Rangers Banter Archive January 25 2013

24 Jan 2013 04:50:11
Details from last nights meeting with Charles Green, 23/01/2013.

Charles Green talks about all other big stadiums in Europe are already renamed or will be renamed, in his opinion.

Charles Green says he would take the cash for renaming Ibrox.

Charles Green says no deal has been done but Sports Direct are leading contenders

Charles Green praises fans for support so far.

Hampden reminds Charles Green of Broadmoor lol

Charles Green is happy to discuss 1, 2, 5 year deals etc but isn't going to accept any daft offers due to us being in SFL3.

West end true blues rep asks "can you give assurance that Ibrox will stay in name?"
Charles Green says that he agrees Ibrox should stay in the name.

Charles Green staying at Rangers until he retires at 70 unless he is removed from board by fans.

Charles Green says his wage is less than half of what Martin Bain got.

Charles Green has had phonecalls from investors wanting to buy 2-3million shares today.

Kinning Park Loyal ask "do we require the 1.5million investment for Ibrox renaming?"
Charles Green says " all figures are nonsense, all paper talk. We are only going to do 1 year deals at a time"

Charles Green says we will not waste a penny on players like Flo which has happened in past.

Duff and Phelps have contacted Charles Green to move to 3 other clubs. He is willing to show a fan in audience the email on his phone.

Stoke on trent RSC "can we have planning restrictions to avoid seat colour change, billboards etc"
Charles Green says seat colours won't change, along with the other inside fixings. The badges/logo's are untouchable.

Charles Green says all history will be preserved.

Boness true blues ask "how much does Charles Green think 1 year deal is worth?"
Charles Green says it is only worth what someone is willing to pay

Charles Green says if someone offers 3 million without Ibrox in the name he would reject.

Charles Green says when we were in SPL he has parties interested in shirt and stadium sponsorship but not while we are in SFL3.

Charles Green says as we go up and up the offers will get much bigger.

Charles Green says 9000 Rangers fans didn't renew and if they try to come back next season we will have to build extension lol

Charles Green says Ibrox might not end up renamed

Calderwood RSC ask" what do club think will happen with reconstruction?
Charles Green says fan chose to go to SFL3 and work our way up, so that's what plans still are.

Charles Green says however if the authorities alter the leagues we won't get a vote to decide as he won't be going as he is happy in SFL3

Charles Green believes we will win league by 1st weekend in March.

Charles Green says authorities are looking at 14 14 14 setup

Charles Green reckons SFA won't make a decision until 4 days later when the football league have their meeting

Charles Green believes when he leaves Rangers we will NOT be playing in Scotland!!

Charles Green invited Union Bears to come talk to him and nobody showed. He says his door is always open to fans and their questions.

Charles Green asked Mike Ashley if we can buy/loan Newcastle players in future. Talks still ongoing.

Calderwood RSC ask "are the club at present operating in profit?"
Charles Green says "no as we have very high running costs. Various staff etc that didn't get paid off when we moved to SFL3"

Charles Green says he was willing to keep the core staff as we will need them by the time we are back at top.

Charles Green says he could make profit by Friday but it would be a blood bath.

Jim Trainor reckoned we would have only made £10mil on share plan.

Within 2 weeks we will know who shirt sponsor and makers are.

Charles Green says if fans can beat a stadium rename offer he will kick any other offer out.

Nothing about kit deals yet.

Charles Green says Rangers will never go bust unless supporters stop coming

Charles Green says next year Rangers will be running at a profit.

Charles Green says RangersTV could become very important in near future.

Charles Green only agreed fan boycott of Tannadump because he listens to the fans.

Charles Green says there is many points in place to check any board member is legit and not going to damage Rangers now and the future.

Charles Green is having a book wrote by Traynor and he will talk about EVERYTHING that has happened at Rangers since he has been here.

Charles Green spoke very well. He has left the building. Jim Traynor taking questions now.

JIM TRAYNOR
Jim Traynor reckons more has to be done in press to defend Rangers.

Jim Traynor reckons we are in a fantastic position to bounce back to the top with Charles Green in charge.

Kinning Park Loyal ask Jim Traynor " what brings you to Ibrox? Salary?"
Jim Traynor says he is an Airdrie fan, 10 months ago he had no idea he would be here, he didn't like how the Daily Record was going.

Jim Traynor says yes money is good but he thought he could improve media side of club.

Is cg going to still call for a show of books and prove who has best balance as previously proclaimed at end of yr?

Is traynor going to retract comments over his new employer not going to be the team formally known as rangers?

I see #1 was on the celtic page moaning you hadnt posted his comment. Sad.

Me thinks smoke and mirrors were were the big questions, what colour are the seats going to be Really that was the most important question you could ask

25 Jan 2013 11:48:52
Yep, Charles Green is simply following the tried and tested Pied-Piper model that David Murray used with ease.

Green: "Won't the fans go mental if they discoer that, despite our world record-breaking crowds, and our successful share issue, that we are Infact running at a loss in our first season?"

Traynor: "Ha ha ha, you're new here aren't you Charles? Just grab the flute and play a song of stadium development and those stupid mugs won't question a thing!"

Green: "Come on Jim, that's insulting to their intelligence. They're surely not that daft?"

Traynor: "Oh they are. They sure are"

25 Jan 2013 14:21:59
i cannot understand why we are running at a loss when our overheads have been slashed.

Green says we are on course to turn over about 25m this year yet we are running at a loss. The wage bill is below 7m and even taking into account other overheads, give that say about 13m although I would suspect it would be lower than that. That leaves at least 5m so how are we running at a loss.

Is this another big black hole where money disappears just like it did under murray ?

Business guys syphon money out of companies under the guise of operating costs. It's not difficult. Invoices arrive for services such as consultants, advisers, studies, ....... And the bank transfers flow the money out. It's all above board in the accounts but was any value received?

He must be pressed to publish audited accounts.

The last thing we want is an annual report. What we want is more detail than that level. I want to see precisely where every penny is going.
BlueCA.

25 Jan 2013 11:32:48
green says the manager has got millions to spend on the squad green says he will build bigger stadium a bigger shop and bar will rename murray park all this why running at a loss but he says we won't run at a loss next year you getting the picture hear all empty promises actions speak louder than words
if we have money to spend am sure there is 17 year olds good anuf out there wanting to play for rangers yet we hear nothing on this front regarding players this is the way forward not 30 year old players looking for a last pay day action is needed not words

Revenue and Capital. You can run a business at a loss but still have a Capital sum tucked away to use as and when you see fit either to expand revenue streams or for one off projects -loads of companies opperate like this including the SPL to an extent when they make no profit every year for tax purposes.

25 Jan 2013 08:30:26
Dear oh dear HAHA effing lol
David Muarry springs to mind? Casinos round ibrox ect...remember that one lol
Love this guy charles he's great for a laugh lol

24 Jan 2013 23:35:41
Ibrox naming rights issue - a good compromise would surely be to sell the naming rights for the stands (all except the struth main stand) to 3 different sponsors. Ok we won't make so much £ but Ibrox will always be Ibrox.

Good idea but why not do both?

You're spot on mate Ibrox will always be Ibrox. Who exactly do you think will refer to the stadium as: the sports direct arena or whatever Barry White we're talking about? Free money for Rangers and a wee ego trip for the corporate is what it amounts to. It's a bit different when clubs move to new facilities- soulless monikers like: the etihad or the emirates can be tolerated, changing a historical name is a different kettle of fish. I don't know what Newcastle fans would say: I'm off to the sports direct, rather than St James' Park- I'd guess at about none.

The Toilet Duck Stand, The Domestos Stand and The Fairy Liquid Stand... Clean up the mess left behind ? ....TTTS

@2 TV and radio commentators would be obliged to call the stadium by its new name otherwise why would a sponsor outlay money in the first place.

@2; you seem to forget that on all official club paperwork the new name will be used, in every broadcast it will be used.If the name Ibrox is not incorporated in the title it will soon be disregarded.You mention Newcastle, they could not keep St James in their re name.

Why do you need the word ibrox in the stadium name as long as its still above the subway people will still find it

A lot of people, tims included, call c@ltic park - parkhead, that's just the area that the ground is in same as if Ibrox is renamed its still IN Ibrox and will still be called Ibrox.