Anchorman

Knowing EK that's probably not the best sales technique to get people into your store. No wonder their sales are plummeting!

I'll tell you what - any possible investor looking in on last night must be rubbing their hands at the potential return for their money. Especially if it's merchandise. I would imagine any good marketing departing would have to have a good 'feel' for the demographic they are trying to aim at, and judging from the seige mentality and defiance building up I think it's clear the punters are going to be proud to wear our merchandise in great numbers for years to come. Ashley would love to tap into that I'll bet.

This is a genuine question from the standpoint of someone who has no axe to grind either way. I know there will still be a hell of a lot of people out there who will carry the 'Anti - CG' banner for a long time for various reasons e.g. gut feeling, undelivered claims re investors (deeds?), stubborness, too proud to change opinion. And to reiterate, I'm not judging anyone regardless of what side of the fence you are on. I just get the feeling that John Brown (and others) must feel that any head wind he felt in his sails is turning direction and blowing against him. This is not a go at JB (and I hope the thread doen't go that way as it's not intended). It could apply equally to BK. I just get the feeling that the fans have no stomach for in-fighting and power struggles. I get the feeling that the most over-riding thought among the fans now is 'seige mentality' - time to get our wagons in a circle and start our fightback. CG could still prove to be bad for the Club ultimately - we don't know. From where I sit he seems to be winning people over rapidly (possibly due to being VERY streetwise, and knowing exactly the things the punters want to hear). Is that how others see it? Can anyone see another genuine contender gain enough momentum in the current climate to gain control of the Club. Or more to the point, enough people supporting them in another power struggle?

I'd like to see some craft and guile added in midfield as we are thin on the ground in there. I don't want to come through the lower divisions nurturing a high ball game. Still delighted we are signing though. When was the last time we actually got a couple of players we said we were interested in? We were fed so much shit in transfer windows in recent times under CW.

Not according to the BBC site. :-)

OK Johnny for the fear of others being bored to death - your point was not drama queen material - mine was. You win the crown of the least trivial.

Johnny, with all due respect mate. This is coming from a guy who wants us to boycott any away ground whose fans say bad things about us on their forums e.g. Falkirk. We'd never see the inside of an away ground again. Probably like me your comment was based on something that niggled you at the time. Posting a comment (that takes roughly 90 seconds) about such niggly issues doesn't constitute 'much ado' where I come from.

I would suggest that the BBC invest is some of that new fangled computer software stuff e.g. Excel, and get it to sort automatically, but in saying that, those computer things will never catch on.

"Much ado?" OK Johnny - thanks for parting with some of your wisdom.

Is it yet another accidental slip up by the BBC? The BBC web site shows every league table in alphabetical order before a ball is kicked. All except Scottish Div 3 where it's in alphabetical order until you get to Stirling and Rangers. They put Stirling before Rangers, and guess where that leaves us - yes you've guessed it - bottom! Shower of complete immature wankers.

Is this Ally's scouting system in play? Do you think this might be the first youngster being introduced by Paul Stretford's agency for young players? Seem's to fit the bill - 17 years old previously trialling in Yorkshire? I could be putting 2 and 2 together to get 5 but the guy will introduce his youngsters sooner rather than later otherwise why is he investing?

For me I would have to say Mr Kyle doesn't look like he lives the lifestyle of an athlete. If you looked at the training grounds in Italy would you see any players with bloated faces like they had slept 3 hours in the last week? For me it's a no!

That's why I don't pay any attention to FF.

When it comes to the Scottish and NI contingent who were happy to give it 'blue blood runs through my viens' crap then I make an exception. Can't have it both ways in my eyes. I'm maybe a bit too old and cynical but I won't shed a tear over our ex keeper. I've already thought we would never see another Chris Woods, Andy Goram, Stefan Klos. Mcgregor will be replaced and we wont even speak his name as we rise again.

Now what a statement that would be!

Spot on. The second they leave they mean NOTHING to me and I mean that. That's why I detest when the official Gers site used to give updates etc on ex players. I don't give a feckin monkeys. And they obviously don't either.

An explanation about the supposed evidence regarding Whyte's credibility might have cleared a lot up. Unless it was bollocks. For example in the article he posted about Whyte in my OP, why didn't he tell us who could vouch for Whyte's history (with his dad) as a Rangers fans, 'cos no other person I know was ever able to vouch for him as a Bear.

The thing about the guy is that he is so outlandish he is almost convincing. He WASN'T misled about Whyte in the same way as others were. He 'championed' his every move from the rooftops. He shouted in his loudest voice that he had the evidence to prove that Whyte was the best thing since sliced bread. The difference between him and ordinary fans is that he has a media vehicle where, if his ego dictates, he can nail his flag to the mast in a way that ordinary punters can't. If he decides to do it in the inflated manner he did regarding Whyte then he has to be prepared to look foolish and lose credibility. Even apologise and admit he got it badly wrong and misled readers of his blogs (egos don't work that way)? What annoyed me at the time was that I never trusted Whyte from the start but I was starting to believe that Leggo maybe DID have information to the contrary. It was, in fact, a load of BOLLOCKS he was spouting. Why should I now believe ANY of his stuff now, even though he may appear convincing, and possibly right?

Leggo is giving us it straight about Green. Telling us him and Whyte are two peas in a pod (he may be right). And we should listen to him - right? 'Cos he told us along along about that other sheister that he hated, Craig Whyte - didn't he? Or did he? Well as my memory serves me Leggo told us repeatedly that Whyte was the best thing to happen to Rangers in decades. He lost all credibility with me (even though some of his points are valid) when he went from Whyte's main 'champion' to the opposite side of the table when Whyte was proved to be what he is. Just as a taster this is a Leggo post from last year: "Therefore, it can't be a surprise to anyone that the many enemies of Rangers continue to try to paint Craig Whyte in a bad light. Remember, these are the same enemies who claimed Whyte would never complete his takeover of the Ibrox club, and were left looking like mugs. Some folk, though, it seems never learn. For now, this pack of toothless wolves, these enemies of Rangers, are gathering like a pack of bandits behind Donegal based self-style rebel, Philmacgiollabhain , in a pathetic bid to blacken Whyteâ??s character and motives. But they are a danger. To themselves! Philmacgiollabhain really should be careful what he writes about Whyte, and any of the multi millionaire Rangersâ?? ownerâ??s extremely wealthy and powerful business associates. He does not have nearly enough journalistic experience to know how to circumnavigate the delicate laws of defamation. His latest attack on Whyte is thinly disguised as sarcasm, and could soon attract the attention of Whyteâ??s high powered London lawyers, who have claimed the scalps of the Daily Mail, Daily Star and the Sun in recent libel actions. I will leave any holes that can be picked in Philmacgiollabhainâ??s ill-informed rant regarding Whyteâ??s business motives to those lawyers. But one aspect which Philmacgiollabhain raised which I am able to discuss is Craig Whyteâ??s background as a lifelong Rangers fan. That family attachment to the Ibrox club is something which sets Whyte apart from his predecessor, Murray, whose only flirtation with football before Graeme Souness talked him into buying Rangers, was a failed bid to take over little Ayr United. Prior to that, Murray was a rugby man, with an interest in an ice hockey team, and to this day rugby remains his sporting passion. He continues to back the Scotland side with hard cash. In complete contrast, Whyte, and his dad, have been well known among some former Rangers players for years. One seventies star has told me he knows Whyte senior well, and has known the new Ibrox overlord since he was still a schoolboy, taken to watch Rangers in action. He has even done business with Whyte. What some people are finding hard to get used to is Whyteâ??s quiet and unassuming way of going about his business. There are no bombastic boasts and no hogging of the limelight and the mic from Whyte, unlike Murray. That is just not Whyteâ??s style. As I have said before, he is a man who gives every appearance of taking Teddy Rooseveltâ??s advice to speak softly and carry a big stick. So far, in the main, all we have heard is his soft voice. Even in dealing with Alastair Johnston the new Rangers owner has spoken softly. The big stick though, will soon become evident to those who cross him. No matter where they are."

Bratt Pitt? I was wondering where I could put my daughter tonight when she just kept giving me lip.

Either that is the case or Leggo's big exclusive today about Ally playing hardball with Rhegan over the loss of titles etc is complete 'Barry White'!

There are adages that apply to a person's pride, but do they translate to our Club? The one I have in mind is 'Better to die on your feet than live on your knees'. I would have felt great pride if we had said "enough is enough and no fucking more. Ban us then ya bastards if you dare. Because there will be an outcry that will everborate around Europe that will show you up for what you are. And you fucking know it." I actually think a lot of public opinion would turn. I feel like we've just lost a game of poker (or bluff whatever you want to call it) to a crap opponent. I'm convinced we held the aces because even national radio was saying how many more sanctions can this Club take? The reality is that as fans with pride we would shout 'No Surrender' from the rooftops, but can Green afford the game of poker knowing his investors will walk if he loses? Even if he thought he was sure of winning? It's a bit like sitting on a quiz show with £50K and you are 70% sure of the answer to the double your money or lose £40K. Most people will walk with the £50K.

Hull feckin City??? What a complete waste of the wee man's talents. That's all I can say.

ABSOLUTELY NO!! With the squad we will have? Why should we be set up as fodder to supply them with TV money? As a support we have prepared ourselves for the long road which will ulitmately bring huge delayed gratification if we are resolute and keep believing. When we get back up there we will have a gale force wind behind our sails and a support who will be in a frenzy by the time we get there. We will be back when we are READY and God help anyone who gets in our way !

Will they be docked anything for harbouring a 'criminal' of the most disgusting kind for the years that they did? Why did they do it? In the words of their own manager at the time 'to save the club's name'. Why was that stance necessary in their eyes? The club would have lost their 'integrity' (?!!) had the news got out and they would have potentially lost sponsorship, season tickets, players, and possiblly THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT PLAYERS. So does harbouring criminals for the benefit of your team during that period pass the 'integrity' barometer?