Graham Wallace urges players...

[ian1964 10,409]

....not to panic over wages fears in secret dressing room plea.

 

WALLACE held a clear-the-air meeting with players yesterday to reassure them their wages and future were secure, claiming the £3million raised by the recent share issue had stabilised the Ibrox cash crisis.

 

 

 

IBROX chief executive Graham Wallace has held a secret special briefing to reassure the Rangers squad that the future is secure.

 

Wallace addressed the players in the home dressing-room at Ibrox on Friday and insisted there were no imminent financial worries.

 

Ally McCoist’s side scraped a 1-1 draw with Alloa yesterday, with David Templeton hitting a late leveller.

 

But at the clear-the-air meeting Wallace claimed the £3million raised by the recent share issue had stabilised the Ibrox cash crisis.

 

One player said: “Wallace spoke to us on Friday and tried to assure us that the situation was under control. He spoke well and clearly, and told us not to worry about any speculation.

 

“A lot of us don’t really know what is happening off the field. We just try to concentrate on winning games. He insisted the financial situation is under control.”

 

Wallace claimed the picture is rosier than portrayedby worried fans in an attempt to ease fears the club may not be able to afford future wage payments.

 

However, the chief executive’s comments clash with the feelings of supporters’ groups who worry that the club will run out of money by the turn of the year.

 

Former chairman Alistair Johnston has also expressed grave reservations and has urged the Easdale brothers to sell their shares and get out of Ibrox.

 

Revenue is drastically reduced at Rangers this season after only 23,000 season tickets were sold and corporate hospitality is also down.

 

The club have had to borrow a total of £1.5m from wealthy fan George Letham and Sandy Easdale and sell almost 16 million new shares to provide working capital.

 

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-chief-graham-wallace-urges-4297450

[der Berliner 3,239]

... a "secret" special briefing ...

 

Yeah, naughty boy! Did not invite the press to it for a CEO to player talk! Wicked!

 

Much like us, the players get fed all sorts of true or untrue stuff and you would expect that the CEO will try to speak "face to face" to his employees. Good to make "a story" out of it nonetheless.

 

He should have done it today though, so he could also give them a rollicking about yesterday's non-display. Most of their contracts are up next summer after all ...

[RANGERRAB 3,254]

'The £3million raised by the recent share issue had stabilised the Ibrox cash crisis'

 

yes but for how long? One month? Two months ?

Unless a major injection of capital is forthcoming very soon we've big problems ahead.

[blueflag 378]

No such thing as a secret briefing within Ibrox these days

[Super Cooper 0]

Players running to the media, eh. My money is on Kenny Miller. Loves talking to his media pals.

[jhunter 0]

I don't believe this took place

 

wallace is talking garbage and at least one player would have asked how the second half of the season's wages were going to be funded.

[der Berliner 3,239]

I don't believe this took place

 

wallace is talking garbage and at least one player would have asked how the second half of the season's wages were going to be funded.

 

And you would obviously expect that player (or any player) would have talked about it to the media?

[RANGERRAB 3,254]

Wallace addressed the players in the home dressing room at Ibrox on Friday?

 

Why were they at ibrox? Thought they only went to Ibrox on match days when at home? Weren't they training at MP on Friday?

[jhunter 0]

Wallace addressed the players in the home dressing room at Ibrox on Friday?

 

Why were they at ibrox? Thought they only went to Ibrox on match days when at home? Weren't they training at MP on Friday?

 

Sure i read somewhere they were doing the season squad photo this week?

[SteveC 150]

Yeah, naughty boy! Did not invite the press to it for a CEO to player talk! Wicked!

 

Much like us, the players get fed all sorts of true or untrue stuff and you would expect that the CEO will try to speak "face to face" to his employees. Good to make "a story" out of it nonetheless.

 

He should have done it today though, so he could also give them a rollicking about yesterday's non-display. Most of their contracts are up next summer after all ...

 

He is a very naughty boy. He says things he knows are untrue, repeatedly, for personal gain.

 

Can't imagine they players have been very reassured (as "tried to reassure us" suggests) since he started out his ongoing omnishambles by asking them to take a 15% pay cut while he and the others at the trough were gorging themselves silly.