Neil Alexander launches Ibrox legal fight

[JCDBigBear 10,865]

Ludicrous that anyone blames Neil for this, absolutely ludicrous.

What was ludicrous was paying him approx £13k per week to play in the 4th tier of Scottish football. No wonder he stayed and TUPEd over. An average keeper who only made the first team when McGregor was injured and then left. We should never have been paying those wages to a reserve. Now approx 17 months later he says his contract wasn't fully honoured and he should have been paid MORE!!!!

[JCDBigBear 10,865]

Can't blame him - a loyal servant who was then shafted by the club

Shafted by the club??? Shafting the Club more like. See my post above.

[simplythebest 11,453]

Don't you know JCD, Alexander and his family are struggling to have a meal every night thanks to the big bad Rangers board.

[StornowayBlue 630]

Gribbon - In Gaelic (greebon (ph)) a spiteful bitch

[SteveJ 743]

This will come to nothing.

I love it when people make up their mind on legal matters without knowing the facts.

[OLE SUPER WILBERT 2,475]

If he is due money he has every right to try and get it tbh.

[Jimfanciesthedude 25,043]

pretty saddened that alexander feels the need to go this route, we took him as a back up keeper and paid him well, he got his shot from time to time and again was paid well for it

when the club was demoted to the bottom tier of scottish football we kept him on and again paid him well

alexander has made easily about 1.5million from his time at the club, that is a conservative estimate and not even including bonuses paid to him, if he feels the need to take the club to court over a 6 figure sum then truly football is a greedy mans game and alexander should hang his head in shame

when the company went into administration, alexander took a pay cut and yet still got paid about 2k a week before tax, at the same time fans of the club, who are lucky to earn 2k a MONTH, were putting their hands into their pockets and topping up the RFFF

hang your head in shame neil, instead of looking back on your rangers memories in your big fancy house without a financial care in the world (well you shouldnt have, if you have it is your own fault) you have decided to poison those memories by chasing the club for what could be as little as 100k

[geronimoo 1,491]

Yet he'll probably be earning the same at a premiership club, funny that eh?

Prob does get a good wage at Palace but I doubt he will get mega bucks like he thinks he is worth, he can't even make it onto the bench at palace

he is just there in case the first team goalie gets injured and they need a goalie for the bench.

[Arfuf Phuxache 190]

My suspicions are either there is no adequate HR function or no advice is accepted. This is pretty basic stuff tbf. I would love to take a look in these contracts I must say (I work in HR...not out of boredom)

You work in HR, is this Grievance not time barred now?

As I have stated, by playing on, he's accepted the terms and conditions of his employment, should have raised a grievance at the time, and as such, I think he's farting against thunder with this claim, so long after the initial increased payment (allegedly) wasn't paid.

[mitre_mouldmaster 21,510]

You work in HR, is this Grievance not time barred now?

As I have stated, by playing on, he's accepted the terms and conditions of his employment, should have raised a grievance at the time, and as such, I think he's farting against thunder with this claim, so long after the initial increased payment (allegedly) wasn't paid.

I used to work in HR also.

Timing of the issue does not really matter if the contract is sound.

Only real restriction would be if the claim was put in after about 7 years due to record retention.

[Madina 3,932]

Thought better of him tbh

[WilliamFyfe 1,438]

Thing that annoys me is why has Alexander went to the press about this?

Keep stuff private to yourself fuck sakes.

[NixonRFC 1,475]

What was ludicrous was paying him approx £13k per week to play in the 4th tier of Scottish football. No wonder he stayed and TUPEd over. An average keeper who only made the first team when McGregor was injured and then left. We should never have been paying those wages to a reserve. Now approx 17 months later he says his contract wasn't fully honoured and he should have been paid MORE!!!!

He wasn't paid that to play in the 4th tier, he was paid handsomely to play in SPL/European football, the rules of TUPE meant he was kept on the same wage.

It wasn't his fault he was offered the money he was offered but he stayed when he didn't have too, as has been proven he's good enough to get a gig in the EPL...if he did that in June/July 2012 the same folk having a go at him now for staying would be calling him a traitor for leaving then

[trueblueal 2,117]

What was ludicrous was paying him approx £13k per week to play in the 4th tier of Scottish football. No wonder he stayed and TUPEd over. An average keeper who only made the first team when McGregor was injured and then left. We should never have been paying those wages to a reserve. Now approx 17 months later he says his contract wasn't fully honoured and he should have been paid MORE!!!!

While I agree the wages were ridiculous, that's an issue for the board of the time. The fact is if we came to an agreement and didn't honour it then we are liable. Not Neil Alexander. Us. All we can hope is that the days of profligacy are behind us. Invest in the future from now on.

[OneDavidCooper 2,505]

Crap goalkeeper anyway.