Frankie 8,150 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 Enjoy... RANGERS AGM 2006 Present: Paul Le Guen, David Murray, John McLelland (chair), Donald McIntyre, Donald Wilson, John Greig. Meeting Opened 11.05am Resolutions A) Accounts 05/06 passed without comment. B) Donald Wilson re-elected. C) Dave King re-elected. D) Donald McIntyre re-elected. E) Grant Thornton (Auditors) re-elected. General Questions Q1. JJB Deal A1. Commercial decision due to expected declines in strip pricing as shown by new England kit in summer. Will save RFC Ã?£1million in interest fees each year. Although job losses were unfortunate they were a necessary evil. (DM) Q2. Ibrox hosting major finals A2. UEFA and SFA have been lobbied previously and club will continue to do so. (MB) Q3. Travel Club Costs A3. ââ?¬Ë?Flight Optionsââ?¬â?¢ are cheaper because they have more planes at their disposal so can provide them quicker and easier. Airport logistics problems in Norway also increased costs but club felt these were still competitive considering the market. (MB) Q4. Disabled Facilities A4. As well as the new facilities in the Argyll House, there are proposals for new areas within the Govan West Corner stand. The existing Enclosure facilities will be improved. (MB) [CONTINUED] RANGERS AGM 2006 (Continued) Q5. Renaming other stands A5. Further consideration will be taken considering the success of the ââ?¬Ë?Bill Struth Standââ?¬â?¢ initiative. (DM) Q6. Sectarian chants by away support A6. ââ?¬Ë?*** Brigadeââ?¬â?¢ has no place at Rangers as they bring shame on our club. However, problem has been greatly reduced so fans and club should take pride in this improvement. (DM) Q7. Vandalism of old Rangers shops A7. This problem will be attended to within 48 hours. (DM) Q8. Media Negativity A8. Do not buy the papers and the problem will lessen. (DM) Q9. Inaction to combat fans portrayal in media A9. Problem not as bad and MediaHouse are working on the issue behind the scenes. (DM) Q10. Poor on-field performance and transfer budget A10. Club canââ?¬â?¢t spend money we donââ?¬â?¢t have. All profit from last season was spent on improving playing staff. (DM) Q11. Banning orders for journalists A11. Although club feels bans wouldnââ?¬â?¢t achieve anything, they believe some journalists have crossed the line and action will be taken against them. (DM) Q12. Bill Struth Grave/AGM Timing A12. Wreath was recently placed at graveside by club and future AGMââ?¬â?¢s may be considered for weekend timing to allow more people to attend. (DM) Q13. Catering quality A13. Club is concerned at level of complaints but attributed some problems to water pressure issues. There have also been successful pilot programmes in some outlets which may be rolled out to other areas. (MB) Q14. Further stadium expansions A14. Copland and Broomloan Stands may be upgraded/extended in the same way as Bar 72. (MB) [CONTINUED] RANGERS AGM 2006 (Continued) Q15. Campbell Ogilvie A15. Both parties still keep in touch and consult with each other. No bad blood and CO only moved on because he was too busy with his SFA duties. (MB) Q16. Travel Security Issues A16. Club have followed up complaints with UEFA and action was received by independent parties in some areas. However, the club feel ticket less fans also cause problems and people without tickets should not travel. (MB) Q17. Club Inaction with regard to certain issues and defensive problems A17. Club as annoyed as any fan about some stories and chairman promised action within one month that fans will aprreciate. Manager also assured fans that he is aware of the teamsââ?¬â?¢ problems and will endeavour to fix them. (DM/PLG) Q18. Signingââ?¬â?¢s Scottish identity A18. All talent irrespective of background will be considered. Improvements will happen and balance of players a necessity. (PLG) Q19. Failure to sack Alex McLeish quicker A19. Loyalty was important to the club and they felt changes would be pointless half-way through the season. (DM) Meeting Closed 11.45am 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delbear 0 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 cheers frankie... not much new ground getting covered .... Del. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted September 20, 2006 Share Posted September 20, 2006 40 minutes! Is that all? Surely we can do better than that?!? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,150 Posted September 20, 2006 Author Share Posted September 20, 2006 yep, it's a joke. Time and number of questions has has halfed in the last 2 years. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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