lutonblue 1,974 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 As title says Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 To announce his backroom deal with Craig Whyte.WON'T SOMEONE PLEASE THINK OF THE INTEGRITY?! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutonblue 1,974 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Should be a good listen Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprotson11 147 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I fully expect him to reveal that he is Greens puppet!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 He listened to his fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 He listened to his fans.The bastard! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutonblue 1,974 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 On now Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StornowayLoyal 8 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Missed it what was said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamibianBear 1,851 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Someone keep us overseas guys up to date? Can't listen in here! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock 42 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 So what did he say then? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alectrician 70 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 David (Roy) beats Goliath.....with the help of the fans...WE ARE THE PEOPLE. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprotson11 147 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I missed it, what was he saying? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lutonblue 1,974 Posted April 16, 2013 Author Share Posted April 16, 2013 Basically listened to fans and shareholders , as they have put there money into club by buying season tickets , and by doing so wouldn't no what would be happening once the split kicks in Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 1,167 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 A decent man who listened to his fans. A lesson for others who championed the importance of both Sporting integrity and reacting to the wishes of their support last summer.I believe Stephen Thompson even went as far to say"Any buisness which ignores the wishes of its customers is doomed to failure".Amazing how a simple change in the agenda can make the views and wishes of these fans to be iof no importance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,221 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Im looking forward to paying a pre season visit to Dingwall, to help out Ross County getting the funds that will assist them with their redevelopment work on their ground.Ooops I hope I havnt started a conspiracy/rumour that our ghuests may take to the mhedia and onto the forums that they only visit briefly. (as they are ALWAYS ON HERE.!?). but ho hum ive posted it now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,810 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 He said he was sorry for his club's actions last year, that he was lied to as we were.He apologised for supporting the "crooked cartel" for attempting to kill off Rangers, and ruin Scottish football at the same time.He spoke of selfishness, bigotry, jealousy and bullying within the high echelons of power in the game - which he stated were driven by slant-eyed persons from Glasgow's East End.Finally, he stated that he had had a vision of truth, now understood the ethos of Sporting Integrity, and chose to listen to his club's and 87% of Scottish football fans who said No to Reconstruction He argued that no proof was available that this would improve the game, nor that it's urgency was anything other to do than save the footballing bodies from insolvency.. He said sorry to Rangers and it's supporters for previously being weak and naive. He said he was not sorry for standing up to bullying cabal with thoughts only of deceiving others for their own gain.Nb He said all this in my head, not on TalkSport Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Im looking forward to paying a pre season visit to Dingwall, to help out Ross County getting the funds that will assist them with their redevelopment work on their ground.Ooops I hope I havnt started a conspiracy/rumour that our ghuests may take to the mhedia and onto the forums that they only visit briefly. (as they are ALWAYS ON HERE.!?). but ho hum ive posted it now. We should not fotget our friends Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellfirejet 96 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 ROSS COUNTY chairman Roy MacGregor last night told how he had no option but to sink the SPL’s plans for reconstruction.An emotional MacGregor opened his heart to Record Sport shortly after playing a key role in destroying proposals to force through a controversial new 12-12-18 structure.In fact, MacGregor joked that he had to be driven out of Glasgow in the boot of a car, following his decision to team up with St Mirren and torpedo the blueprint.But the energy business high flyer was deadly serious when laying out his reasons for voting "no" – and adamant that the other 10 clubs should have done exactly as he did, by listening to the wishes of fans up and down the country.MacGregor said: "I don’t feel great about what happened today. I don’t feel great for my colleagues and for the First Division clubs who need more money now."So there are no winners out of this. For a day or two there will be some soul-searching and challenging decisions. But I can look myself in the mirror knowing I acted for all the right reasons. I couldn’t do that if I had voted the other way. That’s why I had no option."I just hope sense will prevail and somehow in the not too distant future we can try to resurrect this in a way that can get backing from everyone."Unfortunately, there were road blocks placed up against any other kind of league structure. That was the surprising thing for me as a businessman."In all walks of life, if you know you are going to lose something, you try to find a compromise. But in football circles that doesn’t seem to work for whatever reason. The situation we were in was all or nothing and I don’t know why."I can’t tell you whether there are agendas going on that I don’t understand. I certainly don’t see them. But maybe there are things going on that I don’t understand."Maybe the city clubs should have a look at this sort of God-given right to be in the top six or the top eight. I don’t know."MacGregor then added: "It’s not a good day. But it’s a day for reflection and hopefully, once the dust settles, we need to move forward again."In my time in the SPL there has been a real positive attempt to make changes. But maybe we all need to go back to our fans and start listening to them a bit more."I feel privileged and honoured to have been round the table. I’ve had a vote today when I’ve only been in that league for nine months."I’m only a beginner so I may have made the wrong decision, in the long term interests of the game. I feel humbled that I might have made the wrong decision for football but I can only make my judgement on what my shareholders and fans are telling me to do."If I didn’t do that there would be no point in me being chairman. I would be committing suicide."Rival chairmen were furious about yesterday’s collapse with Aberdeen’s Stewart Milne apparently close to tears.And MacGregor believes much of that anger is down to the fact clubs experiencing financial hardship are now set to lose out on a share of almost £2million in sponsorship.He said: "It’s going to be difficult to get a sponsor without having one league. As it stands they get around £2m from the Clydesdale Bank so, yes, there is a financial hit for the clubs. I understand that."But you have to make a judgment on where you see it. Do you see the benefit of all the good things against those things that are not so good?"The split into an 8-8-8 was probably our only difficulty. It’s too complicated and difficult to understand and we believe it will have a detrimental impact on season-ticket sales. We cannot take the loyalty of fans for granted."These are deeply held views. If they weren’t so deeply held then you would go with the redistribution of wealth and the one league body."We listened to our supporters and came down on their side. A chairman doesn’t vote for himself, he votes for his club and his fans and has an eye on the greater good."County are one of the few rampant success stories in the crisis-hit SPL and are fighting it out for a European place in their first top-flight season.But he believes some of Scotland’s traditionally biggest clubs are clinging to the past.He said: "The other side, particularly the larger clubs, believe the eight at the top end will generate more revenue, provided they can get into it."If you think you are always going to be in the top eight then it makes sense. But this season shows that’s not necessarily going to be the case."Some of these big fish have been swimming up hill and they haven’t been watching what’s happening. There has been a major swing to the north and a major swing to different models." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 "Rival chairmen were furious about yesterday’s collapse with Aberdeen’s Stewart Milne apparently close to tears."Aw diddums Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StornowayLoyal 8 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 My father In law is a Ross County season ticket holder, he stated that their fans are proud of the way their chairman acted as he did what all chairmen should do, which is act on behalf if their fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MKGER 138 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Heard it earlier, he came across as a respectable, sincere ol boy who 1st at foremost wants the best for his own clubs supporters. He genuinely wants Scottish football to improve but as he explained, he wasn't willing to vote for what was on the table. Proper gent, if their were more of his kind in high places within in Scottish football it wouldn't be half as fecked! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guardian 4,281 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I expected RC to fold and vote in favour yesterday.I'm pleased to say I was wrong and take my hat off to them for showing backbone and true sporting integrity.A pre-season game against them would be very well attended methinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcb 1,167 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 I expected RC to fold and vote in favour yesterday.I'm pleased to say I was wrong and take my hat off to them for showing backbone and true sporting integrity.A pre-season game against them would be very well attended methinks.Why anyone thought that Roy McGregor might give in to bullying, sorry gentle persuasion from the likes of Peter Lawell amazes me. PL is a CEO who on a good day would be fortunate to be employed by RMG.Both RMG & SG acted in the best interests of their clubs by consulting and listening to the fans. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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