alexscottislegend

I keep going back to the time when takeover negotiations were going on. Most of us wanted rid of SDM at any cost and I remember how he kept saying that he would only sell to someone who had the best interests of RFC at heart. Was Murray really that stupid to be conned in that way, despite Paul Murray and AJ urging caution? Many posters on here dismissed these misgivings on the grounds that they were just bitter ex-directors. And CW still was evasive about income sourcing. But now they seem to be proved right. Just can't get my head around the fact that SDM was that stupid.

Thought he went to Falkirk or Dunfermline after us, someone like that. Never quite made it but came up through our much-criticised youth ranks.Don't remember the religious stuff, though. Think he was in same team as Quinton Young and Derek Parlane, but most of his good games were against 'lesser' opposition.

Great to see some positivism emerging at last. Felt like leaping around when i read those.Great writing. Thanks, chaps.

rbr - that's by far the most encouraging thing I've heard in the last few days if you are proved right. If we can get new owners it means we have a chance of leaving behind the stigma Whyte has brought on us; although, if it all turns out good in the end he may not be viewed as a bete noire after all.

It's academic now, chaps. The point is that Keltic will have a tainted title in the same year that they have had 2 tainted attempts at the Europa. That makes me feel a whole lot better, espceially if we just beat them twice in the last OF's. not impossible.

I'm still not clear on who is the major creditor. that was supposed to be Whyte but thanks to forlan we see that it could be Close Holdings. Does that mean we're screwed and the administrators will just asset-strip us?

I have heard that SDM was actually TOLD by LLoyds to sell the club to Whyte so they could ride off with their £18m. If so, then why did Lloyds pick on us? They would have folded the club for sure.Now our debt is but a fraction of what the likes of Chelsea owe and they get away with it. Guess the difference is that their income covers their day-to-day running costs.

Time for the 200,00 who were in Manchester to stand up. I'd gladly put in some if I knew if would help. Must be many more feel like me.

Dutchy - it is not our OFFICIAL title as you well know. For what it's worth, I hate to see Celtic described as Glasgow Celtic by those south of Hadrians Wall; we're both famous enough brands to not require any additional naming. As I say, if we're going to be consistent, then why not London - or even Woolwich - Arsenal? QPR have mostly been called just that - by their initials.

I have strong feelings about this. we should not require the soubriquet 'Glasgow'. You don't hear Arsenal called the London Arsenal; Feyenoord is called 'Feyenoord' not Feyenoord Rotterdam. Or even Edinburgh Hibernian. We are THE Rangers

Know where you're coming from but I'd rather we re-built for a few years with good young players and kept them together. Time to stop chasing rainbows, for a while anyway.

Even if we get a 3 year ban it's better being out of Europe on a technicality than having to suffer the embarrassment of any more Maribors or Malmoes... Gives us time to recover and re-group.

Maybe the administrators will manage to remove Edu and McCulloch (despite his weekend performance), something Gersnet has signally failed to do...

If Murray got us in this mess then maybe, just maybe, he should be the one to get us out. If you don't trust him - then do you trust the man he sold the club to?

Sorry if I'm going off topic a bit but does anyone have any update on the Dave King situation? This guy has enough personal wealth to run Rangers several times over if reports are to be be believed so surely now is the time we need him? Of course he was in dispute with the SA tax people - anyone know the current situation? If he's been kicked out is that because Whyte thinks he's damaged goods? When I think how many times we were told on this forum that we had to get rid of SDM; Maineflyer in particular didn't care who we got to replace him. Well now we seem to have at least someone with question marks over him. I heard that Alistair Johnsotn claims SDM has a buy back option. I ask in all sincerity - would that be a good move for us? SDM alweays claimed that he would only sell to a person with the best interests of RFC at heart. I'm not gonna sleep tonight.

Just suppose for a minute that Cardiff get promoted this season then they could join Swansea in the EPL where there would be be 2 Welsh teams. Now - I always thought that EUFA would not allow a league with clubs from different member associations - that was aways the barrier to us and Keltic joining up. But just imagine after all the effort we put into moving to England if we get upstaged by6 two smaller clubs from Wales.

1.Jim Baxter 2. Willie Henderson 3) Alex Scott

'Bud' Johnston! You must be nearly my age! Actually I remember he used to play more as a second striker for us, with people like Orjan Persson on the actual left wing. But his type is what is so often lacking these days. Wallace or wylde? Horses for courses I say. Wylde is a winger to trade, while Wallace is a LB. Wylde is young, wingers are inconsistent, even the great 'moody blue' whom you also mention.

Thanks mate, much appreciate the trouble you went to. He really needs a run out in that role.

Excuse my ignorance, but what exactly is a trequartista and is Fleck one? He seems to be a player in search of a role, much like Adam was - if you remember we were unable to accommodate him and Ferguson in the same central midfield. Would hate for Fleck to go on and 'do an Adam' as it were.

Wonder if he will also get an 8 game ban like Suarez? FA have to be consistent over this.

Yeah - contrast that with those arseholes Lee Cattermole and Nick Bendtner who trashed some poor bloke's car when they've probably got flash cars themselves. If anything, someone should have trashed THEIR cars.

Sorry you're wrong. Mackie and Forrest both were savaged on the TA website, one for being English, the other because he plays for Celtic and how dare he not play for Scotland.

That's the point. What if - just suppose IF - we were forced to unite as a UK team for Fifa, is that what we Scots, including Rangers fans, would want. I definitely wouldn't. But I also think it's disgraceful for anyone to boycott a player when he is playing for Scotland.