LOL, looks like too many peeps have been reading Hun Media..... I'm worried it's starting to wear off on some of us! .... I'll need to stop my own guilty pleasure just in case. :-/Quote:
Originally Posted by joe breezy
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LOL, looks like too many peeps have been reading Hun Media..... I'm worried it's starting to wear off on some of us! .... I'll need to stop my own guilty pleasure just in case. :-/Quote:
Originally Posted by joe breezy
I notice that the Rangers fans who felt a great sense of injustice at being given a punishment that was not written in the rule book and lauded their "victory" in the court of session are now looking for a Scottish cup ban. Correct me if i am wrong but i am pretty sure that a Scottish cup ban is not in the book either?Quote:
Originally Posted by EuanH78
Mr Greene has been very very quiet past few days......:rolleyes:
Anyone heard anything from Rangers sponsors? Most deals will have clauses to prevent damage to sponsor in certain circumstances...
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/...ibrox.17808254Quote:
Originally Posted by down-the-slope
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Herald Sport understands that Green may have finally drawn the funds together through the backing of an investor in Manchester, and he suggested to the RFFF that £10m has been raised. Green was also bullishly confident about the CVA vote, which will be held next Thursday, despite financial sources consistently questioning this analysis.
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Originally Posted by grunt
Fabulous stuff.
The Huns stand on the edge of oblivion and Charlie boy says, 'look, fork out out five hundred quid and I'll give you the chance to change the name of Murray Park'.
Charlie Green, he is the man.
:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by grunt
Can you cut and paste the article please Grunt?
I don't have access to it.
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It's probably the same p15h as this;
RANGERS supporters will be given the chance to rename the Murray Park training ground, according to Charles Green, who leads consortium trying to buy the ailing Glasgow club.
Green met yesterday with the Rangers Fans’ Fighting Fund and he described the meeting as “constructive”.
One of the issues raised was the Rangers training complex at Auchenhowie, opened in July 2001 and named after Sir David Murray, the club’s then owner who has come under fire after selling to Craig Whyte last year.
If Green can bring the club out of administraton through a Company Voluntary Agreement, season-ticket holders will get the chance to change the name in homage to Moses McNeil, one of the club’s founding fathers, or legendary winger Davie Cooper.
After the meeting Green released a statement which read: “I had a very constructive meeting with the Rangers Fans’ Fighting Fund today and we discussed a wide range of issues.
“We are united in recognising that a successful outcome to the CVA proposal is extremely important for the club, our fans and many businesses who have dealings with Rangers. Approval of the CVA would give everyone a huge boost of confidence.
“I provided the fans with further details of my consortium’s vision for the future of Rangers.
“Understandably, supporters are wary, given the recent past at Ibrox, but I will continue to have dialogue with the fans and inform them every step of the way. We will be taking Rangers forward to better days and one idea I put forward today is my plan to rename Murray Park.
“Following discussions with the supporters, we will be asking season-ticket holders to vote on whether to rename Murray Park, either the Moses McNeil Academy or the Davie Cooper Academy. We will be asking supporters to vote when they renew their season-tickets.
“We also discussed the situation with the SFA player embargo and I made it clear that the club’s position remains that we want to see a satisfactory outcome. We hope that in trying to achieve this there is general recognition this has become a difficult and complex issue for everyone.”
An RFFF spokesman said: “We had a constructive meeting today. Mr Green is fully aware of the issues we are concerned with but we made good progress in discussions. The main thing is getting the CVA approved. Once that happens fans will see that as a major milestone. There will be other milestones and if they are passed successfully it will be beneficial for the club and the fans.”
Meanwhile, Rangers have confirmed they will again travel to Germany for their pre-season tour this summer. Ally McCoist’s men will play threegames, against Eintracht Braunschweig (20 July), Armenia Bielefeld (25 July) and an as yet un-named opponent (22 or 23 July).
Pre-season tour!:faf::faf:
Representatives of the Rangers Fans Fighting Fund met the leader of the group attempting to buy the club. Both parties released statements that described it as a "constructive meeting", but presented little detail, and the RFFF fell short of offering Green resounding support.Quote:
Originally Posted by WindyMiller
They went into the get-together seeking confirmation that his consortium has the money available to fund the £8.5m loan purchase, at 8% interest, which is dependent on achieving a Company Voluntary Arrangement with creditors, and more detail on the identities of the investors. They were prepared to advise supporters to buy season tickets if the information was forthcoming and positive, but fell short of that backing.
However, the two sides did emphasise the need to recognise "that a successful outcome to the CVA proposal is extremely important for the club".
Herald Sport understands that Green may have finally drawn the funds together through the backing of an investor in Manchester, and he suggested to the RFFF that £10m has been raised. Green was also bullishly confident about the CVA vote, which will be held next Thursday, despite financial sources consistently questioning this analysis.
Herald Sport also understands Green's consortium is prepared to consider all options to protect their investment – with potential SFA and Scottish Premier League sanctions ahead – including sale and leaseback of Ibrox and Murray Park, and renaming the stadium through a sponsorship deal.
RFFF members released only a short statement after the meeting. "Mr Green is fully aware of the issues we are concerned with, but we made good progress in discussions," the statement read. "The main thing is getting the CVA approved. Once that happens, fans will see that as a major milestone. There will be other milestones and if they are passed successfully, it will be beneficial for the club and the fans."
Green also revealed that he had raised the proposition of renaming Murray Park, with season-ticket holders to be given the chance to vote for it to be named after Moses McNeill, one of the founders of the club, or Davie Cooper, the former Ibrox winger. The immediate response among the wider supporter base last night, though, was to consider this little more than an ill-advised publicity stunt aimed at winning their approval.
"I provided the fans with further details of my consortium's vision for the future of Rangers," Green explained. "Understandably, supporters are wary given the recent past at Ibrox, but I will continue to have dialogue with the fans and inform them every step of the way.
"We will be taking Rangers forward to better days and one idea I put forward is my plan to rename Murray Park . . . We will be asking supporters to vote when they renew their season tickets.
"We also discussed the situation with the SFA player [registration] embargo and I made it clear that the club's position remains that we want to see a satisfactory outcome. We hope that in trying to achieve this there is general recognition [that] this has become a difficult and complex issue for everyone."
I would assume all flights, meals, accomodation and coach transfers for this pre season tour will be paid in cash and up front?:confused:
Ironic that the man the huns are pinning all hopes on is a Mr Green.
So how does a company that owes so many people cash justify a trip to Germany? Plenty teams they can play here.Quote:
Originally Posted by WindyMiller
Specially since the bill for the last pre-season trip is still sitting in the creditors list in the CVA.Quote:
Originally Posted by itchy07
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Originally Posted by Andy74
Sums up the whole situation - they continue to act in such a fashion despite the whole situation being the most transparent shafting of creditors that anyone could ever, ever see. DisgustingQuote:
Originally Posted by grunt
I have to say more fool those who continue to do business with them. Commercial naivete on their part.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevie Reid
Not quite sure how they can justify going to Germany :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy74
I also noticed they were have ripped up the Ibrox pitch and putting a new pitch down one
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57511216@N04/7274493536/in/photostream/
That's not a cheap job - who is paying for that and how ? :confused:
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Originally Posted by NJ Hibee
The Queen, I mean The Taxpayer (via The Queen).
Can't argue with that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
Why would companies still do so? Same as with Hearts, where is the logic?
Who would be daft enough to take the work on without being paid in full beforehand? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by NJ Hibee
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackpoolhibs
I can't blame McCoist either here. He has his job to do, and he's getting on with it. If folk are daft enough to accommodate him, it's not his fault.
Wouldn't something like laying a pitch be authorised by the admins who are running the club? Is this acting in the best interest of the creditors?
Yup, if it increases the selling value of the property.... :devil:Quote:
Originally Posted by Newry Hibs
Didn't know a car park or a Tesco would need lush new grass :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by CropleyWasGod
I could be wrong on this but i`m sure I read that the Rangers fighting fund have paid for the new pitch?
got this image from kerrydale street but it can also be found in amongst this document...
http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resource...20Protocol.pdf
it's clear that Rangers were found guilty of a maximum rule break but the SFA tried to let them off lightly by applying discretion
"The Tribunal found Rangers FC guilty in respect of Rule 66 and imposed the maximum fine of £100,000 payable within 12 months. In addition, the Tribunal imposed a prohibition in terms of Article 94.1 and 95 of the Articles of Association, prohibiting Rangers FC for a period of 12 months from the date of determination from seeking registration with the Scottish FA of any player not currently with the club, excluding any player under the age of 18 years."
so it has to be a termination of membership going by these rules
http://i466.photobucket.com/albums/r...1212-19-54.png
schoolboy error by der hun, have to assume that they didn't get any legal advice whatsoever on their stupid course of action...
How the ordinary tax evader is treated
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...medium=twitterQuote:
Originally Posted by BBC News
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...medium=twitter[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by grunt
i've just finished reading that article as well :greengrin
Can anyone explain to me why the SFA and FIFA aren't punishing Rangers for taking action to civil courts?:confused: Surely now the SFA are inviting open season for future court actions and FIFA can probably expect an angry phone call from Sion.
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/r...oing-to-court/
So by definition they already fall into the maximum penalty category. This leads me to believe that the only option is to stick with a 100,000 pound fine or add on suspension.Quote:
Originally Posted by joe breezy
I guess that'll be just a fine then. 14 million and all they'll pay is 100 grand.
C'mon Hibs, let's give players vastly inflated contracts and use the tax and NI. That'll still save us money and let us put up a better challenge.
Is there a distinction here though?Quote:
Originally Posted by Spike Mandela
If the Swiss FA followed all the correct procedures but Sion went to court then they were fair game. Is that what happened?
It seems like an error has been made by the SFA which means they'd be stupid to ignore the decision or risk possible further intervention from the courts, not just here but throughout football.
Sion weren't separately punished for going to court. They received a 3pt deduction from the Swiss FA for every game they played the embargoed players in and were expelled from the Europa League by UEFA for using those players against Celtic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spike Mandela
Looks like it was the fighting fund who helped pay for it...Quote:
Originally Posted by At The Edge
http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/footba...rticle/2786206