Rangers FC Thread

[johnboy1974]

Good to see jelavic doing well down south. Another brace against man u at old Trafford. If he keeps this up I'm sure he will be catching the attention of the big 4.

[colin mckenzie]

did you look forward to the final old firm game during 9 in a row when they were meaningless? offcourse you did... all of sudden rangers fans playing down the game.

[Snowy79]

Who knows maybe when the contracts come up for renewal Celtic may be able to buy some cut price Scottish players and become a home Scottish team again. If they don't then the likes of Hearts may and Celtic will be on the back foot again.

Surely a confident supporter would want their only challengers to stay up so they can prove they are better. I know there's been financial benefits and due to that there's arguements for tainted wins. If that's the case then Celtic having greater financial benefits than almost every other team in the league must also be winning tainted games by this line of thinking.

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Rangers' administrator Duff & Phelps has accused the Scottish FA of "prejudicing the survival" of the club.

The firm has requested an "immediate expedited appeals process" by the SFA so that it can challenge the sanctions it imposed on Rangers on Monday.

The SFA fined Rangers ?160,000 and banned them for a year from registering new players over the age of 18.

And the club's major shareholder Craig Whyte was hit with a lifetime ban from Scottish football and fined ?200,000.

But it is the player registration ban that has caused most concern for Duff & Phelps.

In a statement, joint administrator David Whitehouse said: "We are sure the authorities recognise that any potential purchaser or investor in a football club must have clarity in relation to its future playing capabilities and revenue potential.

"By failing to provide clarity in relation to pragmatic and commercially sensible penalties the authorities are by default prejudicing the survival of one of the clubs whose existence is key to the wellbeing of Scottish football.

"We will continue to work tirelessly over the next couple of days to attempt to secure the comfort from the football authorities as to the level of future sanctions which will be raised, so as to enable one of the bidders to proceed with an acquisition of Rangers Football Club Plc without further delay."

The SFA is obliged to send the club a "note of reason" to explain how it reached this verdict within the next 48 hours.

The club, as is normal in disciplinary matters, then has three working days to lodge a request for an appeal. Once that is received, the governing body appoints a new three-man panel to hear the appeal.

"The transfer embargo will come very close to crippling the club. It's very difficult to see what consequence this can have other than pushing Rangers right to the brink."

Whitehouse added: "The decision to prohibit the club from signing new players is akin to a court ordering the administrator of a trading company not to buy stock.

"The principal operating and trading asset of a football club are its players and an inability to sign new players frustrates both the ability of the company to trade and the statutory objectives of administration."

Duff & Phelps fear Rangers' struggle to field a competitive team next season could have a serious impact on gate receipts and sponsorship revenues.

It would also seriously hinder Rangers' chances of the early return to European competition that they so badly need to balance their books.

An SFA spokesman said the panel will be comprised of experts from a "cab-rank system" that numbers "hundreds of retired officials, administrators, ex-managers and former players".

This panel would be chaired by a QC or senior judge, and could be up-and-running as early as next week.

Any further delay to this process would have grave repercussions for Rangers' hopes of emerging from their current crisis.

The administrators, who have been running the Glasgow giants since 14 February, had hoped to name a preferred bidder for the club on Monday.

But that deadline came and went, like many before, and any hope of proceeding towards an exit from administration under a new owner looks unlikely while future penalties for the club continue to arrive.

The SFA's action was a response to a number of misdemeanours by the club and its majority shareholder Craig Whyte, mostly dating from his takeover last May.

But there is also a series of Scottish Premier League penalties that will be voted on at the end of this month, and the small matter of an imminent verdict from a tax tribunal that could see a ?75m tax bill arrive at Ibrox.

[colin mckenzie]

Who knows maybe when the contracts come up for renewal Celtic may be able to buy some cut price Scottish players and become a home Scottish team again. If they don't then the likes of Hearts may and Celtic will be on the back foot again.

Surely a confident supporter would want their only challengers to stay up so they can prove they are better. I know there's been financial benefits and due to that there's arguements for tainted wins. If that's the case then Celtic having greater financial benefits than almost every other team in the league must also be winning tainted games by this line of thinking.

so rangers winning 9 in a row while cheating = celtic winning titles easily due to rangers being punished for cheating and you think thats the same thing???

[johnboy1974]

did you look forward to the final old firm game during 9 in a row when they were meaningless? offcourse you did... all of sudden rangers fans playing down the game.

Thankfully there's folk on here can see the bigger picture Colin. No I didn't enjoy it when rangers cantered to 9 in a row bad for Scottish football. Much better to have it like its been the past few seasons right up to the last day.

[KDC]

so rangers winning 9 in a row while cheating = celtic winning titles easily due to rangers being punished for cheating and you think thats the same thing???

But they should'nt be punished they're the establishment. Its all one big conspiracy and Lenny and the SFA are in cahoots dontcha know?

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The Rangers Supporters Trust has accused the Scottish Football Association judicial panel of trying to "cripple" their club as they consider a series of protests and boycotts. On Monday, Rangers were hit with a ?160,000 fine and 12-month embargo on signing players aged over 17 after being found guilty of five charges in relation to their finances and the appointment of Craig Whyte as chairman.

Fans' groups will now consider protests including a boycott of the SFA's sponsors and the national team.

The club's administrators have warned the sanctions could seriously undermine attempts to rebuild, with the two interested parties still to submit finalised bids. Duff and Phelps also said they would appeal the sanctions.

A statement from the trust read: "This is a shameful decision that has been taken with the sole purpose of crippling Rangers Football Club. It is completely unacceptable and fans' groups will be meeting to explore how we jointly express our opposition to this decision in the strongest possible terms.

"This could include protesting at Hampden on on the day of the Scottish Cup Final as well as boycotting SFA sponsors William Hill, Carling and Vauxhall. All options are on the table and no Rangers player or supporter can credibly play in or support the national side until this ridiculous decision is reversed."

The trust also hit out at the timing of the SFA action. The governing body wrote to Rangers on 1 December, asking for clarification over Whyte's declaration 24 hours earlier that he had previously been disqualified as a director, a fact which emerged almost six weeks previously in a BBC documentary. The SFA announced it was launching a full independent inquiry on 17 February, three days after the club went into administration. The findings of the inquiry led to several charges against the club and Whyte, who has been banned for life from Scottish football and fined ?200,000.

The trust statement read: "Despite calls to delay this action, the SFA persisted with this case while the club was not in a position to adequately defend itself and had the SFA done its job in the first place on Craig Whyte then this entire saga could have been avoided. Rangers supporters are appalled by this decision, which brings shame on the SFA and the national game."

The Rangers Supporters Assembly made a similar point: "Just when the club needs the SFA to help it... they kick us when we are down. Why did the SFA not investigate when they said they had suspicions before Christmas rather than wait until the club went into administration?"

Duff and Phelps, have requested an immediate expedited appeals process over the sanctions. David Whitehouse, the joint administrator, said: "The decision of [the] judicial panel is in our opinion quite extraordinary. Not only in our opinion do the panel fail to have properly apportioned culpability between the club and Craig Whyte, they appear to have rendered a penalty which could have a very detrimental effect on the ability of the administrators to achieve a sale of the business or a Company Voluntary Arrangement. This, in turn, cannot be in the interests of Rangers Football Club or Scottish football."

Administrators said news of the sanctions could delay further their attempts to named a preferred bidder to take over the club. The former Rangers director Paul Murray's Blue Knights have requested more time to finalise their plans prior to any announcement on a preferred bidder, while the American businessman Bill Miller had asked for written assurances that there would be no football sanctions next season.

Whitehouse, who fears the process could be hampered further by last night's verdict, said it had already been held up by the Scottish Premier League's plans to vote on Monday on financial fair-play proposals. He added: "The football authorities are fully aware that we are in the throes of an extremely complex insolvency situation. There has been widespread support across the political spectrum and in the football world for Rangers to be saved as a club and a viable business, and last night's decision can only hinder rather than help."



Just like the treble and double melted away rapid style

[shankill2012]

LINFIELD AND GLASGOW RANGERS - The TWO MOST SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALL CLUBS IN THE WORLD to play each other in a glamorous friendly game on may 7th at windsor park belfast, kick off 3pm. RTID

[skegsagypsy]

Police are investigating comments made by Ally McCoist in reference to the committee who placed further sanctions on Rangers fc. The comments have taken a sinister turn after threats were made against the individuals involved.

BBC Sport - Rangers manager Ally McCoist 'disgusted' by threats to SFA panel

[KDC]

The Rangers Supporters Trust has accused the Scottish Football Association judicial panel of trying to "cripple" their club as they consider a series of protests and boycotts. On Monday, Rangers were hit with a ?160,000 fine and 12-month embargo on signing players aged over 17 after being found guilty of five charges in relation to their finances and the appointment of Craig Whyte as chairman.

Fans' groups will now consider protests including a boycott of the SFA's sponsors and the national team.

The club's administrators have warned the sanctions could seriously undermine attempts to rebuild, with the two interested parties still to submit finalised bids. Duff and Phelps also said they would appeal the sanctions.

A statement from the trust read: "This is a shameful decision that has been taken with the sole purpose of crippling Rangers Football Club. It is completely unacceptable and fans' groups will be meeting to explore how we jointly express our opposition to this decision in the strongest possible terms.

"This could include protesting at Hampden on on the day of the Scottish Cup Final as well as boycotting SFA sponsors William Hill, Carling and Vauxhall. All options are on the table and no Rangers player or supporter can credibly play in or support the national side until this ridiculous decision is reversed."

The trust also hit out at the timing of the SFA action. The governing body wrote to Rangers on 1 December, asking for clarification over Whyte's declaration 24 hours earlier that he had previously been disqualified as a director, a fact which emerged almost six weeks previously in a BBC documentary. The SFA announced it was launching a full independent inquiry on 17 February, three days after the club went into administration. The findings of the inquiry led to several charges against the club and Whyte, who has been banned for life from Scottish football and fined ?200,000.

The trust statement read: "Despite calls to delay this action, the SFA persisted with this case while the club was not in a position to adequately defend itself and had the SFA done its job in the first place on Craig Whyte then this entire saga could have been avoided. Rangers supporters are appalled by this decision, which brings shame on the SFA and the national game."

The Rangers Supporters Assembly made a similar point: "Just when the club needs the SFA to help it... they kick us when we are down. Why did the SFA not investigate when they said they had suspicions before Christmas rather than wait until the club went into administration?"

Duff and Phelps, have requested an immediate expedited appeals process over the sanctions. David Whitehouse, the joint administrator, said: "The decision of [the] judicial panel is in our opinion quite extraordinary. Not only in our opinion do the panel fail to have properly apportioned culpability between the club and Craig Whyte, they appear to have rendered a penalty which could have a very detrimental effect on the ability of the administrators to achieve a sale of the business or a Company Voluntary Arrangement. This, in turn, cannot be in the interests of Rangers Football Club or Scottish football."

Administrators said news of the sanctions could delay further their attempts to named a preferred bidder to take over the club. The former Rangers director Paul Murray's Blue Knights have requested more time to finalise their plans prior to any announcement on a preferred bidder, while the American businessman Bill Miller had asked for written assurances that there would be no football sanctions next season.

Whitehouse, who fears the process could be hampered further by last night's verdict, said it had already been held up by the Scottish Premier League's plans to vote on Monday on financial fair-play proposals. He added: "The football authorities are fully aware that we are in the throes of an extremely complex insolvency situation. There has been widespread support across the political spectrum and in the football world for Rangers to be saved as a club and a viable business, and last night's decision can only hinder rather than help."



Just like the treble and double melted away rapid style

The jelly and ice cream theme is to symbolise the party mood of the Celtic fans when RFC die. A scenario that is very much a reality. Nothing to do with doubles and trebles.

[Rodbouy]

The jelly and ice cream theme is to symbolise the party mood of the Celtic fans when RFC die. A scenario that is very much a reality. Nothing to do with doubles and trebles.

He is not good a grasping and understanding stuff mate. Give him a break

[KDC]

No five stars on the new RFC top... Why's that?

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The jelly and ice cream theme is to symbolise the party mood of the Celtic fans when RFC die. A scenario that is very much a reality. Nothing to do with doubles and trebles.

You making this up as you go along who cares if the celtic supporters symbolise it in the way you said,it wasn't posted to symbolise what celtic supporters think.

What it symbolises for me is your treble and double that you were all so sure was in the bag, just simply melted away like ice cream hence the picture

I think you need 1 or 2 hours in the shawl sonny

[PremierD]

No one seems to listen .. so Closed