Frankie

Lord Hodge forces MIH to release correspondence between them & Collyer Bristow regarding sale of Rangers

Good to see TBO add their weight to the protest...

They opposed the original order so they may want to reaffirm that.

Hmmm not sure. I think it's possibly just a procedural hearing to extend the current court order for D&P. HMRC may be opposing just like the last time.

Due to start at 10am apparently. A starred motion with regard to an administration order. Starred means it's opposed.

Rangers will certainly look into all possible resolutions of the situation. Talking up a move to Div3 is genuine I'm sure but also a method of pressurising the bodies to act more fairly.

Could be any time mate. I'm sure news will filter out when it's available.

On Monday the administrators gave the impression the bidders were wanting at least a few days to ruminate over a variety of issues - which will have included the SFA sanctions. With the SPL also expected to vote on their proposed new rules this coming Monday, I wouldn't expect any preferred bidder decision until then (though stranger things have happened). The fact is until Craig Whyte is paid to go away, no deal will be done in any case.

[video=youtube;I-P8pvOvYAM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-P8pvOvYAM Neville...

Don't think so.

I can understand the attraction at 'starting again' but I'd much prefer to stay in the SPL. For one thing I don't think the new sanctions will be voted through by the other clubs next week (too many could be facing the same scenario in the future) and I also think we'll win any appeal against the SFA embargo (partially at least). Starting afresh in Division 3 (if accepted) would be fascinating but I'm not convinced it's as attractive as it sounds. In fact it's very dangerous and I think it's extremely arrogant of us to suggest we'd be back in the SPL within 3 seasons. What if the SPL change their rules/size again in the interim? How soon would fans get fed up of this new adventure? Could we afford to retain and maintain Ibrox Stadium and Auchenhowie? Lots of questions and absolutely no guarantees.

Some media reports from late last year have it as Gerry Carlile (@AgentGerry on Twitter)... You can guess who Gerry supports I'm sure. Not sure if he's changed agents since then.

It's an interesting idea but I don't think Queens Park need to be drawn into this. They may not mind the extra publicity and revenue right enough...

Feel free mate - any advice is always welcome.

Like I say, I'm sure the guys will be planning ahead and will contact GCC and SP... If anything I'd fancy these organisations will be bending over backwards to accommodate the protest and avoid any negative publicity for themselves. Especially the former in an election year.

The BBC protest finished with a short march to Ibrox Stadium last year and although permission wasn't requested by the organisers, the police ensured it was still permitted and peaceful. As long as people don't take to the public highway, they'll be absolutely fine.

I'm sure Koeman/Empire and those helping him organise the protest will be well aware of the limitations placed upon them.

You should know by now that this forum is a place for adults - a place where all issues and opinions can be discussed maturely. I'd suggest that BH has made a serious error of judgement in publicising his problem with Mr Bennett. Now, we could have deleted that error of judgement or we could discuss the point he was making in our usual sensible way. I'm not sure anyone would have gained from hiding the issue. If anyone has lost out from this farce, it's BH as his own reputation is taking a hiding right across the Rangers supporting community. Deservedly so in my view. As for those elsewhere taking a gratuitous and ill-informed pop at this forum (or indeed myself) because of this issue, well that's also rather disappointing. Neither this forum (or myself) profess to be perfect but we will never apologise for promoting open discussion and encouraging a wide range of topics and opinions. Not doing so would be the wrong thing to do as I've never seen a bear online incapable of defending their opinion or themselves where appropriate.

A well constructed post with some great advice mate. I hope everyone has a read and takes the time to take some action.

Good work mate - admire your proactive response!

Welcome to the site mate. We won't pretend to be as busy as other forums but we do offer a good level of debate which has kept us going for the last 12 years or so...

Duff and Phelps, the administrators of Rangers Football Club, issued the following statement today. David Whitehouse, joint administrator, said: "We have today written to the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association requesting an immediate expedited appeals process over the sanctions imposed on Rangers by the Association's judicial panel last night. "The decision of last night's judicial panel is in our opinion quite extraordinary. Not only in our opinion do the panel fail to have properly apportioned culpability between the Club and Craig Whyte, they appear to have rendered a penalty which could have a very detrimental effect on the ability of the administrators to achieve a sale of the business or a Company Voluntary Arrangement. This, in turn, cannot be in the interests of Rangers Football Club or Scottish football in general. "The football authorities are fully aware that we are in the throes of an extremely complex insolvency situation. There has been widespread support across the political spectrum and in the football world for Rangers to be saved as a club and a viable business, last night's decision can only hinder rather than help. "The decision to prohibit the Club from signing new players is akin to a court ordering the administrator of a trading company not to buy stock. The principal operating and trading asset of a football club are its players and an inability to sign new players frustrates both the ability of the company to trade and the statutory objectives of administration. "It is extremely disappointing that approximately three weeks ago purchasers were at the point of confirming unconditional offers which would have achieved the purpose of administration. This process was first delayed by the announcements of the SPL to implement the rule changes to be considered on 30th April, and has now been further hampered by the sanctions imposed last night. "We are unsure as to whether the judicial panel fully understood or considered the commercial impact upon both the Club and Scottish Football of these measures, nor are we satisfied at this stage as to whether these sanctions are indeed lawful. Clearly time is running out to achieve a sale of the business or a CVA and the Club can ill afford further legal arguments. Accordingly, we are urging both football authorities to adopt a more pragmatic approach to sanctions to ensure that the administration of Rangers Football Club can be brought to a conclusion at the earliest possible date for the good of not only the Club but also for Scottish football generally. "We would then encourage the footballing authorities to introduce a framework so as to provide clarity in circumstances such as these going forward, rather than allowing arbitrary measures to be introduced on an ad-hoc basis which clearly impede a process of administration. "We are sure the authorities recognise that any potential purchaser or investor in a football club must have clarity in relation to its future playing capabilities and revenue potential. By failing to provide clarity in relation to pragmatic and commercially sensible penalties the authorities are by default prejudicing the survival of one of the clubs whose existence is key to the well being of Scottish football. "We will continue to work tirelessly over the next couple of days to attempt to secure the comfort from the football authorities as to the level of future sanctions which will be raised, so as to enable one of the bidders to proceed with an acquisition of Rangers Football Club Plc without further delay."

PS: Unless you mean David Edgar who used to be the spokesperson for the Trust. He also resigned a while back to pursue other commitments.

Jim Templeton is his name. He's no longer the Assembly chairman but he still takes a keen interest in a variety of matters surrounding the club.