the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 https://twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/st.../photo/1/large'>https://twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/st.../photo/1/large'>https://twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/st.../photo/1/large https://twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/st.../photo/1/large https://twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/st.../photo/1/large could see us in England and not being liquidated. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears 0 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 What’s his angle though? I can’t make my mind up about him at all. He’s a well known conman. He is doing this off his own back and not costing us any money though. I don;t think this will come to much though. it’ll easily be be told o fuck off by the English FA i’d guess? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JCS Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Undoubtedly interesting stuff.....but he's sadly deluded I think. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
metlika 0 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Has it already been deleted? Can't see the links. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 What’s his angle though? I can’t make my mind up about him at all. He’s a well known conman. He is doing this off his own back and not costing us any money though. I don;t think this will come to much though. it’ll easily be be told o fuck off by the English FA i’d guess? I think its clear he has a buyer for an epl bound rangers. if it pans out his finders fee will be huge. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears 0 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I think its clear he has a buyer for an epl bound rangers. if it pans out his finders fee will be huge. Possibly yeah, it would make sense. Here’s hoping 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 8, 2012 Author Share Posted July 8, 2012 http://mobile.twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/status/221905666997108736/photo/1/large http://mobile.twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/status/221905568196083712/photo/1/large http://mobile.twitter.com/DEVILSADVOKAT/status/221905443889491968/photo/1/large that's them in reverse order my links were bad. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Dynamo 128 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 It's a strange one. Going by his letter he says Rangers played in the FA Cup (which I knew anyway) but so did the likes of Queens Park (The only Scottish club to reach the final) does that mean they were members of the FA aswell? Going by most things i've read it says that they were just invited. I'd presume Rangers were in a similar situation and that the membership was honourary rather than official. It would be fantastic though if it was more than that and could offer the escape route we have all been looking for....... from wikipedia. he Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout competition in English association football. It is the oldest football competition in the world, having commenced in 1871. Although the Cup is organised by The Football Association, the governing body of the sport in England, and is open only to clubs playing in FA-affiliated leagues in the modern era, all of which are based in England, a number of teams from Scotland have also entered, primarily in the competition's early years. The first Scottish club to enter was Queen's Park, who accepted an invitation to take part in the very first competition after a number of the clubs which had originally entered withdrew. The Glasgow team were by far the dominant force in Scottish football, and no other team had even managed to score a goal against them. Because of a combination of byes and the withdrawal of opponents, "Queen's" reached the semi-finals without playing a match, but after holding Wanderers to a draw the Scottish club was forced to withdraw as the funds could not be raised to return for a replay.The following season Queen's entered the competition again and, to ease the travelling expenses required to take part in a competition in which virtually every other team was based in the home counties, were afforded byes all the way to the semi-finals. At this stage the club was drawn against Oxford University, whereupon the Scots withdrew from the competition, although one account states that Queen's in fact beat Oxford only to then withdraw as the team could not afford to travel to London for the final.In 1873, the newly-formed Scottish Football Association launched the Scottish Cup, but Queen's Park continued to enter the FA Cup draw, although for unknown reasons the club withdrew each time without playing. In 1883, Queen's returned to the FA Cup and reached the final, scoring resounding wins over Crewe Alexandra (10–0) and Manchester F.C. (15–0) en route, only to be defeated by Blackburn Rovers. The match against Manchester was the first FA Cup tie to be staged in Scotland, hosted at Titwood, the home of Clydesdale CC. A year later Queens met Blackburn Rovers in the final once again, with the English team again emerging victorious. The 1885–86 competition saw the first participation by other Scottish clubs, as Queen's were joined by Partick Thistle, Third Lanark, Rangers and Heart of Midlothian, although the latter two withdrew without playing a match. These clubs all returned for the 1886–87 competition, along with newcomers Renton and Cowlairs. In 1887, the Scottish Football Association banned its members from taking any further part in the FA Cup.[17] No more Scottish clubs participated until Gretna F.C. entered the competition in the 1980s. Because the town of Gretna is located extremely close to the border, the local football club had opted to play in the English football league system and by the 1980s had reached the Northern Premier League,[18] making the team eligible to enter the FA Cup. Gretna played in the qualifying rounds of the FA Cup for nineteen seasons, making the first round proper twice, until the club joined the Scottish Football League in 2002. Performance of Scottish clubs by season Season Club Round reached Notes Ref 1871–72 Queen's Park Semi-finals Reached the semi-finals without playing a match, held Wanderers to a draw, but withdrew rather than play a replay 1872–73 Queen's Park Semi-finals Received byes to the semi-finals but either withdrew immediately or beat Oxford University and then withdrew 1876–77 Queen's Park 3rd round Received byes to 3rd round but then withdrew 1879–80 Queen's Park 1st round Withdrew without playing a match 1880–81 Queen's Park 1st round Withdrew without playing a match 1881–82 Queen's Park 1st round Withdrew without playing a match 1882–83 Queen's Park 1st round Withdrew without playing a match 1883–84 Queen's Park Final Defeated in the final by Blackburn Rovers 1884–85 Queen's Park Final Defeated in the final by Blackburn Rovers 1885–86 Queen's Park 2nd round Reached 2nd round but withdrew 1885–86 Third Lanark 2nd round Reached 2nd round but then withdrew 1885–86 Partick Thistle 1st round 1885–86 Heart of Midlothian 1st round Withdrew without playing a match 1885–86 Rangers 1st round Withdrew without playing a match 1886–87 Rangers Semi-finals 1886–87 Partick Thistle 5th round 1886–87 Cowlairs 3rd round 1886–87 Renton 3rd round Defeated holders Blackburn Rovers in 2nd round 1886–87 Third Lanark 2nd round 1886–87 Heart of Midlothian 1st round 1886–87 Queen's Park 1st round 1983–84 Gretna 2nd qualifying round 1984–85 Gretna 3rd qualifying round 1985–86 Gretna 3rd qualifying round 1986–87 Gretna 4th qualifying round 1987–88 Gretna 2nd qualifying round 1988–89 Gretna 2nd qualifying round 1989–90 Gretna 1st qualifying round 1990–91 Gretna 3rd qualifying round 1991–92 Gretna 1st round 1992–93 Gretna 1st qualifying round 1993–94 Gretna 1st round The most recent appearance of a Scottish team in the FA Cup proper 1994–95 Gretna 1st qualifying round 1995–96 Gretna Preliminary round 1996–97 Gretna 1st qualifying round 1997–98 Gretna 3rd qualifying round 1998–99 Gretna 1st qualifying round 1999–00 Gretna 2nd qualifying round 2000–01 Gretna Preliminary round 2001–02 Gretna 2nd qualifying round 2002–03 Gretna 1st qualifying round Withdrew without playing a match 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF2008 0 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 So he's suggesting that his investors would be interested in purchasing The Rangers Football Club PLC if it's given the nod to move to English FA. Considering that he was touting us to various parties in the middle east from square one, he's left this a bit late has he not? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,416 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 I just can't take this guy seriously!,I mean where is he going with all this?,why is he so interested in this? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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