Big Spliff
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Guys, anybody got any info in the commercials relating to Azure deal with Rangers? Length of contract? Or good estimates would be helpful too!
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Rangers staff always seem to talk up their opponents. One of the players said the other day that DUFC would be MORE dangerous and MORE up for today after geting beat at Hampden. Whit? M'on the Gers.
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I don't know where this stands in the pecking order but I got offered hospitality for the cup final today! I don;t want to appear ungrateful but I would rather be in the Rangers End giving it Follow Follow and Derry's Walls if I'm honest!!!
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maineflyer, get aff the fence mate
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Ticks all the boxes for me, that does. Interesting mutterings from inside Murray's group too. No more Moet on the Mound I think it was I wrote a couple of weeks ago.
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Setting the Standard: Improving the Match-Day Experience
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
Yeah I take the point guys - I was maybe getting a bit muddled between big-picture visions and little details which affect the big picture. Maybe I also under-estimate the number of people affected by OTT stewarding - I read about it on forums but I just dont see any issues in GF4 and never really have - I suppose that influenced me earlier. Banners I completely agree with, Dublin Loyal, offended bus etc, the club's handling of these is totally unneccessary. Note made to self. -
superb mate, nothing like getting something for nothing! Enjoy!
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I buy FF and No1, I think they're both worth buying. The matchday programme I never touch (its just a big Rangers News imo) and the Historian I've never even tried.
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Good contribution mate. I'd assumed the financial crisis reference was directly related to the bank's (possibly new) insistance that we work within our revolving �£15m credit facility which is reviewed anually in November, regardless of whether the need for more is due to a short-term liquidity problem or not?
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Setting the Standard: A New Model for The Rangers of The Future
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
Yep, and he had a previous association with the Trust I believe. I live along the road from his work, so feel free to let him know he's welcome round for tea and biscuits -
Setting the Standard: A New Model for The Rangers of The Future
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
Yep - I might like them, you might not. Personalising could be positive or negative - again it depends on the characters involved. If Gordon Smith stepped forward, I'd take a punt that >90% of the support would be warm to him. -
Setting the Standard: A New Model for The Rangers of The Future
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
TBH Dell, I think you are right, this could be a potential issue. The concept relies on the fact that the top team are like-minded in the first place. Maybe that offsets the concern at least a bit. Some of my unused words did actually discuss this issue - here's what I'd written. ......there needs to be personal motivation ââ?¬â?? something which ââ?¬Ë?turns the big investor onââ?¬â?¢. In my experience, people who are prepared to have a public persona which is associated with their wealth, either; relish it, adapt naturally, or tend to have as low a profile as possible. We donââ?¬â?¢t need one particular type or another in my opinion. A Sir Tom Hunter figure would most likely enjoy quiet reflective satisfaction, whereas a Gordon Ramsay figure might never be off the telly "fucking chatting about it". Either is fine, as long as the investor gets something back which suits them. It takes all sorts remember - not everyone has (or likes) the bluster of a Sir David Murray type. You donââ?¬â?¢t see Dermot Desmond on the TV much do you? This might be an idealised fantasy- it would depend on who the characters were I suppose. -
I don't understand the SS situation. I suppose the only way for anybody to judge his fitness is for him to be out there and playing, so this should clarify things if he gets a regular game (or not). Hope he does well and comes back to Rangers the player he once looked like he was.
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Setting the Standard: A New Model for The Rangers of The Future
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
The "who" question is obviously tricky. As soon as you start to pitch in names then personal preconceptions surface and we could end up in a debate over whether we'd be happy for Gordon Ramsay to have a 5% stake in Rangers when he says "fuck" 27 times every hour and apparently can't keep his cock in his pants. I firmly believe that we do not need to wait the lifetimes required for the RST to build enough Gersave members and that - just as Celtic fans did - Rangers fans across the world will dig deep if asked when a new dawn emerges. I would love to see a Richard Gough or a Gordon Smith figure step forward with support from a handful of financiers and a sound, plausible, visionary strategic plan. If that were to happen I really do believe the fans would do the rest. It's really not as implausible as it might first appear. -
SDM moves in bizarre zig-zag patterns does he not? First he says it would have been "bad" had Boyd not been sold. Now he's says if nobody goes then nobody goes. He embarrasses the club by announcing a serious liquidity issue then notices that you get bids for players you dont want to leave by announcing that everyone's for sale. The CEO gets into a ridiculous slagging match with Willie McLies over the touting of players then he slags the supporters off for scoring media OG's. My question remains; what has changed financially since the start of the month and wtf is he going to do behind the scenes to avert the "badness"? He talks long-term, but acts short-term and I don't like the smell of it one bit.
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Personal issues. Shame.
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Interesting. It depends on what the 10 years of "nothing" means. If it meant returning to our current level, then yes. If it meant becoming a Hearts, I'd say no.
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Hurts my head.
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I remember when going to the pictures involved a certain goal being scored in a Rangers/Celtic game every time during the pre-film trailors. Brilliant to hear cheers in the pictures
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Welcome mate and welcome again to all the new folk! I think we'll keep getting new people over the next few weeks.
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Thinking the Unthinkable: Is the Time Right for Protest?
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
Hi mate - thanks for your input. The article itself is more of a context-setter. An attempt to state the case that change is necessary for the good of the club, not for the good of Sir David Murray. It's objectives are two-fold; To underline to those who already believe that there is a sound basis for arguing the Sir David is no longer doing the club any good. And to frame this in a sensible manner. And (perhaps more importantly) to engage with the very large group of supporters who are passive or not convinced that there are sound, logical, empirical arguments which are not steeped in the raw emotions of personalisation or the highs and lows of the next 90 minutes. If it makes even one person see things from this perspective, or if it sparks further constructive debate then it was worth writing it. -
Thinking the Unthinkable: Is the Time Right for Protest?
Big Spliff replied to Frankie's topic in Rangers Chat
This seems to have been picked up on FF today and there's been quite a bit of interesting discussion, including "Gersnet calls for protest". I'm not sure how I feel about certain aspects of the discussion, although I'm pleased that it's happening. -
Britney just been on Catolica, quoting Lawwell as having a "siesmic new strategy" relating to identifying & signing the best young talent rather than shopping in the �£4m+ / �£40k/week market. Now I know they are strange creatures over in the East, but this is exactly what many Rangers fans have been discussing recently. Wonder who'll do it more effectively?
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gotcha, thanks
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be interesting to see how this plays out - everybody has dodged responsibility for it so far. Well done VB's