UoF Statement re Ally

[SteveC 150]

UoF Statement on Ally McCoist

"We note the board’s announcement of Alistair McCoist’s resignation and the disclosure of Ally’s severance entitlement in their statement to the LSE this morning.

 

Ally has made the correct decision to resign. Things have not gone well this season on the park, and off it he has seen the club decimated by the incompetents in the boardroom. They are ripping the heart and soul out of our club, laying off long serving, low paid staff to save a relative pittance and leave the club on the brink of hardly being able to operate. Rangers is a family and that family is being torn apart by this board. All this while Mr Llambias, Mr Somers and the other members of the board enjoy their salaries, expenses and freebies in hospitality despite contributing nothing.

 

Mr Somers publicly defended the payoff to Brian Stockbridge and even, bizarrely, his performance. Mr Easdale publicly defended the payoffs to Charles Green and Imran Ahmad. Mr Easdale even made public statements which we believe assisted Imran Ahmad to secure a settlement he did not deserve. Despite this, they are now attempting to throw a club legend under a bus without even having discussed the terms of his severance with him. They were happy to line the pockets of people who have decimated Rangers but it would appear Ally McCoist, who as a player and employee has contributed more than they could ever dream of, is not worthy of even the courtesy of confidentiality in severance discussions.

 

In our opinion, the salary given to Ally by Charles Green was too high. It was agreed pre administration when Rangers were a Champions League team but it should have been amended to a more realistic level. This is in common with the inflated salaries that Mr Green gave to all senior staff members including himself. Ally worked for nothing during administration to try and assist the club. He was alone in voluntarily reducing his salary last year when the true extent of the financial mismanagement by the board became apparent. We believe he did the right thing by reducing that salary by around 50%. In fact, his gesture should have meant that the lower paid employees at the club would be safe from the kind of cuts we have seen Derek Llambias implement in the past few weeks.

 

We hope Ally will do the right thing and come to a solution that is beneficial to both him and club. By the club we mean the club and not this board or those who control them. We will not accept this board’s toxic spin and ham-fisted attempts to blacken the name of a club legend. We hope Ally can go with our best wishes and will remain Super Ally long after the names of the charlatans in this boardroom are mercifully forgotten."

[the gunslinger 3,366]

now that really is superb. cuts right to the heart of the matter.

[Rangersitis 0]

I've not been all that impressed by most of their previous statements, but whoever came up with that has judged it perfectly.

 

Heap on the pressure.

[MoodyBlue 0]

Great stuff from UoF

[BEARGER 1,830]

@bbcjimspence: Hearing that with Mcoist meeting the board on Wednesday he may be prepared to settle for around 400K compensation and leave then.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

In our opinion, the salary given to Ally by Charles Green was too high. It was agreed pre administration when Rangers were a Champions League team but it should have been amended to a more realistic level. This is in common with the inflated salaries that Mr Green gave to all senior staff members including himself. Ally worked for nothing during administration to try and assist the club. He was alone in voluntarily reducing his salary last year when the true extent of the financial mismanagement by the board became apparent. We believe he did the right thing by reducing that salary by around 50%. In fact, his gesture should have meant that the lower paid employees at the club would be safe from the kind of cuts we have seen Derek Llambias implement in the past few weeks.

The salary was several times too high and our fleeting appearances where we inevitably got dumped out at the first hurdle didn't make us a Champions League team. If I recall correctly he seemed more concerned with covering up his salary than taking any voluntary reduction. A 50% reduction wasn't anywhere close enough. He was still the highest paid manager in Scottish football despite being in part-time leagues and displaying not one modicum of talent.

Edited December 15, 2014 by Ser Barristan Selmy

[SteveC 150]

The salary was several times too high and our fleeting appearances where we inevitably got dumped out at the first hurdle didn't make us a Champions League team. If I recall correctly he seemed more concerned with covering up his salary than taking any voluntary reduction. A 50% reduction wasn't anywhere close enough. He was still the highest paid manager in Scottish football despite being in part-time leagues and displaying not one modicum of talent.

 

He had more on his plate than every other manager put together, though - far, far more

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

He had more on his plate than every other manager put together, though - far, far more

Everyone seems to be changing their tune now.

[RANGERRAB 3,757]

The UoF wanted to starve the club of funds via boycotts of ST's and merchandise.They claimed a success.

Now the club is having to make people redundant and they're up in arms about it.

You couldnt make this up could you.....

[RANGERRAB 3,757]

He had more on his plate than every other manager put together, though - far, far more

 

And wasted it on an antiquated first team squad paid exorbitant salaries with little or no resale value.