SteveC

Me too, Pete!

Well that all went very well. I have my ticket to a deserving bear and had a posh seat for myself. Andy Cameron being nearby aside, it was a rare night out for me

Ta. All being well I have a ticket to give away. "I" in the Copland if you know anyone who is stuck. Needs my name and address so PM if so. Or I will be in the Hayburn (still called that?) at 18:20.

I got a ticket and then ten minutes later a text from John saying he was holding my normal seat as he just presumed I would make it somehow

About 7:30... Or earlier if someone had a ticket!

You got the "on the plane" message an hour after I wote it. Now in Old Kirkpatrick.....

Many thanks Rob. It isn't that simple alas. I have to go to Helensburgh first. What I really need to know is if pay at the gate is on or not.. . And if not what are the chances of tickets of a tout.. Cheers

Personal message, sorry for using forum time but .. . I am about to go on a crazy 4 way journey that could, with a fair wind, deposit me in PRW at c. 19:30. Would I get in? On plane... Have to switch off....private. Mess welcome Sorry admin... Needs musts

Fan of Little Nell here, perhaps? Though not of punctuation:

Thanks to everyone for their comments on the night - and thanks to the speaker for fulfilling my request!

Never were

Can you imagine the stick Baxter and Cooper would have got for not tracking back on this forum?

Are new Ibrox board biding their time with cash? As sure as bears do their business in the woods . . . Matthew Lindsay Chief Football Writer Sunday 17 May 2015 BARRY LEACH'S claim the members of The Three Bears consortium had, as he so eloquently put it, "s*** themselves" when they were told Rangers may accept their investment offer in January, was quickly dismissed. George Letham, Douglas Park and George Taylor jointly rubbished the finance director's remark in one of the many statements released by the various factions during the interminable struggle for power at Ibrox. "We improved our offer on three separate occasions," they said. Letham, Park and Taylor certainly had no hesitation providing an interest-free and unsecured loan of £1.5 million for working capital after Dave King and his associates had taken control at an extraordinary general meeting at the start of March. Mike Ashley, who was handed security over the Albion Car Park, Edmiston House, Murray Park and the registered trademarks and given another 25 per cent of Rangers Retail Ltd in return for a £5m credit facility in January, wasn't quite so benevolent. Yet, the failure of further significant funding, or even of any sort of plan for the future, to materialise in the weeks since the change of regime has been a source of frustration for Rangers supporters. The revelation last week that Ashley had requisitioned another general meeting in an attempt to have his money returned was met with bemusement by many fans. Surely £5m would be a small price to pay to reclaim the club's assets? Just give the man his money for pity's sake. The cash is there, isn't it? King had appeared relaxed about the prospect of immediately squaring up with the billionaire after ousting his representatives Leach and Derek Llambias. "We're kind of expecting that," the major shareholder said. "But the funds are there to pay him." There is no legal requirement to repay the Newcastle United owner at the moment. However, the line peddled by the members of the former board that their would-be successors weren't prepared to part with the sums needed to propel Rangers forward hasn't, so far at least, been disproved. The complex situation John Gilligan, King and Paul Murray inherited has been largely responsible for the delay. The new directors and their professional advisors have been forensically examining the club's accounts and contracts in the weeks since taking charge. Given that criminal convictions and custodial sentences could result from the actions of some of those involved at the club in the last four years, that undertaking will have been far from straightforward. Negotiations with Sports Direct, whose Derbyshire headquarters were last week visited by police in relation to ongoing investigations into the Rangers takeover, about their commercial agreements have also been entered into. Those, too, promise to be protracted. Knowing what league Rangers will be playing in next season is also important. If it is to be the Premiership - and holding Queen of the South yesterday kept alive that possibility - it will increase revenue and make the club a more attractive proposition to potential business partners. The delisting of Rangers International Football Club plc from the AIM Stock Exchange last month after officials failed to enlist a nominated advisor to replace WH Ireland - due to what they described as the "failings in corporate governance of those who previously controlled the company" - hasn't helped. Elsewhere, whether King, the Johannesburg-based businessman who was found guilty of 41 tax-related offences in South Africa in 2013, can be appointed chairman is pivotal. The Scot is attempting to prove to the SFA board he satisfies their "fit and proper person" guidelines. He has complied with all of the governing body's requests. The wait for evidence from the South African Revenue Service has held up the outcome. That ruling will, irrespective of whether it is favourable or not, determine on what basis both King and the club can proceed. A decision is expected this week and supporters will hear in detail from the man who holds a 15 per cent stake in the company when it comes. http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/opinion/are-new-ibrox-board-biding-their-time-with-cash-as-sure-as-bears-do-their-business-in-.126298520?

Yes, your comments on him have always been, and continue to be, so. He was brilliant today, superb at our goal and saved us. Without him we'd never have got through. Possibly wouldn't have got this far. A class ahead of the rest of our squad

Yes, FS, but it would also be extremely remiss of a number of other clubs not to be interested in Warburton, too. I suspect - strongly - that more than one club in England has already sounded him out and that this is where he will be next season.

Kelly, Sinnamon©, Mills, Halkett, Gasparotto, Mbabu, Aird, Stoney, Hardie, Ramsay, Burrows Subs: McMinn, Pascazio, Roberts, Dykes & Gallagher Rangers leading 1-0 after 20 mins. Gasparotto with the goal. Nicked from FF....playing Hamilton "Mills free kick from right flicked on & drilled into net by @lucagasparotto3. " HT now still 1-0 @RFC_Youth Both sides committed & playing on bumpy & rutted surface. Stoney lively, Ramsey pulling strings in midfield. Halkett & Luca solid at back.

But I wanted to know what really happened

Wonder what we had to give in return. Cynical, untrusting Loyal...

It seems likely that we are missing part of this story. As Craig says at the moment it looks a clear case that as the £5 million has to be paid "at some point.... so it might as well be now." For whatever reason there seems to be some jockeying for position going on, I just think we don't know the reason.

Mike Ashley goes to WAR with the Rangers board and demands: Give me my £5m loan back NOW 06:00, 13 May 2015 By Keith Jackson , Mark McGivern NEWCASTLE owner also requests ANOTHER general meeting and asks for a full explanation into stock market delisting as he issues Ibrox chiefs with an ultimatum. MIKE ASHLEY has turned his guns on the new Rangers regime by requisitioning a general meeting and asking for his £5m loan to be repaid in full. Record Sport can reveal the Sports Direct tycoon made the highly aggressive move one week AFTER the Ibrox club’s interim chairman Paul Murray and director John Gilligan travelled south to open ‘peace talks’ at his Shirebrook HQ in Derbyshire - but five days BEFORE cops raided the premises as part of a probe into the commercial activities of former owners Craig Whyte and Charles Green. In the letter, which is dated April 29, Ashley demands to know the ‘precise details’ surrounding the recent delisting of the club from the AIM Stock Exchange, a move which was triggered when Dave King teamed up with other high profile shareholders to successfully remove Derek Llambias and Derek Leach from the boardroom. He also proposes resolutions which if voted through, would force the new regime to hand back a £5 million crisis loan which was agreed between Ashley, Llambias and Leach in January. In exchange for the cash Ashley will hand back security over all the Rangers crests and badges, the club’s Murray Park training ground and Albion Street car park and the Edmiston House facility. Record Sport can also reveal that Ashley had a negative security clause written into the deal struck with the previous board, which means Rangers cannot use security of Ibrox stadium in order to raise funds with any third parties. The letter was sent two weeks ago, but Ashley has been complaining that he is still awaiting a response. A source close to Ashley said last night: “This is a message to Dave King and his associates to put up or shut up. The board and the fans own more than half of the Rangers shares, so they have the power to vote this through - if they have the money. “All they have to do is find the £5 million that he gave them in January and he will release security on the various brands, Murray Park, the car park and Edmiston House. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/mike-ashley-goes-war-rangers-5687137

That's fantastic news, well done. Makes me even angrier that I am missing it though!

My first thought too

@RFC_Youth @RFC_Youth U20 side taking on Partick Thistle: Kelly, Aird, Mills, Halkett, Streete, Gasparotto, Gallagher, Dykes, Hardie, Ramsay, Ferguson On the bench for the Development League side tonight against Thistle are: McMinn, Sinnamon, Burrows, Roberts, Stoney, Pascazio, Ogen It's all over at Forthbank against Thistle and the Gers have pulled back from two down to win 3-2 - goals from Ramsay and a Mills double. From 2-0 down to a 3-2 win. Well done.

Excellent word, Frankie, not heard that in ages and doubt I've ever seen it on-line.

But no-one said that