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That is not giving a shit sensationalism to sell newspapers.

Rangers millions at risk after London firm targets cash from oldco AND newco Specialists Henderson & Jones take control of Wavetower and Sevco 5088 as the fallout from the Craig Whyte era takes another twist. Rangers could face multi-million- pound claims against their assets as the legal fall-out from the Craig Whyte era takes another twist. A specialist London-based firm have taken control of Wavetower, the company Whyte used to acquire Rangers, and Sevco 5088, who were due to be struck off the Register of Companies. It could signal bad news for both “oldco” and “newco” Rangers as Henderson & Jones specialise in buying legal claims and pursuing them through the courts. Wavetower and Sevco 5088 both believe they have strong claims on liquidated assets and for assets held by the so-called “newco”. Sevco 5088 are the firm ex-chief executive Charles Green used to acquire the club after Whyte’s disastrous ownership. Henderson & Jones say they have a “team of expert litigators and insolvency professionals”. Their website says: “Our combination of financial capital and in-house legal, insolvency and investigatory expertise mean we are well placed to robustly pursue litigation once a claim has been assigned to us. “Because our business is dedicated to running a portfolio of legal claims, we streamline the litigation process, helping insolvency practitioners recover their costs and enabling us to pass more money back to creditors.” H&J joined the board of Sevco 5088 in June. Days later, they were appointed directors of Wavetower, now re-named the Rangers FC Group – so both firms were secure on the Register of Companies. H&J also joined the board of Law Financial, who hold security over Sevco. All the companies are owned by the Worthington Group – who are in liquidation – and are therefore subsiduaries. H&J told the Sunday Herald they are working with Worthington’s liquidators Begbies Traynor to evaluate any claims the firms may have against “oldco” or “newco” Rangers. The firm said Whyte has no involvement with any of the companies who could claim against assets or cash. “Oldco” liquidators BDO are believed to hold around £30million in liquidated cash – making “oldco” a plumb target for creditors who lost out when Rangers went into liquidation. Wavetower’s claim is based on an argument that they should be first in the pecking order for assets – even ahead of HMRC – because they paid off the £18million debt to Lloyds Bank when Whyte took over Rangers in May 2011. The money was raised from London firm Ticketus, who bought up future Rangers season tickets. But rather than leave the club solvent, Whyte had the debt transferred to Wavetower – meaning Rangers had spent £18million for no return. The deal also gave Wavetower control of the floating charge against assets that Lloyds had previously had. BDO are now set to pursue around 80 named individuals who benefitted from the EBT tax-dodging scheme which brought Rangers to their knees. At the High Court in Glasgow last month, Whyte was cleared of taking over the club by fraud in May 2011. Rangers made no comment yesterday.

As everybody knows Barry is not my favourite person but I didn't wish this on him. If HMRC come after him it may be a good thing though.

Not forgetting the hanging sex doll effigies.

Sounds like Graham Spiers.

Check everything again and again until we find something. Or not wanting to hit the tims a double whamy in one week.

It is a pity it has gone this way as buying the Record or the Sun ( I never bought the Sun) on your way to work was a part of life. There were newspaper boys standing at most factories. I used to come off the night-shift at Dunlop Inchinnan on a Friday and travel through to the Record to do Casual work cleaning the press. It paid a fortune compared to my hourly wage at Dunlop.

I take it as this is not in the fixture list it is a behind closed doors game and will not be able to be viewed until RTV bring out highlights.

https://www.rangersobserver.com/news/2017/7/23/daily-record-apologises-for-targeting-rangers-supporter I have not clicked on the Record since this broke so if many bears have done the same then it must be starting to show.

Getting a player of his quality on a free transfer is a no-brainer. We would be thieves to our own purse not to do it. The old biblical saying comes to mind: "Let the one among you who has never sinned throw the first stone."

Cheers mate I hope you enjoy the site.

I would imagine the ticket office will be open before the game. Best to give them a call though.

I really did try to b positive.

Up shortly!

There is nothing worse than having a boss that is against you. It drains all the confidence out of you. I am not saying McKay is right but I can see that a person performs badly under a manager that he has a bad relationship with.

Nowhere near an England International. We could call him the vampire because he hates crosses.

Barrie McKay: Rangers' treatment forced me to leave for Nottingham Forest Barrie McKay says he had to leave Rangers for Nottingham Forest this summer because of the way he was being treated by new manager Pedro Caixinha. The winger only started in three of Rangers' final eight fixtures of last season after Caixinha took over from present Forest boss Mark Warburton. "There was a change of manager and his opinion was different," said McKay. "I wasn't being treated the way any human being should be treated, but that's football and I had to move on." The 22-year-old earned his one and only Scotland cap last summer after helping Rangers win promotion to the Scottish Premiership under Warburton. But the Englishman and assistant David Weir left Ibrox in February in a dispute with the board after being linked with the vacancy at Forest and McKay subsequently suffered a visible dip in form. Warburton eventually ended up at the City Ground in March and this month returned to Ibrox to secure the winger's services for a fee of around £500,000. The transfer came a week after McKay had been left out of Caixinha's squad for the Europa League qualifier against Progres Niederkorn of Luxembourg after failing to agree a contract extension. Barrie McKay celebrates scoring for Rangers McKay scored six goals for Rangers last season Asked if it had been a difficult decision to leave his first club, McKay told BBC Radio Nottingham: "Not really at the time, with the way things went with the manager and the way I was being treated and stuff. "It made the decision easy for when the gaffer got on the phone and he was obviously a big factor in me coming here and working with him again. "When he came into Rangers, it was a big stage of my development and he helped me improve as a player. "The way things happened up there is more disappointing. I spoke to my family, spoke to my girlfriend, spoke to my agent and I think it was just the right time. "I guess that's football, but I'm a big boy and will get on with it." McKay, who had loan spells with Greenock Morton and Raith Rovers before becoming a Rangers regular, is looking forward to the challenge he faces in the Championship in England. "It is a big step in my career," he said. "Obviously I've spent all my time up in Scotland, so it is kind of coming out my comfort zone and it's just good to be here and good to be playing." http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40667419

I will try and explain why it is almost impossible to get a ticket mate. Ibrox is virtually sold out every week except for one small corner where the opposing team's supporters sit. When Celtic come they get a full stand which means that Rangers supporters who normally sit in that stand already have no chance Anyone who cannot attend the OF game who have a season ticket normally have a host of family members biting at their arm to use their season ticket. Supporters buses obviously make sure their own members are first choice for any spares. Your only chance really is a family who cannot attend and fancy a trip to Germany. That is a very tough call as it is the game everyone wants to attend. As BH says 1 ticket may be possible but 3 together would be a miracle. As I have a friend who runs a Dortmund supporters bus I can get a ticket for most Dortmund games but indeed if Schalke or Bayren are in Town it is far more difficult. It was my experience that many who had tickets for ordinary seats in the Dortmund stand sneaked into the standing area which means there is far more people in there than tickets sold. It really is mad but you have to want it for the atmosphere and not to Quietly appreciate the game.

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Warbs wants Wes Former Rangers boss Mark Warburton weighs up move to take Wes Foderingham to Nottingham Forest The ex-Light Blues gaffer has already plundered his old club for winger Barrie McKay Exclusive By Kenny Millar 19th July 2017, 10:33 pm MARK WARBURTON is weighing up another raid on Rangers with Wes Foderingham next in his sights. Former Gers gaffer Warbs has already plundered his old club for Barrie McKay. Warbs signed Wes for Rangers from Swindon two years ago Now the Nottingham Forest boss is desperate to bring in a keeper as he prepares for the new Championship season. But if he wants to net Foderingham — who he signed for Gers from Swindon two seasons ago — he will have to stump up hard cash. Even then, Ibrox boss Pedro Caixinha is unlikely to want to lose his No 1 choice, with Jak Alnwick and Liam Kelly the only other keepers on the club’s books. But Warburton may test his resolve as he searches for a keeper he can rely on.

I have stood in that section but to be honest it wasn't for me. firstly standing for 2 hours is not pleasurable for me and secondly I am not that tall which means that I was trying to find gaps to actually watch the game. I have also sat in the very top seats of the Dortmund stadium which is a hell of a climb and the players look like ants. The atmosphere is good though. I was far more impressed by the Schalke 04 stadium where I watched the friendly against Rangers a number of years ago. The atmosphere was obviously less as it was a friendly and not a full house but the fan friendliness of the stadium is far better. Most of the climbing was outside the stadium and was a gradual slope. I actually had to go down to my seat.

Defenders are different as strikers and have a longer shelf life on the whole.

This says it all.

SPFL board could face major shake-up in 2017/18 election Grant Russell Grant Russell 5 hours ago All six club representatives could be new faces as league prepares for Monday's vote. All change: Peter Lawwell is not standing for re-election to the SPFL board. All change: Peter Lawwell is not standing for re-election to the SPFL board. SNS Group All six slots reserved for clubs on the board of the Scottish Professional Football League could be occupied by new representatives in the 2017/18 season. Monday's vote at Hampden will lead to at least four new faces, with Ann Budge and Ken Ferguson the only two current members standing for re-election. Hearts owner Budge is up against officials from Dundee, Hamilton Academical and Rangers for one of the three positions reserved for Premiership clubs. John Nelms, Les Gray and Stewart Robertson respectively are standing. Peter Lawwell and Ian Maxwell, from Celtic and Partick Thistle respectively, are not standing for re-election. In the Championship, two spots are reserved for club representatives. Dumbarton's Les Hope, Martin Ritchie of Falkirk and Morton's Warren Hawke are standing, as is current board member Ken Ferguson, of Brechin City. Following Hibernian's promotion to the Premiership, their chief executive Leeann Dempster is not standing as a return candidate. Leagues One and Two share a solo representative. Ayr United's Graham Peterkin and Iain Dougan of Stranraer are standing. The six appointees will join new chairman Murdoch MacLennan, chief executive Neil Doncaster and independent non-executive director Karyn McCluskey on the board. Doncaster, Lawwell and Maxwell, together with Aberdeen's Duncan Fraser and Alloa Athletic's Mike Mulraney, will all serve as the SPFL's appointees to the Professional Game Board, which is operated by the Scottish FA.

Sorry I now see that he is. I was looking at the 2015\16 list.