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Sale of Rangers FC 'will go ahead by mid-January'

 

Published Date: 05 December 2010

By Tom English

 

A DEAL to sell Rangers Football Club to Scots venture capitalist Craig Whyte will go though by the middle of January, according to senior sources at the club.

Whyte, 39, met with Ibrox chairman Alastair Johnston in Glasgow to discuss the purchase of Sir David Murray's shareholding in the club.

 

The proposed £33 million deal will wipe out the existing debt that has stymied Rangers in the transfer market for two years.

 

Yesterday, sources at Rangers said the deal, barring any late hitches, could be completed before Christmas but it is more likely that it will be done by the middle of January. "We can't say with 100 per cent certainty, but Whyte has the money and is very convincing. We think the deal will happen," said the source.

 

Murray has presided over Rangers for 22 years but has been keen to sell his stake for some time.

 

Hopefully the debt thing is not true as that is what is holding them back at the moment.

BBC Alba

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_alba/watchlive

 

Just watched the goal again. Particularly enjoy Brian Reid's comments 30seconds before it went in. 'Aye a 2nd goal will just settle the nerves'

and as the bal crossed the line 'rangers will be wary of, they'll be wary of...oh'

Call me suspicious, or paranoid if you want, but any chance "sevco" will deliberately lose a game in the diddiest cup to try to get sympathy from the authorities (" look how poor and weakened we are, please don't kick us more when we're doon")

As hilarious as it would be if Brechin turn them over, I fear the place will get torn up by the Huns if they do indeed lose.

BBC Alba

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_alba/watchlive

 

Just watched the goal again. Particularly enjoy Brian Reid's comments 30seconds before it went in. 'Aye a 2nd goal will just settle the nerves'

and as the bal crossed the line 'rangers will be wary of, they'll be wary of...oh'

 

Cheers, hopefully they get pumped 

As hilarious as it would be if Brechin turn them over, I fear the place will get torn up by the Huns if they do indeed lose.

 

I fear it will be torn up no matter the outcome.

Rangers: 'Some decisions driven by bigotry', says Charles Green

 

Charles Green has suggested that bigotry was among the motives for punishing the new Rangers for the misdemeanours of the old Ibrox club.

 

Rangers' chief executive was speaking as his new club started life in the Ramsdens Cup against Brechin City.

 

He was critical of the decision to deny the club a place in the top flight.

 

"Some of it has been driven by bigotry, some of its been driven by jealousy and some of its been driven by all the wrong motives," he said.

 

 

Rangers went into administration last season and Green's Sevco consortium created a new company after failing to prevent the old one being liquidated.

 

Scottish Premier League clubs voted against accepting the new club into the top flight and the Scottish Football League clubs voted them into Division Three instead of the First Division.

 

The Scottish Football Association said Rangers would only be given membership if they accepted sanctions for unpaid football debts by the oldco.

 

Green's consortium accepted those, but issues relating to media rights and an SPL investigation into how the old Rangers paid players in the previous decade held up the process to such an extent that only a conditional membership was given to allow them to face Brechin while more negotiations take place.

 

"My frustration's been, after 30 years of business, I have never experienced anything like the last three months," he said.

 

"Some of the business decisions that have been made really have been nonsensical from a business point of view.

 

 

"One of the meetings I went to, one of the reasons why SPL chairmen were under pressure to do something with Rangers was they wouldn't buy season tickets until Rangers were thrown out of the league."

 

Asked to expand on what he meant by bigotry, Green turned to pressure placed on SPL clubs by their own fans not to allow the new club into the top flight.

 

"We've got a position whereby Rangers were thrown out of the league and these clubs are still appealing with fans to buy season tickets," he said.

 

"What's happened with Rangers, as an outsider looking in, although I am now an insider, is absolutely incredible where it seems to me the whole of Scotland have wanted to kick this giant club while it was down.

 

"I think justice has been done. The club were fined 10 points, it received an £190,000 fine, it was then put out the SPL, it was then put down to the Third Division, it has had to pay all the Scottish club debts, which wouldn't normally happen for a newco to be obliged to pay oldco's debts.

 

"We're also now paying European debts and there is still potential cloud hanging over the club from the SPL over EBT issues.

 

"I had meetings last week with some Uefa officials who say this is unprecedented in Europe."

So far there has been no response from the SPL to Green's comments.

Don't see why the should respond to the ramblings of a third division chairman.

Dont see why that should be the headline on the BBC Scottish premier league page

Kirk Broadfoot finally found his level?

 

Alexander, Goian, Bocanegra, Broadfoot, Wallace, McKay, Black, Hutton, Macleod, Little, McCulloch. Subs: Gallacher, Naismith, Crawford, Cole.

 

Fucking hard done by, aren't they with six internationalists in their starting line up 

Such a graceful humble club "The Rangers" are.

With that team, all respect to Brechin, "they" should have rolled over them easily.

Obviously McMoist IS the weakest link, hope he's there till they go bust again in December

Fucking hard done by, aren't they with six internationalists in their starting line up 

 

Think it was 7 as Little is Northern Irish cap.

Think it was 7 as Little is Northern Irish cap.

 

Indeed he is

I stand corrected mate 

A Leopard never changes its spots...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-19046589

A Leopard never changes its spots...

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-19046589

 

A fine and very important Scottish Institution.

Who is this "Rangers" they refer too?

I almost threw my phone off the wall after listening to Charles Green on the BBC podcast. "There were some very strange business decisions made, one the clubs turned the decision to the fans, decisions were made on hatred and bigotry. GTF you twat!!!!

 

I almost threw my phone off the wall after listening to Charles Green on the BBC podcast. "There were some very strange business decisions made, one the clubs turned the decision to the fans, decisions were made on hatred and bigotry. GTF you twat!!!!

 

Playing to the gallery.

Best to ignore.

The arrogance of some of these comments is, frankly, staggering, even allowing for the fact it's them!

 

Rangers newco owner Charles Green has been accused of applauding as the club's fans chanted their hatred for the SFA and its chief executive Stewart Regan.

 

Full story: The Daily Record 

 

Green also claims that the newco will be in a stronger financial position than Celtic in a year's time.

 

Full story: The Daily Record 

 

The newco owner wants to give Ally McCoist a deal to remain as Ibrox manager for the next 25 years.

 

Full story: The Daily Record 

 

Rangers chairman Malcolm Murray sneered at SPL clubs alarmed by their finances and said they'll be begging for the newco to come back within a year.

 

Full story: The Scottish Sun 

 

Murray also claims the SPL will engineer league reconstruction in order to invite the newco into the top flight.

 

Full story: The Herald

 

The "25 year deal for Fatsally is hillarious on 2 levels though:-

1) He's crap

2) They winna be around in 25 years!

Playing to the gallery.

Best to ignore.

100% correct.

COYR!

lol just went back to work after a weeks holiday only for a ned hun that stinkingly sits beside me to call me a bigot... lol... i was inches, inches away from lamping him you my right foot..

 

where are these huns intelligence sometimes...

 

At least five times generations removed. It is the inbreeding that does it. Have you checked the number of thumbs he has

I almost threw my phone off the wall after listening to Charles Green on the BBC podcast. "There were some very strange business decisions made, one the clubs turned the decision to the fans, decisions were made on hatred and bigotry. GTF you twat!!!!

 

Felt very similar listening to Andy Cameron on 'Off the ball'. Why the BBC still give this man any air time is beyond me.

Seemed to me as if Cosgrove & Cowan just gave up with him

I wish(?) I could have heard it

I wish(?) I could have heard it

 

If you happen to have seen that clip of the boy saying 'the big house must stay open'

well imagine that slightly remixed and you will get the jist.

Oh!

 

Car crash?

 

From a jakey hun?