1st_Jan_1994 4,868 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's a shame. Not nice to see.I've a lot of time for Gordon, met him more than once on a personal level and he's a decent guy and a good Bear in every sense of the word Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bears r us 31,000 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 It's a shame. Not nice to see.I've a lot of time for Gordon, met him more than once on a personal level and he's a decent guy and a good Bear in every sense of the word This x 100%. Met him a couple of times and found him to be an absolute gentleman. Sad news indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack1690 793 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Why are some posters joking about this and taking the piss? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephants stoned 2,994 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Sorry to hear that Smudger good luck in the future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Why are some posters joking about this and taking the piss?spot on not funny, a top bloke and bear Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanger 625 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I noticed the AIB are involved. They are being a shower of bastards just now to any company who owe them. Slashing overdrafts and refusing to invest in companies.Gone are the heady days when if you had a sound business idea they were the "go to" bank.Sorry to hear this about Smith. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmiston Drive 3,846 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 I noticed the AIB are involved. They are being a shower of bastards just now to any company who owe them. Slashing overdrafts and refusing to invest in companies.Gone are the heady days when if you had a sound business idea they were the "go to" bank.Sorry to hear this about Smith.Not sure that's the bank bud.........think it's Accountants in Bankruptcy.If his bank was indeed AIB then he would have had problems raising funds elsewhere to go there.BTW when I read my first reaction when aib was of the bank. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanger 625 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Not sure that's the bank bud.........think it's Accountants in Bankruptcy.If his bank was indeed AIB then he would have had problems raising funds elsewhere to go there.BTW when I read my first reaction when aib was of the bank.Cheers mate. My mistake Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmiston Drive 3,846 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Cheers mate. My mistakeAs mentioned natural response when you see the initials and people in shit re money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
smudger.kp 105 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hope he can get himself and his family out of this situation.Good bluenose, best of luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle 3,734 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Sad story, and I guess he is another casualty of Whyte, him being one of the single figures of redundancies that we actually made. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Sad story, and I guess he is another casualty of Whyte, him being one of the single figures of redundancies that we actually made.And more costly to him than we probably though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted June 1, 2013 Author Share Posted June 1, 2013 Hopefully with him being an educated man , he can overcome this and get back on his feet asap Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmiston Drive 3,846 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Sad story, and I guess he is another casualty of Whyte, him being one of the single figures of redundancies that we actually made.The amounts involved bud , I would think it had been going on long before he started back with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 21,004 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 He will bounce back, bigger, stronger and better for it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,924 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Sore one, just shows you even the smart guys get caught, i thought he was doing just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinC 1,414 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 He blew it all on mars bars. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tam57 698 Posted June 1, 2013 Share Posted June 1, 2013 Good luck to him getting back on his feet.hope he can keep up the payments on the hair transplants Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 He seems to have been in well paid jobs for years so it's quite surprising that this has happened ... guess it can happen to anyone Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedart1952 1,378 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 His story is in the Sunday Post, he says his losing his job at Rangers was the final straw that led to his financial collapse. He said the economic climate was central to the collapse of his business investments, however it was the loss of his role as Director of Football at Rangers FC that proved fatal to his finances. The headline on the front page of the Sunday Post about his story says "GERS AXE COST US OUR HOME", so again it seems Rangers FC are to blame not his Business dealings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markem 7,326 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Hope he can get himself and his family out of this situation.Good bluenose, best of luck.This^ Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcf 34,695 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Bad news and I hope things get better for him. Not long after Gordon Smith became Director of Football at Rangers , my son ( a Rangers daft 14 year old schoolboy at the time ) sent him an email about possible signing targets he could go for. Quite detailed , if i may say so myself, about various positions and why they were affordable with possible resale value. Anyway, I had no idea he had done this and started worrying about any reply , specially since he hadn't mentioned his age in the email. I needn't have worried. Gordon Smith answered back, thanking him for his effort, saying he had passed it on to the scouting department and once he'd settled down he would be back in contact to invite him down to Murray Park for a chat. Sadly a wee while later he was gone . Just thought I'd share that to let you know the measure of the man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the drummer 414 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 give him a job put him in charge of the sun beds Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy 1,308 Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Sounds like another victim of the credit crunch. Good luck in rebuilding your future, Smudger. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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