ian1964 10,723 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Following detailed legal advice, the Rangers Supporters Trust (RST), with the financial backing of the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund (RFFF), submitted a petition to the Court of Session in Edinburgh on Monday 26th January, seeking an interim interdict to stop the Rangers board from granting security over Ibrox in favour of Sports Direct. Discussions between our lawyers and the board’s lawyers continued over the past three days. The conclusion of these discussions was the that board has agreed not to grant security over Ibrox for a period up until the 17th February covered by the advance notice they submitted. We are disappointed that we were not able to secure the extension of this commitment until the date of the upcoming EGM, as this now leaves a short period of time in which the board could grant security over Ibrox before they are hopefully removed. This is particularly concerning given the announcement yesterday that a further period of due diligence is required for the second £5m tranche of debt that the board has decided to saddle the club with. We believe our actions had a material impact in stopping the board from granting security over Ibrox. The revised deal with Sports Direct was agreed late on Monday night according to Paul Shackleton, the club’s AIM nomad. This was immediately following the petition submitted to the court, the announcement of which delayed what would have been a necessary interdict hearing in the Court of Session on Tuesday. We do not believe that the filing of a notice of intention to grant security over Ibrox was an error and we believe that a fixed security over Ibrox would most likely have been granted to Sports Direct had it not been challenged. We would like to register our disappointment that it was necessary to take legal action to hold this board to their public promises to shareholders and fans. Whilst we are pleased that the immediate danger posed to Ibrox has been averted, we share the anger of other fans at the latest act of corporate piracy perpetrated by the current Rangers directors. By accepting this deal with Sports Direct, they have plunged our club into unnecessary debt and, by pawning off further revenue streams including shirt sponsorship, have limited our ability to repay that debt. They have done this in their own interests and those of Mike Ashley. David Somers, Derek Llambias, James Easdale and Barry Leach have, in our opinion, neglected their duties to the PLC they are meant to represent. Our fans have one chance to remove these directors before they cause even more damage. We urge them to sign up at http://www.therst.co.uk/buyrangers and ensure that this board is removed at the upcoming EGM and replaced with directors who put Rangers Football Club above their own personal positions and the financial betterment of their masters. We will continue to liaise with our lawyers, the RFFF and other major shareholders regarding the actions of the Easdale brothers, David Somers, Derek Llambias and Barry Leach. We look forward to a forensic examination of their conduct following the EGM. We would like to thank the RFFF for their continued support, without which it would have been very difficult to challenge the actions of this discredited board. - See more at: http://www.therst.co.uk/news/ibrox-court-action-statement/#sthash.GhlaIbzq.dpuf 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,289 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Well done RST. Fighting for all of us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 well done RST 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yes well done. The unfortunate thing is they can keep doing things that Fans need to pay expensive lawyers for and the money will dry up eventually. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 I thought Ibrox was already safe at least until the first £5m was used. Probably not reading something correctly. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinstein 294 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 paying back the first loan and running costs might actually mean £5million will be used up before the EGM 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 paying back the first loan and running costs might actually mean £5million will be used up before the EGM Well lets face it 22 mill + 40,000 season ticket money didn't even last a year. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 paying back the first loan and running costs might actually mean £5million will be used up before the EGM So is the 17th Feb. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hildy 0 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Well played again, RST. Always in the thick of the action, always prepared to get involved, never afraid to be political and never content to stand idly by on the sidelines. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,830 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Well played again, RST. Always in the thick of the action, always prepared to get involved, never afraid to be political and never content to stand idly by on the sidelines. One of the main reasons I don't participate in RF. The RST fight for the fans every day of the week, just a pity the 6000 in RF have no political arm. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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