buster.
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I don't think there is any doubt that the 'best days' are in the past regards what has been, being reasonably competitive at a European level for on average one season every decade. It's not only our very own 'onerous omnishambles'. You have to take into consideration Scottish football as a whole, the wide gulfs in TV revenue and the marginalisation of the middle to smaller size leagues. I think it likely that there will be a steady lowering of attendance averages over the next few years as the generations change. The youngsters becoming increasingly more disinterested in Scottish Football. Many talk of the 'magicbean' being a move to a European league. I don't buy it. I haven't seen one viable and realistic plan that would be a gamechanger and that's not to mention the fact we're not going to be in any state to do anything for the forseeable.
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The club has a ban of sorts regards BBC Scotland so whilst a licence payer can have his say over the national broadcaster regards coverage of Rangers, it brings to mind the old line about 'you can't have your cake and eat it too'. I'd argue that what's more to the point and another show of ...'say one thing and do another'... is how the club may have such a ban in place but via spin-doctors, place leaks in the public domain (BBC) or indeed allow themselves to be doorstep interviewed in 'fagile moments' by those who they 'ban'.
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Over the years I've heard many say that Ze Germans were infallible but then you read Der Berliner trying to shoehorn his general views into whatever may come along. It only leads me to speculate that 'Vorsprung durch Technik', not unlike the Spanish football XI.............. has ceased to be.
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It'll be Dumbarton (H) then Hibs (A).
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Sandy Easdale Reported to Financial Authorities
buster. replied to chilledbear's topic in Rangers Chat
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Look's to me as if the G 2-3 P was a 0 pointer Taking into account the red card and Ronaldo's knee, Portugal were playing Germany with 9 and a half players, which has never been a good idea. Real Madrid players had a pretty miserable match, just as they did with Spain the other night.
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Scenario: You are Jim Traynor, you are on twitter and don't want your ID to be revealed. What's more likely ? a) You tweet about goings-on in Airdrie. b) You don't think it a good idea to tweet about matters in Airdrie. c) You tweet about Airdrie thinking that people will presume you'd never be so stupid to do that and will presume double bluff and that is someone else.
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You could try Iran 5 Nigeria 4 and if it comes up I'm sure you'd go top.
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Suddenly no-one wants to take responsibility for passing on Jack's brief. It's getting a wee bitty confusing as to the plays within.
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1972nd place has a nice ring to it
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Zappa, I see bonus points have been awarded. Am I missing something ?
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Perhaps they are competing in a race to the 'bottom'. 'Omnishambles' doesn't seem to be a strong enough word anymore. ps. Uruguay would have been better off with the Sister of Forlan in their attack the other night.
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Rangers International Football Club plc (“RIFC”, “Rangers”, “the Company” or “the Club”) http://www.rangers.co.uk/images/staticcontent/documents/RangersBusinessReview.pdf
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I'd be curious, all things considered at this point in time.........who would contemplate giving Green financial support. There seems to be a lot of confusion regards the share issue(s). IIRC the headlines in the Record last week (Irvine briefed story) about the 8M referred to an issue to existing shareholders. Any prospective consortium would have to invest in a share issue that can't be conducted without a successful EGM vote. I mention both because both the Daily Record (11/06/13)* and today's BBC piece smell of Jack Irvine (MH). IMO, this is spin and bluster. * http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-board-set-launch-new-3672935
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Jack (MH) tends to use BBC Scotland for this type of story. eg. for when the Easdales were being put forward by the 'proxies'. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/22270973 Remember the interviews 'in the bus' and 'on the doorstep'.
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Sandy, What about the usual MO.....................why not get your lawyers onto the case ? Did Profesor Watson (Levy & McRae) advise you and his old mate Jack against it ? Don't you want the truth of the matter being found ? So instead we have to take the word of a convicted fraudster with a 'colourful reputation' who has needed to employ spin-doctors to try and paint an acceptable public image. How are your 57,043 shares getting on in a 'Fragile' PLC ? You were lucky that you got them so cheap, about a week after publicly saying the PLC was in a 'fagile' state. You must keep your ear to the ground given you aren't an office bearer in RIFC. Maybe Jack would have been able to congratulate you on last week's flight to London. It was a curious co-incidence that one of Jack's go-to men at the BBC, Alasdair Lamont just happened to be at the Ibrox doorstep with a camera in tow that morning....and that you just happened to break habits and do a 'spontaneous' and Fragile TV interview. If I was a cynic, I might have said that it was all engineered and it included Jack briefing against Graham Wallace around the same time. Didn't take you for the comedian, Sandy but that line about "highly-professional with rigid financial discipline" was a good one. You have a long record in doing so, or was it just a 'record'.
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One year contract x3 Miller McGregor Hutton
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It would have taken a brave man to send the 'golden boy' off. Put any 10 ten referees from Europe in those precise circumstances and I doubt even 2 of them would have reached for red. However put the same 10 in the referees shoes at the 'penalty' incident and I doubt more than 1 of them would have given it.
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Although it's purely a guess, I don't think the average crowds will get near to the mid 40's. My guess would be mid to late 30's.
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The cuts refer to the business review. This was said to be fundamental to the club going forward. In your analysis, the club seem to be gambling that matchday income will cover the shortfall.........but do they/ can they spend money on infrastructure with money that isn't guaranteed ? They said they would fund any shortfall and thus provide funds with which to implement business review. They now announce a shortfall but say they might not need to fund it (and the business review which was "vital" can go hang). Doesn't make sense unless they are chancing barstewards.
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The board are in essence saying that the business review wasn't really that important. That we'll bring the likes of Kenny Miller and Spin-doctors in but that fancy modern infrastructure stuff like 'scouting' etc. can go hang. IMO it helps expose them and their 120+ days of buying time....which when you think of it was just a different and more elaborate way for Wallace to put over his empty corporate speak.
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Getting the thread back on track....... I think that today's annoucement and the provisional cold water it pours on the 43.4M shares being offered to existinfg shareholders is something that isn't getting the attention it deserves. Where in the business review they said that it would be used for a significant shortfall, now they are saying it might not be needed but at the sametime announce a significant shortfall. ------------------------------------------ Can they have reasonable expectations of a sudden very long queue forming up at Ibrox ? Are they doing anything different to make it happen ? When will they make a final decision if short-term measure is required or not ?
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I always measure DB's posts in 'steins'. A little like how some may rate a lady and her chances of them. ps. I can cause no offence as I'm 'ignored'.
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A fit Mandzukic will certainly improve them and as for Mexico, as indicated my remark was 'blind' in that I don't know what kind of team they have....but if it's as competitive as recent WC's they'll more than give Croatia a game.