Particularly when his "men" inside Ibrox, have been put on suspensionQuote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
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Particularly when his "men" inside Ibrox, have been put on suspensionQuote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
See, what my take is CWG, and hopefully and gladly you can correct me - I think Ashley has played a blinder here.......he has slowly taken up a % share, obtained the crucial merchandising rights.....well knowing in the background that The Rangers will eventually rebel, get 'their men' in place......which in turn galvanises a support.......and the lemming type support then buy strips, pennants, mugs (:greengrin) and dvd's.........Ashley unconcerned (really) that he has 'lost the battle' but secretly knows he has 'won'......because he has engineered a fanbase united and who buy lots of The Rangers stuff..........or am I just wrong, pure and simple ? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
I don't think you're wrong at all.Quote:
Originally Posted by truehibernian
It's a new theory on me, I have to say. If he has played that sort of long game, that's worthy of Francis Urquhart/Frank Underwood in its scheming. :greengrin
He spotted an opportunity. RFC, a potentially enormous brand, were struggling due to the incompetence of those who owned it. In hindsight, he was never going to lose out.
I just think he knows and has enjoyed knowing he has them hamstrung.........huge brand, a support who are 'limited' in their thought process (dare I say much like Newcastle fans :greengrin), and he knew before the process started that regardless of what he ended up with, he would ultimately end up with a support buying into the club......literally.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Nothing has stopped Newcastle fans buying seasons and merchandise. Hence on a smaller scale, with a chance that The Rangers get into the SPL, The Rangers fans will follow suit........I spoke with someone who supports them and ran this by him and he said 'ah no danger, we would just stop buying strips if we thought he was mugging us off'.......to which I said 'but at Christmas, if your wee boy wants Santa to get him the new The Rangers strip and a wee mug, would you say no ?'
I have (as you can tell) limited financial knowledge.......but I do think Ashley has played a long game, and played it well.......peed off a support so much to the point where King and Co have had to weigh in and take 'control'......but really Mr Ashley has all the control of the fans moooolah !
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Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
So are you telling me this graham figure is a hypocrite or a multi spotted leopard?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
:agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by truehibernian
This is the theory that MA only cares about making money from the OF. If he controls the merch and the club doesnae go bust again, he's laughing all the way to the bank.
Wait til Der Hun are back up and he'll make a play for Celtc too.
Ian Black could always get his brushes out, not sure how cheap he is though.Quote:
Originally Posted by hibees 7062
I wonder if it's possible for Ashley or Newcastle to recall the 5 loanees der Hun have.
Out of spite for what has happened??
As somebody said, a cross-border loan arrangement can't be broken by one party, a la Hull and Oxley. However, I don't know the rule if both clubs consent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aldo
Suspending Llambias and Leach from the football club board whist investigations into the past running of the Club is got to be a joke.
Llambias did not arrive until the end of November 2014 and Leach at the beginning of January.
The till dippers were all long gone but the new guys in charge have to talk tough.
Given that they're pretty much all injured, and that the rangers are presumably paying for them, he might just leave them where they are out of spite!Quote:
Originally Posted by Aldo
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Originally Posted by greenginger
It also has no basis in Scottish Law.
I've tried posting that on the comments section of various sections of the SMSM and my comment is always removed. Strangely, no Scottish Churnalist has thought it worth mentionng either.
:hmmm:
According to one thing I read, a director can have their powers suspended, but not their directorship. In other words, they can go to meetings, but not participate.Quote:
Originally Posted by keekaboo
Not sure, however, if that was a lazy journo applying English Law.
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Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
http://www.theguardian.com/football/...derek-llambias
Jack Irvine , Easedale's spokesman agrees. :aok:
I would think they would be able to have their executive powers suspended but not in their roles as Directors.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
No matter the reality, there will be 2 sets of lawyers talking now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy74
Expensive lawyers. :greengrin
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Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Lawyers and Accountants, the Leeches of society (apologies to any Leeches reading this)
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Originally Posted by keekaboo
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Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Two minutes to get a reaction, you're getting slow
:greengrin
I was actually trying to find some crap pun based on the Rangers guy Leech.Quote:
Originally Posted by keekaboo
In the end, a simple GTF always works best, though.
:greengrin
Deary me, how the mighty have fallen eh :faf:Quote:
Originally Posted by hibees 7062
Anyone on here willing to go over and "lend a hand" :greengrin
I see they're not asking for masons - they must have enough already! :tee hee:Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMonkey7
ps. Just a throw-away joke before any resident goat ****gers start giving me a hard time!
pps. "Goat ****gers" is just a joke too!
Such a "big club" eh!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by TheMonkey7
on another note, brave man publishing his mobile number, would expect that to get some traffic - albeit not of the most helpful kind!!!
I hope not, they're absolutely honkin'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aldo
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Originally Posted by hibees 7062
Painters, sparks and joiners required , fair enough, but Welders ! Is the place that bad ? :greengrin
No need to advertise for masons I see.Quote:
Originally Posted by greenginger
Suggestions from Jim Whyte's interview with DK on sky sports, that Rangers need energy at Managerial level, to give them the best chance of promotion. Would think we may be facing a Rangers team a week on Sunday, with a new Manager in charge, but the same old players
Rumour on twitter that McCall has been asked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/ashley-price/
27 mill to do walking away?
McCall manager to end of season.
Stuart McCall, Craig Brown and Mark McGhee all done really well when working under Leeann Dempster but all fell to pieces the minute they did not have her to hold their hand.
With Murray park a shambles I think McCall will struggle.
McCall said that he was enjoying his Scotland role, and would find it difficult to do both jobsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
If you add CFAs to that then I have retained a Triumvirate of Annelida in the last quarter. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by keekaboo
McCall is a good manager. He'll give them a bit of a lift I think.
Huns are in free-fall and need to be doing something to arrest it. McDowell is a disaster, even worse than McCoist, so McCall as manager makes sense to try get them over the line.
Hibs need to keep their heads, win games and ramp up the pressure. Don't think the Huns have got the players to stop the rot :greengrin
Now that it's out, it's been in the process for couple of weeks. Still can't believe some bookies were offering 7/2 on him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Northernhibee
Those figures suggest King needs a good manager willing to work at below market value, or indeed for free.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozyhibby
Nearly any new face in the dugout would give them a lift but I don't think McCall will turn them round as effectively as they and some on here think. He'll probably halt their downward slide to some extent and they'll probably end up as our main hurdle for promotion but we have nothing to fear from them, as has every other team in the Championship.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael
Those figures suggest to me that the new manager will be given a bumper salary, enviable pay-off package, no link to his "performance" in the job, and a bumper transfer/wage kitty with scant thought given to where the money to pay it is actually going to come from.Quote:
Originally Posted by Springbank
As usual.
Subtly different from the BBC story.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
What does the Bbc story sayQuote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
The BBC are saying that he is to be appointed. The Record are saying that he has been asked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Billy Whizz
It's like Dave King has walked in to a Goven Hostelry and asked all the punters what they would like to see happen at Ibrox.
Cries of " get they Ashley *******s oot"', "get John Greig back"', " get McCall in" and "get a real fan oan the board" in admidst chants about a Catholic leader and some 19th century Irish brotherhood.
So DK and mini-Murray are in and everything is OK now?
I thought Rangers were only surviving financially, to pay their bills, with money from MA.
How do they afford to have three managers?
"Get rid of they Easedales, Bring an Orange tap oot, Get wired into they ***** at the SFA, get that warchest out and sign everyone elses best players" etc etc :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Spike Mandela
Can he get the likes of Black, Moshi monsters, foster etc all playing better? Nah, that'd need a magician.
Them and the GFA - expect more involvement from Craig Thomson now as 'The Cause' must prevail !!Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael
Have they paid out?Quote:
Originally Posted by Thecat23
No idea, it's my mates account that we put the bet on. I'll find out later when he's finished.Quote:
Originally Posted by Iggy Pope
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He has to be a better manager than McDowall Thats for sure and he is bound to get them better motivated and organised so assume he will at least do better results wise but let's wait and seeQuote:
Originally Posted by sh00byd00
Just on the news that the new director or is it Board member graham reported for Allegedly sending inappropriate tweet which was anti Islam and had cartoon of the Phrophet Mohamed involved in a a Homosexual Act .Think a few folk on here were predicting he could be a liability .:confused:
:agree: certainly seems to be a bit of a bombscareQuote:
Originally Posted by Ronniekirk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-31838762
Brilliant the circus continues :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by jonty
As for McCall, he done well at motherwell when he had a budget, as soon as that dried up he quit because he knew they would be ****.
He won't save the rangers, might pick up a few points but the bottom line is the players don't want to be there because they have been told there **** by king. Similar to our predicament last year. The Rangers are ****ed and no masonic magic will help them now.
Chris Grahams allegedly sent a homosexual Mohammed text. Where do The Rangers get these people from.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-board-member-chris-graham-5314714
They have obviously outgrown the West Coast bigotry league and decided to move on to a bigger stage. :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by theonlywayisup
We should offer to pay there flights to Syria:aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by marinello59
He won't get them fit though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Michael
Not during season 14-15 that's for sureQuote:
Originally Posted by Phil D. Rolls
That ship has sailed
It hasn't sailed. Kris Boyd has eaten it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Springbank
That's not a waistline that's a plimsole line...
:greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by peter douglas
the rangers / hun class - looks a great appointment. Keep up the good work.Quote:
Originally Posted by theonlywayisup
Certain this must be a wind up, but have just looked and it would appear to be the case - they really are the gift that keeps on giving only this time in new and unpredictable ways.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ronniekirk
Will Graham get away with it? MSM are already defending him, Tom English, for one. But worth remembering Scotland's majority of Muslims live on south side of Glasgow and many support Rangers and he represents them too!
The tragic irony for me is if it is perceived an actionable offense by Rangers against their own for offending Muslims but not for delighting in slaughter of Catholics (a heritage I share) by their fans.
No chance they or anyone else will do anything.
Je Suis Charlie Green
Nothing to see here. 'Funny hand-shakes' all round.
Re Graham: The most common refrain on the SMSM comments section is, 'he hasn't been charged with anything'.
Obviously, that excuses any possible offence he could have made to a large part of the world's population.
Oh and 'freedom of speech' has reared its head a few times. Funny that, as the same people wanted to stop anyone using the term 'Hun', on the grounds it is offensive to Protestants.
I think I'm right in saying that, if a complaint is made, the police have to investigate.Quote:
Originally Posted by keekaboo
Now.... what are the chances of someone in Glasgow complaining about a football team.... ??
:cb
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Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Oh very low, I'd imagine.
People through there have got much better things to do with their time :wink:
'Weeg-finest' will probably be fuming the Hun have actually done this - whilst not a 'celebrity' or even a 'Big Name', Chris Graham has, over the last few years, become quite a notable figure so the question will/could/should be - 'Why wasn't this picked up by the Police themselves earlier ??'. And then possibly - 'Anti-Islam maybe but there's also Anti-Catholic/Anti-Ireland remarks ??.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Kenny McDowell has left the club.
Incomplete sentence. Kenny McDowell has left the club in a hell of a state. :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
Incomplete sentence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
Kenny McDowell has left the club in a hell of a state, and we are so grateful.
That's a shameQuote:
Originally Posted by Jim44
Rangers news conference to present McCall as manager at 5pm on SSN
Is he helping Swally with his garden?Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
Sweepstake on cliches?Quote:
Originally Posted by IrnBru22
i'll start "get this club back where it rightly belongs"
Hello HelloQuote:
Originally Posted by Spike Mandela
No Surrender
We Arra Peepul
We'll guard old Ibrox Walls
SSN said conference was at 5pm, nothing been on yet
Good. The only press conference of theirs I would want to watch is the one that announces their closure.Quote:
Originally Posted by IrnBru22
Stuart mccall "im not gonna be one of they managers that come in and say every player is going to get a chance, if we win and on saturday by a couple goals and the game after that it will be same starting 11 every week for me, but obviously thats not going to happen"
Saw a clip on the 6 o'clock news As a Club we have been getting kicked for far to long . So predictable to try and make put that it's every ones else fault really can't be bothered with all this clap trap ,but as expected the Media are lapping it all up .Quote:
Originally Posted by IrnBru22
Typical they have Livi at home for first game so if he wins that it is hardly an achievement based on Thier first half performance
Maybe hoping a wee word in the lodge will hush it all up? Could work as the media up there won't exactly dig into the background. Some appointment though; more of the same please.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deansy
Wonder how the international sports direct brand feels about being associated with the latest addition to the board.
I happen to have been in the company of Chris Graham as he and I have a mutual friend. Its difficult to tell from a few hours, but he seemed like a decent chap (football team excepted).
Neither was Jimmy SavilleQuote:
Originally Posted by keekaboo
And the don't do irony the huns don't.
You missed for the good of Scottish football at the end of that mateQuote:
Originally Posted by Spike Mandela
I think he has already done a fine job in upholding the 'standards' that King and Murray were extolling this week - as I said when he was appointed, it would not take long for the media (and more crucially, social media) to expose him. Took less than 24 hours so even I was surprised :greengrinQuote:
Originally Posted by Antwerphibs
Someone told me a great quote last week about social media.........they are 'the new weapons of mass distraction' - I'm always bewildered when people want positions that they know will garner public attention, that they don't first look back at what they have posted and written on social media when more 'carefree'.
I've heard the lad on television and he talks well if not a little contrived......however some of his social media posts have been terrible :rolleyes:
I see he works for Chris Graham Consulting Limited. Any idea what line the business that shares his name is in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antwerphibs
Nice to hear he's a decent chap, as he must work hard to disguise that online & on TV!! :greengrin:
Sent from a phone
I don't know him but I've had dealings with a number of "professionals" who are committed followers of The Rangers. These guys are not 90 minute bigots. For them it's a full-time job.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antwerphibs
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Originally Posted by Geo_1875
I'm sure he's possibly a decent lad out of the snakepit, but you have to question his judgement since he's been on the path to some kind of involvement at Ibrox for some time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antwerphibs
Two questions have to be asked though. If he sent the tweet at the time of Charlie Hebdo, why has it taken so long to come out, and didn't he foresee the ramifications of sending such a cartoon to one of Britain's greatest headbanging extremist 'preachers'?
Someone of a certain persuasion has kept it in reserve, to be used when required :)Quote:
Originally Posted by The Pointer
Despite attempt to 'offend' by Graham, Anjem Choudhary is well known in peaceful, established Muslim and counter-extremism circles to be a security service stooge whose continued appearances on BBC only confirm that he in the perverse way that government operate, simply baiting and ****-stirring. Any public appearance Choudhary would make in front of real Muslims would lead to his ridicule and castigation. Any remark he makes publicly will be carefully vetted to sustain the subtext of subversion and undermining of real Muslims because of his carefully worded government approved extremism.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Pointer
Sorry for long-winded answer but Muslims are less inclined to act on this as they know or suspect Choudhary's politicking, despise his extremism and if what Choudhary claimed to be Islam was true, 99% of Muslims would leave the faith overnight.
The only people who may have influence over this are the sleeping Muslim Rangers fans whose commercial benefit allows them replica shirts without alcohol sponsors. I don't think for instance, rabid Celtic fans like Humza Yousuf MSP may be of use because there is no genuine dialogue between supporters of the two clubs.
Sorry, I must be missing something completely - never ever ever have I felt the urge to go on social media and mock a faith, especially at a time of heightened tensions.........I don't care who Anjem Choudhary is.........it all boils down to respect, common courtesy and basic manners..........very very few seem to have these values on Twitter - it's not about a scale of 'what offends' for me or whether one person is less popular than the rest.......it's a scale of basic common decency. He (Graham) has none and it's far far more worrying that 'Mr Due Diligence King' didn't do just that the minute he had his foot under the table at Ibrox amongst his director appointments :aok:Quote:
Originally Posted by Cupppa Lu Cha
The Rangers are a disgusting club and institution - McCall is absolutely perfect for them too :agree:
Interesting, as usual, comment from C4 News' Alex Thomson
http://blogs.channel4.com/alex-thoms...d-cartoon/9163
Indeed it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
I have no doubt that the loudest voices in all of this will not be Muslims, gays or "liberals", no matter that they will have their valid views. The loudest voices will be those of anti-Rangers people.