Journalistic Integrity, Where Art Thou?

by Andy McKellar | Deputy Editor

The relentless chaos and uncertainty at Rangers looks set to rumble on into another turbulent summer as boardroom battles and plays for ownership continue to dominate the headlines. Our Club is currently at war with itself. There is no leadership. There is no direction. It is being permeated by bitching, bickering and shamefully constant back-stabbing. This is what we have become. Our recent history reads more like the script of a badly written pantomime. And in this tale, there doesn’t appear to be a happy ending.

Stewart Regan: How can it be?

by Shane Nicholson | Executive Editor

Headline: "SFA want answers over Ibrox takeover"

How cute.

Here's one I and many other Rangers' supporters have been waiting on since day one: How can it be that Stewart Regan is allowed to dictate his own narrartive?

What did the SFA know and when?

Why was the governing body of Scottish football so complacent – some might say complicit – in Craig Whyte's takeover?

Imran, lies and audiotape

by Chris Graham | Contributor

There have been a number of questionable assertions made by people connected to Rangers over the past few years but the line pushed by Imran Ahmad over the past week that he wants “nothing but the best for the club” is possibly one of the most laughable.

Ahmad, the former Commercial Director of Rangers, has gone on something of a charm offensive this week. He has contacted Rangers bloggers in an attempt to portray himself as the good guy. If you were to take this nonsense at face value, you would be forgiven for thinking he was a lifelong Rangers fan who got involved in the club simply to see it delivered safely from financial turmoil. The facts don’t really back up this ridiculous assertion though.

Let’s start first of all with some of his more recent activity. The Rangers Standard broke a story recently of how Ahmad had been posting on the Rangers Media forum under the name IAmRangers. You can read the detail of his posts and behaviour here, but it is perhaps worth remembering that he was using this underhand method to post up confidential details of club board meetings, slating club legends Ally McCoist and Walter Smith and wrongly accusing them of attempting to take over the club.

Ins and Outs for Division Two

by Alan Clark | Assignments Editor

Media reports of the players in discussions about a move to Rangers are increasing as Ally McCoist stated he hopes to get four signings over the line by this weekend.

The fans are split on potential targets like Jon Daly, Nacho Novo and Kenny Miller. Some would welcome the experience of these players at the club, others seek only young talent who would shine in the lower leagues and perhaps get the club a transfer fee in a few years’ time.

Clearly, the club needs to do adopt some cost-cutting as the initial financial results that came in were not pleasing, albeit not that worrying. The 38,000 season ticket holders for the Third Division was outrageous, and gave a huge financial boost to Rangers last August – but no-one knows if the club can attract that many again. The price freeze may help that, however. 

Intangibles doth not a good footballer make

by Shane Nicholson | Executive Editor

You work somewhere, yeah? Good.

Now does your company do its best to identify talent that it can utilize over the long term while its value increases, or do they bring in people on high wages let go by lesser companies who are past their prime compared to other talent in the field?

Thought so.

Enter Jon Daly.

Jon Daly may be a fine human being and have experience like you wouldn't believe. However, statistics and common sense say that he's an average footballer at two positions. He's 30 in a sport where unless you're Davie Weir that means you're past the glory days.

Experience is some measuring stick used by punters that cannot be qualified. I believe it's some odd combination of leadership, grit, guts, determination, heart and staunch. It's used as a leveler for players like Jon Daly who just aren't that great at football. "He has experience." That he may, but he doesn't have a great goal scoring record or one position on the park he excels at.