Anchorman
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Even pre-admin I would have asked what the hell did either do to warrant that salary. £120K to £140K is what I would have guessed at the top.
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Nitpicking here, but someone was on the radio the other night saying that the figure of £826 for McCoist was a statement of what he received over 13 months, and his annual salary was £762K, but not a great deal of difference in the grand scheme. Salaries for Durrant and McDowall of £300K plus is fucking obscene. What the hell was that based on?
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On a slightly different note - anyone any idea what kind of salaries Durrant and McDowall are on (and Durie while we are at it)?
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'Back in the real world' the only man that I can ever remember (you could argue Joe Louis but he got shares for his) actually putting a huge chunk of his own cash into the Club for no return was Mr King. To the tune of 20 million pounds. He is the only one so far over all the years who really delivered. I will never slag him off because that fact will never go away. I also don't blame him for being very hesitant about lining some chancer's pockets.
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It's only a question from someone who doesn't understand these things, but is £600K such a big deal in the grand scheme of things? Couldn't it just be Prior buying up some more, for example, like he said he would?
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C'mon Pete - surely to God if you are being served up tripe in any walk of life, that you pay good money for, you are entitled to walk out without it "saying something about you". I've walked out on movies and restaurants before because it was dross, but I still feel unless you do it won't get better. Why do you think we ended up with the (much forgotten) David Holmes and the Souness revolution? Because the only people left at Ibrox were idiots like me who got some masochistic kick out of still going while it was too painful to bare.
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Was anyone else there today? I've come away with a total feeling of confusion - it was very emotional as I knew it would be, but I totally underestimated how emotional I would feel seeing him at such close quarters hardly able to speak, while his adoring wife and tiny little girl were near his side the whole time. It was so well done, and full of laughs. He is obviously bowled over by the receptions he is receiving. Today I thought the standing ovation would go on forever and his wife looked so blown away and proud. Durrant was holding back the tears. As I say I left totally confused as to what my feelings were and I'm just wondering what anyone else who was there thought of the day. P.S. On another note. I thought Ian King was top drawer and I happen to know the effort he put into these events on behalf of Fernando and he deserves some credit.
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Oh come on Pete. If you are a football lover there is nothing more captivating that watching the 'simple game' played with pace, passion, pass & move, etc..No tablet or iPhone will take your mind away from the game being played properly. The players, and Ally, carry a huge responsibility to entertain.
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Victor Valde says the best atmosphere he's ever played in was at Ibrox
Anchorman replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
Where is that taken from Ian? Edit - Ignore me Ian, I found it - Daily Record. -
Zappa, I tried to look at it from an open mind. I think in Ally's position you are always aiming a statement like that at someone . e.g. the fans, the board, your enemies, your players. And whatever way I looked at it I couldn't see what it achieved other than attracting negative sarcasm or worse. I think if it was a throw away remark (which I don't think he does) it was a bit stupid. It doesn't fit with the image I believe Rangers fans want to get behind - We've done our time and you'd better watch out - we're coming to get you! It sends out - "We're coming to get you - oh shit I've ripped a tight".
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Always remember him as someone who who wasn't afraid to show his vulnerabilities as a human being i.e. freely admitted to lacking confidence to 'fill the Rangers jersey'. I always found that honesty an endearing side to the man. He also showed the guts to stick with it through those personally challenging times in the famous royal blue to turn in some excellent performances and prove he was 'fit to wear the jersey'. Rest in peace Ian.
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Ally please give it a rest FFS. Take note. This was when we were at the top fighting tooth and nail with that mob. Losing at Easter Road could have been fatal. It was the day that my favourite Ranger, Brian Laudrup, showed what it meant to him. He could easily have stayed in his sick bed. Four fit players - yet not one complaint! That is what Rangers are about. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/flu-hit-rangers-draw-more-strength-from-vital-victory-at-easter-road-hibs-pay-the-penalty-for-defying-duffy-s-orders-1.419068
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Is it as straight forward as that? If so, I would be concerned that it has taken a while. It takes 5 minutes at a bench to say "Do you have further evidence to submit?" "No? Then case adjourned!" "Yes? OK lets open up the case again, but we will need time".
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I've made this comment before, but as the subject has come up again - My lack of confidence in Ally is based on my belief that what is winning us games in the league we currently find ourselves will not even come close to getting us an acceptable amount of wins in the league we belong in. Let's not get away from the fact that ours is a very unique situation i.e. we are in a league we do not belong in. We are a very big fish in a very small pond. Normally it is a results driven business when teams have found their level in terms of the league they are playing in, and if they happen to do well in that league because of a good run of results it is a bonus. Our situation is entirely different. Any manager we have at the moment must come through these lower leagues at first attempt, and it shouldn't be applauded - we are in totally inferior leagues to where we belong. So I would argue that in our unique situation it is not purely results driven. Our manager must show that he is going in the right direction to being able to deliver results when it really becomes results driven i.e. in the top league, which is our level. I believe the signs are not good on that front. If he turns it around and the signs start looking good I will be first on here to say "sorry Ally - I was wrong".
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I'm sure Frank will thank you for that next time you are on!
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I'm not saying his IRA sympathizing brother has anything to do with the SFA. However I think you are being a tad naive if you expect Rangers fans to stand back and accept wholeheartedly that Mr Regan's family background, history and sympathies could not be perceived to have a potential bearing on his personal judgement of us in any way shape or form. I think anyone doing that role should be squeaky clean of such connections. Can you imagine the shoe on the other foot - e.g. his brother is a leading member of the North West Orange Order, who has produces literature on the 'Scots Irish migrations and their fight to maintain their British status on Ulster soil'? I can imagine and his feet wouldn't touch the steps on the way out the door. To believe otherwise is naive in the extreme.
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This was during a trip to see Scotland somewhere if I recall. Ulrika was lording it up with the Scots fans and Collymore didn't like it, then lifted his fists to her. McCoist smacked him in the mouth I heard.
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Black, Perry, Hegarty.
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Craig Whyte was a scout???????
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We can only take people as we find them. You, as an 'insider' obviously, from what you have said, formed your opinion of Regan as an even handed man that you respect - "My assessment, for what it's worth, is that Regan WILL apply the Articles and Rules of the SFA as evenly as he can." I on the other hand have equally as much right to form an opinion on the same man, given that any "committee" he sits on is ultimately judged by the people he is there to cater for i.e. the football fans. From the minute he walked out on the Rangers fans' representation he was due to sit down with (I think he said "this is a waste of time" when the questions started to get tasty) I have found him to be completely untrustworthy and quite frankly I found his treatment of our Club anything but even handed. Take the tweet in this article as an example - http://themanthebheastscanttame.wordpress.com/2012/09/25/you-wait-over-100-years-for-one-celticminded-official-at-hampden-and-three-come-along-at-once/ Also what about his brother. As stated in this article does Stewart Regan hold the same views as his brother (Brother Professor Stephen Regan, who is is part of the North East Irish Cultural Network) who waxes lyrical and in print of the 1916 Easter rising, IRA, bold fen***s such as Wolfe tone and his passion for Irish history and literature, his writings on that country and its struggles? Did he ever speak of how that made his job any more awkward? I doubt it! I do not form the same opinion as yourself with regards to Mr Regan, no matter how close you were to him, with all due respect.
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This is little Hugh who "despises the fact that neither of the Old Firm club's fans can "rid themselves of the need to look over constantly to the other side of the city". Bear in mind this is an article about a Rangers performance that made a number of Rangers fans angry at the manager. Was there an element in the article written to appease (and give a little giggle to the ones over 'the other side')? Judge for yourself. The Celtic fans who believe McCoist is a protected species should’ve been there to see their theory being dismantled. - [What is the relevance Hugh?] That group of supporters commonly referred to as the Fat Cats were huddled, if the Rangers fans will allow that word, in small groups and speaking in hushed tones while the Stranraer players were still partying on the pitch. You are a silly little unprofessional man Hugh who pretends to detest the hatred but who makes a damn good living out of stoking it.
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Sorry I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I'm of football man. and I find SFA type jargon hard to digest as It will never be something I relate to. From a quick scan of the stuff above your role appears to have been related to fans rather than the policing of the 'fit and proper persons' approach by the SFA. I'm interested to know at which point you crossed the boundaries of your role to get into the area you commented on above i.e. "My assessment, for what it's worth, is that Regan WILL apply the Articles and Rules of the SFA as evenly as he can (though I am in no doubt that Lawwell's position on the full SFA Board may make that quite awkward for him on occasion); but the second issue is much more difficult if not impossible for the SFA to control. I did have that discussion with Regan and it is simply the case that the SFA cannot control who buys and sells shares in a football club..............."
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No I didn't know you were 'close' to the SFA. I find it astonishing that you can gleam that information without any mention or hint of Rangers. And if it had been me on there, as a bluenose, I would have been thinking "surely this has all to do with our situation" - I would find it unhealthy that they couldn't even mention us by name, considering the catastrophe that faced our game because of our plight\investigation (whatever it was at that time you were there). Were they aware where your allegiances lay?
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In tribute to those that perished in the Ibrox disaster 1971
Anchorman replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
A lot of people forget that in those days there were no mobile phones so it was a day of complete torture waiting to hear from loved ones (my dad in my case who always came down stairway 13, who thankfully had left a bit early). Loads of people didn't know anything about it and went straight to the pub. So news didn't travel fast in those days. It was a horrible day.