ian1964 10,409 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Written by: Admin Saturday, 29th March 2014 It is with utter disbelief that once again our Club and it's support have been dragged into a series of incidents which has resulted in Vanguard Bears deciding to release a statement to outline where we stand with this RFFF mess. The recent legal action carried out by Sandy Easdale against Craig Houston is well documented, what has enraged the vast majority of donators to the RFFF is that certain factions, for reasons only they can explain, saw fit to first release their intentions on Mark Dingwall's FollowFollow forum, a forum which any supporter of any club can join and have a say, to put to a vote for acceptance of monies being taken from said fund to shore up Craig Houston's Legal Defence against Sandy Easdale, should this have made the courts. This action went against the vast majority of donators wishes, despite certain parties assuring everyone they spoke for the majority of the support. The RFFF was set up to fight our Club's corner against our detractors out there, of which there are many, sadly there are just as many from within the ranks of our support these days who are equally as damaging. Many put their hard earned cash into this fund in good faith, sadly thanks to certain individuals with nothing more than self-promotion and mischief on their minds have sought to put this at risk. The anger among the many donators has resonated around the globe, and no one can blame them for their anger thanks to this latest stunt. The seven committee members who voted to accept this should now find their positions in the RFFF untenable. If they had any dignity and feelings for the way in which their latest stunt has left the support enraged and suitably angered, they would resign with immediate effect. Knowing the background of some of them and their past antics, this would seem highly unlikely. It will now be down to the majority of enraged supporters who donated to the RFFF to demand their resignation, and with this in mind a decision must also be taken regards the next move to protect this money falling into the direction of self-promoters, with their own not-so-hidden agendas, to use as they see fit. It should be noted that the VB representative on this committee voted totally against any funds being utilised for anyone's legal defence funds against Sandy Easdale. We also vow to ensure that this cash will never fall into the hands of any self-appointed fans group leaders or hastily nailed together 'new age' fans groups either. We note also that Mark Dingwall in a recently released post on his own forum is once again imploring the support not to renew their season tickets for next season. We find this utterly astonishing that somone who relies on handouts from other supporters to attend matches - whenever he feels like turning up - should ask of many who hold season tickets, and have done so throughout their lives, to give up theirs so he can further destabilise our club and cause further harm to pursue his own and others agendas. VB once again will urge all of its members and beyond to ignore the rants of this troublemaker and self-promoter and to get fully behind the club in its time of need. Dingwall along with Chris Graham and other self-appointed and opinionated 'fans' speak only for a handful of rabble rousers and charlatans, we are sure the decent and vast majority of the Rangers support will see through their desperation to disrupt and destabilise our club and renew their season tickets when the time comes. This group of Charlatans will NEVER speak for the vast majority of our support, make no mistake about this. The Rangers Board now must act firmly and address those that would seek to harm both our Club's finances and reputation immediately, until that large boil is lanced and removed, the uncertainty and divisions will remain. http://www.vanguardbears.co.uk/statement-on-the-rfff-committee.html 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,231 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Not exactly wanting to comment at this, but it does give you an idea where this "trust for ST" idea might very well end up. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgacus 8 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Just what we need...another divisive statement 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What a nasty nasty lot they come across as. I myself will never forgive them for the threats of violence they issued to me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 What a nasty nasty lot they come across as. I myself will never forgive them for the threats of violence they issued to me. What was that about mate?. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What was that about mate?. Who knows they certainly can't take even mild criticism. One put a description of me online to intimidate me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,409 Posted March 30, 2014 Author Share Posted March 30, 2014 Who knows they certainly can't take even mild criticism. One put a description of me online to intimidate me. Do they think they are the mafia? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,254 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Not exactly wanting to comment at this, but it does give you an idea where this "trust for ST" idea might very well end up. Which is why DK will probably distance himself from them as time goes on 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Davison 0 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 If there is a representative of Vanguard Bears on this forum, it would be genuinely appreciated, if you could answer a couple of questions. Why does Vanguard Bears exist and what are your aims and objectives. I have asked a few friends who have supported for Rangers over many years and none have ever heard of Vanguard Bears. However, your statement seems to suggest that you carry some influence over the club's support. You have singled out two people Mr Dingwall and a Mr Graham as two who are damaging our club''s reputation and finances. Some of us know little or nothing about either gentlemen and it seems unlikely that two people who are strangers to the wider Rangers support could achieve what is being claimed in your statement. I am pretty certain that others would find it helpful to be given some background information on Vanguard Bears. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Cooper 0 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 They speak for less people than the RST, do they not? The most insignificant supporters group that we have possibly. Banned from Newsnow as well allegedly. No one takes them seriously. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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