Bill Ng speaks to Singapore press about Rangers takeover

[TheLawMan 6,240]

"It cost Rangers owner £52.5m to take over the club from David Murray in May last year"

[caseyjones 3,009]

"It cost Rangers owner £52.5m to take over the club from David Murray in May last year"

£18m to Lloyds.

£5m on playing squad.

£2m on stadium upgrades.

£27.5m that is sitting in THAT offshore account waiting to save Rangers.

[TheLawMan 6,240]

£18m to Lloyds.

£5m on playing squad.

£2m on stadium upgrades.

£27.5m that is sitting in THAT offshore account waiting to save Rangers.

Ah. Forgot about that. Money is best sitting there where HMRC cant get their grubby hands on it i suppose. He is playing a blinder here.

[bilko89 507]

"It cost Rangers owner £52.5m to take over the club from David Murray in May last year"

Source : Craig Whyte

[caseyjones 3,009]

Ah. Forgot about that. Money is best sitting there where HMRC cant get their grubby hands on it i suppose. He is playing a blinder here.

Aye, he's bossing the game!

[TheLawMan 6,240]

Aye, he's bossing the game!

[WVB 2,560]

as a businessman...he must know that there is financial gain in keeping Rangers 1872 alive

Who the fuck are Rangers 1872?

[BlueThunder 8,453]

£12m? Really? I kind of expected bids of around £25m, especially when our assets are worth more than £100m according to D&P.

Worries me a bit. I hope he isn't just chancing his arm in the hope of being able to flog us off again for a decent profit.

[jack1690 793]

Who the fuck are Rangers 1872?

Another company thats sneaked under the radar un-noticed?

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

Seems like he's in for his own gain/ Singapore's gain rather than that of Rangers.

My first thoughts also, however he isn't speaking to us in that.

[caseyjones 3,009]

My first thoughts also, however he isn't speaking to us in that.

You approve of telling people what they want to hear?

Your journalistic goals should be achieved quite easily with that outlook!

[markem 7,285]

If he is our man we are going to need a couple of tribute songs for Billy.

Think we will manage that.

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

You approve of telling people what they want to hear?

Your journalistic goals should be achieved quite easily with that outlook!

Haven't you got a phone to be losing?

[caseyjones 3,009]

Haven't you got a phone to be losing?

Not yet, still waiting for the insurance company to get back to me.

[BearAbroad 42]

"Mr Ng - A Rangers fan himself for more than a decade" - find that part a little hard to believe, I lived in Asia for 6 years and never once met a local who supported us. Virtually everyone has heard of us... but almost every fucker I ever met supports either Man U or Liverpool.

Still I believe, this would be an interesting offer... at least it would not be more of the same "Rangers men" who have driven the club into the mire.

[WVB 2,560]

If he is our man we are going to need a couple of tribute songs for Billy.

Think we will manage that.

*sees an empty net*

We are the Bill Ng Boys?

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

Not yet, still waiting for the insurance company to get back to me.

The man with 5,000,000 identities, all for making phone insurance claims.

[caseyjones 3,009]

The man with 5,000,000 identities, all for making phone insurance claims.

That could be why I don't know my own name half the time. Or.....

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

That could be why I don't know my own name half the time. Or.....

Tynecastle? To further discuss the Singaporean bid? Make sure you dress like a sailor again

[caseyjones 3,009]

Tynecastle? To further discuss the Singaporean bid? Make sure you dress like a sailor again

Hoping to do all three.

Make sure you bring your Mammy to look after you.

[Jack The Flipper 5,936]

'This is a chance to put Singapore on the world football map... We're not just doing this for financial reasons. If we take over Rangers, we've got plans that will positively impact Singapore football in the long run... Our population size is quite similar to Scotland's so there's plenty for us to learn from them in terms of football development.'

Really?

I think all you'll get is an education on how to not do things properly!

I mean, it's been us that have been looking at copying other nation's footballing setup as ours has not moved with the times and has been in a constant decline.

Strange

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

Hoping to do all three.

Make sure you bring your Mammy to look after you.

No, I'm bringing Deccy instead.

[Frankie 505]

Generally it's an interesting piece from a Singaporean perspective.

It appears information on Bill Ng (definitely pronounced 'ing') is starting to trickle out though. Apparently, he has been in the stockbroking business for many years, and now owns his own private equity firm. There have been various unconfirmed reports of his net worth, with some estimating it to be in the billions. His family are certainly well off (see Forbes list of 2011).

As with all bids though, it's difficult to analyse them all that well until the finer detail is known.

[scottylad72 19]

£12m? Really? I kind of expected bids of around £25m, especially when our assets are worth more than £100m according to D&P.

Worries me a bit. I hope he isn't just chancing his arm in the hope of being able to flog us off again for a decent profit.

If we survive, good luck t him.

Unlike Whyte the shite, he's trying to destroy us.

[WWTC 2,247]

"Mr Ng - A Rangers fan himself for more than a decade" - find that part a little hard to believe, I lived in Asia for 6 years and never once met a local who supported us. Virtually everyone has heard of us... but almost every fucker I ever met supports either Man U or Liverpool.

Still I believe, this would be an interesting offer... at least it would not be more of the same "Rangers men" who have driven the club into the mire.

if i wasnt on the fone id highlight for u, but those first few sentences are fantastic.