10 Dec 2015 18:10:41
I've read a lot of posts to do with players who left us when we went down and how bitterness has become the order of the day.
Are all those posters saying THEY have never changed jobs to better themselves?
I don't think so!
We all try to look after number one, whatever it takes. The players concerned are only human after all said and done.
10 Dec 2015 18:44:54
Your totally missing the point about the argument. No fan would begrudge players leaving especially after what happened however it was the way the left that's the issue. These players deserted the club and left us high and dry. They could have easily made it a condition of that should a few of around £500k come in they would have been allowed to leave. They would have got their move and the club would have got some much needed money but instead they left not caring how the club survived. Of course as we all know now the money would have gone straight into the pockets of the people in charge however at that time no one knew exactly what was happening.
10 Dec 2015 21:14:55
Answer me this, what would have happened to the transfer fees we received if these players had decided to sign?
10 Dec 2015 21:27:47
Biffo, you forget the fact that they played for 6 months on half (or severely reduced) wages. Once the club (company) was liquidated there was no way they were going to get their money back. They had every right to say "screw this" and cut their losses.
10 Dec 2015 22:09:15
Scarecrow, if the administrators had done their job properly the players would have been sold or sacked on the spot. It shouldn't have been the players decision in the first place!
10 Dec 2015 22:16:53
Scarecrow
No I didn't forget that however what u seem to forget is that they wouldn't have been able to play for other clubs and get paid until the transfer window opened. Greg Wylde left once administration hit and went to Bolton however he wasn't allowed to play. So the players were better off being paid a percentage of their wage at Rangers and play rather than get nothing and not play. Also players like Wallace, McCulloch, Alexander, Bocanegra, Goian and Edu were in the same boat as the deserters yet they did the right thing by the club and the fans.
10 Dec 2015 22:46:00
Wee bill I totally agree if they stayed they would have had to work in the worst possible conditions with the worst possible bosses I know if I had to work for green, Ahmed, the easdales, ashley's cronies I know I would be banged up for serious assault we have a new board that I believe support the club and want the best for it so if players want to come back and they would add to the team I would take them but to be honest there is only one good enough and that is naismith, the boy is a brilliant player and would walk into any team in Scotland, but let's face it as a club who don't see football as the main thing going on at the club, some it is bigotry and now some who follow conspiracy theories and judging by some on here it's business analyst and financial experts let's forget agendas let's remember we are a football club and we want guys who can play football, nothing against the guys we have but naismith is an amazing player and better than any one we have. I know that lots of people will disagree with me and be pissed off with my assessment of some of our own but take away the fact he has already played for us, take away the fact he left when we were at rock bottom just think about what he would bring to the team because the team is the most important thing and it is much bigger than a bunch of guys who walked, it's much bigger than all those that have tried to run us into the ground and much bigger than any other team in this country.
10 Dec 2015 23:01:28
Am with u Gary good post.
10 Dec 2015 23:25:03
Gary75
Putting aside what Naismith did. He is under contract and would therefor command a transfer fee well in excess of what we can afford not to mention a salary we couldn't get close too. So it's really irrelevant no matter how good you think he is. He has had his time with Rangers he will not return.
10 Dec 2015 22:13:07
Boss hog it doesn't matter what would have happened to the money, the players would be viewed as legends by the fans if they had left for a fee! And the previous board would be hated even more than they are now!
11 Dec 2015 07:44:31
Jason I know they would be legends but if you went to work never got paid or got demoted would you be happy with a pat on the back instead, these guys have short careers they have to get as much as they can from it goian and bocanegra never played again they went on loan because they never wanted to lose money and aprt from Wallace the rest were past it and like the majority of the ones that came in they would never have got a game under different circumstances. Wallace is a legend but big jig was paid over the top and should have been sold years before. Papac done good for use by not trying to screw us but the ones who stayed especially the manager they stayed to get as much as they could mccoist plaid the victim so well there were times I thought this guy could be the celtic manager.
11 Dec 2015 09:33:52
Gary75
Your being over dramatic about the players who left. Your making out that they would have went bankrupt if they had stayed or had to sign on. These players had been well paid and looked after by the club and all fans expected was a bit of loyalty especially from the ones who claimed to be Rangers fans. Instead they just deserted the club without a second thought.
11 Dec 2015 11:05:43
It's not all about the wages it's losing their international place it's playing in the bottom league in a country who's standard at the top isn't high when these guys came they could have went to England but they came because we were in Europe and we were rangers once we are at the bottom but they are at the top of their game why through their short careers away because of financial mismanagement by the board the players weren't to blame it's easy for people in normal jobs to say they would stay but if you had a 15/20 career you would want to do as much as you can in such a short period.
11 Dec 2015 16:19:23
Gary 75 never mind players have short careers nonsense, if you get paid 5k a week for ten years you have earned 2.6 million pounds and live a comfy life. So these players could have stayed for a few seasons and still have made lots of money!
11 Dec 2015 17:45:28
Aye and where would their careers went.