BEARGER 1,830 Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 Club 1872 Meeting with John Bennett Dear Contributor, Yesterday, Club 1872 held a meeting with new Rangers Chairman, John Bennett in London. This was the first meeting between Club 1872 and a current RIFC Director since March 2020 and we were very encouraged that Mr Bennett took the time to meet with us so early in his Chairmanship. We have been on public record since last year regarding our serious concerns over the day to day management and general direction of the club. Yesterday’s meeting presented Club 1872 with our first opportunity in three years to bring a number of those concerns directly to the attention of the RIFC Board. The purpose of the meeting was to have an introductory discussion addressing historical issues, including the circumstances leading to the club’s disengagement from dialogue with Club 1872 and other areas of concern to Club 1872 Contributors and the wider support. It was agreed by both parties that this should be done with a view to moving forward together for the benefit of Rangers. During the meeting, which lasted over two hours, Mr Bennett was willing and eager to listen to Club 1872’s views and in turn he explained the club's perspective on various issues. In that regard it was a very useful exchange of views. We were extremely encouraged by Mr Bennett’s openness and willingness to listen. One point which emerged from the meeting is that Mr Bennett clearly believes that actions speak louder than words. It has been clear from recent announcements that there are major changes underway at Ibrox. We welcome those changes along with Mr Bennett’s demonstration in our meeting of his commitment to meaningful, two-way fan engagement. Mr Bennett made it clear that he regards our organisation and strong supporter representation as an important aspect of the future development of the Club. We hope and believe that the Chairman found our lengthy discussion useful, including the information we presented to him relating to the club’s engagement with Club 1872 and the Rangers support generally and how that might be improved. Both parties agreed that continued dialogue is essential and will quickly progress into more detailed discussion over the coming weeks. Club 1872 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Speaking of Club1872, what's happened to Dave King? I thought he was striding back to save us from ourselves .... he must be doing it very quietly. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,146 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 Noticeable that Bisgrove mentioned board meetings with UBs and RSA but NOT Club1872 in the interview released last night. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 2 hours ago, CammyF said: Noticeable that Bisgrove mentioned board meetings with UBs and RSA but NOT Club1872 in the interview released last night. I can imagine the question Club1872 put to Bennett. 1. As the official Dave King go-between we are extremely important people so why have you been ignoring us? 2. Will you promise not to ignore us in future? 3. Can you stop diluting our shareholding please? 4. When do we get a seat on the board? 5. OK then can we have a turnstile named after Club1872? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,067 Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 what did they find to talk about for two hours ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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