MoodyBlue 0 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I hope neither are struck down by career threatening injuries in the near future at their new clubs...... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWeeBlueDevil 0 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 (edited) How anybody could be the slightest bit surprised is frankly beyond me. I bare no ill against any player who chooses to leave. Que sera sera. For me it was the wording in their statements that really annoyed me, " new club" "no history " . That was uncalled for and is just a parting kick to the haw maws that plays right into the hands of the mhanky hordes. To hear our own players come out with they two little dittys makes me feel sick. Edited June 24, 2012 by TheWeeBlueDevil 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 If their T&C's are protected by TUPE then the only reason to leave is the uncertainty over which League/Division we will be playing in. That will be decided within the next two weeks or a little longer, so what's the rush? There would be plenty of time to arrange transfers thereafter. It seems to me that the players concerned (and I think there will be more) are simply taking advantage of the clauses they negotiated at the time of the pay reductions, which were almost forced upon them; certainly freely entered into by both sides. One could argue that by doing so they are just trying to get back the money they lost in salaries, from signing on fees etc. On a quick calcualtion that might have been around £250,000, a not inconsiderable sum. There was some talk that newco/sevco might recompense them for some or all of that loss but that seems unlikely. So in reality it's a commercial decision and from that perspective the outcome was inevitable. On the footballing front, Naismith will do well in a middling EPL side, Aston Villa or Sunderland perhaps, possibly an even higher level? Whittaker will struggle at that level, especially as a defender. He is not as good as Hutton was and look what happened to him. That is if Naismith returns as good as he was before the injury. It took him more than a year to find his form last time round and you do also have the Mols scenario where he may never be the player he was. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF2008 0 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 If their T&C's are protected by TUPE then the only reason to leave is the uncertainty over which League/Division we will be playing in. That will be decided within the next two weeks or a little longer, so what's the rush? There would be plenty of time to arrange transfers thereafter. Have to agree with that. Now the excuses are starting to roll out ...blaming Green for not giving them full disclosure on investors etc. Bullshit. They've let the club, the coaching staff, the fans and themselves down with this action. They could have been legends. Instead they decided to jump ship. Now they may be free to carry on their careers elsewhere, but they will live to regret this decision. They'll have fond memories of Ibrox and the adulation they received, but that's all they should have. Exile is what this deserves. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 That is if Naismith returns as good as he was before the injury. It took him more than a year to find his form last time round and you do also have the Mols scenario where he may never be the player he was. I am disappointed but not surprised at these decisions and bear the players no ill will. In that scenario I would be as sorry for Naismith as I was for Mols. The only difference, and it is a small one is that Mols was injured by an opponent, Naismith injured himself fouling an opponent. Ultimately, both were injured in the service of Rangers FC and that is unfortunate, but it happens in football. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 more blame laid at the door of d&p. easy target, morons or conspirators you decide. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve1872 4 Posted June 24, 2012 Author Share Posted June 24, 2012 RangersMedia have been informed that Allan McGregor, club captain Steven Davis and Carlos Bocanegra will be the next three players to state that it is their intention to quit Rangers 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,342 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 more blame laid at the door of d&p. easy target, morons or conspirators you decide. Why is it the fault of D&P? It was HMRC who denied us the CVA. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,876 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 What little optimism I had over our situation is being sapped away on a daily basis. So many mixed emotions, so little hope. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF2008 0 Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I am disappointed but not surprised at these decisions and bear the players no ill will. It's unsurprising, understandable even given that Ally felt the transfer embargo would be enough alone to spark an exodus. It's also unforgivable though. I don't wish ...well anything really for the players who abandon us at this stage. They're lost to us. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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