JCDBigBear 10,839 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 What an excellent statement from Mr Longmuir of the SFL. The only person in Scottish football (outwith RFC) to actually talk sense.DAVID LONGMUIR believes Rangers will bring more vitality to the Irn Bru Third Division as they prepare to make their league debut this weekend at Peterhead.The match at tiny Balmoor Stadium is a complete sell-out with almost 4,500 fans set to take in the game.It’s a scene which is set to be replicated at lower league grounds across the country as fans clamour to get into small stadia to see the Light Blues setting out on their new adventure.SFL president Longmuir doesn’t believe Gers should have been moved into the bottom tier of senior Scottish football but accepts that’s where they now are.And he feels the decision to put the Ibrox team there is one which can still have a positive impact on the game as a whole.Speaking exclusively on RangersTV tonight, Longmuir said: “I think having Rangers in the league now will create awareness and will bring a new vitality to the Third Division.“I know it’s probably not the place that Rangers want to be and probably shouldn’t be but nevertheless, that’s the way Scottish football has handled this situation.“Having been at Glebe Park last Sunday to see the Ramsdens Cup tie, I thought Brechin put up a great show and Rangers were a wee bit rusty.“But it was more to do with the buzz and excitement that having Rangers in town brought and I hope Rangers fans will be welcomed like that wherever they go in the SFL.“All 10 clubs in the Third Division will benefit from having Rangers there. Attendances will be terrific, albeit only on a couple of occasions each season at each ground.“The talent you’ve got in the Rangers squad will surely motivate some of the other young stars elsewhere.“They’ll say: ‘That’s the level I need to be playing at to get to one of the biggest clubs in Europe and the world’ and that’s great.“Young Rangers players will also benefit from playing against seasoned pros and there are lots of plusses for the club and others over the next season or two.“The Rangers squad will improve but they won’t have it all their own way. There will be tough challenges on the field of play but they’ll be warmly welcomed wherever they go.“Scottish football is a community-based sport and we forget that sometimes. The pursuit of finances has maybe clouded our judgement a bit there.“There will be a bit of finding their feet to be done at Rangers and they’ll have to get back to basics for a while but we’ll all benefit in the long run.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 109,976 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Longmuir has been a breath of fresh air throughout this shite compared to the other 2 diddies Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam2102 582 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 the spl and sfl need to become one and this man needs to be in charge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddistonKnight 1,572 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 That man has possibly played a blinder all the way through the shenanigans of the last few months. The kiddy fiddlers must absolutely loathe him Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRW. 5,631 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Longmuir should be in charge of the SFA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCDBigBear 10,839 Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I don't know what team Mr Longmuir supports and I don't really care because he has shown himself to be very fair-minded and pragmatic in the whole fiasco. He stands "head and shoulders" above the the rest of those involved at the SFA and SPL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Compare this to the moronic ramblings of O'Regan and Dhoncaster, its like night and day. Its nice to know Longmuir appreciates us and realises our worth, give this man the keys to Hampden and maybe Scottish football can start to recover from the mess its made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelavic191 4,502 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 “I know it’s probably not the place that Rangers want to be and probably shouldn’t be but nevertheless, that’s the way Scottish football has handled this situation.Stand out quote here, for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,622 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 What an excellent statement from Mr Longmuir of the SFL. The only person in Scottish football (outwith RFC) to actually talk sense.DAVID LONGMUIR believes Rangers will bring more vitality to the Irn Bru Third Division as they prepare to make their league debut this weekend at Peterhead.The match at tiny Balmoor Stadium is a complete sell-out with almost 4,500 fans set to take in the game.It’s a scene which is set to be replicated at lower league grounds across the country as fans clamour to get into small stadia to see the Light Blues setting out on their new adventure.SFL president Longmuir doesn’t believe Gers should have been moved into the bottom tier of senior Scottish football but accepts that’s where they now are.And he feels the decision to put the Ibrox team there is one which can still have a positive impact on the game as a whole.Speaking exclusively on RangersTV tonight, Longmuir said: “I think having Rangers in the league now will create awareness and will bring a new vitality to the Third Division.“I know it’s probably not the place that Rangers want to be and probably shouldn’t be but nevertheless, that’s the way Scottish football has handled this situation.“Having been at Glebe Park last Sunday to see the Ramsdens Cup tie, I thought Brechin put up a great show and Rangers were a wee bit rusty.“But it was more to do with the buzz and excitement that having Rangers in town brought and I hope Rangers fans will be welcomed like that wherever they go in the SFL.“All 10 clubs in the Third Division will benefit from having Rangers there. Attendances will be terrific, albeit only on a couple of occasions each season at each ground.“The talent you’ve got in the Rangers squad will surely motivate some of the other young stars elsewhere.“They’ll say: ‘That’s the level I need to be playing at to get to one of the biggest clubs in Europe and the world’ and that’s great.“Young Rangers players will also benefit from playing against seasoned pros and there are lots of plusses for the club and others over the next season or two.“The Rangers squad will improve but they won’t have it all their own way. There will be tough challenges on the field of play but they’ll be warmly welcomed wherever they go.“Scottish football is a community-based sport and we forget that sometimes. The pursuit of finances has maybe clouded our judgement a bit there.“There will be a bit of finding their feet to be done at Rangers and they’ll have to get back to basics for a while but we’ll all benefit in the long run.”Longmuir seems a sensible Football Man something sadly lacking in the SPL/SFA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and True 311 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Its time for this guy to move on to the SFA.We need people who can lead and this chap seems to fit the bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,107 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Class act that man. Rhegan lawwell and dhoncaster need to learn from this man Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 72,568 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Sadly his words will mean there is no place at the SFA for him. They don't allow decent thinking guys in the door! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnw 22 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I like this guy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfirejet 96 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 DAVID LONGMUIR comes across as a man that is both fair and truthful,unlike the other tossers that run the SFA & SPL,the SFL I believe is a far better model that the whole of Scottish football should follow,then maybe we would see a vast improvement in Scottish football,I would vote for David Longmuir to have a higher position of authority in the SFA,then we would really see some integrity in Scotland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian 4,281 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I don't know what team Mr Longmuir supports and I don't really care because he has shown himself to be very fair-minded and pragmatic in the whole fiasco. He stands "head and shoulders" above the the rest of those involved at the SFA and SPL.Seconded !!He's a man who loves football first and has shown the ability to see the big picture without a hint of bias.I used to think the SFA and SPL management were just incompetent and scoffed at the iodea they were biased, but recent events have proved me well wrong.Longmuir and men like him are what we need running scottish football.He must surely be in the running when xmas comes to the turkeys. ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trueblue68 2,497 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 For me this guys words just show how hate filled towards us the SPL and SFA have been. Not one kind word from either since this fiasco started. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delamonty 992 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I tell you what.... Longmuir should be running Scottish football -- period. Honest, articulate.. sees commercial advantages and .. takes no shit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM1872 3,771 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Stand out quote for me regarding the Club:They’ll say: ‘That’s the level I need to be playing at to get to one of the biggest clubs in Europe and the world’ and that’s great.We know who he's talking about here, thanks David. I wonder how many others in Scottish football would admit we are Scotland's biggest Club, which goes without saying, along with being one of the biggest Clubs in Europe and the world? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fools Gold 488 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 As the SFA, SPL and SFL offices are all within close proximity, you can't help but imagine the creaky, cobweb-filled offices of Regan and Doncaster, all washed out and grey. Sitting at their stale-smelling desks, holding their antique phones in their hands, a tear running down their faces, in the hope that someone, just someone, will phone them for a chat about, well, anything.Two doors down the corridor, and it's Disco Inferno in Longmuir's office. Chicks sitting on his lap, 'proper' supporters queueing on the phone in the hope of congratulating a man who clearly has his finger on the pulse, who clearly knows our game is corrupt with bigots who tried to drive the nails into our coffin. He is the only man of reason at Hampdump, and I sincerely wish he was running the full show.Bravo Longmuir, bravo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaddistonKnight 1,572 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 ...............and all of the above is exactly why he never will run the show in Scotland.What a fuckin' backward, navel gazing shower of wanks we have in this country. The more I see, the less I believe in this country.Not entirely linked, but it all fits in with the wanks around us. I watched the Olympics in a pub on Saturday night when we were winning everything. Place was jumping, everybody happy. When the national anthem came on for one of our medallists this waste of a skin complained that he was a republican and shouldn't have to listen to this. Me and my mate just had to stand up and clap. Don't ya just feel sorry for these folk Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,228 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 These are the sort of words and the kind of statement you look for from the national games governing bodies. Not once has the SFA nor the SPL came out with anything supportive shameless fucking bigoted cunts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Dynamo 29 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Some brilliant comments in there yet again from David Longmuir and I only wish we had more men like him running our game at the highest level. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joker69 60 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 This is the man who should be running our game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwhiteandblue 3,330 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The question is: How do we get this man the top job? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennyarcade 42 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The sfa dont deserve him, he's too good for a corrupt organisation Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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