RANGERRAB

Don't think that'll happen. Either the SPL or SFL has to go. Smart money's on SPL. SFL have more clubs which could prove decisive

tackling what earlier?

If CG sticks to his word & refuses to sign any new TV deal for next season then the SPL is done for. It hasn't got a sponsor to replace CB either. They won't admit it but they need us back desperately. How that happens remains to be seen.

In view of Tuesday's ruling and order the SPL to abandon its commission due to sit next year into our EBT payments which is due to sit next year. The SFA are the governing body of Scottish Football and should have the authority to do so. Tuesday's ruling proved that these payments were not indeed contracts therefore the dual contract allegations are unfounded. I believe Doncaster is as good as 'dead man walking' at the SPL & should be shown the door immediately. The SPL has descended into a farce over this and is it true they have run up a £1m plus legal bill to Harper McLeod as a result of this ? I don't think they'd be able to pay that bill & I cynically believe they'll try to fine us an equivalent amount to that via this commission. Ally McCoist bemoaned the lack of leadership in Scottish Football at the start of this season & time and time again he's been shown to be justified in what he said.

Does anyone think what's happened in past few days gives whoever is running the scottish leagues next season justification for us to be re-instated to the top division ? after all they do need us there for commercial reason if nothing else.

following tuesday's verdict it is time to move on & question the role LBG played in all of this. Did they force SDM to sell to whyte? if so who at LBG insisted on this & why ? after all our bank debt was being steadily reduced under the stewardship of AJ. was fullerton and/or kane involved ? or did they get some patsy within LBG to do it for them? this whole episode is far from over. I believe this whole thing was orchestrated. We must find out who was behind it all & why. It is too easy to blame SDM. Let us get the real culprits

A couple of things were conveniently overlooked in the Rangers documentary:- 1) EBT's weren't illegal. Over 5,000 UK companies had them before they were abolished 2) SDM had reduced our debt down to £6m by the time PLG became manager in 2006 after the shares issue he underwrote. But it was Daly who did the documentary and anything he does regards Rangers is inevitably biased because he's a tim.

The BBC in general is unaccountable & out of control (especially at pacific quay where it does what it likes) Only way to change this is to get rid off the licence fee & force it look elsewhere for its revenue. Only then would it be prepared to look at who they employ & what they were broadcasting. No viewers or less viewers would affect its revenue. They'd change their tune then alright.

Black & McLeod are too similar playing together in central MF IMO. We need more creatvity in central MF

A 16 club top division means only 2 OF games (assuming no split). SKY won't buy it

I've said b4 SKY will dictate any changes to Scottish leagues

How CG succeeds in improving us commercially will go a long way to determine how successful his stewardship is. Murray abandoned ship long ago and we were drifting on & off the park. Then of course we had Whyte who should never have got the club in the first instance IMO. At least we're now seeing signs of people in charge who are prepared to fight our corner with our enemies & trying to improve our commercial performance which hasn't been great over the past few years if we're honest. Also if Dave King wants to become involved again by investing then why not ? he's a real Rangers man like all of us on here. He's winning his battles with SARS as he said he would. Don't listen to the negativity about him from the usual sources after all THEY have one of the biggest tax-avoiders on the planet in DD as a major shareholder

I'm old enough to remember him as a player. Scotland simply doesn't produce players of his calibre any more. Get well soon Sandy

Were there SPL games on today ? never noticed

they needed a big fish to catch the attention. We fitted the bill. I believe they also targeted BP(or some other multi-national based in the UK) who had EBT's too & sent them a tax bill. They declined to pay it & were offered FTTT like we got. They refused that too & told HMRC if they wanted money they'd need to go to court. If HMRC won then they told HMRC they'd consider moving their HQ out of the country losing them billions more in tax than they'd get from EBT's. We were an easy target cos we couldn't up sticks & leave the country like multi-nationals could. I've done a fair bit of reading up on EBT's in general. Some of the stories in the tabloids are totally inaccurate

Tell that to SKY (biggest finanincial contributor to scottish football) who have seen their viewing figures collapse in some cases for live SPL games. We'll see what they've got to say at the end of the season whether they remain or not. Also don't be fooled by SPL attendance figiures. Many clubs like St Mirren are going round giving free tickets to their SPL home games to local schools & boys clubs. Others like Hibs & Aberdeen have been giving at least one free u16 season ticket for each adult season ticket bought. Others will have done something similar no doubt So I wouldn't read too much into this. It is written by McKeowen after all. You know who he supports don't you?

very interesting. the backgrounds of these people should be made available & their allegiances known

Use the money to buy shares.

They seemed to acknowledge they've no chance of getting into England. The English would never have them because they know they're a vile, hardline Irish Republican, anti-British organisation.

you need to take any attendance increases in the SPL with a pinch of salt. Many clubs like St Mirren for example have been going round local schools & boys clubs and giving away free tickets to their home SPL matches. Others too have been giving away at least one free u16 season ticket for each adult season ticket bought. I believe Aberdeen & Hibs operated this scheme. Im sure there will have been other attempts at inflating SPL attendances which from a business point of view simply aren't sustainable

Think much of what you say is what the criminal investigation is all about. There were individuals who were employed in certain organisations who had access to confidential information about Rangers who clearly divulged this information to ant-Rangers bigots whose names I won't mention but we know

EBT's weren't illegal m8. Over 5,000 UK companies had them.

Absolotely no chance us or them from the east end will ever get to the EPL. The English clubs wouldn't have us for a start. They've just signed a new, very lucrative TV deal and don't need us either. I see Liewell was going on about European regional leagues today. Me thinks the Japanese General may be realising the folly of voting us out the SPL last summer and getting the other SPL stooge chairmen to do the same. Attendances at SPL games at the girodome will soon be in 4 figures if they continue as they are................ And Lemmon was saying it'll be hard to convince his players to stay in the SPL (or that's how I interpret it). All not rosy in the SP Hell garden is it? Oh wait there's a BBC Alba SPL TV contract... they can but try I suppose

BIG WOWEEE !!! How much they paying for it?

THEY will be OK. It's the other 11 who have the most to worry about. Without them there is no league competition.