calscot 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 So is everyone buying a Euromillions ticket? The jackpot is about £92m tomorrow and so any of us winning it could easily bail Rangers out. You could be Rangers' owner by next month... Being on the board will give you something to do part time when you quit your job and give you a whole new circle of friends. You could also sort out all the problems you think the club and team have from a fans' eye point of view. Or, we could all give the RFFF another two quid each - at 250k people that's another half million. Or is it better to have 250k potential lottery winners? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I certainly wouldn't try buying a football club when I have no idea how to even run a business. I would contribute to a CVA pot however. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I will be. if I win I'm going to put mark dingwall on the board out of badness. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 If I won the full whack I wouldn't go near Rangers or any other football club. I'd buy a luxury yacht instead. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 with 92 bar you could do both. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 For me it would be a no brainer. I'd be investing at least £20m which leaves £70m odd to invest and a return of only 5% gets you £3.5m a year - and of course you'd get some accountant to organise your tax avoidance... That should be enough to take care of you, your extended family and a few close friends. You don't have to know how to run a club as you hire a CEO and other people to do that for you while you learn enough ropes to be on the board and have meaningful input without having to be an expert or business mogul. You'd probably privately hire a personal accountant and advisor so no-one pulls the wool over your eyes. Winning that much money and so quitting your job and losing a lot of your friends could be boring and lonely. I'd say owning Rangers would a great solution to that. All you need to do is get the fans on board, prop up the capital and dilute your shareholding with a share issue which is FAIR and accessible to the fans, and set forth a plan where the club is run within its means. I'd probably do that while putting another £20m into a charity foundation which spends the interest on good causes while I act as a similar unpaid figurehead. Between the two plus my many, many hobbies, it would be difficult to be bored and have you'd have a hell of a social life - which is always easier when you're the big shot everyone wants to meet. Or you could do a "king of chavs", squander your money in so many years and then end up begging for your old job and wondering where all your friends are... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 I wound open a pet shop as well. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,998 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 * runs out to buy a couple of tickets * 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 * runs out to buy a couple of tickets * We've got till tomorrow evening to buy tickets haven't we? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 yes mate. get mine on the way home. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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