BEARGER 1,829 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 From Sons of Struth Facebook page. OPEN LETTER TO THE ONLINE KEYBOARD WARRIORS AND KNOW IT ALLS This page started 7-8 weeks ago by 2 friends who knew things were not right within the confines of the Ibrox boardroom and like many we were riddled with guilt when OUR club went in to administration and eventual liquidation as we felt the Rangers support as a whole and us as individuals had sat back and let it happen before our eyes. We made a promise that we would not sit back and let anyone ruin our club again In a short space of time we have attracted numerous fellow bears and other fans groups who had similar feelings to ourselves. We have stood in the streets handing out leaflets at a number of games, organised production of banners, arranged and held open meetings, been continuously on the phone and internet answering questions and stating our point, tried to unite the support and supporters groups and we have done all this for one reason, to protect our club from a clear and present danger in the board room. We have always stated that not every Rangers fan would agree with us and we expect and respect that but expected the same respect back. We have received help and support from numerous sources and their help, advise and financial help in forms of suppliers giving their time and products has been priceless and very much appreciated. We could not have taken this from two pals and a facebook page to the front pages of the national press with out this massive support from many others and your assistance will never be forgotten. The board room has been shaken and the institutional investors have heard our voice. What have we received in return? On a personal level I have lost a considerable income as i am a sole trader, missed out on the limited time I have with my children and put stresses on my relationship due to this page growing arms and legs in a short period and the amount of time it has taken out of my life. I have to accept that this has happened through my own doing. What I cant accept is the verbal abuse handed out not only online but also while handing out leaflets on the street by the minority. I have been accused of being in the pocket of others and the mouthpiece for organisations i am not even a member of. I have been told I am scum, a ****, a jacobite and even most recently by a professional blogger and probably the most bizarre, a socialist. I am continually told I have a hidden agenda and not the best interests of the club at heart. I get berated online by individuals who appear to follow the party line of their forum of choice and then send me personal message saying in private that they actually don’t mind what we are saying. I get accused of not answering questions when i have answered the same questions a hundred times before but the poster cant be bothered to scan our page for the answer they demand. I have been told never to return to Ibrox. I have been accused of using youths to distribute my message on my behalf. I appear to also have been reported to the police by the board of directors in Ibrox. Why does all this happen? Because i have a different opinion to the minority who wish to destabilise our movement and leave the current proven liars in power at our club? Allow me my voice as i allow you yours. The rangers online community must be the most fragmented place in the world and thankfully doesn’t represent the fans as a whole. It is a place where the easily lead and lazy form opinions based on the forum of their choice or even based purely as the opposite of the forums and personalities they dislike. It is full of closed shop forums and secret facebook pages where they all decide who they can hate or love, agree or disagree with as a collective. Its a place where statistics are made up then passed off as fact. It is a place for hatred and bile between Rangers fans. It is a place where people can assume strange nicknames and abuse others in secret. It is a place i do not like. This community really must sort its act out and stop fighting each other because of old differences and lies about each other. There are no winners only losers in this and if you could stop this nonsense then the outside enemies and distracters could be blown away by the power of a defragmented unified support. Do you all realise the effect you could have if you ALL united against outside forces instead of the continued in fight you all seem to thrive on? GIVE YOUR HEADS A SHAKE Agree or disagree with me on the aims of our group but allow me my opinion without threat and insult please. I will no longer get involved with debate on line as the minority waste it for the majority. I will still post when I need to and will leave this page open to allow others their opinion but I will continue to delete offensive posts and will start to ban users who continue to abuse others. Thank you again to the vast majority who conduct themselves in the correct manner but no thanks to the keyboard warriors and know it alls. CRAIG SONS OF STRUTH 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Rant rant rant... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Stopped reading at liquidation. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 why it's exactly what happened. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 why it's exactly what happened. Club wasn't liquidated. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 debatable semantics. the point is entirely valid. we felt the Rangers support as a whole and us as individuals had sat back and let it happen before our eyes. We made a promise that we would not sit back and let anyone ruin our club again 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 Our company was liquidated, fact 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 It's a fact the club was not liquidated. I didn't get as far as that next statement you quote, reeks of too little too late tbh. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,266 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 oh dear. A rangers supporter who thinks our club 'went into administration and eventual liquidation' I despair. Please allow me to explain: The oldco which ran the club until the middle of last year was refused a CVA (after going into administration)by its majority creditor HMRC because its then owner didn't pay the PAYE/NI deductions from employees salaries as it was supposed to. This resulted in somewhere between £10-15m. As a result a newco had to be formed by new owners which purchased the oldco's assets i.e. club, Ibrox stadium,MP etc. The oldco (which is now an empty corporate shell with no assets but with £5.5m in its account which was the purchase price from the new owners). The oldco will eventually be liquidated in probably 10 years time or so. Many respected observers& organisations recognise that the club continued and preserved its history e.g. SFA, SPFL, UEFA, HMRC, LNS, Neil Patey etc. Many other clubs have done likewise e.g. Leeds Utd, Fulham, Woves, Middlesbro, Fiorentina & Napoli. No one challenges them that they're not the same club. That only happens in this poisoned little country of ours 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 It's a fact the club was not liquidated. I didn't get as far as that next statement you quote, reeks of too little too late tbh. there's an element of to little to late but we do need to learn from the mistake. hearts look likely to be saved by there fans. dumfermline look very very likely to be saved by there's. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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