buster.

There are obvious financial constraints that we have to work within, nor forgetting that we are in the second tier of Scottish football. Give the football operation (especially the link between chief scout, first team mgmt and further coaching) a chance to show that it can find value, the right type of player who 'fits' and can improve them.

From FF 'Talking about TD having said to Brentford he wants to come to Rangers' Originally Posted by scottyboy_1 "he's already done that, as I said talks are ongoing and I'm confident we will get him! 3 bids wer made and the 3rd met the "original valuation" Middlesbrough made ano approach and the brentford valuation went up! diagouraga's advisors weren't happy made feelings known, he was left out the squad for the weekend and we are still at the table haggling" Edit / further update from same poster "just passing on Info from the person behind the article stating we got our man!! Friday lunchtime he was due to travel north, Friday late afternoon brentford wanted 800k upfront and another 200k add ons! but the board have backed warburton and if he wants o'halloran and diagouraga (which I'm led to believe he does) then I think the board will get this over the line, the fact we are happy to leave crooks and windass till the summer alludes to this also! I believe these 2 lads are priority" Poster has track record for inside info

Would it be verging on paranoia to consider the timing of this bid might have been in part influenced from outwith 802 Works Ltd. (ie. by MrMASH) ? Note I don't know for how long this hearing had been pending.

Wasn't too difficult really.

That is not what I was doing. I was trying to get an answer out of you for my own curiosity. Failures Grammar + Comprehension = 'One of those days' ?? Green + Charles = 'One of those regimes' ....

I don't think he really needs to tbh as there is a 'par for the course' feel about it.

Was Scottish Cup November.

It wasn't meant to be offensive. It is simply a straightforward question in plain language. Do you fail to understand the reason for or disagree with the rationale of posting the Leckie article? edit I'm not usually one to pick people up on their grammer as I make plenty of mistakes myself but did so above because I wanted to avoid doubt as to what was behind my question.

Are you being deliberately dumb ? Note Not referring to your use of 'your'.

Is she plagarising Spiers ?

Will probably be a difficult tie. Kilmarrnock were able to organise, concentrate and frustrate Celtic at Parkhead recently (0-0) and get a draw against them at home earlier in the season. They'll look at us, the St.Johnstone game and come to frustrate us and counter attack with menace. In fact overall they have picked up more league points away than they have at Rugby Park. They seem to be getting their defensive act together away from home and their only 3 clean sheets on the road have come in their last three away games. Celtic 0-0 Hamilton 0-1 St.Johnstone 0-1 We could be doing with that experienced holding midfielder for the tie.

Not looking for 'bother', genuinely curious.

Thanks TBS and Ian ! Can anyone confirm this and if so does anyone know who the posters were on RM who were most active in pushing this ?

Can anyone tell me from who or from where did the idea for RF come from ? Thank's !

If there was a Top Ten for a shortish list of candidates (suspects) for was behind the John James writings, I know of someone on this thread who may feature.

When it came down to relevant events/decisions, Llambias and Leach were there on behalf of their real boss, period. Tacit support for them and general appreciation of their labours points to the point I have already made about your apparent 'allegiance' and is supported by your tone and studious critical examination of what was the other side of the corporate conflict. Regards the '30M'. Various amounts were mentioned over time and you DO refer to the 'upper end' without qualification. ie. it's almost as if you didn't want to consider any qualification or look at any mitigating circumstances that may have developed. Pity you weren't so scrupulous in your vigilance in the past. #TimingIsEverything

Yes, but then those like BH and JJ who back Lambias and Leach (ie.Ashely) would choose the upper end.

Think where we were May 2015 Look at the league table Look at the bigger picture No surprise that things aren't perfect Promotion, Patience and Realism required

They have considerable competition.

SDI must have quite an extensive and busy legal department. --------------------------------------------- 17/12/2015 Article from The Irish Times Dispute over Heatons shareholders’ sale to Sports Direct adjourned Plaintiffs say Sports Direct is refusing to comply with agreement on tax issue A legal action by Irish shareholders in the Heatons retail stores arising out of an agreement to sell the shareholding to UK Sports Direct International Plc has been adjourned to next year. In High Court proceedings, Katipo Ltd, Mark Heaton, Hugh Heaton, and John O’Neill claim Sports Direct International Plc (SDI) is refusing to comply with parts of an agreement concerning sale of shares in a company, Warrnambol, to SDI. Warrnambol operates a chain of retail stores in Ireland trading under the Heatons and Sports World brand. The Irish shareholders had owned 50 per cent of the shares in Warrnambool, with the remaining shareholding owned by SDI. It is claimed SDI had last October entered into an agreement to acquire the Irish group outright for €48 million. The plaintiffs claim it was agreed, as part of the sale with SDI, they would receive a certificate from Warrnambol’s auditors to the effect that Section 980 of the 1997 Taxes Consolidation Act did not apply. That has not been done, it is alleged. Katipo Ltd owns the shares which are subject of the sale while Mark and Hugh Heaton, and Mr O’Neill, are shareholders. Mike Ashley SDI is owned by UK businessman and billionaire Mike Ashley, who also owns English premier league football club Newcastle United FC plus a minority share in Scottish championship side, Glasgow Rangers FC. As part of their action, the shareholders want orders including an injunction compelling SDI to pay the full price as defined in an agreement in respect of shares without making any deduction for Capital Gains Tax. The injunction application is opposed by SDI and was due to be heard at the High Court on Thursday by Mr Justice David Keane. Following discussions between the parties, Michael Cush SC, for the plaintiffs, said the parties had come to an agreement over how the matter should proceed. Paul Gallagher SC, for SDI, said the injunction application would take two days to hear, whereas the full hearing of the matter would be concluded in three days. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan agreed to fix a date for the hearing of the full action in early March. http://www.irishtimes.com/business/retail-and-services/dispute-over-heatons-shareholders-sale-to-sports-direct-adjourned-1.2470109

When 'The Guardian' gets a hold of a story and it sees sufficient value and public interest it can become determined and relentless in it's pursuit of the relevant details. For example They've put together a fairly comprehensive database called 'The Counted' about people killed by The Police in the USA in 2015. One that has forced the F.B.I. to overhaul it's own less than comprehensive data collection on the killings. The Counted http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2015/jun/01/the-counted-police-killings-us-database Another page includes articles that are connected http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/series/counted-us-police-killings -------------------------------------------------- What I'm seeing on this thread is a collection of recent articles about Mr.MASH and SDI. Also a more historic article about the JJB takeover. You see where I'm going with this.........Could we look at trying to collate as much historic information on Mr.MASH/SDI as we can legally find both before and after his involement with Rangers and somehow organise it. We could simply keep this thread open and after a couple of weeks we will see how varied and how much information there is and go from there. So basically keep the info coming and I'll have a further think about it.

Mr.MASH, his empty words and the internal 'as good as t1ts on a fish' inquiry not enough to avoid........... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sports Direct's Mike Ashley to face MPs over working conditions Announcement comes after retailer promises internal inquiry overseen by CEO following Guardian investigation Mike Ashley, the billionaire founder of Sports Direct, is to face questions in parliament next year over the working conditions at the company, following revelations made in the Guardian last week. The news that Ashley is to be called in front of the business, innovation and skills select committee came as the retailer attempted to counter the resulting negative publicity by announcing an internal inquiry. The Guardian investigation revealed how temporary warehouse workers at Britain’s largest sportswear chain were subjected to an extraordinary regime of searches and surveillance. Full article at http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/dec/18/sports-direct-mike-ashley-parliament-questions-working-conditions

Money is more important than actual product. Like a lot of things in the UK,............ they can't see the woods for the trees & copious bullshit.

They were clutching at straws and considered 1,000 pounds worth a punt because of the importance of the game at Ibrox, simples.

Can you imagine the outcry if that had been Jason Holt getting the red card downgraded. We really need to stamp our authority on this match and burst their bubble.