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Did they not change that a few years back? Even if they didn't though, let's say we won a European spot through getting beaten by Septic in the Scottish Cup final. Would you accept it?

Having given this some more thought I'd have 3 conditions. 1. A clean slate. No more threats of investigations from Regan and Doncaster. 2. Full membership and voting rights restored. 3. Div2 clubs are compensated.

The trouble with this is that if we're offered the fast track option our honour could be questioned whether we accept or decline. Where would the honour be in saying 'No thanks. You've made your bed and can lie in it' ?

We'd still have two transfer windows in which to improve the squad before returning to the SPL. Those two transfer windows were always going to be the most significant in terms of attracting top players to even attempt a challenge for the SPL title.

I feel the same way. I wanted them to suffer. I hoped we could find a route out of Scotland completely and never play any of them again, but if their was ever any slim chance of that happening it's long passed us by for now. Just like they're finding out, by hurting us they've hurt themselves. We are where we are and as long as they remain our peers it works the same the other way. By hurting them out of any spiteful refusal to cooperate, we'll hurt the game as a whole and in turn ourselves.

We didn't deserve to be treated the way we have been and for the good of the game in Scotland, Rangers need to be restored to the top flight as quickly as possible. It's not all about money. Scottish football has been on a slippery slope for some time now with TV money and sponsorship ever more tricky to negotiate. Attendances have dwindled. The game has been in decline and Rangers have been instrumental in holding it together. If our future as a club is to be in Scotland then we need to put our differences aside and facilitate any moves to return us to the top flight. Of course there should be conditions attached, but at the same time we should be realistic about our demands. Fiorentina unlike ourselves were a completely new club who took more than a season to restore their identity. Nonetheless through their historical significance to the game in Italy were fast tracked on the basis of Sports Merits. Why shouldn't the same apply to Scotland's most successful club?.

1. A possibility 2-5. Will never happen 6. A remote possibility 7. The only condition we should be insisting on

If the breakaway does happen we'll be left in limbo with zero influence on restructuring. At least last season we had the ear of SFL clubs and some influence on the majority vote. If we're invited to join the breakaway SPL2 I would accept on the condition we're given full membership and voting rights.

He's not been making as much noise as our previous CEO. That's for certain. I'm not sure how much of the credit he deserves, but I like the way we've been conducting our transfer business so far this close season.

By saying what I quoted he implied that Walter didn't know what he was talking about when he said the bank were running the club. You're probably correct when you say 'the bank weren't ordering the toilet rolls for the bogs' but then neither was AJ. The funny thing is that most of the time the LBG reps were sitting there in board meetings and he wasn't. He was too busy between his business interests in America and failing in his single remit of finding a buyer for the club. I don't particularly dislike AJ. I just don't share the love.

his exact words from Sept 2009 were “Rangers are not run and operated by the bank, but we do rely on the bank for financing,” “If Rangers were run by the bank, representatives of the bank would be sitting next to me. In fact, they would not because I would not be here.”

I don't think AJ's the best man to be making noises about the need for transparency considering the way he dealt with the LBG situation when Walter claimed they were holding the purse strings and effectively running the club.

They both agree King's putting a bid in. So at least that's [maybe] a positive.

But this tape doesn't suggest anything other than a 3rd party (Brian) being involved in the discussions. ...Apart from Green saying his deal was different from TBK's and Miller's which we all knew anyway.

To what end though? To suggest he has a witness? Or if it is Kennedy being spoken to by Green on the tape is Whyte trying to throw a spanner in the works regarding any ongoing interest Kennedy might have in buying Green's shareholding?

If you know this for certain then that's fine. I was only suggesting it as a possiblity and I should add that it's not something I'd have a problem with if it was true. There's also Bryan Smart and Brian Stockbridge...and Laudrup :devil:. Were any of those three confirmed to have had dealings with TBK's, Miller and Whyte?

There's nothing to say he wasn't backing Green earlier though. He would have wanted to keep it quiet because of his involvement with TBK's bid, but maybe he was expecting to be introduced as an investor further down the line only to be cut loose along with Whyte when Green's mob did the switcheroo to Sevco Scotland.

Source: Scotsman - Rangers: Green and Whyte audio clip emerges I'd hazard a guess that the Brian in question is Mr Kennedy. He did afterall hold talks with TBK's, Miller and Whyte. If it was I think all this tape suggests is that Green was trying to get him on board, possibly through Whyte. It could also explain why Kennedy claimed to know who the real owners were.

The ideal CM partner for Macleod at the moment. If he'll sign for the same as what Black's on that is.

Of course it's a real possibility. ...Just like it's possible, albeit less likely that a meteor strike will decimate the mechanodome in the next three years.

I didn't say it would be a problem. I don't expect it to be. That said, the way things have been going for us in terms of our ownership I wouldn't bet on it.

...and manage to file audited accounts for the 3 seasons leading up to 2015/16

It's still probably enough to cover the wages of two players, who might at least have a potential sell on value not to mention get more game time. At the top level I can see the need for having two experienced keepers, but if we keep on Alexander we'll have to find someone else to replace him by the time we get there anyway. In Div2 I think we can afford to risk having a younger keeper on the bench.

It's all hypothetical of course but there's nothing to say that had another bidder been successful that we would have had to wait till the 11th hour. We could even have been playing in the SPL this season if the CVA hadn't been rushed with a derogatory take it or leave offer.

There are exceptions. We've had our fair share of players over the past few years where negotiations over contract renewals have gone down to the wire. That said, he's not wrong in the sense that any player who's available on a free would normally have been sold by their club before they were able to speak to other clubs if they were good enough to have attracted an offer in the first place.