RFC Eagle 4,888 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 @govanblue or @Zetland Put me on the ABUS list, I'm sure you'll get plenty to cover the ne'er do wells who let a petty issue get in the way of helping out. 16BlueSherbert90 and Zetland 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 @Bluekev Added to the Donated List. Bluekev 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
govanblue 16,847 Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 3 hours ago, RFC Eagle said: @govanblue or @Zetland Put me on the ABUS list, I'm sure you'll get plenty to cover the ne'er do wells who let a petty issue get in the way of helping out. Cheers Eagle. tbh - it's not even certain that there are any Members thinking about withholding their donations; we only really have the word of that particular person to go on, and I'm not sure how much stock I'd want to put in that anyway. So unless any Members inform me specifically why they're choosing not to donate. then we'll never know if it was real or not. But even if there are any, I'd say it's unfair to call them ne'er do wells, because if they're previous Fund Members, then they have done well already. I'd say simply misguided is maybe a fairer description. RFC Eagle 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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16BlueSherbert90 19,222 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 28/06/2019 at 02:46, govanblue said: So it’s time once again to take a look in govanblues mailbag: Just the one letter this week (I’ve edited it a wee bit – some of it was a bit spicy)… Dear gb, - A Friendly Bear (name and address withheld) Most of that is fair comment and I can’t really argue with any of it, but the bit in red probably needs addressing: First of all, if somebody disagrees with my personal opinions or personal actions on an unrelated matter, and thinks that the best way to respond is to withhold their donation to the Erskine Veterans, then that’s their decision and that’s fair enough. I'd hope that most people are smart enough to see how that would only hurt the Veterans, and not me. The consequences of someone withholding their donation would be: govanblue would have one less donation PM to read, one less donation PM to reply to, one less PayPal entry to search for, Bank account to check, Payment archive to check, PM to donor to confirm, PM to Zetland, reply from Zetland, list update, secondary list update, spreadsheet update, reply to Zetland. Thank you PM to donor. I have to do that for every single donation - typically 100 to 200 donations - that's a lot of list updating!!! – so if a few of you decide not to donate, bottom line is that it makes life easier for me. Many thanks. It does also mean that you won’t have a stake in all the fantastic things that we achieve for our Veterans – and bear in mind that the things we do, and the way that we do them, are simply not done anywhere else or by anyone else, so if you specifically want to see those Veterans receive those Rangers Treats, then you actually do need to come through this Fund – or start one up yourself! Did you see anyone else queuing up to send our Veterans to Ibrox last month. (and win them a star prize too)!!! No you didn’t. It was only us. It's always only us. If you don't want to be a part of that, then that's your loss. But anyway, now that there is a threat of a boycott out there, whether real or imagined, I do need to address it. As I said, it won’t hurt me personally (I’m not in it for the glory – I’ve already got my medal!) but it could hurt the Veterans, and obviously we can’t allow that, so to mitigate against any potential damage, we will be introducing two emergency measures which will hopefully ensure that any actual boycott is turned to the Fund’s advantage. Measure 1 - Anti-Boycott Tax: With immediate effect, all New Season Membership Donations for the coming season will incur an (optional) Anti-Boycott tax. If you oppose any thought of boycotting our Veterans’ Fund, and you can afford to, then simply add on a pound (or more if you feel strongly about it) when you make your next new-season membership donation. Hopefully we’ll have at least a few Loyal Members happy to support this completely optional tax, and that would help alleviate any potential losses from withheld membership donations Measure 2: Anti-Boycott Underwriters’ Scheme: Any Loyal Fund Member who feels very strongly against any potential boycott can volunteer to join our Loyal Underwriter’s List (This is a new list, with just my name on it at the moment). If we get any notifications of intent to boycott from any existing fund members, then we turn to the first 5 names on the Underwriter’s list, and ask them to donate an additional £2 each, thus making up the £10 to cover that boycotted membership fee. If another member boycotts, then we go to the next 5 names on the list and ask them to donate an additional £2 each. I reckon with a scheme like that, even if an epidemic of boycotting broke out, we’d have the strength and depth in our Loyal Underwriters convictions to withstand it. But at the end of the day, whether the above mentioned boycott is real or imagined, effective or not, doesn’t really matter. We’ve already achieved infinitely more than we ever expected to achieve, so if we don’t raise as much next season, so be it. Erskine will still be genuinely appreciative of our efforts, whether it’s £2k on season tickets, or £20 on those Legendary Fish Suppers. So next season, whatever donations come in, large or small, we’ll still spend them on Erskine, and one way or another, even if we find that we have to limit our aspirations somewhat, we'll still keep ensuring that the Erskine Bears continue to have The Rangers play an active and important part in their daily lives. This is what our most recent (modest) round of spending looks like... This is what a fish supper looks like... This is what a happy Veteran looks like... In fact. What the hell. I'll spoil you. This is what another happy Veteran looks like... And this is what 2 happy Veterans, 1 happy dog, and 200 happy Bears looks like... You can't see the 200 Happy Bears in that picture, but I can assure you, they're there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Anti-Boycott Underwriters ' Scheme (5 Members) Bluepeter9 govanblue The Ghost Zetland Not a clue what this actually means at the moment...but stick me on it. I like being on your lists. Unless it's a hit list?! Then count me out Money sent @Zetland xx Zetland and Bluepeter9 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Hume 12,983 Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 16BlueSherbert90 and Bobby Hume 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT 8,293 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Zetland, 16BlueSherbert90 and Bobby Hume 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
16BlueSherbert90 19,222 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Bobby Hume and Zetland 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TASH 70 Posted July 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 7, 2019 Other Happy veterans who are delighted with everythings all at RM do thanks from all at Erskine ........... BRITNEY IS NOT FEELING IT, WILLIAM BEAR, Bobby Hume and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubie92 1,074 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 Sorry I missed this - haven't logged on in a few weeks. Certainly wasn't intentionally withholding a donation. Zetland and govanblue 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted July 9, 2019 Share Posted July 9, 2019 3 hours ago, Aubie92 said: Sorry I missed this - haven't logged on in a few weeks. Certainly wasn't intentionally withholding a donation. No problem. Good to hear from you. Aubie92 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
16BlueSherbert90 19,222 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Bump! Come on RMer's....show why you're Simply the Best!!! Shocking not more have added to this. Surely you're not all short of a couple of quid?!!!!!!! Zetland 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perth_Campsie_Ger 17,977 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 On 29/06/2019 at 15:24, govanblue said: Many thanks! Shall I put a bit of that towards Broxi Bravehound? I don't mind mate, I trust you to distribute it in the best ways needed👍 govanblue and Zetland 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiamondBear 147 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 @govanblue / @Zetland Add me to the Abus list please. Hopefully you won’t need to use it but it pays to be cautious 👍🏻 And thanks again to everyone involved in making the Erskine Veterans day(s) 🇬🇧🇬🇧👍🏻 Zetland and govanblue 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 @Darth Bear Transferred to the Donated List. Darth Bear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 @Sweettartangirl Already donated but has done so again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetland 5,830 Posted July 13, 2019 Share Posted July 13, 2019 @Ibrox_Nights Added to the Donated List. Ibrox_Nights 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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