barca72

So you're admitting that since January you've been giving us B*llshit?

"if he can take us back to Europe then he may get attract interest down the road. ' You could say that about anyone who is appointed. Until someone is appointed and we get some players with quality - everything is pure speculation.

That's utter deflection. You have not given me a team that I can rip to shreds the way you have done since the poor guy (Vuckic) joined us.

You're putting an awful lot of faith in this guy. First question is how much does he cost? Why? I don't care who you bring in, you are going to need a squad of players with a bit of quality. Where is the money better spent?

Okay, I'll bite. From all the players McCall had to pick from and leaving out Vuckic, who would you have picked that would have seen us win the playoff. I thought so, remember nobody could see that kind of goalkeeping coming.

Why are you blaming McCall? It was all the fault of Vuckic, eh?

Good stuff.

Rumours ... There used to be rumours that Lennon was going to bring back the thunder to Parkhead and he was going to win the treble. Last time that lot won a treble was under O'Neill in 2001. Rumours ...

RIP big Colin.

How long did he last and what kind of players did he bring us? I think the only one that was good and lasted was Papac. No matter which way you set up your stall we need good players.

Managers don't put bums on seats, good players playing good football and winning games do.

I don't really have much of an argument with what you are saying here, I was full of anticipation myself. Even after the Thursday I thought if we get the first goal on the Sunday then game on. I thought the players were doing not too bad until the first goal. How can a coach, a board, the players, the fans or even the haters plan on a goal like the one given up on Sunday. Whether we as a club should have performed better long before that goal went in or not, it ripped the heart out of any comeback. It has caused us to be stuck in purgatory for another season. No matter what should have or could have been done prior to that goal, in sixty years of following on with Rangers that is the biggest scunner ever.

Surely to God, one is enough !!!!!!

Don't worry though, Peter has his wish of dominating Scottish football ( all except trebles that is !! ).

FS, can you expand on this? Does this mean that the new board intend to engage with RFB regularly, and hence provide the fans with the promised transparency? Lifted from the RFB Facebook ... https://www.facebook.com/rangersfansboardinexile?fref=nf Rangers Fans Board 14 hrs · . ENGAGEMENT: Members of the Rangers Fans Board are meeting John Gilligan, Rangers Director, next week ahead of Friday's EGM. We want YOUR questions/suggestions/comments to present to him at our meeting. Message the page or leave your comments below. Yours in Rangers, RFB.

I'm afraid that in the short term this board has more to worry them than pulling up each yahoo tooting his own form of bile. It will be left to the D'Arts of this world for the short term, to push out the barge and defend our club. Maybe next season, eh?

Noted, and absorbed for future reference..

I was trying to be a nice guy, but I suppose I deserve that.

Supposing the banks woud lend the club £5M at a rate of interest over let's say a five year term, and we got that loan to pay off SD. How much does the interest and costs come to? I don't know, but that is what not paying the loan back right now is costing SD. Plus, they are losing out on merchandise sales because the fans won't let them shaft the club. All things considered it's to the board's advantage to use that cost to SD as a negotiating tool to get all deals with SD re-aligned to everyone's equitable interests. I disagree on the need for Res. 2. I think the board requires this to emphathise that they have the shareholders' approval to play hardball with MASH/SD. None of this would have been necessary if SD would recognize that the new board will not be pushed around as easily as previous boards have been.

He sounds like the kind of guy that is better off of the streets. However, I don't like that any football fan can be jailed for shouting at a football match. They are going to chase fans away with that kind of control.

Rangers International Football Club PLC (the “Company”) Directors’ recommendation to the Company’s shareholders on Ordinary Resolutions 1 and 2 to be put to the General Meeting of the Company on Friday 12th June 2015 Shareholders will be aware that MASH Holdings Limited (MASH) has requisitioned a General Meeting of the Company (GM) which is to take place at Ibrox Stadium at 10.30 a.m. on Friday 12 June 2015. Two Resolutions will be put to the GM. Ordinary Resolution 1 The first Resolution has been suggested by MASH. It seeks shareholders’ support for the principle that the Rangers Football Club Limited (Club), a subsidiary of the Company, is released from the Facility arrangements between the Club and SportsDirect.com Retail Limited (Sports Direct) through the Directors of the Company (Directors) resolving to procure the repayment in full of the loan of £5 million (Facility) owed by the Club to Sports Direct as soon as possible after the passing of this Resolution. The Company has taken advice from Senior Queen’s Counsel on the terms of this Resolution and been advised that it would not, in any way, oblige the Directors legally. Given that is the case, the Directors are puzzled why MASH has insisted on the Company incurring the expense of calling and holding the GM. The Directors do not consider that this approach is in the best interests of the shareholders as a whole. The Directors have asked MASH if it wants to be represented at the GM to explain its position. The Directors understand MASH is considering whether to send a statement to shareholders. MASH is the ultimate parent company of Sports Direct. It seems to the Directors that Sports Direct no longer wishes to make the Facility available to the Club and that MASH has put ordinary resolution 1 to the GM to assist Sports Direct in this regard. It is not clear to the Directors why this would be in the Company or its shareholders’ interests. MASH’s resolution does set out certain effects that would occur on the release of the securities granted pursuant to the Facility. These will occur whenever the Facility is repaid and the Directors do not consider that, at this time, the repayment of £5 million to Sports Direct is the best use of the Company’s resources. The Directors are restricted in what they can say about Rangers Retail Limited (RRL) and have been cautioned about breaching confidentiality provisions. The Directors do not believe the transfer back to the Club of a 26% interest in RRL will serve to resolve the issues which the Directors consider have to be addressed. There are a number of steps required to rebuild the Company and the Club and all of these require resource. The Directors will keep these issues under continuous review and if, exercising their skill, care and judgement, the Directors determine that it is desirable for the Club to repay the Facility and this will assist with the overall arrangements between the Club, MASH and Sports Direct the Directors will take appropriate action. Such a 2 decision will, however, be based solely on what is in the best interests of the Company and the Club and will not be unduly influenced by the interests of a single shareholder. The MASH facility is just one element of a series of contracts which have been put in place between MASH, Sports Direct and related entities and the Club. The Directors believe that all of these arrangements require to be addressed collectively. It would be disadvantageous for the Club and the Company to be dealing with such arrangements piecemeal and on terms dictated by MASH. The Directors accordingly recommend voting Against Resolution 1. Ordinary Resolution 2 The second Resolution has been suggested by your Board. It has been suggested because a meeting has been requisitioned and a Resolution tabled by MASH. There is therefore no perceptible increase in costs to the Company in your Board also putting forward a Resolution to the GM. The Directors are concerned with the continued and dramatic reduction in income generated by retail operations. The Directors are aware that many supporters of the Club will not purchase Club merchandise from Sports Direct because they do not believe the current contractual arrangements between the Club and Sports Direct adequately reward the Club. The Directors understand the strength of feeling on this issue and the adverse impact it has had on sales of merchandise. The Directors are firmly of the view that the best interests of both the Club and Sports Direct require them to engage with supporters and to restructure the existing contractual engagements in a manner which is clear, transparent and fully accountable to those who will be the purchasers of the Club’s merchandise. In that way, sales will be maximised and both the Club and Sports Direct will benefit. The Directors very much want to improve relations with Sports Direct and have made that clear to Sports Direct’s senior executives, however, this has to proceed on the basis of mutual understanding, respect and reward. In the Director’s view, if matters continue as they stand, this will not be to the commercial advantage of either the Club or Sports Direct. The Directors therefore ask shareholders to indicate their support for the Directors’ analysis of what will deliver best value for Sports Direct and the Club by voting For Resolution 2.

MB, You can watch the whole game here, but I'm not sure you will want to finish it.

Great. Now, can we get the same investigative team to scour the C1888c land deals ?

No revolution is required. The principles of a good team are the same as they were in 1872. A good goalkeeper - to take care of the six yard box, a good centre-half - to take care of the eighteen yard box, and a good centre-forward - to instill the fear of hell into the opposition's defence. Get a man who can find these men, plus build the flesh around them of a good team and you will win. To continue to win, that good man will control future resources. This game does not have to be any more difficult than that. Who said it would be easy, though?

Oh, I don't disagree with that. However, it is correctible and we must find a way to challenge on cross-balls. I can see Mohsni being called in just for his heading ability.