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https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B2lWRGos8l8zS3EwdU4yRXNJRkU/edit?pli=1
SFA Membership Requirement document sent to Rangers highlighting what Rangers must sign up to
SFA Membership Requirements.pdf
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Livi Chairman confirms Regan stated SFA would block RFC's entry to SPL but SFA were then unavailable for comment. So much for transparency
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I'll take anything from that website with a huge pinch of salt Steve.
Craig Whyte the pantomime villain mentioned again.
Only posted because pdee knows bomber
But yes know what you mean
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The Board of Motherwell FC asked members of the â??Well Society and shareholders to vote on the question of whether Motherwell should vote to allow a â??Newco Rangersâ?? to remain in the SPL in 2012/13 season.
The results of the ballots returned were are as follows:
Yes: 119 (18%)
No: 542 (82%)
Votes not returned: 247
http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2012/07/03/results-of-%E2%80%98well-society-ballot/
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pdee
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donald findlay and bomber know green is not the owner of our club,they are asking him to prove he is ,he is stalling on meeting them to give him time to get our season tickets .if green can prove to donald he owns the club then donald moves with a bid,if he cant prove he owns the club we dont need to raise much money to get our club back as then the fans will know what he is up to .thats why they are telling you not to buy season tickets ,white is still involved thats my opinion and others thats why we need them to come clean ,the more i here about this lot the more it stinks .i love the club the same as as all of you and a fear the worst if we dont stop them,
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Former Rangers player John Brown has accused Charles Green of giving in to Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell over a proposed deal to retain top-flight football at Ibrox.
Green has been meeting Clydesdale Bank Premier League clubs in recent days in a bid to persuade them to accept his new company's application to acquire Rangers' share in the competition.
Reports claim Green has offered to accept points deductions and a transfer embargo in order to secure SPL status.
Brown is leading an attempted fans' buyout of Green's company, who bought the business and assets of Rangers for £5.5million last month and he criticised Green's approach.
"Green has surrendered," Brown said.
"I think Peter Lawwell had a dream about keeping Rangers in the SPL, but only if he could make sure they would never have any chance of winning the title, by giving them a points deduction for the next few seasons.
"That keeps the value of the SPL for Celtic and means they can maintain a big budget for players, so they can not only win the SPL, but also have a really good chance of getting into the Champions League groups for the next four years.
"That would bring Celtic in almost £100million and all the while Rangers would have to pay SPL wages while being banned from Europe for the next three years and also having no chance of winning the title.
"By also surrendering and agreeing to the SFA transfer embargo, Green will leave Rangers in with no players and Ally McCoist will actually face a fight to avoid relegation."
Brown is pushing ahead with plans to mount a fans' ownership bid after Green's consortium rejected two bids from different parties since taking over.
"Right now I am putting in place the best legal team we can get, so that, we can do this in a proper corporate way, with supporters knowing that when they put money in to buy themselves a share in Rangers, their cash is safe.
"My plan will put Rangers men in charge of Rangers. The type of people who will not surrender to Peter Lawwell and Celtic the way Green has surrendered to them."
Brown and former Rangers vice-chairman Donald Findlay are awaiting a meeting with Ibrox chairman Malcolm Murray after demanding to see ownership documents relating to the club.
Murray pulled out of a meeting on Monday and Rangers said one would take place later in the week, while Green later told supporters all of their questions would be answered in the next week.
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The Scottish Football Association will block any attempt to include Charles Greenâ??s Rangers newco in the Scottish Premier League for the 2012/13 campaign, according to Stewart Regan.
The chief executive of Scottish footballâ??s governing body made the statement as he addressed the member clubs of the Scottish Football League at a meeting on Tuesday.
Sides in the SPL will vote on Wednesday over whether to approve the transfer of Rangersâ?? member share of the league to Greenâ??s new company.
An 8-4 majority is required to ratify such a move, but seven clubs have already stated they will vote no.
The businessman though remains confident that some club chairmen will change their minds at the last minute and allow his team to participate in the top flight.
Should he fail, SFL clubs will vote on proposals to include a newco Rangers in the First Division, instead of having an application process for them to potentially join Division Three, next Thursday.
When asked if Regan had stated during his address to SFL representatives that the Scottish FA would stand in the way of newco Rangers playing in the SPL, Livingston chairman Gordon McDougall remarked: â??In his opinion, yesâ?.
The Scottish FA were not available for comment.
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PFA Scotland understands that Mr Charles Green has written to all clubs in the English Premier League and Championship alleging that our members who have exercised their legal right not to be employed by Sevco Scotland Ltd (newco), have acted in breach of contract. This is repeated and PFA Scotland will shortly be writing to all clubs outlining our Solicitorâ??s legal view on this matter and sharing with them legal guidance issued by the Scottish FA which we believe supports the Playersâ?? position. Whilst it is accepted that newco is entitled to argue breach of contract, the Players Union is dismayed that attempts are being made to prevent our members from playing professional football simply because the have exercised their legal right not to transfer to newco.
PFA Scotland President and FIFPro Executive Member Tony Higgins said â? I havenâ??t spoken to a single Employment or Sports Solicitor who agrees with Mr Greenâ??s interpretation of the law. Our members are being advised by our employment specialists, Brian Napier QC and Wil Van Megen, Head of Legal Department at FIFPro. We are supremely confident that under TUPE and European Law on basic principles of freedom of movement, our members are entitled to sign for new clubs.â?
PFA Scotlandâ??s Lawyer, Margaret Gribbon of Bridge Litigation who acts on behalf of the majority of the objectors said â??It is newco who have in actual fact acted unlawfully by failing to inform and consult with Rangers players prior to the TUPE transfer. Newco has never employed the Players or held their registration, yet they believe they are entitled to prevent the Scottish FA from releasing the Playersâ?? registrations to the new company. Newco is not a member of any footballing body in Scotland and it is unclear what league they will be playing in at the start of the season. It is simply not credible therefore for Mr Green to accuse the players of being motivated by financial gain. The Playersâ?? reasons for leaving are purely professional and Mr Green would not have had a club to buy had it not been for their salary sacrifices. We do not consider that the newcoâ??s allegation of breach of contract will stand up to scrutiny and so in the event of the Playersâ?? registrations not being issued to a new club, we will look to FIFA and/or the Court of Session for a speedy remedy.â?
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Livingston chairman says clubs warned of "financial Armageddon" if vote goes against Rangers. There's that Sporting Integrity again
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Chris McLaughlin@BBCchrismclaug
#SFL meeting continues at Hampden. Source tells me that members advised 16 of the 30 clubs are needed to vote newco #Rangers into Div 1.
Chris McLaughlin@BBCchrismclaug
No #SFL vote expected today. Members could agree to call EGM though which would take place next week
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Sent: Tuesday, 3 July 2012, 14:13
Subject: RFFF poll results
OVER 75 per cent of Rangers fans polled on the club's future would rather they played in SFL Division Three next season than accept a compromise deal for a place in the SPL.
In a survey conducted by the Rangers Fans' Fighting Fund from the email database of the club's season ticket holders, the Rangers fans were asked three questions:
(1) Do you want Rangers to play in SFL Division One next season - with sanctions?
(2) Do you want Rangers to play in SFL Division One next season if there are sanctions?
Or (3) Should Rangers drop into and play from SFL Division Three next season?
Only 3 per cent of fans who responded went for option (1): just over 20 per cent chose option (2) while almost 76 per cent said they would prefer Rangers to go to the bottom division of the Scottish Football League.
"Every other club and their fan base seems to have had an opinion of what should happen to Rangers," said a spokesperson for the RFFF. "That's why we wanted Rangers fans to voice their opinion - and they have done so. We said we would publish the findings - and that's what we are doing.
"It shows the depth of feeling among our fans who have shown that they don't want any favours from the rest of the clubs - or any preferential treatment.
"What these Rangers fans are saying is: "If that is what is to happen to us, then let it happen and let us move on. We will support Rangers - no matter where they are playing."
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Green & Murray have agreed to meet Donald Findlay QC tomorrow. Questions have been sent to them in advance.
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Jim Spence@bbcjimspence
Up to 6 SPL clubs at risk according to Stewart Regan. Sounds like option being presented is first division or nothing
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Jim Spence@bbcjimspence
Sfa will not allow rfc newco into spl says Stewart Regan
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http://rangerstv.tv/viewfree.php?it=10379&c=archive&r=236678734985
Charles Green Interview
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By STEPHEN HALLIDAY
Published on Monday 2 July 2012 21:16
SCOTTISH Football League chief executive David Longmuir insists the views of supporters over the contentious possible future of a newco Rangers in the organisation next season have been taken on board ahead of tomorrowâ??s Hampden summit of their members.
Representatives of all 30 SFL clubs will gather at the national stadium tomorrow morning to debate the document distributed to them last week. Drafted by SFA chief executive Stewart Regan in conjunction with Longmuir and Scottish Premier League chief executive Neil Doncaster, one of its key proposals is the admission of Charles Greenâ??s reformed Rangers into the First Division. The move has caused widespread disquiet among fans of SFL clubs, who believe the Ibrox club should instead have to submit an application to join the Third Division in the wake of their failure to emerge successfully from administration.
No vote on the issue will be carried out at tomorrowâ??s meeting. Under SFL rules, a minimum of five daysâ?? notice is required to call an extraordinary general meeting of clubs where any such resolution can be put to what would be a secret ballot.
Tomorrowâ??s meeting, called by the SFL board last week, is intended to gauge opinion among the member clubs and for Longmuir and his fellow board members to try and persuade them of the merits of a proposal which would eventually see the organisation amalgamate with the SPL from the 2013-14 season.
â??The Scottish Football League would like to acknowledge and thank all fans who have taken the time to contact us in relation to the current critical issues affecting our game,â? said Longmuir in a statement tonight.
â??Many fans have shared with us their concerns and their views on opportunities for the broader game which may arise out of the current issue. I can confirm that every piece of communication has been read objectively and sincerely, and that many contributions have been insightful and thought-provoking. We will, however, be unable to respond to each individual piece of correspondence. I thank you for your understanding.â?
Some clubs, however, have already taken the strong views of their supporters on board by publicly declaring their opposition to Rangers being placed in the First Division. Falkirk, Raith Rovers, Morton, Dunfermline and Clyde have stated they would vote against the proposal. Several others, including Partick Thistle and Alloa, have released statements pledging to take feedback from their fans on board before making a decision.
SFL president Jim Ballantyne, meanwhile, has revealed he intends to abstain from any vote as his own club, Airdrie United, could be among the beneficiaries of Rangers joining the organisation. If the Ibrox club were admitted to the Third Division, Airdrie would be promoted to the First Division as the runners-up in last seasonâ??s play-off final. Ballantyne found himself in a similar position in both 2008 and 2009 when Airdrie moved up a division as a result of the respective demotions of Gretna and Livingston for insolvency events.
â??We are going to abstain from voting because Airdrie could benefit from a particular decision,â? said Ballantyne. â??But it is not a formal vote [on Tuesday], we are just looking for a steer from the clubs. I donâ??t know whatâ??s going to happen. We are going to completely run through the document sent to all SFL clubs last week and assess all the various options available.â?
The SPL will be keeping a watchful eye on events along the corridor at Hampden. They are scheduled to hold their own general meeting on Rangersâ?? future on Wednesday when they will vote on whether the existing SPL share of the Ibrox club is transferred to Charles Greenâ??s newco. Seven clubs â?? Hearts, Dundee United, Aberdeen, Hibs, St Johnstone, Inverness Caledonian Thistle and St Mirren â?? have already publicly declared their intention to vote â??Noâ??. Green needs an 8-4 vote in his favour to retain SPL status for Rangers.
His newco club require to gain SFA membership in order to play anywhere next season. Their application was received by the SFAâ??s lawyers on Friday and will be assessed this week.
Meanwhile, Green has vowed to pursue legal claims against the Rangers players who refused to join his new company. Norwich-bound Steven Whittaker and Kyle Lafferty, who joined Swiss side Sion, became the first of ten players who objected to their transfer to the newco to secure moves. However, Green has vowed to fight for transfer money and revealed he had written to every league club in the UK warning them to stay away from the players.
Green said: â??Our lawyers will pursue these claims. We have written to every Premier League and Football League club in the UK telling them clearly that we see this as a breach of contract.â?
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statement from bomber tomorow
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just spoke to bomber,
all papers have a story that donald findlay,bomber has put out,
our new owners agreed to meet donald on wednesday regarding who owns the club,they have cancled once again,they have asked for bomber to put a bid in,they know we have them big time they are frightend to meet ask yourself why,
donald has set a account up for us to pay into the details will be out in the next 24 hours,i know we are all waiting for things to happen,but beleive me there is plenty happening behind the scenes ,
green is running scared beleive me,
we must stick together and support bomber and donald,
just ask yourself why do they not want to tell us who owns our club .
they have no money no funds they are drying up bears .
i spoke to bomber for over a hour and he beleives we will do this no probs if the fans keep with him and the x players who are fighting for our club,
i would love to tell you all more but we need to keep things back just now ,just keep the faith and we will get these imposters out
pdee
1st Team Regular Join Date: 13-10-2006
Posts: 1,906
Re: statement from bomber tomorow
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gorbals loyal the investors and backers are the fans ,why are people still asking this,we have told you over and over ,bombers bid is all about a fans buy out and we have rangers fans from all oveer the world pledging there money what more can i tell you ,the money is there if we stick together,
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Chairman's Statement
As you may be aware the member clubs of the Scottish Football League are holding a meeting tomorrow to discuss the current proposals for change within the Scottish game.
Unfortunately there has been a great deal of ill-informed speculation and erroneous reporting on our position in relation to various, hypothetical scenarios. We believe it foolhardy to comment on â??questionsâ? that have not as yet been put to the club by the SFL Management Committee.
When Ronnie MacDonald bought the Accies in 2003 we were within a few days of administration or indeed Liquidation due to the clubs enormous debt level for a club of our size. We had a total breakdown between our board and the supporters in addition to the punishments from the authorities.
No club, until now, has been in such a critical position and we hope Rangers will be the last club to be in such a desperate position.
In many ways the current Rangers situation mirrored our own and we should be aware the effect liquidation has on the supporters who in many ways are the innocent victims of management.
We would urge all clubs to work together to reshape the leagues in a fair and equitable manner and to make decisions purely for the long term prosperity of our game and the enjoyment of the supporters of all clubs.
Harmony must be restored between all clubs for the good of our game and the continued existence of all Scotlandâ??s Clubs.
Les Gray
Chairman
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1 July 2012:
Mr Michel Platini-President
UEFA
Route de Genève 46
Case postale
CH-1260 Nyon 2
Switzerland
Fax: +41 (0) 848 01 2727
1st July 2012
Caro Michel
I have the honour to attach a copy of my findings and opinion by way of published article regarding the current situation within Scottish football.
As you will see my own views are in common with many of your own views and Art.2 (f) of the UEFA Statute that I know you have tried your hardest to accentuate namely:
f) ensure that sporting values always prevail over commercial interests.
The whole question of Rangers FC situation rests upon that very principle namely whether indeed UEFA can sustain a situation whereby a club that is per se older than its Association and which played football from 1873 until 1899 without the need for a Limited Liability Company as a shell should truly be denied continuous football simply because the ‘Limited Liability Company’ has failed commercially.
If indeed the sporting value should as per the Statute ‘always prevail’ then Rangers Football Club which was since its inception a separate entity to Rangers Football Club Limited must be allowed continuous football especially since the Scottish Football Association (apart from failing in its statutory obligations towards UEFA) has also failed to adhere to Art.2 (j):
j) ensure that the needs of the different stakeholders in European football (leagues, clubs, players, supporters) are properly taken into account;
The SFA have to date failed ensure the said “needs of players and supporters” whilst it has indeed canvassed only the views and needs/requirements of other clubs who of course knowing full well that only Rangers FC and Celtic FC have any chance in European Championship Competitions would seek to eliminate Rangers FC as a rival. They do so in complete violation of Art.2 (f) as above namely sporting value to always prevail above commercial considerations.
Art.2 (2) permits UEFA:
“to achieve its objectives by implementing any measures it deems appropriate, such as setting down rules, entering into agreements or conventions, taking decisions or adopting programmes.”
In my view thus UEFA has the statutory powers to intervene on an urgent basis in this matter and has the powers to order that Rangers FC be permitted continuous football at the same level as last season for the reasons stated in my attached treatise.
I have, as always the honour of remaining
Yours sincerely
Giovanni
Giovanni Di Stefano
GIOVANNI DI STEFANO LETTER TO UEFA PRESIDENT MICHEL PLATINI RE RANGERS
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Former Rangers player John Brown has claimed Ibrox chairman Malcolm Murray pulled out of a planned meeting on Monday in which he had promised to produce paperwork to show who owns the club's assets.
Murray had been due to meet Brown and former Rangers director Donald Findlay QC after the former player demanded to see documents proving the ownership of the club, stadium and training ground, but said the talks were cancelled at the last minute.
However, the Ibrox club insisted the meeting had been delayed and would take place later in the week.
A statement released by Brown said Murray had "cancelled a meeting at which he promised to produce the paperwork which would show who owns Rangers".
It went on: "The meeting at a secret location was called off at the last minute by Murray."
Brown, who won several titles with Rangers in the 1990s, added: "Rangers supporters know they can trust Donald Findlay and he agreed to meet Malcolm Murray and look at all the paperwork and give his legal opinion.
"Donald just wants to help Rangers supporters be able to get all the facts so they can make up their own minds whether or not they should buy season tickets. He told me he just wants to act in the best interest of Rangers fans.
"He just wants those supporters to know all the facts and it looked as though Malcolm Murray was going to produce the paperwork which shows who owns the club and its crown jewels. That is all we ask and it is what would give everyone clarity.
"But he then pulled out and cancelled the meeting."
Brown, who is leading an attempted fans' buyout, added: "Now we will try and get Malcolm Murray to the table again and give him another chance to show who owns Rangers and who owns Ibrox Stadium, The Albion car park and the Auchenhowie Training Complex. But after what has happened, I am not hopeful."
A spokesman for the club said: "The chairman had a number of meetings to attend today and the meeting with John Brown has been rescheduled, not cancelled."
http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/article/439/7860151/brown-murray-cancelled-talks
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Kyle Lafferty admits he is excited about the challenge of playing for FC Sion after leaving Rangers.
The Northern Ireland international has signed a three-year deal at Sion after he rejected the transfer of his contract to Charles Green's newco version of the Ibrox outfit.
Lafferty, who is flying out to be unveiled as Sion's new signing on Monday, admitted his move left him with mixed emotions after seeing Rangers go into liquidation, but he is relishing the prospect of playing abroad.
"I am excited," Lafferty told Sky Sports News of his move to Sion. "I had a great four years at Rangers and have done what I came here to do - to win titles, win medals and score goals for my boyhood heroes.
"It was disappointing for everyone [Rangers going into liquidation], but it is a new challenge for me."
Kyle Lafferty Quotes of the week
"But it is the next chapter in my career and I am looking forward to it. I have already been over in Sion and it is a lovely place and they have got great expectations.
Disappointing
"It was disappointing for everyone [Rangers going into liquidation], but it is a new challenge for me.
"I have always wanted to play abroad and this is a chance and hopefully I can go out and win titles with Sion and add to my CV."
Lafferty admits he is saddened to see Rangers in the state they find themselves but he has backed the newco to help the club recover.
"I think every single player has tried their hardest to help the club," added Lafferty.
"Taking a wage cut, that was no problem for every single player, even the younger lads, but it is just sad to see the club getting liquidated. I think the newco will be up and flying soon with the players that are still there that I have known will be there for years to come.
"It is always going to be Rangers no matter what the name is, it has still got the same fans, same manager, same players that have stayed and Rangers is going to be around for a lot longer."
Sympathy
Lafferty also rejected suggestions a bust-up with Ally McCoist at the back end of last season played a part in his decision and he admits he feels sympathy for the manager for all the problems he has been forced to contend with.
"Everyone will be thinking the fall-out with the manager played a part in my decision, but me and the manager spoke and we are friends again and I would love to play under him again," continued Lafferty.
"He's had a tough year. I actually feel sorry for him.
"He is a great manager, he is one of the lads really, but his first job in charge isn't the way he wanted it to go, but he will be there and he will get the lads fired up for the challenge for whatever league they are in to win the title."
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11095/7859304/
3 min interview
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For us as Rangers supporters perhaps the defining characteristic of this nightmare we find ourselves in has been the unbridled hatred of fans of other clubs towards our situation and our plight. A willingness to damage their own clubs in order to further damage our club has been something we have found irrational.
One wonders how we arrived at a point where individuals hatred is so intense that damage (a damage which some have warned may prove fatal) to your own is acceptable collateral damage in order to inflict further pain on Rangers ?
It was in 1933 that Hitler set up his â??Reichsministerium für Volksaufklärung und Propaganda or Propagandaministeriumâ? - Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda under the command of Joseph Goebbels. Its remit and strategy were simple but effective - Propaganda for the masses had to be simple, and appeal to the emotions. To maintain its simplicity, it had to put over just a few main points, which then had to be repeated many times.
As Goebbels observed....
"The essence of propaganda consists in winning people over to an idea so sincerely, so vitally, that in the end they succumb to it utterly and can never escape from it."
You don't need to search too far to find evidence of such a strategy in practice, a quick look at some of the Scottish news outlets provides us with a wealth of evidence.
Some Rangers fans have pointed to some favourable articles in recent times and suggested there was perhaps a changing tide.
Ron Scott at The Sunday Post fired the first pro- Rangers salvo at the weekend. Here is a quick summary of the bullet points. All quotes are verbatim.
As the fans and clubs become hysterical about how the Light Blues should be punished, it's worth remembering the Ibrox club has done nothing unlawful.
The SFA then decided to impose severe sanctions on Rangers after awakening to the fact that Craig Whyte was not a fit and proper person to own the club.Yet the independent Ibrox board set up to look into Whyte while he was still negotiating with Murray decided themselves that [he] wasn't fit and proper to own the club.
They told the SFA that at least fifteen months ago,but the powers-that-be decided in their wisdom to take no action at that time.
It's all very well to bleat on about sporting integrity. But why risk the entire future of Scottish football especially when the facts clearly show Rangers have done nothing wrong.
It is especially wrong when the facts show there is absolutely no need for the authorities to treat Rangers the way they appear hell-bent on doing."
That last line is particularly important â?? facts. Facts do not play a significant role in the Goebbels strategy â?? the mantra it repeats, often, is designed to play on the emotions of the heart not the logic of the brain.
James Traynor expanded on Scott's view...
For months now there has been a savagery. The game has been ripping itself apart all in the name of fair play. Or was it sporting integrity?
Forgive me, the reasons for the crisis that threatens to destroy Scottish football have been lost somewhere in the lust to tear and shred one club. It's as though a century of hatred and probably jealousy have erupted.
And the handful of reasoned souls left in the game are fighting a losing battle to cap the flow.
So why is it Jim that those reasoned souls are fighting what you call a â??losing battleâ? ?
The answer I'm afraid lies within your own profession. They don't rely on facts or reasoned argument â?? they rely on appealing to the heart. And when those hearts already possess a considerable blackness towards Rangers â?? it makes their jobs all the easier.
We know who they are - we have been incensed at their lies of the past few months. They are the journalists of â??enlightenmentâ? - those who are happy to repeat a mantra, irrespective of the lack of substance or fact, so long as it strikes a chord with the emotions of the heart.
What are the mantras ?
â??Rangers have cheatedâ?
â??Rangers and their fans are showing no remorseâ?
â??Rangers believe they are a special case and should be treated differentlyâ?.
â??Sporting Integrityâ?
â??Scottish football would be better off without Rangersâ?
Lets have a look at them in action. Step forward Michael Grant of the Sunday Herald.
Even now â?? liquidated and broken, with new voices piping up on their behalf â?? the message is unrepentant and challenging. You can't survive without Rangers. Sky will disappear without us. Keep us out and you'll die next. We've been punished enough. Craig Whyte did all of this, take it out on him. Vote us in . . . or else.
Have you ever heard any Rangers fan saying â??Vote us in or elseâ? ? I certainly haven't. The popular movement amongst our support appears to be a desire to go to Div 3 and work our way back up.
But the mantra continues....
Under Whyte they bought players and gave lucrative contracts they could afford only by not paying their taxes. They were in a league in which every club they played â?? and usually beat â?? did pay the revenue. Helped by Whyte's financial doping they got £2.6m for finishing second, almost a million more than Motherwell, who were third. No wonder it rankles other supporters.
This little piece is most worthy of investigation. What is it designed to do â?? suggest that Rangers under Whyte's tenure Rangers still managed to profit to the tune of £2.6 million ? If those were the facts and I supported another team I too would be angry.
But of course that little piece is extremely selective. It neglects to mention that our future by way of season ticket revenue was sold for £24 million. Our prized striker was sold for a fraction of his true worth. That the Whyte refers to sold our heritage, brought our club to it's knees. That a consequence of his actions is we now see a player exodus from our club which will probably see a loss to the club of anything up to £30 million.
On the subject of punishment he tries to suggest Rangers have got off lightly.
Murray overlooked the fact that so far there has not been a single SFA or SPL punishment which has materially affected Rangers at all, let alone been "extreme": they finished the season second, the same position they were in when 10 points were docked for going into administration. Their three-year European exclusion may feel like a punishment but actually it is merely a consequence of failing to meet Uefa entry criteria as a newco.
And remind me Mr Grant how did we arrive at the position that a newco had to apply for SPL membership ? That guy Whyte....the same one who only a few paragraphs ago you tried to suggest had brought some financial benefit to Rangers.
Of course presentation of the facts is not in the remit of the journalists of enlightenment â?? they simply have to repeat the mantra to give succour to those proscribing to the bloodfest which is Rangers.
Whilst I have only mentioned Grant there are plenty of others who qualify as journalist of enlightenment. You only need to read the columns of Gordon Waddell and our â??old friendâ? Spiers. The latter is particularly amusing. Tweeting as â??refreshingâ? this rising up of non Rangers fans his article however seems to struggle with contradiction.
Well, your average Scottish football fan has put the kybosh up all of this. As recent days and weeks have gone by, there has been a swelling contempt among fans of all clubs for what they viewed as a blind-eye approach to Rangers' sins in favour of a swift SPL return for the club and its money-generating hordes.
In the beginning, just about everyone in the media called this wrong. Most claimed that, come hell or high water, Rangers would be looked after in the SPL next season. I said it myself more than once â?? the SPL cannot allow Rangers to be temporarily deleted. We need the club.
So is that akin to the turkeys voting for Christmas then Graham ?
I would caution all Rangers fans to be wary in the days ahead as the journalists of enlightenment become particularly desperate. Their ship of â??Sporting Integrityâ? has floundered and been shown to be nothing but a sham. The suspicions of many were confirmed in the Clyde Chairman's statement that the driving force behind all this was Sky TV money and not some utopian sporting ideal.
But don't expect any of the journalists of enlightenment to write about that in their columns. They are far too busy feeding the bloodlust to concern themselves with the ethics of it all.
Perhaps its fitting the closing remarks are left to one who has refused to board the bus of the enlightened...James Traynor..
"Is going out of business, struggling to emerge as a newco without fan support and being banned from playing in Europe for three years and being branded pariahs not punishment enough?
If the answer is still no then there is no justice."
http://dartagnanthe4thmusketeer.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/for-us-as-rangers-supporters-perhaps.html
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I VIVIDLY remember the night true blue John Brown refused to eat his pudding because it was green and white.
We were at the St Andrews Sporting Club for a night of wine-and-dine boxing and dinner had reached the dessert course.
That's normally the point in the evening by which the red wine has kicked in and conviviality is at its height, but the menu got in the way on this occasion.
The jelly served up turned out to be lime in flavour and the ice cream was of the vanilla variety.
The colour co-ordination was indigestible for Bomber and he pushed his plate to one side with the kind of authority he used to exert over opposing attackers when he was wearing a Rangers jersey.
It was a sign, of sorts, of devotion to the cause I suppose.
It also displayed the kind of Rangers man of the people credentials that drew hundreds
to hear Brown speak at Ibrox on Wednesday at the start of his proposed takeover bid for the club.
But enough is enough.
Rangers require tens of millions of pounds to extricate themselves from the mess they're in.
Protesters refusing to buy pies at matches to deny Charles Green money, as per Bomber's instruction, won't register with the International Monetary Fund.
Bomber's rhetoric appeals to his audience but it isn't helping anybody move forward.
This week it's time for the game's movers and shakers to get real and do what's best for the future, even if it's through gritted teeth and with their eyes closed while absorbing the pain.
Football's first commandment is, was and always will be look after number one, and that's what the SFA, the SPL and the SFL will do when they hold their various
meetings over the next few days.
I know it's a conspiracy. You know it's a conspiracy and they know it's a conspiracy.
But it's conspire or expire when it comes to parachuting Rangers into the First Division and seeing if the game can recover from the damage that's already been done.
And the collateral damage isn't confined to the chaos on the park. Turnbull Hutton's emails would have been good reading over the last few days - I don't think.
The Raith director was a private citizen and doubtless a pillar of the local community until he spoke out and opposed Rangers avoiding a new start in Division Three.
He stated his club could hardly be sympathetic towards an Ibrox support whose extremist element had threatened to torch Stark's Park.
The arsonists had assembled after another Rovers board member, Eric Drysdale, had received death threats following his appearance on the independent panel that imposed a 12-month transfer ban on Rangers.
Is this really what we've become? Pyromaniacs and dangerous threats to the personal safety of others?
The likelihood is our game has already been permanently damaged by the fall-out from
Rangers' journey through administration into liquidation.
Boycotts and bad feeling will follow us for years to come, but there's a game to be saved in the meantime. Or what's left of one.
Rangers going into the Third Division might be best for all concerned because it would mean a three-year cooling off period and that could dampen the enthusiasm for public order offences.
But it'll be a warm day in Minsk before it's a good idea for the wellbeing of the game as a whole.
Falkirk boss Steven Pressley is correct when he says the compromise arrangements
being made are designed purely to accommodate Rangers.
But if that's what saves financial hardship on an industrial scale from taking place then that's what will happen over the coming days.
The game has no moral compass. There is no moral high ground for anyone to occupy.
We're now in a state caused by one club's financial irregularities and the way out of it is to make the rules up as we go along.
And if Rangers are relegated for the first time, suffer banishment from Europe for three years and have to build a team from scratch following the mass defection of their best players, does that not beg one question.
Have we approached the stage where the club has received punishment on an appropriate scale for the nature of the offences that took place inside Ibrox?
Or, as Bomber might say, have they had their just desserts?
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