buster.
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You should have got your 'old mucker' Brian Stockbridge to film it for you.
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The law of averages says that you must be correct with something, so yes you probably are but I can't recall the subject off the top of my head.
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Rather than reply here, I think I might put up a thread later/tomorrow where these issues will be covered in more depth.
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You are entitled to your opinion and you may or may not be right,..... or indeed somewhere in between. If you can be so categoric then I'm sure you'll be able to expand and tell us what is 'right'.
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No ! He's conducting a little damage limitation. If you removed them, you would only play into his hands. For the record, it was the McMurdo website on 'leadership & strategy' that had references to himself being like "Merlin' but they were fairly low-key. He was generally mocked for this image he had of himself and the name stuck in social media circles. Only at this point has he went large on 'Merlin' himself in an attempt to limit damage. ps. he does have a PR consultancy that advertises................. "IMAGE ENHANCEMENT & REPUTATION PROTECTION" When you open the page, the James Bond theme "Nobody does it better" plays
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When you think about it, Bill Jnr. doesn't give value for money when it comes to spinning for certain interests within of the Rangers board. He only seems to be taken semi-seriously by those who could be considered as 'unconditional followers'. In fact he almost serves the observers of the saga moreso as an 'early-warning system' of sorts regards what may be coming. Not only that but his personal credibility to call himself a Rangers supporter has and is taking a heavy hit. This long-running soap opera has had many metaphorical 'victims', I think McMurdo Jnr. is fast becoming another.
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A way to go? Murrayfield naming rights £20million...
buster. replied to compo's topic in Rangers Chat
I think you have to consider that many companies may consider Rangers a brand that is currently to be avoided because of the ongoing soap opera (which includes financial risk, a contingent liability on Ibrox and the spectre of S&LB that doesn't seem to go away). -
I always found his mini-PR consultancy and the Super Abundance preaching a curious mix. Perhaps it's the SA preaching that enables him to write so easily about sums of pounds sterling, such as 50M (Blue Pitch) and 80M (McGills). Perhaps it's the SA that confused Mr.Somers about the fans protests in December, who knows ? ps. I did notice that in an attempt to counter-act the "Merlin' tag he has began to use it himself in a prominent fashion. What we need now is for Mediahouse to use 'Toxic' to preface Jack.
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Wasn't a blog for a while and then two came along one after another so,...probably.
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McMurdo ain't lost his marbles as such, he's just being used. His various ventures on the internet tell us much about him and his methods. Maybe I'm wrong and he has lost his marbles, or perhaps he sold them !!
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The over-riding message is that as heavily suspected, the root of our problem (post administration) is still there.
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Bill Jnr. is struggling.......... I think the numbers of supporters who believe him to be a reasonably objective blogger are few and getting ever fewer. Bill does PR consultancy on the side along with Super Abundance preaching, why doesn't he offer a 2 for 1 service to the Rangers board and solve all our problems ?
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Haven't yet read it but as you know McMurdo is the mouthpiece for the Easdales and more to the point, the proxies behind Easdale. His blog can be a good indication of what is simmering as he is fed info/spin from the sp.ivs to relay to the wider support with a particular spin. edit. Just read it and yes the man in the middle (GW) must be moving away from the Easdale/Blue Pitch line. It may be because Wallace thinks it too toxic, having too many ties/links to the age of 'onerous contracts'.
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A problem is a problem until you get to the root of the problem.
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I think it pertinent to remember that it is the 'Union of Fans' who are involved in negotiations rather than individuals, who may speak on behalf of the group.
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I'd agree in that I think some (me included) have almost forgotten about the football side of Rangers. In part because it is so poor and in part because they judge it to pale into insignificance in relative importance. Where I would say the two strands come together and tell a story is the continued lack of action from the various incarnations of the sp.iv boards to address footballing problems with solutions that may be viewed as beyond the short-term. This goes back to the provisional allocation of spend in the IPO prospectus (nothing for footballing infrastructure) to the present day with Graham Wallace on his 156th day in the job telling us that we need a scouting system as he appoints a spin-doctor. I'd also say that IMO, the business review and the continuation of Ally McCoist as manager don't reconcile. Hence there would be a decison to take for the board/ proposed DoF.
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Whilst I think all will recognize your sentiments as pure, I don't think you appreciate the importance of the political at this point in time. Looking at it from your perspective perhaps you need to think of the future,...........the sons and grandchildren wrt having a team to support worthy of the name.
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I think that Sandy Easdale has and is being put forward/marketed/spun as the medium-term custodian. At least this is the continual message that shines through from actions and propaganda. What is vital to bear in mind here is the continuation from the overtly and now indisputably toxic times at Ibrox to the latest incarnation of the board. This would suggest that at least some of the Easdale proxies want to stick around and perhaps even continue to benefit from 'onerous contracts' amongst other things.
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I think his intention is unambiguous and what is more grey is the modus operandi. I would note that for the Whyte and the Green the general vigilance wasn't so great. This change is in part because of increased awareness of the need for such but it is also selective from the two sides of the argument. What we presently see and what is new,......is the 'middle ground' in large part declaring themselves as prioritising the general need of vigilance with their gaze fixed upon the boardroom.
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Within the Hildy post that you quote was......"The penny is starting to drop in the broader Rangers community that the club is not in safe hands........" I'd like to think some of the shareholders aren't too greedy when namimg any prospective price.
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You have the old sp.ivs fronted by the Easdales that include the mysterious Blue Pitch and Margarita. The Easdales came in as replacements for Charles Green, although Sandy may not have been able to get on the PLC board because of his conviction. Then you have the hedge fund, Laxey Partners who over a period of time increased their stake, leading up to the pre-AGM when Crighton was appointed to the board. Note that Kingsworth said Crighton wasn't there for Laxey but at the AGM Norman himself said that he was. The advertised proposed approach from Laxey pre-AGM was probably what got 'floating' institutional investors on board. It's normal for a board to have differing interests and opinions for the way forward but I don't think I'd like either of the above, or a combination. You need UoF to make as much hay as they can of the latest development. With approximately 12% of a stakeholding, it would be a positive step to have a supporter representative in the boardroom.
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The crux of the matter is TRUST, or rather the lack of it. The endgoal is surely to have an executive board in control of the club that can be fully trusted and for there to be sufficient meaningful transparency and engagement towards achieving that aim. That may need changes on the board and an end to spinning contracts.
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Not forgetting the transparent Mark Hately interview. You'd almost think the club weren't sure if they wanted the ST money and were deliberating over an insolvency event sooner rather than kicking the can down the road. Now you have them coming to the table in an apparent effort to get ST renewal money flowing. It's confusing ! Ever since the turn of the year there seems to have been two sides to the board regarding what to do next with GW in the middle. You have the hedge fund and then you have the Easdale proxies. Oh to be the fly on the wall at board meetings.
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'Ostrichised' is the word I'd use. The club have 'Espanyolificado' itself in terms of on-field competitivity and we face the prospect of years in the shadow of Celtic.