Rangers chief exec Charles Green says big teams can't keep subsidising likes of Saints

Charles Green (Graham Stuart/PA Wire) Charles Green (Graham Stuart/PA Wire)

Rangers chief executive Charles Green believes the creation of a European super league is inevitable “because big teams can’t keep subsidising small teams like Southampton”.

The Ibrox chief made the comments as the club unveiled plans for admission to the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange.

Rangers, who were demoted to the Scottish third division in the summer after being resurrected from financial ruin, are hoping to raise £20m from the move.

Despite their spectacular fall from grace, Green believes the club would receive an invite into any new breakaway European league.

And he is adamant that one will eventually be formed.

“There will be a European league because big teams can’t keep subsidising small teams like Southampton for the next 10 years because they will go stale.

“Arsenal don’t want to play Southampton or Swansea, but ask them if they want to play Celtic or Rangers. It’s what the fans want to see.

“Fans across the world want to see Manchester United play Barcelona, not just once every few years but every season.

“If there are two divisions of 18 clubs, how could Rangers not be a part of that?

“I’m convinced it will happen because otherwise where will the revenues for the top come from?

“These days Arsenal are struggling to sell out their game against West Ham.

“How can Manchester United’s revenues be £320million and Aston Villa, who are completely useless, get £250m?

“It all comes from Sky and it’s not decided by what a club puts in.

“What Manchester United put into world football is massive, but what they take out of it is a joke and they won’t put up with that for much longer.”

Comments(238)

SO50 Saint says...
11:56am Fri 12 Oct 12

Just because we took their best player. Still hurting after a 1-0 defeat to the mighty Stirling last weekend.

AdamSFC says...
12:06pm Fri 12 Oct 12

How are they subsiding us?? They are in financial disarray whereas we are one of the most financially secure clubs around at the moment. As far as I'm concerned if they all want to f*ck off and form a super league I would be more than happy for them to, personally I go to watch Saints not the opposition. We might lose 10k on the gate if this happened but so be it, if 'fans' are only there because we are in the Premier League now then I'd be more than happy for them to go as well.

elvisimo says...
12:07pm Fri 12 Oct 12

odd comment for a team that plays a comedy league. Even their top teir is a joke.Big fish in verye very small pond I supose.

SO50 Saint says...
12:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Obviously whats happened here is that he was expecting the newco Rangers or whatever they are called to walk the leagues up to the SPL they still might but not looking that positive at mo. So instead he has a go at teams that have managed that there or thereabouts in a far more competitive environment ourselves and Swansea.

mbetts says...
12:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

What a PLONKER! (edited description of the word I wanted to use!)

Think this guy's just on a wind up, was gonna rant but whats the point, he's in charge of a sunken ship, in a non-entity of a league, where as we are top flight in the best league in Europe.

Saints + Wigan fan II says...
12:15pm Fri 12 Oct 12

So your telling me saints don’t deserve to play against likes of united and city, Your telling me that we are not competent of putting up a good match against them and bringing in revenue. Because I believe that I watched two of the most exciting matches in football against united and city. I believe we sell out a 32000 seater stadium on many occasions. Also take more than a few thousand to away games. Therefore Mr. Charles Green, Shut your mouth! You dirty jealous Scottish man. : )

hitch909 says...
12:18pm Fri 12 Oct 12

What this clown doesn't realise is that nobody care about Scottish football in the slightest. The standards of the leagues are awful and their 2 main clubs (Rangers and Celtic) equate to a mid-table Championship side. Looks at Middlesbrough, they signed the vast majority of reasonable Scottish talent a few years back, and they couldn't even make the Playoffs!
They would of course favor a European Super League when they maintain the delusion that they would be included, I would however argue that nearly all 20 Premier League clubs (with the exception of Wigan who NEVER sell their ground out) would have more merit to be included than the Glasgow clubs. In no way, unless for reasons of representation across Europe, would Celtic, let alone Rangers, be up in a list of the top 36 clubs.
I also think this is a totally pointless comment as a European super league would kill all that is great about English Football. We'd never let it happen.

Pipe down Green, keep your eyes on that next exciting home game to Queens Park!

Block41row0sfc says...
12:20pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Stirling Albion.... Enough said

ChilcoSaint says...
12:27pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Where this person obviously wants to take football is where the NFL in America has gone, i.e. franchise teams playing in big urban centres across a continent with massive TV money subsidising megarich players.

Well we already have the megarich players living off TV money admittedly, but football in Britain is and always has been a pyramid structure with the Premier League and the SPL at the top. And just as Saints and Norwich have shown in the last couple of years, teams from the lower leagues can make it to the higher echelons.

The Champions League is the competition that allows the top teams from each country to play a variety of teams from across Europe. If the Cortese plan comes off, Saints could be there in a couple of years. That has to be the (theoretical) dream of every team, why does that need to be replaced by the American model?

Licky_Rambert says...
12:29pm Fri 12 Oct 12

haha what a joke, someone's obviously been adding too much whiskey to their iron bru. i completely backwards way of looking at things

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
12:31pm Fri 12 Oct 12

How to win friends and influence people! No wonder all the other clubs voted against him. Knobend.

Scott_OOOSH says...
12:32pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Even if they were to make a european super league then I couldn't see any Scottish team making the cut! Let alone sunken ship that is Rangers!

TheTom says...
12:37pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Rangers & Skates are both where they belong and deserve to stay there for evermore. Both clubs, steeped in 'tradition' deceived their supporters and sold their souls to obtain silverware. They are a complete disgrace and should be banned from Europe, let alone a euro league, forever.

Air Florida says...
12:38pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Green is right in that the super powers of European Football may at some point create an elite break away league. Since whenever has tradition ever stopped the desires of greedy men.

The point he is missing is that Arsenal, Man U and City don't want to be playing Ranges instead of Wigan and Norwich, they want to be in a super league that consists of Madrid, Milan and Barcelona. If such a league were to exist, would there be room for a Scottish Club? Maybe for one perhaps and it would be the one wearing hoops!

Rangers are more likely to be involved in a break away league with their Swedish, Latvian and Estonian counterparts.....so good luck Green, you're only likely to become more marginalised!

MGRA says...
12:43pm Fri 12 Oct 12

And so we see the reason why Rangers were ruined. They are/were run by financially and footballing illiterates. Rangers and Celtic are mid-championship teams at best and Celtic only get so far in Europe due to the standard of some European club football... Regards subsidising, this is simply false, if anything its the other way around, without our domestic league the "big" clubs would not be "big". A super league in Europe can not work since it would have no financial support, big enough to sustain it. The champions league model is about as far as you can stretch Euro football. Finally scottish football is just a glorified pub league and no one takes it seriously, even the Scots, its just an excuse to go to an ( often tiny ) stadium and shout and swear at average football.

Gus Jackson says...
12:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts.
Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World.
Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's.
Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of

saintand266 says...
12:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Is he a skate in disguise ?I think its a case of jealousy because the so called big two up there would love to play in the premier league

jackson99 says...
12:54pm Fri 12 Oct 12

For all you guys making racist anti- scottish remarks about charles green , you do know he is ENGLISH from YORKSHIRE , maybe you could go and vent your racist vile at a more appropriate target . Im sure there are black and muslim footballers you could abuse on twitter or wherever you post your hate.

St Forlife says...
12:54pm Fri 12 Oct 12

AdamSFC wrote:
How are they subsiding us?? They are in financial disarray whereas we are one of the most financially secure clubs around at the moment. As far as I'm concerned if they all want to f*ck off and form a super league I would be more than happy for them to, personally I go to watch Saints not the opposition. We might lose 10k on the gate if this happened but so be it, if 'fans' are only there because we are in the Premier League now then I'd be more than happy for them to go as well.
Totally agree - It's saints I want to watch not Man U or Liverpool - or Rangers. If they want to brek away do it couldn't care less. Then the prima donnas can have 5 years reselling the game to Asian TV - the fans of those clubs would end up going down the road to Wigan or Tranmere or Orient. Good luck to them. We asre such a drain on those big clubs aren't we. They fill our stadiums and pay our wages.

Oh get real - here is one CEO trying hard to create a new market that their company can participate in.

The franchise idea - sadly I think it will come - once enough foreign owners are in the prem they will all vote for it. No relegation, just a nice little cash cow. But will I be interested? Not me - fan for 42 years since my first game. But I am not going to have the P taken out of me.

Anyway - it's Rangers we are talking about here - I mean Rangers?

Scott_OOOSH says...
12:55pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Yes, lets try and cram 48 thousand supporters in a 32 thousand seater stadium!!

WestTottonSaint says...
12:55pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Who cares what he thinks.

Gus Jackson says...
12:56pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Alicesdad wrote:
What a pompous silly little man. It's people like him that led to Hadrians wall being built.

He's rather like the cartoon of the idiot woodchopper who is in a tree sawing away on the branch that is supporting him. He is in for a fall and doesn't know it yet.

I don't doubt that a European league will emerge one day. But I think it will be an overpriced, over televised monster that is completely removed from the reality of the real spine of football. i.e Local Clubs, football in parks, Sunday leagues !!

.. and when that super league arrives ..... Rangers sure as hell won't be in it.

Like that Braveheart bloke with the bad blue eyeliner, he'll end up with his head on a spike.

He mentioned Swansea too ... and what have Saints ands Swansea got in common? We are both PREMIER LEAGUE .... the finest league in the world, not some highland subbuteo league where the annual turnover trebles if half the crowd buy crisps with their half time haggis.

This has to be a prime candidate for the next one of those TV specials "Fifty Greatest ****ing idiots in charge of third division jock football teams" ....
This "pompous little man" is a Yorkshire man. I wish some people would research facts before making a public fool of themselves.

Your post is also borderline racist my English friend.

SO50 Saint says...
12:57pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Gus Jackson says...
12:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts.
Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World.
Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's.
Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of”

That may well be the case Gus but what you cannot hide from is the mighty GERS are struggling to get out of the 3rd division I don't think anyone has questioned the support the club has but in a country where everyone supports 1 of 2 teams based on faith it's not really suprising

Otis B says...
12:58pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Hi; I'm a Celtic fan.

While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football.

Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg?

By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB.

As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him.

Good luck for the rest of the season.

mack chinnon says...
1:00pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Come on Wales.

Hdg end mo says...
1:04pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Rangers wereone of the elite teams in Scottish football before corrupt owners fleeced them dry they deserved everything they got sounds like mr green is bitter mr green enjoying your 3rd division trips whilst your dear friends at Celtic enjoy champions league football and the financial rewards

jackson99 says...
1:08pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.

JohnItaly says...
1:11pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Licky_Rambert wrote:
haha what a joke, someone's obviously been adding too much whiskey to their iron bru. i completely backwards way of looking at things
That is adding slt to the wound by expecting Charles Green to drink Irish whiskey and scotch.

Jake__ says...
1:13pm Fri 12 Oct 12

As a Celtic fan I normally find Green's ramblings fairly amusing.....but this rant was downright embarassing.

He's chairman of a newly created club that didn't exist 6 months who are laying claim to the history of a team with a similar name that went bust during the summer (or more accurately claiming the right to milk that now defunct team's fans for all he can)....you'd think that he'd want to win as many allies as possibly rather than insulting teams with proper history who have actually earned their position in the league they play in.

It seems like it's par for the course for him though....he's done nothing but insult the rest of Scottish football since he arrived on the scene even though the SFA, SPL & SFL have bent over backwards to try and create a space for them in Scottish football. Far from being victimised as he states they have actually been done a huge favour by Scottish footbal as a strict application of the laws would have required them to operate in non-league footbal for three years and present a full set of accounts for that period before being allowed to apply for inclusion in the bottom tier of the SFL if there was a vacancy.

Anyhoo, please don't judge Scottish footbal by this nutjob's ramblings - he's just a scavenger from Doncaster who saw an opportunity to make a quick buck buying the carcass of a dead club that he had no previous connection with.

Tony in Liberia says...
1:17pm Fri 12 Oct 12

The worst thing English football ever did was cave in to the 'big five' who set up the bl**dy Premier League in the first place. We should have told them then to go and play in a European league if they wanted to, but that they would not be able to play in the English league if they did. Most people then were interested in Man U playing Saints/Swansea/Norwi
ch, but couldn't give a stuff about them playing some unknown European team in yet another Champions League game.

I have no doubt that the big boys will try it again some time, but we should go to the mattresses to prevent it, and I will give up football if we lose.

But if they do set it up, they will invite Rangers as the whole thing will be about money, just as I suspect they will create a Dublin team with foreign mercenaries.

arthur dalyrimple says...
1:21pm Fri 12 Oct 12

see where his third string outfit are in a years time , the average crowd in that league is 475 , he will take the deluded sevcos fans money and run.

Gus Jackson says...
1:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

SO50 Saint wrote:
Gus Jackson says...
12:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts.
Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World.
Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's.
Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of”

That may well be the case Gus but what you cannot hide from is the mighty GERS are struggling to get out of the 3rd division I don't think anyone has questioned the support the club has but in a country where everyone supports 1 of 2 teams based on faith it's not really suprising
Hi there. Rangers have had to move on 23 players since the beginning of the year due the financial mess.
Our Team today consists mainly of young lads, journeymen, and 2 or 3 old pros who are past their best.
Having said that, they played the Team who were currently at the top of the Premier League only 2 weeks ago, Motherwell, and beat them fairly easily.
Compared to this time last year when Jelavic, Naismith, McGregor, Davies, all proven internationalists, were available, the team is a mere shadow of it's former self.
Add to that, the SFA did not allow the Club to even play pre-season friendlies in order to break in all the new players.
The SFA has also, illegally I may add, imposed a 2 year transfer ban as well as witholding prize money won fair and square from last season.
Mr. Green and the Club have been uhfairly pilloried continuously now for many months.
People seem to have overlooked the fact that nothing has been proved against RFC and yet we are portrayed as something akin to the anti-christ.
The EBT scheme referred to in the "tax-case" is merely similar to the same one used by many English Clubs, the BBC and many other large businesses.
Rangers enjoy a massive world wide support.
That support has given Mr. Green the confidence to move forward his plans for Rangers.
There is no doubt Mr. Green is bullish, because if he hadn't, the Celtic run SFA would have crushed the Club and put the final nail in the coffin of the already failing Scottish football.
Scottish Football which is now the laughing stock of World football led by the idiots Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster, another 2 Englishmen by the way.

GX Saint says...
1:27pm Fri 12 Oct 12

jackson99 wrote:
Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
Interesting moderating going on here. The Echo is obviously taking down posts which they deem racist. Race is a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by heritable phenotypic characteristics, geographic ancestry, culture, history, language, physical appearance, ethnicity, and social status.
Since we are allowed to post all sorts of unpleasantness about Portsmouth but not about Scotland, are we being labled as a different race to the Scottish but the same race as the skates?
In fact the parallels really ought to be between Rangers and Portsmouth. 3rd teir teams, similar kit, similar difficulties against Stirling/Wycombe etc.

arthur dalyrimple says...
1:28pm Fri 12 Oct 12

SO50 Saint wrote:
Gus Jackson says...
12:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts.
Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World.
Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's.
Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of”

That may well be the case Gus but what you cannot hide from is the mighty GERS are struggling to get out of the 3rd division I don't think anyone has questioned the support the club has but in a country where everyone supports 1 of 2 teams based on faith it's not really suprising
its fifteen quid to get into zombie fc,s ground i believe.

Mush On The Beach says...
1:31pm Fri 12 Oct 12

ChilcoSaint wrote:
Where this person obviously wants to take football is where the NFL in America has gone, i.e. franchise teams playing in big urban centres across a continent with massive TV money subsidising megarich players.

Well we already have the megarich players living off TV money admittedly, but football in Britain is and always has been a pyramid structure with the Premier League and the SPL at the top. And just as Saints and Norwich have shown in the last couple of years, teams from the lower leagues can make it to the higher echelons.

The Champions League is the competition that allows the top teams from each country to play a variety of teams from across Europe. If the Cortese plan comes off, Saints could be there in a couple of years. That has to be the (theoretical) dream of every team, why does that need to be replaced by the American model?
Agreed.
What a proper Charlie he is.
I actually have a soft spot for Rangers and they are indeed a big club based on fan base alone, but this man is obviously a prize English moose loose aboot his Scottish hoose.

Stroppy_gramps says...
1:37pm Fri 12 Oct 12

comments from bloke who manages a side north of the border that is currently an anomaly embarassing scottish football.

rather irrelevant to the glorious path Southampton are now which will end up with us playing in the Champions League one day.
this story is a waste of everyones time and effort. The guy is obviously frustrated at the position he finds his club in and wants to vent about it.

the real world is somewhat different.

this 'little club' happens to be one of the original Premier League clubs and has enjoyed a brief holiday to the lower leagues. Thats all. 'Little club' my fat hairy bum.

Otis B says...
1:37pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Gus Jackson wrote:
SO50 Saint wrote:
Gus Jackson says...
12:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts.
Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World.
Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's.
Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of”

That may well be the case Gus but what you cannot hide from is the mighty GERS are struggling to get out of the 3rd division I don't think anyone has questioned the support the club has but in a country where everyone supports 1 of 2 teams based on faith it's not really suprising
Hi there. Rangers have had to move on 23 players since the beginning of the year due the financial mess.
Our Team today consists mainly of young lads, journeymen, and 2 or 3 old pros who are past their best.
Having said that, they played the Team who were currently at the top of the Premier League only 2 weeks ago, Motherwell, and beat them fairly easily.
Compared to this time last year when Jelavic, Naismith, McGregor, Davies, all proven internationalists, were available, the team is a mere shadow of it's former self.
Add to that, the SFA did not allow the Club to even play pre-season friendlies in order to break in all the new players.
The SFA has also, illegally I may add, imposed a 2 year transfer ban as well as witholding prize money won fair and square from last season.
Mr. Green and the Club have been uhfairly pilloried continuously now for many months.
People seem to have overlooked the fact that nothing has been proved against RFC and yet we are portrayed as something akin to the anti-christ.
The EBT scheme referred to in the "tax-case" is merely similar to the same one used by many English Clubs, the BBC and many other large businesses.
Rangers enjoy a massive world wide support.
That support has given Mr. Green the confidence to move forward his plans for Rangers.
There is no doubt Mr. Green is bullish, because if he hadn't, the Celtic run SFA would have crushed the Club and put the final nail in the coffin of the already failing Scottish football.
Scottish Football which is now the laughing stock of World football led by the idiots Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster, another 2 Englishmen by the way.
A skewed - and totally preposterous - version of events.

To quote Monty Python, 'Rangers (the Glaswegian Blues) have passed on! This club is no more! It has ceased to be! It's expired and gone to meet its liquidator! It's a stiff! Bereft of life, it rots in peace! Its metabolic processes are now history! It's off the twig! It's kicked the bucket, it's shuffled off its mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisible!! THIS IS AN EX-CLUB!!

Pay your taxes if you're the same club. Now leave these nice people alone, and get on with your community service re-building Manchester.

St Graz says...
1:38pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Biggest 18 clubs in Europe by average attendance doesn't include Rangers anyway!

billythesaint says...
1:43pm Fri 12 Oct 12

I think this article is hilarious personally! This bloke is like Comical Ali but fueled on deep fried mars bars instead of hatred for the west.

Hobson82 says...
1:44pm Fri 12 Oct 12

It will never happen.

The Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga etc... would collapse. The rich clubs will get richer and the poor clubs will get poorer.

And would a team like Man Utd really want join an elite European League where they will have no chance of winning anything. No!! They would much rather stay in the Premier League where they will be challenging for silverware every season.

Mush On The Beach says...
1:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

mack chinnon wrote:
Come on Wales.
Scottish football is pants .... FACT!!!

gillyman says...
1:48pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans

saintshorse101 says...
1:48pm Fri 12 Oct 12

jackson99 wrote:
Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
GROW UP! i have not read anything that is in anyway racist you fool!
why shouldnt saints fans take offence when someone has a go at their club?
this man is chief exec of a club that has 6 months history! rangers folded and this club is not rangers, it is rangers newco! i will also not have calls of racism from a rangers newco fan! (which i presume you are) rangers/rangers new co and celtic are not known for their sectarianism in scotland are they! my god (catholic or protestant) talk about living in glass houses shall we.
rangers and celtic also had been subsidising the apl for years, without them in your league there would be no televising of live scotish games. i am sorry if celtic fans take offence to this as well but scotish football is poor compared to english, this may be because we are a bigger country or because of money. yes rangers and celtic have had some good results over prem teams but all teams can up their game for the big game. as for a euro super league, i cant see that happening, it would include clubs from england, germany, spain, france and italy. would the other countries vote for this? would liverpool get in? and if so why? they havent been very good in the prem for a few years!

GX Saint says...
1:55pm Fri 12 Oct 12

saintshorse101 wrote:
jackson99 wrote: Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
GROW UP! i have not read anything that is in anyway racist you fool! why shouldnt saints fans take offence when someone has a go at their club? this man is chief exec of a club that has 6 months history! rangers folded and this club is not rangers, it is rangers newco! i will also not have calls of racism from a rangers newco fan! (which i presume you are) rangers/rangers new co and celtic are not known for their sectarianism in scotland are they! my god (catholic or protestant) talk about living in glass houses shall we. rangers and celtic also had been subsidising the apl for years, without them in your league there would be no televising of live scotish games. i am sorry if celtic fans take offence to this as well but scotish football is poor compared to english, this may be because we are a bigger country or because of money. yes rangers and celtic have had some good results over prem teams but all teams can up their game for the big game. as for a euro super league, i cant see that happening, it would include clubs from england, germany, spain, france and italy. would the other countries vote for this? would liverpool get in? and if so why? they havent been very good in the prem for a few years!
The Echo is supressing free speech. I give your post 5 minutes before it's removed. Lots of key words in it that they won't like.

TheJoiners says...
1:58pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Bitter, Twisted Hun, just like most of there fan base.

Have you seen a happy hun, no, no :-)

SaintMax says...
2:00pm Fri 12 Oct 12

How appropriate his name is Green, as her certainly is green with envy!
Celtic might make such a league, but Rangers wouldnt. Surely bums on seats doesnt make a competitve game, as Rangers would go down to double figures against the likes of Man U, and at concede at least 12 against us!

Otis B says...
2:00pm Fri 12 Oct 12

gillyman wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans
Twice out of six attempts; on two other occasions, we were denied progression by a questionable penalty award to G14 clubs (Juventus and Lyon).

It is a fact that most clubs in the SPL operate on tight budgets; however if SKY were to divert the money it takes from Scottish subscribers back into the Scottish game, it might a different story. IMO, it's a disgrace that failure - i.e. relegation from the EPL - is rewarded with a £30m 'parachute.

As for the proclamation that the EPL is 'the best in Europe': do any of you watch La Liga or the Bundesliga? Your champions got taken apart by the Borussia Dortmund within the last fortnight; only the goalkeeper saved them from a hiding.

BobCaa says...
2:02pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan.

While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football.

Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg?

By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB.

As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him.

Good luck for the rest of the season.
Tbh, when all defenders are fit Jos doesn't get in the team. Steven Davis is pretty slow - our 17 year old, James Ward Prowse has been more impressive at CM. How you say Danny Fox is a "quality player" I have no idea, he's awful. We've started playing a RB on the left to replace him. I watched the SPL last year, and in my opinion, it is the equivalent of the Championship - quality fans though. Good luck for the rest of the season and in Europe.

Paul Lucas says...
2:03pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Strange that he should actually name clubs, whether top end or bottom end. He obviously does not care who he upsets in his quest to get £20m from the float.

I would think Villa fans would be more upset that Saints fans as 'useless' is not a word to endear him to them. Now, it may be a word to describe Charles Green but I couldn't possibly comment!

Kendog says...
2:05pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Gus Jackson wrote:
Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts. Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World. Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's. Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of
Listen to you all, its pathetic, our support is bigger than yours. You sound like a primary school boy. What you are failing to note is Mr Green and all those other fat cats in football and in the business world dont care about the game, the sport, the history, the tradition, they are simply looking at the best ways of increasing their salaries. Green looks for his third division side to play in a European Super league with high gates and tv revenue. Well you can, its called the Champions League, which you fail miserably in every year. So dont bother looking for another pot of gold... you had yours but decided to pee in it instead. Greens story is a subtext...... god what have I let myself in for, where am i going to make my money. How are we going to get promoted if we cant beat some part time bakers and accountants in Stirling. RFC + GREEN = JOKE

insane saint says...
2:10pm Fri 12 Oct 12

A primary teacher starts a new job at a school in Glasgow and, trying to make a good impression on her first day, explains to her class that she is a Rangers fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Gers fans. Everyone in the class raises their hand expect one little girl.

The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says: "Mary, why didn't you raise your hand?"

"Because I'm not a Gers fan," she replied.

The teacher, still shocked, asked: "Well if you're not a Gers fan, then who are you a fan of?"

"I'm a Southampton fan, and proud of it," Mary replied.

The teacher could not believe her ears.
"Mary, why, pray tell, are you a Southampton fan?"

"Because my mum and dad are from Southampton, and my mum is a Southampton fan and my dad is a Southampton fan, so I'm a Southampton fan too!"

"Well," said the teacher, in an annoyed tone, "that's no reason for you to be a Southampton fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all the time. What if your mum was a prostitute and you dad was a drug dealer and car thief, what would you be then?"

"Then," Mary smiled, "I'd be a Gers fan!

OSPREYSAINT says...
2:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

If they going to create this Super League, they could at least wait until we are ready for it, we are a bit off of being the finished article yet and it would be churlish to go ahead without us.

tugboat says...
2:14pm Fri 12 Oct 12

The dominance of rangers and celtic has been nothing short of a total embarrassment over the years to scottish football,and football in general by their own greed they have kept scottish football in the dark ages where it will remain for the foreseeable future.Look at their national team for any evidence of the talent that both clubs have nurtured over the years, instead choosing to import players for success they could have developed their academies for scottish youngsters-we have invested in ours to the tune of 15 million.
But honestly,do Rangers really need this kind of publicity at the moment ?
One poster has already pointed out that it is hardly suprising the rangers have a large fanbase,what choice do scottish supporters have ? How many people live in Glasgow(great city) compared to Arbroath ?
It takes a bit more than that for Rangers to declare "big club" status now.
And anyway Mr Green,feel free to meet Mr Cortese and discuss your small club theory.
Were aware we are a club on the rise,striving to build a secure base for the future,it will take time and were succeeding ,are you ?.

SaintMax says...
2:14pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Kendog wrote:
Gus Jackson wrote:
Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts. Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World. Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's. Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of
Listen to you all, its pathetic, our support is bigger than yours. You sound like a primary school boy. What you are failing to note is Mr Green and all those other fat cats in football and in the business world dont care about the game, the sport, the history, the tradition, they are simply looking at the best ways of increasing their salaries. Green looks for his third division side to play in a European Super league with high gates and tv revenue. Well you can, its called the Champions League, which you fail miserably in every year. So dont bother looking for another pot of gold... you had yours but decided to pee in it instead. Greens story is a subtext...... god what have I let myself in for, where am i going to make my money. How are we going to get promoted if we cant beat some part time bakers and accountants in Stirling. RFC + GREEN = JOKE
back of the net..

Rising_Son says...
2:25pm Fri 12 Oct 12

He's talking big because he's trying to raise money. I wonder if anyone will be daft enough to cough up.

Otis B says...
2:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

BobCaa wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan.

While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football.

Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg?

By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB.

As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him.

Good luck for the rest of the season.
Tbh, when all defenders are fit Jos doesn't get in the team. Steven Davis is pretty slow - our 17 year old, James Ward Prowse has been more impressive at CM. How you say Danny Fox is a "quality player" I have no idea, he's awful. We've started playing a RB on the left to replace him. I watched the SPL last year, and in my opinion, it is the equivalent of the Championship - quality fans though. Good luck for the rest of the season and in Europe.
In all honesty, I have seen Fox play since he left Celtic - admittedly a very short stint - but at the time he looked a player with real potential. It would appear that he hasn't progressed since then; I stand corrected.

However Boruc is the real deal - he is an outstanding keeper, if a bit nuts... unless he has settled down these days; I'm sure you will come to see that when he gets a run in the first team.

Good luck to you all.

tobikid says...
2:48pm Fri 12 Oct 12

I don't really care what others think of my club or the league the play in. I love going to support my team and couldn't care less how we stack up against any foreign league or club. Not interested. Green is a loud-mouthed (English) carpetbagger touting his investment and getting lots of press coverage by laying into other clubs.

Would like to correct a few points above, though -

"The SFA did not allow the Club to even play pre-season friendlies in order to break in all the new players"

Nope. As a new club rangers had no membership of a Football Association. Fifa regs therefore prevented them from playing games and charging punters. Rangers were free to play closed door games.

"The SFA has also, illegally I may add, imposed a 2 year transfer ban"

Nope. The transfer ban imposed by the SPL was ultra vires (outwith their powers). Not illegal. The SFA regs give them the power to set any conditions they like when awarding membership. Not illegal or ultra vires.

"As well as witholding prize money won fair and square from last season."

Nope. That money belonged to the soon-to-be-liquidate
d oldco, and therefore to its creditors. Do you think it's fair that Rangers can walk away from £134million of debt, and tell the creditors you're transferring last years prize money to a new company. Seriously?

"Mr. Green and the Club have been uhfairly pilloried continuously now for many months."

£134million. Fairly pilloried, I'd say.

"People seem to have overlooked the fact that nothing has been proved against RFC."

Nope. You do understand that the upcoming tax tribunal is an APPEAL? Which means rangers have been found guilty, but are disagreeing with the tax assessment.

The EBT scheme referred to in the "tax-case" is merely similar to the same one used by many English Clubs, the BBC and many other large businesses.

Nope. Rangers are accused of using EBTs in lieu of contractual payments, which is illegal. EBTs must be discretionary to be legal. The side-letters which have come to light recently prove this.

Hope that helps.

Air Florida says...
2:48pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
gillyman wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans
Twice out of six attempts; on two other occasions, we were denied progression by a questionable penalty award to G14 clubs (Juventus and Lyon).

It is a fact that most clubs in the SPL operate on tight budgets; however if SKY were to divert the money it takes from Scottish subscribers back into the Scottish game, it might a different story. IMO, it's a disgrace that failure - i.e. relegation from the EPL - is rewarded with a £30m 'parachute.

As for the proclamation that the EPL is 'the best in Europe': do any of you watch La Liga or the Bundesliga? Your champions got taken apart by the Borussia Dortmund within the last fortnight; only the goalkeeper saved them from a hiding.
Isn't the keeper one of the eleven players and part of the team? History will tell us it was a draw.

Rising_Son says...
2:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

“Arsenal don’t want to play Southampton..." After the last match, I reckon they'd love to play us every week. (Sorry to bring back bad memories.)

Otis B says...
2:53pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Air Florida wrote:
Otis B wrote:
gillyman wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans
Twice out of six attempts; on two other occasions, we were denied progression by a questionable penalty award to G14 clubs (Juventus and Lyon).

It is a fact that most clubs in the SPL operate on tight budgets; however if SKY were to divert the money it takes from Scottish subscribers back into the Scottish game, it might a different story. IMO, it's a disgrace that failure - i.e. relegation from the EPL - is rewarded with a £30m 'parachute.

As for the proclamation that the EPL is 'the best in Europe': do any of you watch La Liga or the Bundesliga? Your champions got taken apart by the Borussia Dortmund within the last fortnight; only the goalkeeper saved them from a hiding.
Isn't the keeper one of the eleven players and part of the team? History will tell us it was a draw.
You are correct; but do you honestly think Man City were anywhere near as good as Borussia? Just asking, like.

If I were the owner of Man City, I would definitely think that I wasn't getting bang for my buck with that kind of performance.

St Retford says...
3:00pm Fri 12 Oct 12

My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?

Confucious says...
3:11pm Fri 12 Oct 12

So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc).

This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance.

Please Scotland - vote for independence.

Leicestersaint says...
3:15pm Fri 12 Oct 12

What a very silly man!

Mush On The Beach says...
3:16pm Fri 12 Oct 12

On such a slow story footy week what with the International break, I say Well done Chazza Green (knob) for helping create such a fun debate.
A good cross section of visiting Tims and Huns have made their interesting points.

I still stand by my bombshell, Scottish football is pants.
Then again only 34% of the EPL is made up of English players and so I offer you Sweaties some ammunition for reply.
You are both big teams trapped in a dead end Scottish football association, and that is where I believe you will remain for the foreseeable future.

stuplu82 says...
3:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.

Jesus_02 says...
3:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Money has ruined football in general.

The perfect example of that is the SPL.

Money has gravitated to two clubs to the point that Celtic where worried about the finacial effect of losing competition with Rangers

Long since gone are the days where Aberdeen grace the European stage

Saints came a narrow second to Liverpool once upton a time. The chances of that happening are tbh slim. I find myself hoping that Everton or Spurs break into the top 5 for a change.

Let them have a European "Super League" for all I care. I dont buy sky and wont go to any of the matches because im not from Manchester,London or Barcalona.

Ach I The Noo says...
3:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?

Mush On The Beach says...
3:44pm Fri 12 Oct 12

stuplu82 wrote:
Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.
You are right in many ways but in the end a little naive.
They are still Rangers and your biggest nemesis and you need them. Forget about the business bolllocks, look at the fans still turning up each week for their fixtures.

It’s a similar scenario to our Skunt neighbours Portsmouth. Admittedly they can’t pack their park but they too could be liquidised any time soon. They may then go under another name for business reasons, but their fans will remain the same. The Blue Few as they are known in Hampshire

Drunken Proletariat says...
3:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Apologies if anyone has already mentioned this but Charles Green isn't a jock he is a Yorkshireman So let's cut the hysterical xenophobia out. Secondly did he really stipulate Southampton or is this a fine example of delete as appropriate Daily Echo reporting?

Trevrev says...
3:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Saints + Wigan fan II wrote:
So your telling me saints don’t deserve to play against likes of united and city, Your telling me that we are not competent of putting up a good match against them and bringing in revenue. Because I believe that I watched two of the most exciting matches in football against united and city. I believe we sell out a 32000 seater stadium on many occasions. Also take more than a few thousand to away games. Therefore Mr. Charles Green, Shut your mouth! You dirty jealous Scottish man. : )
23,000 empty seats versus sheff w , what a massive loyal bandwagon support you have....

St Retford says...
3:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.

Mush On The Beach says...
3:47pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
Get back under your rock, you know the one you have been hiding and avoiding us from since you played Ajax :)

arthur dalyrimple says...
3:50pm Fri 12 Oct 12

insane saint wrote:
A primary teacher starts a new job at a school in Glasgow and, trying to make a good impression on her first day, explains to her class that she is a Rangers fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Gers fans. Everyone in the class raises their hand expect one little girl.

The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says: "Mary, why didn't you raise your hand?"

"Because I'm not a Gers fan," she replied.

The teacher, still shocked, asked: "Well if you're not a Gers fan, then who are you a fan of?"

"I'm a Southampton fan, and proud of it," Mary replied.

The teacher could not believe her ears.
"Mary, why, pray tell, are you a Southampton fan?"

"Because my mum and dad are from Southampton, and my mum is a Southampton fan and my dad is a Southampton fan, so I'm a Southampton fan too!"

"Well," said the teacher, in an annoyed tone, "that's no reason for you to be a Southampton fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all the time. What if your mum was a prostitute and you dad was a drug dealer and car thief, what would you be then?"

"Then," Mary smiled, "I'd be a Gers fan!
a hun with a sense of humour ,hilarious.

Otis B says...
3:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Confucious wrote:
So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc).

This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance.

Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster?

We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.


Mush On The Beach says...
3:53pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
The Proclaimers or Sarah Boyle?

WobblyCat says...
3:57pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
It's a very provocative headline and they are often the ones that see these threads disintegrate into rather broad insults which is a shame. Been guilty myself once or twice! We also have a few occasional Scottish posters who are rather arrogant and dismissive of us and tell us all about Celtic and Rangers dominance. There’s no shortage of takers on here that express the opinion that neither team has any real competition, myself included. You are entitled to your opinions but I think Steven Davis is a very good player, Danny Fox not so much! You may have opened a can of worms there. Can't say I agree with your Celtic in the premier league theory either. Very rare European cup ties between Scottish and English sides and the hype and pressure they evoke are a great leveller. I can't believe you use your European exploits to prove this point when Scottish sides are generally so abysmal in Europe even against some very small teams. I'd like to see Celtic in the Premier league, why not, we accommodate welsh teams, have done for decades. Then we could really see how our respective club football measures up. Good luck to you too.

Ach I The Noo says...
3:59pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.
Really ?

What about Girls Aloud ?

Ach I The Noo says...
4:04pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
Get back under your rock, you know the one you have been hiding and avoiding us from since you played Ajax :)
Talking friendlies eh ? In that case let's discuss the hiding that Udinese gave you on your own midden recently ?

Whereas we went to their own ground in a PROPER game & drew......

Cmon Mush. You can do better than this. Wanna buy some Celtic program sellers.......?

Ach I The Noo says...
4:07pm Fri 12 Oct 12

WobblyCat wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
It's a very provocative headline and they are often the ones that see these threads disintegrate into rather broad insults which is a shame. Been guilty myself once or twice! We also have a few occasional Scottish posters who are rather arrogant and dismissive of us and tell us all about Celtic and Rangers dominance. There’s no shortage of takers on here that express the opinion that neither team has any real competition, myself included. You are entitled to your opinions but I think Steven Davis is a very good player, Danny Fox not so much! You may have opened a can of worms there. Can't say I agree with your Celtic in the premier league theory either. Very rare European cup ties between Scottish and English sides and the hype and pressure they evoke are a great leveller. I can't believe you use your European exploits to prove this point when Scottish sides are generally so abysmal in Europe even against some very small teams. I'd like to see Celtic in the Premier league, why not, we accommodate welsh teams, have done for decades. Then we could really see how our respective club football measures up. Good luck to you too.
A well thought out & sensible reply.

Except your crappy wee club won't be in the Premier if we decided to honour it with our presence.......

St Retford says...
4:07pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.
Really ?

What about Girls Aloud ?
As amazing and as groundbreaking as Girls Aloud are, they've not had much to say about the military-industrial illusion of democracy and the brutal reduction of life that exists in modern-day Britain. This was one of the strengths of Xtrmntr.

That said, Bobby Gillespie has never written a line as brilliant as "without any meaning we're just skin and bone, like beautiful robots dancing alone" (Nadine sings it). Genius.

St Retford says...
4:10pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
The Proclaimers or Sarah Boyle?
I think you mean Susan Boyle, old chap. She's the face of Scotland.

:(

Mush On The Beach says...
4:10pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
Get back under your rock, you know the one you have been hiding and avoiding us from since you played Ajax :)
Talking friendlies eh ? In that case let's discuss the hiding that Udinese gave you on your own midden recently ?

Whereas we went to their own ground in a PROPER game & drew......

Cmon Mush. You can do better than this. Wanna buy some Celtic program sellers.......?
Nice to see you show such an interest in us, I’ll take that as a compliment.

Turns out we don’t think Hooper has the class to play in the big boys league and so we passed on the option. Turns out he’s just another Henrik Larsson without the dreadlocks

Ach I The Noo says...
4:18pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.
Really ?

What about Girls Aloud ?
As amazing and as groundbreaking as Girls Aloud are, they've not had much to say about the military-industrial illusion of democracy and the brutal reduction of life that exists in modern-day Britain. This was one of the strengths of Xtrmntr.

That said, Bobby Gillespie has never written a line as brilliant as "without any meaning we're just skin and bone, like beautiful robots dancing alone" (Nadine sings it). Genius.
And they are eminently more shag@ble than Primal Scream. Even the Ginger one.

SirCraigyWhyte says...
4:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Saints are quite a small team, yet not as small as The Rangers, who have a 6 month history and no titles, but at least the hatred and sheer bigotry remains, no there will be no taking that away Timmy. Charles GreenGrass is doing a fine job at Ibrox, iBrox(apple) should that be? Deluded small team syndrome.

Air Florida says...
4:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
Air Florida wrote:
Otis B wrote:
gillyman wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans
Twice out of six attempts; on two other occasions, we were denied progression by a questionable penalty award to G14 clubs (Juventus and Lyon).

It is a fact that most clubs in the SPL operate on tight budgets; however if SKY were to divert the money it takes from Scottish subscribers back into the Scottish game, it might a different story. IMO, it's a disgrace that failure - i.e. relegation from the EPL - is rewarded with a £30m 'parachute.

As for the proclamation that the EPL is 'the best in Europe': do any of you watch La Liga or the Bundesliga? Your champions got taken apart by the Borussia Dortmund within the last fortnight; only the goalkeeper saved them from a hiding.
Isn't the keeper one of the eleven players and part of the team? History will tell us it was a draw.
You are correct; but do you honestly think Man City were anywhere near as good as Borussia? Just asking, like.

If I were the owner of Man City, I would definitely think that I wasn't getting bang for my buck with that kind of performance.
Chelsea won the Champions League like it last season, but I agree not what I would want to see as an owner!

Mush On The Beach says...
4:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.
Really ?

What about Girls Aloud ?
As amazing and as groundbreaking as Girls Aloud are, they've not had much to say about the military-industrial illusion of democracy and the brutal reduction of life that exists in modern-day Britain. This was one of the strengths of Xtrmntr.

That said, Bobby Gillespie has never written a line as brilliant as "without any meaning we're just skin and bone, like beautiful robots dancing alone" (Nadine sings it). Genius.
And they are eminently more shag@ble than Primal Scream. Even the Ginger one.
Even the Ginger One? .... That’s a bit rich coming from a Sweaty, you invented them.
You stick to your Boyles, you're guaranteed a primal scream

Ach I The Noo says...
4:25pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
Get back under your rock, you know the one you have been hiding and avoiding us from since you played Ajax :)
Talking friendlies eh ? In that case let's discuss the hiding that Udinese gave you on your own midden recently ?

Whereas we went to their own ground in a PROPER game & drew......

Cmon Mush. You can do better than this. Wanna buy some Celtic program sellers.......?
Nice to see you show such an interest in us, I’ll take that as a compliment.

Turns out we don’t think Hooper has the class to play in the big boys league and so we passed on the option. Turns out he’s just another Henrik Larsson without the dreadlocks
Would this be the Big Boys League which you've NEVER been in & he scored in quite recently, or another one ?

Another Hendrik ? Yes please !

Assuming that's the Henrik Larsson who also went on to play for Man U & Barcelona. Never gonna equal that Billy Sharp you got instead.

Whatever happened to him.......?

mike saint says...
4:32pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Pee-off you sweaty sock.
What league are you in?
Celtic or Rangers are only on par with the English 1st division.
Dream on.

St Retford says...
4:32pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.
Really ?

What about Girls Aloud ?
As amazing and as groundbreaking as Girls Aloud are, they've not had much to say about the military-industrial illusion of democracy and the brutal reduction of life that exists in modern-day Britain. This was one of the strengths of Xtrmntr.

That said, Bobby Gillespie has never written a line as brilliant as "without any meaning we're just skin and bone, like beautiful robots dancing alone" (Nadine sings it). Genius.
And they are eminently more shag@ble than Primal Scream. Even the Ginger one.
O let's not cheapen this by talking about looks and image. I thought this was about the music, man. They're probably the two greatest British bands since forever and should be respected as such.

St Retford says...
4:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
St Retford wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
You're not too late - let's debate the tits off this.

Which do you think is the best Primal Scream album? Conventional wisdom would go with Screamadelica - and it certainly is a work of genius - but personally I would go with Xtrmntr. I think there's a passion and intensity combined with a sense of sonic experimentation that hasn't been matched by anyone since.
Really ?

What about Girls Aloud ?
As amazing and as groundbreaking as Girls Aloud are, they've not had much to say about the military-industrial illusion of democracy and the brutal reduction of life that exists in modern-day Britain. This was one of the strengths of Xtrmntr.

That said, Bobby Gillespie has never written a line as brilliant as "without any meaning we're just skin and bone, like beautiful robots dancing alone" (Nadine sings it). Genius.
And they are eminently more shag@ble than Primal Scream. Even the Ginger one.
Even the Ginger One? .... That’s a bit rich coming from a Sweaty, you invented them.
You stick to your Boyles, you're guaranteed a primal scream
(This is very funny though...)

mack chinnon says...
4:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
mack chinnon wrote:
Come on Wales.
Scottish football is pants .... FACT!!!
I know. Im in Aberdeen.

TEBOURBA says...
4:35pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Carlos Verde eh? --- he'a doesn't know' a who he's'a insultin'a.
For his'a sake'a I'a hope'a, he'a, doesn't'a own'a a race horse'a.

St Retford says...
4:37pm Fri 12 Oct 12

TEBOURBA wrote:
Carlos Verde eh? --- he'a doesn't know' a who he's'a insultin'a.
For his'a sake'a I'a hope'a, he'a, doesn't'a own'a a race horse'a.
RACIALIST!

Mush On The Beach says...
4:38pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
Bugger

Arrived too late for the argument.

Never mind. Have that small club Saints signed Hooper yet...........?
Get back under your rock, you know the one you have been hiding and avoiding us from since you played Ajax :)
Talking friendlies eh ? In that case let's discuss the hiding that Udinese gave you on your own midden recently ?

Whereas we went to their own ground in a PROPER game & drew......

Cmon Mush. You can do better than this. Wanna buy some Celtic program sellers.......?
Nice to see you show such an interest in us, I’ll take that as a compliment.

Turns out we don’t think Hooper has the class to play in the big boys league and so we passed on the option. Turns out he’s just another Henrik Larsson without the dreadlocks
Would this be the Big Boys League which you've NEVER been in & he scored in quite recently, or another one ?

Another Hendrik ? Yes please !

Assuming that's the Henrik Larsson who also went on to play for Man U & Barcelona. Never gonna equal that Billy Sharp you got instead.

Whatever happened to him.......?
Sharp is on gardening leave, he will be back.
To reiterate, we are not Celtic Hooper Pooper Scoopers ... not interested.
Champions League, you are having a laugh.
We will win it before you do. FACT!!! (apparently that makes it authentic)

Corkonian Saint says...
4:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
Boards of Canada. They rock (sedately)

Corkonian Saint says...
4:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
Boards of Canada. They rock (sedately)

St Retford says...
4:50pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Corkonian Saint wrote:
St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
Boards of Canada. They rock (sedately)
Good choice! MHTRTC is probably one of the ten greatest albums ever made by anyone.

I quite like Scotland, thinking about it.

stuplu82 says...
4:54pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.
You are right in many ways but in the end a little naive.
They are still Rangers and your biggest nemesis and you need them. Forget about the business bolllocks, look at the fans still turning up each week for their fixtures.

It’s a similar scenario to our Skunt neighbours Portsmouth. Admittedly they can’t pack their park but they too could be liquidised any time soon. They may then go under another name for business reasons, but their fans will remain the same. The Blue Few as they are known in Hampshire
as an Aberdeen fan( and Saints fan ) Rangers are by no means our nemisis, well atleast not anymore.

I completely refute the accusation of being naive. Afterall we up here have seen first hand exactly what Rangers have been through. The only ones at fault for Rangers predicament is Rangers. Yes they have a massive crowd etc but they bring nothing but shame to oiur game and i quite frankly would love for them to leave and join a super league.

We were warned of a doomsday scenario if Rangers didnt get back in the SPL and yet that hasnt happened. We are all coping very well . We dont need Rangers in Scotland and they **** well know it. The Old Firm dominated us for years and created a duopoly. Now this gives other teams a chance for success and a crack at wiinning the league and in turn making some money.

rangers have been completely isolated since this happened and they want to punish everyone for it. They deserved to dissapear off the face of the earth but they still exist. In their existance they will be hell bent on taking down anyone along the way. Greens comments on Saints is another ploy to get his fickle followers to spend money on his share issue and in return he will TRY get them into a superleague. Its all sad really!

saintand266 says...
4:56pm Fri 12 Oct 12

It's a bit rich of our Scottish neighbors calling us racists when the biggest two teams in Scotland and the two being mentioned on this thread are steeped in hatred for each other because of religion

St Retford says...
5:00pm Fri 12 Oct 12

saintand266 wrote:
It's a bit rich of our Scottish neighbors calling us racists when the biggest two teams in Scotland and the two being mentioned on this thread are steeped in hatred for each other because of religion
It's also incorrect as the Scottish aren't a race. What we're actually being is xenophobic, which is a lower class of hate crime.

Mush On The Beach says...
5:09pm Fri 12 Oct 12

stuplu82 wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.
You are right in many ways but in the end a little naive.
They are still Rangers and your biggest nemesis and you need them. Forget about the business bolllocks, look at the fans still turning up each week for their fixtures.

It’s a similar scenario to our Skunt neighbours Portsmouth. Admittedly they can’t pack their park but they too could be liquidised any time soon. They may then go under another name for business reasons, but their fans will remain the same. The Blue Few as they are known in Hampshire
as an Aberdeen fan( and Saints fan ) Rangers are by no means our nemisis, well atleast not anymore.

I completely refute the accusation of being naive. Afterall we up here have seen first hand exactly what Rangers have been through. The only ones at fault for Rangers predicament is Rangers. Yes they have a massive crowd etc but they bring nothing but shame to oiur game and i quite frankly would love for them to leave and join a super league.

We were warned of a doomsday scenario if Rangers didnt get back in the SPL and yet that hasnt happened. We are all coping very well . We dont need Rangers in Scotland and they **** well know it. The Old Firm dominated us for years and created a duopoly. Now this gives other teams a chance for success and a crack at wiinning the league and in turn making some money.

rangers have been completely isolated since this happened and they want to punish everyone for it. They deserved to dissapear off the face of the earth but they still exist. In their existance they will be hell bent on taking down anyone along the way. Greens comments on Saints is another ploy to get his fickle followers to spend money on his share issue and in return he will TRY get them into a superleague. Its all sad really!
Fair enough, I admit I and most Saints fans on here have probably been looking at this story through Blue and Green glasses only.

As for doomsday scenarios, we will see.
How many clubs fold due to the fall out will be evident by the end of the season and not by the first few weeks.

ramptonfromsouthampton says...
5:17pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!

ramptonfromsouthampton says...
5:21pm Fri 12 Oct 12

jackson99 wrote:
Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
And you've determined this on the basis of the comments posted on a football forum? Great school you must have gone to.... If you ask me, ignorance breeds such stupidity as racism and you've just shown yourself to be properly ignorant as it goes. Well done.

Corkonian Saint says...
5:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
Corkonian Saint wrote:
St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
Boards of Canada. They rock (sedately)
Good choice! MHTRTC is probably one of the ten greatest albums ever made by anyone.

I quite like Scotland, thinking about it.
I'm a Scream team fan myself. Saw them touring Screamadelica last year, top vibe..

Mush On The Beach says...
5:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

ramptonfromsouthampt
on
wrote:
Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!
45 000 at home to Montrose last week in League 3.

Your rant is well worthy, but you miss an important point.
You will never kill the fans of a football club.
They move on under a slightly new name, but they are still the same loyal fans

Baddesley Bill says...
5:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

I agree with Mack...come on Wales.

CB FRY LIVES says...
5:31pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Arsenal don't want to playSouthampton.Well they better give us back the 3 points they took off of us last month.and the trophy that they won at ST MARYS in pre-season.
Scottish football is a joke.Rangers are where they belong in the bottom tier.Charles Green never pulled down any trees when he ran Sheffield Utd now he is chancing his arm running an even smaller team.Lets hope it all goes pear shaped for him.

ramptonfromsouthampton says...
5:38pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
Hallo Retford - one or two come to mind and yes, the Scream are right up there on my all time faves list. There have been one or two little gems that in my humble opinion, should have been as big.
The Hook n Pull Gang for one - the Mary Chain meets The Ronettes, how they were never bigger beats me. And how about them wee Dundonian urchins, The View? Superstar Tradesman is a classic. :)

bluewhiteandred says...
5:48pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.
You are right in many ways but in the end a little naive.
They are still Rangers and your biggest nemesis and you need them. Forget about the business bolllocks, look at the fans still turning up each week for their fixtures.

It’s a similar scenario to our Skunt neighbours Portsmouth. Admittedly they can’t pack their park but they too could be liquidised any time soon. They may then go under another name for business reasons, but their fans will remain the same. The Blue Few as they are known in Hampshire
as an Aberdeen fan( and Saints fan ) Rangers are by no means our nemisis, well atleast not anymore.

I completely refute the accusation of being naive. Afterall we up here have seen first hand exactly what Rangers have been through. The only ones at fault for Rangers predicament is Rangers. Yes they have a massive crowd etc but they bring nothing but shame to oiur game and i quite frankly would love for them to leave and join a super league.

We were warned of a doomsday scenario if Rangers didnt get back in the SPL and yet that hasnt happened. We are all coping very well . We dont need Rangers in Scotland and they **** well know it. The Old Firm dominated us for years and created a duopoly. Now this gives other teams a chance for success and a crack at wiinning the league and in turn making some money.

rangers have been completely isolated since this happened and they want to punish everyone for it. They deserved to dissapear off the face of the earth but they still exist. In their existance they will be hell bent on taking down anyone along the way. Greens comments on Saints is another ploy to get his fickle followers to spend money on his share issue and in return he will TRY get them into a superleague. Its all sad really!
Fair enough, I admit I and most Saints fans on here have probably been looking at this story through Blue and Green glasses only.

As for doomsday scenarios, we will see.
How many clubs fold due to the fall out will be evident by the end of the season and not by the first few weeks.
Lets face it greens comments are based on SOUTHAMPTON lack of top flight honours the only honour saints achieved is a second division side catching MANCHESTER United on a off day with a pompey lad scoring a winner back in the 70s i think ? . SAINTS as green says your out of your league ! .

ramptonfromsouthampton says...
5:49pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
ramptonfromsouthampt

on
wrote:
Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!
45 000 at home to Montrose last week in League 3.

Your rant is well worthy, but you miss an important point.
You will never kill the fans of a football club.
They move on under a slightly new name, but they are still the same loyal fans
All of them, loyal? Or blind to a few home truths? Our 'pack the park' specialists down the road are cut from the same cloth if you ask me. Conveniently interpreting history and facts to suit their own rose-tinted world view. It matters not a jot that there were 45000 at a home game versus Montrose. What matters is that Rangers - that club which does not exist any more - was punished for breaking rule after rule and owes millions to creditors including over £100 million in tax!!. Any Rangers 'fan' refusing to accept the truth by now is as much an embarrassment to the game as that idiot Charles Green.

batesieboy says...
5:55pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
St Retford wrote:
My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
The Proclaimers or Sarah Boyle?
Bay City Rollers. That "Woody" bloke was so cool. Bye Bye Baby...

Rockhopper says...
5:58pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Charles Green what a loser.
Shame you are so jealous while enjoying life in your mickey mouse 3rd division.
Dream on about your Super League which neither Europe or the Premier League want.
Lets hope for Scottish Independence
so we never have to hear from you again.

OSPREYSAINT says...
6:08pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.
You are right in many ways but in the end a little naive.
They are still Rangers and your biggest nemesis and you need them. Forget about the business bolllocks, look at the fans still turning up each week for their fixtures.

It’s a similar scenario to our Skunt neighbours Portsmouth. Admittedly they can’t pack their park but they too could be liquidised any time soon. They may then go under another name for business reasons, but their fans will remain the same. The Blue Few as they are known in Hampshire
as an Aberdeen fan( and Saints fan ) Rangers are by no means our nemisis, well atleast not anymore.

I completely refute the accusation of being naive. Afterall we up here have seen first hand exactly what Rangers have been through. The only ones at fault for Rangers predicament is Rangers. Yes they have a massive crowd etc but they bring nothing but shame to oiur game and i quite frankly would love for them to leave and join a super league.

We were warned of a doomsday scenario if Rangers didnt get back in the SPL and yet that hasnt happened. We are all coping very well . We dont need Rangers in Scotland and they **** well know it. The Old Firm dominated us for years and created a duopoly. Now this gives other teams a chance for success and a crack at wiinning the league and in turn making some money.

rangers have been completely isolated since this happened and they want to punish everyone for it. They deserved to dissapear off the face of the earth but they still exist. In their existance they will be hell bent on taking down anyone along the way. Greens comments on Saints is another ploy to get his fickle followers to spend money on his share issue and in return he will TRY get them into a superleague. Its all sad really!
Fair enough, I admit I and most Saints fans on here have probably been looking at this story through Blue and Green glasses only.

As for doomsday scenarios, we will see.
How many clubs fold due to the fall out will be evident by the end of the season and not by the first few weeks.
Lets face it greens comments are based on SOUTHAMPTON lack of top flight honours the only honour saints achieved is a second division side catching MANCHESTER United on a off day with a pompey lad scoring a winner back in the 70s i think ? . SAINTS as green says your out of your league ! .
Said by the bloke whose side couldn't beat the 3rd worse team in the Football League in a Cup Match?

Jesus_02 says...
6:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

St Retford wrote:
Corkonian Saint wrote:
St Retford wrote: My favourite Scottish band is Primal Scream. Can any readers beat that?
Boards of Canada. They rock (sedately)
Good choice! MHTRTC is probably one of the ten greatest albums ever made by anyone. I quite like Scotland, thinking about it.
Teenage Fan Club & JAMC are pretty good but Primals are pretty much the best going

brucetheboss says...
6:19pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Rangers and Celtic would only be Championship teams at best. I for one would not want them in the premiership. Rangers v saints ...we're giants finanicially speaking, regarding training facilities Saints are among the best. The Scottish league is doomed and this guy knows it!! thats why he wants to escape it. Well Greeno!! your stuck with your lot... if you want top footy move to a prestigous English club. Not Saints though we have big plans and the money and ability to achieve them :)

brucetheboss says...
6:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
ramptonfromsouthampt

on
wrote:
Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!
45 000 at home to Montrose last week in League 3.

Your rant is well worthy, but you miss an important point.
You will never kill the fans of a football club.
They move on under a slightly new name, but they are still the same loyal fans
rangers fans till they die...the thing is the club is dead

Bingo from Sholing says...
6:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Pipes and Bums.

brucetheboss says...
6:29pm Fri 12 Oct 12

AdamSFC wrote:
How are they subsiding us?? They are in financial disarray whereas we are one of the most financially secure clubs around at the moment. As far as I'm concerned if they all want to f*ck off and form a super league I would be more than happy for them to, personally I go to watch Saints not the opposition. We might lose 10k on the gate if this happened but so be it, if 'fans' are only there because we are in the Premier League now then I'd be more than happy for them to go as well.
yep...then i could always get in the northern....northern atmosphere brilliant:) awesome fans

saintmicky says...
6:37pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
gillyman wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans
Twice out of six attempts; on two other occasions, we were denied progression by a questionable penalty award to G14 clubs (Juventus and Lyon).

It is a fact that most clubs in the SPL operate on tight budgets; however if SKY were to divert the money it takes from Scottish subscribers back into the Scottish game, it might a different story. IMO, it's a disgrace that failure - i.e. relegation from the EPL - is rewarded with a £30m 'parachute.

As for the proclamation that the EPL is 'the best in Europe': do any of you watch La Liga or the Bundesliga? Your champions got taken apart by the Borussia Dortmund within the last fortnight; only the goalkeeper saved them from a hiding.
I thought the Champions league was won by the team that finished sixth in the EPL!
City struggling in one game isn't really indicative of the quality of European leagues in general.
P.S. Sky broadcast whatever reaps the best viewing figures for their advertisers. I think it is safe to assume that the large payments made to EPL clubs relies on the ability to negotiate based on those figures.

warrens 76 says...
6:39pm Fri 12 Oct 12

insane saint wrote:
A primary teacher starts a new job at a school in Glasgow and, trying to make a good impression on her first day, explains to her class that she is a Rangers fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Gers fans. Everyone in the class raises their hand expect one little girl.

The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says: "Mary, why didn't you raise your hand?"

"Because I'm not a Gers fan," she replied.

The teacher, still shocked, asked: "Well if you're not a Gers fan, then who are you a fan of?"

"I'm a Southampton fan, and proud of it," Mary replied.

The teacher could not believe her ears.
"Mary, why, pray tell, are you a Southampton fan?"

"Because my mum and dad are from Southampton, and my mum is a Southampton fan and my dad is a Southampton fan, so I'm a Southampton fan too!"

"Well," said the teacher, in an annoyed tone, "that's no reason for you to be a Southampton fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all the time. What if your mum was a prostitute and you dad was a drug dealer and car thief, what would you be then?"

"Then," Mary smiled, "I'd be a Gers fan!
Marvellous, excellent, ausgesichnicht.

Tye-Dye pt2 says...
6:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

I think we are all missing one glaring point here, Guly put Green up to it....see, it all makes sense now :O

arthur dalyrimple says...
6:50pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Rockhopper wrote:
Charles Green what a loser.
Shame you are so jealous while enjoying life in your mickey mouse 3rd division.
Dream on about your Super League which neither Europe or the Premier League want.
Lets hope for Scottish Independence
so we never have to hear from you again.
the chances of barca ,real madrid ,man united wanting sevco in a euro super league shows just how much green is in need of safe secure acommodation , the chances are zero , thats the carrott he,s dangling to get sevco fans to cough up.

brucetheboss says...
6:51pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Gus Jackson wrote:
Many of the previous respondents either have a closed mind or are ignorant of several facts.
Pertinent facts being,at the moment Rangers home attendance is averaging around 48k whilst Southampton's is about the 28 k mark. One would expect more from a Club which is currently playing in one of the top Leagues in the World.
Rangers are, as several people have already said, are playing at the lowest level in Scottish Pro. football yet can still attract almost double of SFC's.
Mr. Green has therefore a very marketable commodity, especially when the hundred's of RFC Supporters' Clubs throughout the World are added, something the likes of Clubs like Southampton FC can only dream of
nah... mate scottish footy is a bleak and hopeless joke.. for years there were 2 supposed big teams there so most of scotland had only 2 choices of possible european football. Down here there are a dozens of big clubs to share amongst the population. Believe me when i say nobody gives a toss about the scottish league it really is a total joke

redsnapper says...
6:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Green is just another spiv/ business man desperately making as much noise as he can, to try and get out the Gers out the dog hole they are deservedly in having played the same crooked financial games like our friends down the road. He is going nowherewith his rants and sooner or later even the most hardwired GERS supporters will realise they are watching trash football and go and spend their hard earnt cash elsewhere or eat more deep fried Mars bars.

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Nicole23 says...
6:57pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Says some loser who plays in a 10 team league,because thats really exciting isnt it? Playing Elgin every other week.

brucetheboss says...
6:57pm Fri 12 Oct 12

jackson99 wrote:
Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
Bit naive..Southampton full of racists!!!...my aunt flo lives in that great town and she married a Brazilian. Mrs Bradshaw from no. 62 adopted 3 lovely spainish children in 1985.

Mush On The Beach says...
6:57pm Fri 12 Oct 12

ramptonfromsouthampt
on
wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
ramptonfromsouthampt


on
wrote:
Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!
45 000 at home to Montrose last week in League 3.

Your rant is well worthy, but you miss an important point.
You will never kill the fans of a football club.
They move on under a slightly new name, but they are still the same loyal fans
All of them, loyal? Or blind to a few home truths? Our 'pack the park' specialists down the road are cut from the same cloth if you ask me. Conveniently interpreting history and facts to suit their own rose-tinted world view. It matters not a jot that there were 45000 at a home game versus Montrose. What matters is that Rangers - that club which does not exist any more - was punished for breaking rule after rule and owes millions to creditors including over £100 million in tax!!. Any Rangers 'fan' refusing to accept the truth by now is as much an embarrassment to the game as that idiot Charles Green.
I’m not in the business of defending or trying to right wrongs of crooked football enterprises, I'm with you 100%. You are right on all your business ethical points.

I for one believe that it does matter a jot though that there were 45000 at a home game versus Montrose. That says to me no matter what that there is a strong football family spirit and community alive and well in their midst.
You will never defeat the FANS.

The 4000 Blue Few have my same respect. (skunts)

saintshorse101 says...
7:05pm Fri 12 Oct 12

why are all you scotts on here giving us abuse? i dont get it! your exec chair had a dig at our club and we are disgusted by his comments!
dont try to play the racist card everytime us english have a go at you!
what is it about you div3 teams in blue? its bad enough with our stinky fishy friends we dont need the jocks as well!

on a different note i see howe is going back to allmouth then, useless manager who had half a season with allmouth ( did nothing against us though) and everyone thought he was going to be the next big thing, that didnt work out did it! when we are in the prem next year it will be good to look down to div 4 and see allmouth and poopey staring up at us!

brucetheboss says...
7:10pm Fri 12 Oct 12

SO50 Saint wrote:
Just because we took their best player. Still hurting after a 1-0 defeat to the mighty Stirling last weekend.
Stirling...sounds like another candidate for his Superleague..how about queen of the south to?? any superleague would do well not to have any scottish connections...pompey have more chance and the have no chance

brucetheboss says...
7:16pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Mush On The Beach wrote:
ramptonfromsouthampt

on
wrote:
Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!
45 000 at home to Montrose last week in League 3.

Your rant is well worthy, but you miss an important point.
You will never kill the fans of a football club.
They move on under a slightly new name, but they are still the same loyal fans
Elvis has more fans than celtic but they havnt been to any of his gigs lately.

Saint. says...
7:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Felt sorry a little for Rangers demise a little, but not now! What a total out of touch plonked!!

What total arrogant out of touch remark to make! Scary this is a sort man is in charge of Rangers destiny. Thank God we have NC, when others have idiots like Green!!

Brilliant how he speaks for all clubs in England, to who they would rather play! Love it if Aston Villa sues for his remarks.

One other small thought about this green with envy man, is it set in stone a club status is set for ever and a day? Is this idiot of a man suggesting that a club in debt and down in couple leagues in a small country league, much better and bigger for a supposed history they HAD,to a club in the top/best league in the world and now many times richer than them and is the fifth riches club in a bigger country! Really Green, your so out of touch it's laughable!!

Saint. says...
7:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Felt sorry a little for Rangers demise a little, but not now! What a total out of touch plonked!!

What total arrogant out of touch remark to make! Scary this is a sort man is in charge of Rangers destiny. Thank God we have NC, when others have idiots like Green!!

Brilliant how he speaks for all clubs in England, to who they would rather play! Love it if Aston Villa sues for his remarks.

One other small thought about this green with envy man, is it set in stone a club status is set for ever and a day? Is this idiot of a man suggesting that a club in debt and down in couple leagues in a small country league, much better and bigger for a supposed history they HAD,to a club in the top/best league in the world and now many times richer than them and is the fifth riches club in a bigger country! Really Green, your so out of touch it's laughable!!

Linesman says...
7:31pm Fri 12 Oct 12

AdamSFC wrote:
How are they subsiding us?? They are in financial disarray whereas we are one of the most financially secure clubs around at the moment. As far as I'm concerned if they all want to f*ck off and form a super league I would be more than happy for them to, personally I go to watch Saints not the opposition. We might lose 10k on the gate if this happened but so be it, if 'fans' are only there because we are in the Premier League now then I'd be more than happy for them to go as well.
But in financial disarry a few years back.

Taunton Saint says...
7:32pm Fri 12 Oct 12

So Mr Green lets get this straight, Madrid, Barca, Utd are desperate to play you? Ok dream on ....

The Reality is this, you thought after 7,8 games you would be way out in front, reality is you haven't done that, suddenly it appears it might take longer than you thought to get back (not just 3 straight promotions) ask Mr Cortese about 5 yr plans done in 3 see if our small club can help you!!

All the while Celtic get richer (well done them qualifying for the Champions League - I mean that) able to build their squad and profile and financial clout, the world forgets about your "big club" so you rail against it by shouting loud, stamping your feet trying to get rules changed, keep yourself noticed.

Sorry mate you saw a bargain (I believe you paid £5m? what do they say about a fool and money?) and that aint the pot of gold you thought it was hence the cap in hand to the fans because you realise you need more as yor team isn't as good as you thought and you need to invest.

Oh dear, seems Rangers are sweating and don't like it. Goodbye your time is done.

Ally McCoist I always liked I hope he gets out pdq always seems a decent fella, I have a view he is being used as a front man and doesn't know it.

Who is a die hard fan more likely to believe about investing?

OSPREYSAINT says...
7:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Tye-Dye pt2 wrote:
I think we are all missing one glaring point here, Guly put Green up to it....see, it all makes sense now :O
No, it has to be our token jock McFox who is responsible for the whole mess.

skoskur says...
7:34pm Fri 12 Oct 12

what you need to realise is that he is just making a lot of noise to try boost sales of the shares which is going to be a major failure. the facts are - this is not rangers, they died owing over 100 million to various creditors all over britain and europe. he has no right to belittle other teams who are thriving and paying debts. it is jealousy, nothing else. the "club" he has "purchased" is a sham. he has loaned the club monies in return to save them from a very very suspicious administration. he purchased assets to the value of 5.5 million and now believes he is worth 20 million more. the new club was not relegated to bottom division, they were given special dispensation to join without having such things as 3 yrs accounts - necessary for application to leagues. this is a new entity with no proven record, no financial plan, spending over actual income already. players on 7k a week in a league of amateurs. he needs to get money fast, and get out fast. he is a businessman, very poor one at that., who is making a fuss so the very very slow fans that follow them will believe and part with their cash - AGAIN!. this kind of bullying and trashing of other clubs happens all the time in scotland, he has made a mistake by involving english clubs, because now you will take interest in what is really happening. it is the most corrupt set up in football and needs to be cleaned out completely. but most of all, please do not let this idiot away with belittling your names and clubs. ask him for his financial records, his financial plans, ask to see the title deeds for the pitch. he is a crook who is caught in the middle of a giant pantomine. sit back and enjoy the massive failure, but be warned - you will be named and blamed for the sole purpose of shifting blame. it is the rangers way.

brucetheboss says...
7:40pm Fri 12 Oct 12

ramptonfromsouthampt
on
wrote:
jackson99 wrote:
Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
And you've determined this on the basis of the comments posted on a football forum? Great school you must have gone to.... If you ask me, ignorance breeds such stupidity as racism and you've just shown yourself to be properly ignorant as it goes. Well done.
here here!!!! rampton from southampton like you i believe in intelligent discussion and you have proved your mensa score would quite probably be higher than jackson99. But seriously doesnt he sound like a right T**T

brucetheboss says...
7:47pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Linesman wrote:
AdamSFC wrote:
How are they subsiding us?? They are in financial disarray whereas we are one of the most financially secure clubs around at the moment. As far as I'm concerned if they all want to f*ck off and form a super league I would be more than happy for them to, personally I go to watch Saints not the opposition. We might lose 10k on the gate if this happened but so be it, if 'fans' are only there because we are in the Premier League now then I'd be more than happy for them to go as well.
But in financial disarry a few years back.
yes we were...but we didnt moan we got on with it and suceeded....rangers deserve to be where they are but they cant handle that fact. Might have crowds of 45000+ but what else is there to do in scotland on a saturday or any other day

slugger says...
7:55pm Fri 12 Oct 12

like it or not most people outside southampton consider us a fairly small club ............ that will change in time .

Glen Wiffen says...
8:09pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Well I thought that comment was a bit out of order. We are club with a lot of Premier league history despite what has happened during the last few years and would probably have over filled the stadium at our peak. However didn't we pay money for Davis unlike many other clubs for the other players who deserted them? I actually had a Rangers fan thank me as a saints fan for our club helping them out financially. Like every club that suffers demotion the hardest thing is keeping hold of your star players and we had the same thing when we went down.

warrens 76 says...
8:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ach I The Noo wrote:
WobblyCat wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
It's a very provocative headline and they are often the ones that see these threads disintegrate into rather broad insults which is a shame. Been guilty myself once or twice! We also have a few occasional Scottish posters who are rather arrogant and dismissive of us and tell us all about Celtic and Rangers dominance. There’s no shortage of takers on here that express the opinion that neither team has any real competition, myself included. You are entitled to your opinions but I think Steven Davis is a very good player, Danny Fox not so much! You may have opened a can of worms there. Can't say I agree with your Celtic in the premier league theory either. Very rare European cup ties between Scottish and English sides and the hype and pressure they evoke are a great leveller. I can't believe you use your European exploits to prove this point when Scottish sides are generally so abysmal in Europe even against some very small teams. I'd like to see Celtic in the Premier league, why not, we accommodate welsh teams, have done for decades. Then we could really see how our respective club football measures up. Good luck to you too.
A well thought out & sensible reply.

Except your crappy wee club won't be in the Premier if we decided to honour it with our presence.......
Wee crappy club, population of Glasgeh and it's satellites is probably 10 times our population...yet you only get 1.5 times our attendance...still not bad for a newly formed club.

warrens 76 says...
8:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12

slugger wrote:
like it or not most people outside southampton consider us a fairly small club ............ that will change in time .
Unfortunately true, we can command some serious crowds much bigger than the country at large would credit, BUT our hardcore is still not big enough or loud enough to gain respect...

Leeds still take 3500 to every single away game, we do that on very special ocassions...we need a period of sustained serious success to up our base to WHU or Villa levels this is do able..

ghk230473 says...
8:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

slugger wrote:
like it or not most people outside southampton consider us a fairly small club ............ that will change in time .
Cup game attendances back that too. serious question, how would you go about improving attendances for all games?
Do you think fans are staying away because of the price hike and making a stand?

franiow says...
8:32pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Man United are a bigger club than Rangers on the world stage...do you think Ferguson would refer to us as small or Villa as useless...no, because it is disrespectful. This man is a joke and what he is said is unwarranted. I suspect Cortese is lying down in a darkened room as we speak.

gedboy58 says...
8:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

As someone who was born in Milton Rd and has lived in Glasgow since 1993, can I assure you that Charles Green's utterances are only for the simple minded folk who need to be suckered into buying shares in his new club - cunningly called The Rangers FC (as opposed to Rangers FC 2012 who are still alive but about to be liquidated by BDO).

The deliberate confusion over names will give you a taste for a man who needs to obfuscate and confuse. It's even caught the Echo out. Rangers were not 'demoted'. They ceased to be an SPL club because they had a ground but no team and were therefore dead. The company originally known as Sevco 5088 then got into the SFL in contravention of most of the League's rules, and changed its name, leaving us with the current unhealthy situation.


It was Saints Mr Green insulted, but it could have been any club - as his need is to pile rhetoric upon nonsense so that the Rangers fans won't know whether it's New York or New Year.

I support both Celtic and Saints and will not change that position this side of the day of Judgement. And don't be fooled into thinking that both teams are sectarian. Only one club was reinvented in the 1890s as a specifically anti-Catholic, anti-Irish institution. On a night when we remember Celtic and Scotland's greatest manager - the protestant Jock Stein - don't let Mr Green wind any Saint up. As the Mafia might say: it's just business.

RedArmy1 says...
8:54pm Fri 12 Oct 12

WE ARE THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON.

It would be great to play sad old rangers now and " rip them apart."

Who the f*ck does old charlie green think he is ???

If ever we needed motivation to start smashing teams in the Premiership - it is now. Villa wer dispatched 4-1 at Home.

RED ARMY GO to wet spam and WE DEMAND THE WIN !!

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY
.
WE ARE NUMBER ONE IN THE SOUTH
COYR

Confucious says...
8:58pm Fri 12 Oct 12

saintand266 wrote:
It's a bit rich of our Scottish neighbors calling us racists when the biggest two teams in Scotland and the two being mentioned on this thread are steeped in hatred for each other because of religion
For once neither Guly nor Fox are to blame for this.

It's that bloke Gideon. Why can't he ever remember his bible?

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:00pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Wasn't he a Chief Inspector in Scotland Yard?

tugboat says...
9:05pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Ive enjoyed this thread,its been a joy to read,ardent saints fans educating the riff raff from the north,in fact I would like to adopt you as our north of the border rivals,lets see who gets to the champions league first-bet we win.
You are much more entertainment than the skunt trolls that come on here-thanks-please feel free to drop in again.
Quality banter.
By the way Ive been to the Glasgow Rangers supporters club wearing a saints shirt,have any of you die hards ever been to the theatre of ambitions-Saint Mary,s, No -not surprised.
Try it,youll be treated to a quality of football that you can then aspire to.
Oh and dont forget the El Darado.

bluewhiteandred says...
9:10pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Rangers will be and always a bigger club than saints even in div 3 in scotland they are still a bigger club than saints

Baddesley Bill says...
9:11pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Sweaties one up against the Taffs :O(

City Saint says...
9:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

mbetts wrote:
What a PLONKER! (edited description of the word I wanted to use!) Think this guy's just on a wind up, was gonna rant but whats the point, he's in charge of a sunken ship, in a non-entity of a league, where as we are top flight in the best league in Europe.
I think he's on a wind up, too. Look at how many clubs he mentioned.

Interesting that heavier on Swansea, who like Cardiff chose to joint the English league instead of their own irrelevant welsh league (sorry to all the taffs)

If he feels so strongly about being in a super league, perhaps he should register newcoRangers with the English league, too. And fight his way to the premiership like everyone else.

Baddesley Bill says...
9:18pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
Rangers will be and always a bigger club than saints even in div 3 in scotland they are still a bigger club than saints
Berwick Rangers will always be bigger than your poor excuse for a club I'm afraid....btw your spelling has improved beyond belief..good work



skunt :O)

City Saint says...
9:23pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
We've got your best (national) left back. We've been managed by wee gordon. We suffered through george burley's slurred management.

Believe me, we know the quality of scots football. Flatters to deceive, and often prone to extended bouts of rubbish.

Although I quite liked wgs for a while.

WobblyCat says...
9:23pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
Rangers will be and always a bigger club than saints even in div 3 in scotland they are still a bigger club than saints
Do yo come with subtitles.

City Saint says...
9:24pm Fri 12 Oct 12

jackson99 wrote:
Southampton really is full of racists , by the look of the comments . What a great job your parents did bringing you all up with such attitudes and so full of hate. But i guess they share your values, nice people.
Scotland, the land of diversity.

City Saint says...
9:26pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Jake__ wrote:
As a Celtic fan I normally find Green's ramblings fairly amusing.....but this rant was downright embarassing. He's chairman of a newly created club that didn't exist 6 months who are laying claim to the history of a team with a similar name that went bust during the summer (or more accurately claiming the right to milk that now defunct team's fans for all he can)....you'd think that he'd want to win as many allies as possibly rather than insulting teams with proper history who have actually earned their position in the league they play in. It seems like it's par for the course for him though....he's done nothing but insult the rest of Scottish football since he arrived on the scene even though the SFA, SPL & SFL have bent over backwards to try and create a space for them in Scottish football. Far from being victimised as he states they have actually been done a huge favour by Scottish footbal as a strict application of the laws would have required them to operate in non-league footbal for three years and present a full set of accounts for that period before being allowed to apply for inclusion in the bottom tier of the SFL if there was a vacancy. Anyhoo, please don't judge Scottish footbal by this nutjob's ramblings - he's just a scavenger from Doncaster who saw an opportunity to make a quick buck buying the carcass of a dead club that he had no previous connection with.
Fair enough, we've seen a few of those over the years down south too.

pompey in spain says...
9:31pm Fri 12 Oct 12

the only thing i admire about the jocks is the fans following their teams through thick and thin you got to give them credit for that surely!!especially with the winters up there?

bluewhiteandred says...
9:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Baddesley Bill wrote:
bluewhiteandred wrote:
Rangers will be and always a bigger club than saints even in div 3 in scotland they are still a bigger club than saints
Berwick Rangers will always be bigger than your poor excuse for a club I'm afraid....btw your spelling has improved beyond belief..good work



skunt :O)
Perhaps green wants RANGERS to enter the premiership next season as anne robinson said saints you are the weakest link get out of here!

Baddesley Bill says...
9:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
Baddesley Bill wrote:
bluewhiteandred wrote:
Rangers will be and always a bigger club than saints even in div 3 in scotland they are still a bigger club than saints
Berwick Rangers will always be bigger than your poor excuse for a club I'm afraid....btw your spelling has improved beyond belief..good work



skunt :O)
Perhaps green wants RANGERS to enter the premiership next season as anne robinson said saints you are the weakest link get out of here!
How did you get on against Wycombe...what was the attendance again? :O)

Baddesley Bill says...
9:53pm Fri 12 Oct 12

pompey in spain wrote:
the only thing i admire about the jocks is the fans following their teams through thick and thin you got to give them credit for that surely!!especially with the winters up there?
What I admire is the undoubted class of one welshman tonight...another product of THE academy.

slugger says...
9:57pm Fri 12 Oct 12

ghk230473 wrote:
slugger wrote:
like it or not most people outside southampton consider us a fairly small club ............ that will change in time .
Cup game attendances back that too. serious question, how would you go about improving attendances for all games?
Do you think fans are staying away because of the price hike and making a stand?
no i don't ............. win more and they will come .

slugger says...
10:01pm Fri 12 Oct 12

well done gareth bale tonight .

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:05pm Fri 12 Oct 12

slugger wrote:
well done gareth bale tonight .
I've been posting to myself on the Lala thread, at least Foxy doesn't seem to be blamed for the result!

mack chinnon says...
10:07pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
Rangers will be and always a bigger club than saints even in div 3 in scotland they are still a bigger club than saints
bluewhiteandred
And dead.

mack chinnon says...
10:12pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Come on Crewe.

bluewhiteandred says...
10:16pm Fri 12 Oct 12

RANGERS FANS SAVED THEIR CLUB AND POMPEY FANS HAVE SAVED OUR CLUB PST THE FANS EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING OUR CLUB WITHIN HOURS SEE THE GUARDIAN PAPER ONLINE BRING OUT THE LUCKY POMPEY PICK WITH LADY ON SCOOTER TO BREAK THE GOOD NEWS ! PLAY UP POMPEY . ps look over your shoulders the premier league may destroy your club ! almost like ours

slugger says...
10:22pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
RANGERS FANS SAVED THEIR CLUB AND POMPEY FANS HAVE SAVED OUR CLUB PST THE FANS EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING OUR CLUB WITHIN HOURS SEE THE GUARDIAN PAPER ONLINE BRING OUT THE LUCKY POMPEY PICK WITH LADY ON SCOOTER TO BREAK THE GOOD NEWS ! PLAY UP POMPEY . ps look over your shoulders the premier league may destroy your club ! almost like ours
i can't wait !

RedArmy1 says...
10:30pm Fri 12 Oct 12

OSPREYSAINT wrote:
slugger wrote: well done gareth bale tonight .
I've been posting to myself on the Lala thread, at least Foxy doesn't seem to be blamed for the result!
When Danny Fox is selected and plays for scotland - the deal seems to be that he is a very special talent.

The fact is - scotland are not very good - so playing for them does not mean much.

That said - I like Danny Fox.

Regarding sad old rangers - they are a tinpot bankrupt outfit and no-one with any sense would invest in them.

It would have been great to play them pre-season and smash in five against them - no problem (and their supporters)

WE ARE THE MIGHTY SAINTS.

WEARING THE SHIRT SHOULD MEAN EVERYTHING TO THE PLAYERS AND THE SUPPORTERS.

WE GO TO wet spam FOR THE WIN.

We owe it to ourselves and Nigel and the Players owe it to the Supporters to start getting the WINS and the respect of those teams around us.

We have the attention of villa after the 4-1 demolition - we need to do more of the same.

MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD ON THE TERRACES and let's take wet spam down.

As for pathetic charlie green - he'll be kicked out of a job sooner rather than later.

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.

WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE FORCE IN THE SOUTH.

NO FEAR - NO SURRENDER.

WIN. COYR.

MGRA says...
10:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
RANGERS FANS SAVED THEIR CLUB AND POMPEY FANS HAVE SAVED OUR CLUB PST THE FANS EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING OUR CLUB WITHIN HOURS SEE THE GUARDIAN PAPER ONLINE BRING OUT THE LUCKY POMPEY PICK WITH LADY ON SCOOTER TO BREAK THE GOOD NEWS ! PLAY UP POMPEY . ps look over your shoulders the premier league may destroy your club ! almost like ours
Rangers is a new club. The old club is dead. The idiot this article about is talking about the old club that is dead and buried. If Pompey finally dies with dignity, the newco that rises from the ashes will not be able to claim past glories like purchased FA cups and money stolen from charity...

slugger says...
10:34pm Fri 12 Oct 12

RedArmy1 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
slugger wrote: well done gareth bale tonight .
I've been posting to myself on the Lala thread, at least Foxy doesn't seem to be blamed for the result!
When Danny Fox is selected and plays for scotland - the deal seems to be that he is a very special talent.

The fact is - scotland are not very good - so playing for them does not mean much.

That said - I like Danny Fox.

Regarding sad old rangers - they are a tinpot bankrupt outfit and no-one with any sense would invest in them.

It would have been great to play them pre-season and smash in five against them - no problem (and their supporters)

WE ARE THE MIGHTY SAINTS.

WEARING THE SHIRT SHOULD MEAN EVERYTHING TO THE PLAYERS AND THE SUPPORTERS.

WE GO TO wet spam FOR THE WIN.

We owe it to ourselves and Nigel and the Players owe it to the Supporters to start getting the WINS and the respect of those teams around us.

We have the attention of villa after the 4-1 demolition - we need to do more of the same.

MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD ON THE TERRACES and let's take wet spam down.

As for pathetic charlie green - he'll be kicked out of a job sooner rather than later.

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.

WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE FORCE IN THE SOUTH.

NO FEAR - NO SURRENDER.

WIN. COYR.
where you drinking before the wham game ?

Baddesley Bill says...
10:35pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
RANGERS FANS SAVED THEIR CLUB AND POMPEY FANS HAVE SAVED OUR CLUB PST THE FANS EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING OUR CLUB WITHIN HOURS SEE THE GUARDIAN PAPER ONLINE BRING OUT THE LUCKY POMPEY PICK WITH LADY ON SCOOTER TO BREAK THE GOOD NEWS ! PLAY UP POMPEY . ps look over your shoulders the premier league may destroy your club ! almost like ours
wattaprick

randre says...
10:36pm Fri 12 Oct 12

What the fcuk does Charles green know?

slugger says...
10:43pm Fri 12 Oct 12

a thought just popped into my head ................... i don't much fancy mr greens chances if he's peed nicola off .

Mick the Saint says...
10:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
stuplu82 wrote:
Please people realise that Green is a Yorshireman and Not a Scotsman. We up here in Scotland are just as angry at his comments than people south of the border. This in no way represents the general thought of anyone outside Rangers Newco.

Since he bought Rangers assets, Charles Green has caused nothing but controversy. Every day there is a report in our newspapers and on radio about his views. No one outside Newco even cares what he thinks. We all laugh at him up here.

He has a poor team, in a poor league with no success, titles or any club history. Judging by his comments he is still trying to pass this off as the Old "glorious" Rangers and if that is the case then they are due creditors £135M , £100m of that belonging to the public purse.
You are right in many ways but in the end a little naive.
They are still Rangers and your biggest nemesis and you need them. Forget about the business bolllocks, look at the fans still turning up each week for their fixtures.

It’s a similar scenario to our Skunt neighbours Portsmouth. Admittedly they can’t pack their park but they too could be liquidised any time soon. They may then go under another name for business reasons, but their fans will remain the same. The Blue Few as they are known in Hampshire
as an Aberdeen fan( and Saints fan ) Rangers are by no means our nemisis, well atleast not anymore.

I completely refute the accusation of being naive. Afterall we up here have seen first hand exactly what Rangers have been through. The only ones at fault for Rangers predicament is Rangers. Yes they have a massive crowd etc but they bring nothing but shame to oiur game and i quite frankly would love for them to leave and join a super league.

We were warned of a doomsday scenario if Rangers didnt get back in the SPL and yet that hasnt happened. We are all coping very well . We dont need Rangers in Scotland and they **** well know it. The Old Firm dominated us for years and created a duopoly. Now this gives other teams a chance for success and a crack at wiinning the league and in turn making some money.

rangers have been completely isolated since this happened and they want to punish everyone for it. They deserved to dissapear off the face of the earth but they still exist. In their existance they will be hell bent on taking down anyone along the way. Greens comments on Saints is another ploy to get his fickle followers to spend money on his share issue and in return he will TRY get them into a superleague. Its all sad really!
Fair enough, I admit I and most Saints fans on here have probably been looking at this story through Blue and Green glasses only.

As for doomsday scenarios, we will see.
How many clubs fold due to the fall out will be evident by the end of the season and not by the first few weeks.
Lets face it greens comments are based on SOUTHAMPTON lack of top flight honours the only honour saints achieved is a second division side catching MANCHESTER United on a off day with a pompey lad scoring a winner back in the 70s i think ? . SAINTS as green says your out of your league ! .
Where does that leave poopy then?

Folkestone Saint says...
10:46pm Fri 12 Oct 12

slugger wrote:
like it or not most people outside southampton consider us a fairly small club ............ that will change in time .
Hant's maybe but not Soton, lets face it we are the only team in Hampshire. SeriouslyI was born and grew up in Basingstoke, most of my mates at school were Saint's as were most of my dads freinds, joke is he was a jock and followed the blue end of religous biggots, like the sknts long may they reman extict.

Folkestone Saint says...
10:53pm Fri 12 Oct 12

MGRA wrote:
bluewhiteandred wrote:
RANGERS FANS SAVED THEIR CLUB AND POMPEY FANS HAVE SAVED OUR CLUB PST THE FANS EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING OUR CLUB WITHIN HOURS SEE THE GUARDIAN PAPER ONLINE BRING OUT THE LUCKY POMPEY PICK WITH LADY ON SCOOTER TO BREAK THE GOOD NEWS ! PLAY UP POMPEY . ps look over your shoulders the premier league may destroy your club ! almost like ours
Rangers is a new club. The old club is dead. The idiot this article about is talking about the old club that is dead and buried. If Pompey finally dies with dignity, the newco that rises from the ashes will not be able to claim past glories like purchased FA cups and money stolen from charity...
Purchased but not paid for, so as I have said before the skunts have one f.a.cup and the tax payers and the poppy appeal has the other

Folkestone Saint says...
11:06pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Just cut and copied this from the evening times, it would appear this green bloke is trying a light's and mirror trick so the biggots look in another direction than smarmey mccoist, Light Blues' darkest day proves Coisty's underachievers are failing him and fans

RedArmy1 says...
11:10pm Fri 12 Oct 12

slugger wrote:
RedArmy1 wrote:
OSPREYSAINT wrote:
slugger wrote: well done gareth bale tonight .
I've been posting to myself on the Lala thread, at least Foxy doesn't seem to be blamed for the result!
When Danny Fox is selected and plays for scotland - the deal seems to be that he is a very special talent. The fact is - scotland are not very good - so playing for them does not mean much. That said - I like Danny Fox. Regarding sad old rangers - they are a tinpot bankrupt outfit and no-one with any sense would invest in them. It would have been great to play them pre-season and smash in five against them - no problem (and their supporters) WE ARE THE MIGHTY SAINTS. WEARING THE SHIRT SHOULD MEAN EVERYTHING TO THE PLAYERS AND THE SUPPORTERS. WE GO TO wet spam FOR THE WIN. We owe it to ourselves and Nigel and the Players owe it to the Supporters to start getting the WINS and the respect of those teams around us. We have the attention of villa after the 4-1 demolition - we need to do more of the same. MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD ON THE TERRACES and let's take wet spam down. As for pathetic charlie green - he'll be kicked out of a job sooner rather than later. RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY. WE ARE THE NUMBER ONE FORCE IN THE SOUTH. NO FEAR - NO SURRENDER. WIN. COYR.
where you drinking before the wham game ?
LET'S GET BEHIND THE TEAM AND GET THE WINS.

Plan is to get to london for the game and grabs some beer inside the ground ...

If I'm early into the Millers Well Denmark Arms and Duke of Edinburgh.

then onto the Terraces to watch the MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON FIGHT for 90+ minutes and get the WIN.

Last year - we were the better side.

THIS YEAR WE GO FOR ALL 3 POINTS.

Just watched andy carroll and with good training ground work by our players - we can turn him into an ineffective threat.

who the f*ck are wet spam ??

WEAR YOUR COLOURS WITH PRIDE.

LET'S GO THERE AND WIN.

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY
THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION.

UP THE PREMIER LEAGUE WE GO.

ben dover says...
11:17pm Fri 12 Oct 12

What ever his thoughts he will still have a massive club in 3 years time will saints still be in the prem ? Tonight would have been a great night for rickie to start his international career 3 goals at half time ..

Mowyjoe says...
11:32pm Fri 12 Oct 12

European Super League?

It already exists, they call it the Champions league....duh

RedArmy1 says...
11:33pm Fri 12 Oct 12

Rising_Son wrote:
“Arsenal don’t want to play Southampton..." After the last match, I reckon they'd love to play us every week. (Sorry to bring back bad memories.)
I cannot wait to play ars*nil at ST MARY's and wiping that smug grin off wenger's face.

I promise you this - on the 1st Jan we are gonna f*cking sort ars*nil out - the terraces will be lively - try and get over and get a ticket if you can.

WE WILL DEMAND THAT NIGEL AND THE TEAM PERFORM FOR US ON THE PITCH AND SENT THEM PACKING.

WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.

RED ARMY 2012. WIN. COYR.

p.s ars*nil may think they are all that but they never stop running from THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON. New Years Day will be no different.

Otis B says...
11:35pm Fri 12 Oct 12

saintmicky wrote:
Otis B wrote:
gillyman wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
have to ask how many times celtic*get through group stages in champions league and i was at parkhead two weeks ago to watch celtic football was no better than championship all one way traffic for celtic and other than the small section of the green brigade it was very quiet from the fans
Twice out of six attempts; on two other occasions, we were denied progression by a questionable penalty award to G14 clubs (Juventus and Lyon).

It is a fact that most clubs in the SPL operate on tight budgets; however if SKY were to divert the money it takes from Scottish subscribers back into the Scottish game, it might a different story. IMO, it's a disgrace that failure - i.e. relegation from the EPL - is rewarded with a £30m 'parachute.

As for the proclamation that the EPL is 'the best in Europe': do any of you watch La Liga or the Bundesliga? Your champions got taken apart by the Borussia Dortmund within the last fortnight; only the goalkeeper saved them from a hiding.
I thought the Champions league was won by the team that finished sixth in the EPL!
City struggling in one game isn't really indicative of the quality of European leagues in general.
P.S. Sky broadcast whatever reaps the best viewing figures for their advertisers. I think it is safe to assume that the large payments made to EPL clubs relies on the ability to negotiate based on those figures.
Not arguing with that; but - IMO - Chelsea (the favoured club of the extreme right... including the troglodytes who continue to follow, follow Zombie Rangers), were a team in turmoil who were galvanised by a former player who knew the workings of the club. On the night of the final, they got lucky... just as Southampton did in 1976 at Wembley. Don't get me wrong, I was delighted for you back then; I'm just making the point about one-off games.

Abramovich has now proved that personal wealth can buy the CL title, provided you can wait long enough. I just hope that Platini's Financial Fair Play rules deliver their intended kick in the stones to 'Sugar Daddy' teams and those with disproportionate debt... i.e. most of the EPL and the teams from the former Soviet bloc funded by post 1989 'entrepeneurs'.

I've always had a fondness for Southampton because of their attitude to playing the game. I think you've got a decent manager in Adkins. It's ironic that Strachan - I love his 'gallusness' - took Celtic to 210 minutes over two legs against the eventual winners of the CL in 2007.

As for SKY, IMO they divert subscriptions from other countries - not to mention other packages - to privatise the broadcasting rights of sports events without regard for the average fan or the development of sport. In case you hadn't noticed, I hate Rupert Murdoch: more than I hated what Rangers (RIP) stood for and silently encouraged, but less than I despise the Tories.

Otis B says...
11:42pm Fri 12 Oct 12

saintand266 wrote:
It's a bit rich of our Scottish neighbors calling us racists when the biggest two teams in Scotland and the two being mentioned on this thread are steeped in hatred for each other because of religion
You are 50% correct: the acolytes of Rangers (RIH) and Newco hate Catholics; Celtic fans hate injustice and undue power and the abuse of its consequent influence.

We're not biased: we will swap scarves an get drunk with any home support

Otis B says...
11:52pm Fri 12 Oct 12

brucetheboss wrote:
Mush On The Beach wrote:
ramptonfromsouthampt


on
wrote:
Was almost lost for words when I read what this small time crook had to say about Saints. Not only is it factually inaccurate, it's totally untrue. And as for Rangers joining a European Superleague? I nearly coughed up my spleen laughing at that one. Charles Green, what a joke, STILL hasn't realised that 'Rangers' don't exist anymore. For him, and any so called fans that support his views, isn't it time you woke up and smelled the coffee? Rangers does not exist. It's gone. Over. Finito. Kaput. Dead. It's a Norwegian Blue of a football club. You are an irrelevant anachronism of an embarrassing past. Now jog on Walter Mitty!
45 000 at home to Montrose last week in League 3.

Your rant is well worthy, but you miss an important point.
You will never kill the fans of a football club.
They move on under a slightly new name, but they are still the same loyal fans
Elvis has more fans than celtic but they havnt been to any of his gigs lately.
LOL

Quality riposte, my friend!!! On the scale of worthiness, you are my better.

;)

RedArmy1 says...
12:00am Sat 13 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
saintand266 wrote: It's a bit rich of our Scottish neighbors calling us racists when the biggest two teams in Scotland and the two being mentioned on this thread are steeped in hatred for each other because of religion
You are 50% correct: the acolytes of Rangers (RIH) and Newco hate Catholics; Celtic fans hate injustice and undue power and the abuse of its consequent influence. We're not biased: we will swap scarves an get drunk with any home support
Fans have a passion for SUCCESS for THE MIGHTY SOUTHAMPTON.

That is all that is important.

There was nothing better than winning - LIKE THE SOUTH COAT BRAZIL against ipswich last year or coming away from millwall with the AWAY WIN.

OUR SUPPORTERS ARE NOISY AND FANTASTIC.

WE DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU.

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.

COYR.

Otis B says...
12:09am Sat 13 Oct 12

warrens 76 wrote:
Ach I The Noo wrote:
WobblyCat wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Hi; I'm a Celtic fan. While I understand your natural resentment at the carpetbagger's dismissive remarks, I take issue with your arrogant dismissal of Scottish football. Do you honestly think Southampton would have negotiated qualification into the CL group stages? I ask that question, because I firmly believe that in a competitive fixture, Celtic would beat the majority of clubs in the EPL, and certainly give the big four a game of it - lest you forget, Celtic won the head-to-head against the English champions six years ago... and didn't Hearts (not even in the top half of the SPL) only lose to Liverpool thanks to a late o.g. in the first leg? By all means, express your anger at Green (he's from Yorkshire, btw - ask Sheffield United fans about him), but don't denigrate what you haven't seen. The fact that your club signs players of the questionable ability of Steven Davis and Jos 'Bombscare' Hooiveld says more about your club's status and ambition than league position ever will; however, in Danny Fox and Artur Boruc you have signed two quality players, particularly AB. As for the jibe about Middlesbrough, look who manages them; we are WELL shot of him. Good luck for the rest of the season.
It's a very provocative headline and they are often the ones that see these threads disintegrate into rather broad insults which is a shame. Been guilty myself once or twice! We also have a few occasional Scottish posters who are rather arrogant and dismissive of us and tell us all about Celtic and Rangers dominance. There’s no shortage of takers on here that express the opinion that neither team has any real competition, myself included. You are entitled to your opinions but I think Steven Davis is a very good player, Danny Fox not so much! You may have opened a can of worms there. Can't say I agree with your Celtic in the premier league theory either. Very rare European cup ties between Scottish and English sides and the hype and pressure they evoke are a great leveller. I can't believe you use your European exploits to prove this point when Scottish sides are generally so abysmal in Europe even against some very small teams. I'd like to see Celtic in the Premier league, why not, we accommodate welsh teams, have done for decades. Then we could really see how our respective club football measures up. Good luck to you too.
A well thought out & sensible reply.

Except your crappy wee club won't be in the Premier if we decided to honour it with our presence.......
Wee crappy club, population of Glasgeh and it's satellites is probably 10 times our population...yet you only get 1.5 times our attendance...still not bad for a newly formed club.
The population of Glasgow and the surrounding areas is roughly 1.5 million; how many live in Hampshire? Seriously asking.

I personally wish that more fans in Scotland would follow their local sides - FWIW, Celtic were founded in my primary school hall, so I was kinda destined to support them.

I want a stronger and more competitive league in Scotland; the fact it has not been so since the mid-1980's is solely down to the now defunct Rangers FC and their underhand financial practices. Not only were they guilty of tax evasion, but they cheated every other team in Scotland by purchasing players they could not possibly have afforded had they relied solely on their income stream... financial 'doping', if you will.

Lance Armstrong looks like Francis of Assisi by comparison.

Saint. says...
7:59am Sat 13 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
RANGERS FANS SAVED THEIR CLUB AND POMPEY FANS HAVE SAVED OUR CLUB PST THE FANS EXPECTED TO BE RUNNING OUR CLUB WITHIN HOURS SEE THE GUARDIAN PAPER ONLINE BRING OUT THE LUCKY POMPEY PICK WITH LADY ON SCOOTER TO BREAK THE GOOD NEWS ! PLAY UP POMPEY . ps look over your shoulders the premier league may destroy your club ! almost like ours
Total idiot!

Saved your club, how exactly? End of the road for your troubles now is it? Pompey fans have raised the funds from charity bucket to buy a football pitch, a stadium, a training ground, a few new players or so, and above all cleared your debit you owe to many and ex players non paid wages?

Man city on red alert now from this breaking news. Prem in about forty years plan then.

Guardian sold in poo land? Possibly in the local Liabary

promised land says...
10:17am Sat 13 Oct 12

In short, Charles Green is smarting from the fact his club have been humiliated by the SFA and wants to get back at them by suggesting they will be part of a "European super League". He realises it will not be easy to return to the Scottish Prem and is looking for a fast track to a Euro league by promoting the agenda. Yep. good luck with that one Charlie !

saints4eva12 says...
10:32am Sat 13 Oct 12

mbetts wrote:
What a PLONKER! (edited description of the word I wanted to use!) Think this guy's just on a wind up, was gonna rant but whats the point, he's in charge of a sunken ship, in a non-entity of a league, where as we are top flight in the best league in Europe.
whos the litle club MR GREEN YOU ARE NOT PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS . get used to playing in lower league

Block 34 says...
12:02pm Sat 13 Oct 12

to££er!
'nuff said

Strasbourg Saint says...
12:43pm Sat 13 Oct 12

Green sais: “Arsenal don’t want to play Southampton or Swansea, but ask them if they want to play Celtic or Rangers. It’s what the fans want to see."

To test whether or not the likes of Arsenal would like to play Rangers, I suggest we send Wenger these names and see if he fancies it:

Neil Alexander
Argiriou
Sanchez Emilson Cribari
Ross Perry
Lee Wallace
Lee McCulloch
Sebastien Faure
Ian Black
Dean Shiels
Lewis MacLeod
Fraser Aird
Scott Gallacher
Robert Crawford
Kal Naismith
Kevin Kyle
Barry McKay

Doesn't really read as a who's who of European football, does it?

Mind you, Stirling Albion quite enjoyed playing against them.

As for Scottish music, Retford, all I have to say is - Bagpipes and Donald Where's Your Troosers?

brucetheboss says...
2:27pm Sat 13 Oct 12

saints4eva12 wrote:
mbetts wrote:
What a PLONKER! (edited description of the word I wanted to use!) Think this guy's just on a wind up, was gonna rant but whats the point, he's in charge of a sunken ship, in a non-entity of a league, where as we are top flight in the best league in Europe.
whos the litle club MR GREEN YOU ARE NOT PLAYING WITH THE BIG BOYS . get used to playing in lower league
I agree....your be allowed out to play with the big boys when your a big boy too..not before now stop sulking. :)

slugger says...
7:56pm Sat 13 Oct 12

hello , anybody there ?

SFCOLDBOY says...
8:28pm Sat 13 Oct 12

slugger wrote:
hello , anybody there ?
yeh,i'm ere. Got p1$$ed off having to watch the silly daaaaaaaaaaaaNcing program.
Missus says, wish she could learn to do it properly but I am cr&p,only good at dad dancing.
I told her i've always been a better lover than a dancer.
Why did she put her fingers into her mouth and pretend to gag?
Roll on the footie it is sooooooo boring without it.
Who gives a ...... about Rangers.
There is only one team.
OOOOOUUUURS!

SFCOLDBOY says...
8:33pm Sat 13 Oct 12

SFCOLDBOY wrote:
slugger wrote:
hello , anybody there ?
yeh,i'm ere. Got p1$$ed off having to watch the silly daaaaaaaaaaaaNcing program.
Missus says, wish she could learn to do it properly but I am cr&p,only good at dad dancing.
I told her i've always been a better lover than a dancer.
Why did she put her fingers into her mouth and pretend to gag?
Roll on the footie it is sooooooo boring without it.
Who gives a ...... about Rangers.
There is only one team.
OOOOOUUUURS!
Can you believe it we got to watch the singy thing now.I.m gonna ave to put me foot down with a firm hand , I think!

slugger says...
8:37pm Sat 13 Oct 12

SFCOLDBOY wrote:
slugger wrote:
hello , anybody there ?
yeh,i'm ere. Got p1$$ed off having to watch the silly daaaaaaaaaaaaNcing program.
Missus says, wish she could learn to do it properly but I am cr&p,only good at dad dancing.
I told her i've always been a better lover than a dancer.
Why did she put her fingers into her mouth and pretend to gag?
Roll on the footie it is sooooooo boring without it.
Who gives a ...... about Rangers.
There is only one team.
OOOOOUUUURS!
thank goodness for that ........ i thought the bomb had dropped and i was the only survivor , football north of the border is very poor and everyone knows it (including our jock cousins).

circa 66 saint says...
9:17pm Sat 13 Oct 12

if you had to place rangers into english football then their rightful place would be between southampton and pompey

and we could call them gosport

SFCOLDBOY says...
9:38pm Sat 13 Oct 12

Slugger, i'm a bit concerned all of our macho Saints mates on here are going soft tonight.
I think this Rangers boring story has bored them to distraction or perhaps they have also been nagged into watching this rubish on the telly same as me.

slugger says...
9:43pm Sat 13 Oct 12

SFCOLDBOY wrote:
Slugger, i'm a bit concerned all of our macho Saints mates on here are going soft tonight.
I think this Rangers boring story has bored them to distraction or perhaps they have also been nagged into watching this rubish on the telly same as me.
it's an oldie thread for sure , as for the sh1te on the telly ..... don't get me started !

boilerman says...
9:49pm Sat 13 Oct 12

Alicesdad wrote:
What a pompous silly little man. It's people like him that led to Hadrians wall being built.

He's rather like the cartoon of the idiot woodchopper who is in a tree sawing away on the branch that is supporting him. He is in for a fall and doesn't know it yet.

I don't doubt that a European league will emerge one day. But I think it will be an overpriced, over televised monster that is completely removed from the reality of the real spine of football. i.e Local Clubs, football in parks, Sunday leagues !!

.. and when that super league arrives ..... Rangers sure as hell won't be in it.

Like that Braveheart bloke with the bad blue eyeliner, he'll end up with his head on a spike.

He mentioned Swansea too ... and what have Saints ands Swansea got in common? We are both PREMIER LEAGUE .... the finest league in the world, not some highland subbuteo league where the annual turnover trebles if half the crowd buy crisps with their half time haggis.

This has to be a prime candidate for the next one of those TV specials "Fifty Greatest ****ing idiots in charge of third division jock football teams" ....
I'm a Saints fan and go to watch Saints, OK it's nice to watch the likes of Barcelona and Madrid on TV but I have no interest in who wins their League.
How often could fans could travel to away games if a euro league were to be formed.
True fans support their local teams and watch them, not bigger clubs.
Set up a European league let the big boys sod off and when it goes tits up don't let them back in.

bluewhiteandred says...
9:54pm Sat 13 Oct 12

funny Green has be littled your club to be honest i bet the RANGERS fans dont hold this view ? as a pompey fan we have had a laugh

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ says...
10:15pm Sat 13 Oct 12

bluewhiteandred wrote:
funny Green has be littled your club to be honest i bet the RANGERS fans dont hold this view ? as a pompey fan we have had a laugh
Poopee will be even lower in his estimation than his opinion of Villa, so I wouldn't get too excited.

(Perhaps he could be your next owner, he seems as deluded as what remains of the Blue Few).

RedArmy1 says...
11:00pm Sat 13 Oct 12

Get yourself logged onto :

http://www.kumb.com/
forum/viewtopic.


West Ham United v Southampton: Match Thread.

by Hammer Laffers on Sun Oct 07, 2012 8:03 pm

We owe this lot a pasting after their behaviour at ours last season.


WE GO TO WET SPAM TO WIN.

WE ARE THE FAMOUS SOUTHAMPTON.

RED ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMY.
THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION

RedArmy1 says...
11:11pm Sat 13 Oct 12

Instead of watching rubbish on TV

http://www.kumb.com/

forum/viewtopic.

by RyanWHUFC on Mon Oct 08, 2012 10:00 am

If we play anything like we have done in the last two games we can turn this lot over. We owe these ***** for last season's game at The Boleyn. It would be nice to shut their supporters up as well who seem to be getting ideas above their station regarding us and them. Come on West Ham this is a matter of pride we ****ing owe this lot and I want to see a determined, fighting performance from us on the 20th.

LET'S GET ONTO SOUTHAMPTON FC FOR EVEN MORE TICKETS.

WE DEMAND THE WIN FROM NIGEL AND THE TEAM.

WE WILL BE THE LOUDEST SUPPORTERS. (they will be a nervous crowd !!)

RED ARMY. FIGHT AND WIN.
WE ARE SOUTHAMPTON.

Alty Saint says...
11:48pm Sat 13 Oct 12

What a complete and utter Nob!

saintkenny says...
2:28am Sun 14 Oct 12

Linesman wrote:
AdamSFC wrote:
How are they subsiding us?? They are in financial disarray whereas we are one of the most financially secure clubs around at the moment. As far as I'm concerned if they all want to f*ck off and form a super league I would be more than happy for them to, personally I go to watch Saints not the opposition. We might lose 10k on the gate if this happened but so be it, if 'fans' are only there because we are in the Premier League now then I'd be more than happy for them to go as well.
But in financial disarry a few years back.
but they were paying for a stadium and not cheating status ,but 10.000 fans boycotted rupert lowe to get him out the club ,.so there is quite a difference .lowe and the board blew the cash .it was never over over paying players ,enough money was made to keep the club alfoat ,but poor manager selection and co,pensation cost for each wrong appiontment .11 managers in 12 years.3 in the last season .the club is now run completly different .and wont be destroyed by the premier league .as we have infrastructure and soon st marys up to more than 40.000 /thwe whole club is geared for the premier leaguie and not league one .like portsmouths facilitys

truelysaints says...
7:56am Sun 14 Oct 12

'Charles Green believes the creation of a European super league is inevitable'. What makes him think Rangers would qualify? We may be small in number of fans but we have big hearts and honest management. We are in one of the best leagues in the world, and Rangers in a Sunday league

franiow says...
10:00am Sun 14 Oct 12

Hate it when anyone says something is inevitable in order to validate their views. Green thinks there will be a European League and he hopes Rangers will be in it....nothing inevitable about it.

Strasbourg Saint says...
10:48am Sun 14 Oct 12

Rob The Saint NOT in NZ wrote:
bluewhiteandred wrote:
funny Green has be littled your club to be honest i bet the RANGERS fans dont hold this view ? as a pompey fan we have had a laugh
Poopee will be even lower in his estimation than his opinion of Villa, so I wouldn't get too excited.

(Perhaps he could be your next owner, he seems as deluded as what remains of the Blue Few).
I gather that when he made his remark about Saints a reporter said, 'Surely, you mean a little club like Portsmouth don't you?' And Green replied, 'Who?'

Strasbourg Saint says...
10:50am Sun 14 Oct 12

franiow wrote:
Hate it when anyone says something is inevitable in order to validate their views. Green thinks there will be a European League and he hopes Rangers will be in it....nothing inevitable about it.
Fran, I think it's 'inevitable' that a club with the bigotted repuation of Rangers has ended up with a kn0b like Green.

Strasbourg Saint says...
10:52am Sun 14 Oct 12

boilerman wrote:
Alicesdad wrote:
What a pompous silly little man. It's people like him that led to Hadrians wall being built.

He's rather like the cartoon of the idiot woodchopper who is in a tree sawing away on the branch that is supporting him. He is in for a fall and doesn't know it yet.

I don't doubt that a European league will emerge one day. But I think it will be an overpriced, over televised monster that is completely removed from the reality of the real spine of football. i.e Local Clubs, football in parks, Sunday leagues !!

.. and when that super league arrives ..... Rangers sure as hell won't be in it.

Like that Braveheart bloke with the bad blue eyeliner, he'll end up with his head on a spike.

He mentioned Swansea too ... and what have Saints ands Swansea got in common? We are both PREMIER LEAGUE .... the finest league in the world, not some highland subbuteo league where the annual turnover trebles if half the crowd buy crisps with their half time haggis.

This has to be a prime candidate for the next one of those TV specials "Fifty Greatest ****ing idiots in charge of third division jock football teams" ....
I'm a Saints fan and go to watch Saints, OK it's nice to watch the likes of Barcelona and Madrid on TV but I have no interest in who wins their League.
How often could fans could travel to away games if a euro league were to be formed.
True fans support their local teams and watch them, not bigger clubs.
Set up a European league let the big boys sod off and when it goes tits up don't let them back in.
Beautifully put, Boilerman; I guess it sums up what many of think.

Mush On The Beach says...
12:46pm Sun 14 Oct 12

So to summarise on this slow footy news weekend:
Green is a Blue knob.
Jock footy is pants, wish our old boy Bale was English.
San Marino is the international equivalent of Poopey.
England will qualify at a canter if they beat Poland.
Rio will not go to Rio but our Lallana will go to the Maracana.

saintshorse101 says...
3:25pm Sun 14 Oct 12

come on echo this is getting boring now!
cant you make up a story or two? if you want any ideas us fans will happy to help. how about a story about rickie lambert learning to play guitar with his tongue, which is really difficult im told. you could use the headline `rickies tricky guitar licky`. just a thought! I hate international breaks and hope the fa never introduce a winter break!

Strasbourg Saint says...
4:18pm Sun 14 Oct 12

saintshorse101 wrote:
come on echo this is getting boring now!
cant you make up a story or two? if you want any ideas us fans will happy to help. how about a story about rickie lambert learning to play guitar with his tongue, which is really difficult im told. you could use the headline `rickies tricky guitar licky`. just a thought! I hate international breaks and hope the fa never introduce a winter break!
You're right Horse101, especially as I've been looking at Lady Gaga's Twitter page were she's cursing and applauding her luck in equal measure after a slip on a banana skin carelessly discarded by Irish '70s balladeer, Dana, landed her in hospital, where she's acquired a love for 'soccer' after fortuitously catching some highlights of a football genius running rings around his opponents.

Come on Echo ....

'Dana's banana sends Gaga gaga for Lallana'

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
5:41pm Sun 14 Oct 12

Otis B wrote:
Confucious wrote:
So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc).

This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance.

Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster?

We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.

Will you? What about he rights of the millions of English to have a say on whether we want to be lumbered with the union any more?

You arrogant tw@t.

mack chinnon says...
7:24pm Sun 14 Oct 12

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Confucious wrote:
So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc).

This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance.

Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster?

We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.

Will you? What about he rights of the millions of English to have a say on whether we want to be lumbered with the union any more?

You arrogant tw@t.
If Salmond wants the yes vote he should ask the English. He would walk it.
Come on Djokovic.

st1halo says...
9:03pm Sun 14 Oct 12

Strasbourg Saint wrote:
saintshorse101 wrote:
come on echo this is getting boring now!
cant you make up a story or two? if you want any ideas us fans will happy to help. how about a story about rickie lambert learning to play guitar with his tongue, which is really difficult im told. you could use the headline `rickies tricky guitar licky`. just a thought! I hate international breaks and hope the fa never introduce a winter break!
You're right Horse101, especially as I've been looking at Lady Gaga's Twitter page were she's cursing and applauding her luck in equal measure after a slip on a banana skin carelessly discarded by Irish '70s balladeer, Dana, landed her in hospital, where she's acquired a love for 'soccer' after fortuitously catching some highlights of a football genius running rings around his opponents.

Come on Echo ....

'Dana's banana sends Gaga gaga for Lallana'
Exactly
Ive just heard danny Fox has pulled his hair out and smashed up his tv after hearing that his offspring had stolen a car from the pier......
Fox loses locks and rocks box after little fox twocs in the docks

STID

OSPREYSAINT says...
9:04pm Sun 14 Oct 12

That Great British Tennis Player has gone back to being a Scottish loser again.

Strasbourg Saint says...
11:50pm Sun 14 Oct 12

st1halo wrote:
Strasbourg Saint wrote:
saintshorse101 wrote:
come on echo this is getting boring now!
cant you make up a story or two? if you want any ideas us fans will happy to help. how about a story about rickie lambert learning to play guitar with his tongue, which is really difficult im told. you could use the headline `rickies tricky guitar licky`. just a thought! I hate international breaks and hope the fa never introduce a winter break!
You're right Horse101, especially as I've been looking at Lady Gaga's Twitter page were she's cursing and applauding her luck in equal measure after a slip on a banana skin carelessly discarded by Irish '70s balladeer, Dana, landed her in hospital, where she's acquired a love for 'soccer' after fortuitously catching some highlights of a football genius running rings around his opponents.

Come on Echo ....

'Dana's banana sends Gaga gaga for Lallana'
Exactly
Ive just heard danny Fox has pulled his hair out and smashed up his tv after hearing that his offspring had stolen a car from the pier......
Fox loses locks and rocks box after little fox twocs in the docks

STID
Are you Dr Seuss? :)

randre says...
11:51pm Sun 14 Oct 12

Anyone there?

Green has apologised to Villa.... Cant see if he has apologised to Saints or Swansea yet. Personally I couldn't care less what that idiot thinks, it seems many Rangers fans think he is a prat, so he hasn't got much hope!

Anyway, roll on Saturday. Bring back the real football.

Night

Saintjock says...
10:02am Mon 15 Oct 12

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Confucious wrote: So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc). This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance. Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster? We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.
Will you? What about he rights of the millions of English to have a say on whether we want to be lumbered with the union any more? You arrogant tw@t.
Have just caught this thread, and depressed to see a predictable unleashing of ill-informed anti-Scottish bigotry. My handle does give away my provenance, but I'll say this anyway:

Confucious is spot on - Scotland is a net contributor, given the natural resources in territories - the same as any independent nation state would enjoy.
Seedhouse (did you really call someone else "You arrogant tw@t"?) - why would the English have any say in a referendum on the self-determination of another country's citizens? In the last throes of British empire even the Colonel Blimps didn't insist on that.

I have always despised Rangers as a club, as someone who grew up in Scotland in the 60s and 70s when they still refused to sign Catholics, treated the Ibrox disaster victims' families shamefully despite damning evidence of cover-up and negligence, and had a supine press, SFA and referees in their pocket.
But Rangers and Celtic are massive clubs, certainly in the UK's top five, if the got the Premiership money. In sheer passion, volume, and rivalry the Old Firm derbies have no equal anywhere in the world, because no other rivalry - even Real and Barca - cuts alongs sectarian lines like they do.

The slight to Saints wasn't personal, it was just the boasts of a once great club in straitened times.

One other thing. Why can't you Southerners pronounce your "r"s and speak the Queen's English like the Scots and the Northern English?

Be honest - say "pour" "paw" and "poor". Funny they all sound the same!

COYR

OSPREYSAINT says...
10:38am Mon 15 Oct 12

Hadrian had the right idea.

lowe esteem says...
12:09pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Alty Saint wrote:
What a complete and utter Nob!
Put it away, and then you can make a more meaningful and longterm contribution.

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
12:36pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Saintjock wrote:
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Confucious wrote: So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc). This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance. Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster? We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.
Will you? What about he rights of the millions of English to have a say on whether we want to be lumbered with the union any more? You arrogant tw@t.
Have just caught this thread, and depressed to see a predictable unleashing of ill-informed anti-Scottish bigotry. My handle does give away my provenance, but I'll say this anyway:

Confucious is spot on - Scotland is a net contributor, given the natural resources in territories - the same as any independent nation state would enjoy.
Seedhouse (did you really call someone else "You arrogant tw@t"?) - why would the English have any say in a referendum on the self-determination of another country's citizens? In the last throes of British empire even the Colonel Blimps didn't insist on that.

I have always despised Rangers as a club, as someone who grew up in Scotland in the 60s and 70s when they still refused to sign Catholics, treated the Ibrox disaster victims' families shamefully despite damning evidence of cover-up and negligence, and had a supine press, SFA and referees in their pocket.
But Rangers and Celtic are massive clubs, certainly in the UK's top five, if the got the Premiership money. In sheer passion, volume, and rivalry the Old Firm derbies have no equal anywhere in the world, because no other rivalry - even Real and Barca - cuts alongs sectarian lines like they do.

The slight to Saints wasn't personal, it was just the boasts of a once great club in straitened times.

One other thing. Why can't you Southerners pronounce your "r"s and speak the Queen's English like the Scots and the Northern English?

Be honest - say "pour" "paw" and "poor". Funny they all sound the same!

COYR
You completely missed my point, confirming the arrogance of it all. The taffs and sweaties have all had their say to one degree or another about self determination. Many English would like to see an end to the union and we would like a say - not as to what Scotland does - that's up to you but what we do. What if Scotland votes to stay part of the union, is that forced on us? You want a voice for yourselves but not for us.

You also misread Confucious points, he does not say that Scotland is a net contributor.

Snebs says...
3:59pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Wow a lot of comments!!!. Let's stop and remember where we were a few years ago. On the brink of extinction, no money, in receivership and our team a joke on and off the field. How must the Rangers fans be feeling now? Maybe we need to stop throwing rocks and why waste your breath on someone that clearly has his head somewhere the sun doesn't shine. Why did he mention us? no idea and probably neither does he. So let's continue hoping our season improves and that of Rangers for their fans sake.

Saintjock says...
4:10pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Saintjock wrote:
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Confucious wrote: So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc). This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance. Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster? We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.
Will you? What about he rights of the millions of English to have a say on whether we want to be lumbered with the union any more? You arrogant tw@t.
Have just caught this thread, and depressed to see a predictable unleashing of ill-informed anti-Scottish bigotry. My handle does give away my provenance, but I'll say this anyway: Confucious is spot on - Scotland is a net contributor, given the natural resources in territories - the same as any independent nation state would enjoy. Seedhouse (did you really call someone else "You arrogant tw@t"?) - why would the English have any say in a referendum on the self-determination of another country's citizens? In the last throes of British empire even the Colonel Blimps didn't insist on that. I have always despised Rangers as a club, as someone who grew up in Scotland in the 60s and 70s when they still refused to sign Catholics, treated the Ibrox disaster victims' families shamefully despite damning evidence of cover-up and negligence, and had a supine press, SFA and referees in their pocket. But Rangers and Celtic are massive clubs, certainly in the UK's top five, if the got the Premiership money. In sheer passion, volume, and rivalry the Old Firm derbies have no equal anywhere in the world, because no other rivalry - even Real and Barca - cuts alongs sectarian lines like they do. The slight to Saints wasn't personal, it was just the boasts of a once great club in straitened times. One other thing. Why can't you Southerners pronounce your "r"s and speak the Queen's English like the Scots and the Northern English? Be honest - say "pour" "paw" and "poor". Funny they all sound the same! COYR
You completely missed my point, confirming the arrogance of it all. The taffs and sweaties have all had their say to one degree or another about self determination. Many English would like to see an end to the union and we would like a say - not as to what Scotland does - that's up to you but what we do. What if Scotland votes to stay part of the union, is that forced on us? You want a voice for yourselves but not for us. You also misread Confucious points, he does not say that Scotland is a net contributor.
We want a voice for ourselves but not the English - where did you get that leap of logic? Self-determination is just that - it's up to the English to decide what they do. English regions have been offered devolved powers but have largely chosen not to take it. English nationalists seem to be a crankie mix of eccentrics or knuckle dragging racists so you may not be able to coalesce under the same shared values. I suspect Geordies and Scousers have more in common with Scots and Welsh than they have with Londoners or Southerners. Certainly on politics and values.

You're right about my misreading Confucious - I meant the enlightened Otis B.

Alicesdad says...
4:35pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Gus Jackson wrote:
Alicesdad wrote:
What a pompous silly little man. It's people like him that led to Hadrians wall being built.

He's rather like the cartoon of the idiot woodchopper who is in a tree sawing away on the branch that is supporting him. He is in for a fall and doesn't know it yet.

I don't doubt that a European league will emerge one day. But I think it will be an overpriced, over televised monster that is completely removed from the reality of the real spine of football. i.e Local Clubs, football in parks, Sunday leagues !!

.. and when that super league arrives ..... Rangers sure as hell won't be in it.

Like that Braveheart bloke with the bad blue eyeliner, he'll end up with his head on a spike.

He mentioned Swansea too ... and what have Saints ands Swansea got in common? We are both PREMIER LEAGUE .... the finest league in the world, not some highland subbuteo league where the annual turnover trebles if half the crowd buy crisps with their half time haggis.

This has to be a prime candidate for the next one of those TV specials "Fifty Greatest ****ing idiots in charge of third division jock football teams" ....
This "pompous little man" is a Yorkshire man. I wish some people would research facts before making a public fool of themselves.

Your post is also borderline racist my English friend.
Yawn. I overlooked this on Friday, pity.

Get off the bus Gus. I don't need to research anything as I didn't say he was Scottish but actually I don't care where he is from.

There are pompous little men from all districts including Yorkshire and my point was that he is trying to appear as if he on some high ground podium when in fact he is is knee high to a match box as things stand today.

That can change I suppose but I really doubt we will ever see Rangers in a European super league. I would expect tradition and maybe some wealthy entrepreneurs to one day see Rangers back in the SPL. They have a strong supporter franchise and a lot of history. That in itself won't do it though. It takes money. And the lack of it is what put them where they are now. When that changes then we'll see.

Seedhouse the Unrepentant says...
5:16pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Saintjock wrote:
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Saintjock wrote:
Seedhouse the Unrepentant wrote:
Otis B wrote:
Confucious wrote: So Rangers, a skint club in a country where 88% of people receive more from the state than they pay to the state, are subsidising Saints, an entirely solvent club in a country which subsides Scotland's state largesse (no student fees, free aged care etc). This guy should apply for clue deficit disorder allowance. Please Scotland - vote for independence.
Sorry to go OT, but that's another complete untruth: Scotland is a net contributor to the UK Treasury... why else is that maggot Cameron and his cabal of Thatcher devotees (aided by the Liar-Dems) so desperate to frustrate the referendum process, when the removal of Scottish MP's from Westminster would guarantee the Tories *hawk, spit* a majority for eternity at Westminster? We'll vote for Independence - or not - at our own discretion. I can say that personally speaking, the more England keeps falling Tory election lies, the more inclined I will be to vote for Independence to ensure that my children and their children will live in a society that cares about its people, and not one motivated by narrow personal self-interest.
Will you? What about he rights of the millions of English to have a say on whether we want to be lumbered with the union any more? You arrogant tw@t.
Have just caught this thread, and depressed to see a predictable unleashing of ill-informed anti-Scottish bigotry. My handle does give away my provenance, but I'll say this anyway: Confucious is spot on - Scotland is a net contributor, given the natural resources in territories - the same as any independent nation state would enjoy. Seedhouse (did you really call someone else "You arrogant tw@t"?) - why would the English have any say in a referendum on the self-determination of another country's citizens? In the last throes of British empire even the Colonel Blimps didn't insist on that. I have always despised Rangers as a club, as someone who grew up in Scotland in the 60s and 70s when they still refused to sign Catholics, treated the Ibrox disaster victims' families shamefully despite damning evidence of cover-up and negligence, and had a supine press, SFA and referees in their pocket. But Rangers and Celtic are massive clubs, certainly in the UK's top five, if the got the Premiership money. In sheer passion, volume, and rivalry the Old Firm derbies have no equal anywhere in the world, because no other rivalry - even Real and Barca - cuts alongs sectarian lines like they do. The slight to Saints wasn't personal, it was just the boasts of a once great club in straitened times. One other thing. Why can't you Southerners pronounce your "r"s and speak the Queen's English like the Scots and the Northern English? Be honest - say "pour" "paw" and "poor". Funny they all sound the same! COYR
You completely missed my point, confirming the arrogance of it all. The taffs and sweaties have all had their say to one degree or another about self determination. Many English would like to see an end to the union and we would like a say - not as to what Scotland does - that's up to you but what we do. What if Scotland votes to stay part of the union, is that forced on us? You want a voice for yourselves but not for us. You also misread Confucious points, he does not say that Scotland is a net contributor.
We want a voice for ourselves but not the English - where did you get that leap of logic? Self-determination is just that - it's up to the English to decide what they do. English regions have been offered devolved powers but have largely chosen not to take it. English nationalists seem to be a crankie mix of eccentrics or knuckle dragging racists so you may not be able to coalesce under the same shared values. I suspect Geordies and Scousers have more in common with Scots and Welsh than they have with Londoners or Southerners. Certainly on politics and values.

You're right about my misreading Confucious - I meant the enlightened Otis B.
Nice to see how you interpret democracy. You all get a vote but we don't because we a) aren't up to voting or b) you've predetermined the outcome for us.

The union served a purpose and was good whilst it lasted. It is tied up with the end of the Empire and it's time to move on. I would like to see a young England looking forward and carving a niche for itself rather than an aging Great Britain trying to hang on to past glories - like Pompey. I am not alone in this view.

brucetheboss says...
7:24pm Mon 15 Oct 12

Felix Baumgartner's freefall has broken the previous world record overtaking Rangers descent into the fourth tier of Scottish Football. :)

Strasbourg Saint says...
10:31pm Mon 15 Oct 12

brucetheboss wrote:
Felix Baumgartner's freefall has broken the previous world record overtaking Rangers descent into the fourth tier of Scottish Football. :)
That made me chuckle. Please can we steal and rebrand it by removing unfamiliar little words like 'the fourth tier of Scottish football' and 'Rangers' and replacing them with, say, 'Poopey' and 'oblivion'?

oregonsaint says...
7:56am Tue 16 Oct 12

Since brevity is the soul of wit, I will be brief. The Saints are in the premiership, while Rangers are in the depths of fouth tier Scottish football. No more to be said.

Alicesdad says...
9:32am Tue 16 Oct 12

On the Scottish independence front. The referendum will be a no vote. And for the intellectual superior intelligence high brow head up a dark place element "You read it hear first".

This is a master stroke by Cameron. He knows they will lose. He woant want to be the PM that lost Scotland. He knows it won't happen. So he gets the popular vote for allowing it to happen and the comfort of knowing its no problem.

There's more at stake here than Scottish independence. Labour traditionally have big support in Scotland. If they get independence Labours chances in future elections will be significantly reduced. So they will hardly throw their support into a yes vote.

The Scottish people are a passionate bunch, but they are not stupid. Their prosperity and well being will always guide them over the the fanatics who parade around waving flags and demanding they be allowed to rule themselves. The nearer we get to the election the more they will be looking at Greece, Portugal and all the other dominos waiting to fall. They will not want to be in that queue.

.. and getting back on thread. Green is still a pompous little man.

20rozell says...
11:11am Tue 16 Oct 12

have you people really got nothing better to do than take part in these pointless debates ! Get a hobby !

brucetheboss says...
2:49pm Tue 16 Oct 12

20rozell wrote:
have you people really got nothing better to do than take part in these pointless debates ! Get a hobby !
You got nothing better to do as well then? :). Rangers and a 3 pin plug!!! both useless in europe :)))

20rozell says...
2:47pm Sat 20 Oct 12

tobrucetheboss,who has way too much time on his hands .. I'm not taking part in any debate,but it amuses me to read such waffle !

brucetheboss says...
6:35pm Mon 22 Oct 12

20rozell wrote:
tobrucetheboss,who has way too much time on his hands .. I'm not taking part in any debate,but it amuses me to read such waffle !
Ah well....glad you get amusement from it.. see your on here again hope its not the only satisfaction you get mate haha

brucetheboss says...
6:36pm Mon 22 Oct 12

20rozell wrote:
tobrucetheboss,who has way too much time on his hands .. I'm not taking part in any debate,but it amuses me to read such waffle !
Ah well....glad you get amusement from it.. see your on here again hope its not the only satisfaction you get mate haha

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