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  1. Manager going will change nothing. The board and lack of direction is the problem. The lack of any plan other than clear the debt for 10yrs is the problem. The lack of fans will not been an issue though, your former chairman told me the club would be better without the old Clyde fans.
  2. Unlike the garden path your Chairman and the Keans led you up.
  3. Would that not say more about the person signing him? I think I would expect any manager to know what position a player has played.
  4. Would be if the fair play financial rules were enforeced. Unlike the Chelsea and Manchesters they are not running at the loses those clubs are.
  5. Pishy wee clubs survive by living within their means, unlike the club that you formally supported who died as a result of not living within their means.
  6. Clyde say NO! The Club has received a set of papers in advance of the SFL meeting on Tuesday. The essential intent behind those papers is to induce the SFL clubs to agree a proposal to allow a Newco to enter the SFL in the 1st Division in exchange for a range of structural changes to the current set up and some small financial inducements. Some of the proposed changes have merit in principle. The Board believe that any proposals for change should not be rushed, as these have been. They also have to be done by consensus and not through threat or inducement, again, as these have been. The papers include a proposal to allow a Newco to enter the 1st Division. This is contrary to the rules of the SFL and nothing within the papers justifies this proposal. As a club owned by its supporters and recovering from having been on the brink of extinction, the Board of Clyde Football Club recognise the damage done to the credibility of Rangers Football Club by its successive owners, and the subsequent impact on staff and supporters. These proposals do nothing to restore that credibility. It is not for us to become involved in punishment, that is a matter for the SPL and SFA. The SFL clubs are being asked to change their rules so that the SPL and SFA can apply sanctions that fit short term financial interests. It is not for us to tell any club what they should want for themselves, but to enter anywhere other than the 3rd Division risks Rangers Football Club being burdened with the legacy of commencing its rebuilding in a manner that they later look back on with regret. Rangers Football Club does not need to be handed a competitive advantage, they are more than capable of returning to the SPL via the 3rd Division on their own merit. Rebuilding from the bottom can restore the dignity stripped from the club by its former owners. The papers use emotive language to threaten a future of financial meltdown and they carry the implication of the destruction of the game should a Newco not be entered in the 1st Division. If things are as bad as indicated then Scottish Football is in a far worse state than is being acknowledged. In which case it is time to accept the bankrupt model needs fixed and not supported and perpetuated on the back of this proposal. The fact that other clubs might face similar financial distress because Rangers Football Club enter the 3rd Division is hardly a reason to compromise the integrity of the SFL and further compromise Rangers Football Club. Rather than attempting to prepare a soft landing before delivering sanctions, it would be better to contemplate more radical change that might actually underpin financial stability in the long term for clubs that balance their books. Perhaps an amnesty from sanctions for clubs that are forced to face insolvency procedures in the next 2 years as a result of the current turmoil, and an automatic entry to the 3rd Division for any club liquidated and reformed in similar circumstances. This would allow 2 years to properly restructure the Scottish Game for the benefit of all and undo the damage that has been created by the current structure which encourages club directors to trade integrity for cash, and then spend beyond their means, willingly risking the very existence of football clubs. If we could believe that the game could be less self interested long enough to resolve this, then this, and other far better ideas, might be worth contemplating. SPL clubs that have openly stated their opposition to a Newco being given immediate access to the SPL have taken the position based on their, and at times, their supporters' view of what is the right thing to do, however, the vote has still to be taken and proposals such as these are premature. If the SPL clubs vote as indicated on the basis of the increasingly discredited notion of sporting integrity, it would be questionable if the SFL clubs did otherwise. The reality is that we are faced with unique circumstances and it would be foolish to pretend otherwise, that probably means that compromise for some is inevitable, and perhaps even worthwhile for everyone in the long term. The solution however is not this hastily cobbled together proposal. The Board of this club sees no merit whatsoever in adopting this proposal.
  7. I issued how much the SFL teams are being offered for this at the start of the week, there is a financial side to this too. This was partially driven by a few sides, including 3 in the SFL 1st Division. One of them has been pushing SPL2 for a number of years and sees this as the opportunity to get what they desire. Clyde hope to issue a statement later tonight, my own view is that this will not happen. As others have said we might as well all stay at home and give up on the game if this is voted through.
  8. the Posted this yesterday in the 1st Divison forum. Figures were obtained from a director at s SFL club. They have doubled the financial offer over last 3 days. It would be a one off payment. ................ This. As things stand I will not be back to a game in Scotland. Last season my firm took hospitality at a number of SPL and SFL games. Over the last few months we have advised Aberdeen, St Mirren and Motherwell that we would not take hospitality if they voted Rangers back into the SPL. We are now contacting Falkirk, Partick and Clyde and advising them the same. This is a chance for supporters to take control of our game back. If Rangers get in the 1st Division nothing will change. 12 months from now they will be in the SPL and Scottish Football will be all the poorer as supporters turn their backs on the game. The product in Scotland has been poor for over a decade, loyalty is all that has kept most of us attending. Clubs are about to learn loyalty is a two way street. Sadly I am 80% certain that the clubs will take the money and tell us its for the benefit of the game. The figures I have heard are £30k for 3rd Division, £45k for 2nd Division and £65k for 1st Division clubs. Yes that is how cheap our clubs are
  9. I wont go to any game involving a team that votes them back in, SPL or SFL. I include Clyde in that if it comes to the SFL. Let them start from the bottom, in much the way Gretna/Clydebank have had to.
  10. A ban from the cup would not be any punishment. Rangers would arrange Friendlies for these dates, you know it and I know it. RANGERS FC - SCOTLANDS SHAME
  11. So you want to use any timescale that suits your arguement. Your team is Scotlands Shame, in more ways than one now. You want to pay 1p in the pound for your debts, but you want to spend money on players and wages. Whyte was only the final straw, decades and you all turn a blind eye.
  12. It would not be adequate, your poor turnout at this seasons cup shows that. Hardly any fans (the true loyals) and out straight away. You have cheated for decades, time to pay.
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