Rangersitis

Puma doing their best to ensure that shirt sales are kept to a minimum.

I gave you an alternative in my first reply to you and it was dismissed. With that, and as you have already stated that there are only two possible scenarios, there seems little point in taking it any further. We can resume when / if there are any developments.

That's fine, and very admirable. Sadly, there are plenty of people out there who will spend the equivalent on a Barcelona or Real Madrid top for their boy. I should clarify that I won't hand over another penny until promises are met and shown to be solid, but anyone who wants to support the club financially should be given all the information, not just what suits the SoS et al.

That argument could be used every year, SD deal or not, but I see that it is something which will work for you, but will not happen on a widespread basis.

Of course, but will the buttons earned from 500,000 sales be more or less than from 50,000? With the club forced to purchase unsold items there must be an optimum sales figure.

You have stated in a previous thread that you won't be purchasing a strip for your wee boy this year. Will Rangers lose money from that decision? If so, are you not doing exactly the same as Ashley? It's become a game to see who blinks first.

The UB are no different to any previous generation of young Bears that followed the club and others who don't like their ways are no different now to what they were like in the past.

I did read your post, but, however incredulous this may sound to you, I don't agree with the premise that there are only two possible alternatives or that today's story is necessarily linked to that of Mac Giolla Bhain.

Oh, I'm well aware that both have been fed information over the years, but I don't believe that everything published under their name comes from Irvine. They are a pair of self-obsessed wannabes who crave notoriety. On this occasion, however, I don't see any purpose in Ashley leaking something via his pet bloggers only to water it down one week later. I just don't buy the theory that he thinks that spin will have any influence on a support which sees him as the enemy.

You should have taken that on to PM.

You have no way of knowing why The Daily Mail have it up today nor if it is related to Mac Giolla Bhain's story. The effort he put out made no mention of renegotiating the merchandising deal, indeed the 'noise' following the release of his story centred around King asking Ashley to buy his shares from him!

Here, SBS, do you not think that Chelsea have an unfair advantage with their trophy haul as they were regularly champions of Division Two and took the Full Members Cup seriously?

I didn't say anything about King leaking anything to him. The Daily Mail have printed this now for a reason other than being a week behind the times.

The merchandise contract still has a 7-year notice period which hasn't been triggered; Ashley has no interest in boosting his rep; and one only needs to look at his history at Newcastle to see that working relationships are not deemed to be a priority.

I'm sure he is trying for change, but what's in it for Ashley?

To be fair, you would say that.

Yet nothing has changed since the new board were appointed.

Could just as easily have come from King, bluffing about his hand when he is sitting with 2, 8 off suit against a pair of Queens.

Boaby indeed.

Don't be so fucking stupid, every club has real history. You stated that it could be argued that they were just below the top three or four in Britain, something which is patently nonsense.

Who leaked this information about 'secret' talks?

You can roll your eyes as much as you like, you've merely confirmed what I said.

He has had numerous serious injuries throughout his career.

Behave! Leeds history consists of half a dozen years of trophies under Don Revie and a championship win in 1992. Nowhere near the top 5.

Makes a change from the usual interviews consisting of: "Yes, I'm happy enough just to be in the squad whether we win or lose. The second tier is better as there is far less pressure."