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    Maybe, when Peter tells them to do so.
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    I am going back several years, during my time on the RST Board. We were succeeding in getting regular punches in, at the usual suspects including ra Bhoy in Corduroy. David Edgar was our media spokesman and he really riled Spiers. David was invited late afternoon to appear on BBC Radio Scotland's early evening football show(6-7pm). David agreed, a five minute interview over his mobile in Central Station, whilst travelling home from work. He was sat on a bench for 30 minutes in a public concourse, then the Producer told him he would be on in 30 seconds and announced Spiers was also in the studio. It was an ambush. Continually fighting with the interference of a busy railway station, straining to hear comments, and no control over timing of contribution; David struggled. Craig Houston suffered similarly last evening and it shows the benefits of continuity of one, possibly two spokes persons. If Houston was aware that Haggerty was to be on also, then her authors comments reference tying Rangers demise to the Ibrox Disaster the very same day, could have been trumpeted. Similarly, getting a punch in reference the Orwell Prize would have taken the initiative away from Haggerty. Sarah Smith(daughter of the late John Smith) was out her depth, Houston just about managed to maintain buoyancy, and Angela was allowed to appear to walk on water.
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    I am underwhelmed.
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    I am informed, hopefully reliably? Mark Daly's phone has been off since yesterday early evening. Has he sold the jerseys? I wonder if BAFTA want their award back?
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    Remember, the Donegal based fantasist has been all over the on going Rangers situation these last five years, like a rash. He has published a book, received the funds to publish another two(a novel and a revisionist history of the Irish in Scotland). He was welcomed on phone-ins, eulogised and lionised in turn, because he told the usual suspects what they needed to hear. Cosgrove and Spence were supporters, Radio Snyde's objective host of ra show, Jim Delahunt often introduced Phil as, 'a journalist who has built his own most substantial platform'. I wonder what their collective and individual take on Phil's ill-disciplined pronouncement on yesterday's Appeal result? "The sequence of events that ended in June 2012 with the club established in 1872 lying in a lifeless heap at the bottom of the marble staircase was almost entirely created by important people at the top of said staircase". Of course, the Ibrox Disaster analogy is most attractive to Phil et al. Again, please allow me to remind Gersnetters of Channel Four's Alex Thompson's YouTube sequence of John Greig's effigy stepping off the plinth and walking away, the strapline being, 'we don't do walking away'. Thompson was invited on to BBC Radio Scotland by Channel Four's Director for Diversity, Stuart Cosgrove to be coached through an apology for offence due to ignorance. It was an east 20 minutes for Alex as Stuart prompted him to a laughing conclusion. Two days later and a further two articles from Thompson had Rangers supporters continually referred to as, 'Daleks'. Notoriously, Dalek have problems with stairs. A further reminder, Alex Thompson, the journo that patrolled the back streets of Baghdad, was brought to the Rangers story by constant pleading from Dearest Phil, Cosgrove, and Roy Greenslade.
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    This reads like the work of Richard Wilson. In the last few weeks, Cosgrove has been continually digging at Wilson, attempting to paint him as a subjective as opposed to objective journalist. On Saturday, Cosgrove and Michael Grant were noting they had seen Wilson sitting in reception at Pacific Quay. Cosgrove was wondering why a Rangers supporter like Richard was inside BBC Scotland, "ah mean aren't they supposed to be boycotting the BBC"? Grant replied, "oh it was Richard, he was sitting there in his Rangers jersey". The week before, Spiers was most barbed, putting on the supposed voice of a Rangers supporter, "that Richard Wilson is the only journalist with his finger on the pulse of the Rangers saga, nobody else has a clue". Spiers went on to bemoan the number of years all journos were wading through the morass at Rangers. It seems obvious that BBC Scotland senior management have finally accepted they no longer 'speak' to the Rangers support and hired Richard Wilson. Clearly, he is perceived by the usual suspects as being off message and no opportunity will be missed to discredit him. Cosgrove is the witch finder General.
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    I hope the new organisation goes from strength to strength and eventually unites all Rangers supporters' organisations. I offer bon chance to all such organisations, the result appears to be, more come along. So be it. Gersnetters of my generation will remember a chap who stood in every UK by-election over a 35 year period, Commander Bill Boaks? He was a distinguished, much decorated, and former senior Royal Navy officer. He would be seen in Lincoln, Wrexham, and Hamilton; plodding around each and every constituency, replete in a white Guernsey, sea boots, and blue anchored sailing cap, pulling a wooden cart. Rarely did Bill accrue 100 votes, I believe he still holds the lowest recorded vote of 5 votes? Continually, he attempted to widen his appeal and his ballot paper description for his final dozen by-elections was, 'Road Safety, Democratic Monarchist, White Resident candidate'. I feel it's inevitable that the Rangers support will eventually have its' very own Bill Boak's type organisation.
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    I believe Eck funds the private education for a number of Bookmakers' offspring, likes a flutter? Further, Eck likes to present himself as 'an investor'. I have an idea to establish a Brigadoon type colony on the isthmus of Panama. Shares are still available at a grand a pop, all monies accrued to be secured in the Company of Scotland wooden chest. Interested parties can follow follow their investments progress on, 'the Darien Scheme Blog'(currently being strongly considered for the Orwell Prize). All Dividends will benefit Rangers.
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    Where is Buckie? Is it east of Brigadoon, will we see Spiers replete in red, sparkly heels, and can you ever leave if you carry on to midnight?
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    Oh Gawd no, we would have to listen to po-faced, hairy-arsed bore, and big, big Spartans supporter of a journo, Moira Gordon. Maybe Moira was only a Spartans devotee during our application to the SFA for a license? Moira demanded Spartans were next in line and Rangers should take their turn at the back of the queue.
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    Could I be considered for the opening league fixture versus the Jambos?
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    Amnesia is the reason. Last season ended several weeks past and conveniently, we have forgotten the football was often awful. I suspect season ticket sales will drift towards 25,000.
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    As stated, attended last night ie the second Q and A session. Yep, Souness reaffirmed Kennedy was convinced he had a deal to purchase the club, only to find Duff and Phelps reneged on the agreement . He implied Whyte's determination to see Duff and Phelps appointed saw the delivery of pre-made decisions. Confirmed if Kennedy was to get involved again, he would do what he could for no remuneration, Smith similarly. He named his best Rangers 11 he had played in/signed as thus : Woods, Stevens, Munro, Butcher, Gough, Steven, Wilkins, Durrant, Cooper, Hateley, McCoist. Interesting to see Stuart Monro named as his preferred left back, a fair number of the support did not care for Munro, but I always rated him because of his recovery pace. Confirmed the '89 Scottish Cup final story, threw his runners-up medal away and promised the Sellik supporting journos that he would wipe the smiles from their faces in a matter of weeks. The MoJo deal was already done and MoJo was keen to sign right from the off. He thought this was a major block in the nine-in-a-row foundation, ra Sellik took years to recover from the loss of face. Two good stories about conducting deals/signings whilst the subject/opposite number was pissed. He knew Spurs were close to signing the England skipper, thus he caught Terry Butcher coming off a plane from Mexico world cup, he was sparkled. Brought him up to Scotland overnight, Terry sobering up was having second thoughts about Scots taking to him, Souness leaked it to a few journos and several hundred Bears were waiting at the stadium doors to welcome him, he signed that afternoon. On the other hand, he met Brian Clough of an afternoon with the purpose of securing Stuart Pierce. By early evening, a deal had been concluded and he contacted Clough the next day to confirm details, Clough had no recollection of the day before/week before, ...etc. Souness thought Derek Ferguson could have/should have been better than Barry. However, he lacked professionalism and pace. The first fault, particularly application at training caused the second. Candid about pressures at Rangers, Gerry McNee was to the forefront of a coterie(is that the correct collective noun) of Sellik supporting journos in both broadcast and print media that had clear agendas undermining their professionalism. Genuinely distressed at Durrant's suffering from that tackle. World class player deliberately chopped by Simpson. More as I recall.
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    Attending tomorrow night.
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    Jon is the Govan prospective parliamentary candidate for the Natural Law Party.
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    This week's reality will differ from next week's reality.
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    BBC Radio Scotland have been broadcasting a series of Chick Young interviewing the surviving national managers, wee Craigie got an hour on Saturday. Richard Wilson has lifted/précised the piece from Brown's PR production. I listened and Gough got it in the neck. Apparently, as Roxburgh's assistant, Craig had observed Gough's behaviour in team bonding, found it lacking and noted his lack of willingness to comply to team uniformity. I seem to remember big Richard refused to participate in Roxburgh's organised sessions of Trivial Pursuits and reacted angrily to Craig Brown standing at the dressing room door, armed with a black ink marker to darken tie-ups. Anyways, Craig was determined to manage the team on his terms and listening to Craig, most successfully so. All reversals were a combination of Lady Luck refusing to smile and the prevailing statistics NOT bearing the expected fruit. Even that humiliating 3-zip defeat by mighty Morocco was unfair. They were African champions, have a population 7 times the size of Scotland, and Craig Burley wrecked Brown's careful plans by being sent off.
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    I hope I am wrong, but the empirical evidence continues to damn. Dave King, McColl, Chuck Green, the current Board, ......... etc have all laid claim to the necessary leadership. They have shown a remarkable ability to march the Bears up to the top of the hill, deliberate, then allow those same Bears to wander back down the hill. I suspect Amelia Earhart will be back in communication before all mentioned indulge the Bears in a burst transmission?
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    Yesterday, BBC Radio Scotland sport was broadcasting whilst thinking aloud. Throughout the morning and early afternoon, the struggle for comfort was obvious and ease of mind did not arrive until Newsdrive, after 4 O'clock. The sport headline on the hour, every hour was the release of next season's fixture list, the strap line being, 'the most attractive opening day fixture'. The morning was all about ra Sellik; well, they are Scottish champions and they deserve their due. The green'n'grey hooped horrors were opening at Perth on a Wednesday night. At lunchtime, we received an explanation that Sellik should open against the Harry Wraggs, but remedial Commonwealth Games work has postponed the match. One O'clock bulletin continued the refrain and informed the listenership that Rangers were opening against Hearts. Afternoon saw Aberdeen's opener against Dundee United as the most attractive opening fixture, 3 O'clock announced Rangers/Hearts was "ARGUABLY" the most attractive opening day fixture, and Newsdrive delivered the unequivocally verdict, no mention of us at all and Aberdeen/Dundee United was THE most attractive opening day fixture. I know news is a dynamic, but it seemed to me the politics between BBC Scotland and our club became the overriding factor. Ra Sellik were out of the equation and the commentary team must go somewhere, the hill of dung is that venue. You see, they cannot talk up Rangers/Hearts because they would then have to explain why they won't cover it by commentary. What a pickle? Other than the usual last two season's two minute match report by one of BBC Radio Scotland's usual suspects, do you think BBC Scotland want to cover Rangers matches? Cosgrove banged on for a decade that the Scottish First Division(now the championship) was the most attractive, most difficult, and most competitive league in the country, do you think he will continue this line between oral consumption of Anusol? I suspect they might wait to see how we start the season. Yesterday was a microcosm of the season long problem BBC Radio Scotland will have dealing with the football matters of our club.
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    Lawwell has recognised there is a huge disciplinary problem at ra Sellik. Three players due in court on serious charges, star centre back is front and centre in his own home-made porn movie with £400 per hour hooker, and the last management team were shagging/drinking around town. Collins is a disciplinarian.
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    I suspect there may be a correlation between Vincent leaving post and the resignation last month of dearest Neil?
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    I note the day Scotland play Georgia in the Euro qualifiers, the 11th October; we are away to Cowdenbeath. Could we see the absence of Wallace and Bell? Further, are Nothern Ireland playing that day too? If so, then Dean Shields could be a gonner too.
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    Piss-poor excuse, it's official - you are a part time supporter.
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    I believe the SPFL Championship fixtures for season 2014-15 will be released tomorrow. This gives the forum an opportunity for some harmless, and ultimately useless speculation. Who will we face on opening day? I assume we will be at home, allowed to unfurl our Division one championship flag on a sun-drenched, thrumming Ibrox? I suspect we will be paired with Raith Rovers. Foghorn Turnbull will be blowing, Ramsdens memories to the fore, and endless re-runs of Baird's goal in the build-up. Oh, and BBC Scotland's Rover-in-chief, Scot Davie will interview Val McDairmid, before she guests on the Cowan and Cosgrove hatefest. Raith Rovers it is, and we will replicate the score the first time I witnessed Raith at Ibrox in the late sixties, 10(ten)-2 to the Bears.
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    Harry Belafonte had a number one hit with a faux bossanov beat entitled, 'oh island in the sun'. I believe Matt McGinn changed the lyric to 'oh Hampden in the sun'? The homage to that League Cup final originally contained the second line, 'celtic seven, the H--s one'. There are a few Sellik books by the usualmsuspects that are titled, utilising various lines from that song, includng the opening line. It's a piece of unecessary Sellik triumphalism that I hope does not confront Bears on a Rangers forum.
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