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    Court action: Injunction granted and RFC to pay £20K costs

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    Rangers First Statement

     

    Hi <<First Name>>

     

    The board of Rangers First notes the outcome of today’s hearing that granted Sports Direct a legal injunction to prevent the Rangers board from revealing certain details of their current commercial deals. However, several details that emerged today have given us serious cause for concern. We would firstly question why Sports Direct were granted the inclusion of these confidentiality clauses in January this year.

     

    It is once again clear that the previous board have failed to put Rangers first and were operating to the benefit of Sports Direct rather than the people they were paid to represent. We would like to again highlight the comments of Colin Kingsnorth of Laxey Partners, previously the largest shareholders in Rangers, on why they decided to sell their shares to The 3 Bears late last year.

     

    “We sold because a fans-based group were hopefully going to be the best placed to take on Ashley's power. After Ashley removed Norman Crighton, his most vocal critic, it was obvious David Somers was just a wet fish agreeing anything Ashley wanted.”

     

    For a professional organisation such as Laxey Partners to issue such a damning assessment of the person who oversaw the inclusion of these confidentiality clauses speaks volumes.

     

    We feel that the current situation should not only be a concern to Rangers fans but also the shareholders of Sports Direct and PUMA as well. The decline in sales of Rangers replica shirts from around 500k back in 2008 to around 50k last year should be a major concern to all their investors. The further insertion of these confidentiality clauses we believe will only contribute to an even further decline in sales levels in the coming years.

     

    Rangers First have always been fully transparent with our members on exactly how their money will be spent. We strongly feel the same levels of transparency should be made available to the Rangers support regarding the income received from the club’s merchandising contracts.

     

    Rangers require a merchandising deal where both the club and retailer benefit fully such as the kind we have previously enjoyed with major sports labels such as Adidas and Nike. However, our massive international support are being severely compromised by the current commercial arrangements. We want to once again be able to wear our Rangers shirt with pride.

     

    Rangers First shall be viewing the outcome of events at tomorrow’s general meeting with extreme interest. We would also hope that the executive team of Sports Direct realise that the current commercial arrangements are of absolutely no financial benefit to either party.

     

    We will also be contacting all our members in the coming days regarding the club's partnership with Sports Direct. This is clearly a very strong issue amongst the Rangers support right now and we would like to know exactly the thoughts and feelings of all RF members on this matter.

     

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    Message from chairman, dave king

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    http://www.rangers.co.uk/images/staticcontent/tickets/ST1516/DK_LETTER.pdf

     

     

     

    Dear fellow supporter

     

    Rangers Football Club is about to commence the next chapter of a remarkable 143-year-old story that has spanned the ages and inspired countless supporters over many generations. Our Club has a deep and rich history but Rangers is as much about its future as its past. It is in remembrance of past generations and my hope for future generations that I write to you today. I am immensely proud to be Chairman of this wonderful Scottish institution and I am mindful of the delicate situation the Club is in at this critical juncture in its history. It is absolutely vital that the board and fans join together to restore Rangers to its natural and more recognisable position - both in Scotland and internationally. Like all of you who read this letter, I have always taken pride in being a Rangers supporter. It is something I inherited from my father who, in turn, inherited the legacy from my grandfather. This is what Rangers fans do. We pass on our pride and belief in Rangers to our children. That is why Rangers truly is a Club for generations. Our unrelenting pride and belief in Rangers has helped us through the last few years, which have been the toughest for supporters in the Club’s long history.

     

    The reality is that from the time of the Craig Whyte acquisition the Club has lurched from one crisis to another and it was ultimately the stamina and endurance of our supporters that led us towards the new era that began with the removal of the previous board on the 6th March 2015. I assure all supporters they now have a Board they can trust to restore the Club’s fortunes. It is a Board that will ensure sufficient funding will be in place for Rangers to compete for the Premiership in the coming seasons and the Board will do so in a manner that does not take the Club back to the financial precipice. This rebuilding process should have commenced three years ago but for reasons that we are all too familiar with, this didn’t happen and it is incredibly disappointing to us all that Rangers remains in the Championship. However, we must now turn that into an opportunity.

     

    As a fan I was desperate for us to gain promotion to the Premiership but as a businessman I was alert to the risk that this entailed. The simple fact is that the Club is not yet ready to make a challenge for the Premiership title. Even with the economic gulf that Rangers enjoyed against those with whom it was competing we could not win the Championship.

     

    We struggled throughout the season and, despite the best efforts of Stuart McCall we struggled, even in those play-off matches which we did win. We now find ourselves having to restructure both on and off the field and it must be clear to all fans that this could not be achieved easily in the little time we have before the commencement of pre-season training. Spending another season in the Championship is an undesirable reality and we have to start with rebuilding the footballing side so that we end this next season as champions of the Championship and ready to compete for the Premiership title. We must target players who have the quality and desire to play for Rangers. We must also ensure that the football structure we put in place provides a sustainable and successful future for the Club. However, even with new investment your Board cannot do this on its own. That is why I am asking you to take season ticket sales to a record level. The football you have watched over the last season does not justify the price you have paid but we want and need to do better. Our Club cannot, and must not, get to the point where we celebrate mediocrity. The Rangers Football Club has, for over a century, been the biggest Club in Scotland and will be again. That is a non-negotiable for me. Our Club stands at a crossroads and the next season is critical to our future.

     

    This must be the last season we spend in the Championship and an intelligent and realistic strategy to drive Rangers back to the very top as quickly as possible is required. Over the last year I have witnessed just how much so many of you care for Rangers. The last several years have been anything but easy and it has been your unflinching support and love for our Club that has held it together. It has been the historical willingness of fans to back the team by purchasing season tickets and supporting the Club’s retail operations and creating new ventures (such as Rangers Pools, now Rangers Lotto) that ensured long-term success and domination in Scotland. It is not so long ago that Rangers had the second most profitable football brand in the UK. I will be engaging our retail partners to find a way forward to deal with the current concern of fans that purchasing replica kit and other merchandise does not support the Club to the extent that historically has been the case. I will make further comment on that topic in the coming weeks. Although my present focus is on new season tickets I also want to create a way for supporters to participate in the Club that goes beyond what we have seen in the past and creates a new legacy for future generations.

     

    The Club will seek to innovate and grow in partnership with our supporters and more detail will be conveyed in the not too distant future. I ask you to buy season tickets for two important reasons. First, it is vital to the rebuilding of the Club that Rangers is restored to its natural economic power in Scottish football and internationally. As stated above, this is fundamentally derived from supporters attending games because investment from shareholders can make a difference when dealing with funding shortfalls but is not a long-term solution. The second reason is that I believe supporters are being presented with a unique once-in-a generation opportunity to acquire a season ticket and retain it in the family for future generations. The Club is presently at an all-time low but we are on the way back. This is a chance to watch a Championship winning team next season and to look back in the future with satisfaction at the part you played in rebuilding your beloved football team.

     

    This is an opportunity your father never had and one that your children should be spared. There is nothing like watching Rangers playing and winning and it is our duty to make sure our children can experience and enjoy that special feeling without suffering as you have done. In addition to the need to rebuild the first team squad we must stop merely paying lip service to youth development. Auchenhowie must become the envy of all and it is equally important that Rangers recruiting systems are also fully restored after years of neglect.

     

    All of this will require money and that is why I am urging every supporter to buy into what we are trying to achieve for Rangers. All season ticket proceeds will be fully invested in the footballing activities of the Club. The wrong types have been removed from the Club and for the first time in years there is hope. We can all be confident that there will be no more squandering of money. Hopefully we can share the vision to return Rangers to the pinnacle of the domestic game within two or three years and thus become European regulars again. We can and we must do that because our Club is too big to settle for anything less. So, the average price for a ticket for season 2015-16 is £411 representing a relatively modest 5% increase which is necessary if we are to generate the levels of finance required to achieve our immediate goals. I do not believe we should talk in exact numbers because we do not know precisely how much it will cost to rebuild and restore this wonderful Club.

     

    The required funding for this new season alone could change significantly depending on how discussions with our retail partners are concluded. We have to spend immediately to rebuild the football staff at all levels but we can’t say for certain how much it will cost to forge a team to win the Championship. What I can say, however, is that if I, and other investors have to put in an extra £5m for this season that’s what we’ll do. If it requires more, for instance £10m, so be it.

     

    The crucial point is this: We can only do this together. We must all invest in our Club’s future. This is the only way we will regain our pride, status, position and credibility. This is our Club, our time and we must make sure we succeed for the generations who have gone before and for those who will follow us.

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    Court action: Injunction granted and RFC to pay £20K costs

    in Rangers Chat

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    Counsel for Sports Direct says RFC not willing to keep "IP" negations confidential at EGM

    RFC consel says that they will agree to keep some parts of contracts confidential. ||Sports Direct lawyer: "this does not go far enough"

    Sports Direct Counsel "Rangers got into financial difficulties in 2012" SD agreed to deal which included confidentiality about arrangements

    The content of any discussions, "past and future" should remain confidential SD counsel tells judge

    Judge queries the idea that "the existence of discussions" should remain secret

    "I am slightly at a loss on how this covers future discussions" Judge says to SD counsel

    "Discussions are taking place and will continue to take place" SD counsel tells court

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    Court action: Injunction granted and RFC to pay £20K costs

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    Counsel for Sports Direct tells court tells court that motion relates to RFC EGM tomorrow

    Sports Direct counsel says he is seeking interim injunction to stop confidential information being releases at RFC EGM

    Sports Direct says RFC are willing to to pledge not to release confidentiality at EGM

    Counsel for Sports Direct says the pledge from RFC does not go far enough, does not cover "commercial conversations"

    Sports Direct asking judge for injunction to stop RFC disclosing confidential commercial contracts

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    A Memorial To Moses McNeil at Rosneath Sunday 28th June

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    Posted on May 25, 2015 by vallance

    mmg-200x300.jpgMoses McNeil’s grave at St.Modan’s Parish Churchyard Rosneath

     

    Over the last few years while working on the Founders project we had the pleasure of meeting on a few occasions the late great Sandy Jardine.

    He spoke often about a memorial for Moses McNeil at the Rosneath churchyard where he is buried but sadly fate was to lend a hand before that particular project was to come to fruition.

    The plot where Moses was laid to rest has a stone with the names of Duncan Gray (Moses Brother-in-law) and his sisters Isabella and Elizabeth inscribed.

    Sadly the name of the man who gave our Club it’s name of Rangers doesn’t appear , this would be down to the fact that Moses was the last one to pass away .

    Today we’re delighted to announce to the worldwide Rangers support that the project will be completed next month by way of an engraved granite plaque which will be placed at Moses final resting place.

    The Gravestone will also be cleaned and brought back to it’s original condition and the fading lettering re-done.

    The granite plaque is being donated and the work that will be carried out is at minimal cost which will be met by donations already made to the Sons of Struth Memorial Fund.

    For this we sincerely thank fellow Rangers supporter David Calderwood and those at the SOS memorial project.

    A dedication service which will be conducted by the parish minister Rev Christine Murdoch will be held at Moses final resting place at St.Modan’s Parish Churchyard Rosneath Road, Rosneath on Sunday 28th June at 2pm to which all are welcome.

    http://blog.thegallantpioneers.co.uk/wp/?p=905

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