferior those which the Club unveiled last week. I think the circumstances stances surrounding EH were pretty much outside the Boards control. Personally I'm absolutely delighted the sale of the Albion fell through if anything I'd like to see another storey on top of it. We should be looking to increase our property holdings in the vicinity of Ibrox not reduce them. That was a monumental failure of Murray's short term attitude during his tenure. I'm in the tiny minority that actually seen merit in the fixture Again I think it's maily the result of a PR and Communication failure which was entirely avoidable. I'm sure it'll all come out in the wash. I concur entirely, that was extremely disappointing to put it mildly. That's normal practice practically everywhere, can't see how that could possibly be regarded as a failure of the Board.

In what respect exactly?

I think their roots took hold long before the current regime gained control. They then failed to adequately convey to the fans just how far the Club had fallen in EVERY single department, a failure to communicate at the basic level. There are things we may not like to hear but we should hear (imho). In some respects their errors compounded already problematic areas (i.e. retail) but I don't think they're claiming infallibility. As much as Bisgove gets it tight from the fans he's the calibre of people we need to recruit, if only everyone fulfilled their remit as well as he does. Given how much the Board and the other backers have invested I expect them to get it right after it is their OWN money they're playing with. Whilst they did indeed listen to me regarding the disabled situation they're not going to be knocking on my door for advice on how to run the Club. 😂

I'm not convinced that is indeed the case.

Lawwell was a Dictators Dictator all powerful and answerable to one man. We have a collegiate structure than relies on the MD reporting to a Board and that Board reaching a consensus. Lawwell was virtually autonomous.

I've been banging on about the PR and Communication for years so we're singing from the same hymn sheet in that respect. No Board should be immune from criticism and this is one area where it's absolutely merited. Weir is clearly more intelligent than your average footballer as university degrees are hardly two a penny in that particular sphere but I doubt he's what we need at present.

Pretty sure I recall Martin Bain being described in those very terms numerous times

I concur re the PR and Communication failure it's something that puzzles me how can so clearly intelligent, highly successful businessmen not "get it"? There is a world of difference in the remits of Robertson as Managing Director and Lawwell when he was Chief Executive, it really isn't comparing apples with apples.

That's quite a tangent you've gone off on there. Weir's job at Brighton is more akin to Ross Wilson's at Rangers miles way from Robertson's brief t Ibrox.

The fact his name was still on the ballot come Polling Day I suppose can be classed as an achievement in itself.

I know but it jogged my memory bank into action! 😀

Didn't deter him. Came 8th out of 8.

I absolutely get the frustration of not being able to share information that you think should be in the wider domain but that's just something that goes with the territory.

Just rewatching the AGM on youtube. Watching gratefully as John Bennett revealed he's into us for £23m then minutes later who pops up with a question but none other than a former poster from here who not only tried to chase him away from Rangers (he preferred the Easdales & Co) by writing to Mr Bennett's boss but openly boasted about doing so for no other reason than to fluff his own ego. True to form he didn't take the opportunity to consume some humble pie or thank the Vice Chairman for all his endeavours and his capital. Alas an NDA prevents me revealing why he was the only person dismissed from the Rangers Fans Board que sera sera.

They are incredibly common, personally I've had to sign 2 in regards to Rangers once regarding the Rangers Fans Board (incidentally we weren't even allowed to set our own passwords for the internal email system) and once for the Disability Matters Group. Personally I think they're essential otherwise it isn't possible to function effectively without that in place.

I'm sure they'll be aware of all avenues of funding but I'll mention it in dispatches, thanks. Years ago there would have been grants from the Football Trust which was funded via a levy on the Pools companies Spot the Ball competitions but the last time I mentioned that I was told it was no longer an option.

Yes there's still a long waiting list of over a decade. Don't think there's ever been an effective monitoring system per se and undoubtedly if one were in place better use could be made of existing spaces. This has been raised numerous times over the years but for 6 or 7 years we didn't even have a ticket scanner at the entrance. I assume when the ticketing system is finally replaced our tickets will be fully integrated into the system so better use can be made of the spaces. I'm confident the proposals will adequately cater for the need/demand of wheelchair fans and will allow a lot more people access to see Rangers play at Ibrox. It's worth pointing out too that the propsals will create an equal amount of ambulant disabled easy access seating.

In what regards?

I'm assuming all going well with planning etc that work will start at the end of tge season though there are factors outwith the Clubs control. I'd be happy enough to start in BF and do the wheelchair facilities and the cantilever before moving on to CF that would ensure any capacity reduction would be kept to a minimum and for the shortest possible duration. The works can actually be carried out during the season without too much disruption. Parking is a perennial problem I'm not sure it can ever be solved to everyones satisfaction. I think they'll be trying some things to make the current disabled parking arrangements work more efficiently. I presume there will be some increase in provision but to what extent I'm not certain. The collapse of the Albion sale altered what was planned re parking. There have been numerous Board members involved in this particularly over the last 12 months it would be remiss of me to single anyone out. There was a collective determination to address the situation at all levels.

I suspect this is part of the reason for wishing to move the UB into BF3 it's a larger section than BF1 so even with the wheelchair area at the rear it should accommodate all those that are currently in BF1. I don't think in the grand scheme of things that the wheelchair platforms will have much if any impact on the UB's. Also those advocating safe standing shouldn't fret about this hindering safe standing because if anything this assist them as it removes an obstacle.

Yes they've done an excellent job in coming up with the proposal. I can't stress enough how approachable and determined the Board have been over the last 18 months, it was a refreshing change after years and years of banging my head against a brick wall.

Ask away and I'll endeavour to answer as best I can.

Indeed they have, I only hope the mentalists opposing Resolution 8 fail in order that the money to fund it can be raised as it won't be cheap but the costs of not doing it will be greater.

Nail on head. His opposition to Resolution 8 is particularly galling given how big a part the equivalent previous resolutions have played in harvesting investment into the Club especially at the beginning of regime change. He has no intention of investing another penny in us but seems determined to stop others from doing so in case it lessens the chances of recouping his money in the shorter term.

I think we'll get that wish granted without too many restless nights.