54andcounting 627 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 £10 million pledged in three days on SaveRangers.com website!Sign up yourself and pass the link onto friends and family!The SaveRangers.com website was launched last week by the three main Rangers fan organisations - the Supporters Association, Supporters Assembly and Supporters Trust.THE LAUNCH NOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS:-Launch of SaveRangers.comThousands of Rangers fans have been asking what they can do help save Rangers Football Club.Today the three main supporter organisations are launching www.SaveRangers.com which gives fans the opportunity to pledge their own money to invest and save Rangers Football Club.We invite all Rangers fans to sign up and state how much money they would invest if the opportunity for meaningful fan ownership occurs in future.The three groups call on all potential owners to note that we will no longer tolerate the single owner model for Rangers. We also demand transparency in the clubs finances and insist that all money invested in Rangers should stay within the Club.The administrators report is key to this as it will determine the scale of the task ahead, it is difficult to predict how long this process will take so we would ask fans to be patient and be 'Ready' when the time comes.Please pass this on to your friends, family, supporters' buses, online, everywhere & anywhere.Let's all come together as the one Rangers family and show the world that like our manager, we don't do walking away.www.SaveRangers.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 superb stuff so far. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLACHLAN1 49 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Be interested to see how many would actually pay the money they pledged Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,744 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is this a hypothetical website then? No real money has changed hands, obviously. I don't really get it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCartmanLee 313 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 impressive when it is money in the bank...so far it's pledges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksen_da_best 2,034 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Celtic fans will have signed up and said theyll donate xx amount pretending to be Rangers fans.Plenty people will say theyll donate this that and the next thing, but when push came to shove, plenty would have excuses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Be interested to see how many would actually pay the money they pledgedI figure 50% would be about right. depends just how threatened we really are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstamomusa 3,811 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I hope they are careful about what they claim, the scum fans are having a field day with this site, signing up with bogus pledges. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzalivesforever 1,989 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is this solely based on a fan ownership scheme? The club needs cash and fast. We can't hang about waiting on a never gonna happen fan ownership. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is this a hypothetical website then? No real money has changed hands, obviously. I don't really get it.yes its to gauge support. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights 2,526 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 If we could get anywhere near that amount then it would be incredible. I fear that a lot of it will be scum fans, though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBacon 2,088 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is this a hypothetical website then? No real money has changed hands, obviously. I don't really get it.No REAL money has changed hands. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFCstuart 317 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Would obviously have to be clear what our money is being used for exactly and who is in charge etc etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FUDGIE52 9 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Is this a hypothetical website then? No real money has changed hands, obviously. I don't really get it.Think it was set up to gauge peoples reaction, as has been said is easy to pledge but how many would actually follow through and how many bheasts have been on it coming the kunt.Just to add I am sure if it was done for real every true Rangers person would give all that the can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricksen_da_best 2,034 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Fan ownership wouldnt work.Can you imagine at the annual meeting they get invited to... 'here ya prick i donated a grand, you only donated 2 hunner , geez ma fukin seat back' Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I hope they are careful about what they claim, the scum fans are having a field day with this site, signing up with bogus pledges. just makes it look better and gives it huge publicity. essentially they are adding momentum. also multiple pledges are removed and the top line number reduced to account for fakes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,386 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 If we could get anywhere near that amount then it would be incredible. I fear that a lot of it will be scum fans, though.And others who may have a set amount they could pledge today but who knows what will happen in a few months time regarding their own finances. I mean I take it anyone can register on that site and enter a sum of money they are willing to pledge? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunslinger 270 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Fan ownership wouldnt work.Can you imagine ... 'here ya prick i donated a grand, you only donated 2 hunner , geez ma fukin seat back'yeah that's a big problem at barca. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebestest 2,148 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 And others who may have a set amount they could pledge today but who knows what will happen in a few months time regarding their own finances. I mean I take it anyone can register on that site and enter a sum of money they are willing to pledge?The amount they can give will go up as much as it will go down, so this should balance out.The real threat to it's credibility is someone like Paul Murray heading up a campaign for part-ownership. Many fans will be put off by whoever tries to be the face of it. I reckon it would take Sir Walter himself to pull it off.Another thing I think will play a part is the current lack of a target sum. If someone could add up the money we would need to achieve x, y and z then it might help motivate people to reach the target. I know the target would be arbitrary, but these pledge drive's often benefit from some kind of end-goal.As a previous poster mentioned, it really depends how dire things get.To be honest I think the best way to drum up extra cash is to provide a Rangers alternative to things people already spend their money on.For example,Any bands that are bluenoses should play a festival at Ibrox. Ex-players should sign special edition shirts and photos for sale. They should also sell their old personal memorabilia at auction. We should have glamour friendlies. An e-commerce site should be set up geared directly to American customers buying merch.We should send Boca/Edu/Bedoya over to America to promote a kids fitness program or something on talk-shows.I'd buy Rangers bread and milk if I could! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey_RFC 122 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 What's stopping celtic fans going on and saying they'll pledge £100,000 or whatever?It's encouraging nonetheless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy 1,308 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 I pledged some cash but in the longer run it may be better to use the cash for a new share issue to fund a rejuvenated team and so long as the shares mean some real fan ownership.Shuggy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Soprano 13,964 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Be interested to see how many would actually pay the money they pledgedYou actually just love negativity don't you? Never seen a positive post from you, unreal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCLACHLAN1 49 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 You actually just love negativity don't you? Never seen a positive post from you, unreal.Nothing negative at all about what I said you clown. Fucking bore off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the goal machine 7,810 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Mark Dingwall was on the Heart and Hand podcast and said they had a system which established the real pledges from the fake and the amount announced was a conservative total anyway just to make sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralCartmanLee 313 Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 yeah that's a big problem at barca.As has been running up huge debt.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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