Gribz 919 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Id have played it and won it. How many of the non aboard would have still watched it? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,378 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Interestingly, my Rangers-supporting cousin in Melbourne was opposed to this game but for different reasons: he thought it should have taken place in Melbourne as Ange (whom he venerated) has links there and Melbourne is the sporting capital. I wonder if we were playing this again in Oz and it wasn't billed as Ange's homecoming, whether there would still be as much opposition? We have huge RFC fanclubs in Oz and North America so they surely deserve to see their team play. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 919 Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 32 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said: Interestingly, my Rangers-supporting cousin in Melbourne was opposed to this game but for different reasons: he thought it should have taken place in Melbourne as Ange (whom he venerated) has links there and Melbourne is the sporting capital. I wonder if we were playing this again in Oz and it wasn't billed as Ange's homecoming, whether there would still be as much opposition? We have huge RFC fanclubs in Oz and North America so they surely deserve to see their team play. Agreed....Ive loads of mates in Perth who wanted this game. Ashamed... Tennis balls. Very weak 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 06/04/2022 at 11:07, Gribz said: Agreed....Ive loads of mates in Perth who wanted this game. Ashamed... Tennis balls. Very weak Pish! the fans who demonstrated have been proved to be correct, Rangers pulled out of this disaster because of the protests, Rangers should never have agreed to it in the first place! fuck all the Rangers fans in Oz tbh! it was an absolute disaster for Rangers to agree to this!. Why can't Rangers FC organise an Oz tournament themselves? without tying in with Separate Entity FC?. I truly despair how any Rangers fan could want this to go ahead!!! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,679 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 11 hours ago, ian1964 said: Pish! the fans who demonstrated have been proved to be correct, I don't see how anyone has been proved correct. Those demonstrating have won but it doesn't mean that they're correct. There's a valid opposing argument. Most fans disagree with it but I've seen some put forward a reasonable arguments for it. Hypothetically, if the cash from the tournament would have been ringfenced to improve the facilities for the disabled then it would become a more difficult choice for some. 11 hours ago, ian1964 said: fuck all the Rangers fans in Oz tbh! Wow. That's a bit OTT, mate. 11 hours ago, ian1964 said: Why can't Rangers FC organise an Oz tournament themselves? without tying in with Separate Entity FC?. I truly despair how any Rangers fan could want this to go ahead!!! I'm sure that they could but it wouldn't be as profitable. I don't recall anyone boycotting the game on Sunday when Rangers went all out to promote the tie-in with Celtic with the over-the-top OF promotions everywhere. Is there not a touch of hypocrisy that people didn't walk out or refuse to watch the game? A genuine question as you feel more strongly about the friendly than I do. I'm against it but it's not top of my list of things I'd have wanted to protest about. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,761 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Del, maybe I was a bit OTT? what I meant was if pulling out of a tournament with Separate Entity FC in Oz leaves some of the Oz Rangers fans upset then tough!. Ibrox is in Glasgow and they choose to live in Oz!. I have missed a huge amount of matches due to working overseas, but I still wouldn't want us in a tournament with them just so I can go watch it!!. If I chose to go and live in Oz then I would miss all the Rangers games, and s I said nothing stopping the club touring Oz themselves to allow Oz fans watch the team. I believe if the fans didn't show their disgust at this crazy decision then it may well have went ahead! Of course this is all my own opinion on the whole sorry mess. P.S. if I have upset the Oz fans tough! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Where does this debacle stand now? Are there legal issues still to be resolved? Who's taken our place? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,229 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 10 hours ago, Bill said: Where does this debacle stand now? Are there legal issues still to be resolved? Who's taken our place? I would imagine if we signed a contract then we may be liable for compensation to the promoters. And if anyone signed it should be bagged. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 1 hour ago, compo said: I would imagine if we signed a contract then we may be liable for compensation to the promoters. And if anyone signed it should be bagged. we pulled out as they were in breach of contract. They denied that grumbled some threats and then went away and did nothing. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 5,489 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 On 29/06/2022 at 09:41, compo said: I would imagine if we signed a contract then we may be liable for compensation to the promoters. And if anyone signed it should be bagged. I suspect we will only find out the truth in next year’s financials when they are released. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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