RD.1872 890 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Quote Mark Warburton has lifted the lid on his bitter Rangers departure and has revealed he only found out he was no longer Ibrox boss from watching television on a Friday night. In a frank and startling interview, the Englishman lays bare how his time in Glasgow came to an shuddering end in February 2017 and has now detailed the frightening abuse he suffered, including alleged death threats. He said: "I still don't really know what happened. At 8.50pm on a Friday night I was watching Sky Sports and it came up on the yellow tickertape, 'Mark Warburton resigns his position as manager of Rangers'. "That was it. I phoned David Weir and said, 'I think I've just been sacked', and he said, 'So do I because my name's on the TV as well!'. We didn't know anything about it, but soon we got an email from the club, 'We accept your resignation'. "We contacted the club at the time saying, 'Show us an email, a letter, a phone call indicating we want to resign', and the silence was golden. "There were press reports we were going to go to Fulham, to Nottingham Forest, but we had no contact whatsover. "Two weeks later I got contacted by Forest for the first time - that's the absolute truth. But I was still seen as walking away from Rangers and leaving them in the lurch. What was I supposed to do, turn down the job at Forest? "David did the commentary last for the Rangers v Falkirk game and praised Graeme Murty for the good job, steadying the ship and I got battered afterwards! There were comments like 'Steadying the ship? You rocked the boat in the first place! You're a snake!" They say time is a great healer, but Warburton still vividly recalls the torrent of abuse he allegedly received following his acrimonious split with the Ibrox side last year. The 55-year-old has revealed that his long-term phone number was leaked on to the Internet, and that led to a host of incendiary messages, including threats against his life. Warburton added: "I got a huge amount of abuse and death threats that weekend. "The phone number I had for over 10 years was posted on the Internet and and the calls and messages were endless. I walking to a friend's for dinner on the Saturday and looked at my phone, which said 'inbox full'. There were 910 text messages and 40-odd voicemails. "Every time I went to use my phone it was ringing, and I couldn't work out what was going on. I drove from Glasgow to London on the Sunday and couldn't speak to my wife. I couldn't use my phone so my wife didn't know what was going on. "Some of the messages and threats were horrendous, whether they were from celtic fans or Rangers fans who thought I had walked out on the club, I don't know. "I listened to some of the messages but I wouldn't want to repeat them. It got so bad that I had to change my number after years and years. "Every day I got abusive texts and tweets from Rangers fans, saying I walked out on them. You would never walk out on Glasgow Rangers. It's such a massive club and it was such a privilege to manage to work there and I would never have walked away. "For people to think that we did is what hurts the most. Watching Sky was the fist I heard of it." "No contact from Forest whatsoever... honest" Pathological liar aswell as a con man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 22,716 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 “You’re toast” Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,457 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 You never handed in your resignation, that's why you never took your legal proceedings any further ya fucking rat Cunt makes my blood boil Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisMcb 649 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Aye bready Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PolarBear1972 180 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 No matter how it turned out with Forest, some of our so called fans are scum. The same minority who racially abuse Edu for his performances, scrapping in Manchester, and now threatening ex managers. Those are the ones who get us into trouble. Most of our fans are amazing and we are the best in the world. But to the rest- Fuck them-they should fuck off to the other side of the city to the terrorists. MW should be staying out the papers anyways. Seems he is being called up ahead of our game. He hated the press up here so not sure why his name is in their articles all week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack The Flipper 5,936 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 He must think all football fans are stupid, after his previous career I wouldn't put that past him, and after his idiotic press conferences stating the same bullshit over and over with the most ridiculous excuses thrown in for good measure - I definitely think he thinks that of us. The brass neck he has is his only real attribute. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,752 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Isn’t it a coincidence that the day before our biggest game in years a rhag runs a negative story about our former manager receiving death threats from our supporters. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Getstiffed 8,863 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 think this is the best time for me to admit that I recieved death threats via PM on here for backing him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escobar 13,676 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, DBBTB said: Isn’t it a coincidence that the day before our biggest game in years a rhag runs a negative story about our former manager receiving death threats from our supporters (not that I’m condoning that sort of behaviour BTW). Exactly. If it’s not the UB March, Falkirk fan refused entry, pressures on us, it’s this nonsense. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,600 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Another day another negative story about us, the agenda is clear for all to see. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stourloyal 92 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Proof, or it didn't happen.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy 2,518 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Even said in the interview david did commentary on the falkirk game last night. yet they wait til today to come out with this pish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAvenger 10,206 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 He will train well and learn from it !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 I don’t have any problem with him talking to Forrest when he was with us. He knew his time was up and was looking after himself, my problem with him now is that he is a bare faced liar. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 108,732 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Just now, BlueAvenger said: He will train well and learn from it !!! His geography is wonderful Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle 53,530 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 3 minutes ago, fanaticCR said: Exactly. If it’s not the UB March, Falkirk fan refused entry, pressures on us, it’s this nonsense. And the "cheering from the dressing room" . What reaction did they want, a big groan of fear! It's all coordinated by the media. Reading there about all the "noise coming from Ibrox" this week - nothing in quotes, basically newspaper talk being quoted by other newspapers thereby becoming 'facts' They are doing a great job in giving the cellic dressing room a boost, as was their intention. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Band of Brothers 10,303 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Fuck off Warburton you had a fan base that loved you then you alone made all the wrong decisions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPWF 8,209 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 It’s honestly laughable the lengths the media will go to. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 This story will be fuck all compared to the Sunday morning headlines we will no doubt be getting battered with from that rag , as for warburton , good riddance to dire coaching and repetitive pressers . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Received death threats for resigning aye Lying wank stain. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craigyboy9 416 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Is there a game against them on this weekend or something? Typical negative story on the Gers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blumhoilann 6,712 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 ....and who would be making 'death threats' from the Rangers family? We were all glad he was gone or nearly all but it's tied to Rangers before the big game tomorrow.......Oh dear Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomatasauce 1,253 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 He wouldn’t even mention us in any way if things worked out at Forrest an just like players that leave us, an I’m not being biased but imo the penny has dropped with him that he’ll never manage a club as big as ours again! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Unfair to tag all the Rangers support with the same brush just because Bluepeter9 organised a campaign of terror and abuse. Fair enough I wasn’t exactly wishing him good luck but as usual our hooped hero Peter lets the side down. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanger 625 Posted March 10, 2018 Share Posted March 10, 2018 Fake news to unsettle our team ahead of the game tomorrow Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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