SPL - Top officials leave Rangers

Thu, 23 Feb 18:17:00 2012

Administrators for stricken Scottish Premier League champions Rangers made Director of Football Gordon Smith redundant on Thursday as they cut costs to try to keep the Glasgow club going.

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The administrators have had talks with manager Ally McCoist about the potential impact of the crisis on the playing staff and said that Chief Operating Officer Ali Russell had also agreed to leave the club.

"It is clearly understood by all, including the players, that the football department costs will come under review as is the case with all departments within the business," said Paul Clark of administrators Duff and Phelps.

"No decisions regarding staffing in any department have been taken at this point and will not be taken until next week," he added.

Smith and Russell will stay on until the end of the month.

Rangers, one of the best supported clubs in British football, went into administration last week after authorities pursued them for £9 million in unpaid sales and payroll taxes dating back to the takeover of the club by businessman Craig Whyte last May.

Smith, a former Rangers player, left with a parting swipe at Whyte, saying he was not allowed to do his job properly and focus on areas like transfers and youth development.

"I wasn't in control of any of these activities despite constantly making it clear to Craig Whyte that this was to be my remit," he said in a statement released by Duff and Phelps.

"I outlined my medium to long term strategies for the Club on numerous occasions to no avail. There's no point in being a Director of Football unless you can control these areas, so, in that respect I'm totally comfortable with being made redundant at this time," he added.

Rangers, Scottish champions a record 54 times, have effectively surrendered their title to local rivals Celtic after suffering a 10-point deduction. They are second, 20 points behind Celtic who have played a game more.

Reuters

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  1. WHY O WHY HAVE YOU @#$% COMMANDEERED MY SCOATTYISM OF­ 1950? AND THAT IS "BAWBAGS" -USED TO DESCRIBE­ DALGLISH and McCOIST. I SHOULD HAVE PATENTED­ IT.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ­
    "BAWBAGS"-BAWBAGS"-"BAWBAGS".­ i THINK IT WIZ JIMMY LOGAN THAT COINED THIS WONDERFUL­ SCOATTISH PHRASE. MAKE MONEY:---KILLIE TO HAMMER­ CELTIC BY THREE CLEAR GOALS. THE DAFT BOOKIES WILL GIE­ YIZ 100-1 OAN THIS.!! KILLIE-DAFT MAN.

    From JOHN, on Fri 9 Mar 4:51

  2. I loved refereeing games at Ibrox and Celtic Park.The­ hospitality was TREMENDOUS- and the pies were­ good.Recently forced into taking my grandson to­ Parkhead-and FORCED to eat TWO scabious things that­ looked like leather pastry,-filled with something that­ looked and tasted like human excrement.The pies at­ Ibrox are ok,the pies at KILMARNOCK are delicious.The­ once world-famous ones at Morton are now ORDINARY.

    From JOHN, on Thu 8 Mar 23:39

  3. Used to love refereeing Old Firm matches.

    From JOHN, on Thu 8 Mar 23:29

  4. can you believe that the scumgers are now using the­ charity money to pay for their debts....well I can­ ;-)going down....

    From gofu.ursel, on Wed 7 Mar 18:59

  5. Sally must­ stay..................PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE­ EEE.

    From Martin, on Sat 25 Feb 8:24

  6. heheheehee Sally is all gone pear shaped for ya....15­ points clear at one point....management not for you me­ lass Sally.

    From Martin, on Sat 25 Feb 8:18

  7. Mind you ...Sally has a sharp football brain......all 2­ cells...

    From Martin, on Sat 25 Feb 8:15

  8. In Whyte and NcCoist we trust!

    From frankiethebear2002, on Sat 25 Feb 6:55

  9. Stats prove that wee fat sally is the worse Rangers­ manager in their entire history. Yes your worst ­ manger ever please please please keep the fat comedian­ . If HRMC or Duff and Phelps don’t send you down­ guaranteed wee fat sally will mon the hoops Glasgow’s­ green and white.

    From ED, on Sat 25 Feb 6:18

  10. Rangers chairman on Jeremy Kyle show.....och i­ dunno....ah wants lie detector jeremy....

    From Martin, on Sat 25 Feb 6:06

  11. World record holders................hahahahha­ ...........LOOK THE WORLDS IS LAUGHING AT YOU....

    From Martin, on Sat 25 Feb 5:58

  12. HAHAHAHAHA my sides hurt from laughing....is there no­ end to the hun­ downfall....................hahahahahahha

    From Martin, on Sat 25 Feb 5:55

  13. Cant see big laughatme getting another game his next­ game releases another bill 250k .

    "Tatoo­ removal expert required to remove the fictional stars­ from professional eejits neck" card spotted on­ tesco notice board in south Glasgow area .

    From mickmac75, on Sat 25 Feb 3:01

  14. CompanyName THE RANGERS FOOTBALL CLUB­ P.L.C.
    CompanyNumber SC004276
    RegAddress
    AddressLine1 ­ IBROX STADIUM
    AddressLine2 GLASGOW
    Postcode G51­ 2XD
    CompanyCategory Public Limited­ Company
    CompanyStatus In­ Administration
    CountryOfOrigin United­ Kingdom
    IncorporationDate 27/05/1899
    Accounts
    AccountR­ efDay 30
    AccountRefMonth 06
    NextDueDate 31/12/2011
    Last­ MadeUpDate 30/06/2010
    AccountCategory GROUP
    Returns
    Ne­ xtDueDate 24/02/2013
    LastMadeUpDate 27/01/2012
    Mortgage­ s
    NumMortCharges 14
    NumMortOutstanding 7
    NumMortPartSa­ tisfied 0
    NumMortSatisfied 7
    SICCodes
    SicText 93120 -­ Activities of sport clubs

    1872-2012

    From Lysdexic., on Sat 25 Feb 0:59

  15. Word is, Whispering Sally is trying to arrange­ 'glamour friendlies' to bring in some much­ needed cash:
    It is extremely unlikely that he would get­ Barcelona!

    Ally; Hello Hello Sandro

    Mr Rosell; Yes,­ who is this please?

    Ally; Ally, Sandro

    Mr Rosell;­ What can I do for you Allesandro?

    Ally; Naw it's­ not Allessandro, Sandro, it's Ally...Sandro!

    Mr­ Rosell; OK Alle...sandro what can I do for you?

    Ally;­ Naw it's not Sandro, Sandro, it's Coisty,­ Sandro!

    Mr Rosell; I never said it was Sandrosandro,­ you told me it was Allesandro, now you're telling­ me that it's Ally Coistysandro; should I know­ you?

    Ally; Naw, it's not Sandro at all,­ there's no Sandro, Sandro, I'm Coisty, Sandro;­ Ally! Sandro!

    Mr Rosell; That's the first thing­ you said to me then you told me it wasn't­ Allesandro!!

    Ally; eff it, I'll phone Fergie!

    From Lysdexic., on Sat 25 Feb 0:22

  16. Just on the NEWS, The Brother Walfrid Society in­ conjunction with The Salvation Army are setting up Soup­ Kitchens at Ibrokes for the Families of True Blues who­ have donated their Giro's to The Blue Knights. They­ also expect in the next week a substantial number of Ex­ Rangers Senior Management and Players will need help.­ All Denominations welcome. NOTE Always a Roaster, thats­ not donations just in case your confused, and I am not­ Frankie The Bear.

    From THOMAS, on Fri 24 Feb 22:13

  17. 160, Always a Roaster, Here is another half wit,­ "THOMAS I WENT TO PAISLEY UNIVERSITY FOR TWO­ YEARS", well ya muppet you must have been the­ postman, or you would be able to read, It was Frankie­ the Bear who posted the thread about attending Paisley­ Uni not me ya PLUM, is it the Mad Dog your having for­ lunch or just the in breeding.What an idiot.

    From THOMAS, on Fri 24 Feb 22:05

  18. Rangers look finished and when you see some of the­ posts here you can't feel at all sorry for them.­ The usual posters can't brag about this years team­ so they start with the filth again. What a disgrace to­ Scotland. I hope the backroom staff at Ibrox find­ employment elsewhere as they are good people and­ don't deserve this.

    From horsewithnomane, on Fri 24 Feb 22:03

  19. **** THE E E C SAY BELFAST TO GET RID ­ OF 265,0000 TONS OF RUBBISH ****

    **** ­ BELFAST DONE THAT 100 YEARS AGO ASWELL ­ ****

    From john, on Fri 24 Feb 21:30

  20. "We don't do walking away"!
    So says Craig­ Whyte whilst tying the laces on his gutties!

    From magoo.1888, on Fri 24 Feb 21:29
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