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  1. The Real PapaBear
    worth the wait, I'd say
  2. The Real PapaBear
    The one reason, the only reason, the board are meddling in team matters is that they are making money out of it. Mark my words, there will be a slimey wee contract which says that for every game these guys play then money will be paid to Uno Hu, money which Rangers will have to borrow from Uno Hu.
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    While I recognise that it's unacceptable to tell a manager who to play, I can't help but agree with you about the Newcastle loans. Let them play and get on with it. This Rangers team has been stealing wages all season and we owe them zero point fuck all loyalty. So five of them are going to lose their places? So what? They expect us to give a toss, when they haven't given one about us all season? Nah, have a wee rest lads. Sit on the bench and ponder life while the 5 new guys take your places. Where I can't agree with you is your comments about Kenny McD. He's not greedy, lazy or dishonest and he would be an utter moron to walk away with nothing when he's owed money by the low-lifes in the boardroom. At least with KM in place, we get to know stuff that's going on which we otherwise wouldn't.
  4. The Real PapaBear
    I think this is the end of the tunnel - get yer sunglasses on guys.
  5. The Real PapaBear
    What he said. Every word.
  6. The Real PapaBear
    Remind me? I must have missed that. What was the intervention and did it concern a reserved power?
  7. The Real PapaBear
    We should have a word with the admins and see if it's possible to have a 'Condolences' button next to Agree and Thanks. On the bright side, if things pan out as some of us hope, Mr McGovern will be out of your hair in May.
  8. The Real PapaBear
    This may come as a surprise, but no it's not. Not only is it not their duty, they are prevented from doing so. MSPs have no authority or remit where a reserved power is concerned. The Scottish Parliament cannot discuss those issues which Westminster has decided cannot be discussed - so our Parliament not only has its hands tied, it also has a gag over its mouth. The only Scottish politicians who could have dealt with this issue were those from the Labour party, elected to sit in Westminster - and good luck with that. No, let's not try to push the blame onto the wrong people. The only ones responsible for the stitch up and humiliation and destruction of our club are the British Establishment, whose flags and songs are so beloved of those being screwed by it. Talk about Stockholm Syndrome.
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    I think they approach the same subject from two contrasting positions and in two very different ways. TTOI focuses on the hypocrisy and venality of much (most?) of the political class, whereas YM brilliantly exposes the machinations of the people who actually do run the country - Whitehall civil servants. What's depressing about YM is that in the 30 years since it was made absolutely nothing has changed.
  11. The Real PapaBear
    Anyone who wants to understand exactly how Westminster works and how we are goverened simply has to devote themselves to the study of two sources: Yes Minister and The Thick of It. Those two fictional programmes, and especially the first, are based more in fact than any documentary ever made.
  12. The Real PapaBear
    I addressed this in another thread recently. I reckon Ashley's long term goal, now that he knows his whores are finished, is to tie us up in contracts that will be so expensive to get out of (and his pockets are far, far deeper than anyone on our side) that we'll be forced to come to a compromise, whereby he gets to suck our blood, but not suck us completely dry. It would be exhilerating for King and T3B to tear up the contracts, but I fear that realpolitik means that just ain't gonna happen.
  13. The Real PapaBear
    could be. It'll depend on how much damage Ashley causes before his fingers are pried off of us and what the response of the new board is. He'll be sucking our blood long after his whores on the board are removed, that's for sure.
  14. The Real PapaBear
    I think both you and T4C are essentially correct in saying that it's all about commercial interest - BUT, it's all about commercial interest of which UEFA/FIFA control or at least get a cut. If Ashley if found to have broken EUFA rules, without offering a tithe, then he/we will be held accountable. Ashley may be in teh world's top 300 richest people, but UEFA are more powerful.
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    Excellent stuff. Another gem from the lovechild of Jack Dee and Jon Richardson.
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    It would be nice - but nigh on impossible, I'd wager. Let's take a purely theoretical scenario. Company A, let's call it FCB Ltd for the sake of argument, gives a juicy contract to company B, let's call it FCB Pals Ltd for the sake of argument. FCB Pals Ltd in turn gives nice little earners to Companies C and D, let's call them FCB Lapdogs Ltd and FCB Puppets Ltd for the sake of argument, who in turn each give a Big Brucey Bonus to Mr Stephen Pivs - Mr S.Pivs being the director of a, oh I don't know, a sports club for the sake of argument. Good luck proving that one in court.
  17. The Real PapaBear
    people can be compelled to attend a Select Committee or Enquiry and answer questions under oath - but a run of the mill MP cannot compel a normal citizen to attend parliament to answer questions. And, anyway, this sudden interest in getting to the bottom of the Rangers saga by Labour MPs has more to do with the upcoming election and the prospect of them getting wiped out by the SNP than with any search for justice.
  18. The Real PapaBear
    I reckon the ****s have stitched us up with these contracts in the full knowledge that if the new board, or shareholders acting on behalf of the company, seeks to have the contracts declared null and void and / or seeks personal redress from any current board members the entire sage will be dragged slowly and at huge expense through the courts. Even if we (i.e the good guys) won the court cases, the cost of winning would be so prohibitive that the new board would be more than likely to come to a compromise agreement with the Fat Cockney Bastard, whereby his contracts are rengotiated but still leaving him with a far bigger slice of the pie than he is entitled to.
  19. The Real PapaBear
    apropos, Jose's comments - quality: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/30969286
  20. The Real PapaBear
    There is one thing that we and Timmy have in common: we're both obsessed with Rangers.
  21. The Real PapaBear
    There's no way any action can be taken against Simonsen. The precedent was set with Black; a man who not only betted on football, not only betted on games involving his club but betted against his own team - and was allowed to carry on as if nothing had happened. One of the most shameful episodes of the past three years is the fact that he was ever again allowed to pull on a blue shirt after he was found out.
  22. The Real PapaBear
    I can't help thinking that if people took off their egos when they put on the scarf, we would be in a far healthier place than we are.
  23. The Real PapaBear
    would it be cheeky to suggest that those Gersnetters who are also members of other forums mention what's being done here? Who knows, we might develop a bit of friendly rivalry and hopefully they could out-do what we have done - especially if tehy know they'll have the option to contribute to their cause of choice.
  24. The Real PapaBear
    I'm in. And a huge thumbs up to MB for getting this done.
  25. The Real PapaBear
    seriously, what are the chances of that ever happening?
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