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jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



First game of the season ends 0 - 0 , bodes well.

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Chas McGill
Oct 29, 2010

loves Fat Philippe

Coohoolin posted:

Chas or duckmaster fancy a trup to pittodrie the morn?
I'd love to but I've got errands to do tomorrow afternoon. Definitely up for it another time, though.

hyper from Pixie Sticks
Sep 28, 2004

jre posted:

First game of the season ends 0 - 0 , bodes well.
It was one of the better 0-0 draws I've seen in recent years, to be fair. Decent amount of chances at each end, and a shocking tackle that should have been a straight red. I certainly don't feel cheated for having watched it.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



I'm judging it without having watched it, good to have Thistle back in the league, used to enjoy going to away games at Firhill.

duckmaster
Sep 13, 2004
Mr and Mrs Duck go and stay in a nice hotel.

One night they call room service for some condoms as things are heating up.

The guy arrives and says "do you want me to put it on your bill"

Mr Duck says "what kind of pervert do you think I am?!

QUACK QUACK

Coohoolin posted:

Chas or duckmaster fancy a trup to pittodrie the morn?

I am in Thailand so afraid not!

Borogrove
Apr 12, 2008


Charlie Green? he hasn't gone away, you know.

duckmaster
Sep 13, 2004
Mr and Mrs Duck go and stay in a nice hotel.

One night they call room service for some condoms as things are heating up.

The guy arrives and says "do you want me to put it on your bill"

Mr Duck says "what kind of pervert do you think I am?!

QUACK QUACK
I will leave the commentary on Aberdeens victory today to Coohoolin, but would just like to point out that Rangers got knocked out of the League Cup.

By Forfar.

In the first round.

And this is a competition that St Mirren won last season. No offence, St Mirren fans.

duckmaster fucked around with this message at 18:39 on Aug 3, 2013

Borogrove
Apr 12, 2008


duckmaster posted:

I will leave the commentary on Aberdeens victory today to Coohoolin, but would just like to point out that Rangers got knocked out of the League Cup.

By Forfar.

In the first round.

And this is a competition that St Mirren won last season. No offence, St Mirren fans.

newspapers were reporting it as a loss to "lowly" Forfar. they're in the same league.

hyper from Pixie Sticks
Sep 28, 2004

2014: Brazil lose World Cup final to lowly Germany.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



duckmaster posted:

I will leave the commentary on Aberdeens victory today to Coohoolin,

It's going to be their year in 2026

In weird news Rangers appear to have stopped selling season tickets out of embarrassment.

http://www.rangers.co.uk/tickets

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.
Yesterday was great, the new signings are looking good, Barry Robson's controlling the pace of everything, Flood won't stop running at people, and Zola needs 4 defenders to be taken down. Atmosphere was great, people are getting behind the team, and Kris Boyd is still a fat hun.

Troy Queef
Jan 12, 2013




jre posted:

It's going to be their year in 2026

In weird news Rangers appear to have stopped selling season tickets out of embarrassment.

http://www.rangers.co.uk/tickets

All this does is give me an excuse to repost this cracker:

Borogrove
Apr 12, 2008


Remember Bomber Brown telling the crowd outside Ibrox that Charlie Green threatened to turn Ibrox "to dust" rather than sell to bombers consortium?

remember him asking to see who's names were on the deeds?

Total Meatlove
Jan 28, 2007

:japan:
Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

Borogrove posted:

Remember Bomber Brown telling the crowd outside Ibrox that Charlie Green threatened to turn Ibrox "to dust" rather than sell to bombers consortium?

remember him asking to see who's names were on the deeds?

Do you actually support Celtic or are you just a lovely Anti-Rangers RSS feed ?

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

Total Meatlove posted:

Do you actually support Celtic or are you just a lovely Anti-Rangers RSS feed ?

He's Irish, so, the latter.

DrWrestling69
Feb 4, 2008

Tracyanne...

vaginal culture posted:

He's Irish, so, the latter.

Yep.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Total Meatlove posted:

Do you actually support Celtic or are you just a lovely Anti-Rangers RSS feed ?

With all the current mess with the Rangers board, are you still as confident as you were 6 months ago that they have a coherent business plan, and aren't heading for admin 2 ?

Borogrove
Apr 12, 2008


Actually, I'm on your side on this one. Charlie Green is going to gut Sevco as a means of selling it on to another group of spivs, while the fans get fleeced repeatedly.

ally_1986
Apr 3, 2011

Wait...I had something for this...
Rangers are just having one of those weeks.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-23587678

Not sure what is worse, what the Desperate at the time Gers did or the charities roll over and die attitude.

Well at least the Well won our opening game!

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Borogrove posted:

Actually, I'm on your side on this one. Charlie Green is going to gut Sevco as a means of selling it on to another group of spivs, while the fans get fleeced repeatedly.

I was asking Total Meatlove,

He was very bullish about Ranger's finances when the 6 month figures came out despite the losses.

Total Meatlove
Jan 28, 2007

:japan:
Rangers died, shoujo Hitler cried ;_;

jre posted:

I was asking Total Meatlove,

He was very bullish about Ranger's finances when the 6 month figures came out despite the losses.

Im cautiously optimistic and think that it's unlikely that it'll end like it did last time.

Annoyed that criticism of McCoist as a manager isn't happening as much as it should, and that he's becoming untouchable on the dugout even though he's a bit poo poo.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Total Meatlove posted:

Im cautiously optimistic and think that it's unlikely that it'll end like it did last time.

Annoyed that criticism of McCoist as a manager isn't happening as much as it should, and that he's becoming untouchable on the dugout even though he's a bit poo poo.

Have you seen today's Glasgow Herald sport section? They have an article which is talking about dire financial situation and possibly needing another share issue. article here .

Hugh Macdonald posted:

Those acting for institutional investors are dismayed both by the public bloodbath on the board but by "the cash-burn". They have warned that a crisis is imminent.

"The figures are not adding up," said the City source. "Rangers are paying out too much to too many and it is likely that there will have to be some sort of re-investment this season. The League Cup defeat closes one revenue stream but matters were already concerning. Looking at all of this from London, I would say that whoever wins this struggle will immediately have to make cuts."

It's interesting as the Herald have been resolutely pro Rangers since the newco and seem to have someone on the inside feeding them lots of stories. The sudden change of tack suggests someone must want to prepare the way for bad news.

As you are optimistic where do you see the money coming from to the bridge the cash shortfall that exists ? Without serious cutbacks (e.g. getting McCoist to halve his ludicrous salary, dumping lots of players ) Rangers will run out of money completely before they make the premier division.

James R
Dec 22, 2006

I hear they're still eating paper. Is that true?
Oh, I do still like Paul Hartley!

irlZaphod
Mar 26, 2004

Kiss the Joycon to Kiss Zelda

Hibs are shite

Grievo
Jul 13, 2006

God.
:)

Only -12 now.

Popehoist
Feb 5, 2008

There you go rubens, all your fault! You went on the wrong side of the car!
How can you lose to that hearts team. Hibs really are the loving worst.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Jesus Christ hibs are shite, If you can't beat a hearts team thats sold all their players and will be gone next week then give up.

However,

It's Aberdeen's year

euroboy
Mar 24, 2004

What can Celtic fans tell me about Victor Noring? Seems like a bit of a coup for my wee club here in norway.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Not a lot as he's never appeared for Celtic as far as I'm aware. Forster is seriously good and on the odd occasion he's been injured zaluska is the no 2.

El Patron
Jul 9, 2011

Philly Philly

euroboy posted:

What can Celtic fans tell me about Victor Noring? Seems like a bit of a coup for my wee club here in norway.

I can honestly say I'd never heard of him until now.

African AIDS cum
Feb 29, 2012


Welcome back, welcome back, welcome baaaack

El Patron posted:

I can honestly say I'd never heard of him until now.

Noring troll, move on.

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.
Saturday's game at Pittodrie against Celtic might actually be our first sellout since 2007. Still hoping to get a south stand ticket tomorrow, going to be AMAZING.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Coohoolin posted:

Saturday's game at Pittodrie against Celtic might actually be our first sellout since 2007. Still hoping to get a south stand ticket tomorrow, going to be AMAZING.

Bit worried about how good a team Celtic will manage to put out. Think we'll rest quite a few for the trip to Kazakhstan and Aberdeen seem well up for it.
How long is Robson out for, would have fancied him to score against us ?

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.

jre posted:

Bit worried about how good a team Celtic will manage to put out. Think we'll rest quite a few for the trip to Kazakhstan and Aberdeen seem well up for it.
How long is Robson out for, would have fancied him to score against us ?

Couple of weeks, but he's more of a playmaker for us. I'm being very stupid and am actually feeling optimistic.

jre
Sep 2, 2011

To the cloud ?



Coohoolin posted:

I'm being very stupid and am actually feeling optimistic.

Aberdeen were the better team for most of the first half but we'd started to come in to more when we switched Mulgrew to center mid.
Langfield killed it for you when he hauled down Samaras.

Good to see Pittodrie bouncing though.

Coohoolin
Aug 5, 2012

Oor Coohoolie.

jre posted:

Aberdeen were the better team for most of the first half but we'd started to come in to more when we switched Mulgrew to center mid.
Langfield killed it for you when he hauled down Samaras.

Good to see Pittodrie bouncing though.

I blame Anderson for that though, he came after Samaras way too slow and pressured Langfield into making a snap decision. Forrest's goal was just a weird freak thing.

Troy Queef
Jan 12, 2013




Today in Rangers: http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/19/ian-black-accused-betting-sfa

Teh Grauniad posted:

The Rangers midfielder Ian Black has been accused of betting against his own team three times. The former Hearts and Inverness player has received a Scottish Football Association notice of complaint that alleges he bet against his "then-registered club" three times between 4 March 2006 and 28 July 2013.

Black has also been charged with breaching the SFA's disciplinary rule 22 by "betting on a further 10 football matches that involved then-registered club" and "betting on a further 147 football matches".

It is not known which or how many of the three clubs Black is accused of betting against. It is understood that the charges in general encompass his spells at each of his last three clubs – Inverness, Hearts and Rangers.

[...]

On the first date mentioned, Black played 90 minutes for Inverness in a 1-0 home defeat by Motherwell, which cut Caley Thistle's lead over the Lanarkshire side to three points in the race for a top-six place in the Scottish Premier League. The final date in question saw the 28-year-old score in a 4-0 Ramsdens Cup victory for Rangers against Albion Rovers.

lets go swimming
Sep 6, 2012

EAT THE CHEESE, NICHOLSON!
More (better) Rangers news http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23767983

quote:

Charles Green has agreed to stand down as a consultant at Rangers and sell his shareholding in the club.

It follows discussions by conference call with the Rangers board and repeated calls for him to go.

The man who led a consortium to buy the club last summer has been under pressure to walk away following infighting at boardroom level.

He quit as chief executive in April following allegations about his dealings with former owner Craig Whyte.

Green holds five million shares in Rangers, approximately 6.9% of the total in circulation, while market rules prevent any sale until December.

The Yorkshire businessman previously indicated that he would be willing to sell his stake in the club to Sandy Easdale, owner of McGill's Bus Service in Greenock. Easdale, who owns the firm with his brother James, purchased 1.2 million shares in Rangers last week worth £498,000, increasing his individual stake to 2.1%.

And a spokesman for the Easdale family said: "Charles Green has given first refusal of his shares to Sandy Easdale as he promised. Sandy may take all or some of the shareholding depending on the strategic requirements of other potential investors."

Green's time at Ibrox included high-profile fallouts with manager Ally McCoist.

Rangers announced Green's return in a consultant's capacity on 2 August and he was quick to alienate McCoist, suggesting the manager was under pressure to deliver a cup as well as the League One trophy.

McCoist responded angrily, branding Green "an embarrassment".

The return of the outspoken Green also corresponded with Walter Smith resigning as chairman, with the former manager referring to a "highly dysfunctional environment" at board level.

On departing, Smith voiced his support for the bid being made by former director Paul Murray and Frank Blin to join the board, while Green openly ridiculed the faction seeking to gain influence at the club.

Fans' groups were angered by Green's comments and called for the club to reconsider his appointment.

Green's spell as chief executive ended when he resigned with immediate effect, citing the "negative publicity" surrounding an independent investigation, commissioned by the club's board, into allegations of undeclared dealings with Whyte.

That investigation consequently found no evidence of Whyte's claims that he was involved in the Green-led acquisition of Rangers' business and assets.

Under Green's stewardship, Rangers raised £22.2m via a share offer in November 2012 and began trading on London's Alternative Investments Market (AIM).

Club funds have since shrunk to £10m despite more than 30,000 season-ticket sales.

Scotsman
Jun 9, 2002

OldFirmFacts had an absolute field day with the Ian Black stuff.

https://twitter.com/Oldfirmfacts1

quote:

Ally McCoist: "I had my suspicions. No-one could be that pish by accident".

Bookies first raised the alarm in 2012 when a substantial bet was placed on Rangers signing a scumbag.

£3,000 on Ian Black being found guilty" says Ian Black.

Suspicions first arose when Ian Black was seen repeatedly passing the ball to Emilson Cribari.

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DrWrestling69
Feb 4, 2008

Tracyanne...
celtic and hibs are poo poo

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