govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 12 hours ago, Zetland said: Sign me up to whatever is needed @govanblue You know by now how important Erskine & our Veterans are to me and mine. Will do. 11 hours ago, WILLIAM BEAR said: and sign me up for the next auction for Erskine even though if I am luckily enough to win I will do what I always do and that will give you more work to do I would not be surprised if a certain person signs up for the next auction as well for Erskine. Pam at Bravehound is taking part in some Bravehound fundraising out her way, and has asked for some help with auction prizes, so you'll need to wait till that's done before we even think about another auction! So for now, shall I just sign you up for the Anti-Boycott Underwriters' Scheme? 11 hours ago, Zetland said: I might give this a try as I can’t remember the last time I had fun at an auction! Then it'll be your turn for the abusive PMs. 11 hours ago, Zetland said: @govanblue What happens when someone sends a PM like that on this Forum? Personally I think the individual must be deranged and I certainly don’t want to be associated with them! ... Ach, it's just over-exuberance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 @jintybear Transferred to the Donated List. jintybear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 @jintybear takes our total to “100” Donations!! jintybear, Bluepeter9 and govanblue 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 16 minutes ago, Zetland said: @jintybear takes our total to “100” Donations!! I wanted that slot for myself! I guess I'll have to just settle for 101 Damnation! Donation sent, plus a little extra for doggie biscuits. Burnbank Derry and Bluepeter9 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Being bored I was flicking through find donators - wait - no @govanblue - surely ( don’t call me Shirley) some mistake? I’m on the donated list before him? Canne get the staff! @Zetland coup backer! 🍷 Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 10 minutes ago, Bluepeter9 said: Being bored I was flicking through find donators - wait - no @govanblue - surely ( don’t call me Shirley) some mistake? I’m on the donated list before him? Canne get the staff! @Zetland coup backer! 🍷 Good things come to those who wait. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 @govanblue Transferred to the Donated List. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 13 minutes ago, Bluepeter9 said: Being bored I was flicking through find donors - wait - no @govanblue - surely ( don’t call me Shirley) some mistake? I’m on the donated list before him? Canne get the staff! @Zetland coup backer! 🍷 Somebody had to lend an air of respectability to the Pledged List. @The Dude and @Perth_Campsie_Ger will be looking around nervously now. Zetland, Perth_Campsie_Ger and The Dude 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, govanblue said: Somebody had to lend an air of respectability to the Pledged List. @The Dude and @Perth_Campsie_Ger will be looking around nervously now. I like that you responded so quick - now I have these jobs around the house ..... Anyway well done glad to see you finally doing something for Erskine! For all those on here with no sense of humour! ( and there are a few) Yes I was / am joking! 😎 Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, Bluepeter9 said: Anyway well done glad to see you finally doing something for Erskine! tbh I'm really only doing it for the attention. Now did I hear you say you wanted me to sign you up to the Anti-Boycott Underwriters' Scheme? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 minute ago, govanblue said: tbh I'm really only doing it for the attention. Now did I hear you say you wanted me to sign you up to the Anti-Boycott Underwriters' Scheme? That’s why I backed of helping - you hogged all the glory! I’m sure @Zetland knows what I mean! Abus? Sheesh another one I’ve missed - if I NEED on the list just put me on the list. Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 1 minute ago, Bluepeter9 said: That’s why I backed of helping - you hogged all the glory! I’m sure @Zetland knows what I mean! Abus? Sheesh another one I’ve missed - if I NEED on the list just put me on the list. Get on ABUS Now there's a slogan. It's all sort of explained in my earlier lengthy post... http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/topic/323117-oh-no-its-the-rm-erskine-fund-final-final-fundraiser/?do=findComment&comment=1065341055 If you want a shorter summary, see @BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, Bluepeter9 said: That’s why I backed of helping - you hogged all the glory! I’m sure @Zetland knows what I mean! Well if you'd simply brought the jaffa cakes like I asked you to... Bluepeter9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 26 minutes ago, govanblue said: Get on ABUS Now there's a slogan. It's all sort of explained in my earlier lengthy post... http://forum.rangersmedia.co.uk/topic/323117-oh-no-its-the-rm-erskine-fund-final-final-fundraiser/?do=findComment&comment=1065341055 If you want a shorter summary, see @BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT Furfuxache I'm having another off day ,what's going on again , What's this ABUS ? Anyone want a shorter summary n ask me ,you'll end up none the wiser (Read it again ,fuckin hibsed it ,got it now , I think ) Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 28, 2019 Author Share Posted June 28, 2019 5 minutes ago, BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT said: Furfuxache I'm having another off day ,what's going on again , What's this ABUS ? Anyone want a shorter summary n ask me ,you'll end up none the wiser (Read it again ,fuckin hibsed it ,got it now , I think ) you probably need to read it twice to understand it. Luckily it's posted twice. BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, govanblue said: you probably need to read it twice to understand it. Luckily it's posted twice. Posted then quoted more like 😉 Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 On 28/06/2019 at 02:46, govanblue said: So it’s time once again to take a look in govanblues mailbag: Just the one letter this week (I’ve edited it a wee bit – some of it was a bit spicy)… Dear gb, - A Friendly Bear (name and address withheld) Most of that is fair comment and I can’t really argue with any of it, but the bit in red probably needs addressing: First of all, if somebody disagrees with my personal opinions or personal actions on an unrelated matter, and thinks that the best way to respond is to withhold their donation to the Erskine Veterans, then that’s their decision and that’s fair enough. I'd hope that most people are smart enough to see how that would only hurt the Veterans, and not me. The consequences of someone withholding their donation would be: govanblue would have one less donation PM to read, one less donation PM to reply to, one less PayPal entry to search for, Bank account to check, Payment archive to check, PM to donor to confirm, PM to Zetland, reply from Zetland, list update, secondary list update, spreadsheet update, reply to Zetland. Thank you PM to donor. I have to do that for every single donation - typically 100 to 200 donations - that's a lot of list updating!!! – so if a few of you decide not to donate, bottom line is that it makes life easier for me. Many thanks. It does also mean that you won’t have a stake in all the fantastic things that we achieve for our Veterans – and bear in mind that the things we do, and the way that we do them, are simply not done anywhere else or by anyone else, so if you specifically want to see those Veterans receive those Rangers Treats, then you actually do need to come through this Fund – or start one up yourself! Did you see anyone else queuing up to send our Veterans to Ibrox last month. (and win them a star prize too)!!! No you didn’t. It was only us. It's always only us. If you don't want to be a part of that, then that's your loss. But anyway, now that there is a threat of a boycott out there, whether real or imagined, I do need to address it. As I said, it won’t hurt me personally (I’m not in it for the glory – I’ve already got my medal!) but it could hurt the Veterans, and obviously we can’t allow that, so to mitigate against any potential damage, we will be introducing two emergency measures which will hopefully ensure that any actual boycott is turned to the Fund’s advantage. Measure 1 - Anti-Boycott Tax: With immediate effect, all New Season Membership Donations for the coming season will incur an (optional) Anti-Boycott tax. If you oppose any thought of boycotting our Veterans’ Fund, and you can afford to, then simply add on a pound (or more if you feel strongly about it) when you make your next new-season membership donation. Hopefully we’ll have at least a few Loyal Members happy to support this completely optional tax, and that would help alleviate any potential losses from withheld membership donations Measure 2: Anti-Boycott Underwriters’ Scheme: Any Loyal Fund Member who feels very strongly against any potential boycott can volunteer to join our Loyal Underwriter’s List (This is a new list, with just my name on it at the moment). If we get any notifications of intent to boycott from any existing fund members, then we turn to the first 5 names on the Underwriter’s list, and ask them to donate an additional £2 each, thus making up the £10 to cover that boycotted membership fee. If another member boycotts, then we go to the next 5 names on the list and ask them to donate an additional £2 each. I reckon with a scheme like that, even if an epidemic of boycotting broke out, we’d have the strength and depth in our Loyal Underwriters convictions to withstand it. But at the end of the day, whether the above mentioned boycott is real or imagined, effective or not, doesn’t really matter. We’ve already achieved infinitely more than we ever expected to achieve, so if we don’t raise as much next season, so be it. Erskine will still be genuinely appreciative of our efforts, whether it’s £2k on season tickets, or £20 on those Legendary Fish Suppers. So next season, whatever donations come in, large or small, we’ll still spend them on Erskine, and one way or another, even if we find that we have to limit our aspirations somewhat, we'll still keep ensuring that the Erskine Bears continue to have The Rangers play an active and important part in their daily lives. This is what our most recent (modest) round of spending looks like... This is what a fish supper looks like... This is what a happy Veteran looks like... In fact. What the hell. I'll spoil you. This is what another happy Veteran looks like... And this is what 2 happy Veterans, 1 happy dog, and 200 happy Bears looks like... You can't see the 200 Happy Bears in that picture, but I can assure you, they're there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Boycott Underwriters ' Scheme (2 Members) govanblue Zetland I’ll add £2 next donation - @zetlant can add me to the ABUS pledgers - now I need to go find the posts that caused you ( of all people) to get that type of abuse !!! I’m used to it but you being a sensitive soul need protecting. I’m in your club just don’t tell anyone or they’ll be boycotting the anti boycott cause I’m in it. Anyway I’m getting on ABUS govanblue and Zetland 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 22 hours ago, govanblue said: Somebody had to lend an air of respectability to the Pledged List. @The Dude and @Perth_Campsie_Ger will be looking around nervously now. I have one on the list but not the other, GB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 12 minutes ago, Zetland said: I have one on the list but not the other, GB. @The Dude 's donation is currently being laundered through several offshore accounts, and should be with us shortly. @Perth_Campsie_Ger pretty much has his own place reserved on the Pledged List. I'm surprised it didn't just autocomplete. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,977 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 35 minutes ago, govanblue said: @The Dude 's donation is currently being laundered through several offshore accounts, and should be with us shortly. @Perth_Campsie_Ger pretty much has his own place reserved on the Pledged List. I'm surprised it didn't just autocomplete. Im offshore laundering the dudes money 😂 money has been sent from me now🇬🇧 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 21 minutes ago, Perth_Campsie_Ger said: Im offshore laundering the dudes money 😂 money has been sent from me now🇬🇧 And received. Perth_Campsie_Ger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 @Perth_Campsie_Ger Added to the Donated List. Perth_Campsie_Ger 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 @The Dude Transferred to the Donated List. Bluepeter9 and The Dude 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Perth_Campsie_Ger said: money has been sent from me now🇬🇧 Many thanks! Shall I put a bit of that towards Broxi Bravehound? Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 41 minutes ago, govanblue said: Many thanks! Shall I put a bit of that towards Broxi Bravehound? Let me rephrase that... Bluepeter9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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