chilledbear

Am I right that Mather said this would happen? Both in London at the moment.

Enjoyed that, but who is EJ Hendry?

He was never a natural goal scorer, but leads the line well. Nicky Clark is the one for me, I think he could be a top player and Daly can be a big help.

That's the problem going forward, even if we have a changes at the top, what deals have been struck in the meantime.

I quite enjoyed the eating of humble pie on RM this morning, but glad to be back.

I see Mark Dingwall has confirmed this on FF

SSN say he has stepped down??

Would have to inform Stock Exchange first,I would think.

Warnock and McColl.

To be honest,I don't see it happening.

Everybody seems to be mixed up on here.

'I can also reveal that Kieran Prior along with Malcolm Murray held a conference call with Charles Green last week from broker Daniel Stewart’s office'

Rangers International Football Club plc ("Rangers" or the "Company") Appointment of Broker The Board of Rangers is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel Stewart & Company plc as corporate broker to the Company with immediate effect. Strand Hanson Limited remains as the Company's nominated adviser.

Sorry, to many supporters.

The problem might be, who will Green bring in and what contract will be given.

In my opinion no, but as I have said it is to many of the support.

Time and place, it's not the most important at the moment.

Reading some of the stuff on the Forums is frightening, the last result seems to be all some are interested in.

And there's more . . . Keith Jackson http://t.co/uvQFpyYfBG Keith Jackson By Keith Jackson Keith Jackson: Charles Green is back at Rangers, so what does Walter Smith do now? KEITH looks at the latest shocking twist in the tale at Ibrox and what Rangers legend Walter Smith must do for the good of the club he loves. 5 Aug 2013 08:02 IT’S time for Walter Smith to go. To pick up his integrity and his professional reputation and put as much distance between them and Rangers as he possibly can. He should not wait a minute longer or put himself through any more pain. There is life beyond the red brick facade of Ibrox Stadium and it’s time for Smith, a doting grandad, to cut loose and enjoy it. He has given most of the last 30 years of his life to Rangers. But now Rangers are sucking the life out of him. For his own good and for the sake of his sanity, Smith must end it all. He must do walking away. And he should do it today because the sooner he does, the sooner he can explain to the supporters who to back in the battle for control. And why. The return of Charles Green to this basketcase of a club is Smith’s last straw. It is also proof that, although he sits at the top of the table as chairman, he’s been rendered almost powerless. With an EGM on the horizon and shareholders openly revolting, Smith has become a hostage to fortune. He is unable to exert any control over those around him as this omnishambles thunders on towards its messy end and so now he must leave them to it. Let’s be very clear. Smith has very little time for Green and others on that board, including financial director Brian Stockbridge who has somehow clung to his job despite being exposed by this paper as a man of dubious conduct. It was Smith who drove Green out as chief executive in April after delivering a speech of Churchillian quality during a Saturday summit at Murray Park. He talked about what Rangers meant to him and many thousands of others. To illustrate his point, he produced a grainy old photo of himself with his own grandad, on one of their first ever matchday visits to Ibrox. He opened his soul on that day while pleading with the rest of the room to abide by the standards which have been handed down through the years by the club’s custodians. Standards which would automatically exclude the likes of Green, Stockbridge, Imran Ahmad and their old associate Craig Whyte. And, although it seemed to some at the time as if Smith had succeeded, the truth is Green never really went away. Yes, he may have used some of the millions he squeezed out of Rangers to set himself up in France but he wasn’t going to sit on those big Yorkshire hands forever. Not when there were more blue pounds to be grabbed. It is my understanding that, last week, Smith stonewall refused to sanction Green’s return to the board. But that he found himself almost entirely isolated. Which is why a compromise was fudged to appoint Green as a ‘consultant’. This was done against Smith’s wishes. No sooner had Green returned than he was running his mouth to a newspaper, infuriating manager Ally McCoist who blamed that interview for his team’s latest humiliating cup defeat at Forfar. What an unedifying mess this club has become. Smith has too much class to stay amongst it any longer. He is not cut out for all of this Machiavellian skulduggery and devious deception. Smith is a straight shooter who prides himself on his own honesty and his love for his football club. But, by staying, he now endangers his legacy at Ibrox. His efforts have been valiant and selfless. He had no wish to get involved and only squared it with himself on the basis that it would be better to be on the inside as a potential whistle blower. But somehow it overwhelmed him. From not wishing to be on the board at all, Smith found himself as its chairman, replacing the bloodied Malcolm Murray on May 30. Now, two months on, there is nothing more he can give. There is no way for him to bring this broken board back together. He is presiding over a chaos which cannot be fixed but which needs to be demolished and started again. Smith should not hang around for such an inglorious ending. Rather, he should help to accelerate it by unburdening himself and telling a bewildered support exactly what has been going on behind the scenes. He should confess to allowing his name and his reputation to be hijacked by others who have no interest in doing what is best for Rangers. Only for themselves. Smith could also take time to explain what really is going on with chief executive Craig Mather, who was shoehorned into Green’s old job on an enormously lucrative contract despite having no obvious qualifications. What is the deal with this guy who, to all intents and purposes, appears to have bought himself a job when he became one of Green’s investors? Do Smith and McCoist really believe in Mather? Or have they been encouraged to endorse this man by the club’s internal Politburo? Mather embarrassed himself on Saturday with a statement that called for all involved at the club to get back to focussing on football – but which, conflictingly, was released half an hour before kick-off in Forfar. Without being bold enough to name names, he also launched a malevolent attack on Paul Murray and Jim McColl, who have united along with a hefty percentage of the institutional investors to take on the board. McColl and Murray have been given a mandate by the big hitters in London to sweep aside Mather, Stockbridge and non-executive director Bryan Smart. In other words, to clean up the mess around Smith. Both are wealthy men. McColl topped Scotland’s rich list just a couple of years ago and, although there is something jarring about using this word to describe anyone around the post-Whyte Rangers, is a confirmed ‘billionaire’. So they are not in it to make money or for ‘self gain’ as Mather claims. Also both Murray and McColl did more than anyone else to try to save Rangers from the clutches of Whyte and then Green. But they were denied that chance because of the closeness of the relationship that bound Whyte, Green and administrators Duff and Phelps together. The sale of Rangers was conducted in a closed shop and maybe if Mather knew anything about the depths that were stooped he wouldn’t chose to come across all high and mighty now. Mather was attempting to rewrite history with his words (they were HIS words right?) whilst making himself out as the one man fans could trust. A Johnny-come-lately associate of Green versus McColl, Murray and Frank Blin, three lifelong Rangers fans with impeccable business backgrounds. Good luck with that. But again, it is essential that Smith’s views in all of this are aired in public. Sitting in silence and despair is no longer an option for the man who may in time be regarded as the greatest contributor of all to this club’s history. Smith may have thought, in order to protect that legacy, he had to stay and fight the good fight on the inside. But the longer he stays gagged and bound by stock exchange regulations, the more damage will be done around him. For Rangers’ sake and for his own, Smith must go. And he must go with one almighty bang.

By Chris McLaughlin Senior Football Reporter, BBC Scotland Rangers chairman Walter Smith is on the brink of quitting his post at the club following days of bitter infighting at Ibrox. The former manager has already indicated to some within the club that he will definitely walk away if boss Ally McCoist is forced out and he may even go as early as this week. McCoist reacted with fury after former chief executive Charles Green returned to the club as a paid consultant and indicated the manager's position could be under threat. Green was quoted in a national newspaper saying that McCoist's position might not be safe even if he delivered the League One title - he also reiterated his claim that the current Rangers squad is the worst in the club's history. McCoist described Green's behaviour as appalling and insisted the man, who stepped down back in April, was an embarrassment to the club. Charles Green and Ally McCoist Charles Green and Ally McCoist have had their differences in the past It is now clear that the pair will not work together and one will have to go before the club can make any attempt to move forward. That has led to Smith indicating that he may have to step down from the position he has held since May. The bust-up came just hours after the current chief executive Craig Mather hit out at a group of shareholders who have made steps to remove him from his position. The group, thought to be led by Scottish businessman Jim McColl, want the removal of Mather and fellow directors Brian Stockbridge and Bryan Smart. Mather, who has only been in the position permanently since last month, called the move ill-timed and ill-informed. Some within the club also believe that the rival faction's attempts to wrestle control also leaves the chairman exposed. Smith was involved in a takeover attempt with McColl last year and will not back Mather in denouncing the attempts force boardroom change. http://t.co/cv1W1ZLSIx

Nevilles first appointment would be Goram as goalkeeper coach, cricket at Murray Park in the afternoon.

Different time, different thinking, I don't think he was alone in his views.

He talks about Green undermining the players, then does the very same. It's going to be a very tough August, on and off the Park. Disappointed in Ally making excuses and not taking any of the blame himself.

I'll be happy if it's just 5months.

Unfortunately not that unexpected.