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Didn't want to start another thread on this so will stick it in here...

 

BBC 1:00pm National news had a wee featured piece towards the end of the program on the Scottish Cup Final - McLaughlin doing the reporting from Edinburgh...it was all about the Hibeez, interviews with an ex-player and some fans on how they can bury their dismal record in the competition (lost last 10 finals).

 

Rangers were mentioned once - to let folk know who Hibs were playing.

Earlier today they did a feature and finished with, "Despite it being a cup final , Rangers still won't speak to us."

Good !

Remember our fans are putting their cash to good use.

One would hope that the manks have learned from their previous mistakes and don't put somebody like Hoopygirl in charge of the funding.

Biggest problem I see as having played so often this season MW's tactics will be well known to them and might be a factor.

In saying that I feel sure that we will win.

I'll be honest here Mac when I say that MW's tactics don't seem to be too difficult to work out - we will attack and I suspect every manager in Scotland will know that. It is counteracting those tactics that other teams have to work out.

For what it's worth I think we'll play our usual game. Hivs will look to hit us on the break or use set pieces for an advantage.

Since I gave little regard to this, anyone can spare a minute or two and summarize what this is about?

The basics are - Rangers got sent a tax bill which hadn't been paid when Whyte took over. According to the manks, the SFA should not have cleared us to take part in European matches that season. They are saying, either Rangers didn't declare the bill or our men in the SFA conveniently buried it.

Given what Whyte is alleged to have got up to I really can't see why they are bothering.

I've posted this in the Rangers section of the forum as it most certainly affects us.

According to what I've been reading from the pondlife sites there will be crowdfunded full page adverts placed next week in two newspapers, one Swiss and the other in the Guardian [no surprise there then. Greenslade at work ?] where the scum will once again be calling on UEFA to investigate the resolution 12 crap.

This level of pessimism leading into a game against Hibs astounds me.

 

We've beaten them in the last two games that were important - convincingly.

Past head to head form means nothing in a cup final TF. It's a one-off game where one referee mistake, rash tackle, howler, or anything else can decide how it turns out.

I believe we'll win. But wouldn't put my mortgage on it.

The money gap is now so huge that there is really no future in Scottish League now. We must find a way of allowing a 'B' team to play in Scotland; that would be a kind of sweetener to those who need our income. Problem is EUFa with their 'cross border' opposition would be the big obstacle.

The problem I see there Alex is, you talk about a "B" team playing in Scotland. Which Rangers would you go to watch on a Saturday given the proposal in the article is for more matches to be played on that day ?

A good attempt by Boyd there. Luckily for the keeper the defender stayed on the line to clear.

It is pretty rotten...and listening to Sutton's drones makes it even worse.

Sutton criticises a player for staying on his feet and NOT going down for a penalty.

That just about sums yon cretin up.

I think that is more to do with his previous disputes with Adidas.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/how-mike-ashley-finally-met-his-match-with-adidas-9001814.html

We should definitely apply, what's the worse that can happen? They can only say no .

We'd have to resign from Scottish football first mate.

Boyd is playing his lazy game tonight. Getting caught offside and making needless fouls on defenders.

Ashley would appear to have a good relationship with PUMA though would he not?

I think that is more to do with his previous disputes with Adidas.

I am just watching the build-up. What is Chris Sutton an obnoxious, cnut. All the other pundits that are saying something are getting sneered at by the twat. He obviously thinks only his meaning counts.

He was missing a couple of weeks ago and the other pundits took the piss out of him.

The "old school" Killie fans are not so bad.

The younger team cant stand us.Ach,i hope they survive------the town has suffered enough.Cmon Killie(never thought id say that).

The guy I was on about above is old school LB. He's 68 and has a KFC reg plate on his car.

Mon the Bairns !

There is little enough money in Scottish football as it is without removing Rangers and Celtic. There's no way imo the SFA would allow us to play English clubs up here on a Saturday.

Any idea where this was?

Scotstoun, Glasgow.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/bookies-chain-apologise-after-winding-8008186?

You know what to do bears - place your money elsewhere.

" Spain’s La Liga plan to fine clubs that allow empty seats to be shown on television next season in a bid to rival the Premier League. "

http://www.101greatgoals.com/news/la-liga-fine-spanish-clubs-empty-seats-shown-tv/?

So there won't be much of a market for seat costumes like the ones apparently sold in sellik shops ?

How soon till rangers retail have to show their accounts?

 

"Accounts overdue

Next accounts made up to 30 April 2015 due by 31 January 2016.Last accounts made up to 27 April 2014"

" Next annual return made up to 13 July 2016 due by 10 August 2016 "

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08142409

Sorry but I have no idea what any of that means mate.

There's a Killie fan drinks in my local. He's a complete tosser of a man who isn't grinning as widely now as he was when we were going through all the Whyte guff.

I hope Falkirk hump them.

An idea of how loaded the deal was -

"A Guardian analysis of the Rangers accounts last month suggested that the joint venture with Sports Direct, Rangers Retail Ltd, had paid the Scottish Championship team dividends of about £559,000 since the deal came into effect about four years ago. During that time, the Rangers store had taken more than £13m through its tills from fans, while a previous retail deal with JJB Sports saw the club receive an initial payment of £18m, with a guaranteed minimum annual royalty of £3m.

Over the same four-year period, the accounts also suggest that Sports Direct was paid three times Rangers’ dividends, totalling about £1.8m. On top of those payments, it has also earned hundreds of thousands of pounds from the joint venture for providing retailing services. Despite the difference in the amounts received by each party, Rangers owns 51% of Rangers Retail, while Sports Direct holds the remaining 49%.

The agreements between the two also include:

A seven-year notice period to break the contract

A confidentiality agreement that binds Rangers but not Sports Direct

Obligations for Rangers Retail to buy stock at a “higher cost than its retail value”

A clause allowing Sports Direct to force Rangers out of its shareholding in Rangers Retail if the relationship between the club and the retailer is “deadlocked”

A further clause that forced the football club to pay Sports Direct £620,000 for closing down two former Rangers stores in Glasgow and Belfast

Zero upfront payment to Rangers for awarding the retail deal to Sports Direct in 2012

A controlling vote for Sports Direct on “financial matters” concerning Rangers Retail. "

No wonder Dave King had this to say , " “It is unfortunate that it required the repayment of the expensive so-called ‘interest-free’ loan [from Sports Direct] before we were able to give notice on the agreement with Sports Direct or to take legal action to protect the club’s interests and seek restitution.

“This bizarre state of affairs was caused by poorly negotiated agreements prior to regime change during which personal interest was put ahead of those of the club. Additionally, some of the individuals negotiating on behalf of Rangers had a clear conflict of interest.”

Ashley has previous when it comes to team shirts. Sports Direct sold Newcastle Utd shirts with neither the sponsor, Wonga, or maker Puma on them.

It would be good to know how that one benefited Newcastle as a club.

this is an interesting point.

No idea if he has adidas shares but thought he had a much bigger stake in puma. 20%?

Was it coincidence Newcastle changed from adidas to puma when he bought them? And Rangers going to puma too?

The company owning Gucci were supposed to be going for Puma in the past year or so. I don't know if it all went ahead though. Something in my ,memory says Ashley had 4% of Puma.

 

If Rodgers is appointed and given a relatively large transfer budget then it may make our task harder but it would also represent a financial gamble by Celtic.

 

It would no doubt make our task more difficult however, we above anybody else can recognise the hazards of throwing money at a playing squad. The manks are already overburdened with a bloated squad. I don't see anybody there they can shift on for 10 million or so and would doubt there's anyone willing to walk away after tearing up a lucrative contract to go and play elsewhere. There is also the gangrene brigade who will continue to call for boycotts if the resolution 12 nonsense isn't taken up by their board. In short, unless Desmond is ready to open up his wallet I don't think anybody like Rodgers will be taking over. I'd look to Lennon going back.

I think I was on a back shift that day.