Rangers Rumours Archive March 16 2012
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16 Mar 2012 21:29:15
strathclyde police have requested a meeting with spl for tuesday , oldfirm game gonna be postponed to avoid title decider
source , bigwigs at govan police station attending plus we bn told extra numbers may no be required for next weekend . bigbob
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Load of b@lls, I deal with high ranked police officers within Pitt street everyday, my company provides there catering, all I have heard is the game is going ahead n they don't have a problem with the game! FACT!
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Boll@cks! There is no chance it will be cancelled... Not a chance! Anyway any trouble will come from the home fans as the Celtic bhoys will be in party mood whether it's a league clincher or not.
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If it's not going ahead then why the extra police?! Load of rubbish.
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Hope not true i have travel and accommodation booked
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Why would trouble come from Celtic fans if they are there to party either way?
Here is a chance for all decent rangers fans to show their true nature. Comments like yours only stir trouble which is the last thing rangers need.
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Rangers can not afford for it to be delayed and would object strongly.
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Although in many ways. it would be a sensible move based on recent encounters, it wont happen. Too many people from around the world have booked holidays/tickets etc. with this fixture being part of that. Lets have a great game and safe terraces and show the world we are not racist, bogoted morons
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Rangers desperately need the 300k from this game. Although the extra police will cost.
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This is bollo##s for several reasons.
1. The Hectors need the cash from the TV rights just to stay afloat till the end of the season.
2. Any rescheduled match before the split would clash with the champions league so would not be televised.
3. The bhoys can only win the league on the 25th, if the Hectors screw up today, the maths if Rangers win today still leave them a change of retaining the title.
4. The polis have cancelled rest days for several hundred officers to police inside the stadium and the city centre on the 25th, they would not want the hassle of a rearranged match.
5. The polis would not want a another mid week match involving the old firm as it allows both sets of fans to get tanked up well before the match, hence more problems.
As this is the last , old firm match involving Celtic FC & Rangers 1873 at Ibrox, we will take get delight in collecting the league title from your boardroom, before someone decides to pawn it.
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Its hardly gone to be a title decider with Celtic so far in Front of rangers!
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Completely agree with the above post. With all the bad press recently surrounding our game off the pitch let's not bring anymore negative attention to the game. The msm would just lap it up if it kicked off. I wouldn't be surprised if some of these " journalists" have got their headlines already written.
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Celtic fans are notorious for trouble? 3 pitch invasions during the last title decider. Fans assaulting the referee during the same game or when the celtic fam onvaded the pitch and assaulted dida... But hey must be rangers who cause all the trouble
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Bigbob youre away with the birdies!
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Heres fact on this rumour . if my aunty had baws she'd be my uncle.
cancelled ma erse
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Would be better to ban away fans for the next OF game no? Or charge timmy 200 quid a head to enter the home of the champions.
Enjoy the tainted title, everyone around the world knows youve only won it this year due to the problems at Ibrox, normal service will resume next season when the SPL trophy sits back at its home, in Ibrox.
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Everyone round the world knows your team are about die. Where are the billionaires who wanted to own your club only 5 days ago according to the Scottish rags? We will enjoy our so called tainted title and good luck trying to save your tainted club
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Tainted title my ar#e, we only got given ten points....Can Hector please explain how what happened then to give us the minimum eight point lead we have.
Awaiting your comments Hector.
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The champions tag will only be for another week or two then its the baron spell knights.
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I think we should applaud the Celtic team onto the park cause at the end of the day there champions!! plus I think there will lots of people dressed as seats near the end of the match
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Celtic fan assaulted dida!?! Get a grip mate, hardly a p1ss take let alone assault, wonder what u call it when your misses has the horn
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Aye cuz yoo lot know everything right seems like yoo lot can't accept the fact people are willing to save rangers we have been running on empty for a while now whilst yoo lot came so close to extinction back in the day it must get ryt up yoor noses.
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Fatbob youre away with the fairies
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Two new slogans for WATP.
Where are the players.
Where are the points
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We Are Tax Problem.
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WATP. We Are Totaly Pi#s.
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We Are Total P1sh
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The game is on next week i hope we can get a win next week at home hopefully both sets of fans will behave as the game will be watched all over the world so come the gers and tic fans lets show the good side of scottish football
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Since when was next weeks game a title decider? You lot still have delusions of granduer.
Make mine a treble!
Hail Hail
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16 Mar 2012 20:51:32
this will break in near future...
1/ Gary whithey left due to also beingg fdvfgg duped by whyte.
2/All Gary Whithey contracts air tight due to t due to being top lawyer.
3/Definate criminal charges being brought against Whyte.
Whyte will be given option to walk away or face charges,however he may still make some money.
Rob watp
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So crime does pay.Your post makes no sense,how the f.ck can you say craig whyte is being convicted of a crime,and from that crime he will profit? ah must be missing something here.
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Post makes perfect sense less the spelling fella.Gary Whithey is a top lawyer who you will find has no previous! according to my friend who is a chartered accountant in dundee(used to be involved with dundee fc) this is the rumour..Sometimes out of court deals are made to avoid charges. Have you not noticed that everything went all quiete from Whyte since Gary vanished? Reputations at stake,also company rep at stake hence him leaving collyer bristow..Think about it bud but my friend a good guy!
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Walk away or faces charges?
So Strathclyde police have done investigations and found that a criminal offence has occurred but they will let him walk away as long as he gives up his shares in Rangers. Don't think so........now that would be a conspiracy theory!!!
The Pilot!
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Puzzled , if whtyes facing criminal charges is this to do with the ticketus deal ! Then why is it ok for Paul Murray ?? Don't get your post
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Whyte given option to walk away or face charges .... yeah right so the COPFS will let him off if he gives his shares to a new owner.... what a load of rubbish.
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Reading between the lines it looks like Gary Whithey is being investigated!
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Just for clarity....
charges have not been brought yet as it is not entirely clear what Whytes end game is..
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if Whyte was to walk away and give up his shares for the benefit of the cluband Rangers came out of admin by means of cva(highly unlikely) then no charges would be brought against him.
if Whyte is found to have invested no money ,delibrately run down the club by blocking all revenue streams..also selling £50 mill of season tickets for £20 mill,not paying tax etc to put club into liquidation so that he would end up with Murray park and ibrox then YES they will bring charges against him.
Liquidation specialists like Whyte know all the loopholes in the Law,however the fact that Gary Whithey has vanished off the planet shows that something untoward has been done.... does it not??
Rob watp
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So Rob you have went from Definate charges being brought against Whyte to, well we don't know what he is up to yet, but if he broke the law he will get done. Well no s**t Sherlock. Think your post rhymes with Whyte.
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16 Mar 2012 19:35:27
Can anyone confirm? I thought the legal definition of the term a "reluctant offer" for a company in administration meant an offer if the company were to go into liquidation. Basically an offer to the liquidaters i'm sure i read this on a legal site but can't find it now. If thats all kennedy is offering its not much different from whyte?
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Yes the "reluctant Offer" would be handed to the liquidators.
The only bid received in reality is from "the white nights" but I cannot see that coming to harvest, nothing in reality can happen until Whyte gives up his shares, he is still legally owner of Rangers, also the "big" tax bill has to be finalized, what the bidders can do at this time is get access to the books and see exactly what the figures are and how much in reality it is going to take to put things right....then we will see how many bids are put in.
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Until court cases,sfa/spl investigations,HMRC cases are all sorted,any bid can only be conditional.Who is going to buy a business with all of this hanging over them.
If you want to know about chigago bidders,check out Sheffield Wednesday & Tranmere Rovers forums.Not good, fellow bears.
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All bids submitted are " conditional " awaiting clarification on the tax case,etc.
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Space kitchens they widnae be the people who forged her signature in the credit form when the job wisnae done ...na couldnaebe ,widnae want crooks involved in bids for rangers
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I think Brian Kennedy is reluctant because he doesn't actually want to buy the club, what he does want to do is make sure it doesn't die. I think it's good to know we have a man willing to do that for us!
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Brian Kennedy is obviously a good guy and a competent businessman, particularly successful sports team businessman. Which actually no Rangers Director is. Brian's efforts should be rewarded by P Murray offering him a non executive director role at Ibrox, thus a man of integrity and success on the team to offer advice on all issues.
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16 Mar 2012 19:11:43
We got three bids so far anyone know who else intrested
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B8C are reporting five bids, plus David Whitehouse has confirmed a party has suggested they will be bidding over the weekend.
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A new York company worth apparent 24 billion.
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It could be Fortress Ibrox soon, with 27 Billion reasons to get it up them!
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How do we know that these companies have this type of money, and what will happen if the blue knights win and get rangers will we have money to spend or are we going to be a second or even third rate team for a few years?
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Wasn't Whyte meant to be a billionaire?
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16 Mar 2012 18:45:23
Apparently this Chicago based consortium made attempts to takeover Sheffield Wednesday and tranmere and failed in both attemps.they dont sound very impressive.
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Chicago Consortium The Whyte Knight has alot of friends in USA ??.
The mind is running away with this 1 to be honest..
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Just cos someone has failed at something somewhere else doesn't always mean they will fail. Sutton was a huge spectacular failure at chelsea. yet some celtic fans worshipped him? samaras huge spectacular failure at city. yet at celtic.... oh yeah. see what you mean.
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You need educated look at the stats how many games did chealsea play from when they signed sutton .How many games did he start ? if u dont play someone hes out of there sutton was quality anyone who argues with that dont have a clue COME ON THE CHICAGO BEARS WASOW HAIL HAIL
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Liquidation the only option if not 100 mill spent for f all
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Glad to see gers maybe getting catholic owners chicago based group will hopefully stop all the sectarian nonsense
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Liquidation is all in your timmy minds matey . yous want us to die so desperately and hate the rangers more than yous love your own team thats the reason yous are all constantley on here and trolling web sights desperatlly trying to create silly rumuors and make rangers look bad , its childish and very sad the lengths yous lot will go to it realy is .trueblue
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Better hope its not Anschutz then as he recently threatened to sue ROI for several TRILLION dollars for copyright infringement if thats your way of thinking
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Offered £2m to Sheffield Wednesday for 40% stake but kicked into, touch by the club because they wanted to charge £420k p/a in "management fees"
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Do you really think that there are no protestant people living in roi garlar07
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Ooh touchy on Sutton. But Sammy. Ha no reply. I'm only playing with you. You and your stats. Still a flop. Ask Chelsea fans. 10 million. Sold for 6 after 12 months. How's that for education.
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I've just checked my stats! One league goal in 28 matches. That is suttons Chelsea record. So definitely a huge spectacular flop.
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Try this:
Been having fun looking up Club 9 Sports+Prometheus Capital Partners+Tobacco Road Capitalists. Now, I am absolutely not at all knowledgeable in these matters, but they seem to me to be parvenu mickey-mouse āmanagement adviserā companies ( founded variously in 2006, 2009) and consisting of a handful of guys in various incestuous business connections who donāt have any actual millions of their own! For example, one of them has two employees and annual revenue of only $140 000. Prometheus is described as a āprivate merchant bankā but they simply seem to tout around various ābusiness Angelsā trying to raise money!
If they have actually got promises of as many millions as would be needed to buy RFC(in/outof A) then, it seems to me, they will not be the actual owners, whose identity will probably be forever secret.
Maybe someone with a knowledge of these things could fill us in on how all this financial stuff works, though? It would further broaden our already greatly broadened horizons and add to the fun.
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And ally was prolific in engurland!
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I would like to say this to Rangers fans, most people do not want to see their club liquidated. However the plain reality is RFC was valued at 18 million less than a year ago and HMRC is not going to accept nothing, it seems 18 million is secured by Wavetower.
This means a buyer must offer a substantial amount more than its value, and I believe the amount will be too great for even the most enthusiastic Rangers fan. I think the debt is too great and liquidation is inevitable.
I am sorry but businessmen are not going to just throw way 10-20 million to the creditors when they could use that money to restructure a new company.
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U couldnt make this up my original post was about the Chicago based consortium.then it evolved or should I say devolved into an argument about catholic owners and sectarianism.u people really need to get a life utter morons.
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Getting back to the point about the americans failing in two previous attempts to buy into clubs. Let's not forget that David Murray as he was then(and may be again soon) tried to buy Ayr Utd befotre buying out Lawrence Malborough. Let's also remember that it was Malborough's involvement that began the turnaround in the Gers' fortunes and not the involvenment of David Murray!
Who knows one buyer could get us out of the current mess creating the chance to sell on the club for a profit. That seems to have worked well for the other half of the Old Firm!
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Good enough for an spl without Celtic!
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16 Mar 2012 18:00:52
is this not supposed to be a rumours site? not a site you post info tht everyone else can see on sly or the newspapers etc :/
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I think the point of it is that now everyone is able to see these rumours
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It's rumoured to be :)
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Some people may not buy newspapers or have sky television? Sometimes this site is the only place people can find out information. So how about instead of being a many little child... Read the posts, take in the information (true or not) and even post yourself things rangers related?!
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I think you should put your tainted glass back on it's SKY not SLY,
Anyway i hope SIR Craig Whtye is back at the BIG HOUSE soon LOL.
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Im sure if people have this then hey have access to skysports online or bbc.. its common knowledge whats being said in the media, rumours are what people have heard etc.
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Suppose, but some ppl dont have sly sports lol
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If someone posts on the site then we can all discuss it and get different opinions. I think this site has become more than just a rumours site.
CJM
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Oh and the papers don't work on rumour, different one published as good journalism every day in the Sun And Record,No one knows the facts except Murray, White, and possibly D&P
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16 Mar 2012 17:58:13
hello was just wondering if ne one can tell me how i book to go on suporters bus from stirling to rangers legends game
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Hi mate try stirling observer that will give u no of supporters clubs , fallin rangers,duncan ferguson loyal,etc
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Cheers mate
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RFC website has contact details of all supporter clubs registered there will be some from Stirling am sure
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16 Mar 2012 17:14:29
west brom have apparently bid for one of the 4 big earners who took wage cuts. With this cut they inserted a 2 million release fee. I don't think they bid two million tho but I'm sure they will if initial bid is rejected.
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Transfer window's closed, so no UK team can try to transfer anyone unless they're free agents ie Gregg Wylde - who left.
Clearly a lie, but good try though! lol
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Wrong! A bid can still be submitted and accepted on a pre-contract, or if a player has a clause in his contract. How did Arsenal manage to secure Podolski if UK teams cant make offers!!. Are people really this thick !
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Deals can be agreed in principle and player joins at start of next window. just can't play for team until then. this is basic.
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None of the 4 big earners are nearing the end of their contracts, so no, no bids could be made to them officially.
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If the big 4 earners wages don't go back up they will be off, it won't matter who takes over the club, the days of Rangers paying big bucks are gone for some years to come, in that context Rangers can say bye bye to quite a few of their better players.
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Due to the current financial situation, rangers can claim they need the money now, think its called a hardship payment or something and the player can go NOW
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Dont think anyone is going anywhere, hence the reason the Admin's comment on selling players will reduce the attraction of someone buying RFC. Dont believe it.
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16 Mar 2012 17:11:47
Brian Kennedy submits bid ;) Happy Days
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All these bids are just bids of interest.... a serious issue raised its head in the the court of session today with the judge failing to come to an early result on the bid to tear up the ticketus contract. The case down has been listed for Monday for arguments, this now gives a slight edge to ticketus to push for a full hearing, which will then takes weeks to be listed and for presentations to be made.....This will not be settled this side of the season.. By then the tax case result will be known....then Rangers will really know there is no way to survive in its present status............Good bye Rangers 1873...Cant say its been nice knowing you.
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Ask the last football teams fans he bought how good he is you muppet do some home work
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Rangers are knackered if this guy gets involved, he is an asset stripper. Read the Stockport County Message Board to get an idea of what he is like.
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Well that's 3 submitted. 3 more than all the experts predicted. Long way to go yet. But one more step back up the ladder hopefully. Watp
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Kennedy is as much a crook as Whyte. If you look into him he's had controversy wherever he has been.
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Wouldn't want him near Ibrox. to the first responder good to see you take such an unhealthy interest in the Champions, and how funny to see all you self declared experts but obviously just Rangers haters talking about matters you clearly have no more info on than the average punter but always come up with the doomsday scenario. What you's going to do with yourselves when the Gers are back in safe hands and the focus shifts elsewhere?
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HAPPY DAYS??wakey wakey
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Two Facts: Brian Kennedy's company Cheshire Sports bought Stockport County FC so that Sale Sharks Rugby Club could get a better ground ie Edgeley Park, which was transferred to Cheshire Sports. Since then Stockport have been in and out of administration and fallen from the Championship to the Blue Square Premier (3 x relegations). Read the Stockport County Yellow board
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Can anyone else smell the panick from the timothys who seem to spend more time on the champions rumours pages than their own, they come on here rubbishing any positive news that appears more in hope that its not true than anything because in reality they know nothing, one thing i will tell you for nothing is this, enjoy your hollow title as it will be your last for a while, we will be back where we belong, we are the people, Rob.
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We just love watching you make tits outa yourselfs garlar07
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Did the fans not buy stockport off kennedy? and it's gone belly up. not convinced of his commitment. or he may be playing it down so not to raise expectation.
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You are the people? Define people? please explain what "we are the people" means. Go on. Please, i just want to know what you all mean when you say "we are the people" What are everybody else if "you" are the people. Define "you" Why so insular? WHAT DOES "WE ARE THE PEOPLE" ACTUALLY MEAN?
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We are the people is a reference to British Israelism.
Google it and search the definition on wiki.
Yes very bizarre but true!!!
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If you were one of "the people" you would kno
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The end is nigh. These groups are not bidding to buy Rangers, they are looking and registering an interest which will give them access to more info about the whole mess. Lets see who actually offered money before starting to think you are out of trouble. The smelly stuff is deeper than you think. Years of cheating have finally caught up with RFC and the consequences are now out of the SPL/SFA's hands so no security blanket left. Enjoy you atwp.
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Most rangers fans don`t know the sinister overtones of watp.
Do some research!
This refers to "the lost tribes of Israel".
Particularly christians of north western Europe who believe they are the chosen ones of old testament judaism, this came about after the reformation to counter the christian/catholic conservatism.
Possibly a creation of zionism to exploit christian divisions after the reformation..
Rangers fans probably have used this term through osmosis from the protestant thinkers of the enlightenment never questioning it`s origins!
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Good luck with that 1 lol.jcge
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16 Mar 2012 15:39:34
A Chicago based sports consortium have put a bid in for Rangers..A strong group of sports specialists. A spokesman said we see this as an oppurtunity to take one of Europes greatest clubs out of a dangerous situation and prvide sustainability for a long period of time......Sounds promising fellow bears...
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Any idea as to when a decision will be made on the bids
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As soon as Fortress make their 27 billion bid ;-)
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Chicago based? Could this be another of the games being played given the local NFL team are the Chicago BEARS? Any official link confirming this story as yet? {Ed001's Note - actually you make a good point there, I was told this morning that AEG's interest is partly because of a possibility of getting an NFL game held at Ibrox each season. Apparently the NFL are mooting the idea of a second game in the UK and Glasgow being the most likely destination for it. I have no idea how true it is, apart from that the NFL are definitely considering playing more games in Europe each season.}
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27 billion Timmy . Is that all . Mmmmm yur iceream is dripping of your plate.
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Source?
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Think the give away is "one of Europe's greatest clubs"............ in which universe is that statement true?
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Aw naw no another wan ffs why dont they all get together put .5% all together buy man u barcelona real madrid and the colombian drug cartels and win the next 50 champions leagues and when u vote the next time for GREATEST EVER RANGER IT COULD BE MESSI/ RONALDO ROONEY FFS GET A GRIP
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Hopefully they don`t win the bid, heard they are a front for Craig Whyte....
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I wonder where these guys were, when you could have got the club from the poundshop?????? C'mon the ostrich loyal get your heads out the sand!!
Happy St Patricks Day
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This not the same mob that made bids for shef wed and tranmere? Nothn but trouble If u ask me
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William Perry Chicago Bears.
Do Any of you remember The Fridge ?
A perfect place to keep Ice Cream & Jelly.
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Hope that they have the financies so that we can get out of administration and sign back the players like wylde etc.
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HAPPY SAINT PATS TO ALL MY FELLOW TIMMYS AND MY BLUENOSE FRIENDS YES I HAVE MANY and took plenty of crap from some of ur good guys and plenty from ur nasty mob iam sure u can all tell the difference.
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To all those who keep saying where was all these bidders before whyte rolled up, a) the club is in close danger of liquidation, which wasnt so apparent under Murray, and
b)According to D&P, a few weeks back, the HMRC have intimated that they will deal with any big tax bill, albeit over many years, with a new owner so long as it's not Whyte
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Whoever buys the club hopefully its a better outcome this time around...and you can keep yer St patricks day thanks I only celebrate St Andrews day cause Im scottish...and dont give me the ancestor gash cause my ancestors are German but I aint...
Tam-Sir 1873 Hope the Teddy Bears get it right this time WATP
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Americans look at liverpool , villa , man u no sure about that one
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When are you bears goin to stop hoping for a quick fix and look at the big picture. you are all rejoicing over saviours who may or may not throw money at your sorry little club, but who has said that they are going to lay out a long term business plan. it has always been your problem, you've always had someone to throw money at you without realising the consequences.
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All these bids will be conditional
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16 mar 2012 15:37:26
chigago based consotium making bid now
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Don't care who takes over rangers as long as they have enough money to get rangers out of debt and keep them there for the long term
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Awe that's awfy nice of them saving Rangers they Americans are dead nice people and they do have a Tartan Day, So watch out Celtic the Yanks are ah Coming, Hope they bring their cheer leaders now that would be a bit of class on the pitch.
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This didn't happen!
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16 Mar 2012 15:02:04
Have the administrators found away to seize Craig whytes 86% shareholding in rangers?
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Graig whyte statement
'I am the owner of the club and its not up for debate.And i remain the secured creditor any suggestions other wise are nonsense'.
This man still has a bigger say than some people think,he is not going to just go away.
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If no liquidation new shares could be issued thus diluting the value of the existing shares
Whyte owns shares - nothing tangible
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I certainly hope so....he aint nothing but a crook, and should never be allowed anywer near the big hoose in future!!
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A new share issue can't be made without the agreement of the current shareholders (i.e. Craig Whyte)
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Craig whyte the elephant in the room.you were well warned,where was all the other buyers then.food for thought,a long way to go im afraid, BIG.BEAR.
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They could give him £2, that way he makes 100% profit. happy Days.
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Graig whyte has sat in the wings, took flack from all corners and said nothing,i may be proved wrong,but whyte will come out fighting soon.And a foot note guess who pointed him in the direction of ticketus with regards to raising funds ,any one care to take a guess.
Give you a clue one man who wanted the club of his hands.
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Either whyte or ticketus own Rangers, accept it.
he bought the company fairly.
I think at the end of this episode I will be very surprised if its not proven that Whyte who stayed in the south of France with a father who owned a steel mill knew Murray who also stayed in the south of france. I expect that SDM and CW hatched this plan. But will whyte remain silent, i doubt it.
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16 Mar 2012 14:34:06
Rangers manager Ally McCoist admits the prospect of securing a Creditors Voluntary Agreement is likely to hinge on Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs but he is hopeful that can be settled. Two parties have confirmed they will bid - former Rangers director Paul Murray's 'Blue Knights' consortium and Sale Sharks owner Brian Kennedy. McCoist says: "Anything can happen, we're not out the woods yet. The threat of liquidation is still there but I just feel it's a little bit more remote than it has been."
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Very ominous that Ally mentions everything hinges on HMRC accepting CVA offer.
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What about the chicago mob or the blue knights or brian kennedy oh that name sounds to TIMMY to me or the arab billionaies or the asian billionaires why? ffs didnt any of these giants of finance buy RFCfor $1.Now they are going to blow $2oo mill to clear the debt an have no chance of making a thin dime LMFAO
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How would he know whats goin on?
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16 Mar 2012 14:11:04
I really want the blue knights the gain control of the club but I get the feeling that Brian Kennedy will be the one who will gain control of us. Don't think that will be a bad thing thou
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I appreciate that the guy wants to save us but he would be my last choice of owner because he has said himself that he does not want to own us!
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Good that we hav that option to fall back on. watp
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Bears let's be honest do we really care who takes us over as long as they have rangers best interests at heart and I mean RFC,not some quick profit and early exit plan. Bluntru72 watp
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Why would we want the Blue Knights or the Rugby guy to buy Rangers ?? We need a Yeehaa Texan, Rangerski or Sheikhmahandy Oil Bi££ionaire not another Penny Pincher who will stick the price of your Broxi Burger up to a tenner .
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According to the sun today Kennedy`s a hibee....
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He has put in a low bid with only a 15% chance of success according to him.
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If my memory serve's me right you lot said all this tosh about the WHTYE KNIGHT...
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16 Mar 2012 14:02:41
A spokesman for Duff and Phelps told IBTimes UK: "We are not entertaining the thought that the club won't find a buyer in time."
Leading the bidding are the Blue Knights, fronted by former Rangers director, Paul Murray.
Former owner Sir David Murray has ruled himself out of the contest,
Second in the running is Scottish business tycoon Brian Kennedy, who also owns rugby team the Sale Sharks.
A further two American investors and a Glasgow businessman, Shazad Bakhsh, have also emerged as potential suitors.
The club are also expected to ask fans to each cough up £1,000 a head to help keep their heads above water.
Source is International Business Times
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Yeah Fortress are the main american interest , estimated wealth of 27 Billion, lets hope they make a bid
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The club has a real cheek asking fans for £1000 each Dont they know there's a recession None of this shambles is down to fans let the ones who profited fix it I say
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What fan can afford £1000 just now?
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There is a US registered executive jet at Glasgow yesterday and today (tail No is N900YG). It belongs to Wells Fargo Bank who lease it out to large companies (they fly it under the WFB guise to protect their whereabouts in the world from competitors) Might just be pure coincidence but this is a rumours site eh?
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Craig Whyte can afford the £1000 apparently so that's one! :)
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The figure of a £1000 per head is quite alarming, assuming they estimate only 25,000 die hard fans that adds up to 25 million ffs !
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Right then everybody go into debt for £1000 to keep rangers afloat, can this get any worse? Don't you get it yet? These guys are not in it for likes me and you, a working guy who can barely afford his season ticket and now i am being asked to get into more debt, where are all the big earners of yesteryear, why are they not putting up £thousands? no its just another cover to get us the ordinary fan, the ordinary working folk, to bail out the super rich. These prople did noy get rich by bveing nice, they will have plans for Ibrox which have nothing to do with football. Lets be careful what we wish for!!
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Been speaking to loads loyal bears, not one is happy with the proposed £1000 each to help. Those of us who pay up our season books just cannot afford that, so it wont happen. How can these money men ask the average punter for that kind of cash, total farce. I have been putting my cash into rangers for over 30 years, and i wont be parting with another penny until proper leadership is proved. I want the club saved but by people with real money and not asking fans to put themselves in to more debt to save the club, piling on more stress to the average punter, do you agree ed? {Ed001's Note - if it was me, I know I couldn't afford to do it, especially not at the moment, it is too much to ask, in my opinion.}
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It's Paul Murray that's asking folk to stump up a grand MINIMUM. the next level of investment is 500,000 then anything above. he can gtf. recession, mortgage payments , bilks
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Aye right a grand each from the supporters D&P must love Glasgow so Much they intend to stay for a while, They have clicked how easily led the Rangers People are that Whyte has set his sights on all there houses and cars as well, So £27 billion and they still need another grand off each supporter, Feck things must be bad eh?
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The £1000 per rangers supporter thing is in relation to the share issue that Paul Murray's Blue Knights will instigate if they win the bidding & become owners. Its £1k for X amount of shares, £500 for Y, and £100 for Z etc.. (with other amounts over & above that).
Really wish these stupid news storys would print the full story, not just what suits them!
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Wells FARGO IS OWNED BY ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND
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16 Mar 2012 13:41:36
TV is reporting that David Murray Rules Out Buying Back Rangers FC. Smiles all round :)
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Can you believe the arrogance of this guy to actually say he has ruled out buying the club back.He should be jailed for what he has done to RFC and the rest of Scottish Football. The guy is a total control freak and a disgrace.
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16 Mar 2012 13:25:03
Brian Kennedy confirms that he will have an offer on the table for Rangers by close of play today and to expect at least another 3.
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Also expects to be beaten by the blue knights.
Does not sound like a serious bid on his part me thinks.
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So long as there is a concrete offer to take the club forward. then we'll have to back it.although i worry kennedy's heart isn't in it. he could be playing a game mind. for whose benefit we'll have to wait and see. fingers crossed.
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He has said since the beginning that his bid is purely as a fall back option if all else fails.basically just to safeguard the club,history,trophies etc.
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Don't let this guy kennedy anywhere near RFC
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Brian Kennedy has said from the begining he does not want the club but he will not allow it to be liquidated. He is the only person so far who has said his offer will be unconditional. Expect him to become our new owner as the Blue Knights will not have the money to back their offer. He will obtain control stabilise the ship then leave the running of the club to the men he leaves in charge. Expect the new board to be made up of all club legends. I get the impression he will clear debts but i do not expect him to provide transfer funds he will want the club to be ran within its means and all spending will come from investors. We are not going to come out of this with a new Billionaire owner but we will come back stronger and more organised it is the only viable option on the table. The Blue Knights rely on too many ifs and buts.
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Brian Kenedy has never indicated his offer would be unconditional, if that was the case then he would be liable for all debts.
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I personally like the guys attitude and honesty he says he doesn't want to buy the club because it will all end in tears and so on, tho he won't see Rangers go down the swanny, so he will take it on if the other offers fail and he has the money to do that. ain't heard a bad word about him either when I google him or ask people including most of my celtic supporting friends.
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16 Mar 2012 13:24:10
what do you's make of graeme sounness saying he wouldn't rule out a return?
we could maybe end up signing the next Ali Dia!
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Did he really say that ? Where u hear that ?
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16 Mar 2012 12:00:18
Being reported across the media. This is turning into a world wide joke, not just for RFC, but Scottish football!
"Ashley Madison, the worldās largest dating site for married people, has announced it has made an audacious bid to rescue Rangers from the financial mire.
This would take the form of a five year £4.4m stadium sponsorship package in which Rangers iconic blue stands would be daubed pink.
A further £2.3m is on the table - if Ibroxās finest were prepared to don pink āAshley Madisonā emblazoned shirts.
In a letter to the clubs administrators Biderman writes: āSport runs through my veins and I am passionate about ensuring the future of this globally-renowned football club.
āWe would like to enter into a discussion regarding our support for Rangers Football Club and would like you to consider our role in its future success. Like many other global brands we feel a mutually-beneficial partnership can be forged to create opportunities for both sides.
āSportsmen are famous for their cheating ways and we feel linking our dating site with this impressive clubās performance historically and tying in to its future will create a powerful partnership.ā
Administrators Duff & Phelps are yet to respond to the offer."
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Yes very good "Tim-o-Glee" The Gers will soon be "in the pink" when the bids come rolling in.
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Completely true unfortunately. Source is the drum. Least that's where I saw it. Lets hope this doesn't happen as I doubt I could don a pink scarf and top even as a lifelong fan!
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So the Hectors House drama is now going to become the Pinky & Perky Show.
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Dating Agency? must have been them that got DM and CW together, bless them.
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Absolutely true STV news website reporting it from early this morning and quotes administrator seriously considering its merits.
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The Drum . . . as a source . . . get real
They got some free publicity - end of the story
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It's true, but seriously though in a few hours the deadline for bids to own our club will be met and we will know if there is anyone bullish enough to provide for a realistic CVA 80p that ticketus and HMRC would accept. And cover for all immediate operating costs and pay full salaries. Today is the biggest day.
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Today could be your dooms day.... Things not going well at court at the moment.....judge will give decision after lunch about date for a full hearing into both sides claims....likely to be held in Late April....watch stv news shortly.
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Not entertaining the thought of ibrox beening pink but thinking of having a black away top with pink logo and badge abit like everton wud be quite smart i think anything for money to the club really!
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16 Mar 2012 00:47:32
Arabian interest in buying the teddy bears! Source the scottish currant bun. W.A.T.P.... Billy the bear.
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Haha man city eat your heart out! lol steeeve
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Says they are willing to invest heavily
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Aye Sheik Mahan
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Usual Sun.utter nonsense
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Thats great news, cant wait till the Gers rise again and that will be even better than all the titles we have won put together. Celtic may be getting a first title in 4 years but they will be gutted to know the Blue Thunder is coming.
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I wouldn't too excited about this non-story.
No specific location and no name to go with this "sensational did". It'll have to be better than that.
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Aye the group are called ALI BABA N THE FORTY THEIVES LOL
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Arabs are rich, not stupid.
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Arabian asset strippers, liquidation practitioners.
Yes they have them too. As do the Americans and Singaporeans.
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Would that be Iraq or Iran?
And remember Qatari prince's don't pay their hotel and car bills.
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There will be no foreign bids, its down to Kennedy and Murray. They both say they have Rangers at heart, then why not join forces then?
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More like a damp squib coming. You guys would sell your souls to the devil if you thought it would give you an advantage over the true champions. But hey wait a minute Mr Murray sold to Mr Whyte so Murray has sold the silverware, the history and the fans already, there's actually nowt left for the devil.
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Andy devlin and the sun another non story,why dont the scottish media give us the truth,the whole truth and nothing but the truth oh wait that wont sell papers-thats all we wantwe are big boys and girls and can handle the truth(i hope).Im just fed up with the non stop propaganda the guy want us this company want us but no concrete offers.If the scottish media had the b@lls to even goggle whyte name (like all the great unwashed did i remember getting the texts about how he took X amount of companies in administration) we might not be in this state now,in saying that SDM would have sold to anyone to get out,then blame everyone else.
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Must mean they will buy the club , pay off all debt, run club responsibly and will everything, come on just cause the suns says someones interested doesnt mean that they will buy anything, especially when this is the deadline
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Unlikely.
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Again where were all these buyers when sdm was trying to sell the club for 4 years
Honestly dont believe what you read in these rags.
Wait until the end of today and there will be a clearer picture
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Don't you understand yet, this is not great news. Any distressed business can attract interest because investors will scope it out to see if a profit can be turned. This is nothing to do with saving the club. rangers are a business in terminal decline this is evidenced by the amount of speculators checking it out. They are all waiting on Liquidation including the blue knights
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Love the way the celtic fans hit the unbelievable in panic to hope this isnt true. Either they cant read the paper or dont buy them. 5 dudes on magic carpets have just arrived in Govan. Let the bidding start. lol
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Billy Bear and others, for goodness sake stop gloating and thinking that there is going to be a knight of any colour coming over the hill, to save the club, these guys are in it to make money, and they will not invest just to beat our old rivals. Please lift your thinking above the Sun and all the other red tops who come up with these stories just to sell papers. Your focus should be on the business end of all this, i.e. the High Court and the decisions being made at a commerical business level, because that is where it will all start and end, and nothing to do with the level of football being played
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As long as it's not Ali Baba coz were trying to get rid of a thief just now!!
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Aye heard, aladdin abu and the "blue" genie are goin to be our saviours!
Source- breaking news on the disney chanel.......govan_front87
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Aye i heard aboot arab bid-Dundee Utd taking ye to court for their money lol
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Haha would be so funny if it was true, celtic fans would be poopin in there pants!!!
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...and who will the Sun make up tomorrow as the potential new owners? FACTS and QUOTES to back up a story give said story at least an element of gravitas...
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I dont get these stories, why would a company who loves British Football by Rangers in the current situation just for the love of the game, I hope it to be true like every Rangers fan would but in business terms why not a club like Everton huge fan base if its just to be involved in football.
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The last time there was a Israeli consortium interested the last time, it was in the rangers fanzine it might be them
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Timothy if yanks and Arabs were in it to make money am positive man city, Malaga and Liverpool are running at a loss. If you remember Liverpool were hours from going bust at the high courts till John Henry came in, he settled some of the debt without liquidation then invested heavily
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Arabs yanks asians martians who in their right mind would buy this dead horse money owed to ict ddee utd rapid hearts ticketus hmrc merchandise rights sold catering rights sold players allowed to leave for pennies in a few months,possible points deductions for a few seasons possible court cases that could run for years investigations in to 2 contracts the list goes on WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE .
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Liverpool is a global brand
Rankers is the home of the damned
Sheikh aleggee says "am oot!"
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Rangers was worth a £1 one year ago and has lost 15 million since then, how much do you really think it is worth now ?
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None of use actually know if its true or not, and every comment on here is over dramatised because people are believing everything they read in the media , that are dragging rangers through the mud right now, obv they are gonna do it though , this 'story' is keeping people in jobs, as for celtic fans coming on here and saying wake up and smell the coffee or whatever, i think us going into administration is mabey one of the worst things that could happen for use and could end up the best for us, we may be the subject of a takeover with a big investment and the ability to outspend yourselves in the transfer market....then the league really will be 1 sided, so have some dignity and keep any imature comments on your own page before you actually know what is happening.
Not so long ago your club was on the verge worse than us!!
Anyway lets just see what happens, but alot of positive vibe for the Gers.
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Maybe the subject of a takeover with a big investment? That will be necessary to pay off the debts before anything can be spent on playing staff.
Liquidation is the game plan, no debts and the spineless SPL will cave in to the pound signs so no consequences.
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There's no Sheikh Al Eg!
It's Murray (not fit under current rules) and Kennedy, not interested, only there to make it look like there's more than Murray.
So it's Murray, ify and dodgy, and nobody else..... CVA will never be agreed and they'll blame HMRC instead of themselves.
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I think this was just an excuse to use the headline 'arabian knights'. its a classic. don't beleive it. to the celtic fans/rangers haters, when you say well let anyone come and buy us regardless of who they are. your right. when your club is going down the tubes you'll take whats on offer.
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Why is it that when the media run a story that highlights the farce and mismanagement at Ibrox, complete with sources and often paperwork to back it up, it is dismissed as a tim conspiracy or people sticking the boot in. However when a story like this surfaces with no substance you're all over it thinking the saviour has arrived. This naivety in looking for a quick fix led to CW being practically carried aloft into the stadium and we all know how that ended. All the story was missing was the arabs wanting to build a luxury hotel and supercasino in Govan!
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First there were the Blue Knights - now the Arabian Knights ......... whose next? The Baron Knights!!!!
£1 CW paid ....... £1! now he has piled up the debts and you think there will be a saviour beating a path to Govan?
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Ronald Clancy QC for firm, which is part of the Octopus Investments group, told the court: "Ticketus are part of a large specialist fund management business and they have immediate access to large amounts of cash, more than sufficient to fund an investment in the club."
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Aye tryin to say celtic are a global brand? rangers are glabal ya dobber, australia, new zealand, america, cyprus, belgium, canada, germany oh and surprisingly a rsc in DUBLIN ( look it up if you don't believe me!) and what has celtic got? australia and JAPAN haha
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Pffft! who would invest in a league where there only 2 teams and 4 worthwhile games a year? exclude the euro qualifiers where they normally get papped oot! it's not a pretty picture,its unattractive.
when i was a kid i could name nearly every player in the league, now kids hardly know there own team but ask them to name the man city line up or whatever they know the lot,i cant see any worthwhile investment coming tbh,just more pain.
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16 Mar 2012 00:12:16
RST posting that Craig Whyte bidding for Rangers with American backers financing him. Be sensational if true.
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Just a rumour doing the rounds - hes not aloud to hold a position in any football club in scotland
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Think your talkin pure craig whyte mate
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Apparently he's trying to do a deal with this fortress n hopes to walk away with a nice pay packet
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He can still be owner though, just not allowed as Chairman, director, or on the board.
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No, Whyte hopes to get a finders fee but he wont get more than 100,000.
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I posted this about 2 weeks ago, no body believed me because no body see's whats going on here. CW will buy Rangers back once its liquidated and then sell it on for a hand some pay check...
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No Jamie, the Whyte snake wont be doing any buying because he wont be allowed and no one will lend him money to buy and the sfa will have something to say now if he doesnt end up in jail. His days of buying football clubs for a pound are gone and Rangers will not go into liquidation.
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He is NOT bidding for rangers he owns rangers you plum, he told the compant about us needing a buyer and he would be looking for a fee off them if they did buy us....the richer the buyer the more money he gets.....duhhhhh
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He currently owns 85% of rangers - not 100%
Nothing stops him bidding - after all he nominated the people who will consider the bids.
If he holds 100% of rangers - he would be more in the driving seat as he could be a major debtor....
Hes not short of a penny - just wont spend it before the liquidation on a dead horse....
so he may be smarter than some folk think - and he said he had a plan for all eventuallities..... maybe even this one...
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Didn't they say the players could walk away if white was still at the club? what will they do for players and as important support?
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