ALLY McCoist today urged Rangers fans to back the current Ibrox board.....

[der Berliner 3,239]

Sceptical Loyal out in force today again, it seems.

 

Well, the Bears have been warned by certain people's actions before and won't fall for any sweet-talking for some time to come. Still, to portray McCoist as a gullible fool is stretching it.

[der Berliner 3,239]

A membership scheme where you don't own the club is pointless. Members of other teams own the club.

 

You sure have a dozen or so handy, do you? I mean teams where fans really really "own" the club and actually have a say in what is going on, who is appointed as manager and whatnot.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

You sure have a dozen or so handy, do you? I mean teams where fans really really "own" the club and actually have a say in what is going on, who is appointed as manager and whatnot.

 

Real Madrid Barcelona.

 

 

Just about every club in Germany.

[der Berliner 3,239]

Real Madrid Barcelona.

 

Where supporters have a say in who is the manager, which players can be sold or need to be signed and all? For that is in essence what some folks are look at when thinking about a membership-scheme.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Where supporters have a say in who is the manager, which players can be sold or need to be signed and all? For that is in essence what some folks are look at when thinking about a membership-scheme.

 

Well they put the board in place and that's part of it sometimes.

 

But I repeat membership without ownership is pointless.

[Hildy 0]

 

membership without ownership is pointless.

 

You are correct.

 

Absolutely bang on.

[Super Cooper 0]

Ally should stick to team matters. We ain't going to be fooled again, are we?

 

Of course we are.

[der Berliner 3,239]

Well they put the board in place and that's part of it sometimes.

 

But I repeat membership without ownership is pointless.

 

Essentially, what happens is that the members have their own AGM and via their votes (membership) they elect a board that looks after club (or membership) matters. Or, at least after the money the members put into the club via their membership fees. They hardly "own" the club though.

 

That is why a membership scheme lead by people all supporters trust (ex. players, managers, reliable Bluenose financial gurus and lawyers) is the way ahead for us, one that would be able to put pressure on the board of the company. For those elected and trusted men hold all the aces when it comes to membership money being used for the club or indeed the company.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

no they own the club.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fan-owned_sports_teams

[der Berliner 3,239]

no they own the club.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fan-owned_sports_teams

 

In a very broad meaning of the term. Essentially, their membership works like I wrote above. As long as there is a Limited Company running the club, somesuch will not happen at Rangers. What people could do is run the membership scheme like I pointed out above and utilize it for power on the board and an eventual takeover with membership money. At the end of the day, while the members "own" the club, the club's affairs will still be done by an elected board of people. Given the factionalism that is rife amongst our support and even withing the various groups, I cannot see a membership scheme looking for taking over the club for quite some time yet.