charlotte1008 211 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Charles Green – Rangers CEO met with around 70 members of Dubai Loyal at Ramada Chelsea Hotel, Al Barsha, DubaiSunday 3rd February 2013Private members only meeting with Charles, on his way to Qatar then to AustraliaDuring his introduction Charles mentioned that he had lived in Dubai for 4 years running the largest Diagnostic Lab in the Middle East. He then went on to talk about how he became involved with RangersHe said when he was first asked to get involved, he said ‘no’ but then again the rest is history.£4m of the investment cash came from the Middle East region from Blue Pitch investments.Much of the press coverage of Charles Green’s involvement has just been rubbish, in particular the coverage of his relationship with Ally McCoist in the early days.He talked about the bidding process for the club and although many people spoke about an interest, no one other than him and his team were prepared to sign the cheque.He then went on to talk about the restructuring with many of the current plans being proposed being madness. It seems that in Scotland ‘we enjoyed it so much he want to do it again’ something has to change.He believes the title stripping is a sham. When he first met with the SPL he was offered a deal which involved removal of 5 Scottish Cups 6 Leagues cups and 5 titles which he of course refused.He said the world is looking at the club and can’t believe what is going on in the way the club is being treated. He’s continued to try to tell the truth from day 1 and to be honest with the supporters.Of the 12 IPOs in the UK last year Rangers was the most successfulHe’s trying to look at the bigger picture looking at opportunities for Academies in Far East and AustraliaHe then went on to talk about the finances of the club and says that Rangers, under his tenure, will never have any debt.He is looking at opportunities to build a communications platform that will ‘blow your mind’Other revenue gaining opportunities include new sponsors and stadium namingHe believes the Rangers turnover could get to £100m without TV, second only to Man United and Arsenal providing we can get into the top tier. He sees the current situation as a real opportunity to change the model.The discussed £10m transfer pot is real but it won’t be used for the types of transfers done in the past but he believes there are class players to be bought.Rangers are looking at ways to remove the 3 Year Euro ban and are very interested in looking cross border leagues.Q&AQ: Expats were unable to get involved in the IPOA: They are trying to bottom out a mechanism for this around disapplication rules. The question will be the price of the stockQ: Discussion of selling the stadium nameA: Naming rights will be sold, but Ibrox will remain part of the stadium name. There are 3 potential bidders but he’s unable to put a value on it as he doesn’t know what league we will be playing in. We had a vote in the club that showed the majority of the Dubai Loyal members had no issue with stadium renaming so long as Ibrox remained in the titleQ: Murray Park NameA: Name will change if we can add to a sponsorship deal. Mr Green confirmed that RFC owns all assets including Ibrox ,Murray Park and the Albion Car ParkQ: On the question of debtA: Mr Green reconfirmed that we will never run with debt as long as he is in charge. It is his philosophy that he believes his role is to build up the coffers of the clubHe said that it was a tough decision to maintain all the staff and ’a good’ Chief Executive would have fired 30% of the work force last year but he continued to look at the growing of the club rather than cutting back.The decisions to buy the Albion Car Park and Edminston Club were no brainers in his opinion and the EC will be redeveloped.Q: There was a discussion as to whether the club will have another Director of FootballA: Mr Green confirmed his full support of Ally McCoist at this time and doesn’t see any change taking placeHe doesn’t believe in people returning to the club and says what we need now is freshness on and off the parkThe lease has been signed for a new Rangers shop in Glasgow airportIt will remain open as long as it continues to make moneyQ: CommunicationsA: talking about building our own studio phone-ins with the Jim Traynor where nothing will be off limits. He wants to open the doors to the fansThe meeting closed with the club thanking Mr Green for taking the time to visit us in Dubai and posing for photographs with the fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffbear 4,096 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Good news about Rangers shop in the airport..should be in Belfast Int too .Comes accross very well and if we make money and continue to build then re-name Murray park and Ibrox.At the end of the day it's about having a successful company and football club that can grow and leave the rest in our shadow once more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Did he show you the fukkin deeds though? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis 1,011 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 What about the winding up order? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,850 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 What about the winding up order?As that was breaking yesterday mate I think the Dubai boys were just getting ready to meet him and may not have seen it Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
annanbear 5 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Plenty of ambition to be aiming for £100m turnover without tv, we've needed this sort of ambition for years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 Charles Green – Rangers CEO met with around 70 members of Dubai Loyal at Ramada Chelsea Hotel, Al Barsha, DubaiSunday 3rd February 2013Private members only meeting with Charles, on his way to Qatar then to AustraliaDuring his introduction Charles mentioned that he had lived in Dubai for 4 years running the largest Diagnostic Lab in the Middle East. He then went on to talk about how he became involved with RangersHe said when he was first asked to get involved, he said ‘no’ but then again the rest is history.£4m of the investment cash came from the Middle East region from Blue Pitch investments.Much of the press coverage of Charles Green’s involvement has just been rubbish, in particular the coverage of his relationship with Ally McCoist in the early days.He talked about the bidding process for the club and although many people spoke about an interest, no one other than him and his team were prepared to sign the cheque.He then went on to talk about the restructuring with many of the current plans being proposed being madness. It seems that in Scotland ‘we enjoyed it so much he want to do it again’ something has to change.He believes the title stripping is a sham. When he first met with the SPL he was offered a deal which involved removal of 5 Scottish Cups 6 Leagues cups and 5 titles which he of course refused.He said the world is looking at the club and can’t believe what is going on in the way the club is being treated. He’s continued to try to tell the truth from day 1 and to be honest with the supporters.Of the 12 IPOs in the UK last year Rangers was the most successfulHe’s trying to look at the bigger picture looking at opportunities for Academies in Far East and AustraliaHe then went on to talk about the finances of the club and says that Rangers, under his tenure, will never have any debt.He is looking at opportunities to build a communications platform that will ‘blow your mind’Other revenue gaining opportunities include new sponsors and stadium namingHe believes the Rangers turnover could get to £100m without TV, second only to Man United and Arsenal providing we can get into the top tier. He sees the current situation as a real opportunity to change the model.The discussed £10m transfer pot is real but it won’t be used for the types of transfers done in the past but he believes there are class players to be bought.Rangers are looking at ways to remove the 3 Year Euro ban and are very interested in looking cross border leagues.Q&AQ: Expats were unable to get involved in the IPOA: They are trying to bottom out a mechanism for this around disapplication rules. The question will be the price of the stockQ: Discussion of selling the stadium nameA: Naming rights will be sold, but Ibrox will remain part of the stadium name. There are 3 potential bidders but he’s unable to put a value on it as he doesn’t know what league we will be playing in. We had a vote in the club that showed the majority of the Dubai Loyal members had no issue with stadium renaming so long as Ibrox remained in the titleQ: Murray Park NameA: Name will change if we can add to a sponsorship deal. Mr Green confirmed that RFC owns all assets including Ibrox ,Murray Park and the Albion Car ParkQ: On the question of debtA: Mr Green reconfirmed that we will never run with debt as long as he is in charge. It is his philosophy that he believes his role is to build up the coffers of the clubHe said that it was a tough decision to maintain all the staff and ’a good’ Chief Executive would have fired 30% of the work force last year but he continued to look at the growing of the club rather than cutting back.The decisions to buy the Albion Car Park and Edminston Club were no brainers in his opinion and the EC will be redeveloped.Q: There was a discussion as to whether the club will have another Director of FootballA: Mr Green confirmed his full support of Ally McCoist at this time and doesn’t see any change taking placeHe doesn’t believe in people returning to the club and says what we need now is freshness on and off the parkThe lease has been signed for a new Rangers shop in Glasgow airportIt will remain open as long as it continues to make moneyQ: CommunicationsA: talking about building our own studio phone-ins with the Jim Traynor where nothing will be off limits. He wants to open the doors to the fansThe meeting closed with the club thanking Mr Green for taking the time to visit us in Dubai and posing for photographs with the fans.When will the shop be opened in Glasgow airport? What does he mean he doesn't like people returning to the club for a 2nd time? We have Walter smith this is his 3rd time back and If Brian Laudrup comes back that will be his 2nd time.Or was he meaning the players? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBluenose1972 1,405 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 He believes the title stripping is a sham. When he first met with the SPL he was offered a deal which involved removal of 5 Scottish Cups 6 Leagues cups and 5 titles which he of course refused.Scary how the powers that be run the football in this country. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted February 6, 2013 Share Posted February 6, 2013 When will the shop be opened in Glasgow airport?What does he mean he doesn't like people returning to the club for a 2nd time? We have Walter smith this is his 3rd time back and If Brian Laudrup comes back that will be his 2nd time.Or was he meaning the players?Might just mean no more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'm beginnig to think that Charles realises that if he really can turn around our great club and lead the way to a better future he will always be reveared and who knows Struth got a stand and Greig got a statue he may (in the fullness of time) be in line for something similar Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwallowsHisOwnSpunk 7,798 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Charles Green – Rangers CEO met with around 70 members of Dubai Loyal at Ramada Chelsea Hotel, Al Barsha, DubaiSunday 3rd February 2013He doesn’t believe in people returning to the club and says what we need now is freshness on and off the parkWell thank fuck for Lord Charles Green at least he has some sense it's good to know we won't be signing the likes of Kenny Miller, Kris Boyd, Peter Lovenkrands, Kevin Thomson, Steven Smith like some on here wan't.I do wish at these sort of meetings people would start asking more questions about his plans for the football side of things i.e improving scouting networks, youth academy etc... it seems to always get forgotten and many of the same questions asked over and over again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlegKuznetsov 10,816 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 I like the no holds barred phone in with Traynor hosting idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHAMPS4LIFE 86 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 £100 million turnover .... think this is a tad over the top if im honest Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.