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On one hand you say "en mass" the fans have the power yet on the other you say you don't........simply using this as an excuse not to mobilise your support to form some sort of rescue plan WILL see you Club die.......and for good.

I understand all that Tedi......but if, as looks likely, the Club is forced into Administration are the fans in a position to take control of the Club or are all their eggs in Dave King's basket? If so, I'd be worried if I were a Rangers fan as he seems to want to follow the same tried & trusted failed business plan................at least Ann Budge/FoH were open and upfront about how our financial restraints will hamstring our Club for the foreseeable future.

Whilst I agree with what you're saying to an extent Tedi.......what have the fans done to put a plan in place if they do get rid of this board? Are they solely relying on Dave King? You have to admit the difference in the way Hearts fans got things organised through Supporters groups, FoH and various individuals highlights where Rangers fans have been found wanting.

Want a Rangers season ticket? That’ll be cash or cheques only The Rangers financial statement makes for interesting reading today in a number of areas. Another share issue looks to be more on the cards in the coming months and it will be cash or cheques only for fans wanting to buy season tickets. The company admits very public campaigns for fans to “refrain or delay purchasing tickets” has been a key factor in this decision, though the primary factor – as the board candidly admits – is lack of financial confidence in the club: “A current example of the difficulty being faced by the club, and which will regrettably impact upon supporters, is that for next season supporters will now be unable to pay for their season tickets by credit or debit card. “The club’s merchant acquirer, which processes credit and debit card transactions, has advised that it would require extensive security, including standard security to be granted over Ibrox stadium and an insurance policy at considerable cost to the club, to protect itself against any potential liability arising from passing on monies from season ticket purchases ahead of next season’s matches. “The board believes that one of the major factors influencing the merchant acquirer to change its terms was the extensive negative coverage of calls in some quarters for supporters to refrain or delay purchasing season tickets. “As previously stated, the board has no intention of granting security over Ibrox and therefore has regrettably decided that for the current season ticket renewal process it will proceed with direct payment only to the club by way of bank transfer, cash or cheque payment. “Any supporters who are on the automatic renewal scheme will not have their tickets renewed automatically and will also require to renew their seats individually. “The club recognises that this will inconvenience a significant number of supporters, however in the board’s opinion, the demands placed upon the club by the merchant acquirer are not in the best interests of Rangers.” That apart, the board is scathing about the way Ibrox finances have been “managed” in the club’s recent past: “The club’s financial position was precarious as it had mismanaged almost all of its cash reserves following administration. “The cash position today requires careful monitoring but will improve with the sale of season tickets, improved commercial relationships, the planned injection of further capital and cost management initiatives identified by the review. “The club raised £70.7m through ticket sales, commercial revenues and share issue proceeds between May 2012 and December 2013, and spent this relatively quickly, and in some areas liberally, with only £3.5m of this cash remaining at 31 December 2013. “The board considers that the perfect opportunity to rebuild Rangers immediately post administration in a progressive, stable manner with a solid financial base has been completely missed through a series of ill-defined, short term focused decisions with little advance recognition of medium or longer term requirements.” Well you can’t criticise them for not facing up to the post-admin profligacy…. Follow @alextomo on Twitter - See more at: http://blogs.channel4.com/alex-thomsons-view/rangers-financial-statement-season-tickets-cash-cheques7725/7725#sthash.wGtVWyyq.dpuf

You clearly don't work in the Construction Industry, Sodje!

I tell you........We'll all be sorry when big Dave King comes riding to the rescue like John Wayne!

http://www.rangers.co.uk/images/staticcontent/documents/RangersBusinessReview.pdf I'd say this complete works of fiction tits in this thread nicely.....

are you on acid?!

What I'm saying is: who brought in Green & Stockbridge.......

Do you think said planners had accounted for not getting "back into" the SPL? Wonder how much that fcuked up their plans?

Agree with both of those sentiments.

I can't help but think the whole thing from Murray selling the Club to Whyte to the present day has been one big charade........where the money these "spivs" have had is their pay off for doing certain peoples dirty work......ie Murray and dare I say King?

Alasdair Lamont ‏@BBCAlLamont 8m It's expected a number of redundancies will also be announced by Rangers today. Expand

Holy fcuking shit! Life support machine? Sounds like a power cut is on the way too!

Absolutely. I loved working for that Company......the motto was "work hard play hard"......remember being on a Christmas night out where all merry hell broke out with punches thrown and the Project QS was thrown down some pub stairs by our Company owner! The previous Christmas do saw the Foreman (on another Project) put both the Main Contractors engineers in hospital! Those were the days!

so was I you cheeky cnut!

she looks a bit like an ex stripper I pumped a couple of years back........she was dirty too......and from Dundee too!

artificially inseminated?

unless you're a Piling Contractor maybe?

Big Jonesie practically did anyway.......man was a fcuking lunatic! He threatened to take our entire workforce off the Project when the Main Contractor wanted me removed from the job!

I remember being in a design meeting a few years back when our rough arsed Contracts Manager turned round to the female Consultant Engineer and said "I've got one of you at home and she gets a good fcuking when she has too much to say as well" He was asked to leave said meeting.

oh where's your sense of adventure man?!

ah ok.....not a huge fan of Easties tbh.......but that short arse in the chair with a face like thunder would get tipped into the Thames.

who was the original wheels? Agree that the latest Ironside is a cnut though.

Did 10k last night and worked out on the outdoor gym......feel great today! Must have got all the ring rust out the system last week