Rangers and 49ers

[ƒιѕнρℓαρѕ]

3 hours ago, buzzbomb1958 said:

It’s already said that the 49rs are not involved it is this the American medical insurance guy and  guy from Leeds so not all the billions the beggars have their bowls out for , I think they will end up as disappointed as Oliver🤞🤞

 

Aw, can we still say they're owned by the jungles on and off the pitch? Just to noise them up?

[PortyBeach]

On 11/03/2025 at 16:58, Japan Jambo said:

 

wouldn't want to drop the soap in front of that lot

 

What are you afraid of?

[periodictabledancer]

History repeats itself - they died because they didn't get UCL football.

In 2024 they're reborn but bust again because they bet the farm on UCL football.

But the Glasgow media says nothing. 

[gregzy2k7]

On 12/03/2025 at 10:21, DesertDawg said:

Souness....clearly hasn't checked the books.  🙄

 

Graeme Souness cranks up Rangers hype with strident Leeds United feeder club claim amid 'gold dust' 49ers bid

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/graeme-souness-cranks-up-rangers-34841660

 

 

 

Gra"hun" Souness,

 

Bigger blue nose you will not meet.

 

Of course he thinks everyone should bow down to the currents.

[Smithian]

21 hours ago, PortyBeach said:

Operation Soothe/Gonny Buy Season Tickets is taking off big-time:

”Graeme Souness believes Leeds United well become Rangers' feeder club if the impending takeover goes to plan and elevates the club to another level. (Daily Record)

Is this Souness winding up Leeds fans?

 

I love Hearts and Scottish football. Do not care for the EPL. But pure business sense shows the true prize for this ownership group is a top flight Leeds, much more so than Rangers in UCL.

 

I was a bit worried about a competent ownership group taking over Rangers and fixing their shambolic ways. But as days go on this is looking more like an infusion of resources, not someone able to fix their debt ridden ways. 

[PortyBeach]

2 hours ago, Smithian said:

Is this Souness winding up Leeds fans?

 

I love Hearts and Scottish football. Do not care for the EPL. But pure business sense shows the true prize for this ownership group is a top flight Leeds, much more so than Rangers in UCL.

 

I was a bit worried about a competent ownership group taking over Rangers and fixing their shambolic ways. But as days go on this is looking more like an infusion of resources, not someone able to fix their debt ridden ways. 

I suspect Leeds fans and keen observers of English football would agree with you and find Souness’ comments laughable. 
The media’s slavering conspiracy to feed the notion of an Ibrox powerhouse being just round the corner is an insult to every other Scottish club. 

[DesertDawg]

1 hour ago, PortyBeach said:

I suspect Leeds fans and keen observers of English football would agree with you and find Souness’ comments laughable. 
The media’s slavering conspiracy to feed the notion of an Ibrox powerhouse being just round the corner is an insult to every other Scottish club. 

Like this kind of nonsense?  

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bold-rangers-prediction-colleagues-sniggering-34822109

 

[Star Lizard]

2 hours ago, DesertDawg said:

Like this kind of nonsense?  

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bold-rangers-prediction-colleagues-sniggering-34822109

 

Hugh Keevins has the look of a guy who was caught up to no good online . It does not matter what angle you look at him from , he always looks like a webcam still of a dirty old pervert masturbating whilst staring at a computer screen

 

 

Edited March 13 by Star Lizard

[PortyBeach]

2 hours ago, DesertDawg said:

Like this kind of nonsense?  

 

https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/bold-rangers-prediction-colleagues-sniggering-34822109

 

The very same. 

[Fitzroy Pointon]

[Konrad von Carstein]

On 13/03/2025 at 00:57, gregzy2k7 said:

Gra"hun" Souness,

 

Bigger blue nose you will not meet.

 

Of course he thinks everyone should bow down to the currents.

He didn't grow up a rangers fan...source? Everyone in Saughton Mains in the 80s when he was at Middlesbrough...

 

He glugged the Hun Koolaid when he joined them...

[gregzy2k7]

16 minutes ago, Konrad von Carstein said:

He didn't grow up a rangers fan...source? Everyone in Saughton Mains in the 80s when he was at Middlesbrough...

 

He glugged the Hun Koolaid when he joined them...

Fair enough,

 

I know he is from Edinburgh,

 

Every time I hear him speak about rangers though, it's like he has a sash and an orange flute in his pocket.

 

If he wasn't growing up, he definitely is now.

[Daktari]

7 minutes ago, gregzy2k7 said:

Fair enough,

 

I know he is from Edinburgh,

 

Every time I hear him speak about rangers though, it's like he has a sash and an orange flute in his pocket.

 

If he wasn't growing up, he definitely is now.

I distinctly remember reading an interview with him back in the early 80's pre Rangers. He didn't specifically say he was a Hearts supporter but something along the lines of how he always 'looked out for' our results. It may have been an Edinburgh newspaper so probably a bit of playing to the gallery. He's fully assimilated into the Rangers culture now though, regardless. 

[brownkg]

His Dad (who played for Hibs[ but couldn't depose Gordon smith] then joined Hearts) was friends with my dad. a proper Edinburgh man.

[Luckies1874]

Well they ain't messing around. Lifetime bans though 

 

 

 

[periodictabledancer]

8 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said:

Well they ain't messing around. Lifetime bans though 

 

 

 

So they waited to see how big an arse kicking they'd get from UEFA before taking any action. Basically,  only the severity of the punishment caused them to act .

[Luckies1874]

1 minute ago, periodictabledancer said:

So they waited to see how big an arse kicking they'd get from UEFA before taking any action. Basically,  only the severity of the punishment caused them to act .

 

 

The punishment from UEFA is a slap on the wrist and the threat of future sanction, as it usually is in these instances. Rangers handing out lifetime bans is entirely down to them and pretty much the harshest 'sentence' possible I'd have thought.. 

[john thomas]

5 minutes ago, Luckies1874 said:

 

 

The punishment from UEFA is a slap on the wrist and the threat of future sanction, as it usually is in these instances. Rangers handing out lifetime bans is entirely down to them and pretty much the harshest 'sentence' possible I'd have thought.. 

Did glance at the picture of the banner at the time , not sure what point they were trying to make ?

Perhaps a whoosh moment from me

[Luckies1874]

3 minutes ago, john thomas said:

Did glance at the picture of the banner at the time , not sure what point they were trying to make ?

Perhaps a whoosh moment from me

No I don’t think you were alone mate. Plenty of their own support are still baffled! Whether it was enough to see lifetime bans, feels more like the club had cards already marked to me. 

[PortyBeach]

1 hour ago, john thomas said:

Did glance at the picture of the banner at the time , not sure what point they were trying to make ?

Perhaps a whoosh moment from me

There was an Asian religious event held at Ibrox recently. Why? Well despite their match-day rituals of anti-Catholic bile, TRFC apparently has a policy of “inclusivity”.

Now, with the prospect of outside investment (and hopes of putting the Taigs back in their rightful place), it wouldn’t be a good look to appear to be intolerant, so hosting the Asian shindig must have seemed a sound move.

Unfortunately, it seems some of the Ibrox ferals didn’t quite agree. 
You can imagine the Ibrox hierarchy being a bit miffed at this undermining of their new-found sense of inclusivity. - especially the effect this might have on prospective investors.

[Rods]

How funny would it be if their moronic fans chased away potential investors.

 

From walking away to chasing away lol 

Edited March 25 by Rods

[joondalupjambo]

Would the SFA have acted over the banner or is it just because UEFA got involved that TRFC sxxt the bed in case of future reduced attendances cost them dough?

[Mikey1874]

10 minutes ago, joondalupjambo said:

Would the SFA have acted over the banner or is it just because UEFA got involved that TRFC sxxt the bed in case of future reduced attendances cost them dough?

 

American investors

[upgotheheads]

37 minutes ago, PortyBeach said:

There was an Asian religious event held at Ibrox recently. Why? Well despite their match-day rituals of anti-Catholic bile, TRFC apparently has a policy of “inclusivity”.

Now, with the prospect of outside investment (and hopes of putting the Taigs back in their rightful place), it wouldn’t be a good look to appear to be intolerant, so hosting the Asian shindig must have seemed a sound move.

Unfortunately, it seems some of the Ibrox ferals didn’t quite agree. 
You can imagine the Ibrox hierarchy being a bit miffed at this undermining of their new-found sense of inclusivity. - especially the effect this might have on prospective investors.

 

What on earth does that even mean?

[PTBCAL]

1 hour ago, PortyBeach said:

There was an Asian religious event held at Ibrox recently. Why? Well despite their match-day rituals of anti-Catholic bile, TRFC apparently has a policy of “inclusivity”.

Now, with the prospect of outside investment (and hopes of putting the Taigs back in their rightful place), it wouldn’t be a good look to appear to be intolerant, so hosting the Asian shindig must have seemed a sound move.

Unfortunately, it seems some of the Ibrox ferals didn’t quite agree. 
You can imagine the Ibrox hierarchy being a bit miffed at this undermining of their new-found sense of inclusivity. - especially the effect this might have on prospective investors.

Taigs? Really. 

[Gundermann]

45 minutes ago, upgotheheads said:

 

What on earth does that even mean?

 

Wait until someone tells them that Protestantism is arguably a 'woke foreign ideology'.

[joondalupjambo]

1 hour ago, Mikey1874 said:

 

American investors

Yes have to be seen to be acting to these guys, agree but point is the SFA would have done nothing in relation to telling TRFC those banners are not on.

[Rogue Daddy]

1 hour ago, upgotheheads said:

 

What on earth does that even mean?

Also - no idea!

 

...it did cross my mind it may be some sort of loose 'retaliatory' dig at the green brigade and their Palestinian bed sheets. Who TF knows!

[EVHearts]

1 hour ago, Rods said:

How funny would it be if their moronic fans chased away potential investors.

 

From walking away to chasing away lol 

That is a distinct possibility.  They might not like the American Business Management style that is about to be unloaded on them.  Seen many companies in Europe get taking over by Americans and can’t get the Europeans to change their mindset and end up cutting their losses a selling off cheap

[Shanks said no]

This bit of their statement is worth bookmarking

 

Further, following the use of pyrotechnics at Parkhead in the Old Firm game, the club can confirm the groups responsible for their discharge will be directly impacted by the 500 ticket reduction issued as a sanction the next time the club appears in the latter stages of the Premier Sports Cup at Hampden.

The club again stresses a future use of pyrotechnics at any SPFL match may lead to a further reduction of 800 tickets at a latter-stage Premier Sports Cup match.

 

What will happen to the empty seats? Sit empty or be reallocated to the team they are playing (subject to segregation)

[PortyBeach]

59 minutes ago, PTBCAL said:

Taigs? Really. 

Yes. It’s a pleasantry often heard around Ibrox. 
A definition:

“Taig is a derogatory term for an Irish Catholic. It is mainly used by sectarian loyalists”

[SkabalaJam]

17 minutes ago, Shanks said no said:

This bit of their statement is worth bookmarking

 

Further, following the use of pyrotechnics at Parkhead in the Old Firm game, the club can confirm the groups responsible for their discharge will be directly impacted by the 500 ticket reduction issued as a sanction the next time the club appears in the latter stages of the Premier Sports Cup at Hampden.

The club again stresses a future use of pyrotechnics at any SPFL match may lead to a further reduction of 800 tickets at a latter-stage Premier Sports Cup match.

 

What will happen to the empty seats? Sit empty or be reallocated to the team they are playing (subject to segregation)

Ticket money is split 50/50. I would hope, due to these unique circumstances, this is taken into consideration, and the other club is not disadvantaged financially due to this punishment. 

 

[PortyBeach]

1 hour ago, upgotheheads said:

 

What on earth does that even mean?

Well, part of TRFC’s recent statement quoted UEFA’s definition:

“It is, however, deeply saddening and frankly embarrassing that the club is now set to face significant sanctions for the actions of a very small minority.

Firstly, the club has been charged by UEFA after a handful of supporters displayed what UEFA describe as a “racist and/or discriminatory banner” at last Thursday’s Ibrox meeting with Fenerbahce.

[Rods]

13 hours ago, EVHearts said:

That is a distinct possibility.  They might not like the American Business Management style that is about to be unloaded on them.  Seen many companies in Europe get taking over by Americans and can’t get the Europeans to change their mindset and end up cutting their losses a selling off cheap

Yeh I can see it ending badly if it even gets off the ground.

[Star Lizard]

3 hours ago, Rods said:

Yeh I can see it ending badly if it even gets off the ground.

me too . I am more in the ‘ only getting off the ground if you accept you are the small potato in the Irish Allotment ‘ camp ……… which would cause an actual God Almighty Civil War in Govan ………. Which would be nice  

[brownkg]

In related news today  they are back in court again:-

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25061280.firm-begins-costly-lawsuit-glasgow-rangers-fc/

[buzzbomb1958]

1 hour ago, brownkg said:

In related news today  they are back in court again:-

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25061280.firm-begins-costly-lawsuit-glasgow-rangers-fc/

In court more times than Perry Mason

[periodictabledancer]

4 hours ago, brownkg said:

In related news today  they are back in court again:-

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25061280.firm-begins-costly-lawsuit-glasgow-rangers-fc/

Nearly £2 million, all told. Tidy. 

[chaswasjambotillend]

On 17/03/2025 at 22:31, Daktari said:

I distinctly remember reading an interview with him back in the early 80's pre Rangers. He didn't specifically say he was a Hearts supporter but something along the lines of how he always 'looked out for' our results. It may have been an Edinburgh newspaper so probably a bit of playing to the gallery. He's fully assimilated into the Rangers culture now though, regardless. 

There is a programme v rangers I have in my dads attic that states that he looks out for our results growing up in saughton during our best eras. He was at sampdoria only mention of rangers is he hoped we would win the game but it is always tough versus rangers. His old man drank at busy bee. He never mentioned huns till he joined them it was spurs liverpool and growing up as hearts fan as kid. This nonsense he used to go to Ibrox as kid he didnt. FACT

[tightrope]

25 minutes ago, chaswasjambotillend said:

There is a programme v rangers I have in my dads attic that states that he looks out for our results growing up in saughton during our best eras. He was at sampdoria only mention of rangers is he hoped we would win the game but it is always tough versus rangers. His old man drank at busy bee. He never mentioned huns till he joined them it was spurs liverpool and growing up as hearts fan as kid. This nonsense he used to go to Ibrox as kid he didnt. FACT

This is a fact. New Jimmy well.

[hereford_hearts]

8 hours ago, brownkg said:

In related news today  they are back in court again:-

https://www.thenational.scot/news/25061280.firm-begins-costly-lawsuit-glasgow-rangers-fc/

Ironically, I clicked on that article and the first advert was for a company offering to get you money back from Close Brothers. I'm sure they were the only ones who would loan newco any money initially, charged an exorbitant rate of interest and put liens on club properties. 

[Daktari]

3 hours ago, chaswasjambotillend said:

There is a programme v rangers I have in my dads attic that states that he looks out for our results growing up in saughton during our best eras. He was at sampdoria only mention of rangers is he hoped we would win the game but it is always tough versus rangers. His old man drank at busy bee. He never mentioned huns till he joined them it was spurs liverpool and growing up as hearts fan as kid. This nonsense he used to go to Ibrox as kid he didnt. FACT

Without knowing the date of the programme, that sounds exactly like what I read and rings a few bells. Glad to get some confirmation after all this time!

[loveofthegame]

On 17/03/2025 at 22:31, brownkg said:

His Dad (who played for Hibs[ but couldn't depose Gordon smith] then joined Hearts) was friends with my dad. a proper Edinburgh man.

I’m afraid you’re talking nonsense. Jim Souness, league winner at Hibs and league cup winner at Hearts, was no relation of Graeme. 

[brownkg]

1 hour ago, loveofthegame said:

I’m afraid you’re talking nonsense. Jim Souness, league winner at Hibs and league cup winner at Hearts, was no relation of Graeme. 

That'll teach me not to listen to my late old man and not check facts (bluidy wind up merchant has been dead 11 years too)

[gordon simpson]

On 17/03/2025 at 22:19, gregzy2k7 said:

Fair enough,

 

I know he is from Edinburgh,

 

Every time I hear him speak about rangers though, it's like he has a sash and an orange flute in his pocket.

 

If he wasn't growing up, he definitely is now.

he was the man that dragged that disgusting institution into the 20th century,when he signed Mo Johnston    

[Thunder and Lightning]

On 13/03/2025 at 18:48, Star Lizard said:

Hugh Keevins has the look of a guy who was caught up to no good online . It does not matter what angle you look at him from , he always looks like a webcam still of a dirty old pervert masturbating whilst staring at a computer screen

 

 

That's a mirror, not a screen.

[gordon simpson]

3 minutes ago, Thunder and Lightning said:

That's a mirror, not a screen.

[PortyBeach]

3 hours ago, gordon simpson said:

he was the man that dragged that disgusting institution into the 20th century,when he signed Mo Johnston    

He does deserve credit for that but I don’t think it would have gone ahead without David Murray’s approval.

I suspect for Murray it wasn’t just about signing a decent player.

He would have relished the psychological impact on Celtic of the deal and the message it sent out about who was the financial powerhouse.

And then along came that pesky McCann fella…

[PortyBeach]

Baz looking a tad confused here. They do say every picture tells a story…

[WeeToonJambo]

17 hours ago, Daktari said:

Without knowing the date of the programme, that sounds exactly like what I read and rings a few bells. Glad to get some confirmation after all this time!

When he first went down south he was homesick and came back home.  There was a bit in a match programme saying he was training with Hearts.  He would be about 15 at the time. Apologies if this has been said before but I haven't bee following the thread.