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As far as the playing side of Rangers is concerned, what Stuart McCall has done in a few weeks, is clearly highlight how totally and utterly inept Ally McCoist was as a Manager. If we had McCall or someone similar when we were booted down the divisions, and the owners had been courageous to act upon the obvious, then Ally should never have lasted beyond his first season in charge. We were well clear of Celtic and we blew it, in no small measure to McCoist's inept tactics and failure to motivate players that were capable of getting the job done. Ally always wants to be one of the lads, and you can't do that when you're the gaffer. For his sake I hope he draws a line under his management ambitions and goes back to doing the media work which he is very good at. I wish him all the best. As for Rangers as an ongoing business, it won't be an easy road, and I think all Rangers fans understand that. The Rangers fans that own shares will hang on to them, safe in the knowledge that when everything is back on an even keel and moving forwards their investment will not have been wasted. As for any institutional investors, and the likes of the Easdales, well, I have no sympathy for them if they lost out, they deserve everything they get for their mismanagement. I've said it before and I'll say it again, with very, very few exceptions, football clubs are not places to invest your money in If you are an investor looking to make money, unless your intention is to rape the club and leave it high and dry! Investing in a football club, should only be done with the knowledge that you are investing in an institution that means more to you that just cash, it's part of the very fabric of your life. I have no doubts that the vast majority of people that now hold shares in Rangers, feel exactly like this. It's going to be a long road, and there are a few painful decisions to be taken along the way, but Rangers will be back, perhaps sooner than many think. It won't be so long before we can look forward to games, rather than dread them. It won't be long before we are in a position to dream again about Champion's League football. It's been a hard lesson we have all learned, but one that will only make us stronger. Aye Ready!

Is this the same SOF? Has someone kidnapped the previous one and replaced him with another person? I knew all along that there was a good guy in there bursting to get out. Keep on with posts like this and I may start to believe that Santa does exist after all!

Sorry, that was an extremely crass and wrong comment to make, but sadly some people just get under your skin, especially when you know from experience that the comments they are making are very ill informed. I have invested in Rangers, let's just leave it there.

and by the way, no RyanAir for me, Dassault Falcon 7X......scheduled air, never heard of something so foolish!

I've always found that the people who claim to be so much smarter than the rest of us, end being the idiots at the back of the class, desperate for attention and disrupting every one else. They don't have the ability to have a reasoned discussion, and are certainly never interested in listening to anyone else's perspective. These people also still seem to have an incredible amount of time to spout their nonsense online during the day (and night), when you would think they would be otherwise occupied running their company? What's that, you don't own the company, you work for someone else? How can that be possible when you are clearly so much smarter and better informed than everyone else? Mike Ashley's wonderful, Mike Ashley's the best........aye right. Mike Ashley is only interested in Mike Ashley, hence the reason why he had his grovelling minions write contracts that were never in the best interests of Rangers or their shareholders. And yet still you bow at the feet of the mighty Mike! Are you having an affair with him?

Never again will Rangers fall into the hands of money men who are only interested in making a profit at the expense of the club and its supporters. I think the only reason some people on here are so obsessed with this share, is that if it was delisted they would have nothing else to talk about, and nowhere else to go to fuel their constant obsession with their own point of view.

@SOF "The SFA need the Rangers fans, who constitute the majority of the Scotland support, to continue to back the national team." What planet are you on? Rangers fans have NEVER EVER made up the majority of Scotland fans, not even close to 50%. You've embarrased yourself again by making yet another ridiculous statement!

@theweeman Sadly, from past experience, I think you're wasting your time trying to reason with people who are only on this forum because the Daily Record stopped allowing them to post their nonsense.

I'm not suggesting for a second that Craig Whyte is still involved! All I am saying is that there are now various investigations going on and we should not be too surprised at some of the things we eventually find out!

There is an upcoming court case against various people previously connected with the club, including Craig Whyte. When this case resumes we can expect to understand more regarding some of the decisions that were taken surrounding the sale of the club, and following the sale. In addition to that the new Directors have already stated that they will be instigating a forensic examination of the books to understand where all the money went and understand more about contracts undertaken. And of course we have had a statement from the club today regarding the future of other named individuals. With all of the smoke and mirrors that has been presented to fans over the last few years, would you really be surprised to find that some things may not have been strictly above board, if not legally, then morally, given a director's obligations to always act in the best interests of the club and its shareholders?

You may just find that some of the "onerous contracts" that we have heard so much about, were in fact just a cover excuse for vast amounts of money being removed from the club.