Glasgow Rangers going into administration

[bibblebub]

http://www.guardian.c...o-into-administration

A 10 point deduction would all but hand the SPL title to Celtic.

If they survive, can Rangers still be one of the dominant forces in Scotland or will a loss of star players mean that Celtic have a stranglehold on the league up there for the foreseeable future?

[redman41]

Sad to see such a great and famous Club on the verge of Administration.
Not sure what the long term implications are for Rangers but they are a very big Club with a large Fan Base, a smaller Club would probably fold completely.
YNWA Rangers F C

[redman41]

Apparently Portsmouth are going into Administration as well for the 2nd time !! Another famous Club in the doldrums...

[tonyav]

I don't think that Rangers or Portsmouth will be the last either.

[maggiebee]

Not a lover of the mighty Glasgow Rangers, but their fans must be devastated about this news. Dundee FC went through this and have been struggling ever since.

[tonyav]

LOL, i think that maggie is probably green and white.

[maggiebee]

No way tonyav, dark blue of the mighty Dundee FC through and through!

[bibblebub]

Maybe the owners will try to re-locate the club so that it can be part of the English football league where they would have more chance of making money.

Or is that suggestion too outlandish?

[tinkerbell23]

Massive celtic fan - haha

Jim white looks like he is going to start crying!!!!!!! X

[tonyav]

Sorry about that maggie, but i thought there are only two clubs in bonny Scotland.

[bigbadmarty]

Rangers need to bring back Gazza as financial guru ...
But seriously with their fan-base there could be a case for supporters takeover - organising it effectively and dealing with the debt would be huge issues tho'

[maggiebee]

Oh dear tonyav, your education is sadly lacking - for your information:-

Scottish Premier League
Aberdeen
Celtic
Dundee United
Dunfermline Athletic
Heart of Midlothian
Hibernian
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Kilmarnock
Motherwell
Rangers
St. Johnstone
St. Mirren

Scottish Football League First Division
Ayr United
Dundee
Falkirk
Greenock Morton
Hamilton Academical
Livingston
Partick Thistle
Queen of the South
Raith Rovers
Ross County

Scottish Football League Second Division
Airdrie United
Albion Rovers
Arbroath
Brechin City
Cowdenbeath
Dumbarton
East Fife
Forfar Athletic
Stenhousemuir
Stirling Albion

Scottish Football League Third Division
Alloa Athletic
Annan Athletic
Berwick Rangers (located in England)
Clyde
East Stirlingshire
Elgin City
Montrose
Peterhead
Queen's Park
Stranraer

Highland Football League
Brora Rangers
Buckie Thistle
Clachnacuddin
Cove Rangers
Deveronvale
Formartine United
Forres Mechanics
Fort William
Fraserburgh
Huntly
Inverurie Loco Works
Keith
Lossiemouth
Nairn County
Rothes
Strathspey Thistle
Turriff United
Wick Academy

[Zeuhl]

And even the best of them wouldn't last more than a season in the english premiership L O L

[tonyav]

LOL, thanks for the education maggie.

[DTCwordfan]

Thank God for the 4000 character limit... ^

we would have had maggiebee posting Auchtermuchty Albion next....

[DTCwordfan]

A-legs Salmon will bail them out of the Bankruptcy Court being a Scottish asset - shame he hadn't contributed on RBS or the BoS - or even the Dunfermiline Building Soc.

[tinkerbell23]

Hail hail :0D

[bibblebub]

the number of contributors to this thread would make a decent size gate for a scottish third division game

[tonyav]

Scottish 3rd division = Sunday morning pub league down here.

[bibblebub]

Rangers has now been put into Administration.