buster.
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Ibrox has been a relative gravytrain for many on the footballing staff for a longtime. In recent years that particular gravytrain has generally been cutback with some individuals still on previous contracts that simply have to be honoured or settled. Our main problems centre on the new types of gravytrain that were created in recent times that have seen large amounts of cash go with directors and the deals they have signed up to that don't represent value for the football club going forward. Not forgetting the lack of revenue (eg.retail) because of directors giving things away. And the lack of revenue through supporters not trusting the serial misleaders and liars in and around the boardroom. So the multi-layered graytrain has to be studied in detail and appropriate attention given to the most damaging. That forensic study would only come if we can oust the present incumbents and their direct influence from the board.
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If you don't appreciate the simple truth for a change then that is up to you. If you don't appreciate that to say he wasn't prepared to go along with this was probably opening the door to being sacked, fine. Remember that McDowell is really a coach, rather than a manager and the club announced that McDowell would be continuing his normal duties (which were coaching). The backbone will be required when Kenny is asked to pass by the office of Easdale and/or Llambias.
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Two things I'd say, MB................ 1. It's no longer possible to look at this with only a footballing perspective. The very fact that the board is picking the first team only confirms this in the most blatant possible way. 2. McDowell and McCoist have every right to position themselves as they have done. The relevant contracts were agreed and ammended then signed by both the individuals and the club. Coming back to the original point, it's up to the football board to take the necessary timely actions regards the football operation and employees within.
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I think he has shown more backbone and integrity than others ever did in coming forward and simply telling how things are in an honest and straightforward manner.
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Who is in ultimate charge of the football operation and is responsible for hiring and firing ? That is where you have to point the finger.
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A competent and honest football board have recognised the problems a longtime ago and had a new manager appointed to replace McCoist. A normal and hoest football board wouldn't have played bluff with our promotion chances in trying to force McCoist into walking rather than settling or immediately putting him on gardening leave. A normal and honest football board wouldn't have appointed McDowell and after so doing, wouldn't continue with the farce.
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Can the SFA please take note of the influence coming from the Ashley direction and get their act together NOW........... instead of kicking cans down the road.
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MoodyBlue There is a much bigger picture to this and concerns the continued existence or not of what may be termed the soul of Rangers. The football and the results pale into insignificance. Now given the importance of getting back into the top tier, the previous sentence should highlight the importance of winning the boardroom battle and giving ourselves a chance of re-establishing what we once knew and loved. Sports Direct Reserves in the top tier doesn't interest me.
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Maybe Llambias can do away with the manager role at Ibrox and save some more money for his boss to be able to take away with another hand. Perhaps they could centralise the managers role with a Joint Caretaker and John Carver could add his tuppence worth of advice to Llambias in a weekly 10 minute phonecall. Sends out a loud message to all managers out there that only the meek need apply if the job were to come up. This is further backed up by the situation at Newcastle. Sends a loud message to players to disregard Kenny McDowell. Sends out a loud message to dressing room that they should divide. Clearly states that the board consider the football way behind the interests of MASH / Sports Direct.
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Despite appearing the 'anything for a peaceful life' type, Kenny McDowell hasn't been slow in going public in a straightforward and honest way to show what is going on in matters that directly concern him. We could do with his type on the board !! -------------------------------------------------- What he says is further evidence that the football operation continues to be used as a tool in the ongoing 'War', rather than having a board that ever considers the medium or long-term,.....never mind giving scant importance to the short-term. The days of Mad Vlad were derided and laughed at but what we have at Ibrox is a lot worse because of the ingrained, determined, calculated, spin-backed, carefully planned to give a little (but take a lot more), 'heavyweight shark' aided and abetted by 'won't let go sp.ivs'. The soul of our club is at the edge of a cliff. --------------------------------------------------- It was Rangers, it's becoming Sports Direct Reserves. We can still get our club back but we need to act.
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1-1 Comeback underway.........
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Rumours of players from Newcastle being sent up here on loan have been doing the rounds since the summer of 2012 when the main Toxic conduit at the BBC, Chris McLaughlin told us about as many as 9 players. It's probably just another coincidence that they are eventually sent up in the transfer window following the Ashley loans.
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I wouldn't believe that unless confirmed by Hamilton/Bolton and if there had been contact between clubs then I'd like to see exactly the form it took.
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Add the onerous ontracts on to that and we are at least several tens of millions behind. In numbers, the door is open for Celtic to do 10IAR if they stay on the rails. This has been a transition season for them and I don't think they'll be as disjointed or as poor for at least the next 2 or 3 seasons.
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Sports Direct Reserves A football club losing it's soul.
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Shows how little Ashley cares about the Newcastle players (FIVE) working under a poor coaching set-up. Sports Direct FC..=..Newcastle Utd Sports Direct Reserves..=.. Rangers
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Five coming in one go from the same club and the fact they are on loan may mean they or most of them keep to themselves a la clique. Dependent on how Kenny McDowell sees them regards first team starts, it may bring the matter of his position back into sharp focus with the club trying to push him into leaving with as small a settlement as possible. We now have 17 players in our promotion drive who are leaving in the summer and you have to question how motivated they'll be.
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Coincidence or what And nearly three years ago the serial liar, Green gave away half the retail operation, voting control over it's finances and the stadium renaming rights over Ibrox to Mike Ashley for a pound coin. Green, Llambias and Ashley, as thick as thieves
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McCoist has under 11 months left and McDowell just over 11 months. I don't think Durrant has handed in his resignation, he was told to stay away for a couple of weeks IIRC. Not sure of amounts involved.
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If the board don't agree a settlement with KMcD or send him on gardening leave then I think this potential 'group signing' will lead to further friction with the board hoping that Kenny will settle for a relative 'lucky bag'.
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Ten-year-old boy on Rangers bus hit by bottle thrown by rival fans
buster. replied to ian1964's topic in Rangers Chat
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Executive management leading us to the slaughter, short and long-term !
buster. replied to buster.'s topic in Rangers Chat
The first point in the OP was that if these loans were to materialise on the Monday then they were at least a week too late but more importantly, to keep a caretaker manager in charge despite not wanting to be there etc.,....... was negiligent of the board and representative of the way they run the football operation. -
This is another area where dual ownership comes into question and particularly who it is that is designed to be the main beneficary regards the financial dealings. I think that this may be 'sold' as a plus point for Ashley involvement although the reception to any such 'sale' would depend on performance, if involved. On the latter point, I would think it likely that a new manager would be drafted in soonish.
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Do you refer to Sports Direct merchandise or a wholly justifiable jibe ?
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I think we have to focus on the next meeting of the RFB rather than debate individuals. There are understandably many doubts over the RFB and how it may be used and exploited by the RIFC/TRFC boards. We can list the motives behind those doubts but we have also seen actions from the RFB that have responded both to actions by RIFC and concerns of the general support. As we rumble towards a possible EGM, we need the RFB to make the very most out of their next meeting that will apparently have Derek Llambias and Barry Leach attending and to that end we will need to formulate questions and submit them by e-mail. As I see it, the test for the RFB as a body is to to ensure they receive transparent answers to all pertinent questions and that they don't allow the RIFC, TRFC and Rangers Retail Ltd directors (both DL & BL represent all three) to navigate their way through a meeting without due scrutiny, including secondary questions. If there are questions that may need some research doing before answering then they should be submitted prior to the meeting so as to give the directors time to have the full answers prepared. I feel we have reached a stage that will include the Ashley men and where the RFB will have to perform,...and perform well.