Spiderpig

Running the club at breakeven...no expectation of making a profit...if thats the plan to run a multi million pound turn over business then we really are fecked. Thats the problem we have,the club is facing the very real prospect of being run by the WS does anybody really think for a minute that they are up to it ? Like it or not the club is a business 1st and football club 2nd so it needs to be run like one ie proper plans in place to increase revenues, keep costs down, expand and develop playing staff and facilites etc. Oh and probably not all consortiums if any are Columbian drug cartels unless thats your experience of any you deal with.

would any well fan really mind if some group with cash to burn bought the club and invested a few quid. At least we would have proper business men running the club and not the bowling club committee that is the WS board.

That would be talking utter bollocks like you then.

The Rangers back in the top league the SFA and the spfl will be orgasmic, and sure enough 1st chance they get the fixtures are manipulated to suit the ugly sisters they dont give a feck about the other 10 clubs. 4 years ago when Rangers went bust we had the chance to change the set up and organisation of the league for the better but the clubs shat it so now its back to pandering to the ugly sisters to the detriment of every other club...were the last 4 years a dream as already it seems like they never happened

Is this the same Nico Kranjcar who has been pissing about in the NASL that great league where all players who are well past there sell by date go to boost their pensions, and Joey Barton who we are led to believe knocked back the chance to play in the EPL as he wanted to play for Rangers...aye right I bet every defender in the premier ship is shitting themselves at the prospect of facing up to those 2, I think not. Granted they were decent players at one time but both are well past there sell by date so nothing to fear from either of them, or for that matter the other 9 in the team, they are average at best.

must be for back up cover if true McGhee has already stated that Samson will be 1st choice keeper

Why would we be underdogs did you actually watch "The Rangers" as they are now known they are average at best with a shit defence. They won promotion to the premiership thats all the prize did not include a time machine to turn them back into a Rangers team from the 9 in a row years they are nothing special. The game will be an all premiership affair no different to playing Partick or St Johnstone so nothing to fear.

See labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn as an example.

We don't have a big enough squad to have the luxury of only being able to play players in soecific positions. Thats one of the issues i have with Ainsworth going forward when he is on his game he can be brilliant but he never tracks back and helps out defensively so whatever full back he is in front of is left badly exposed. On last seasons evidence there was nothing to suggest this will change come August so if he is not an effective addition to the team then he should be moved on, always assuming he wants to go and there is an offer in for him.

Its about time the club dumped the books and dragged itself into the 21st century and issued smart cards, bit of inital outlay to get the infrastucture up and running but it would save money in the long run.

No the members should be asking the questions and putting pressure on the WS to get the improvements made, its the members who vote the WS board in and its the members who can vote them out.

Lets be honest about Ainsworth 1 good game every 6 or 7 is not good enough he is not a regular starter every week so its obvious Mcghee is not overly impressed either. If another club is in with a half decent 6 figure bid then the club should take it, that plus the wages saved would be a decent wad of cash

No it wont,it will only work if the current amateur set up is dumped and they get competent professional people in place with the skill and ability to make the WS work, improved communications, recruirment etc, etc. Only then will they have a chance to meet their targets and end up running the club.

The prices are cheap because thats about the most they could charge people to go to that shite hole of a stadium, lower league prices for a lower league standard club

keep the faith guys "The Rangers"are average at best we have nothing to fear from that mob bring it on, a great chance to slap them down early doors and set the tone for the season.

Wring your knickers out, if he turns out shite we punt him and sign somebody else. Footballers with a Guarantee of ability when signing aye right its Moore not Messi

It will allow all of the Celtic fans in the US to join with their compatriots in Scotland to mix and share stories about their longing for the "Ou Country" the displaced masses have to stick together.

The only sensible tactics should be the same as they have always been ie go out and win the game then the other team gets feck all points. All this extra points for pen shoot out wins stuff is bollocks.

That's the fundamental problem Dave, this is not some local camera club they are running / hoping to run it a top flight football club generating significant amounts of revenue, large numbers of members etc etc. We need experienced full time people in place to administer it on a professional basis, I have no doubt that there will be opportunities for the ordinary fans to help out in some form, but the core functions of the WS, i.e recruitment, managing the membership, communication, setting strategies etc need to be done professionally by people able to devote their full time to the job, if that means hiring people then that's what needs to happen, only then does it have a chance to grow and succeed.

Agree it sound like another half baked idea, so you win in 90 mins and get 3 points, or win after a pen shoot out and only get 2 points, WTF is that all about.

The Rangers won't be happy as 2nd seeds, but its a cert they will end up in our group,

Not a member and have no immediate plans to become one but that post pretty much sums up my thoughts as well. The concept of fan ownership was great to start with and still is but the WS so far has become a badly organised and managed shambles, no effective communication with current or potential members, no clear direction, amateurish at best administration. The whole thing needs relaunched on a more professional basis with people in charge that actually know what they are doing only then do they have a chance of keeping existing members onboard or attracting new ones.

This topic should probably be moved to general football but here is my view. I long for the day when Scottish football is rid of the blue and green bigot brothers for good we dont need either of them the other 40 clubs will find their own level and the game and country will be the better for it. For far too long the SFA, SPFL, media etc have pandered to both of them and every other club has suffered, i hope there is a Euro league, or whatever it is called set up and both of them get invited to join Scottish football will be the better for it. ok rant over

As the organising body of the club owners ie the fans would that not be a sensible plan to consider, i.e maximise the revenue potential for Fir Park etc. Or do you think that is beyond them

Installing a decent wifi set up throughout the whole ground is a must these days it will cost a few quid but people/businesses looking to hire the facilities expect it as standard. However the lack of it is another example of the amateurish way that the WS goes about its business.