Bill McMurdo - Who Blinked?

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Might as well get a gander at Merlin's latest on here as opposed to giving his blog hits.....

 

May 15, 2014 by billmcmurdo

Who Blinked?

 

Much has already been said and written about last night’s meeting between Graham Wallace and the UoF.

 

Depending on who you listen to, the board of Rangers has caved in to rebel demands or has once more outsmarted them.

 

The issue of Ibrox being sold and leased back or mortgaged has never been an issue to worry about, as far as I am aware. Back in the early days of the new era, a sale and leaseback of Ibrox option for financing was pitched to Charles Green and Imran Ahmad. The figures were very impressive and would have brought millions into the club. However, it was never an option as both Green and Ahmad refused to sell what they regarded as the heart and soul of the club for easy money.

 

So there is no victory for the Union of Fans in “obtaining” a guarantee that was already known board policy in terms of security over Ibrox.

 

It could be argued that the UoF is now acting in opposition to Dave King’s interests because his season ticket fund is demanding Ibrox be handed over as security.

 

It certainly looks like a hollow victory for the UoF as their backing for King’s proposals left them even further out in the cold than he is, after the board unequivocally ruled out dealing with the harebrained fund idea.

 

The reality is that any guarantees by Wallace are not worth the paper they are not written on. Which means this civil war will continue and get murkier.

 

From discussions with other bluenoses I am aware that Graham Wallace has cheesed off a large section of the Rangers support, particularly those who have renewed already, by even agreeing to engage with these anti-board people.

 

It is increasingly looking like Wallace is keen to appease the rebels but not so eager to engage with loyal supporters.

 

The truth is that last night’s meeting has left the board looking weak and prone to compromise – something that will not fill many with confidence.

 

Whilst I accept that there are some fans who support the anti-board faction with genuine concerns about the condition of Rangers and the club’s finances, there are also those in the reb camp who will never stop till they have displaced the board and have their own Murrayite placemen in. This means they will go agitating and undermining no matter what – and this makes Graham Wallace’s capitulation even harder to stomach.

 

The most stupefying thing about all of this is that the UoF are lucky if they represent 5% of the Rangers fanbase. For the board to cede to any demands made by such a small constituency beggars belief.

 

Yesterday was the centenary of the date when Bill Struth first joined Rangers.

 

I have no doubt Bill Struth would have hunted the UoF down Edmiston Drive and told them never to darken the door again.

 

Oh how we need such a leader in 2014.

[buster. 4,808]

Bill Jnr. is struggling..........

 

I think the numbers of supporters who believe him to be a reasonably objective blogger are few and getting ever fewer.

 

Bill does PR consultancy on the side along with Super Abundance preaching, why doesn't he offer a 2 for 1 service to the Rangers board and solve all our problems ?

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Bill Jnr. is struggling..........

 

It conjures up imagery of steam coming out of ears and foam coming out of mouths!

[ian1964 10,409]

Loony!.....................

[der Berliner 3,231]

Freedom of speech can be such an "absorbing" thing to waste your time with ... IF one decides to read and talk about every opinion out there.

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Freedom of speech can be such an "absorbing" thing to waste your time with ... IF one decides to read and talk about every opinion out there.

 

In fairness to Bill, he IS the voice of all righteous and loyal supporters, so it's only right that we peruse his respected blog articles....

[stewarty 1,876]

Yet another confirmation why I don't bother keeping up with his ramblings.

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Loony!.....................

 

[Tom Davison 0]

It was reported that One of the Easdales sat in on the meeting along with Wallace and in the UofF statement, it is not suggested that his was a dissenting voice. Thought for some time now that McMurdo has lost his marbles and has become a figure of fun to most people who have heard of him. Suspect that might not be too high a number.

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To quote Partridge "He's a mentalist !"