Neil Murray (chief scout) suspended by Rangers

[Edmiston Drive 3,846]

I PMd a couple of posters a while back re signings............Neil produced a list of players to Ally last summer for his views as to who he would like. Neil had identified a number of Scottish players that had indicated that they would not be adverse to moving to Ibrox.

Ally forwarded the list and his preferences to the CEO and a list of recommendations came from the CEO re foreign players..............these came from a contact of the CEO.

Neil is a decent guy with connections in the game at home and abroad. His job is to look for players that the management indicate they need for certain positions, the decision then is for the manager to look at them and based on feedback from Neil and thoughts from his management team decide on the players to recommend for signing by the CEO re budget requirements.

[Ace 3,556]

This will be played up as a break in trust between CG & Ally and how Ally's could feel his position is being undermined.

This will be twisted & turned into really bad PR, just you wait & see.

[papaguy51 912]

Sack him for a lack of imagination.

Some terrible signings, a waste of money we don't have lots of it.

[cammyfraserrfc 5]

Hopefully he's getting the sack for being a brutal scout. I didn't know he played for us until i read it on this thread. It seems he was a shite player aswell as a scout.

That would make sense, released or sacked due to poor performance. But suspended? Why suspend someone who is doing a crap job? More to this than meets the eye.

[BigJig 76]

That's two suspended so far (Murray, Sandaza) and another left (Pip Yeates)!!! WTF is going on behind the scenes???

[JMac_88 310]

Hopefully this is just the beginning of Green etc. getting his own people on-board, who can actually do the job required for their area of expertise.

[God save charles green 73]

I PMd a couple of posters a while back re signings............Neil produced a list of players to Ally last summer for his views as to who he would like. Neil had identified a number of Scottish players that had indicated that they would not be adverse to moving to Ibrox.

Ally forwarded the list and his preferences to the CEO and a list of recommendations came from the CEO re foreign players..............these came from a contact of the CEO.

Neil is a decent guy with connections in the game at home and abroad. His job is to look for players that the management indicate they need for certain positions, the decision then is for the manager to look at them and based on feedback from Neil and thoughts from his management team decide on the players to recommend for signing by the CEO re budget requirements.

Naw

[bluesbro1976 162]

Bain ripped our club off. Fact.

[Edmiston Drive 3,846]

Naw

How naw

[Shuggy 1,308]

RANGERS have been rocked by a fresh scandal after chief scout Neil Murray was suspended by Charles Green.

Record Sport can reveal former player Murray has been ordered by the chief executive to stay away from the club until an investigation into last summer’s transfer activity has been carried out.

But 11 days into the internal probe it’s understood no evidence of any misconduct has been uncovered and an outraged Murray is determined to fight his own corner.

The shock development comes at a time when striker Fran Sandaza is serving a similar suspension after being the victim of a hoax phonecall, which was then broadcast over the internet.

And it has come as a bombshell to manager Ally McCoist and other senior figures inside Murray Park.

McCoist is believed to be standing by his former team-mate Murray and bemused by the claims of any wrong doing.

At this stage, no known timescale has been set for the probe into Murray, who has been in charge of drawing up a list of potential signing targets for McCoist.

The Rangers boss hopes to recruit a number of free agents in September when the club’s 12-month transfer embargo is over.

Murray helped identify some of a raft of new arrivals last year, at a time when McCoist had only a handful of first-team players to work with following the catastrophic financial meltdown caused by former Rangers owner

Craig Whyte.

Very few of those signings have lived up to expectation during what has been a difficult slog by McCoist’s side towards this season’s Third Division title.

The reason for concern over the part played by Murray in those dealings is as yet unclear.

But Record Sport understands Green demanded the probe after being given emails relating to some of the transfers.

Last night, despite approaches made by Record Sport, neither Murray nor Rangers chose to make any comment.

But an Ibrox source told us: “This situation is incredibly sensitive. Some very damaging allegations have been made but so far not substantiated and Neil is confused, outraged and distraught.

“He knows if he had been guilty of anything inappropriate then he would have been dismissed, quite rightly, without his feet having touched the ground.

“But he’s still sat at home sweating on his future.

“Ally has also been placed in a very difficult position. At this point there is no way of knowing how it will play out but it seems, if nothing else, Charles has lost confidence in the manager’s chief scout.”

Yesterday, Rangers physio Pip Yeates was axed and Record Sport understands stadium manager Ross McCaskill is also set to lose his job as part of Green’s ongoing restructuring.

[Moody Blue Legend 61,510]

Could this not have waited till the season was finished?

[Gandalf the Blue 1,384]

Its seems this is more than a change of scouting policy, with allegations of wrongdoing flying around. Not sure how any of our summer transfers can be dodgy, surely the SFA wouldve scrutinised them heavily to begin with.

[markem 7,286]

I can't either but its a bit strange we have an invitation on going with sandaza them we have some backroom staff leave then our chief scout gets suspended. A bit to much of a coincidence not to be linked in my opinion.

Yup agree with this.

[Dunny_01 2,007]

hopefully green is reacting to the fans again, because again it looks like hes targeting the right folk to replace!! Our scouting, coaching and for that matter physios are terrible.

Wonder if this be Laudrup's new job? chief scout after talks months ago

[Jamie0202 12,281]

Could this not have waited till the season was finished?

No it couldn't. If there is anything dodgy in this then swift action is what is required. I hope there is nothing in it but Green is doing the right thing with suspending him pending investigation.

[Jamie0202 12,281]

hopefully green is reacting to the fans again, because again it looks like hes targeting the right folk to replace!! Our scouting, coaching and for that matter physios are terrible.

Wonder if this be Laudrup's new job? chief scout after talks months ago

The thing is what a lot of people are making a mistake about is this doesn't seem to be a restructuring thing with the scouting. Murray has been suspended pending an investigation into wrongdoing with regard to last summer's transfers.

[Bluepeter9 5,167]

Posters on here seems easily confused.

If Murray was to be released because his recommended signings were poor (i.e. he underperformed at his job) that would be done gracefully and after some sort of meeting and announced that he had moved on - (by mutual consent!! ). ergo he has not been suspended because he is poor at his job!

BUT he has been (alledgedly) suspended - which implies some wrong doing - and suspension in a company is normal while said allegations are investigated.

One also wonders how he can be away scouting for us while being suspended (so ding ding get those alarm bells ringing - which story is wrong?)

and in purely speculative mode if he is suspended - during the Sandaza investigation - rumours will abound.

[The Gas Man 190]

He might have been caught arranging 'scouting missions' to Honduras. How many times have we been looking at players there? Also a few visits to Mexico. Where next Seychelles/Maldives?

[Moody Blue Legend 61,510]

No it couldn't. If there is anything dodgy in this then swift action is what is required. I hope there is nothing in it but Green is doing the right thing with suspending him pending investigation.

I'd have preferred to get the season and league finished before we give the press more fuel. Like you say, if any wrong doing has been done, action should and will be taken.

[Edmiston Drive 3,846]

From the official site yesterday,,,,,,,,,,,,,,quote is from Ian Durrant.

“Neil is away and the manager has been away as well.

[lutonblue 1,974]

Posters on here seems easily confused.

If Murray was to be released because his recommended signings were poor (i.e. he underperformed at his job) that would be done gracefully and after some sort of meeting and announced that he had moved on - (by mutual consent!! ). ergo he has not been suspended because he is poor at his job!

BUT he has been (alledgedly) suspended - which implies some wrong doing - and suspension in a company is normal while said allegations are investigated.

One also wonders how he can be away scouting for us while being suspended (so ding ding get those alarm bells ringing - which story is wrong?)

and in purely speculative mode if he is suspended - during the Sandaza investigation - rumours will abound.

is that why kenny was off scouting the other day ?

[Zulu 981]

Go for it CG get the big broom out and start sweeping the jobs for the boys lot right out the fukin door.

[clan macrae 292]

The whole issue is confusing as Murray highlighted a lot of good players when white had control.They were eventualy knocked back as the conman didnt have the cash for transfer fees or their wages so Murray went for players of a lower standard.Next the liquidation of the club and the illegal transfer embargo.Murray again could only produce players who were not tied up to any clubs.If you pardon my expression the dross that no top clubs wanted.Faure for example was released by his French club had trials with Leeds but wasnt taken up.However in saying all this i feel its time the club had a clear out maybe Green has better contacts but it looks as though we are in for a wind of change at Ibrox.

[scarkev 3,540]

RANGERS have been rocked by a fresh scandal after chief scout Neil Murray was suspended by Charles Green.

Record Sport can reveal former player Murray has been ordered by the chief executive to stay away from the club until an investigation into last summer’s transfer activity has been carried out.

But 11 days into the internal probe it’s understood no evidence of any misconduct has been uncovered and an outraged Murray is determined to fight his own corner.

The shock development comes at a time when striker Fran Sandaza is serving a similar suspension after being the victim of a hoax phonecall, which was then broadcast over the internet.

And it has come as a bombshell to manager Ally McCoist and other senior figures inside Murray Park.

McCoist is believed to be standing by his former team-mate Murray and bemused by the claims of any wrong doing.

At this stage, no known timescale has been set for the probe into Murray, who has been in charge of drawing up a list of potential signing targets for McCoist.

The Rangers boss hopes to recruit a number of free agents in September when the club’s 12-month transfer embargo is over.

Murray helped identify some of a raft of new arrivals last year, at a time when McCoist had only a handful of first-team players to work with following the catastrophic financial meltdown caused by former Rangers owner

Craig Whyte.

Very few of those signings have lived up to expectation during what has been a difficult slog by McCoist’s side towards this season’s Third Division title.

The reason for concern over the part played by Murray in those dealings is as yet unclear.

But Record Sport understands Green demanded the probe after being given emails relating to some of the transfers.

Last night, despite approaches made by Record Sport, neither Murray nor Rangers chose to make any comment.

But an Ibrox source told us: “This situation is incredibly sensitive. Some very damaging allegations have been made but so far not substantiated and Neil is confused, outraged and distraught.

“He knows if he had been guilty of anything inappropriate then he would have been dismissed, quite rightly, without his feet having touched the ground.

“But he’s still sat at home sweating on his future.

“Ally has also been placed in a very difficult position. At this point there is no way of knowing how it will play out but it seems, if nothing else, Charles has lost confidence in the manager’s chief scout.”

Yesterday, Rangers physio Pip Yeates was axed and Record Sport understands stadium manager Ross McCaskill is also set to lose his job as part of Green’s ongoing restructuring.

It may well be the case that Murray has been suspended and investigations are ongoing but honest to god, why would anyone buy or believe this two bit rag? For a kick off they are saying its green doing this and senior figures are shocked....yet what evidence is their to suggest that's the case or that green has the authority to suspend people at his own behest?

The last few paragraphs are laughable....in lamens terms....we tried to contact Neil and rangers and they had no comment so we have just decided to make up stuff to suit our "story" with the quotes from the infamous "source/insider"......please please please do not buy this rag.....it is an embarrassment!

[simplythebest 11,453]

FF using this for typical Green bashing.