Rangers Rumours Archive April 24 2013

24 Apr 2013 11:06:03
According to today's Daily Mail, Dave King is serious about bidding for Rangers and he is not interested in merely buying Green's 8% shareholding. King's South African tax affairs have apparently been cleared up now and he is free to invest in UK companies. It would be good if Brian Kennedy would restate his interest and get involved. Time we cleared the decks and got rid of all the hangers-on and those who have tarnished our great club. I'm afraid McCoist and his cohorts must go too. As much as I love Ally, he hasn't a clue as a manager and some of his signings have been lamentable. So, some new hope on the horizon in what has been a horrendous 18 months for Bears everywhere. Fingers crossed!

Agree about getting rid of Coisty and his unless back up but Dave King's tax affairs have not been cleared up at all so I can assure you he won't be bidding for a controlling stake in Rangers. Brian Kennedy is a more realistic suggestion.

Agree with Coisty. A legend for the club. Will always be a legend. His record as a player, his actions since administration have ensured that, but he will NEVER be a manager. His tactics are terrible and I agree about the signings. Wallace, Aluko, Bocanegra and perhaps Templeton are the only ones I can think have worked. I'd get rid of Mcdowell too but keep Durrant in some role. But the most important thing is getting the ownership sorted. I'd take King any day over who knows who we have now? 8% here and 6% there, at least if he buys even 40% and has a controlling interest I can certainly trust him.

King's South African tax affairs have apparently been cleared up now.

Is that what he has said, like it was said Whyte & Green were fit and proper to take over the club.

I hope this is true, as I'd love to see people with more than a business interest owning/running the club. Don't know if DK would pass the fit & proper test, however.
Give McCoist another season. He didn't exactly have much of a chance last Summer, did he?

King himself has stated his affairs are now clear but don't take his word for it, the reporter investigating the story also said the tax authorities had come to an agreement!
Hope he does invest as over the last number of years he seams to be one of the few that used his own money!

Lets hope there is some truth in this story.

What a sorry state rangers are in I wish people would just get it in to ther heads that for the next ten years or so the club will be put from pila to post and many shady characters will come through the board room as rangers is not a viable business and like it or not the fans are to blame they have swallowed every bit of bull sh"t they have been told, the only way forward is for the fans to buy the club Portsmouth is a shinning example and I was saying this last year and in the next few years I will still be saying it business has its shady men but rangers seem to attract the worst of them as this can only go as to say its an easy touch

Is King not banned as a previous Director for the next few years?

Ally must go he said he will not walk away please do the honest thing and go ally the team need a change

King, whyte, green jesus H all we need now is bernie madoff and we will have a complete set

25 Apr 2013 13:17:08
Ally put his money were his mouth was and invested more more money that all the fans groups put together - would you walk away from such a high investment and leave it to all the (fill in your own words here) and some of those being mentioned as future investors; just my opinion but I certainly would not!

Oh my god I cannot believe you lot are even considering wanting this guy anywhere near your club. Is it not enough what has happened over the last few years that you now want someone wo has been involved in serious taxation issues taking over, isn't that why you were liquidated in the first place. The original post says clear the decks, get rid of all the old people who were involved. that includes King. He was ther and was aprty to all that went on under Minty and you still want him back. kind of like the Celtic fans wanting the Kelly's to get involved in the club again. This is YOUR club not theirs, sure they have money but that's it, YOU GUYS ARE THE CLUB and the sooner you realise that and start galvanising yourselves the better. Forget all your supporters groups, they are all in it for themselves, you need to come together as RANGERS FANS, the same way Celtic did 20 years ago. Take your club back, vote with your feet, drive these people out becasue without you they have nothing. Brain Kennedy is a rugby fan and a hibs supporter nto a Rangers fan, he wanted Ibrox so he could play Rugby there and sell the Glasgow ground, a businessman who saw a profit for little investment. This is your time and if it all goes wrong and you disappear for good this time then you will all say I wish I had.

The last post is very well written and is 100% accurate in his assessment. Clearly not a rangers fan writing it which is why it is so good. We need to open our eyes fellow bears. This is d day. A season or 2 extra in the Lower leagues won't be bad in the long run if we get rid of these people who are killing our club. Come on guys, we have to start voting with our feet. It is the only way. Brizo

27 Apr 2013 20:48:10
The guy who wrote the big post, well written and honest, I think, but dave king is a big gers fan, always has been, he was duped by sdm and did indeed put 20milll into the club, no, one else did, he is a man I would like to see in some capacity, at our club, his heart, as far as I know is at ibrox, why else would he even bother being interested, he has enuf cash doesn't he?, a self made glasgow millionaire coming back to make more cash from our club? I don't think he is?

Check out what kennedy done to stockport county. just been relegated out of the conference and pay 80% of their income to rent their ground. by the way for those who may still harbour dreams of going to england, there are 9 levels below the premier league. stockport will play in level 6 next year. clubs like stockport won't stand aside and be queue jumped even if the rukes were changed by uefa.

Hope? Really?
Why would anyone want someone like King to take over?
All these guys had a chance to step up last summer but instead they watched us suffer and did NOTHING.
No board memeber of the previous regime should be allowed back at Ibrox.
All you clowns on here just want a cash injection and back to the big spending days.
We had the perfect opportunity to start a fresh approach to Scottish football by concentrating on youth. Yes, it would be a slow process but worth it in the end.
What do you want instead, £10 spunked on more s**** signings from Ally to win the 2nd Division? pah.

I wrote the post a couple up saying that you need to come together as a unit to take back your club. Now is the time when the board of the club will start to play on your heart strings about needing the money to take the club forward, investing in the future of your club, be part of the family. they all say the same things. Now, it is pretty obvious form reading the posts on here that you guys are passionate about your club and are willing to do anything to stop this slide into oblivion. Here is your chance. This is the time to make your demands on the club, as a collective, not a mob outside the stadium screaming for heads to roll, not banners all over the stadium instead leave the seats empty. Nothing talks better than the smell of money. This club you love so dearly wouldn't let you in if you were £1 short, neither would mine either but if I withheld my £400 and so did 50% of my fellow supporters then that would get the clubs attention. The deafening silence form the people you trust is worrying. Why hasn't Walter come out and stood on the doors of the stadium and said, right, we are FECKED OR RIGHT, THIS IS WHERE WE ARE AND NOW WE TAKE OUR CLUB BACK. I personally don't think he should be anywhere near the club as he along with Ally were there all through this and said nothing. Where was Walter when you needed him then. Now is the time maybe for someone to come out of the woodwork who is a Rangers fan, he may not have billions in the bank but you guys have shown you are willing to support the right man. He must be squeaky clean, he must be known to all the Rangers fans and he must disclose who he has with him and why. This is what Fergus McCann did for Celtic and even then we had a few years of every little BUT he was honest and he ran the club the right way. One chance to make a change, that's what this is boiling down to guys and what happens next is down to you because once the club has your money your opinion is worthless. Good luck and I hope to be there to see an Old Firm game in the top league in a few years. Allymac.