Charles Green has relaunched a classic moonbeam with claims about a new expanded stadium to cope with the demands of the last 16 of the Champions League.
In times of trouble former Rangers owner Dave Murray used to feed his media friends tales of stadium development often featuring a retractable roof, hotel complex, super-casino, transport interchange (including high speed links to Glasgow Airport), conference centre and a bowling and cinema complex raising the capacity to 80,000 or more allowing Ibrox to stage world championship boxing bouts and host superstar concerts such as Wet Wet Wet.
While not giving away the same amount of details the new look Ibrox could become the second biggest stadium in Glasgow over-taking the capacity of southside giants Queens Park at Hampden.
Speaking in an exclusive interview staged by new communications chief Jim Traynor the Yorkshireman reveals: “I had this discussion with Ally, who knows this club significantly better than I do. He said if I could deliver consistently being in the Champions League and get into the last 16, then this stadium would not be big enough.
“If and when we get to that position, and I am confident we will, these are discussions the board will happily have.
“With the way the ground is configured, there is great opportunity to fill in the two corners and put another deck above the Argyle, which would substantially increase capacity.”
Green has been hosting a series of meetings about naming rights for the stadium but seems no closer to securing a deal to bring in further money.
Already this season he has discussed a likely kit deal with adidas, a commercial tie up with the Dallas Cowboys, bringing in three billionaire investors, having £30m in the bank and having a better balance sheet than Celtic.
Whether the new super stadium proposals go the same way as those other pledges remains to be seen.
The last time that Ibrox hosted a Champions League tie just 28,828 fans turned up to watch Daniel Larsson score the only goal of the game as Malmo beat Rangers 1-0.
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Another Chuckie beauty!! Next hell be planning a trip to mars soon!!
He will need to supply a load more free tickets to fill it!
Was this part of the interview chuckles was charging the sevco zombies the princely sum of 99p for the pleasure of listening to on rankers TV?!
Grubbing about in the bottom tier of Scottish football and talking about the last 16 of the CL? Geez peace, ye walloper!
Yep, Charles Green is simply following the tried and tested Pied-Piper model that David Murray used with ease.
Green: “Won’t the fans go mental if they discoer that, despite our world record-breaking crowds, and our successful share issue, that we are Infact running at a loss in our first season?”
Traynor: “Ha ha ha, you’re new here aren’t you Charles? Just grab the flute and play a song of stadium development and those stupid mugs won’t question a thing!”
Green: “Come on Jim, that’s insulting to their intelligence. They’re surely not that daft?”
Traynor: “Oh they are. They sure are”
The retractable roof would also be a helipad and would contain an Olympic size swimming pool and a 5* golf course. The blue grass pitch would be movable to allow international orange order events to take place every year even in winter. But best of all would be the major humour bypass just off the M8.
All sounds pretty reasonable to me, I mean why not build a 100,000 capacity stadium when you know you can fill it and especially when you know that you will consistently be dining at Europes top table.
Shamrock the Mars thing will probably be better for maybe one game a season against the Martian Rangers – they also have four toes on either foot!
Is this not the funniest thing ever to happen to Scottish football? They are totally out of it!
It must be true fat Sally said it, and it was in a exclusive interview with fat traynor,who we all know is the only journalist with scruples.
Oh Just saw a squadron of sheep flying past my window there!
Wonder if he has deposited the £20m+ he promised would be in the bank in July which has seemingly been forgotten by the media ?
Next week they will be making enquiries about Messi no doubt….well just imagine how many goals he might score in the 3rd division – A world record never to be broken.
F***n balloons, the only last 16 even champions league that shower of s***e will ever see is if they sneak into paradise, obviously after getting a good scrub and a bit of education
Green stated he is at no longer at The Rangers to make a fast buck, but he is there until he retires!
He’s 60 in May! When you planning to retire Chuckie?
Please please please Chuckie, Fat Sally and Jabba STOP. I can’t take anymore. Since you’ve taken over at sevco I’ve cracked 3 ribs, choked on at least 4 meals emptied my grocers of every lemon he possesses and can’t look at any of my zombie pals without bursting in to uncontrollable laughter.
We are always accused of taking too much interest in their affairs, but when you have the world record for comedy gaffs then what do you expect. Hail hail
I’m just waiting for Charlie boy Chuckles to come out with the ‘for every £5 Celtic spend ….’.
He’s that mental I wouldn’t put it past him!
he must have been at the glue again
now chuckie now chuckie,just read the latest is all bankrupt clubs want his help,is this guy taking the piss out of everybody
The thing people don’t realise is he’s only saying this because the real story was that Sevco are running at a loss. Now the back pages say about stadium building rather than showing what the important thing (for the animals) is.
I have to own up here and say I dont really watch kids programmes that much now, but is Charles Green heading up Jackanory or have I missed summit??
he is so funny
what is wrong with HMV, Jessops and Blockbuster? why are they not headhunting this man to save their high street image? i demand to know.
Is it the top 4 in the third division that get into the champions league or just the winners?
With the SFA/SPL don’t give them ideas.
How easy is it to fool a fool.
Just like lemmings the cliffs ahead.