Chico v Traynor

[ian1964 10,831]

I tuned in for the game on Saturday and the pre-match entertainment on the radio was hilarious,the argument between Chic Young and James Traynor was superb.

 

Listen here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=X36ML4ZI

 

 

 

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[maineflyer 0]

I heard it in the car while I was out with Mrs MF, who knows Rangers play in blue and come from Glasgow but that's about it ... she hasn't a clue who Chick Young is but even she reckoned he was a complete arse. Mrs MF is a decent judge of character, mine usually.

Edited April 4, 2011 by maineflyer

[Guest Bonkle Bear]

I just listened to it this morning. Lost in the petty squabble between the two is the fact that Traynor again hinted that Dave King and Paul Murray will look to make a move for the club if we get close to or enter administartion.

 

This was followed up from Thursay night when he said some members of our board want the Whyte deal to fail as they will benefit from the chaos that will come in the aftermath.

[Frankie 8,843]

As I said you on Twitter mate, there is no doubt some key people advocate a deliberate strategy of administration if the Whyte takeover doesn't happen. Very dangerous IMO.

 

The reputation of the club would be changed for ever.

[26th of foot 6,182]

Whilst walking along Paisley Road West on Saturday, I listened in on my new DAB radio(tiny thing it is too).

 

Traynor destroyed Chico, constantly jabbing at his competence and questioning BBC Scotland's continued employment of the clown.

 

Interestingly, a number of Yahoos raised the mis-match on Radio Snyde's phone-in that evening. Jim Delahunt(the latest Objective Host of ra Show) was quick to defend Chico and assure his fellow happy hoopsters, "Alastair Johnston did nod". As they say, a nod's as good as a wink to a blind horse.

[Guest Bonkle Bear]

As I said you on Twitter mate, there is no doubt some key people advocate a deliberate strategy of administration if the Whyte takeover doesn't happen. Very dangerous IMO.

 

The reputation of the club would be changed for ever.

 

I thought this would have been picked up on a bit more on the other boards but there has been very little made of it. I'm sure it becomes more of a story if the Whyte takeover falls through. Traynor did not mention them by name but he did make it clear that a couple of our board members still have ambitions of owning the club. He said that they would be likely to benefit from the fans backlash that will be directed against the bank (after A.J's comments that could be worse) and SDM if it fell through and that Lloyds/MIH may be more likely to do a deal on more favourable terms if the pressure on them is ramped up.

 

As you said, the risk to our reputation would be absolutely massive and it may take years to fully recover from it. Probably something that will be debated more thoroughly if we move closer to that scenario.

[Frankie 8,843]

I thought this would have been picked up on a bit more on the other boards but there has been very little made of it. I'm sure it becomes more of a story if the Whyte takeover falls through. Traynor did not mention them by name but he did make it clear that a couple of our board members still have ambitions of owning the club. He said that they would be likely to benefit from the fans backlash that will be directed against the bank (after A.J's comments that could be worse) and SDM if it fell through and that Lloyds/MIH may be more likely to do a deal on more favourable terms if the pressure on them is ramped up.

 

As you said, the risk to our reputation would be absolutely massive and it may take years to fully recover from it. Probably something that will be debated more thoroughly if we move closer to that scenario.

 

Yeah, it's quite an interesting subject but I believe one of our forum members is going to start a thread discussing why the club may feel it is a credible option.

[maineflyer 0]

It may just be where I'm standing but from here it look very much like the club's reputation has already been severely changed. In fact, the closer I look and the better I focus these binoculars, the more it looks like you couldn't change it for the worse if you tried. There could be a touch of fog in the air of course.

[Frankie 8,843]

It may just be where I'm standing but from here it look very much like the club's reputation has already been severely changed. In fact, the closer I look and the better I focus these binoculars, the more it looks like you couldn't change it for the worse if you tried. There could be a touch of fog in the air of course.

 

That's true of course but administration/insolvency or whatever is surely a completely new (and very dangerous) ball game given SPL and UEFA rules?

 

Yet still we hear rumours about the club considering this seriously.

[maineflyer 0]

That's true of course but administration/insolvency or whatever is surely a completely new (and very dangerous) ball game given SPL and UEFA rules?

 

Yet still we hear rumours about the club considering this seriously.

Believe me I'm not advocating administration, when some very unpredictable things can happen. By the same token, I wouldn't advocate against it either because we may not now have too many choices left and if administration is the only way out then that's the way we will all have to watch the club go. Either way, I'm fairly sure Rangers will survive and the ridicule will stop if and when the club gets it's act together again. The concern uppermost in my mind is that, whether or not administration lies ahead, we still have to deal with the challenge of rebuilding and unless the right people emerge in charge we could still be in this mess ten years down the line. You look at the candidates for ownership and (in my ill-informed opinion only) Craig Whyte looks the best bet - since I know almost nothing about him, at least he isn't burdened by what I do know of the other contenders, at least the ones I know about. That's not an encouraging standpoint and I'm genuinely not encouraged. Reputation might need to be placed a little further down our list of priorities.