Rangers Banter Archive April 07 2012

07 Apr 2012 23:42:34
My reasoning why HMRC will negoitiate a CVA. If rangers get liquadated, HMRC will probably get 10p in the £ back, under a CVA they more than likely get 20p in the £. Also I believe they will have an eye on future tax revenue that is generated by scottish football and it would not be in HMRC interest to have Rangers be liquadated. Think about how much money is taxed through scottish football and how much would be lost if Rangers didnt exist. First off all the 4 year £80 mill sky contract goes. Advertising revenue crashes on shirt sponsership and sideboarding advertising. Every club has to cut back on staff and playing staff (reduced cash inflow). Wages are reduced, less paye and vat reciets coming into HMRC. also think of all the fans that travel to games, how much oney is lost to the economy through fuel , buying of food. therefore indirectly even more people loss jobs( less tax to the exchequer) less money paid in vertime to stewards, police, ambulance staff. So as I see it, HMRC kow that Rangers cant pay £50mill + penalties, they could accept 20p in pound with a CVA and Rangers come out of administration and the excheques gets the tax revenue from all the associated match day benefits from across scottish football. Or HMRC dont do a CVA, get rangers liquadated recieve less than 10p in the £ and then lose even more money from future tax income. Dont think for one minute that HMRC havent run projections on future income to the exchequer without a rangers involved in scottish football. Scottish football is hugh to the scottish economy and the bigger picture is that HMRc ill collect more in tax with a rangers involved than a rangers not involved.

G

20p in the £ is still £14m + other debts. Still not good

If they let rangers do a deal then Man U Arsenal and al others will want a deal Fa better from HMRC's position to kill one club, pour encourager les autres.

@2 don't be a hypocrite and hide your opinion and hope behind somebody else.

07 Apr 2012 21:20:21
Ok bears the sceptic are drinking the town dry tonight but any true selik fan will tell you without our demise they were looking at Years as runners up so as a teddy bear to the bone sure i can't bear to watch them win the title but I care more for the survival of the greatest supported team in the world the Glasgow rangers so if you care as much as me and most bluenoses our there il say it for us all were cut were bleeding and were on the ropes but were on our feet m! And as for them I say this ...... A wounded animal is never more dangerous than when backed into a corner!!!!! Rangers then rangers now rangers always!!

Remember the demise was cause by years of spending beyond your means to buy success.

Who is Glasgow Rangers? Is it a newco?

Pay the face painter. Rangerstilljuly bigirishmac

Spending big doesnt always mean success look at tore flo and michael ball 18 million between them ,they wouldnt even get a run with some junior clubs and celtic have had plenty of expensive dummys too have your party tonight and enjoy it cos itl be back to normal next season for tic 2nd best possibly 3 rd best behind hearts doug

Is there a team called 'Selik' in your new league...bless. Just dart the animal with a tranquilser, job done.

Back to normal? How deluded are you?! Rangers will have to cut their cloth accordingly and will not be able to afford the wages the players took a cut from - the club was losing £1m (at least) a month - what 'investor' is going to make up that shortfall with no European football? Move into the real world, doug.

07 apr 2012 20:37:01
rangers have enquiries investigations fines & low& behold today are hit with another 3 penalties!!!!stevo..hail hail

07 Apr 2012 19:22:44
Bill Ng
“He owns a club in Singapore, Hougang United. He is supposed to have a lot of money but from the research I have done, he doesn’t seem that interested in the club and is not fully engaged in it.
“It’s ground capacity is 2500 and the club doesn’t have a sponsor.
“Singapore is a very small market and the only statement I have seen from him is that the move for Rangers would have benefits for Singapore.
“That makes me wonder if he is going to have a Vladimir Romanov strategy of parachuting in players from his local market to get exposure then sell them on at a profit.
“He has experience of running a club but Hougang United is not Glasgow Rangers. It’s a different ball game.
“If he’s not that interested in his own club at home, what is his exit strategy for Rangers? What’s his business plan? He talks of helping Singapore football by doing this – does that mean sending second-string Rangers players to Singapore?

Singapore is not a small market, football is massive there, having lived there for 2 years i can tell u it has a population nearing 4 million and in all aspect of life there, it is far ahead scotland.

Im a rangersfc fan from MALAYSIA.. Singapore is a very huge market.. MALAYSIA and SINGAPORE are NEIGHBOUR.. i know their club is SMALL but their money is unbelievable... Peter Lim SINGAPOREAN who try to buy LIVERPOOL...320m
Watsin THAILAND buy MAN CITY once..
Tony FERNANDES MALAYSIAN buy QPR .. who says SINGAPORE is a small market?

Our 140yr history is at stake hear so we have to be carefull who takes our club over.

07 Apr 2012 18:14:58
Its time to face facts, The results in December finished off our title hopes, same as Last December was when Celtic lost too many points. By february it was all over bar the shouting. Its not a tainted title, we weren't good enough to grind out results against a lesser opposition.

Totally agree our home form murdered any title chance.
craig+babybear

The title being tainted isn't about that. The title is tainted because people are talking about Rangers in administration rather than Celtic being champions. The problem is that we will never know if the December games were vital or not, everything is hypothetical now? Would Rangers have lost to Hearts if they hadn't been in admin, would Celtic have struggled with Rangers breathing down their necks? Would Celtic have won every remaining game we just don't know.

#2: so it's not tainted at all. Hypothetical stuff doesn't count.

#2, so your saying that your team not playing well and not up to par was just because of admin....if that is the case then if i were yous i would want all of the players off the team for a team goes out to win not matter what. by your logic, what IF celtic never had a any injuries to so many players(player of the year one of them all season) and had never lost and let yous get a lead??answer that. STOP using admin for all your problems on the field, yes it may effect the players but its nothing compared to what our manager had to put up with. and we united throw that, what have yous done?walked away with heads in sand blaming everything and everyone for your problems.

07 Apr 2012 17:56:49
Dont like i say told u so but
PRITCHARD
Told use all dont talk such n such,
BOO,
Told yaz

Can we have that again in English please... thanks.

It's to do with Pritchard stock brokers being banned from trading, C.whyte is company secretary .

Who the snake had alot of money non cash assets transfered from pritchard to merchant,i.e rangers assets as pritchard ni longer exists mc own their assets due to liquadation,
I have it on good advice that rangers assets were placed to pritchard if rangers were to get them back via pritchard just another creditor,as the are now owned by mc rangers have no claim,
Whyte does not have that much to be owed that much without clubs assets
I got moked last time its starting to come out

07 Apr 2012 17:20:49
Sone Aluko will sign for 3 years in the summer. As long as he can afford it!

If he takes minimum wage......b

07 Apr 2012 17:14:57
Wonder if Lenny will disclose what Super McChins whispered into his ear, now that we've won the league? Probably not, our manager has more class! God bless Lenny!

Miko x

Mr Lennon, the Ginger Guardiola has proven again that he has more class and dignity than Slug McCoist will ever have. TGG is his own man, not a slimy mini-me of an old dinosaur. Take a bow Mr Lennon, you have done yourself, your club and your fans an immense credit.

Lol,

Miko, congratulations on your team winning the league, but your manager and Class should never be used- unless the words 'has no' precede. Enjoy, anyway.

Mr Lennon has shown he has more class than Slug McCoist. The Ginger Guardiola has put the Slug and his vile ilk in their place this season. GBNL

Well done on winning the league, Neil Lennon has about as much class as an out of work school teacher...

Haha, thanks pal, I actually thought Lenny acted with the utmost dignity today, both in his demeanour and his choice of words!

I may be wrong, don't think so though!

Miko x

Lennon only acts with Dignity when he wins. Not at any other point.

07 Apr 2012 17:11:18
celtic do have to prove them self if they win the leauge by more than ten points fair dose crongualtions if not then celtic need ask them self a few questions

Why? They've won the league by more than ten points now. If they rest players, blood some youngsters etc. and drop points it won't make a difference and you couldn't blame them: they're still in the cup and will want to win it so will rest their first-team players for that. Rangers would do the same in that position.

1903

Sounds like someone is making excuses for dropping points in the last few games on the day they win the league. Yeah, you get behind your team son.

And if we had payed our way we wouldnt be 10 points down so if they win by goal difference then we only have ourself to blame ffs

@2 please explain why 1903 would make excuses for Celtic dropping points? I'm guessing he's either an Aberdeen supporter or a 109 year old Celtic fan who knows his way around a computer....either way his point is right...Celtic will now use there squad to have a look at the fringe players although I'm sure Neil Lennon will have that 10 point gap in his mind!

Cheers, #4. I'm not 109.

1903

07 Apr 2012 16:44:22
Tainted title?no bottle?should mabe keep the tainted title nonsense quiet for now,as a few REAL tainted titles could be stripped shortly from RFC(IN ADMIN),sOON to become Govan Tax Dodgers est2012!bottle took coming back from 3nil down v kilmarnock& turning around a huge points difference before ADMINISTRATION!!!..O.B.E..over before easter..well done CELTIC winning the spl in style today!..stevo.have a nice easter wounded bears..

Aye an ya still can't beat rangers

Must have imagined the match at the end of December then.

What an angry little bhoy you are! Try getting out more among 3 dimensional people, instead of hiding behind a computer. Maybe it will help your anger issues.

TMcG

Angry..lmao am as happy as a tax inspector reading over your accounts!!!!!stevo

07 Apr 2012 16:07:54
Remember the abuse Ally got for shakin the celtic players hands after the match? Well now they are praising Lennon for shakin the Killie players hands! Apparently its better coz Lennon did it on camera!! I suppose Ally should have waited till the adverts were finished before he did it!
Shame that on the day their team won the title so many are still more interested in Rangers!
GCUK

What's wrong with us acknowledging that our manager has more class than that fat slug media darling McCoist. The guy is an embarrassment to Rangers and Scottish football. Remember the stories from the Edminston Suite. Remember his vile, slug like and childish goading of the Ginger Guardiola last season? When the dust settles on Scotlands Shame club you will see the truth of how some old man and his pet slug have screwed you for the last 3/4 years.

How ironic your post has to do with a theme about CELTIC!..lol.

What exactly is your point?! You're talking about Celtic when your team could be on the way out of business.

Ginger guardiola lmfao

GCUK, you have no class! Championees......get it right up ye! lol

Miko x

That comparison to Guardiola isn't in looks is it , coz they have no football similarities! Well done Lennon you won the SPL of the weakest rangers on and off the pitch in history, also your actions after the cup final and last old firm should see the queen phoning, MBE ? OBE ? Who nos the worlds your oyster now!
PaulRFC

I hate to burst your bubble PaulRFC(IA) but it is a certain Craig Whyte that Celtic supporters and Celtic minded people are trying to get recognition from YOUR queen, the timing of the application was timed so that it was just before administration so anything after that can not be looked at during the application process. All the papers, media and your own idiot fans have helped make him look like a saviour The campaign is rolling along nicely with his nomination and the biggest laughs are still to come for all of us good guys. You won't BELIEVE the 'Rangers men' that signed their name to the nominations form lmao Hail Hail ILWT

What "bubble" are you on about mate? You lot live in one thinking the actions of your captain and manager are acceptable, in your "great" fan base there are kids looking up to that two planks! And like I keep saying , have a good "party" mate, for real , well done ! ;)
PaulRFC

A celtic theme point it may well be, but, he is correct if its true. to be perfectly frank its all a tad petty and pathetic. celtic, enjoy your day, fans and players alike. who is interested in handshakes and the like. there should always be such gestures after any game, win lose or draw anyhow

james rfc 1980

The actions of Mr Lennon and our championship winning captain Scott Brown have been impeccable PaulRFC(IA). Do you think that the actions of your club are acceptable? Not paying taxes while bleating and crying about jobs being lost at Ibrokes but owing umpteen small business money. Mr Lennon and everything connected with The Champions should be held up as the way to win trophies while keeping a sound financial grounding. Slug McCoist should see the way Mr Lennon conducts himself as a lesson on how to be a decent human being. He would be better learning class and dignity from Mr Lennon, Scott Brown or Mr Lowwell than Smith, Murray or Whyte all who have been shown as the shysters they really are.

Mr who well ? LMFAO , you talk about our so called "hatred" for your manager, when it's you lot who still have that deep lying hatred for SUPER , but it's fine , I understand he's broken your hearts on
countless occasions, plus our managers very liked by the neutral an yours AIN'T , again, I understand it's because of his face, so try to stop using our "hatred" towards your manager as a cover for your own hatred it really is quite pathetic ! Tally ho
PaulRFC

I'm a neutral and I've never liked Ally. I know many neutrals who think he's an idiot. Many Rangers fans do hate Lennon with a passion, Paul, so your attempts to hide that in your post about McChins are poor, to say the least.

Don

Who came up with the ginger guardiola? Celtic are drivel to watch just like the rest of the spl... If Lennon is the ginger guardiola the would make Sone Aluko the Messi of the SPL ? ;-)

Mr Blonde

@don , WTF , hide ? Is it possible to "hide" words that are there for all to see, you are mental, I no people who don't like super also, my grandads one , an he's a neutral, old school WW2 thinks footballs a girls game, but mate more neutrals than not do like super, so what , you have missed the point completely, or maybe you want it clearer incase I've "hid" it somewhere
PaulRFC

Paul, you tried to deflect by changing the subject without referring to the topic you were actually replying to. Ergo, you hid from the topic through deflection, which is lame. Typical of many football fans: not dealing with the topic by trying to score points.

Don

To first post - am a gers fan but am p1ss1n ma self at your post, lol fat slug media darling! You sound jealous as hell tho...

Wahaha Ginger Guardiola? The Seething Gargoyle is much more apt ghirls. Behave.

Ben & Lad

PaulRFC(IA) you're a feisty one indeed. Why can't you demonstrate a bit oh humanity and decency. I know this concept is alien to alot of deluded Govanites but surely for a set of 'fans' that spend so much time watching Mr Lennon you could have learned how to conduct yourselve with a bit of class and dignity. He has shown it enough times even maybe Slug McCoist could learn the correct manner expected from a manager and a sporting gentleman. It is a great day to be a fan of THE CHAMPIONS and all the Celtic family are so proud of their club, led by TRUE gentleman in Mr Lennon and our fine upstanding Chief Executive, Mr Peter Lawwell. Who without his fantastic business acumen we might not be celebrating a fantastic achievement by our fantastic club and the stable financial footing that will propel us onto further trophies and celebrations, guided by the Ginger Guardiola.....Mr Neil Lennon .....player....captain....manager...winner....LEGEND

07 Apr 2012 15:18:10
Quick question for ally. Why was mcculloch not used as a striker all season?

07 Apr 2012 14:28:30
This is officially not the Champions' page now.

It's a bit hard to disagree, guys.

Stating the obvious is it not, a rather pointless post to be honest, but swings and roundabouts. gers have a bigger and more important battle at the minute

james rfc 1980

07 Apr 2012 13:07:31
Info on bill ng what he has done

Marine Castle United Football Club, one of Sengkang Punggol's predecessor clubs, was formed as in 1981 by residents of Marine Parade, with the initial aim of playing in 7-a-side tournaments, which were very popular at the time. The club's name arose after Newcastle United FC of England visited Singapore in 1981. With all the team's members being residents of Marine Parade fans of Newcastle United, they decided to name their club Marine Castle United FC.

Marine Castle United FC was registered with the Singapore Registry of Society on the 19 October 1981. In 1982, a four-year youth development programme was drawn up, aiming to develop and produce the club's players from 1986 onwards. This plan proved to be a success as many players were selected to represent Singapore in various youth tournaments.

Marine Castle's achievements at senior level had not been too impressive in the years leading to S.League's formation in 1995. The club applied to be one of the eight teams that would participate in the inaugural S.League, but was not selected by the Football Association of Singapore. Over the next two years, the club attempted to show skeptics that they had what it took to join Singapore's top league. They reached FA Cup semi-finals in 1995, become the National Football League's group champions in 1996, and were runners-up National Football League Division 1 in 1997.

Following this, Marine Castle United successfully applied to join the S.League in 1998. They became the eleventh team to join the S.League, together with Gombak United FC. However Marine Castle did not initially enjoy much S.League success. They finished bottom of the league in their first two seasons. In 2000 and 2001, they climbed up one spot to finished eleventh out of twelve teams, above Balestier Central FC and Woodlands Wellington FC respectively.

In 2002, Marine Castle FC changed its name to Sengkang Marine Football Club. The S.League wanted clubs to be closer to their heartlands and community. Marine Castle had been playing its S.League home games at the Hougang Stadium, and the change in name was made with the aim of reaching out more to fans in the nearby Sengkang area. That year, the team's performances on the pitch improved, and they finished the S.League season in eighth place, their highest ever finish.

In 2003, Sengkang Marine finished the league season in eighth place again, but was then forced to bow out of the league due to financial difficulties. Both Sengkang Marine and Jurong FC left the league after the 2003 season despite mid-table finishes as they could no longer afford to participate.

In 2005, Paya Lebar Punggol Football Club joined the S.League and finished tenth in its debut season. (Prior to joining the S.League, the team was previously a grassroots club known as Paya Lebar Kovan Football Club). Like Sengkang Marine FC before them, Paya Lebar Punggol FC played its S.League home games at the Hougang Stadium.

In 2006, Paya Lebar Punggol FC and Sengkang Marine FC decide to collaborate their resources and merge to form a club named Sengkang Punggol Football Club to play in the S.League. The newly-merged club finished in eleventh place in the 2006 S.League season.

In 2011, the club rebranded themselves as Hougang United Football Club in order to identify themselves with the neighbourhood their stadium (Hougang Stadium) is located (Hougang New Town). The club's home stadium, Hougang Stadium, is also the home stadium for its predecessors, Paya Lebar Punggol FC and Sengkang Marine FC.

07 Apr 2012 12:53:40
Celtic......The Champions.....That is all..... Hail Hail

Ha ha. Have u been in a coma the last wee while? Everybody knew it was goni happen! Congrats to you. If thats what your after?

Your team are winning the league and all you can think to do is post on a Rangers website or have you forget because you are fascinated by all things Rangers

Been waiting a few years to say that lmao mark.

And no Rangers fans posted on the Celtic site a couple of Sundays ago?

Do you understand the concept of banter and that Celtic and Rangers fans ARE interested in the plight of each others' clubs, especially when one is close to going to the wall, and gloating about triumphs?

@4. Point is mate. I dont think for a min after my team had won the championship. The 1st thing id do is jump onto a celtic website to gloat.

@5: not everyone is as reserved as you then obviously but there would be Rangers fans who would. It works both ways so just deal with instead of being petulant about it.

Well done to your team for clinching the league.
Hope you have a good day.
But don't come on here telling us bears what we should or shouldn't do mate.
The prize for petulance has already been handed out to your manager. So jog along and enjoy your party.
Stevie-A-Bear

No 6 - get a life and get out and celebrate instead of your desperation to come on here

james rfc 1980

Stevie the petulance award goes to naismith.....because if it wasnt for his petulance and diving into a tackle trying to get some form of revenge,he wouldnt be out for the season!!!!show liquidation the red card?pahhhhhhhhhhh lmao..what a total farsacal demo from dodo fc......

He's back with his favourite word ! Tally ho old boy , you have been told to look at your captain and manager for petulance, assaulting water bottles ring a bell? Now you go have a ruddy good "party", PMSL the mothers mother of anti-climax !
PaulRFC

#8: I shall now my team has beaten Dundee United 3-1, You obviously assumed I was a Celtic fan - typical of Rangers fans. You should be called 'assumpta rfc 1980' ;)

Don

Of course it's an anti-climax for you Paul - Celtic have won the league and Rangers might die. At least they won today though, eh?

A see you cant deny my factual point about naismith,as truth hurts!!!red card for you old boy,owned again,lmao...stevo

07 Apr 2012 12:21:12
watching the killie game and i feel sick....jsm

Better get used to it, god only knows when we will win another title!

Friends is on Comedy Central mate. Lemon aint a patch on Jen Anniston

Yea bears the BHOYS are just "DOING IT"
at Killie Hail Hail

Oh diddims.

Jsm, come on, why even watch them ? dont let it get you down too much son

james rfc 1980

I widnae watch that lot even if they were playing out the back garden....jennifer aniston sounds a better bet to me anaw...

Tam-Sir 1873 Teddy Bear

07 Apr 2012 11:17:40
With this announcement of a pie tax, will Ally pay it or will he just dodge it like everyone else?

He can afford it as long as the tax is not to be applied retrospectively!

Think Kris Commons is in the high tax bracket for that one.

07 Apr 2012 11:00:52
99% of Businessmen would close
down RFC and start again...
black and white!.

Now if any businessman wants to
take on £135mil + £30M (year costs) then
its going to be a big ask.

CW will also want some cash for his
£1 investment say £20M (nice one)

So where can the business men
see a profit in this?

Rangers fans will have to pay for
this and this could be a big ask for
the fans and their kids....

lets take emotion out of this
The Business is bust...move on

Don't want to hear about the family,
history, etc...bust is bust in business.

Do we agree... "in or out" ?

Look we have had enough of this negative propoganda spouting from idiots mouths,we know how bad things are but there ARE very wealthy men out there who know that this company has not been ran well for a lot of years and know that there is a vast interest in Rangers worldwide and it could be a VERY lucrative propositition to take on,so stop sticking your nose into something you know nothing about.

Explain how it's a lucrative proposition...

Liverpool the owner buy the club for 350m..
Man City the owner buy the club for 450m
wats the different between 135+30M? 165m right..?

07 Apr 2012 10:25:13
Worst case scenario, Rangers lose the BTC and therefore have more debt than assets, what happens then if Duff and Phelps decide to appeal this decision, keeping Rangers in administration and jacking thier fees up and this would be for the forseeable future. At least 6 months down the line before the tribunal could make a decision on the appeal. Rangers are hemmoraging money at an alarming rate (£3.1m over the month of March). Who are these new debts owed to or is it simply a case that there is no money left and liquidation is the only answer to our predicament?

07 Apr 2012 09:51:53
Hey Ed, any idea why the rangers fighting we fund we have all poured into have not gone round all these wee buisnesses in the sun today at the lower end of the debt scale and not wiped them out. According to the release from duph and phelps they could wipe out arond 25 of the 276 Creditors. Surely although small this means the wee local working guys get all their money back. Where are they and why have they all of a sudden gone silent. ? {Ed001's Note - I have no idea. I would have thought that was the exact reason for starting the fund and the best use of it that could be found. Someone from the fund should at least make a statement about it.}

I understood the fund to be principally to ensure sell outs at ibrox till end of season. Buying up any spare tickets and distributing them to schools etc - or we're we duped there as well?
By the way - I agree with the post the riff could easily pay off all debts under £1000

Bill72

Totally agree with you mate had a quick look at the statement from D/P.Going by their statement £50000 from the rff would wipe out 100 of the smaller debts of £600 or less.Or is it there is not a chance of a good photo handing over monies to the likes of Dumferline.Get your fingers out Walter Sandy lets show we the fans can at least can do the the decent thing not like the pr***s that have put our club in this possission.

07 Apr 2012 07:49:58
Ed is there any truth that d&p are charging a non refundable £1million for intrested parties to look at our books? If so where's that money going? Also did Ng think that Craig white bought us for £54 million?

Campsie bear {Ed001's Note - I believe there has been a charge levied, partly as a way to get rid of time wasters, partly to raise extra funding to keep the club going. I am not sure how much it is, but the money will be used to keep the club afloat, pay a few bills etc. I have no idea how much Ng thought Whyte bought the club for.}

07 Apr 2012 03:53:46
Marine Castle United Football Club, one of Sengkang Punggol's predecessor clubs, was formed as in 1981 by residents of Marine Parade, with the initial aim of playing in 7-a-side tournaments, which were very popular at the time. The club's name arose after Newcastle United FC of England visited Singapore in 1981. With all the team's members being residents of Marine Parade fans of Newcastle United, they decided to name their club Marine Castle United FC.

Marine Castle United FC was registered with the Singapore Registry of Society on the 19 October 1981. In 1982, a four-year youth development programme was drawn up, aiming to develop and produce the club's players from 1986 onwards. This plan proved to be a success as many players were selected to represent Singapore in various youth tournaments.

Marine Castle's achievements at senior level had not been too impressive in the years leading to S.League's formation in 1995. The club applied to be one of the eight teams that would participate in the inaugural S.League, but was not selected by the Football Association of Singapore. Over the next two years, the club attempted to show skeptics that they had what it took to join Singapore's top league. They reached FA Cup semi-finals in 1995, become the National Football League's group champions in 1996, and were runners-up National Football League Division 1 in 1997.

Following this, Marine Castle United successfully applied to join the S.League in 1998. They became the eleventh team to join the S.League, together with Gombak United FC. However Marine Castle did not initially enjoy much S.League success. They finished bottom of the league in their first two seasons. In 2000 and 2001, they climbed up one spot to finished eleventh out of twelve teams, above Balestier Central FC and Woodlands Wellington FC respectively.

In 2002, Marine Castle FC changed its name to Sengkang Marine Football Club. The S.League wanted clubs to be closer to their heartlands and community. Marine Castle had been playing its S.League home games at the Hougang Stadium, and the change in name was made with the aim of reaching out more to fans in the nearby Sengkang area. That year, the team's performances on the pitch improved, and they finished the S.League season in eighth place, their highest ever finish.

In 2003, Sengkang Marine finished the league season in eighth place again, but was then forced to bow out of the league due to financial difficulties. Both Sengkang Marine and Jurong FC left the league after the 2003 season despite mid-table finishes as they could no longer afford to participate.

In 2005, Paya Lebar Punggol Football Club joined the S.League and finished tenth in its debut season. (Prior to joining the S.League, the team was previously a grassroots club known as Paya Lebar Kovan Football Club). Like Sengkang Marine FC before them, Paya Lebar Punggol FC played its S.League home games at the Hougang Stadium.

In 2006, Paya Lebar Punggol FC and Sengkang Marine FC decide to collaborate their resources and merge to form a club named Sengkang Punggol Football Club to play in the S.League. The newly-merged club finished in eleventh place in the 2006 S.League season.

In 2011, the club rebranded themselves as Hougang United Football Club in order to identify themselves with the neighbourhood their stadium (Hougang Stadium) is located (Hougang New Town). The club's home stadium, Hougang Stadium, is also the home stadium for its predecessors, Paya Lebar Punggol FC and Sengkang Marine FC.

07 Apr 2012 02:32:45
I think I want the Singaporean group and the I no the debt can be up to £134m but one of the boy Sim was willing to pay more that twice that amount for Liverpool I no there are the premier league but we can almost be a certain to play in Europe every year win a couple of trophies most years too and Rangers wage bill is a small faction of Liverpool's, I say Gerrard would get £150k an that is one player for Liverpool while our highest earns are Whittaker, McGregor, Davis, Naismith, Goian, Bocangera, McCulloch altogether would earn around that

07 Apr 2012 00:52:08
if Bill Ng from singapore or bill miller from america buy rangers this could open up all new merchandise for the club and make millions for our club and thats where the old board have really let us down we need fresh ideas and stabilty.

Like your thinking mate but it's not going to happen. The sooner we realise it's liquidation and start again I work with tax and there will be no CVA

First and foremost we need a board that ain't going rip us off.

If you mean shirt sales, the club will not make millions from them. Ask the Ed about it.

07 Apr 2012 00:46:25
Who is this is this Ng chap?'

Google him lazy boy

Yet another "Bill" rangers dont need!

07 Apr 2012 00:29:13
Some thoughts on the current situation of my beloved Rangers.

Craig Whyte's intentions scare the sh*t outta me! He makes conflicting statements on regular basis, e.g. "I will walk away with nothing in the best interests of the club", a day later "I am owed £30 million" (previously stated it was £27 million, where did the other £3 million come from?). "I will deal with any interested party","I won't sell my shares to Paul Murray" & "There are good people in the Blue Knights, I'm open to dealing with them"
F@*K me what is this gonk all about?

After reading the statement from D&P (it was not exactly light reading!) but I prevailed to end.

From my initial analysis (I've not dug into it yet, but I will in time) I estimate Whyte has run up debts of £50+million.That's quite an achievement- it took the previous gonk- SDM- 22 years to acrue a similar figure!

Craig Whyte can state whatever he wants nobody(I hope) believes a word he says anymore.
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