ComeOffit 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Can we now stop referencing Charles Green in a thread which is nothing to do with him. This thread is apparently about the merits or otherwise of a boycott yesterday, NOT about Charles Green. STOP derailing threads - and that goes to ALL of us ! So we can't mention the man that made the boycott "official", and the man who actually created the circumstances that made our support think the boycott was a good idea? It's hardly derailing threads. It's part of the bigger picture of what's happening at our club. It seems too many of us are prepared to follow this man off a cliff, the only difference being, green has a £2m cushion at the bottom to break his fall. The rest of us will crash and hit the ground and wonder what the fuck just happened. The boycott came from green, to the fans, and then back to green. But let's not talk about that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 He called it on behalf of the whole boardroom and club as the CEO, it doesn't mean it had to descend into another debate about his merits. fwiw if i say charles i mean the whole board and usually the companies they represent. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 So we can't mention the man that made the boycott "official", and the man who actually created the circumstances that made our support think the boycott was a good idea? It's hardly derailing threads. It's part of the bigger picture of what's happening at our club. It seems too many of us are prepared to follow this man off a cliff, the only difference being, green has a £2m cushion at the bottom to break his fall. The rest of us will crash and hit the ground and wonder what the fuck just happened. The boycott came from green, to the fans, and then back to green. But let's not talk about that. There was widespread talk of boycotts back in April before Green was even known of, the merits of it can be discussed without bringing him into it. The facts are you have a self confessed agenda and have to try and pollute every thread with it, despite they're being plenty of platform to air your grievances without doing that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 fwiw if i say charles i mean the whole board and usually the companies they represent. Charles as the CEO and a reasonably large shareholder will decide things sure, but the boycott issue was voted on in the boardroom and consulted with Ally etc. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3909 04 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 An SPL boycott would make much more sense, and be a lot more damaging to all of them. A cup game where we were all desperate to get through was a terrible choice of a boycott. Especially when we get half the gate money. It just proved to be more of a hindrance than anything else. Sorry, what does this mean? We should have staged an SPL boycott instead of boycotting an away Cup game at an SPL club's ground? You've lost me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 As far as I'm aware, going to a football game isn't a crime. The way these people have been vilified is beyond a joke. Yes, I agree they shouldn't have attended and the boycott should've been 100% but a couple hundred fans went. So what? The vast majority of Rangers fans stayed away and as far as I'm concerned it was a success. We've got more pressing issues right now, for example, the duds on the field and the duds in the dugout. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3909 04 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 i firmly believe yesterday should see the end to a few rangers careers. i honestly do. several of those players should be replaced with kids for the rest of the season and told to find new clubs asap. in recent years the lack of atmosphere has been a problem for us at ibrox, its no longer hostile, so i take your point about that part of it. The Rangers careers of the 4 ex-SPL duds (Shiels, Templeton, Sandaza & Black) and, more importantly, the Rangers managerial career of the man who bought them should be over after yesterday's flop. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
3909 04 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 As far as I'm aware, going to a football game isn't a crime. The way these people have been vilified is beyond a joke. Yes, I agree they shouldn't have attended and the boycott should've been 100% but a couple hundred fans went. So what? The vast majority of Rangers fans stayed away and as far as I'm concerned it was a success. We've got more pressing issues right now, for example, the duds on the field and the duds in the dugout. True, there are more pressing matters but the ignoble 300 deserve every bit of criticism coming their way. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeOffit 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 There was widespread talk of boycotts back in April before Green was even known of, the merits of it can be discussed without bringing him into it. The facts are you have a self confessed agenda and have to try and pollute every thread with it, despite they're being plenty of platform to air your grievances without doing that. You can't deny that green stoked the fires on this one with DU. Also, without him making it "official", we would have had much more than 300 odd there. Something else you might want to ponder. For a club that will make a loss this season, can we really afford to deny the club it's rightful Scottish cup income. It seems to have damaged us much more than it's intended target. DU will make much more in the following rounds, than they lost here. Add to that the Bears that never miss a game that got "conned" into missing this one, and it all leaves a sour taste. It's time to move on from all the petty revenge. The best revenge is getting it right on the pitch, which is sadly being neglected in amongst all the drama. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComeOffit 0 Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Sorry, what does this mean? We should have staged an SPL boycott instead of boycotting an away Cup game at an SPL club's ground? You've lost me. It means I could understand a boycott of league games when the time comes, seeing as the home team keeps all the gate money. Boycotting a cup game where we get half the gate money is just self-defeating. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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