BEARGER 1,829 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 MARCH 25, 2014 UNION OF FANS STATEMENT 25TH MARCH 2014 by Union of Fans The Union of Fans (UoF) is delighted that Dave King has publicly stated his impressive plans for Rangers via a number of newspaper interviews. His vision for the club is extremely welcome as is the personal financial commitment he is willing to make. Like all Rangers fans, Dave King and UoF want to see the club back operating to high standards on and off the pitch and in the boardroom. We firmly believe that the involvement of Dave King is the best chance of those standards being attained in the short, medium and long term. It was clear from our discussions with him last week that the £30m+ Mr King is willing to invest is crucial to take the club back to a competitive level and improve the infrastructure and facilities. The club has been neglected, that cannot continue. Only once this investment has been made will Rangers be able to live within its means, something we all want for the longer term future. Until then Dave King has made it clear he will do what is necessary to get Rangers back to where we belong and where we can be self-sustainable. It is also important that Dave King chose to make his views public to the widest possible range of Rangers supporters by conducting interviews with four different newspapers with a combined readership of over 2M people. There can no longer be any criticism of him only speaking privately to supporters groups, though he has pledged to continue that important dialogue in order that the Union of Fans can keep people updated on events. We would now ask the board to indicate publicly, as a matter of urgency, whether they are prepared to accept Dave King’s offer of massive investment. The ball is firmly with the Rangers PLC board, in particular with Chief Executive Officer, Graham Wallace and Chairman, David Somers. Dave King has put a figure on what Rangers need and has shown his commitment to, and ambition for, the club he has supported all his life. Do Mr Wallace and Mr Somers agree with his figures and if they do, how do they propose to raise this large sum of money without Dave King? These are extremely serious corporate matters, therefore they are matters for the PLC board and not for any small, minority shareholder who is not a member of that board and who has no such high level corporate experience. The corporate reputations of Mr Wallace and Mr Somers now rest on their next move. We also note with dismay that Rangers director Sandy Easdale is continuing to pursue what we consider to be a confrontational and frivolous course of legal action against Sons of Struth. We would ask him to remember what it means to be a Rangers director and act accordingly if he wishes to enjoy the privileges of that position. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Maybe it's just been a long day but my reaction is 'meh'. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 it certainly shouldn't take 120 days to realise we need this money asap. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Starts off then OK then more tedious anti-board stuff 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,146 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Some relevant strong words spoiled by the last couple of paragraphs. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Ala the VB thread will this get locked? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Some relevant strong words spoiled by the last couple of paragraphs. There is no point in turning a positive statement into a negative one by attacking or challenging the Board in that way. We would ask him to remember what it means to be a Rangers director and act accordingly if he wishes to enjoy the privileges of that position. Sounds perilously close to a threat to me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 There is no point in turning a positive statement into a negative one by attacking or challenging the Board in that way. Sounds perilously close to a threat to me.[/QUOTE] You sure are a drama queen. There is no threat intended or otherwise. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 King was spot on when he said some are looking for a fight 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 King was spot on when he said some are looking for a fight On which side though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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