MikeO Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Strange one this... http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19225698 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Strange one this... http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/19225698 good business move in my opinion. Plus, Rangers would be a feeder club, giving the Newcastle youth lots of competitive football (no matter the level). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 good business move in my opinion. Plus, Rangers would be a feeder club, giving the Newcastle youth lots of competitive football (no matter the level). Might even give Dan Gosling the chance of first team football . Matt and pete0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Has the Scots season started already?, says 'Gers had a game with Peterhead and could only manage a draw... I guess the SPL may be another week away or starts tomorrow, I feel genuine sympathy for all clubs involved. They may as well hand Celtic the title now and be done with it, could be the most one sided title season in a European league witnessed for years. Can't be much fun for the other teams involved, apart from the race for second place that is. 20 years ago, Glasgow Rangers started the season that culminated in being one game away from the European Cup Final, and now, the biggest success they can hope for is getting a promotion to the second division. Quite a rise and fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25769725 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubecula Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Bloody hell me old arachnid chum you dragged this thread from dim and distant pasts didn't you Good spot mate. the saga is never ending by the look of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 Bloody hell me old arachnid chum you dragged this thread from dim and distant pasts didn't you Good spot mate. the saga is never ending by the look of it. just keeping things clean mate http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25782611 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zequist Posted January 22, 2014 Report Share Posted January 22, 2014 Update on the administration process for Hearts: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/tynecastle-administrator-urges-caution-battle-3048642 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James McCrory Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Talk in some Scottish papers about 'Sevco' aka The Rangers going into administration again. Possibly to be deducted 25 points, if it happens which will not affect them in their mighty quest to conquer the 1st Division aka Old 2nd Division. As they say 'There's no smoke without fire' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Talk in some Scottish papers about 'Sevco' aka The Rangers going into administration again. Possibly to be deducted 25 points, if it happens which will not affect them in their mighty quest to conquer the 1st Division aka Old 2nd Division. As they say 'There's no smoke without fire' You must miss the competition from them though? Is there much difference in quality between the top league and the league Rangers are in. Life must be pretty shit without them your biggest competition is who Kilmarnock or someone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodisonRoad Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 You must miss the competition from them though? Is there much difference in quality between the top league and the league Rangers are in. Life must be pretty shit without them your biggest competition is who Kilmarnock or someone? Drives me up the wall on Sky at the minute. Yesterday they ran through the game Celtic won 4-0 and went on about how they had gone 15 games unbeaten...like its some achievement? The league's a joke but i understand that you can only beat whats infront of you but it shouldnt get the coverage it gets, its pathetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James McCrory Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 (edited) Have to agree that the standard of football being in the SPL is pretty poor overall but you can only play and beat what put in front of you. Many Celtic season ticket holders (me included) miss matches due to the game and score line being predictable. No competition = No enjoyment The League Rangers are in is closer to Conference level as most of the teams are part time with plumbers, joiners, etc.. playing. Rangers being full-time and with some international standard players (debatable) can win their games reasonably easily. We do need the competition and the weekly pressure to raise the standards and the 'look behind you' factor. The reason Celtic and Rangers are covered by Sky and BT is solely due to the supporter base. The thing that annoys me with the media coverage of EPL is the lack of respect shown to Everton. It's constant coverage of Man. U, Chelsea, Liverpool and particularly that diving little *******d . Its as if the rest of the league should pay homage to them and lie down and have their bellies rubbed. They seem to forget that Everton have beaten or drawn with them all ( except Man. City) but still they talk about Liverpool making top 4 and we're hardly given a mention. Edited January 27, 2014 by Gypo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Be interesting to see how Rangers fare when they get back to the top level the season after next (which they inevitably will).....will it immediately go back to a two horse race or will they struggle against comparatively decent teams like Aberdeen, Motherwell, Dundee Utd etc....what do you think Gypo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James McCrory Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 They'll have the financial backing by then and will 'purchase honestly' this time, players that will ensure they are fighting for top spot. They will probably drop some points to the likes of Aberdeen (making big improvements), Dundee United, Hibs and Motherwell but will probably make second or third place on the first season back. My only worry is when they come back the bigoted nonsense will start up again, as a high number of Rangers fans blame everyone else for their troubles and have threatened to 'sort out' the rest when they are back in the SPL. They have this belief that they are 'above' the rest and have a divine right to be at the top, a bit like your Merseyside neighbours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalziel Kane Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 Of course when Rangers get back to the SPL they'll be the main force once again, as like before, (with Glasgow Celtic) and although sides like those mentioned have done so much better with 'Gers omission, once the Ibrox side makes it back, it'll only be a short time before they establish themselves once again and go back to how it always was. If that entails further sectarian issues over the good of soccer then so be it, but those sides involved outside of Celtic, as it now stands, had better make the most of the opportunity to have a shot at the league title while they can. Maybe even now the best they can hope for is a runners-up position without the menace of Rangers. The SPL was a fun league, vibrant, exciting, say between 1980 - 1993 but it's been so fucking stale for so long with the only real two challengers. Don't expect (when they return) for things to be any significantly different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 They'll have the financial backing by then and will 'purchase honestly' this time, players that will ensure they are fighting for top spot. They will probably drop some points to the likes of Aberdeen (making big improvements), Dundee United, Hibs and Motherwell but will probably make second or third place on the first season back. My only worry is when they come back the bigoted nonsense will start up again, as a high number of Rangers fans blame everyone else for their troubles and have threatened to 'sort out' the rest when they are back in the SPL. They have this belief that they are 'above' the rest and have a divine right to be at the top, a bit like your Merseyside neighbours. i wouldn't be surprised to see Dundee doing well next season, if they sell off their 3 starlets for (comparative)mega money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 (edited) The thing that annoys me with the media coverage of EPL is the lack of respect shown to Everton. It's constant coverage of Man. U, Chelsea, Liverpool and particularly that diving little *******d . Its as if the rest of the league should pay homage to them and lie down and have their bellies rubbed. They seem to forget that Everton have beaten or drawn with them all ( except Man. City) but still they talk about Liverpool making top 4 and we're hardly given a mention. It's ironic that you say this mate, given that Rangers and Celtic are treated in exactly the same way up here. It's called being the biggest media draws in the country. I agree that it's very wrong but fans of Kilmarnock, Hibs etc would simply say you're a hypocrite. Granted the SPL teams don't compete with Celtic like Everton do with Liverpool, but my post does apply to the points you make about 'worship' and 'homage'. And yes, I am a Rangers fan. Before you accuse me of being a "knuckle-dragging, Royalist loving, bigoted hun who wants to wade in fenian blood" you should know I'm far from the stereotypical Rangers fan. There's a thread on one of these pages where I address it all. I am a tentative Rangers fan i.e. I find it hard to support the club due to my revulsion about the right-wing and bigoted agendas that many of the supporters espouse. I'd probably have ignored this thread but, as I said, I found the irony of a Celtic (or Rangers) fan moaning about media bias to big English teams pretty funny. Edited February 1, 2014 by Nikica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 How the hell have they spent £70.1m in 18 months? http://pdf.reuters.com/Regnews/regnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20140425:nRSY5425Fa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 they probably paid off all their debts with it so they are debt free now and can live on profit alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 they probably paid off all their debts with it so they are debt free now and can live on profit alone. They haven't. They spent some of it on installing wifi and things like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 This is one major mess. It's appalling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 This is one major mess. It's appalling. Do you think they'll make it to the top flight or enter administration again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nikica Posted April 27, 2014 Report Share Posted April 27, 2014 Do you think they'll make it to the top flight or enter administration again? I'd expect administration again. Tbh the club deserves it - never ever learns its lessons. Wanks over the royals yet fiddles its taxes - you couldn't make up what a joke we are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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