Jim Gillespie, rumoured new CEO.

[KeyserSoze 15,252]

I’m telling you if this is true it’s going to be good.  

[Inigo 33,318]

Am at the point of just thinking something is better than nothing tbh. Hopefully works out.

[Carnbroe Bear 286]

18 minutes ago, Blue Nosed Babe said:

He also does not suffer fools. He got an interdict against a guy who said he was dishonest. He might be what we need.

I have to hope the Rangers board has carried out the normal full diligence on the individual.

However, Serving an "interim interdict" on someone simply because he says you are dishonest, is setting off alarm bells with me.   Why would you do that, or more importantly, why would the person who made that claim do that unless he had justified reason?

FFs, 90% of us would have restraining orders put out on us for most of the things you've said about people but we don't go 'legal', do we?

 Remember the old saying(s). "he doth protest too much." and  there's "No smoke without fire"

I know the operates a 'tight circle' of business partners and likes to control that inner circle.  By the way, I'm being polite using the word ' business'.  I also know Mr Gillespie doesn't like being challenged and has a reputation for being a bit of a workplace bully. 

He's got the job and I hope he does well for our club, but in contradiction to myself,  maybe the individual traits I've mentioned are exactly what we need in the club but shouldn't take the 'eyes off the ball with him and he's definitely the one for watching.

[Rangers_no1 34,462]

1 hour ago, ger4life_1872 said:

This when you pretend your an expert on ceo's 

Expert in everything but thinks a draw at Hearts was a good result..

[Loyal72 13,570]

25 minutes ago, Cooperson said:

Eh??  How can a gamble be more of a sure thing mate?

Due diligence, betting on a favourite, a sure thing. While still a gamble, the success rate is higher.

Betting on lay (a shit thing) is likely to have worse results.

Both are gambles.

[Blue Nosed Babe 21,410]

10 minutes ago, Carnbroe Bear said:

I have to hope the Rangers board has carried out the normal full diligence on the individual.

However, Serving an "interim interdict" on someone simply because he says you are dishonest, is setting off alarm bells with me.   Why would you do that, or more importantly, why would the person who made that claim do that unless he had justified reason?

FFs, 90% of us would have restraining orders put out on us for most of the things you've said about people but we don't go 'legal', do we?

 Remember the old saying(s). "he doth protest too much." and  there's "No smoke without fire"

I know the operates a 'tight circle' of business partners and likes to control that inner circle.  By the way, I'm being polite using the word ' business'.  I also know Mr Gillespie doesn't like being challenged and has a reputation for being a bit of a workplace bully. 

He's got the job and I hope he does well for our club, but in contradiction to myself,  maybe the individual traits I've mentioned are exactly what we need in the club but shouldn't take the 'eyes off the ball with him and he's definitely the one for watching.

In business damage to reputation is major so that is why he went down the legal route. I like it, means he is not one to be fucked with and might actually fight our corner. 

[Hadron Collider 32,328]

[graeme_4 37,442]

1 hour ago, esquire8 said:

What experience does he have of running multimillion pound companies let alone a football club?

Turnover of £40m at Kibble. 

[SkylineBlue 25,690]

Facebook photos of him with a balaclava on and the caption "Tiocfaidh ar la" emerging. Ffs.

[Cooperson 1,008]

41 minutes ago, Loyal72 said:

Due diligence, betting on a favourite, a sure thing. While still a gamble, the success rate is higher.

Betting on lay (a shit thing) is likely to have worse results.

Both are gambles.

Ok, whatever all that means

[docspiderman 1,303]

17 hours ago, Carnbroe Bear said:

I have to hope the Rangers board has carried out the normal full diligence on the individual.

However, Serving an "interim interdict" on someone simply because he says you are dishonest, is setting off alarm bells with me.   Why would you do that, or more importantly, why would the person who made that claim do that unless he had justified reason?

FFs, 90% of us would have restraining orders put out on us for most of the things you've said about people but we don't go 'legal', do we?

 Remember the old saying(s). "he doth protest too much." and  there's "No smoke without fire"

I know the operates a 'tight circle' of business partners and likes to control that inner circle.  By the way, I'm being polite using the word ' business'.  I also know Mr Gillespie doesn't like being challenged and has a reputation for being a bit of a workplace bully. 

He's got the job and I hope he does well for our club, but in contradiction to myself,  maybe the individual traits I've mentioned are exactly what we need in the club but shouldn't take the 'eyes off the ball with him and he's definitely the one for watching.

When have any of our boards carried out due diligence; Whyte, Caixinho, Wilson all had very public red flags that anyone who used Mr Google could read.

[Lovenkraaands 142]

Ah, wonderful to see the club conducting such an extensive search campaign, inclusive of a far and wide exploration mission.

Fucking Paisley.

Stewart Robertson was a lifelong fan and I’m sure he was a board member at Motherwell, so I can’t say I’m enthusiastic about this prospect.

I hope I’m wrong. I hope I’m so far off the mark, I end up with egg on my face.

Good luck to him. He’ll need it.

[SPWF 8,913]

Tinpot as fuck. 

[ForeverAndEver 73,835]

21 hours ago, esquire8 said:

Guy is a CEO of a charity and has been an embarrassment as Vice Chairman at St Mirren. 

Going from getting young offenders jobs to heading a company with a turnover of £84m? All because he's mates with Bennett and "one of us". 

Bennett determined to bury us.

How have you come to that conclusion btw?

St Mirren fans seem to disagree, and they’re doing as well as a club as I can remember

[Somemightsay7 3,091]

21 hours ago, esquire8 said:

What experience does he have of running multimillion pound companies let alone a football club?

That's exactly what he's being doing for the last 10 years.

People complain we don't have people that understand Rangers and now it looks like our new CEO is a big Rangers fan, has ran a successful business for 10 years, has done a great job at St Mirren where the fans couldn't rate him more highly - people are suddenly unhappy?

I swear if we got our next CEO from a random club like Austria Vienna people would be happier just because it sounds cool.

[bluenoz 32,374]

The first thing Gillespie has to do is hire Rangers men to assist him. Guys like McGregor, Numan, Thomson, Ferguson etc... Bisgrove firing a Rangers man like Jim McCallister was a disgrace.

Solidfy 5 or so big sponsors rather than have 50 small sponsors plastered everywhere.

Come without an ego and the snake-oil sales pitch.

 

 

[OrangeRab 3,382]

Underwhelming appointment. But anyone’s guess how he’ll get on. 

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2 hours ago, bluenoz said:

The first thing Gillespie has to do is hire Rangers men to assist him. Guys like McGregor, Numan, Thomson, Ferguson etc... Bisgrove firing a Rangers man like Jim McCallister was a disgrace.

Solidfy 5 or so big sponsors rather than have 50 small sponsors plastered everywhere.

Come without an ego and the snake-oil sales pitch.

 

 

What roles would you have the ex players you mentioned doing at the club? 

[Bigdave30 9,130]

5 minutes ago, Bjorklund said:

What roles would you have the ex players you mentioned doing at the club? 

Probably somewhere in the starting 11.

[bluenoz 32,374]

13 minutes ago, Bjorklund said:

What roles would you have the ex players you mentioned doing at the club? 

The same roles that Bisgrove hired all his pals for.

Seriously though, I'm not sure. I just know that I echo Souness' points on Talksport when he said we need 'football men' on the board.

Wasn't Gough, Hately & DJ released after King left and replaced by nobody's?

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5 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

The same roles that Bisgrove hired all his pals for.

Seriously though, I'm not sure. I just know that I echo Souness' points on Talksport when he said we need 'football men' on the board.

Wasn't Gough, Hately & DJ released after King left and replaced by nobody's?

As far as I know they were only in ambassadorial roles?

Important though for the public image of the club to have good, positive pros like those guys around.

[bluenoz 32,374]

1 minute ago, Negri's lovechild said:

As far as I know they were only in ambassadorial roles?

Important though for the public image of the club to have good, positive pros like those guys around.

Yes, they were only ambassador roles, but it's something.

The firing of Blaine McConnell and the Australia fiasco tells me the board are out of touch with our history. Hopefully, Gillespie recognizes this.

[Negri's lovechild 15,383]

2 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Yes, they were only ambassador roles, but it's something.

The firing of Blaine McConnell and the Australia fiasco tells me the board are out of touch with our history. Hopefully, Gillespie recognizes this.

I think especially since we've lost Sir Walter, Jimmy Bell and Tiny Gallacher in recent years who were part of the fabric and dna of the club, we need more people inside the heart of the club who can continue to let others inside the building know how special and unique we are as a club. 

The Australia fiasco should have seen people lose their jobs. Atrocious decision. It isn't even as if they can point to us being financially secure under their stewardship either. 

[STEPPS BOY 77,458]

3 hours ago, bluenoz said:

The first thing Gillespie has to do is hire Rangers men to assist him. Guys like McGregor, Numan, Thomson, Ferguson etc... Bisgrove firing a Rangers man like Jim McCallister was a disgrace.

Solidfy 5 or so big sponsors rather than have 50 small sponsors plastered everywhere.

Come without an ego and the snake-oil sales pitch.

 

 

Kev wouldn’t fit in at our academy.

Only Yes men need apply.

[bluenoz 32,374]

Just now, STEPPS BOY said:

Kev wouldn’t fit in at our academy.

Only Yes men need apply.

Bisgrove always seemed threatened.