Rangers Banter Archive February 12 2019

12 Feb 2019 22:26:52
Guys I tried this a few years ago on here n got a good response so want to try again.
With the money now in football basicly ruining the game for 90 % of all teams, surely this cannot continue. how long till the first billion pound player? My idea is simple . Gather the past 3 years of stats for every player. I mean everything, passes, tackles, interceptions and so on n so on. depending on your stats u are worth a set amount and get paid a set amount. for talking sake Ronaldo, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar level one worth say 50 million quid n get paid 300 grand a week. Level 2, players like bale Kane pogba and so on say 49.5 million n get paid 280 g a week. Obviously smarter minds than mine could make it work . i just think players would bust a gut to try n raise their levels n stats to get up the ladder . what ye think guys?

13 Feb 2019 00:06:45
I think that's pretty much how it works already mate. It's just that the markets decide who is worth what instead of some arbitrary number cap. Supply and demand.
You would have to bring an end to capitalism to change that.

13 Feb 2019 08:31:33
so sign a player on 10k a week then his stats improve drastically and he demands pay way above his initial 10k what happens if the club can't afford to pay that?

13 Feb 2019 08:51:58
As a said guys I’m sure smarter people than me could come up with somethin similar. Pretty sure ye get the jist of it though.

13 Feb 2019 08:54:08
I also understand that player power takes over but surely somethin has to happen b4 the arse falls out the game.

13 Feb 2019 10:10:23
Gersdaft has a decent argument? Not only do prima Donna players want more than they are worth but they mix it with other players and make it hard for the manager, just because they can’t get what they want all of the time. Jose’ at Chelsea, Conte at Chelsea, Jose’ at United, Lennon at Hibs are just a few. It’s a good debate started by Gersdaft.

13 Feb 2019 10:38:40
In an ideal world (or dictatorship etc. )
However, we live, for the most part, in a free democratic society where it's a case of supply and demand.
That is why Sky and other sponsors pump more money down south and into large European leagues, why Germany, Italy, Spain and England get 4 automatic CL places.
Even in Scotland, Rangers, Celtic etc. command more revenue than the other clubs.
Is it fair, NO. But is a fact of life. Even the crappy financial fair play rule - designed to help create a more equal playing field - is basically laughed at and ignored by those big clubs. UEFA know that if they flex their muscles too much then the big clubs will walk away along with all the sponsorship deals etc. (would love to see that happen mind you and let us get back to real football and real fairer play)

13 Feb 2019 11:51:23
I would suggest a set max weekly wage and a set max transfer fee, with a % of the transfer fee going to the football nations association putting money into lower levels and younger players.
Now a player could make a lot more money via sponsors but those sponsors can have no ties to the club he plays for ie if you sign for us nike will pay you an extra £20,000 if you wear there boots.
Say a max wage of £80,000 and a max transfer fee of £10,000,000.
The agents are getting silly money, i understant they get the paper work done but the money they command it stupid.

13 Feb 2019 12:24:20
unfortunately its supply and demand laced with Bosman rules. this is the basis of capitalised society. if someone is willing to pay they players get what the want. you cannot have everyone paying the same, that's called cartelling and totally illegal in the modern world. i know you say fixed grades with different salaries within the grade but its still the same rules that apply.

13 Feb 2019 12:36:50
Cheers for the comments guys. i do appreciate that this model probably couldn’t work due to stopping the players right to earn. But still surely somethin must be done because in the next ten years every nation except the big four leagues will turn into obscurity. money is killing the game I love . Now the old firm will only ever get great players very young and untested on the way up, or very old n over the hill on their way down. never will we see a laudrup, Hately, gazza or the likes again in their absolute prime. there has to be a model that works for all!

13 Feb 2019 12:41:35
So if a 50mil bid came in for mbappe the club offers him 300k p/ w would the club have to accept it? I can't see how that's workable.

13 Feb 2019 13:03:23
The only reason we had Gazza and Laudrup was because we were paying silly money and the other SPL teams couldn't compete. Let's be honest would they have aged in Scotland if similar money was offered in England?

Great times in the 90s but we are as much to blame for the financial bubble as anyone else.

13 Feb 2019 17:19:08
It's not illegal, sure that a few sports have salary csps.

13 Feb 2019 18:21:39
I’ve said this before on here and on the Celtic pages. We all have to stop subscribing to SKY, BT Sport etc. The majority of the money we give them benefits teams in England and makes it harder for us to compete in the transfer market. If we all stop subscribing and demand a ‘Scottish only’ package, they will realise that they have to pay us the a proper fee to get it and the SFA/ SPFL should demand that our games are only available through the ‘ ‘Scottish only’ package.

13 Feb 2019 20:19:22
Totally agree Coybig. I am dropping my subscriptions to both Sky and BT, there is too much football on TV and too much fans money available to them, it is just a vicious spiral.

14 Feb 2019 00:51:35
Stats prove nothing a couple years a Mr S Brown from a Glasgow franchise had the best passing stats in the champions league. End of story.

12 Feb 2019 18:49:55
The compliance officer is a lady procurator fiscal, who as far as I know has never kicked a ball in her puff. So what do you expect the decisions to be. Obviously nobody could come out and say that or they would be up in front of the compliance officer.

12 Feb 2019 19:39:53
Can the Compliance person get done for stalking or something? ? She only seems to watch one team (which is a dead giveaway she's a Celtic supporter, )

12 Feb 2019 21:06:38
I thought know one was to know who compliance officers were?!

12 Feb 2019 21:49:40
The SfA do not have a clue how to run football they make the rules up as they go along.
When they appointed a compliance officer why did they not just appoint someone that has been involved in football like a ex referee.
Or have a panel of 3 people maybe two ex referee and one independent person and look at the incidents together then talk and have a vote if any action has to been tain against the players and what the punishment should be. To get someone that doesn't no about football is just plain stupid and this is why we are seeing so many mistakes by the one person.

12 Feb 2019 21:41:18
Her husband is season ticket holder at Parkhead.

12 Feb 2019 22:31:35
Im sure I read she was on liewells payroll sits on the same board of some company mabey wrong!

12 Feb 2019 23:52:09
The compliance officer should be a non-scot, with no affiliation to any club. Perhaps someone who has just emerged from the Amazon who has no previous connection to civilisation.

12 Feb 2019 23:37:16
and her firm works for celtic.

13 Feb 2019 07:42:23
It is really unbelievable, but not surprising. If it were made into a film it would need to be classed as a fantasy. No wonder Scottish football is a laughing stock everywhere else except here. I'm certainly not laughing.

13 Feb 2019 13:52:53
The whole process has been a farce but has anyone actually found proof that she has association with the dark side? Some of the stuff I've seen about this woman has been first class paranoia. I'm not denying anything but there's been a few fans jumping to large conclusions. Hard to take digs about Celtic fans being conspiracy obsessed when there's enough of it in our own ranks. Again I stress I'm not defending her because she's made a complete arse of things.

12 Feb 2019 18:13:40
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new player profile about, Ruben Dias

12 Feb 2019 14:14:41
This carry on with the MORONS at the SFA reminds me of the famous line from Kenneth Williams in Carry on Cleo. INFAMY INFAMY EVERYONES GOT IT INFAMY LOL.

12 Feb 2019 17:42:32
Only that was funny . this witchhunt isn't.

12 Feb 2019 13:56:35
{Ed's Note - has posted a new manager profile about, Johan Cruyff

12 Feb 2019 09:20:13
I put on a wee bet this morning with William Hill. £10 for Rangers to win the double of Scottish Premiership and Scottish Cup. Odds were 9/ 2 and 4/ 1 respectively. £275 return if it comes off but honestly, I'd rather our beloved Bears win the double whether I had a bet or not!

12 Feb 2019 21:44:06
DOIGER; hope your bet comes up mate. I put a tenner on Rangers at the start of the season to win the league . Got 9/1.

11 Feb 2019 23:48:14
Disgrace, the prices for the replay. Don't know about you bears, but I'm very angry with my club. it's as tho any chance they get they just want more money off us.

12 Feb 2019 02:20:52
Springboy, don't think display at Rugby Park was to squeeze more dough out of us. In general we were **** but getting past Killie away was tricky. Sure we should have won but missing penalty and Defoe bad miss wasn't strategy to eek cash from fans. Just bad day at office.

12 Feb 2019 07:32:35
I think prices are agreed between both clubs but aye, this is not right imo.

12 Feb 2019 09:13:39
Seeker price has to be agreed by both clubs. I agree it's steep but it's killie who insisted on 27 for first tie, they were thinking of pay day at home. Came up with jackpot, if a sell out in replay, they get circa 500,000. Big money for them.

12 Feb 2019 10:30:32
With the money they get for the replay maybe they can buy a new pitch instead of that carpet they play on.

12 Feb 2019 21:39:40
£27 for an adult ticket is hardly a disgrace👍.