D'Artagnan 173 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 Could they not just fight it out over a round or two of golf?[/quote LOL - Pity some of our various groups couldn't adopt such an approach ! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy 0 Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 What an absolute mess this has become. The committee of the RFFF who voted for this were backing a fellow Rangers fan who was being bullied into silence by someone with deeper pockets. When the threat to back him was made public, Easdale backed off. It was a calculated plan by the RFFF committee to get Easdale to back down, and it worked. In my mind, it was never going to come to it that the money was actually going to be spent on this, it was just using the clout of the money to get a resolution to a disgusting lawsuit from a Director that continues to shame the position. That it has escalated into statements from NARSA, who have pretty much said nothing about anything for long enough, beggars belief. Demanding their money back indeed, I have heard it all now. Calling for resignations of outstanding fellow Bears who have put hundreds of unpaid hours into the RFFF cause over the last two years, and who continue to monitor the legal actions that could yet call for the money to be used to defend our titles that our enemies want to strip us of, is a laughable embarressment from NARSA who seem to have found a bandwagon to jump on after sitting on their hands for years. Where are their statements about Whyte, Green, Ahmed, SFA, SPL etc? Nope, their first statement in years attacks a few guys that have put so much in for not a thing back, all because they wanted to show Easdale that we would not be threatened with silence. As has been said before, if they had went ahead and spent the money on this that would be a different thing, but that was never the intention. It was a public show of unity that was all that was required to get the particular job done. Perhaps they should have phoned one or two of the RFFF board to hear the reasoning behind it. All it took was one phone call for me to find out this information. Woods for the trees in this post. Spot on. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Sorry I take that back. It seems NARSA are now banishing any members who disagree on this. NARSA is going to tear it's self apart over this nonsense. A majority of a committee agree to a vote that never happens and we descend into this. Where are you getting this information from? I am a member of NARSA, and no one has informed me that I will be banished or otherwise. In fact there are no rumblings at all. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest calgary_bluenose Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Follow up statement from NARSA: NARSA Statement in Response to Member Reaction to the RFFF Statement Dated March 30th, 2014 Further to the NARSA Executive’s statement from Sunday, March 30th, 2014, we would like to clarify the events that lead to the decision to release the statement. While we recognize that we cannot please everyone all of the time our decision was taken unanimously by the NARSA Executive and done so in the best interests of NARSA and our Member Clubs. The information below clarifies the events surrounding the statement: Why the NARSA Executive chose this course of action? The issue that drove the NARSA statement is that 7 persons voted this motion through, and in the NARSA Exec’s opinion this set a precedent for potential future distribution of remaining funds in ways not in line with the original criteria. The RFFF has no constitution in place, but we all know why the fund was set up and the enclosed details what our collective understanding of the RFFF is (see attached a document circulated from Jim Hannah from March, 2012). The NARSA Executive is elected individuals whose role is to represent Member Clubs in the operational running of NARSA. We strive to communicate as much as is practicable to Member Clubs on all topics of note and interest, however we also reserve the right to act on what we collectively believe to be NARSA’s best interests, which is exactly what we did on this occasion. Timing of the statement Ideally we would have polled all Member Clubs, but given the recentness of the event (Wednesday, March 26th) that led to our statement this was not possible as we felt the need to act while the issue was a ‘hot topic’. Similarities in messaging content to the Vanguard Bears statement on the same topic There are only so many ways to ask for or demand a resignation, which is why we chose the wording that was chosen. Next steps We have received dialogue from Andy Kerr (Rangers Supporters Assembly Chair) who is acting as a broker in trying to set up a meeting between the NARSA Executive and the RFFF Committee as soon as possible to discuss all points raised. It is our hope that this meeting happens this week. Questions raised by NARSA List members are addressed below: - Who Are the Board of the RFFF and what are their roles? We have asked for clarification on this from the board - What is the fund for exactly? The fund was set up to assist primarily in the day-to-day running of the club (again, see enclosed document) - What is the plan going forward? To have a member of NARSA on the RFFF committee and to help establish a RFFF constitution to ensure 100% clarity on all fund communication and allocation going forward. - Assuming NARSA get the $80K returned.... what's going to happen with the contributions? The money being requested back as stated in the statement would be kept in trust until such time it was needed by RFC in the manner it was originally intended. We appreciate the emotion surrounding this statement and can assure each and every Member Club that the decision to issue the original statement was not one taken lightly, but one that was taken wholeheartedly with the best of intentions in preserving the integrity of the RFFF remit, and the tens of thousands of dollars raised by NARSA Member Clubs. We hope that this sheds some light on these events and welcome any thoughts and questions going forward. NARSA Executive March 31st, 2014 ****************** Attachment: Rangers Fans 21/03/2012 Fighting Fund Who is NOT getting the cash raised by fans: 1. C Whyte 2. Duff & Phellps 3. D + P Solicitors 4. HMRC 5. RFC would not be taxed on any monies raised. Who IS getting the cash raised by fans 1. RFC Office Staff 2. Police Fee’s 3. Sub-Contractors 4. For day to day running of club. Surplus cash if any 1. Building Maintenance 2. Player 3. Museum To be democratically decided at a later date. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 NARSA have just done the exact same thing the RFFF did. Except the RFFF put it to a vote of contributors. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Where are you getting this information from? I am a member of NARSA, and no one has informed me that I will be banished or otherwise. In fact there are no rumblings at all. I know members who have been threatened with violence if they turn up at the conference 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca72 440 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 I know members who have been threatened with violence if they turn up at the conference That's a pretty serious allegation. By whom were they threatened, the executive? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 That's a pretty serious allegation. By whom were they threatened, the executive? it is indeed pretty serious. no not the executive just threats of violence against people if they go to the conference. but any old person can go to that and any can certainly issue threats. anyway back on topic narsa aren't going to get there money back or resignations imho but i would like to see them get members on the board. but they really should consult members before making big decisions the way the rfff do. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,342 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 NARSA have just done the exact same thing the RFFF did. Except the RFFF put it to a vote of contributors. No RFFF didn't put it to a vote of contributors. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,342 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 I know members who have been threatened with violence if they turn up at the conference Sorry but I don't believe that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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