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Over to you Mediahouse Posted on July 3, 2015 by exposingtherhats This has been a difficult week for Mediahouse with what was meant to be a very low profile agreement between themselves, Mr Macgiollabhain and Mr McMurdo being exposed. In fairness to Ramsay Smith he has taken the recent setbacks in good humour, he called me last night as I rather amateurishly gave myself away in a comment posted to his Rangers Loyal website. The call was good natured and out of respect I gave him the heads up on the information I plan to disclose after refusing a lighthearted offer for me to “join the team”. Sadly Ramsay refused to pass my comment through the RSL moderation so I’ll expand on it today and will detail a general outline of the plans given to Bill and Phil for the next month. South African foreign exchange controls – The “Dave King has no money” angle wasn’t really breaking through as the success of Micromega is there for all to see. It’s clear that even if Mr King didn’t have spare cash he would have no problems in raising finance so the new angle of he has money but can’t get it out of the country was decided to be more plausible. Personally I am by no means an expert on moving money out of South Africa and King notoriously plays his cards close to his chest so I won’t speculate on how he will do this other than to say Keith Bishops Associates believe he will be able to invest significant sums but not until mid-October. Financial Fair Play – This was planned to be a huge line of attack, the plan was that Phil would kick things off with a blog originally intended for publication yesterday. The gist was to be that a previous going concern warning in Rangers accounts coupled with their losses over a 3 year period excluded the club from Europe should they qualify this season. Bill would then follow this up using his Ninjaman account helpfully explaining that “soft investment” of the sort Mr King hasn’t yet provided but Mike Ashley would have could have avoided all this. To categorically clear this up, this is a complete non issue, with an equity injection from owners clubs are allowed to lose an average of £10 million a year. We will be receiving a significant equity injection as made clear by our board of directors and with it any Going Concern warnings disappear. Pushing the line that any unsold merchandise benefits Mike Ashley anyway – This will be frequently mentioned in Phil and Bill’s blogs in order to undermine what is actually turning into a very successful boycott. Like most spin it involves an element of truth, if Rangers order too much stock they need to make a payment. However Rangers have this year ordered the minimum amount of stock allowed under the agreement, I don’t know the exact numbers but my understanding it’s small enough to be of no real consequence. Suggestion that Warburton was misled on transfer budget – Inevitably with so many players coming in talks will break down with some. When this happens Phil and Bill are going to report that their “sources” are suggesting Warburton is unhappy with budgets and feels misled, they would even hint he will walk out. How Mediahouse will proceed now their plans have been made public is anyone’s guess but I note with interest that Phil and Bill have been keeping a very low profile for the last couple of days which suggests a rethink is underway. On a more humourous note I just wanted to touch on Phil’s fantastic 8000 season ticket sales blog, followed last night by a wonderful face saving attempt when he claimed it was now 14000. These blogs baffled me slightly as the point of the Mediahouse contract is to undermine these sales, my natural reaction as a Rangers fan if sales were low would be to get out buy one and help the club. The reason the logic behind them was so skewed is that Phil was flying solo on this one, it wasn’t part of agreed plans with Mediahouse and he wasn’t paid for either blog. My only guess as to why he published something so easily discredited is that he took a punt, hoped sales were low, delivered some “Rangers porn” for his loyal readers and it blew up in his face. I do hope this little lapse in judgement doesn’t cost Phil his stenography contract, his family have spilt too many tears already over Rangers. As for Merlin McMurdo he is now aware that I and other more high profile Rangers supporters have concrete evidence proving he carried out the dirty work of the previous board. We dare you Bill, post one more lie about our club… http://wp.me/p6pBEY-a

Just saying what I was told.

Speaking to someone yesterday who watched Sheffield United put 5 past this keeper. Least said the better.

Wes Foderingham is set to agree a deal with Rangers to become Mark Warburton's latest summer signing. The goalkeeper, who left Swindon Town at the end of the season, will undergo a medical in Glasgow and is poised to put pen to paper on a contract with the Scottish Championship club. Having started his career at Fulham, Foderingham is perhaps best known for a row with then Swindon boss Paolo di Canio after he was substituted after just 20 minutes of a cup game against Stoke. Meanwhile the Ibrox side are continuing negotiations with 35-year-old midfielder John Eustace. The former Derby County captain arrived in Glasgow on Thursday to hold further talks over his proposed move to the Light Blues. Eustace previously worked with Warburton at English Premier League side Watford. Danny Wilson and Rob Kiernan have already joined Rangers this summer. STV

@IL_Official: Wes Foderingham is in advanced talks with Rangers the now. Source Sky Sports

I'm reading 24.5k.

Whatever the number of ST sold last season . . 23,000 ?

21,500 ST. RANGERS Chairman Dave King has paid a glowing tribute to supporters after season-ticket renewal figures for Season 2015/16 reached a remarkable 21,500. The Ticket Centre has been inundated with renewal forms since the Chairman outlined his vision for the Club and the new management team of Mark Warburton and David Weir were unveiled. Rangers fans have been quick to respond by renewing in impressive numbers, no doubt encouraged by the signing of players like Danny Wilson and Rob Kiernan. The management team is working round the clock to recruit more players capable of boosting Rangers’ drive back to the top. The deadline for season ticket renewals passed yesterday and the general public sale will open just as soon as all renewals and seat transfers have been dealt with. Hitting the 21,500 mark in just under three weeks is well ahead of initial estimates and Mr King thanked the fans for their support saying: ‘It has been really encouraging for the new board to witness this phenomenal response from the Club’s supporters in advance of what is going to be the most significant season for the team in recent years. “This early uptake confirms the remarkable strength of feeling Rangers fans have for their Club. “We have already had significant improvements in the Club’s fortunes off the pitch and we now look forward to a similar outcome on the pitch this season.”

@campbellclaret: Shows the power of the brand that despite Glasgow Rangers' woes a friendly at Ibrox is exciting Burnley fans http://t.co/gGEiAPMA0X

You sound like my wife !!

International clearance ??

Confirmed @AliceHedworth: Jordan Gibson and @TomLang05 have both joined the Rangers Youth department on a permanent basis, subject to international clearance.

@superrangers90: Rangers close in on Lang and Foderingham as Warburton strengthens his squad | Herald Scotland http://t.co/RqwCfJkyFb via @heraldscotland Lang, 18, left Birmingham City recently and has impressed the coaching staff at Murray Park during a recent trial. It is understood that the central defender, who has represented Scotland and Under-17 and Under-18 level, will sign a one-year contract. Foderingham, meanwhile, is available on a free transfer after letting his contract run out at Swindon. The 24-year-old has also been linked with Reading and Birmingham City. Rangers manager Mark Warburton is also running the rule over ex-Manchester City defender Reece Wabara and ex-Middlesbrough man Andy Halliday with his counterpart at Hearts, Robbie Neilson, clearing the way for a move for midfielder Jason Holt. Holt left Tynecastle on January to join Sheffield United on loan and Hearts are open to letting him go as long as a suitable development fee is agreed for the 22-year-old. "We won't demand silly money for him," said Neilson. "We don't want to leave the boy in limbo, but we need to protect the development fee."

Seems to be a lot of round yellow things about.

Rangers to sign 18-year-old centre-back Tom Lang tomorrow on an initial year-long deal. Impressed on trial after leaving Birmingham City. Kenny Millar Scottish Sun on twitter.

http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/galleries/item/9540-gallery-pre-season-day-3

MARK WARBURTON wants his Rangers side to focus on their own preparations rather than worry about Hibs after the two were paired together in round one of the Petrofac Training Cup. In a reverse of last year’s first round tie, the Light Blues will travel to Easter Road on July 25, however that date may be subject to change for television purposes. And while acknowledging that the tie is one to look forward to, Warburton is insistent that his team concentrate only on themselves in the build-up. He explained: “We’ll prepare the same as we would any other game. Obviously we respect who we’re playing every single time, but it’s not going to change our focus or our preparation. We’ll get ready the best we can every single time we play. “It’s really important from our perspective that we don’t prepare any differently. Our mindset has to be the same for every game that we go into, and we have to recognise that if our standards drop, we’ll have a problem. “It’s really important that we set our standards exceptionally high, prepare well for the game and then take that on to hopefully delivering a good performance. “I’m not going to turn around and say I have an in-depth knowledge of Hibs, but my knowledge is decent. “I’ll look at their games in the coming weeks, but it is about us. Yes, we’ll do our homework, but it is about us looking to impose ourselves on every game that we play.” Some may view the trophy as the lowest of Rangers’ priorities for this campaign, but Warburton certainly doesn’t see it that way, and he is determined to go all the way this year. He continued: “Any trophy we go into, and it doesn’t matter what it is, we go in to win it. That’s the right thing to do, and if you don’t do that, it’s a weak mentality. “We’ve got a good programme leading up to the start of the season, so it’s imperative for us to prepare well and we look forward to the game. “The boys are back in and are training well. There is a lot of work ahead of us, but their mentality and approach so far has been outstanding.” http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/item/9541-warburton-well-focus-on-ourselves

Andrew Dickson Don't know just how close a deal with Wabara is but I understand he's very keen and has an excellent attitude to developing himself further. Talk of Andy Halliday.

Reece Wabara ‏@ReeceWabara 12h12 hours ago Glasgow! Long drive ahead! A right back from Doncaster.

You were put through some rough times.

Don't think he played up front before we were in the third division. I wish everybody would stop blaming players/management for taking a wage they have been offered.

Scottish Sun tomorrow. Rangers chasing Jason Holt ?

D'Art How would you see this process starting?

Awful since he moved to centre half, before that top goal scorer. Not one of our best players over the years, but did the job for the team and Manager.