Glasgow Rangers to go into administartion

[RFC RYAN CFC 59]

Sad day for us but we will be back !!!!

[teignman 441]

Could the spl survive without Rangers in it? I know it's pretty naive for me to think this, but i certainly think the league will be affected.

Not naive at all. The amount of money that Rangers and Celtic generate is the bulk of the revenue that the SPL sees in a year. If Rangers fold, ironically, their biggest rival will suffer greatly. The SPL as a whole would be in dire straits. There will not be a 1 to 1 transfer of Rangers supporters' money to other clubs, i.e. Rangers supporters won't just start supporting other Scottish clubs and spending their money on tickets, merchandise, etc.

As for my personal views, I am a massive Gers supporter. They were my first love in the world of club football. However, I am strangely numb to this most recent development. Perhaps it is because nothing is final and I've expected this. I do have a bit of anger towards the board for letting this happen, especially the aspect of the massive tax bill that is looming. All the eejits had to do was operate within they confines of a simple tax shelter by not using portions of the club's finances on certain expenditures. However, the failed to do this, and the supporters, and possibly Scottish football, are paying for their transgressions.

[Changingman_2000 876]

I take my daughter to watch Motherwell up here, Local club and all that. All my family are Rangers fans and I went to a few games growing up but heart wasn't in it, Was already a Chelsea fan from a very early age.

I've been to both Ibrox and Parkhead in years gone by and listening to endless songs about a conflict in another country, 400 years ago just makes you laugh. You wouldnt mind if the majority of the crowd were church goers (Fuck that) but its just endless drivel. Rangers fans with England tops on, Celtic fans wearing Ireland colours makes me want to puke.

I'd happily see both of them in junior football, or worst case scenario, English lower leagues and getting horsed by Brenford and the Orient.

Rangers have had this coming for a long, long time and you could argue that previous titles should be stripped from them. Celtic needn't act smugly about this either.

[RFC RYAN CFC 59]

I take my daughter to watch Motherwell up here, Local club and all that. All my family are Rangers fans and I went to a few games growing up but heart wasn't in it, Was already a Chelsea fan from a very early age.

I've been to both Ibrox and Parkhead in years gone by and listening to endless songs about a conflict in another country, 400 years ago just makes you laugh. You wouldnt mind if the majority of the crowd were church goers (Fuck that) but its just endless drivel. Rangers fans with England tops on, Celtic fans wearing Ireland colours makes me want to puke.

I'd happily see both of them in junior football, or worst case scenario, English lower leagues and getting horsed by Brenford and the Orient.

Rangers have had this coming for a long, long time and you could argue that previous titles should be stripped from them. Celtic needn't act smugly about this either.

I am from Motherwell also .

[Changingman_2000 876]

I am from Motherwell also .

Nice one that man!

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Wonder what Stuart - Aesthetic Relic thinks about this...

Sad indeed.

Wonder what Stuart - Aesthetic Relic thinks about this...

Sad indeed.

Cheers for the thought

Tbh, I'm fucking gutted. Trying to understand what the hell has happened the last lot of weeks has been doing my nut in. I was one of a few who were hoping Craig Whyte had a plan and that all of this was a very bad dream. In the end it turned out he did have a plan and royally fucked us over.

There's bena glimmer of light today, Paul Murray (and the Blue Knights - consortium) may be on the brink of a deal with the administrators. Players cuts were expected to be announced today as Rangers need to cover a £1m loss per month, but that has been put off for 4 weeks. Rangers have to come out of administration by 31st March to be able to compete in europe next year. Paul Murray has said that he wishes for no player cuts if he were to put in a bid as a player cull would mean him having to pump more money into the club to increase the playing staff and thus rule him out of a proposed deal.

So perhaps this is a sign that he's going to step in and follow up on his interest. Players have already said they would play for nothing and McCoist has stated he'd happily work unpaid if it helps out.

To show the sort of fans Rangers have they had proposed to take in a game Dunfermline v St Mirren to help out Dunfermline who were owed £83k by Rangers due to Craig Whyte flaffing about with our finances. Dunfermline are in trouble themselves and badly needed the money, so the Rangers fans were hoping to sell out their stadium as a gesture of goodwill on their behalf. Today the £83k has been paid, so I'm not certain if the plan to go to the game will go ahead or not now.

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

We Should buy Rangers and make them our youth team as Udinese did.

I must have missed this earlier.

*Clears throat*

Blow it out your arse.....Your not talking about some diddy club here. Rangers have a history and tradition most clubs would dream of, so to consider making them a "feeder club" due to their current plight is something I take great offence to.

[Fulham Broadway 16,845]

Cheers for the thought

Tbh, I'm fucking gutted. Trying to understand what the hell has happened the last lot of weeks has been doing my nut in. I was one of a few who were hoping Craig Whyte had a plan and that all of this was a very bad dream. In the end it turned out he did have a plan and royally fucked us over.

There's bena glimmer of light today, Paul Murray (and the Blue Knights - consortium) may be on the brink of a deal with the administrators. Players cuts were expected to be announced today as Rangers need to cover a £1m loss per month, but that has been put off for 4 weeks. Rangers have to come out of administration by 31st March to be able to compete in europe next year. Paul Murray has said that he wishes for no player cuts if he were to put in a bid as a player cull would mean him having to pump more money into the club to increase the playing staff and thus rule him out of a proposed deal.

So perhaps this is a sign that he's going to step in and follow up on his interest. Players have already said they would play for nothing and McCoist has stated he'd happily work unpaid if it helps out.

To show the sort of fans Rangers have they had proposed to take in a game Dunfermline v St Mirren to help out Dunfermline who were owed £83k by Rangers due to Craig Whyte flaffing about with our finances. Dunfermline are in trouble themselves and badly needed the money, so the Rangers fans were hoping to sell out their stadium as a gesture of goodwill on their behalf. Today the £83k has been paid, so I'm not certain if the plan to go to the game will go ahead or not now.

Nice one AR. Its disgusting Rangers plight at the hands of cunts that have no interest in football just filthy lucre, when its the fans that have made them that money. and I can see other clubs following suit. Prem Clubs as well. Hopefully the Blue knights can pull something out the bag

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Portsmouth and co. were one thing, but a club with the history of Rangers is simply shocking.

[zolayes 14,489]

I am amazed most of the Scottish clubs below Rangers and Celtic survive ...the attendances are so low there. Often the gate for all games was lower

than the Celtic or Rangers, Below the SPL most are poor English non league level

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

One other thing I forgot to mention, it was not how we dealt in the past that has brought us to administration (EBT's / HMRC Tax Case), it was Craig Whyte not paying VAT, NI Contributions on player wages and basic bills a club has to pay since his takeover. He forced the administration by doing this. The HMRC hearing had no bearing on it whatsoever.

Other latest news is that lawyer Gary Withey who was an advisor to Craig Whyte during his takeover has quit his job at Collyer Bristow "for family reasons"....Aye right.......Rangers fans have been bombarding Collyer Bristow for weeks demanding to know where the ST money has gone. Withey has been in hiding for the past 2 weeks. His firm were used by Whyte to transfer the £24.4m Ticketus money (3-4 years Season Ticket Sales) to when Whyte took over the club. Rangers may not have to foot the bill as a legal expert claims Whyte needed the authorisation of every season ticket holder to sell their tickets which he did not obtain. Therefore Whyte will be left with the bill.

This clown (Withey) was paid a handsome fee believed to be £230k, which was funded by the sale of Shares Rangers had in Arsenal dating back to 1910. A bit of history sold off by Craig Whyte which has infuriated fans.

[Fulham Broadway 16,845]

So much for UEFA and FIFA..

''Fit and Proper personage''

My Arse