BS: Glasgow Rangers

Subject: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Continuity Jones
Date: 13 Feb 12 - 04:26 PM

So, it looks as though Glasgow Rangers are going into administration. I wonder of their future and that of Scottish football. It occurs to me that the demise of Rangers, should it come about, may eventually strengthen the Scottish Game. Why? well, Celtic, although they'd flourish for the first few years, would soon lose income as punters, bored of the lack of competition in the league, stayed home. Similarly, this lack of competition would mean doing (even) worse in Europe, thus weakening the co-efficient, etc. And as Celtic weakened, the other teams would slowly start to catch up with them, and then the competition would start once more and Celtic plus whoever were now their equals - hopefully two or three teams - would all be playing for the title. Thus, Scottish football would slowly strengthen again.

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: GUEST,Allan Conn
Date: 13 Feb 12 - 06:38 PM

Even if a league is more competative it wouldn't necessarily mean that it was strengthened! Surely to strengthen a league you need the lesser teams to improve rather than one of the top teams disappear and the other regress?

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Rapparee
Date: 13 Feb 12 - 07:01 PM

Maybe if they parachuted from airplanes and trained in swamps by eating snakes?

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: gnu
Date: 13 Feb 12 - 09:16 PM

Different kinda football, Rap. But, GO ARMY!

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: GUEST,Paul Burke
Date: 14 Feb 12 - 01:43 AM

They don't need to, Glasgow's far worse than a swamp full of snakes. They just stay put and eat each other, or deep fried suet.

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 14 Feb 12 - 05:16 AM

Bovvered?

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: GUEST,Eliza
Date: 14 Feb 12 - 06:46 AM

Glasgow is excellent, lived there for many years and still miss it. And what's wrong with deep-fried suet? Delicious! I do feel that if a footie team which dominates the League table has a period of not-so-good, it does give the others a chance to shine. (Man U?)

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Den
Date: 14 Feb 12 - 08:15 AM

Its a sign of the times. Scottish football will never recover simply because they can't compete with their neighbours south of the border. Therefore what you have left is a not the length of a kipper's dick from amateur league. They can't keep their home grown talent in Scotland and can only attract international second raters. Long gone are the days when players played with some kind of allegiance or loyalty. Now they go where the money is.

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: akenaton
Date: 14 Feb 12 - 12:41 PM

Another Unionist monolith comes crashing down.
For decades the sectarian bastards were a bulwark against Scottish self determination, but now the union is sinking fast.

Go Wee Eck! no more foreign wars! "this is the new Scotland!

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Kenny B (inactive)
Date: 14 Feb 12 - 03:44 PM

O wad some Power the giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us,
An' foolish notion:

Stll true today

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Gavin Paterson
Date: 15 Feb 12 - 05:54 AM

"Another Unionist monolith comes crashing down."

Three cheers for that. As the man in the Guardian said "After the loyalty she has been shown over the years, how can Her Majesty allow her Revenue & Customs to behave in this manner?"

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: banjoman
Date: 15 Feb 12 - 07:04 AM

Just the first of many clubs that will go under in the next few years. I think its all about greed, both by players and owners. I find it difficult to understand how any organisation can carry such huge debts and still pay wages which are totally out of line with the current economic climate. Bring back the maximum wage I say

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: Gavin Paterson
Date: 15 Feb 12 - 03:38 PM

They were 'the people' for a short time, circa the 50s. Now they are not. Society has moved on but they are still chanting their songs of hate.

We, who are not of 'the people', won't miss them one little bit.

Subject: RE: BS: Glasgow Rangers
From: GUEST,Jerry
Date: 15 Feb 12 - 05:51 PM

Oh I remember them - they came down and charmed the people of the Manchester area a few years ago didnt they.