Green: Stay and win back the title

[ian1964 10,870]

CHARLES GREEN last night insisted Rangers can be SPL champions next season if they keep their best players.

 

Crisis club Gers are facing a 12-month signing ban after stiff sanctions from the SFA.

 

Boss Ally McCoist could also see his top stars leave this summer for a fraction of their market value, because of deals their agents struck with administrator Duff and Phelps.

 

Former Sheffield United chief Green is still hopeful of persuading the key men to stay and win the title back.

 

He said: â??As an outsider looking in I felt the original SFA ruling was wrong, but I also felt it would have been difficult for Rangers to overturn it. We have now got to see the written report from the judge and sit down with our legal advisors and see what the best step is for Rangers.

 

â??If that signing ban remains then we will deal with it and we will work with Ally McCoist and his team to come out of it the best we can.

 

â??My understanding â?? and Iâ??m going to sit down with Ally next week â?? is a number of players reached agreements with the administrators to take reductions in salaries and vary their contracts.

 

â??The condition in agreeing those variations is they would be allowed to leave at a lower price.

 

â??What Iâ??d expect is these players will have the chance to sit down with myself and the manager so we could explain what the plans are for Rangers over the next few years. Ally has done a fantastic job this season with a 10-point deduction.

 

â??To my mind if we canâ??t sign anyone, but we can keep the existing players why wouldnâ??t we win the league? We need the chance to speak with the players.

 

â??Of course, the major problem in all of this is the agents.The players respect Ally, they love Rangers and have enjoyed playing here.

 

â??I had the fortune of floating the biggest soccer agency in the world a few years ago so I understand the market and the pressure put on players by their agents â?? and it is difficult.

 

â??However it is a challenge we will have to face.

 

â??We are are backing Ally and he knows that. I have had a number of meetings with him and he understands where we are coming from and he seems very happy with what he has seen and heard.

 

â??Itâ??s about building up trust, whether it is the fan on the street or the manager of Rangers. Everyoneâ??s suspicious of anyone who comes through the front doors at Ibrox and I would be exactly the same.â?

 

Green has vowed to freeze Rangersâ?? season ticket prices when he completes his takeover.

 

He originally planned a price HIKE when he first launched his bid for control but Gers supporters slammed his proposal in meetings with the Yorkshire businessman.

 

He added: â??I have had a number of meetings with fans who have raised important issues about Rangers and the way forward.

 

â??I have listened to them and a key issue raised with me was the season ticket pricing for next season. Taking on board the fansâ?? concerns, I can confirm when my consortium completes the purchase of Rangers, season ticket prices will be frozen for next season.â?

 

Green has also revealed administrators Duff and Phelps have moved to rip up Gersâ?? controversial deal with firm Ticketus.

 

He said: â??The administrators have informed me they have written to Ticketus to terminate the agreement that is in place with Rangers.

 

â??Supporters can now take heart from the fact that season ticket sales will be as normal.â?

 

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[kuznetsov 0]

Good stuff. Would love guys like Aluko and McCulloch who are out of contract to sign up again. We need them all. Healy is possibly the only player i would let go givenw e cannot sign replacements for anyone. He wont be missed.

[54andcounting 0]

Good on Charles Green, and before I'm 'jumped' on, I'd like to add I'm not saying for one minute that this man is good (or bad) for us, all I'm saying is I like his tone I like the fact there is a voice speaking up for us be it him.

I've learned recently that anyone who comes in for Rangers wont be accepted by some - I just can't get my head round that logic, no doubt fellow bears will berate me for feeling 'joyous' at having a leader to guide our club.

 

I'm happy this guy has took the reins, why would I not be? I don't have an agenda, I'm a Rangers fan simples, so why would anyone who truly supports Rangers as a football fan disagree with me?

I've said all this before and got back stupid pea brain stuff from behind the keyboard.....Honestly, there are Rangers fans out there who think because they are Protestants it gives them the right to protest about any god given right on earth including who runs Rangers Football Club.

 

I am a Protestant and very proud of the fact, but that's a different story.

[Guest Dutchy]

I'm a bit confused by all this(nothing new there then!), but I've been reading a few Leggo articles in my limited computer time and he contiually says that Green does not as yet own Rangers FC.

 

So what's all this óur lawyers' malarky about anyway.

[Darthter 542]

I'm a bit confused by all this(nothing new there then!), but I've been reading a few Leggo articles in my limited computer time and he contiually says that Green does not as yet own Rangers FC.

 

So what's all this óur lawyers' malarky about anyway.

 

Green will take control of the club once the CVA is agreed. The transfer of CW's shares are dependant on the CVA being agreed.

IF the CVA isn't agreed, he will ultimately take control via a Newco.