BrahimHemdani 1 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Craig, BD, CG and I have all suggested a savings fund based on the one third discounts on season ticket prices in the SFL. Based on figures quoted on the Season Ticket Renewal - Prices Confirmed thread that I started on 21/7, typical savings this season are: Was £374 now £249 saving £125 Was £421 now £281 saving £140 Was £554 now £369 saving £185 There will be concessions and some lower and some higher prices but letâ??s say that the average saving is £140 per season. IF and I know itâ??s a big IF, EVERYONE of 36,000 season ticket holders saved that money for 3 years in a secure fund administered by independent lawyers or accountants with no connection to Rangers then the potential total would be £15,000,000. Aside from collecting and accounting for the money which would be paid in by BACS or FPS there wouldnâ??t be a great deal of administration involved because no money would be paid out until we were back in the SPL1 and then it would only be for specified purposes e.g. buying players. That would be a decent fund to kick off with in the SPL. Even if there was to be re-organisation and we were to return to SPL1 in 2 rather than 3 seasons, it could still be £10,000,000. If anyone has accurate information for the number of season tickets in each category it would be simple to work out a better estimate. Of course, I realise that only a proportion of season ticket holders would sign up but the target is plain to see. And no season ticket holder who planned to renew could say they didnâ??t have the money although some might say that they have spent it on other things. As an extension to this, those of us who have been fortunate to follow Rangers regularly in Europe could consider puting some of the money that one might otherwise have spent into this or a similar fund. I was going to christen this the Rangers Season Tickets Savings Fund or Discount Fund but I didnâ??t much like the initials it produced (RSTSF/DF) so open to suggestions on that one! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Thing is you'll get people that were struggling to get by paying that price as it was. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 you would be better buying the club with that kind of cash than proping up someone else's investement. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 Thing is you'll get people that were struggling to get by paying that price as it was. But therein lies the beauty of it STB.....nobody is compelled to contribute. We hear all this "true fan" nonsense all the time... Well, IMHO, a true fan is one who supports through thick and thin, WHEN THEY CAN, so those who CAN contribute (I.e. BrahimHemdani, Bluedell, me, Countless others) can do so.... To the betterment of the club. Whilst those that can't.... Don't. It is simple. We are in a place NONE of us like, but we ALL want to get back to the top, dominating, ASAP..... And the ONLY people that can make that happen is.... Funnily enough.... US !!!! So....... Who is in ? It isn't about Charles Green vs John Brown vs TBK vs Bill Miller vs A.N.Other anymore.... It is about US. Rangers. Rangers fans. Ibrox. The Club. OUR history. OUR heritage. OUR pride. Who are we ? All I know is I am a Rangers fan, through and through.... And if I can help MY club get back to the top in short shrift (my 7yr old nearly peed his pants today when I told him we had our SFA license, he thought we were back in the SPL.... I told him he would be 10 or 11 when we get there and when we win THAT league it will feel like the Champions League....).... See, being a bear is about follow following, It is about shouting, as loud as you can, WATP. We have nothing to fear, nothing to shame, nothing to be embarrassed about, nothing to worry about.... Other than.... I will follow follow, though the straits be broad and narrow....... Will YOU "follow follow" ? I will. The future of our club depends not on Charles Green, Paul Murrray, Brian Kennedy, Bill Ng, Bill Miller...... The future of RFC depends on one thing only...... RANGERS SUPPORTERS. Kind of simple. Are you in ? I am. I will be renewing my online ST, will be contacting RFC to ensure a "fighting fund" can be established and get it started. The future of RFC is in OUR hands, nobody else's..... It is time for us ALL to show whether we "follow follow" or not. My money is on us all supporting the club to the best of our ability. Lets do this. Lets go Div 3 to Champions in 4 years. The only people that can make it happen is........ US !!!! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,707 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 you would be better buying the club with that kind of cash than proping up someone else's investement. I'd prefer the cash to go to the club than to a third party. It's also a sad way to look at things if you look at cash going into the club as just propping up someone's investment. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) CG himself has been very open about how he makes his money...... TBK... With/without/with/without Brian Kennedy.... Nobody knows whether they are there to make profit or not.... At least Charles Green is honest. Or, to put it another way, CG and his cronies paid 5.5 mill for us.... TBK offered how much ? At what price point were they making "no profit" or "doing us a favour" and at what price point did it make commercial sense ? Whether we like it or not it appears CG's bid was enough to prove BOTH points. If TBK REALLY wanted us they have had plenty of opportunity to do so. Charles Green deserves a chance, like it or not !!!! Edited August 4, 2012 by craig 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 I'd prefer the cash to go to the club than to a third party. It's also a sad way to look at things if you look at cash going into the club as just propping up someone's investment. if your buying players then your sending the cash to all sorts of third parties. buying assets for another person's business makes little sense when you could buy the business. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 (edited) CG himself has been very open about how he makes his money...... TBK... With/without/with/without Brian Kennedy.... Nobody knows whether they are there to make profit or not.... At least Charles Green is honest. Or, to put it another way, CG and his cronies paid 5.5 mill for us.... TBK offered how much ? At what price point were they making "no profit" or "doing us a favour" and at what price point did it make commercial sense ? Whether we like it or not it appears CG's bid was enough to prove BOTH points. If TBK REALLY wanted us they have had plenty of opportunity to do so. Charles Green deserves a chance, like it or not !!!! tbk never said they didn't want a profit. bk and Walter Smith's consortium have said they don't since though which in effect covers most or all tbk so who knows. Edited August 4, 2012 by the gunslinger 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,270 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 TBK,s and Walter,s consortium to be fair were never around long enough to say anything that could be taken seriously be anyone 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,270 Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 The biggest problem Brahim is that we have no one that the fans can get behind,Walter blew it big time, Ally is the manager ,there is no one left to rally around and to take seriously . The RST are doing the hokey cokey on everything from owners to season tickets ,back dont back , buy dont buy , buy . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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