Two bald men (Club 1872 and Rangers FC) fight over a comb

[forlanssister 3,114]

On 24/03/2022 at 10:02, RANGERRAB said:

I think it’s been circulating in the media they’re getting a bigger fee. If that’s the case we should reconsider our position.
And yet another question mark against our commercial department 

Our commercial department is probably the best performing and most functional department at Ibrox, it's a beacon in a sea of ineptitude compared to the likes of PR and Communication, Hospitality, Ticketing, Customer Service etc.

 

Bisgrove did his job this clusterf*&k lays at the door of others both below and above him in the pecking order.

 

Oh and anyone who invested in Bitci should consider signing themselves in.

Edited March 28, 2022 by forlanssister

[forlanssister 3,114]

11 hours ago, the gunslinger said:

i see Park has rejected King's offer. 

 

Let's hope he is now financing a way out. 

As long as we're not going to be screwed for 8% compound interest eh? 

[compo 7,030]

What a shambles 

[RANGERRAB 3,653]

10 hours ago, forlanssister said:

Our commercial department is probably the best performing and most functional department at Ibrox, it's a beacon in a sea of ineptitude compared to the likes of PR and Communication, Hospitality, Ticketing, Customer Service etc.

 

Bisgrove did his job this clusterf*&k lays at the door of others both below and above him in the pecking order.

 

Oh and anyone who invested in Bitci should consider signing themselves in.

Do u think the Castore deal is a good deal? Bisgrove even himself admitted there had been problems

And how much do we get per annum from tomket tyres etc ? 
We’re not getting the return we should be getting from some commercial deals in my opinion 

[JohnMc 2,750]

In 1909, when supporter’s of Rangers and Celtic suspected the clubs were colluding with each other to increase their revenue, both sets of fans nearly completely destroyed Hampden in response. That was following the replay of the Scottish Cup Final, which like the final also ended in a draw. There had been suspicions for a while both club’s directors were more interested in making money than listening to the support and replays were lucrative. In that instance the fans destroyed parts of the terraces, pulled down the goal posts, dug up large parts of the turf and set fire to the ticket boxes and turnstyles before mounted police were able to restore order. History doesn’t record if any tennis balls were thrown onto the park though. There was no second replay, the cup was declared void that season.

 

Other than heavy fines for both clubs and much indignation from the media life pretty much carried on as normal afterwards. Following this match the term ‘Old Firm’ was popularised. The belief that both club’s directors were making decisions that were of mutual benefit while maintaining a pretence of extreme rivalry.

 

In my experience boards of all businesses make poor decisions. For successful, well run companies these decisions are rare and when a poor one is made they’re recognised and remedied. Poorly run companies make more bad decisions than good ones and that usually results in their demise, sooner or later. But even the best run make bad decisions from time to time.

 

Time will tell if the Sydney Cup turns out to be a bad decision or simply an unpopular one, the two aren’t always the same. There are some intelligent, successful people on our board. That doesn’t mean they won’t make bad decisions, it’s how frequently they make them we should be looking at. I suspect we can’t afford to pull out of this Sydney match as things stand, so the board will need to thole it for now. If we win the league and are guaranteed a Champion’s League windfall we might decide we can afford to take the hit. If we don’t I suspect this type of match will become a common occurrence each season.

 

As others have said Bisgrove is simply doing his job, there’s no way senior people at the club didn’t know this would be unpopular with at least some of the support. In the end they know we’re unlikely to try and destroy Hampden, or Ibrox for that matter, and we’ll keep turning up, buying strips and TV subscriptions. 

[compo 7,030]

Sack the board🤣 🤣🤣 🙄

And right now Sydney is in a bit of a covid epidemic 

Edited March 29, 2022 by compo

[Sutton_blows_goats 5,329]

28 minutes ago, compo said:

 

And right now Sydney is in a bit of a covid epidemic 

I may have posted this earlier in the thread, but given the strict restrictions in Australia I hope the club has had assurances any travelling employees/supporters have been guaranteed safe exit passage in the case of any covid escalation.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

11 hours ago, forlanssister said:

As long as we're not going to be screwed for 8% compound interest eh? 

We both know what King is up to here and that he has been a mix of good and bad. Excellent and poor even. 

 

For me his interests align with mine in this case. 

 

 

[forlanssister 3,114]

2 hours ago, RANGERRAB said:

Do u think the Castore deal is a good deal? Bisgrove even himself admitted there had been problems

And how much do we get per annum from tomket tyres etc ? 
We’re not getting the return we should be getting from some commercial deals in my opinion 

I'm more annoyed at Castore than I am at the Australian debacle. 

 

As uncomfortable as it is for some to admit Bisgrove is good at his job, very, very good to deny that is churlish in the extreme.

 

You want to sign top players, keep our best players, improve the facilities etc then Bisgrove (or another of his ilk) is fundamental to that.

[forlanssister 3,114]

38 minutes ago, the gunslinger said:

We both know what King is up to here and that he has been a mix of good and bad. Excellent and poor even. 

 

For me his interests align with mine in this case. 

 

 

Kings interest is getting his money back period if that too is yours then don't bemoan the lack of investment that will result in fulfilling your and King's desire.