nsr Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, Snafu said: Not true coz the Scottish Sun said so The Scottish Sun had reported that McGregor, 36, was due to undergo medical examinations with the Gers on Thursday and will be announced as one of the first signings of the summer transfer window before the end of the week. Making a 36 year old their first choice goalkeeper when they are in desperate need of laying a sensible foundation for years to come would be a highly Staunchconian thing to do, IMO. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 33 minutes ago, C4mmy31 said: You couldn't make it up! @HullCity 3h3 hours ago "Contrary to reports, Allan McGregor wasn’t at Rangers yesterday and he hasn’t agreed terms with Rangers - he was here yesterday! The manager had a private conversation with him this morning and nothing happened with Rangers You actually could with these mutants 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Snafu said: Suspicions of a hostile takeover at St. Mirren me thought at the time. There was no free pass nor bypass, clubs had to vote and that meant taking responsibility for that decision. I thought the majority of the SPL and SFL clubs were brilliant in not caving in not so much with Rangers trying to convince but the pressure put on them from those in power and the popular media. The end result was a compromise, however were the SFL clubs would have had to vote where this newco would be placed. The alternative was the 4th tier being reduced to 9 clubs, no other club beneath the Scottish League was ready to step up at the time. This hostile takeover stuff was shut down at the time - the SPL rules did not allow it. Several other clubs would have been ready and able to step up had there been a vacancy - when Gretna went bust in 2008 there were four applicants (Cove, Spartans, Preston and Annan) despite the vacancy only really coming up at short notice (as it would have in 2012). Had Rangers actually properly gone to the wall with no newco stepping in, then someone else would definitely have taken up that spot. However, this ongoing suggestion that the newco Rangers jumped the queue or bypassed the process is a bit disingenuous. There was never any requirement to hold an election or have a formal application process, and it would have been a waste of everyone's time as one of the other posters pointed out. It's unlikely any other club would even have bothered applying. And of course, the SFL clubs did vote to elect Rangers to the league anyway, 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 1 hour ago, nsr said: Making a 36 year old their first choice goalkeeper when they are in desperate need of laying a sensible foundation for years to come would be a highly Staunchconian thing to do, IMO. 36 isn't old for a goalkeeper. The likes of Dino Zoff, Pat Jennings, Peter Shilton, Lev Yashin were all in the top two picks for their national team goalie in their forties. Sevco provides us with plenty of ribbing material without having to make something out of nothing... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 3 minutes ago, Aim Here said: 36 isn't old for a goalkeeper. The likes of Dino Zoff, Pat Jennings, Peter Shilton, Lev Yashin were all in the top two picks for their national team goalie in their forties. Sevco provides us with plenty of ribbing material without having to make something out of nothing... Agreed, but what Staunchco need is to build a team that will grow together over a number of years if they are to have any chance of achieving any sort of success, not short-term relatively-big-name signings. They should of course have started this 5/6 years ago when they first came into existence. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggyness Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 36 isn't old for a goalkeeper. The likes of Dino Zoff, Pat Jennings, Peter Shilton, Lev Yashin were all in the top two picks for their national team goalie in their forties. Sevco provides us with plenty of ribbing material without having to make something out of nothing... Making a 36 year old their first choice goalkeeper when they are in desperate need of laying a sensible foundation for years to come would be a highly Staunchconian thing to do, IMO. It's a final GIRUY to Kenny Miller so he's no longer the only player to have played for both rangers imo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 15 hours ago, C4mmy31 said: There is this...... I'd imagine a statement denying SC's knockback will be concomitant..... https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43922852 Well, According to Steve Clarke he was never approached... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomhill Ultra Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Only one club proposed not letting them back in at all, Stranraer - one of the clubs that Rangers tried to kill off in the 60s. What’s the story please? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C4mmy31 Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, senorsoupe said: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43922852 Well, According to Steve Clarke he was never approached... That's not what he said at all..... "There was no offer. For me it's not really a story" ......You need to be interested first before receiving an offer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aim Here Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 9 minutes ago, senorsoupe said: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/43922852 Well, According to Steve Clarke he was never approached... Wrong Steve Clarke. Steve Clarke is a fairly common name, and it's par for the course for Scottish footballing journalists to mistake identities - like that of whichever Chinese football team was throwing megabucks at Freddy Morelos. The truth is that Rangers weren't approaching Kilmarnock's Steve Clarke, who is clearly overqualified, having actually coached professional football teams before. Rangers actually got knocked back by Steve Clarke, an unemployed gas meter reader from Dagenham who got a high score in Football Manager 2011, and coaches his local Primary School under 11's team. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, Broomhill Ultra said: What’s the story please? Rangers wanted to reduce the Scottish League by 5 teams, ditching Stranraer, Brechin City, Berwick Rangers and 2 others - East Stirlingshire? Cowdenbeath? Fortunately their fiendish p;an was confounded. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Snafu said: Or are we looking at the Scottish football club equivalent of Norman Bates? I don't think they know what a shower is. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonS Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 30 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: Rangers wanted to reduce the Scottish League by 5 teams, ditching Stranraer, Brechin City, Berwick Rangers and 2 others - East Stirlingshire? Cowdenbeath? Fortunately their fiendish p;an was confounded. Albion Rovers were one of them. They've never forgotten it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Rangers wanted to reduce the Scottish League by 5 teams, ditching Stranraer, Brechin City, Berwick Rangers and 2 others - East Stirlingshire? Cowdenbeath? Fortunately their fiendish p;an was confounded. Was one of them not Stenny? And the **** really wonder why everyone absolutely despises them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomhill Ultra Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Rangers wanted to reduce the Scottish League by 5 teams, ditching Stranraer, Brechin City, Berwick Rangers and 2 others - East Stirlingshire? Cowdenbeath? Fortunately their fiendish p;an was confounded. Thanks - from the second tier presumably? Why would they bother to propose that? Sorry I know this ain’t really banter years material. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saintee Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 My son has a choice of some activities to do with his school. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamJags Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 6 minutes ago, The Saintee said: My son has a choice of some activities to do with his school. It's not just the Black Watch Museum that has an extensive collection of weapons. 18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2565181/rangers-chairman-dave-king-breach-takeover-rules-share-offer/ #banter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennysmassiveego Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, The Saintee said: My son has a choice of some activities to do with his school. The 3rd choice is also very apt wrt sevco ......you can have your cake decorate it AND eat it 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broomhill Ultra Posted April 27, 2018 Share Posted April 27, 2018 My son has a choice of some activities to do with his school. ‘No Celtic tops’, says nothing about INLA t shirts or Hibs shirts with 3-2 on the back tho. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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