07-02-2015, 17:58
(This post was last modified: 07-02-2015, 18:01 by TheWorthinGer.)
Go any evidence for the "shiftless dedicated dole scroungers" comment, EC? Sure you're on the right site - reads like a line from Frankie, edgie et al.
"Shareholders" might be a more accurate description, don't you think?
As for them not "bother[ing] with the journey to London", is that not the whole point - that the venue has been chosen to exclude as many small shareholders as possible? You may not agree with what any of them have to say, but does the holding of shares not give you the right to have your say?
I think the voting will be close with regard to the majority - a percentage point or three - and that small amount will be the ordinary fans who bough shares. And we all know that the vast majority of them live within travelling distance of Glasgow. In fact with the purchases of the 3Bs and King, and the Easdales carrying a sizeable proxy, the majority of votes probably reside within the vicinity of Glasgow. Its a strategy of exclusion and no more and might just affect the voting - although I do hope the "shiftless" hordes you describe are capable of exercising a proxy vote, if not travelling.
I don't agree with calling the NOMAD at his home - if it had been me I would have hung up, informing the individual that a second call would result in me contacting the police.
"Dignity" seems to have been less than helpful over the last few years, a bloody hindrance even. And I'm not the type to stand on the steps of Ibrox shouting the odds. The club's a mess - as a representation of the collective dignity of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people its be sorely abused. Rangers fans have stood by, supported and enriched a conveyor belt of "strangers" these past few years and have had little refurn for it. Certainly their dignity has been as little considered as their trust has been abused.
Sometimes I wish I could just switch off tonight all, but I can't. I've spent too much of my life standing or sitting watching a team, irresistibly attached to a blue jersey, inexplicably caring about a scoreline, and now worrying about cashflow etc. The emotional investment of a lifetime that the fans have placed in the club will engender the whole gamut of human response to a threat.
The vote will be over soon. And maybe next year some will say "I told you so" about King and Co., but if they aren't given the chance, if they don't win the vote, I think the game will be up. Ticket sales won't cover the costs of the stadium never mind a team.
Mobile version of this site is pish.
"Shareholders" might be a more accurate description, don't you think?
As for them not "bother[ing] with the journey to London", is that not the whole point - that the venue has been chosen to exclude as many small shareholders as possible? You may not agree with what any of them have to say, but does the holding of shares not give you the right to have your say?
I think the voting will be close with regard to the majority - a percentage point or three - and that small amount will be the ordinary fans who bough shares. And we all know that the vast majority of them live within travelling distance of Glasgow. In fact with the purchases of the 3Bs and King, and the Easdales carrying a sizeable proxy, the majority of votes probably reside within the vicinity of Glasgow. Its a strategy of exclusion and no more and might just affect the voting - although I do hope the "shiftless" hordes you describe are capable of exercising a proxy vote, if not travelling.
I don't agree with calling the NOMAD at his home - if it had been me I would have hung up, informing the individual that a second call would result in me contacting the police.
"Dignity" seems to have been less than helpful over the last few years, a bloody hindrance even. And I'm not the type to stand on the steps of Ibrox shouting the odds. The club's a mess - as a representation of the collective dignity of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of people its be sorely abused. Rangers fans have stood by, supported and enriched a conveyor belt of "strangers" these past few years and have had little refurn for it. Certainly their dignity has been as little considered as their trust has been abused.
Sometimes I wish I could just switch off tonight all, but I can't. I've spent too much of my life standing or sitting watching a team, irresistibly attached to a blue jersey, inexplicably caring about a scoreline, and now worrying about cashflow etc. The emotional investment of a lifetime that the fans have placed in the club will engender the whole gamut of human response to a threat.
The vote will be over soon. And maybe next year some will say "I told you so" about King and Co., but if they aren't given the chance, if they don't win the vote, I think the game will be up. Ticket sales won't cover the costs of the stadium never mind a team.
Mobile version of this site is pish.