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"Lazy journalism" is an understatement.
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We're getting very close to this decisive EGM now. Hopefully better, more exciting things ahead ,although we have to remember this is just the end of the beginning so to speak. We still have to get a new NOMAD, sort out who's going to be on the board (and who's allowed to be) and deal with the various funding issues, and that's before we go anywhere near the footballing side. New manager? Maybe. New scouting system? It's an absolute must, but will there be sufficient resources to make it a priority? New contracts? I hope so for some, hope not for some others.
I could go on, but there's a lot of work to be done over a long period of time. First thing's first: who is in control of RIFC? Watch this space.
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Murray can't fall foul of the F and P as it's in relation to the stock exchangs the Plc. Unless you know something that hasn't been reported?
The sfa rules only relate to the Club Ltd and it remains to be seen who will form that board of this entity once we have change.
Someone who knows what they are doing hopefully.
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It still remains to seen how we can turn things round financially to the point where we won't need more injections in future. We've been losing a lot of money unnecessarily in recent years, but we've also been NOT spending money that really needs to be spent. King's narrative has been subtly changing, and this board takeover is just about getting Rangers men on the board and seeing where we can go from there. I really don't think there's a masterplan, we'll probably just get loans from King and the Three Bears rather than from 'external' parties.
But even if and when we get back up to the top flight, it would be hard to sustain a much more expensive squad. You just have to look at Celtic, who can bring in greater matchday revenues than us but are still dependent on both high value player sales and sustained European football every year in order to turn over any profit. I think there's a formula out there that guarantees sustainability, but it's probably not one that guarantees success.