The meeting of the Sevco High Command this morning was very poorly attended.
My understanding that the Serious Professional and only two directors were in attendance.
My information is that Mr David Cunningham King did not call in.
One of the dignified chaps who did turn up was massively irked by the recent PR offensive by General Ashley.
The small, but dignified conclave, also discussed how the national media has been in touch to ascertain if there had been any progress in selecting the Director of Fantasy.
There was nothing succulent to serve up to the stenographers.
I think it is fair to say that the Sevco High Command have a few very challenging weeks in front of them.
Representatives of the Ibrox Three have been in touch to make it very clear that they will not tolerate any stalling on their case.
Of course, General Ashley is awaiting his day in court against the Holding Company Vehicle.
If Big Mike wins then Sevco will have a very big bill to pay.
This month another loan was required to make payroll.
Essentially two directors are now paying the bills and the Serious Professional is trying to keep the entire flying circus in the air.
Of course, Mr David Cunningham King would always decide to…ahem…”overinvest”.
Whatever it takes and all that.
Next month, regardless of the court cases, another loan will be required to keep the lights on.
Almost certainly it will be the same two directors.
Meanwhile, the People are aching for some good news, some little bit of hope.
Undoubtedly, many of them would like to see Mr Alex McLeish brought back to Ibrox to manage the new club.
That might happen, but as of this morning, no one from Sevco had been touch with the ex-Aberdeen stopper.
In a few short months, the season ticket drive will start again.
Consequently, it will be necessary to feed The People a hopeful narrative.
They are such trusting types that I’m sure they will believe whatever they are told as long as the messenger appears suitably dignified.
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Warburton’s lawyer is top drawer and he works for his client who knows that the club is running on fumes and that Ashley will probably win his legal fight mid March. It is incumbent on Warburton’s team to ring fence their $2,000,000 ASAP.
How “The Rangers FC” founded in 2012 gets away with calling itself “Rangers” is a disgraceful reflection on Scotland and our Society’s honesty.
We can never build a nation with this corruption going on.
A high court judge having to take weeks to decide whether Old RFC were Relegated or not, when he and the whole of the UK knows the truth of the matter that RFC are in Liquidation, is a shocking reflection of how low our society has sunk with this debacle.
The Coral Director from London asked the most honest of questions; it’s a new company, is it a new club?
Apparently you can call it the same club if the SFA swaps its club membership across to a new company.
That’s the official line on why it’s the same club. A membership switch. Completely nonsense, illegal and rule breaking. But hey, it’s the best they’ve got.
agree with some of the posts, I do think Ashley will do a deal with sevco, sell Newcastle and his soul to the devil. he will finance the new club and get them on a sound footing and into Europe, it makes sense for him to look after his present investments (retail) and look at the route to CL football. it would cost far less up here than it would down south. hope I am wrong but I think this is on the cards given the GASL seems to have lost his nerve and checkbook.
That is realistic especially since 6million win in court converts to quite a few shares . I can see SFA allowing him to buy sevco
Remember back in 2011/12 season when rangers existed and were well ahead in the league…the players chucked it on the run up to st valentines 2012.
My guess is…they gurssed admin was coming…maybe not getting paid…whispers in the club…etc.
Sound familiar?
Hearts & St Johnstone are doing their best to give sevco 3rd spot, Oh and Murty said he is getting special help from a mystery source, My guess is its the Samaritains…
Honest mistakes are not restricted to south Glasgow
I’ve already replied to the Clumpany on twitter that the way Murty’s team are shedding points the mystery adviser must be either Phil or JJ
Whoever it is advising is doing a fantastic job.
All that plus driving a taxi too.
What a man.
You don’t need to click on it, (in fact, I advise against it) but just look at this headline:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/boxing/rangers-manager-hunt-takes-new-twist-as-caretaker Graeme Murty reveals he has been receiving help from mystery source’
Same at the Beeb, http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/39085948
Doesn’t ‘Receiving help’ sound a bit ‘mental health issue’-ish?
‘Getting help’, yes, ‘Taking advice’, even better but ‘Receiving help’?
From two different sources at that ..?
Considering he’s just lost two in a row, I’m not surprised that his ‘received help’ prefers to keep a low profile.
Nor that poor Graeme seems to be stuck in a circular moment that he can’t get out of.
As Sevco are four times the FFP rules limit on debt to receive a license for Europe, I believe they were told they are not getting a Euro license this summer.
I believe they were also told that once/if they ever get into Europe, they will be treated as a new club starting out from 2012.
King needs to sell his shares before this gets out. I believe he deliberately Kaiboshed this season’s thrust by illogically sacking the trio. No Europe serves his purpose. No showing up as a poor team, very little revenue, new club under UEFA (share value drops),… yes he needs to get out before Sevco gets to Europe. No Sevco in Europe gives him more time to get out.
The 3 Bears must have very deep pockets.
As each day passes the chances of them recovering the loans become less and less.
JJ is blogging that Miller is currently playing on a Pro Bono basis….well if it’s good enough for Paul Murray!
There is more likelihood of Godot arriving at Ibrox before King’s “over investment”.
Rangers fans bleating that 2nd place gone, are they not relegation prospects … if they cant beat bottom team or any top teams – and fall below the split – and get 25pt deduction for admin – relegation is a real posibility !!!!
Oh and Ranieri is free.
Here is the real question from the ICT game – why could Garner only come on for last 2 minutes of the game….. is there financial reason for this ?
Is board picking team and selecting how long players can be on pitch – for financial reasons?
Or just a clueless manager? Big butcher made the point a couple of time.
A line from that dignified ditty Follow Follow that the tramps sing…”Celtic know all about their troubles” talk about having no brass neck. Another thing I don’t understand is why they’re not revolting over this total shambles? If I was a hun I’d be rallying the masses for some serious protests. Maybe it’s the staunchness within them.
Bring out the cannons.
As a group of people they are beaten. The fight has gone out of them, they just drudge along. That is why the term ‘Zombies’ is a very suitable title.
Bellahouston Park ‘Ranger’ latest (overheard)………….”if ye’re wundrin’ whaur a’ them wee magic mushrooms are gaun, well ah cannae tell ye a’thing; but, some King frae Africa huz ordered ra loat and sais he’ll pay me in either diamonds, gold or moonbeams. Well, fuck me, it’s obvious, ah jumped oan ra moonbeams; ah mean, Sir David never let me doon, did he?
An’, he, he, there’s mair; Sir David reckons this African King is toap class, eh? (The things ah dae fur youz hauf-wits, eh?)
See, an’ a’ tae, the African King huz proamised us he’ll gi’s us a fiver fur evry tenner he poackets oan Season Books over and above the 4 hundred million stadium capacity, as long as a’ seats are sold. Fuckin’ shoo-in, eh? We’ve goat five hunner million, juist in Govan, eh?
I’m off doon tae ra Citroen garage tae order ma brand fuckin spankin new Ranger Rover, eh?
Oan ra strengh ae the African King’s heartfelt promise, eh? Whit kood go rang?
Happy Daze, oooohhhhhh Happy Daze.
Bellahouston Park ‘Ranger’ latest (overheard)………….”if ye’re wundrin’ whaur a’ them wee magic mushrooms are gaun, well ah cannae tell ye a’thing; but, some King frae Africa huz ordered ra loat and sais he’ll pay me in either diamonds, gold or moonbeams. Well, fuck me, it’s obvious, ah jumped oan ra moonbeams; ah mean, Sir David never let me doon, did he?
An’, he, he, there’s mair; Sir David reckons this African King is toap class, eh? (The things ah dae fur youz hauf-wits, eh?)
See, an’ a’ tae, the African King huz proamised us he’ll gi’s us a fiver fur evry tenner he poackets oan Season Books over and above the 4 hundred million stadium capacity, as long as a’ seats are sold. Fuckin’ shoo-in, eh? We’ve goat five hunner million, juist in Govan, eh?
I’m off doon tae ra Citroen garage tae order ma brand fuckin spankin new Ranger Rover, eh?
Oan ra strengh ae the African King’s heartfelt promise, eh? Whit kood go rang?
Happy Daze, oooohhhhhh Happy Daze.
Well atleast they’ve still got £12M to spend on their team.
I wonder if they will buy a big named player for the full whack or maybe two quality signings at £6M each.
Then theres the 6M they will get for punting wee Barry to Leipzig in the summer.
That’s atleast £18M for new recruits come the next window.
They will also be able to afford new “going for 55” banners aswell.
This club is fast becoming funnier than Rangers when they were spiraling out of control.
Thanks Phil for keeping us in the know regarding this mob.
£12M might get you wayne rooneys left forearm.
Chris Sutton was in good form tonight – highlighting the continuing shambles on and off the sevco park. He was also bold enough to call the sevco fans deluded and criticised their sudden contempt for Warbs et al when, not so long ago, the same fans were full of praise for the dream team. Caley played well tonight by the way.
I heard they sounded out a few guys on QT for the manager role, not in a formal interview context, and got knock backs.
Apparently managers pulling together for Warby. They are disgusted at his treatment. And nobody stupid enough to touch it. Whoever takes it will lose face on planet fitbaw as truly desperate.
Kenny Miller really needs to come out and tell us that the talking up by players won’t do, it’s results that’s important…….. or……. it’s not good enough……, the fans deserve better…….. is he the most constantly ridiculous player in Scotland that talks to the media?
The bottom team has beaten them. I guess you can only beat what’s put in front of you.
Job well done Inverness.
Glib shafted the club when he sacked Warby, Weir and McParland. An incompetent lack of judgement from a football club Chairman.
A football and financial suicidal call. What an utter foolish thing to have done.
James N William
Only the stupid now…
the GSL is not a football club chairman… He failed the fit and proper test for that.
Holding company vehicles and all that.
Which means the second and third bottom teams can beat them. I really think they will come bottom six. I cannot see Murty winning a single game.
The plan is not to qualify for Europe on their EBT chickens home to roost Year. Same club and all that.
top manager….Eck….!!!…my sources tell me he has trouble stringing a few syllables together yo form a coherent text message….
Feck. ….!!!
sugar ray is correct loan required to hire blackpool illumination lights, cause this is a carnival and entertainment unprecedented forget about the big ride at Blackpool and get to the big slide at Govan
Freefall.
heard Jim Trainer getting the auld tracksuit on Monday morning, said he will be level headed and start with 5 at the back, he just phoned oor keith and asked if he still played mid-field , phoned and asked how much Clyde sooper score board would charge to release big deek but they had to consider limpoopoo king only has 12 million left.
Never in the field of football conflict was so much owed by so few to so many…..
Easy for you to say from that impregnate Whitehall bunker.
Do these people not realise what is at stake,tbey can’t let Irish Catholics take control of their country.
In living memory WATP have always controlled what happens in Scotland,and have adjusted the system to ensure that it will always be this way.
RRM assisted by the masonic lodge,OO,legal and political system have maintained order in Scotland,but now they are facing a revolt.
The legal system has stretched the law by delaying cases to allow this club to survive,but now are being questioned
The SFA have assisted them when faced with their greatest challenge,by resurrecting their club from the dead,so now is the time for RRM to stand firm,and if they want their right to sing the billy boys and the famine song, they need to petition the government to support their cause.
This is Scotland one of the most corrupt countries in the world,as is the UK.
Want to hear a joke,Show racism the red card
Nod and a wink is one thing , cheating like fuck takes things to a whole different level
ICT 2-1 Sevco
Maybe, instead of volunteer stewards, Sevco should ask their support for a volunteer interim manager?
Or for volunteer players wh o could play for nothing hahaha.Bye bye sevco.
ICT 2 v Sevco 1 final score.
My 25/1 shot is looking really good now.
2-1 for ICT,le merde beaten AGAIN HH
1.Champions.
2.A’deen
3.Jambos
4.le merde
@P.PowerGo get them Jambos
Don’t rule out Saint Johnstone catching them too!
Might let the SFA off the hook when it comes to handing out European licenses.
I would gladly lose that wager,a small price to pay,to see them scratching even harder for buttons down the back o’ the couch.
I honestly hope Saints make fourth,a wee £iver is feq aw compared to the tens,maybe hundreds of thousands they would make from a Europa league tie or two.That is of course,IF they are granted a Euro license.!!!
C’mon the jambos. Can hardly believe I will be rooting for them to win.☮️
I think sevco will finish third. Hearts are in a real mess. I went to the Edinburgh Derby midweek and the visitors were all over the place. If St Johnstone get their act together then they could catch them I guess.
Assuming Hibs go up, I think they’ll be top-six material next season and sevco, if they’ve not been liquidated by August, will do well to finish in the top half.
Howdy SpiderBhoy,
Still looks better for jambos,equal on points with saints but +12 better in goal difference.
There is the possibility that they,le merde,will be relegated,if belly-up after March.Although I’d bet against that.
I’d still place the same bet today,but there’s no way in hell I’d get 25/1 now,NO WAY JOSE.(if Neymar signs,I’d be first n the cue to cast aspersions,what a spoilt mammys boy he is,CP ‘performance’ was Oscar material.ringpull)
Roll on the Ides of March. HH PP☮️
Cheers Phil.
I think that General Ashley will make them an offer just before the court case which would see him take control of the sad entity that is Sevco.
You call him “General” with good reason Phil; He is a ruthless business man who in my opinion doesn’t give a toss about football clubs other than to sell their merchandise.
It seems to me there would be no point in him pursuing a court case against them for millions of pounds they simply don’t have, and which could be their death knell.
That would be the end of his water tight deal for the next, what is it? seven years ?.
Call Sevco fans what you will, Loyal, naive,stupid,or whatever, but, they keep turning up !,and, If it’s red white or blue with a faint orange hue They will buy it !!
Ashley knows this and would be more than happy to keep selling it to them. So to put them out of business with a court case would be counter productive for him.
Just my opinion.
Nonsense. There’s more power officially sanctioned by the courts on winning.
Besides, why take on a responsibility to pay King and three bears their £14m loans? Those guys want someone to take it on and settle their loans.
In addition, Ashley can not own any more shares. SFA has fined him already.
What’s to stop him putting all his shares in his wife’s name? The SFA let Campbell Ogilvie away with it.
Disagree for several reasons.
1. Mike will be anticipating they may well put the whole thing into administration anyway.
2. I believe he despises King with a passion and will happily pay to make him look ridiculous after his media bluster.
3. The five million debt will give him leverage. He can obtain the judgement then agree to defer payment as he sees fit. Still money owed and due. It can sit on the balance sheet alongside the directors loans.
4. He doesn’t give a fuck about them anymore.
I can see where your coming from Oz. Despite their debt and obvious shambles surrounding every aspect of the operation there is still 1 thing in their favor. Access to Europe should they get the rest sorted. I’ve read various comments ruling Ashley out because he could simply buy another club minus their baggage. But not with guaranteed access to Europe – and a fan base large enough to sustain a well run club going forward. Their current debt level to a man of Ashley’s means (and don’t forget his Chelsea leanings… and whatever goes with that!!) wouldn’t be a problem. He would need shot of the old board first. Don’t underestimate how desperate they are, Ashley would be be “welcomed” into the fold as the only realistic means of stopping 10IAR. Realistically he’s our only danger to that… and at the same time their only realistic chance of survival. Phil, I know you don’t think this is a possibility, and I hope you’re right, but it would make business sense. Meantime #goingfor5thplace
IMO you are correct that Mike Ashley is the only viable financial option to save them.
Whether he is of a mind to, is another matter.
The huns would certainly swallow their pride if he emerged as the only credible option.
Two obstacles though, one is finding a buyer for Newcastle FC. I do not think there are that many willing to purchase it.
Two – their fans brought this whole farce on themselves when they derailed Mike’s original timetable and plan whilst also disrespecting him publicly .. Not convinced he will forgive and forget that.
Hopefully he may decide to just crush them, forget the whole idea and move onto something else once he has eeked out as many sheckles as he can ….
Not sure the huns have any pride… they certainly can’t afford it!
Ashley is hated in Newcastle. It’s also a very expensive club to run -and with limited potential for success. It is an issue but not insurmountable.
Their fans have 3 options. Limp on in their current zombie state, give up & die, or embrace a viable regime change. Don’t forget there’s not much point in Ashley taking over unless he intends to make a success of it. There would be resistance at first however winning football games and investing in the team would reverse that.
My personal preference would be option 1 the zombie scenario, however that’s unrealistic long term. Option 2 looks only a matter of time. Unless option 3 intervenes. Hope to hell it stops at 2! HH
A certain irony is that grey squirrels are harmful but red squirrels are to be protected..go figure!
Its chaos. Who has authorised contract extensions for Holt and Halliday_
The same guy that tried to sign Daniel Cousin, Mr Pre Administration, of the law firm Hatchitt, Botchitt & Scarper.
Feeding a hopeful narrative should be a task that a halfwitted member of Level 5 should manage on Ally’s favourite (A FAG PACKET). Remember those halcyon days of world and Scottish records being broken daily when Charlie and the boys were in command, OH how good it was in the sun….
I personally have taken the time to keep in touch with the rantings of the Govan believers who still see it as their ship is VERY MUCH on course to crush planet timmy at a whim. Except at sons of guff where they are turning on themselves and asking whose pockets they live in and how much are they pocketing out of it….(Noble answers abound albeit somewhat prevaricating in doing so)
The sad reality for the deluded is that they are not on their fathers yacht, minty and the moonbeams are no longer, EBTS are off the menu and for all the blue knights, white knights etc the only knights left are DARK NIGHTS, VERY VERY dark and dismal nights…
It’s a shame the Board need to feel compelled to recruit an expensive Director of Football simply because L5 released the DOF squirrel to placate fans on the three sackings scandal.
Media tail wagging the Sevco corporate dog.
You can sack guys but you must pay up their contracted dues. I’m sure Mr Claudio Ranieri will not be stiffed by his ex board and discover from the media that he actually resigned. Classless at Sevco Rangers.
They could always recruit a Director of F’word, Gordon Ramsey. He could help cook the books. But apparently his father in law can be pesky trouble.
Aberdeen could go nine points clear of them this weekend. Sevco don’t travel well.
March 1 on Wednesday, time marches on. It’s also Ash Wednesday and the start of lent. What will Sevco be giving up? Their sense of entitlement?
So the can has been kicked down the road a little further… However, the distance it travels seems to get ever-shorter. Would you believe that I spent all day yesterday at the airport waiting for the Director of Fantasy to jet in? If I may, here is my story…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/02/23/the-very-long-wait/
And as for the manager’s job… how can it still be vacant when 60 billion are interested in it?!
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/02/22/up-to-60-billion-applicants/
do you know why King and Murray met the CEO and FO of Chelsea FC last month?
That’s what they are saying…in reality they weren’t the CEO and FO of Chelsea but just a reflection in the mirror. The delusion and confusion has come so far that the Jabba wizard has them believing that they are Chelsea and everything is going swimmingly!
Hi Phil,
Just quickly read your most recent update,excellent,top Marx.
Director of Fantasy,Flying Circus,suitably dignified,the Marx Brothers would have a field day with this,gone but never forgotten.
‘Not even nostalgia,is as good as it used to be’ The late Great Groucho Marx,a quote from the man himself as after dinner speaker.No doubt at a club that he would never have been a member of.’I would not want to be a member of any club;that would have me as a member.’
He was way ahead of his time.
The thing is,there wouldn’t need to be much comedic factor added,as it is already there in abundance.
Grazie molto⚽
Poor Ranieri,that really is –‘the price of success.’ HH
Loans required to keep the lights on yet the talk is still about attracting a top manager and DoF. What a joke.