We all know Rangers have been in the spotlight once again this week, as their humiliating exit from Europe was followed by the sale of Carlos Cuellar to Aston Villa. Both events have caused enormous anger amongst "the people", but yesterday chairman David Murray came out fighting.
Blaming the internet for causing a culture of unfounded gossip which created "mayhem" around the club, Murray took time to remind everyone how much cash he has pumped into the club, much of which he has no hope of recouping.
This is at best disingenuous. The "unfounded gossip" held that, having failed to qualify for the Champions League, Cuellar would go before the end of August. And oh look what's happened. The allegations of asset-stripping are much less easy to justify, but Murray himself must take some responsibility for the disappointment being felt by fans now following the hyperbole that he himself created about the club in happier times. Never shy to boast when things are going well, he must now own up when things are not.
You would have thought he'd have learnt his lesson by now about making promises that he can't keep, but David Murray has now promised that Rangers will win the league this season. Ouch.
Still, the Cuellar money gives a handy boost to Walter Smith's transfer kitty, and if Celtic have beaten them to Glenn Loovens, the signing of Pedro Mendes would be a good one. Without any distractions, Rangers can concentrate on one goal alone this season, rather than stretching their resources across many different competitions.
Any early slip ups, though, and it will be meltdown at Ibrox
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment