Official Rangers FC Thread

Fans will have the chance to win a range of prizes throughout the 2012/13 campaign by answering a simple football question – which will be revealed right here on the club's official website and on Rangers' social media channels.
Fans can then text RANGERS to 87070 with the answer or phone the hotline on 0907 595 1972.*
All correct entries will go into a draw to appear on the pitch and try a crossbar challenge at Ibrox this season with a £1 million prize on offer at the final match of the campaign, further enhancing the club’s entertainment value on matchdays.
The first crossbar challenge will take place when Montrose visit Ibrox on Sunday 23 September and in celebration of Ally McCoist’s impending 50th birthday, the prize on offer will be £50,000 if the fan selected can hit the bar from the centre spot in front of a packed stadium.
All fans chosen to take part will receive a signed strip and the competition will reach unprecedented heights when a lucky supporter will have the chance to win £1 million at the final home game against Berwick Rangers in May – where thousands of fans will undoubtedly be on the edge of their seats to see if the £1 million prize can be secured by hitting the crossbar.
A prize of this value has never been offered in this way in football before and it is another first for Rangers.
Striker Fran Sandaza, who launched the Crossbar Challenge today, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the club and the fans to benefit from an exciting matchday experience.
"Supporters have the chance to win amazing prizes culminating in a £1m jackpot at the end of the season and the club benefits from the proceeds of the texts and calls so it is a win for everyone.
"This is another great way for the fans to back the club and build revenues together.”
Young supporters also have the chance to participate and win a signed strip - parents can text 87070 followed by TEDDYBEAR and answer a simple question if they want their child to appear on the pitch and take a penalty against Broxi Bear on the hallowed Ibrox turf.

The Maestro wrote:

Templeton7|RFC wrote:RANGERS has become the first football club in the world to launch a crossbar challenge with a mind-blowing prize of £1 million on offer to a supporter at the end of the season!

Fans will have the chance to win a range of prizes throughout the 2012/13 campaign by answering a simple football question – which will be revealed right here on the club's official website and on Rangers' social media channels.
Fans can then text RANGERS to 87070 with the answer or phone the hotline on 0907 595 1972.*
All correct entries will go into a draw to appear on the pitch and try a crossbar challenge at Ibrox this season with a £1 million prize on offer at the final match of the campaign, further enhancing the club’s entertainment value on matchdays.
The first crossbar challenge will take place when Montrose visit Ibrox on Sunday 23 September and in celebration of Ally McCoist’s impending 50th birthday, the prize on offer will be £50,000 if the fan selected can hit the bar from the centre spot in front of a packed stadium.
All fans chosen to take part will receive a signed strip and the competition will reach unprecedented heights when a lucky supporter will have the chance to win £1 million at the final home game against Berwick Rangers in May – where thousands of fans will undoubtedly be on the edge of their seats to see if the £1 million prize can be secured by hitting the crossbar.
A prize of this value has never been offered in this way in football before and it is another first for Rangers.
Striker Fran Sandaza, who launched the Crossbar Challenge today, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the club and the fans to benefit from an exciting matchday experience.
"Supporters have the chance to win amazing prizes culminating in a £1m jackpot at the end of the season and the club benefits from the proceeds of the texts and calls so it is a win for everyone.
"This is another great way for the fans to back the club and build revenues together.”
Young supporters also have the chance to participate and win a signed strip - parents can text 87070 followed by TEDDYBEAR and answer a simple question if they want their child to appear on the pitch and take a penalty against Broxi Bear on the hallowed Ibrox turf.

I don't like having no money!

The Maestro wrote:

The Maestro wrote:

Gegilworld93 wrote:

The Maestro wrote:

Celtic paper?

"Third Division minnows"

Templeton7|RFC wrote:RANGERS has become the first football club in the world to launch a crossbar challenge with a mind-blowing prize of £1 million on offer to a supporter at the end of the season!

Fans will have the chance to win a range of prizes throughout the 2012/13 campaign by answering a simple football question – which will be revealed right here on the club's official website and on Rangers' social media channels.
Fans can then text RANGERS to 87070 with the answer or phone the hotline on 0907 595 1972.*
All correct entries will go into a draw to appear on the pitch and try a crossbar challenge at Ibrox this season with a £1 million prize on offer at the final match of the campaign, further enhancing the club’s entertainment value on matchdays.
The first crossbar challenge will take place when Montrose visit Ibrox on Sunday 23 September and in celebration of Ally McCoist’s impending 50th birthday, the prize on offer will be £50,000 if the fan selected can hit the bar from the centre spot in front of a packed stadium.
All fans chosen to take part will receive a signed strip and the competition will reach unprecedented heights when a lucky supporter will have the chance to win £1 million at the final home game against Berwick Rangers in May – where thousands of fans will undoubtedly be on the edge of their seats to see if the £1 million prize can be secured by hitting the crossbar.
A prize of this value has never been offered in this way in football before and it is another first for Rangers.
Striker Fran Sandaza, who launched the Crossbar Challenge today, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the club and the fans to benefit from an exciting matchday experience.
"Supporters have the chance to win amazing prizes culminating in a £1m jackpot at the end of the season and the club benefits from the proceeds of the texts and calls so it is a win for everyone.
"This is another great way for the fans to back the club and build revenues together.”
Young supporters also have the chance to participate and win a signed strip - parents can text 87070 followed by TEDDYBEAR and answer a simple question if they want their child to appear on the pitch and take a penalty against Broxi Bear on the hallowed Ibrox turf.

I don't like having no money!

The Maestro wrote:He's injury prone.

Dan wrote:You can have Danny Wilson back if youse want.

MickStupp wrote:

Dan wrote:You can have Danny Wilson back if youse want.

Yes please He was so much better than Perry.

Templeton7|RFC wrote:

MickStupp wrote:
Yes please He was so much better than Perry.

Really? Of course he's at the disadvantage of being a year older, but I'd say Perry was better. Wouldn't be surprised to see a bid come in for him in the near future, got a big future ahead of him. Great prospect.

Weather130 wrote:I did not think Rangers had a lot of spare change around to have such an epic crossbar challenge. I think if they have a winner they might just regret it.

Templeton7|RFC wrote:Ross Perry playing for Scotland U21's atm, 3-0 up vs Luxembourg. Been solid at the back all game, looks like a real leader. Got a fantastic future and can't wait to see him fulfil that potential at Ibrox.

Edit: Just went off injured.

Just one of many in the squad to come through the Murray Park ranks. Danny Wilson, Rhys McCabe, Kenny McLean, Jamie Ness & Gregg Wylde to name a few.

Templeton7|RFC wrote:RANGERS has become the first football club in the world to launch a crossbar challenge with a mind-blowing prize of £1 million on offer to a supporter at the end of the season!

Fans will have the chance to win a range of prizes throughout the 2012/13 campaign by answering a simple football question – which will be revealed right here on the club's official website and on Rangers' social media channels.
Fans can then text RANGERS to 87070 with the answer or phone the hotline on 0907 595 1972.*
All correct entries will go into a draw to appear on the pitch and try a crossbar challenge at Ibrox this season with a £1 million prize on offer at the final match of the campaign, further enhancing the club’s entertainment value on matchdays.
The first crossbar challenge will take place when Montrose visit Ibrox on Sunday 23 September and in celebration of Ally McCoist’s impending 50th birthday, the prize on offer will be £50,000 if the fan selected can hit the bar from the centre spot in front of a packed stadium.
All fans chosen to take part will receive a signed strip and the competition will reach unprecedented heights when a lucky supporter will have the chance to win £1 million at the final home game against Berwick Rangers in May – where thousands of fans will undoubtedly be on the edge of their seats to see if the £1 million prize can be secured by hitting the crossbar.
A prize of this value has never been offered in this way in football before and it is another first for Rangers.
Striker Fran Sandaza, who launched the Crossbar Challenge today, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for the club and the fans to benefit from an exciting matchday experience.
"Supporters have the chance to win amazing prizes culminating in a £1m jackpot at the end of the season and the club benefits from the proceeds of the texts and calls so it is a win for everyone.
"This is another great way for the fans to back the club and build revenues together.”
Young supporters also have the chance to participate and win a signed strip - parents can text 87070 followed by TEDDYBEAR and answer a simple question if they want their child to appear on the pitch and take a penalty against Broxi Bear on the hallowed Ibrox turf.

I don't like having no money!

CHARLES GREEN, Chief Executive of Rangers, issued the following statement today:

“The Rangers Football Club Limited will not attend tomorrow’s hearing (Tuesday, September 11) of the SPL-appointed Commission investigating the circumstances surrounding the use of Employee Benefit Trusts by previous owners of the Club.

"The Club cannot continue to participate in an SPL process that we believe is fundamentally misconceived.

“Neither the SPL, nor its Commission, has any legal power or authority over the Club because it is not in the SPL.

"For that reason it has no legal basis on which to appoint its Commission. The Club ceased to be subject to the SPL’s rules when it was ejected from its league.

"Our lawyers have made that point repeatedly to the SPL in correspondence and yet our requests for an explanation from the SPL have been completely ignored. The SPL’s silence on these issues is deafening. The outcome of the SPL’s process will have no legal effect.

“First and foremost, I would like to explain this decision to our supporters across the world whose loyalty and commitment to the Club in very difficult times has been unwavering and heart-warming for all those involved at the Club. Our decision regarding this commission is approved unanimously by the Board and the Manager Ally McCoist.

“Since the decision was taken by HMRC on June 14 to reject administrators’ proposals for a Company Voluntary Arrangement, the fate of Rangers FC lay firmly and clearly in the ability of the consortium I led to form a new company and corporate entity that would ensure that Rangers had a future as a football club.

“At all times we were fully transparent in our dealings with the football authorities, be they the SFA, SPL or the SFL.

"There was no ambiguity whatsoever regarding the status of the company when it made an application to join the SPL.

"As we all know, 10 SPL clubs decided against the admission of the new company to the league and The Rangers Football Club Limited subsequently applied to the SFL for membership and we are grateful for their acceptance.

“In short, what was decided by the SPL membership is that Rangers was finished as a member of the SPL.

"Despite this, the SPL now see the new owners of the company, and the new company itself, which owns all the assets of Rangers FC - including SPL championship titles – as fair game for punishment for matters that have nothing to do with us at all.

"And let’s be very clear about what this Commission is. Although the SPL goes to great lengths to emphasise the independence of its Commission, the Commission is not independent of the SPL. It has been appointed by the SPL. It follows SPL rules and its process is managed by SPL staff.

"I don’t question the impartiality of the individual panel members but whatever decision they reach is a decision of the SPL.

“To make it crystal clear, the new owners purchased all the business and assets of Rangers, including titles and trophies.

"Any attempt to undermine or diminish the value of those assets will be met with the stiffest resistance, including legal recourse.

“Furthermore, we ask the question genuinely. Why did the football authorities do nothing to address an issue that was public knowledge for at least two years, and was reported in the Club’s accounts for several years, before the Club went into administration and was subsequently taken over by new owners?

"HMRC contacted the SPL regarding EBT matters in October 2010, they met to discuss what documentation the Club had lodged with the SPL.

"Did the SPL launch an investigation? Did they appoint a Commission? Did they ask to see EBT correspondence? Did they ask any questions at all? No. They did absolutely nothing.

“What compounds the breathtaking hypocrisy of the SPL in this whole saga, is that the SFA, the SPL and us - as the new owners - took part in numerous discussions regarding the new company’s league status during which it was made clear that a deal was there to be done where ‘the EBT issue’ would be dealt with as part of a package of sanctions which would be implemented in return for membership of the SFA and a place in either the SPL or Division One.

"We do not accept that people who are willing to come to an agreement on such matters then have a right to instigate a full blown inquisition when matters do not unfold as they thought they would.

“In our view, it beggars belief that an authority which can be heavily involved in these discussions to the point that the Chief Executive Neil Doncaster repeatedly stated he was not interested in stripping titles from Rangers can lurch from that position to setting up its own Commission under the chairmanship of Lord Nimmo Smith.

"I must make it clear that we are not questioning for a moment the integrity of Lord Nimmo Smith and his colleagues but we believe the SPL have been hypocritical in their approach to this matter.

"Quite apart from their negotiations with our consortium, I know the SPL were well advanced in their discussions with another bidder and his representatives where EBT issues were raised and there was again an understanding that the EBT issue could be dealt with by agreement if new owners were to take over at Ibrox.

“Why is the SPL rushing to judgement now when it has been sitting on the matter for two years? Their haste is particularly difficult to understand when the tax tribunal judgement is imminent.

"The factual issues in both cases are identical. We have to ask why is the SPL so anxious to issue a judgement in this matter before the tax tribunal’s findings are made public.

"The position is even harder to understand when one of the reasons the SFA did not pursue any form of disciplinary charge on EBT matters following Lord Nimmo Smith’s April report was because it was felt unwise for the SFA to pursue the matter when the tax tribunal judgement had not been made public.

"Nothing has changed as the judgement still has not been made public. Why is the SPL rushing ahead when in April the SFA felt it unwise to do so?

“Rangers was not the only club in Scotland to use EBTs yet nothing was done and little has been heard about it. Also, Rangers stands accused of achieving sporting advantage unfairly – yet there is little debate over the fact in all the years EBTs were in existence at Ibrox, the Club often failed to win either the league title, or the main cup competitions.

"Furthermore, the period concerned saw a significant downsizing of the playing squad both in money spent on transfers and players wages.

“The decision we have taken has not been taken lightly. There are powerful representatives from Clubs within the SPL – not all of them by any means – who appear hell bent on inflicting as much damage on Rangers as possible.

"It is lamentable that the Board and executive of the organisation have not been able to deal with this appropriately. We do not hold every SPL club in the same regard. Several clubs were placed in an invidious position and we believe their interests were not best served by those in more powerful positions.

“Furthermore, as a Club we are not satisfied that the issue of conflict of interest relating to advisers to the SPL has been satisfactorily dealt with.

“Once again I would thank our supporters for their patience and tolerance. They have been asked to take it on the chin time and again and we stand united in saying: No more.

"As far as I am concerned, Rangers Football Club has won a world record 54 league titles, and, whatever the decision of the SPL Commission, these titles cannot and will not be taken away from us and our Manager Ally McCoist is in total agreement.”

Rangers now play in Division Three of the Scottish Football League after the old holding company headed for liquidation and the new holding company was denied entry to the SPL.

ConorCelticFC wrote:You changed the quote.

"Rangers now play in Division Three of the Scottish Football League after the old parent company headed for liquidation and the new company was denied entry to the SPL."

The Maestro wrote:So a holding company was denied entry into the SPL? Wooohoooo Come on the Celtic Holding Company, in their upcoming match against St Johnston Holding Company.


Charles Green was just on SSN there saying they have never been a member of the SPL so aren't liable.

But but, Ranger now, Rangers forever

Templeton7|RFC wrote:WOOHOO, THERE'S ABOUT TO BE ANOTHER ARGUMENT IN HERE EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!*

*I'm not arguing, I'm just forced to listen to his drivel.