ZeeFour 43 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Sasa Papac's War Flashbac. said: “Hard to believe Gers let pantomime villain Mike Ashley slip through their fingers. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a billionaire into the Ibrox boardroom was squandered by the hard of thinking.” Stopped reading after this. Cunt’s obviously been on the swally. If he had known what Mike Ashley done to Newcastle, then that kind of bollocks shouldn't have rolled out his face hole. aye, I want someone with cash at the helm of Rangers. But not someone who is going to siphon the club dry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 The Ashley mention is laughable, the rest of the article not so much Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copland bear 7,966 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 37 minutes ago, Negri's lovechild said: Also the merchandise deal as well. Ashley was just lining the pockets. Either stupid or naive of Provan to suggest Ashley would be our saviour. Blame Greene for that he offered him these terms when he got £1 million from him when he was starting up, he had to raise £5.5m and Ashley was a business man who saw a great deal to make money. Maybe if the other 2 bears pitched in £3m each ( As King could not put a penny in because of S Africa and court) and bought us then sold 49% of us for £20 million in a share issue then they could have stopped all the misery. The bottom line in we need investment Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,501 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Stopped reading when he mentions we let Ashley slip through our fingers. Think a lot of Rangers fans know King is an underlying issue but it's not easy to get rid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMax399 3,828 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Another one of them trying to destabilise our club. Who cares what he thinks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Real Ranger 3,195 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Virtuoso said: As much as he's wrong about not replacing Pedro, he's got it spot on about King. Promoting Provan's colum, desperate stuff from you but no real surprise. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose48 953 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Provan has it spot on. Cannot believe the number of posters on here who still think DK is the messiah. Ashley may not be the best candidate but he would have spent the money needed unlike DK who has talked the talk but has failed miserably when it came to the walking bit. This time we need a manager that can take us forward to compete in Europe, to compete against the filth. To do that we need an owner who is willing to put his money up not stick it down the back of the couch. Anyone with half a brain can see that Scotland has become a backwater in international terms. Even celtic with all their euro millions cannot compete with the top table, they will be out on their raggy arses before Christmas. Until Scotland changes it style of play, gets rid of the hammer throwers and thugs off the field and the managers who encourage that style of play, we will remain a backwater. Pedro was clearly out of his depth with us but that does not mean he was not right in his assessment of scottish football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulboy 2,521 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 If Mike Ashley had pumped that much money into newcastle they wouldn't have got relegated. to suggest he would of poured money into us is nonsense. He would of made sure he was putting less in than he got out through SD Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGM_72 3,727 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 There's talk in that article about needing to spend serious money to close the gap and how King is reluctant to spend it. In the same article it mentions gifting 8m to Pedro. We're heading into November only 6 points behind. Is 8m serious money? The article seems to imply it isn't, so by that I'd say we've narrowed the gap without investing serious money. We've been further behind previously with better teams than this one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Courtyard Bear 41,357 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Ashley part so fucking wrong. King part so fucking right. Scottish Football part so fucking right He then can’t make his mind up if the squad are good (should have gave Pedro time) or bad (new manager is behind the 8 ball with pedro’s team) Very mixed up person. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negri's lovechild 14,397 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, Copland bear said: Blame Greene for that he offered him these terms when he got £1 million from him when he was starting up, he had to raise £5.5m and Ashley was a business man who saw a great deal to make money. Maybe if the other 2 bears pitched in £3m each ( As King could not put a penny in because of S Africa and court) and bought us then sold 49% of us for £20 million in a share issue then they could have stopped all the misery. The bottom line in we need investment Very true. At the end of it, Ashley saw a move that made sense to him,and he took advantage of it. As you say, Green was definitely a crook Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
To Be A Ranger 4,032 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Aye very good. And the list of potential new multi billionaire owners starts with ..................... just fuckin who???? It's so easy to be critical or controversial without giving us the other options. Or maybe there are no other options at this time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 13,319 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Quote Hard to believe Gers let pantomime villain Mike Ashley slip through their fingers. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a billionaire into the Ibrox boardroom was squandered by the hard of thinking. Hard to believe after an AGM in a tent & Lewis McLeod sold to "keep the lights on" Provan could come out with this sort of pish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three stripes 411 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 3 hours ago, Sasa Papac's War Flashbac. said: “Hard to believe Gers let pantomime villain Mike Ashley slip through their fingers. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a billionaire into the Ibrox boardroom was squandered by the hard of thinking.” Stopped reading after this. Cunt’s obviously been on the swally. Same here fuck Provo and fuck Mike Ashley Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 That article reads like it was written by a schizo with at least 2 personalities fighting for control. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three stripes 411 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 1 hour ago, bluenose48 said: Ashley may not be the best candidate but he would have spent the money needed WTF are you fucking blootered,wired to the moon or taking the piss???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclean RFC 1,277 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Just now, Sasa Papac's War Flashbac. said: “Hard to believe Gers let pantomime villain Mike Ashley slip through their fingers. A once-in-a-lifetime chance to get a billionaire into the Ibrox boardroom was squandered by the hard of thinking.” Stopped reading after this. Cunt’s obviously been on the swally. The exact same point i started to cringe. Fucking hell mike ashley screwed us more anyway he could when he knew he was being challenged, dont forget his vile little henchman on the board. look what the billionaire has done to newcastle, up and down the premiership like a yo yo, and into the championship. I would rather have king than him. King is a liar at times but hes still done this club alot of service. but the more it seems as times goes by he is not the one to take us into the future. Any decent Rangers man in charge would make sure 10 in a row does not happen. I will judge him on that if he doesnt do a runner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1872Rangers1872 32 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 4 hours ago, del1916 said: all ill say is its us that have to make sure the tax cheat dont get away with short changing us again hold on a second if we are talking tax cheats here what about the scums major shareholder desperate desmond is in a different league from dave king in the tax cheat stakes who by the way has settled up with the south african revenue so is no longer regarded as a tax evader however desperate is a 500 million euro tax cheat and money launderer of epic proportions his dodgy latvian bank rietumu was fined 80 million euro by the french tax authorities recently Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
South parker 28 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Seen this appear then vanish in my news feed not sure if it was taken down. Newcastle owner Mike Ashley is accused of making decisions to p*** people off – he sounds PERFECT for Rangers says Bill Leckie The Sports Direct chief has already had a bad experience at Ibrox but a fresh bid could be the best thing for a Gers board that needs to show their hand By Bill Leckie 29th October 2017, 11:54 pm FORMER Newcastle keeper Shay Given has accused club owner Mike Ashley of making decisions just to p*** off players and fans. Which makes him sound the perfect fella to buy Rangers. Mike Ashley After all, that seems to be how Ibrox rolls these days, in an ever-decreasing cycle of self-sabotage, lurching from crisis to crisis of its own making. So what odds on the smirking, loveless Ashley getting the Geordie monkey off his back for, say, £200million, chucking a quarter of it at Dave King and saying: “Go on then, son, raise me.” As unpalatable as this may sound to your average Bluenose, they’d have to admit it’s the kind of thing the guy would do. After all, he has unfinished business there — and let’s be honest, someone must light a match under King’s feet sooner or later, because if not the place will crumble. Shay Given in action for Stoke City In the wake of Pedro Caixinha’s laughably inevitable sacking, a university business professor called Chris Brady described the situation as “financially disastrous” and predicted Rangers are in for “a wasted year or more”. Which is, with all due respect to the prof, like looking out the window at giant puddles in the road and boldly concluding that it had rained overnight. Rangers have wasted most of the past decade, along with tens of millions of pounds they couldn’t afford, not to mention the patience and goodwill of one of the most blindly-devoted supports in world football. Listen, I’ve never held back on how backward their bigoted songbook is and how boorish their collective demeanour can be. But how can you not have even a grudging admiration when 14,000 turn up for an away game after a week when they’ve lost a cup semi, been held at home by perennial relegation strugglers and seen the manager binned? As stated many times, the club has for too long taken this devotion for granted — yet it also makes the fans their own worst enemy. They ALLOW the club to take them for granted. Everyone knows they will always be there, especially when times are tough, because they’re damned if they’ll show the outside world any sign of weakness. They are, in many ways, like the huge and endearingly-optimistic Toon Army Ashley has milked for every last penny over most of the last decade. Newcastle fans are loud and enthusiastic, they travel to away games in big numbers and they generally behave pretty well, which is enough to convince them that theirs is a great club, despite it having won nothing of any significance since 1969 and before then not since 1955. For Ashley, the king of piling stuff high and selling it cheap to a low common denominator, such saps — sorry, diehards — are manna. Which is why it makes sense his next move, even if only to p*** people off, would be Ibrox. For some, of course, the experience of being a short-lived Rangers shareholder and board member who was made to feel as welcome as the Pope doing the half-time draw would have forever put them off setting foot in the place again. Ashley, though, clearly revels in being disliked. He has the thick skin of a Donald Trump or Jeremy Kyle, never happier than when catcalls ring in his ears and people ask how he can sleep at night. Which isn’t to say he’ll ever actually own Rangers. But he might just be the man to force action from those who do, the ones who stumbled and bumbled and sleepwalked their way into liquidation, then back into the top division and back once more towards a future hobbled by debt. Pedro Caixinha I wrote when Caixinha walked that he wasn’t to blame for the past seven months, that it was the fools who reckoned he was the right appointment. My fellow columnist Davie Provan followed this up by claiming Rangers didn’t need a new manager, just a new owner. We don’t always agree, but in this case it’s hard not to. By time up at Murrayfield on Saturday, it was like those seven months hadn’t happened, what with Graeme Murty getting a tune out of them as caretaker manager and Kenny Miller tucking away the goals and kissing the badge. You could have put the kettle on for Miller getting the call and promptly sticking it right up the gaffer who’d made him the scapegoat for everything that was wrong with the dressing room. But the inescapable fact is that those seven months DID happen, just as all the nonsense of the years stretching back to David Murray’s house of cards leadership happened. And the bottom line today, for all that those at the top of the marble stairs stick their fingers in their ears and ignore it, is that no one with any clout or any idea of financial sense has done a damn thing to turn Rangers back into a credible business or a credible football club. Do I think Ashley is the guy to put that right? Even if I cared if anyone ever puts it right? Kenny Miller celebrates with his Rangers team-mates Probably not, mostly for the reasons Given puts up, that Ashley’s constantly at war with the world rather than getting people onside with him. But, boy, it would be interesting if he floated the idea of buying out King and Co. It would make them show their hand, make them decide whether they had the bottle for a battle. It might be the catalyst for Rangers becoming something like great again. If, that is, it didn’t finally break them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
orange&blue92 1,284 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 What are the actual quotes and what's the everyday media dross? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heshootshescores 1,905 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Scottish teams get horsed out of Europe every July/August by European teams we have never heard of, then we laugh at foreign coaches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose48 953 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Three stripes said: WTF are you fucking blootered,wired to the moon or taking the piss???? Neither of the above. As I said at least he may have spent the money. Whereas Dk never intended to nor does he have it to spend. The man is a tax dodging charlatan and should be chased as far away from Ibrox as we can get him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyaleastend 3,260 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 peace process Provan is a gibbering wreck of a man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,644 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Bill Leckie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyaleastend 3,260 Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, BridgeIsBlue said: Bill Leckie What's he doing now? Is he still writing for the fucking sun? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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