-
Posts
169 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Events
Store
Everything posted by Huistrinho
-
I'd say there's definitely a split. There's a number of people (I'm not sure how significant) who fell in love with the club at a young age and came to realise over time that an element of the support is hideous, but grew up with the "you can't change your club" mantra. "Sevco" is a get out clause of sorts for several people I know...
-
Surely the SPL would have been smarter arranging a two year rolling contract (i.e., the required notice period for a club to leave), upto the maximum time of five years. Mind you, if it's true that the contract hasn't yet been signed then it's all immaterial. Has anyone seen a figure suggested for what a Rangers-less SPL would be worth to TV? Some of that 17.35 million would be recouped.
-
To me, it reads like the contents of somebody's crappy powerpoint presentation, rather than any kind of official document. No facts and figures on display. I notice also that the words "fan backlash" don't appear anywhere as a negative point on any of the SPL's preferred options. As I noted yesterday, SPL 2 is just the boogeyman in its football form. No club would be stupid enough to sign up to it given the potential implications (i.e., no fans). Indeed, I think it's been blown out of all proportion - we're still sitting in the same place we were two days ago, waiting to see if Green actually lodges an acceptable application to the SFL today. I've no doubt he'll submit one, but I'm pretty convinced he's hoping for a rejection so he can finish stripping the assets.
-
SPL 2 is an empty-threat and all stakeholders should see it for that. Any club agreeing to join an SPL 2 would be signing its own death warrant as the fans would almost certainly revolt. At that stage the only other option for Doncaster and co would be to expand the SPL and that would be signing the SPL's death warrant also.
-
Great point. I'm absolutely disgusted by today's events. No matter what the outcome of this - Rangers in, Rangers out - it's clear that the system needs radical change. There needs to be a concerted effort to flush out these shady characters and get fan representation introduced at every level of governance - from clubs all the way to the corridors of the SFA.
-
So true, there's something extremely fishy about the Brown stuff that I can't quite put my finger on. The bidders didn't make their millions by making stupid business decision, so why pick John Brown to address the masses? (as much as I liked him as a player, he's surely no spokesman). This seems like another act of misdirection. I'm half expecting the Daleks to be revealed at the end of the story as the master villain pulling everybody's strings.
-
You do realise we have to apply to the third? I think there's little chance Rangers will be playing SFL football next season. I'm also beginning to think Green will fold Sevco 5088 (after selling any players who move over), leave someone else to set up a new, new Rangers, and offer to rent/sell Ibrox back to them.
-
I completely agree with your first point - it's an entirely stupid idea that shouldn't even be entertained. However, the fact that it has been / is being entertained (in so much as the SPL and SFL are canvasing for views of their member clubs, and putting it to votes) isn't Rangers' fault. The SPL and SFL should just have said "no" outright. Rangers are clearly at fault for 1001 things, but the blame for considering the idea of letting them jump the queue lies elsewhere (for a refreshing change).