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To give some context to the recent accounts, Craig Whyte managed to buy Rangers for £1 in May 2011 on the basis of the bank having a floating charge of 18m over the club(albeit the total debts could be up to 33m dependent on what you read). The previous financial years results just announced have confirmed in just one year they have lost £23.5m, and have lost more than 100m since starting 9 years ago. Theres been allot of chat around the accounts for a number of years however what I have found interesting is Dave Kings statement last night on the accounts

He came out with a statement yesterday to say that rangers had reported  a loan given to them incorrectly in the accounts that it was his family trust and not money directly from him. He received 800k in interest repayments on a 5m loan (16% which is pretty high, however he does claim it is market rate and was demanded by the trustees of the trust).  The loan was given by King/the trust just before he stepped down as chairman to and it may be he is trying to hide cash from the SA authorities and make some money by the way of interest payments into his family trust?.  What's even more noticeable he says that it shouldn't have been reported/mentioned in the accounts/agm because the interest payments were only made last week and don't fall into last years accounts. The current board are obviously starting to make things public about large cash payments leaving Rangers on deals made before they were in charge. Covering their arses before oblivion imo

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Continually steeped in controversy of some description. I've a good mate who loves Rangers and he's been concerned about what's been going on for years. He's been researching and digging about for ages attempting to understand the situation, don't see him getting anywhere soon though. Personally I couldn't care if they went out of business. 

 

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2 hours ago, scottyboy said:

They never learn. Success at all costs, never mind the financial burden put on the club. Massive fanbase should really step in to take over. They seem to attract all the unsavoury characters,  with King being a slippery dodgy person. 

Their massive fan base is part of the problem. The majority of them are self entitled glory hunters, who the last time spent their time blaming everyone else for the problem instead of fighting to save their club.

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