Rangers Banter Archive January 31 2013

31 Jan 2013 21:48:23
Keep hearing Celtic are the model club, well why aren't they spending the Millions they have made this season, Cause they are suckers just like us, giving rich people a better life, when will we ever learn.

That's what a model club is not spending millions just for the sake of, remember Tore Andre flo, enough said!

You mean spending millions and forcing the club into Liqudation? Our club is still around so it's a perfect model, so sad to be you I know I know

Don't think they are suckers. They're being cautious. I genuinely believe their best chance of qualifying for the CL group stages next season is by winning the competition this year. Therefore they need to be careful with their spending. As next season will be less lucrative.

We don't need to spend the millions we make ya rocket! We buy raw talent and sell them for a profit! We leave that irresponsible spending to clubs that have died like the Deady bears.

Briggs

Do you think maybe they aren't spending millions is because they don't want to end up like old Rangers? Obviously their boardroom are trying to stick to a business plan to avoid the lessons learnt from oldco's experience. Lets face it, rangers' living outwith their means is now a lesson for all clubs!
Good on celtic for getting a bit of money behind them, (due to CL income mainly)!
But all I hear from rangers' supporters is when are we buying more players? (Obviously after September of course) but the excessive demands of the support for success has pretty much led to their demise! Why are you going to let this happen again?

@4 there is a long list of raw talent arriving at Celtic park and leaving by the back door.
But if you want to be known as the club that buys raw talent, makes a profit and only wins a one horse title race, stroll on.
Under achievers!

@6 Briggs is a tad blinkered, pity him don't mcok him

@5 so the plan was to make a loss of 7.7 million last year, well that went according to plan then

JG

31 Jan 2013 13:39:03
So players didn't need to TUPE over. We all knew that it was obvious logic except for CG and the fans who believed him.

Was this not just a prelim meeting

There appears to be a secondary issue to this SFA finding regarding new clubs rights coming across from old club and SFA not recognising that as possible.
The transfer of a membership to new club didn't automatically bring with it any rights old club had. It's on rangers FC website.

@1) no it was a full SFA tribunal finding, as reported.
The players said they didn't need to join Green, their QCs said they didn't need to join Green, the Players Union PFA Scotland said they didn't need to join Green, independent TUPE experts said didn't need to join Green,. etc, and they were all correct. Now the national Association is saying the players didn't need to join Green. Green is still saying they did.

Charles Green has messed this up badly.

31 Jan 2013 15:06:00
Anyone else think that andy little has been terrible since he came back from injury? Looks overweight and lazy! He has scored but so has McCulloch (as much as the big guy is a leader he has been a woeful striker during his career). Little is being played out of position but its his overall play that's a bit worrying. Shiels looks hot and cold as well, reminds me of lovenkrands

Little should be played through the middle

31 Jan 2013 10:47:30
Not a transfer target but heard we have agreed a deal with Puma for 1 season with Sports. Direct being the shirt sponsor {The Ed039's Note - A rumour, thats what these pages used to be about ....... if its true its not far from what I have been hearing, but no great substance to it until I actually see something myself)

Does sound realistic if i'm honest.

Won't be happening I work and have close connections with puma and they don't go near low league and a new club for any kind of sponsorship and certainly not for a year.

@2

Probably isn't true, and agree about 1 yr deal being suspect, however, regardless what league Rangers are in, they have a phenomenal support. Are you saying Puma would not be interested in a deal where thousands of replica kits will be sold?

Hope this puma deal isn, t another of
charles greens imminent ones of the past of which none came to fruition. jimbo.

Ashley invested a lot of money in Puma shares so it could be possible

JG

31 Jan 2013 08:45:09
OK, chaps. Regarding my previous post I was simply telling you that Ally was going no where. I was not commenting on his ability to do the job. Personally I think he has done ok, but not great, during a trying time for the club. Personally I don't agree with some of his tactics, but I don't think he desrves the slating he has received from some of the 'supporters'. But whether or not you want the gaffer out a job I assure you he is staying put for the foreseeble future.

IB

Green needs McCoist and vice versa, end of!!

Ally is not taking us forward we have not improved from the first game of the season

31 Jan 2013 07:55:04
Ed I reed down the page someone saying black put naismith out the game last year, I thought naismith caused his own injury at aberdeen? {The Ed039's Note - He did, I didnt post that one)

30 Jan 2013 23:05:23
Attention Ally Haters and Baiters-
You should think about a couple of things 1/This year is not like any other year in our History.
2/The superstars that were signed by our most successful manager did not win every game against sides that had a tenth of our budget.
3/Ally has done not one thing wrong-we asked for youth that is what we have with all their flaws and brilliance.
4/Who is a better manager? because if they lose 3 games they to would be for the sack.
5/ Ed 39 yes you might know the Gers and the game of Football however shame on you for not standing by a manager that is delivering what he has been told to deliver and giving timmy hope!!!
6/The only cup we should have had a chance in was the Rams cup put out be QOS the team that are breaking records.
So for the love of Rangers get a grip and set our agendas at the right level we are not an SPL side and we are not the team of the last few years however we are still alive and still fighting and Ally is leading from the front not hiding behind keyboards or anonymity as that would be too easy.

Why the only cup you stand a chance in is the Ramsden Cup? Your club has professional players on the park every week! And let's not forget that you have the second biggest player wage bill in Scotland! So to say you only stand a chance in the Ramsden cup is an absolute joke! Your club still should be able to reach the latter stages of the other 2 cups! And to use the youth policy as an excuse is just an absolute joke! They have been training in Scotland's best training facility with professional coaches, and to use that as an excuse is just rediculous!
Your team is a premier league team playing in the fourth tier against part timers, you should be wiping the floor with then week in and week out! Ally has to go! He is an absolute joke of a manager!

OP are you serious? We have been outplayed by guys on 25 pound a week at times, ally can't change the game when needed, he's signed a load of duds.

1) and 2). You seem to forget that we lost a whole team of first team players, e. g. McGregor, Whittaker, Boacnegra, Goain, Naismith, Davis, Lafferty, Jelavic, etc, etc. Only McCulloch and Wallace were in and out of last season's first team. It is great that youngsters like McKay, McLeod, Crawford, Perry, Aird and Hegarty are now in the team. It isn't they who are letting the team down, it is the likes of Black, Sandaza and Kyle. I like Little and Templeton too. Give the kids a chance and maybe for next season we can add a couple more experienced players, but not duds!

@3 thank god we lost them players, god knows what kind of debt we would be in now. {The Ed039's Note - It was always the intention that these players would leave when CG took over, he just wanted a transfer fee for them)

@1 I take it your a celtic fan who's team struggled to beat Arbroath and then lost the chance of the treble before you say it champions lge your havin a Laff your team bottle it wen they go to Hampden but I suppose you'll still say this has been a great season which it's not getting to last 16 doesn't make up for losing probably the easiest treble you's could have won for sure because the gers will challenge for all cups next season