Rangers takeover bid by the 49ers Group is one of the biggest talking points in Scottish football right now and what it could mean for the club’s future. But will Union Bears banners deter the US investors?
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🏟️ Rangers Takeover
🗣️ Hugh McDonald:
“If the 49ers group takes over, their decisions will be based on analytics, structure, and long-term planning. It won’t be about sentiment or nostalgia—it’ll be about results, recruitment, and sustainability.”
🔹 The 49ers’ influence at Leeds United has been calculated and business-driven, focusing on smart recruitment and long-term growth.
🔹 There’s a clear focus on modernizing the club—including a sporting director-first approach, rather than making hasty managerial changes.
🔹 The big question: Where does Barry Ferguson fit into this future?
⚠️ Fan Controversies & UEFA Sanctions
Rangers are once again in hot water with UEFA following banners with discriminatory undertones and the use of pyrotechnics at Ibrox.
🗣️ Peter Martin: “The club is distancing itself from these incidents, but at what point do fans start listening? The financial penalties and potential stadium sanctions will hurt the club in the long run.”
🔹 UEFA charges – Rangers face financial and attendance penalties for fan behavior during the Fenerbahçe match.
🔹 Club response – A strong statement was issued, warning that if fans don’t align with modern football values, “Rangers is not the club for you.”
🔹 Investment impact – New investors won’t tolerate reputational damage—expect further crackdowns on behavior inside Ibrox.
🚨 What’s next? – Stronger enforcement on pyro bans, closer monitoring of supporter groups, and possible stadium restrictions if incidents continue.
🔄 Celtic’s Financial Model vs. Rangers’ Strategy
With Celtic continuing to dominate commercially, the conversation shifted towards the differences in approach between the two Glasgow giants.
🚨 The key question: Can Rangers match Celtic’s financial discipline while remaining competitive?
🏴☠️ Barry Ferguson – A Future Rangers Boss?
The Rangers legend has brought passion and intensity back into the dressing room, but is he the long-term solution?
🗣️ Gordon Parks:
“Barry is a smart guy, sharper than people give him credit for. But is he the man to lead Rangers into this next era? I don’t think he’s even in the conversation for the long-term project.”
🗣️ Peter Martin:
“There’s a difference between someone who embodies the club’s spirit and someone with the expertise to rebuild it structurally. The 49ers group will be looking at global options, not just sentimental ones.”
💰 The Takeover: What’s Next for Rangers?
With talks of a major investment bid, Rangers’ future could be heading towards a structural shake-up. The 49ers investment group, currently involved in Leeds United, has been linked with the move, and it’s clear their model prioritizes long-term planning over sentimentality.
🗣️ Hugh MacDonald: “The 49ers are big on analytics and recruitment. They don’t make decisions based on emotion. If they come in, they’ll be looking at structure before anything else—sporting directors, recruitment policies, and a business-first approach.”
🔹 Long-term vision – The 49ers will likely prioritize a strong sporting director over a quick managerial appointment.
🔹 Global branding & financial discipline – Their experience in American sports suggests they’ll focus on maximizing commercial revenue and global appeal.
🔹 Cultural shift at Ibrox? – The club’s latest hardline stance on fan behavior indicates a move towards modernization and inclusivity—something that could be a key factor in securing investment.
🚨 Is it a done deal? – Not yet, but the club’s board shake-up suggests they’re laying the groundwork for new financial leadership.
🎙️ Barry Ferguson – A Serious Contender for the Rangers Job?
With Barry Ferguson stepping into the dugout on a temporary basis, there’s a split debate on whether he should be considered for the permanent role.
🗣️ Gordon Parks: “Barry has brought energy back, but let’s be clear—this isn’t a long-term appointment. The 49ers aren’t making an emotional decision.”
The Journos Highlights:
00:00:00 Intro – The Journos
00:00:36 Celtic 2-3 Rangers – Cerny soaks Celtic fans “skooshgate”
00:06:03 Union Bears and Green Brigade Kettling – “Too heavy-handed”
00:15:24 Barry Ferguson Rangers Manager – “He knows what it’s like to play for Rangers”
00:25:51 Rangers Takeover – “The banner had racist tones to it… 49ers Group won’t stand for it”
00:36:51 Celtic Selling Kyogo – “Brendan hinted disdain for the recruitment strategy”
00:43:04 Hearts FC Charge £78 for Tickets – “I paid £60 for a Champions League ticket…”
00:48:53 Inverness Caledonian Thistle Administration – “It’s a club that’s been mismanaged”
00:53:29 Newcastle United Win the Carabao Cup – “Fantastic”
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45 Comments
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Rangers have had a horrendous injury list past two seasons,you loss a game and you make excuses our captain was injured and one of our defenders was missing , Somebody leaked our team. List
YOU CAN SPEND MORE MONEY ON PLAYERS THAN US, YOU JUST CANT ACCEPT YOU GOT BEAT
You are all laughing about it but IN SCOTLAND THAT CAN BE CLASSED AS ASSAULT.
If a player does the same at another stadium and the fans jumped the barrier and attacked someone, what would happen? or what would you all say if the Celtic fans jumped the hoarding and thumped him, would you laugh then?
Players are told by the police to behave but this wasn't listened to.
Oh by the way, what about the female steward that was man handled and thrown to the side by Raskin
How did the Rangers fans manage to get in with the pyro's
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I think there's a feeling among younger supporters that its the old fuddy-duddys who are against pyro. Being staunchly middle aged myself, I can say I'm hugely in favour of it. It creates a great spectacle and adds to the buzz of a match. However, the issue seems to be safety. So why can't we have it the way its done in Scandinavia, where no pyro is allowed in the seating or safe standing areas, but instead a line of people hold up pyro at the pitchside level and also at the top level of the stands (behind the highest row of seats in the top tier), with fire extinguishers nearby and proper safety training given to those pyro teams. There is a way to do things safely, you know? Its a bit typical of Scotland tbh, we just love to ban things outright. Its like the No Ball Games signs that went up after a few complaints of cracked windows (and we've seen a marked decline in the quallity of player we've produced ever since the signs went up). Rather than another baby/bathwater with pyro, lets try to create a spectacle, encourage our young fans, but just give guidance on how to do it safely!
Leeds must get promoted to the English premier League in order for the so called rangers takeover to go through because of EFL rules
Wash on, Wash on, with soap in your heart, and you'll never wash alone.
Jesus Peter are you breast feeding your baby Barry?
Its also funny with your speach regarding The Rangers board's statement but the their board say totally nothing about the racist and sectarian chanting during the game on Sunday and every other game their supporters attend
The chants of catholic blood upto the knees will be very off putting, still tho i reckon the 49ers will go for it as its an easy cash grab.
Civil liberties? In the uk?
Hypocrisy…the hypocrisy is the police "cover their face" and "video" fans…they have shown with the previous behaviour THEY cant be trusted!!
WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT PARKHEAD THE NEXT TIME IT RAINS , BAN GOD GET THE COPS INVOLVED ? WHEN THIS COUNTRY IS BECOMING COMMUNIST & WHEN FANS CAN'T GET IN BECAUSE OF FLAGS ? WELL DOWNING STREET ARE FAST TO REACH INTO OUR POCKETS & PAY BILLIONS TOWARDS WARS !!!! SO FANS HAVE THE RIGHT TO THEIR OPINION !!!!!!
Absolute nonsense!! The green bridge should be allowed to do what they wish!! Otherwise those who stop them will be responsible for when they go on hunger strike
IF CERNY GETS A BAN IT COULD HAVE A BAD EFFECT ON THE EUROPA LEAGUE
On tickets prices surely Hugh will regret the amount of nonsense he uttered 😂
Sound quality is terrible!
So on one hand we are trying to tell supporters not to throw things at players. And then a player as idolised for spraying a used water bottle in face of fans.
How would this be if Celtic fans poured water on them in dugout.
In context it’s small but in a derby it’s inciting reaction.
I wonder how many stands uefa will close for the home tie in April when it’s quarter final time and will they ban tickets for the away tie? I think uefa have them where they want them and I can’t see this takeover happening due to the bad publicity and the lack of quotes from Mr Park of Hamilton .
Common assault. Charge him.
Geriatric Radio. Is woman 🧍♀️ n panel calling Muslim women ‘sinister’ for covering their face🤔
Why are they laughing at an assault charge?it's illegal to throw anything onto people.mainly down to acid attacks etc,immature laughter and also Peter crawling to sevco
Guys , please invest in some decent mics
If it had been the other way around and some fan had drenched him with water that person would have been arrested. And this lot wouldn't be sitting around laughing at it. Instead we'd be hearing things like 'unacceptable' etc. The guy is a classless clown. I don't have a problem with players celebrating but a line was crossed. Simple as.
Well nothing was done about broken glass in Harts goalmouth …so nothing should be done about this
Birmingham 6 were convicted killers…apparently……not everyone convicted is guilty
The celtic fans throwing bottles a the players will they be getting charged for attempted murder…i dont think so. The rangers banner was the truth not racist
If you're got nothing to hide, then there should be no objections to being searched. It happens at airports, else you're no going on holiday
The way you undermine the water incident is ridiculous..this clown could have started a riot..if it was Ibroke and sevco fans getting “skooshed “ there probably would have been a riot
No it won't deter them whatsoever 😂 all they will care about is making money
Deflection
will they only be up to their ankles in fenian blood ,once the new 49ers come in?
panel of boring old tadgers
The weird thing is that this isn't the only Pod where celtic fans speak about the takeover at Rangers.
YEH ITS FUNNY.. JUST LIKE WHEN SCOTT BROWN CELEBRATED IN HIS OWN STADIUM… AND THE FUN LOVING RANGERS FANS CRUSHED THERE OWN DISABLED FANS!!!! YOU ARE A FUCKING JOKE CLOWN SHOW.
THIS SHOW IS A ABSOLUTE FUCKING DISGRACE!!!! LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS AT FUCKING IBROX YAH FUCKING MUPPETS
REMEMBER WHEN THE RANGERS FANS JUMPED ALL OVER THE ROOF OF THE DUGOUTS… REMEMBER WHEN A BOTTLE WAS THROWN AT JOE HART AND HIT THE FKN ROSS BAR.. WAS THATFUCKINGFUNNY
ONLY WHEN ITS DIRTY MASONIC HUNS
CERNY WILL GET A 5 MATCH BAN AND IF HE DOESNT.. HELL MEND IBROX
How does this guy keep this job am no a celtic or rangers supporter but fuk me he is really bad at this
Only one issue bill. Your explanation relies on Magic bullet theory being true and its pretty much a matter of public record that its not
The definition of stupid… Is firstly a professional sports person directly engaging with conflict with the opposition support in there own teams stadium.. In any match.. NEVER MIND THE SECOND BIGGEST TROUBLE CAUSING.. VIOLENCE CAUSING DERBIES IN THE WORLD. Followed up with.. Professional Pundits sitting on a sofa laughing about it a few days later 🙂THE TRUTH WINS
Celtic win when they need to.. They had nothing really to lose Rangers had to win… BYE BYE RANGERS 👋👋👋😂🤣😂🤣😂TREBLE COMING UP LEAGUE WON BY EASTER.. HAIL HAIL…. NO REST FOR THE WICKED 🤗🤗💋💐❤️❤️❤️😂🤣😂🤣😂🙌THAT'S FUNNY
https://youtu.be/RmRRBHNo4ZU?si=NJ-TXxZfb62k-L-U
Will there be any Fast Show Channel 9 antics today, in the studio? Malfunctioning mics, staff crawling over the floor etc?
They are absolutely shitting it.Touchdown Rangers😂