RANGERRAB 3,653 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Got hoodwinked by Whyte.. rolls eyes..... don't get me started on him ..... :-) Hoodwinked? Blackmailed I'd have said but not by Whyte 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,653 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Run me through what Sir David Murray did when his back was against the wall? Do you seriously think he sold willingly to Whyte. Who forced him to sell Rangers to Whyte do you think ? Did you ever listen to AJ at the time? What makes you think current shareholders will do something similar regards handing over shares for a quid? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangersitis 0 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Do you seriously think he sold willingly to Whyte. Who forced him to sell Rangers to Whyte do you think ? Did you ever listen to AJ at the time?What makes you think current shareholders will do something similar regards handing over shares for a quid? That's right, he didn't sell willingly, he sold because he was in trouble and didn't have the funds to continue. That is the position that the fans need to put the current lot in. Squeeze the life out of them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,079 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 That's right, he didn't sell willingly, he sold because he was in trouble and didn't have the funds to continue. That is the position that the fans need to put the current lot in. Squeeze the life out of them. Yeah and that worked out well for us. .... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangersitis 0 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Yeah and that worked out well for us..... Perhaps the fans will be vigilant this time instead of looking to put their faith in a multi-millionaire making everything hunky dory......oh, hang on a minute..... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hildy 0 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 If we go to the brink again we might not come back. This time there will be no Craig Whyte to blame and the SFA will not transfer the club's membership and licence to a new company and allow us to carry on.Yes I totally agree the football is grim which is why I emphatically believe this board must be seen to be taking steps to remove Ally McCoist as soon as is financially possible. Difficult though it is it is imperative we get back into the top division as soon as possible and back into European football with the financial rewards that brings. Rangers is diseased. We need a cure rather than crutches, bandages and elastoplasts. We are a club that has lost its way and persisting with dubious ownership is never going to see Rangers recovering to a satisfactory level. We are perhaps too close to really see it but there is a school of thought that Rangers is done as a football club and institution, and while I don't think we are a lost cause yet, I believe we will be if the club isn't cleansed of mediocrity and incompetence, and that means fighting to take it back rather than tolerating the inadequacy that has overtaken us. You worry about the risk of taking this to the brink - the real risk was in letting uninvited and hostile strangers own Rangers. As risks go, nothing compares to this - it is madness writ large, and it is why we are where we are. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,653 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 That's right, he didn't sell willingly, he sold because he was in trouble and didn't have the funds to continue. That is the position that the fans need to put the current lot in. Squeeze the life out of them. He had far bigger problems than Rangers. MIH were 750m in debt. Ranges were 3 per cent of that 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Davison 0 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Rangers is diseased. We need a cure rather than crutches, bandages and elastoplasts. We are a club that has lost its way and persisting with dubious ownership is never going to see Rangers recovering to a satisfactory level. We are perhaps too close to really see it but there is a school of thought that Rangers is done as a football club and institution, and while I don't think we are a lost cause yet, I believe we will be if the club isn't cleansed of mediocrity and incompetence, and that means fighting to take it back rather than tolerating the inadequacy that has overtaken us. You worry about the risk of taking this to the brink - the real risk was in letting uninvited and hostile strangers own Rangers. As risks go, nothing compares to this - it is madness writ large, and it is why we are where we are. While agreeing with much of what you say, Hildy, when you say "fighting to take it back", how do you think that can be achieved? This is a genuine question and it is a question for which, I have no answer. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,721 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Union Of Fans respond to club announcement to Stock Exchange - Friday night "We note the announcement of the Rangers board regarding the season ticket renewal levels for the club this year. It is now obvious that a clear majority of fans have rejected Graham Wallace, Norman Crighton, David Somers, James and Sandy Easdale and their running of the club. In any normal business, a board which had been rejected by over 50% of its customers in the space of a few months would be removed. Whilst we do not expect this to happen due to the continued support of anonymous shareholders, who could not care less about Rangers, we would highlight that they have utterly failed to gain crucial trust from fans. We do not believe this trust will ever be built without fundamental change at the club. The problem for this board is very simple. The vast majority of fans, even many of those who have renewed, simply do not trust them and likely never will. The corporate governance at the club also continues to be a cause for grave concern. We would repeat that it is unacceptable for Jack Irvine of Mediahouse to have access to confidential, price sensitive board information through the Easdales and to then leak that information to the press as he did this week. We call on David Somers and Graham Wallace to address this situation as a matter of urgency. It is clear that 17,000 season tickets is not sufficient to see the club through the coming season. Given that, as far as we are aware, the £1.5m loan that the board required to complete last season has not been repaid, it seems clear that a large number of those renewals are either concession tickets or are being paid up over 4 months. Despite this, it would appear that the board still refuse to engage with people who care about the club and have the means to improve the financial position greatly. The Union of Fans has at all times attempted to give fans an accurate picture of the level of season ticket renewals and the issues facing the club. We hope that fans can now see that we have been accurate and honest with those figures at all times, in stark contrast to the spin provided by the PR representatives of certain board factions. It has been a hugely difficult decision for our loyal fans to decide not to renew but it is a decision that they can now see is supported by a majority of their fellow supporters. It is our firm belief that continued pressure on the board and shareholders will bring about positive change. We will now make one final attempt to engage with the board and see if they wish to secure the money committed to the Ibrox 1972 fund by providing a legally binding pledge that they will not sell Ibrox or Murray Park. They are well aware that such a pledge would greatly increase the level of renewals and we would once again question why they refuse to provide it. If they refuse to engage or refuse to provide such a pledge then we will recommend to fans that they continue to support the team but only on a game by game basis. We are aware however that many fans simply will not return to Ibrox until there is a change in the power base at the club. That is a matter for individuals as it always has been and we fully understand that position given the level of mistrust of this board. We will continue to raise issues and provide fans with honest and accurate information." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Chris Graham writing for UoF? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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