bluchoo 846 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 RANGERS director Paul Murray insists the Light Blues board will take a smart and sensible approach to life in the Ladbrokes Premiership. Mark Warburton's side clinched the Championship title and promotion to the top flight on Tuesday night with a 1-0 home win over Dumbarton at Ibrox. According to Murray it marked the end of "four years of misery" for the Govan club, who re-emerged in the bottom tier of Scottish football in 2012 following a financial meltdown. After celebrating with the supporters, midfielder Andy Halliday spoke of challenging Celtic for the title next season and while Murray is no less ambitious, he outlined the way forward using a four-pronged strategy. He said: "First of all let's enjoy last night. It has been a long time coming and we should enjoy our successes and there are still a number of very important games to go this season. But it returns us to where we think we should be, the top flight of Scottish football and in many ways it is phase one. "Phase two is to get the club back to competitive level with a view to winning the Premiership title and we want to do that as soon as we can. "The board to a man are all Rangers fans first and foremost so we understand that it is not enough for the Rangers fans for the team to go up into the league and simply make up the numbers. "I am not going to make outlandish promises and say we are going to win the league in the first season but we will obviously try and make the team as competitive as we can as quickly as possible. "I don't think you can put figures on that. It is not always about throwing money at the situation. First and foremost we don't want to put the club into financial risk. "We have just been through four years of misery so we are not going to do it again. "Obviously the benchmark in Scotland is Celtic "With a combination of investment, a good management team which we believe we have, a good recruitment structure which we have put in place behind the scenes and also a progressive youth structure, putting that together, there is no reason why we can't compete pretty quickly. Daily record Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Sounds fair enough tbh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markem 7,326 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, bluchoo said: RANGERS director Paul Murray insists the Light Blues board will take a smart and sensible approach to life in the Ladbrokes Premiership. Mark Warburton's side clinched the Championship title and promotion to the top flight on Tuesday night with a 1-0 home win over Dumbarton at Ibrox. According to Murray it marked the end of "four years of misery" for the Govan club, who re-emerged in the bottom tier of Scottish football in 2012 following a financial meltdown. After celebrating with the supporters, midfielder Andy Halliday spoke of challenging Celtic for the title next season and while Murray is no less ambitious, he outlined the way forward using a four-pronged strategy. He said: "First of all let's enjoy last night. It has been a long time coming and we should enjoy our successes and there are still a number of very important games to go this season. But it returns us to where we think we should be, the top flight of Scottish football and in many ways it is phase one. "Phase two is to get the club back to competitive level with a view to winning the Premiership title and we want to do that as soon as we can. "The board to a man are all Rangers fans first and foremost so we understand that it is not enough for the Rangers fans for the team to go up into the league and simply make up the numbers. "I am not going to make outlandish promises and say we are going to win the league in the first season but we will obviously try and make the team as competitive as we can as quickly as possible. "I don't think you can put figures on that. It is not always about throwing money at the situation. First and foremost we don't want to put the club into financial risk. "We have just been through four years of misery so we are not going to do it again. "Obviously the benchmark in Scotland is Celtic "With a combination of investment, a good management team which we believe we have, a good recruitment structure which we have put in place behind the scenes and also a progressive youth structure, putting that together, there is no reason why we can't compete pretty quickly. Daily record Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 54,297 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Fair enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskbankloyal 19,446 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Read on Twitter it's a pretty in depth interview and that's just the quotes given to the PA. Hopefully he gives some more detail Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeWallaceRFC 3,920 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Windass and Crooks cost £30,000 each. We don't need millions, we need our scouting system to continue their exceptional work. Get rid of the rest of the dead wood in Law, Shiels, Templeton, Clark, Bell and bring on more of the likes of Waghorn, Tavernier etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 110,229 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Just now, markem said: It is tho as it stands they're champions. If Aberdeen win it then they are the benchmark Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 minute ago, LeeWallaceRFC said: Windass and Crooks cost £30,000 each. We don't need millions, we need our scouting system to continue their exceptional work. Get rid of the rest of the dead wood in Law, Shiels, Templeton, Clark, Bell and bring on more of the likes of Waghorn, Tavernier etc. and Windass and Crooks are going to be more squad players according to McParland. It will take a lot more than that trust me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
there'sonlyoneamoruso 1,724 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Exactly as it should be. There are bargains out there, we just have to find them. I'd expect a few more unknowns from the English lower leagues. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al 55 9,311 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Sensible approach which I fully endorse Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,654 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 3 minutes ago, K.A.I said: and Windass and Crooks are going to be more squad players according to McParland. It will take a lot more than that trust me. I very much doubt that tbh,the two of them are too good to be "squad players". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
markem 7,326 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, Rfc52 said: It is tho as it stands they're champions. If Aberdeen win it then they are the benchmark 4 minutes ago, Rfc52 said: I know what he means buddy and you are right around the context. I suppose for me the benchmark means the 'standard' and they will never set our standards. Cannot really fault the points the fella is making though - could not help but boke at that particular line. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,998 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 7 minutes ago, markem said: Could have phrased it better. Maybe, "Fuck them, and we're coming". Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
K.A.I 36,183 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 minute ago, BridgeIsBlue said: I very much doubt that tbh,the two of them are too good to be "squad players". Wasn't me that said it. A couple said it on here the other day in some interview attributed to McParland. Would be good to get a link. Still think it will take a bit more than these guys to get us where we need to be. If investment means signings like this then it will be pretty underwhelming. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 21,100 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Good interview. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnberry18 3,204 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 I'd rather come second spending within our means than to come first taking on debt that compromises the club's finances. Anyone who thinks and owner in a league situation such as ours can just throw money at the team without a second though is being unrealistic. Next season will present new problems in this regard, but if we are all patient and give the manager and coaching staff time then in the long term we could reap the benefits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy cox 664 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Don't think we would be in such a rush to sign up two squad players and no harm to FMP but what he is supposed to have said and what he did say makes no odds.I think we all know who will decide who is playing and who is just a squad player, as the main man repeatedly says its all about the squad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 "I am not going to make outlandish promises........................" Certainly made enough of those over the past 5 years, Still we do need a sensible approach and ideally we can clinch #55 without going into massive debt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,467 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Talking to that Rhag again..????...But ho hum..It's perfectly reasonable to NEVER resort to spending huge amounts of cash again, Wise investment on properly scouted Quality Players and a steady stream of good youngsters coming thru is the only way forward. We should and will be the Benchmark, that mhob will be in disarray when we give them a lesson on the 17th.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 110,229 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 1 minute ago, TEFTONG said: Talking to that Rhag again..????...But ho hum..It's perfectly reasonable to NEVER resort to spending huge amounts of cash again, Wise investment on properly scouted Quality Players and a steady stream of good youngsters coming thru is the only way forward. We should and will be the Benchmark, that mhob will be in disarray when we give them a lesson on the 17th.. Apparently it's a pa release rather than individual papers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smile 26,622 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Fucking prick with his scum comment, he fucks up everytime he opens his mouth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Nosed Babe 20,991 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Fair enough. MW has bought sensibly this season. Jason Holt was a steal. As long as we keep our management team we will be fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 You guys made all the promises before you got in, no need for them now Kidding aside, I can't really argue with what he is saying ( in theory). As long as funds are spent, the team are strengthened, and we challenge for the league title, then I won't be moaning about lack of investment anymore. ( unless DK fails to pony up come share issue time ) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskbankloyal 19,446 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 4 minutes ago, Rfc52 said: Apparently it's a pa release rather than individual papers Nah it's an interview with Jackson, mate. They've just released a snippet to the PA. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogzy 31,195 Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Aberdeen have came pretty close to beating the tarriers to the title, and they have done it without spending massive amount of money, there is no reason at all that we can not do the same or better next season. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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