Rangers players earn on average less than half of their Celtic counterparts

[Thermopylae 3,071]

6 hours ago, Deanzmeanzheinz said:

If we continue to operate at this level then we can't win the league. You can win a cup perhaps but over 36-38 games in Scotland and having such a gulf in investment only comes to one outcome.

The Board must realise this and quickly.

The quicker the better before septic become settled in the champions league

[ForeverAndEver 3,271]

I blame Halliday.

[CanadianBacon 2,078]

If it was down to what a team's playing staff earns then Moaningchester United would win the EPL and the CL every season.

That they don't (nor even look remotely like doing so) would indicate that the "big spenders" theory is hogwash.

The Bead-rattlers XI have no competition in Scotland at the moment - none - and until they do let them pay over-inflated wages.

The European scene has blown their cover.

[j1mgg 1,282]

And on performance es, our team isn't even worth half of what they get paid, they should be on a tenth of what the Tim's get paid.

[Inigo 7,764]

It's all about the CL. Whoever competes in it most often will be able to pay more.

[gsa 617]

16 hours ago, Gary Wilmot's Wedding Brek said:

What part is wrong? You think Warburton isn't clueless and dragging a squad down into mediocrity? I'm astounded that any Rangers fan can think he's anything other than useless.

He's most certainly not "useless". Stupid assertion.

[SuperPapac05 926]

Thread title sounds like one of these retarded gender wage gap campaigns.

[Sandro420 202]

They have a billionaire owner

and we have Dave King

what chance we got ?

[.Williamson. 3,599]

Least surprising news ever

[John Eric Bartholomew 902]

No wonder they drew with Ross County. I'd struggle to travel all the way to Dingwall, just to run around for 90 minutes, for a measly fucking 300k a year.

We'll never win the title until we pay players 1 million a year, just like Murray did.

These poor bastards.

[Fred H Crawford 358]

8 hours ago, Jimbeamjunior said:

Do you honestly think any company out there is going to give us 18mill up front with another 20 over ten years in this current market, nevermind all the shenanigans by the protesters last 4 years

Jjb pumped that into a big spending champions league outfit with household names, all of which we are not and don't look ever likely to be under this lot

Perhaps the OP could tell us what happened to the company that gave us the merchandising deal !

[Parlaneloyal 56]

Absolutely no excuse for not finishing second but something will have to change before we can compete with them.

[HuistraHairDo 383]

and they still can't win a treble.

[William McBeath 388]

On 16 November 2016 at 0:30 AM, Gary Wilmot's Wedding Brek said:

OWhat part is wrong? You think Warburton isn't clueless and dragging a squad down into mediocrity? I'm astounded that any Rangers fan can think he's anything other than useless.

Do you not think we'd be much better with past players?I think Warburton would do some job with the squads Souness, Advocaat, Eck, and Smith had. Only difference for me is that lot would know just to defend like fuck right now like all the other teams with cheap players in the league.

[Gary Wilmot's Wedding Brek 288]

15 hours ago, blueretro said:

So who would be your choice for manager?

I'm not employed to scout out football managers, that's the board's job, but it's plain for anyone with eyes in their head to see Warburton just doesn't know how to get this team winning matches. The job is too big for him, it's like watching Moyes in charge of United, thinking draws against diddy teams are decent results. Half the names mentioned by others in here would do a better job, there's a lot more quality in this squad than they're showing under Warburton's guidance. The idiotic defending we've had to endure for a year and a half now should alone see him papped out of the job.

[Gary Wilmot's Wedding Brek 288]

16 hours ago, Courtyard Bear said:

So the whole basis for your view is a looney deal we got more than a decades ago, you then fall into the same mistake our board do again and again by using maybe money (European football) as a given income.

When you can put a genuine merch number backed by figures and leave out the maybe maybe money, then we can talk about what we can spend.

The club were making at least £3.5 million a year through their retail division before auctioning it off to JJB, and I know this as I personally know one of the guys that was running it. When you consider inflation, these figures should be greater 10 years on. Rangers Retail recently paid a dividend of almost £3 million, which is remarkable considering there is a boycott atm (and Rangers only saw a fraction of that). Logic dictates that a figure of £4 million in profit a year should be achievable for a club like our own. Which leaves a wages shortfall of about £4 million, which is certainly doable from the Europa League group stage.

Problem is we'll have no chance of that with Warburton in charge as the guy can't even organise a team worthy of dispatching even the diddiest of sides.

[loyalfollower 577]

3 hours ago, Gary Wilmot's Wedding Brek said:

I'm not employed to scout out football managers, that's the board's job, but it's plain for anyone with eyes in their head to see Warburton just doesn't know how to get this team winning matches. The job is too big for him, it's like watching Moyes in charge of United, thinking draws against diddy teams are decent results. Half the names mentioned by others in here would do a better job, there's a lot more quality in this squad than they're showing under Warburton's guidance. The idiotic defending we've had to endure for a year and a half now should alone see him papped out of the job.

Can you show any quotes from the manager that backs up your claim? As far as I've read he always states draws as points dropped and he's said repeatedly he knows the expectations of having to win every game..

but as you've already made your mind up you'll choose to ignore all that. There's also a reason smith and advocaat never got 75% of a squad free transfers. It's all we can afford and that is not the managers fault-the guys have been freebies for a reason.

wages means absolutely nothing as the players are over paid. Do you think it's a bundle of £20 notes that boots the ball in the net or something? I'd love to see smiths or advocaats attempt at managing this bunch of players. It would be exactly the same

[BertContraband 129]

A simple solution would be to give our squad side letters allowing them to collect an additional sum from an offshore benefit trust. this would allow us to bridge the financial gap....

[Courtyard Bear 6,923]

5 hours ago, Gary Wilmot's Wedding Brek said:

The club were making at least £3.5 million a year through their retail division before auctioning it off to JJB, and I know this as I personally know one of the guys that was running it. When you consider inflation, these figures should be greater 10 years on. Rangers Retail recently paid a dividend of almost £3 million, which is remarkable considering there is a boycott atm (and Rangers only saw a fraction of that). Logic dictates that a figure of £4 million in profit a year should be achievable for a club like our own. Which leaves a wages shortfall of about £4 million, which is certainly doable from the Europa League group stage.

Problem is we'll have no chance of that with Warburton in charge as the guy can't even organise a team worthy of dispatching even the diddiest of sides.

So you seriously think that Rangers can launch multiple stores across Scotland and turn profits of 5mill + 😂😂😂

The only way Rangers will make money from merch is with a shirt deal comparable to the scum across the city and we are a long way off getting that type of deal.

I'm sure it hasn't slipped your attention that when it comes to high street sports retail presence it's SD and the rest scrapping the breadcrumbs. We may have had a chance of making real money with SD but King and Ashley and their ego trip has put paid to that. The fact the airport shop and the Belfast shop failed so spectacularly should tell you about the high street these days.

As for finding a new retail partner, who in their right mind would touch us with a barge pole, we are a toxic brand thanks to the usual loudmouth pricks in our support and a board who won't fight to keep our name clean by letting lies after lies get spouted about us.

[Shuggy 401]

Rangers will close the gap over time, retail comes back to us, Premiership income, European football.

It's the CL money that makes the difference.

[BLUEDIGNITY 4,269]

They are going all out for the treble, that's what it's all about for them this season, the cl money is all they are interested in to keep their 'supremacy' in this wee parochial midden, and I hate to say it but our lot have gave them more than a heads start fucking about dealing in crocks in the end rail section which will probably end up in the treble for them, we were and are the only credible competition for them and with shrewder investment in players could've been this season but you can only compete by the cut of your cloth which at the moment is round about Primark level. They are still shite but but to use an old Glasgow colloquialism we and the rest are shiter ! Unless we have some inspiration, investment or fight from somewhere can only see continuing stagnation while they continue to prosper!

[Barbarrosa 25]

I wonder how much Leicester players were on last season compared to the usual suspects.

Ok it was a total one off, but it shows it can be done. But it needs the "lesser" players to be firing on all cylinders and functioning well as a team. That's just not happening and wouldn't be happening at twice the wage

[Thermopylae 3,071]

5 hours ago, Shuggy said:

Rangers will close the gap over time, retail comes back to us, Premiership income, European football.

It's the CL money that makes the difference.

The problem is it makes all the difference and only 1 team can have it.

I sometimes wonder if it's ever shown that reid used his influence to set hmrc on us what would happen to all the honours the filth have won since that date (not to mention the cash) ... now they really would be tainted titles

[Shuggy 401]

2 hours ago, Thermopylae said:

The problem is it makes all the difference and only 1 team can have it.

I sometimes wonder if it's ever shown that reid used his influence to set hmrc on us what would happen to all the honours the filth have won since that date (not to mention the cash) ... now they really would be tainted titles

Yup, well, I suspect Scotland's share of CL money is going to drop if the big clubs have their way. We can also rely on Celtic to cock it up themselves (thanks, Delia).