On a special edition of the Warm-Up, Gordon Duncan and Steven Naismith meet investment banker Les Allan, who has been pivotal in bringing the interested parties to the table as Andrew Cavanagh and 49ers Enterprises look to takeover Rangers.
Les explains why not only Rangers fans, but Scottish football fans should be excited, what it will mean for the Glasgow side and what it is about Scottish football that is making it such an appealing prospect just now.
Les also gives us an insight into Hibernian shareholder and Bournemouth owner Bill Foley and his meticulous approach to football.
00:30 – Introduction and Les’ role in the takeover.
03:40 – How to identify clubs?
05:09 – What can Rangers fans expect?
06:54 – Did the stature of Rangers factor in?
07:55 – What is attractive in Scottish football for investors?
10:16 – Is football a good investment?
12:55 – Will the 49ers bring a bit of star-dust?
14:40 – Bringing Bill Foley to Hibernian
17:26 – How do you deal with the variables of football?
19:21 – Should Rangers fans be excited?
21:18 – Will Les be investing in a club himself?
23:57 – Will Rangers surpass Bournemouth?
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20 Comments
Rangers fans – what excites you most about the San Francisco 49ers takevover?
Rangers were looking for a sugar daddy and even sugar daddies expect something in return , American business people have no loyalties except to their bottom line , don’t expect a devout Irish American to buy into the staunch ethos 😂
Good for Rangers mebbe but of no interest or benefit to Scottish football in general
Just came across this channel as a Rangers fan. Really good content and for a change to the Scottish press intelligent questions from both. Also Les Allan's insight to the behind the scenes was really interesting.
Interesting watch. Is it just me that feels content like this is jumping the gun a little though? The deal is not done yet.
Big dermot Desmond couldn’t buy the 49ers owners shoes 😅
Big dermot Desmond couldn’t buy the 49ers owners shoes 😅
Why would.a $6 billion or some say $9 billion enterprise take over a small defunct new debt ridden club as yous claim? If this goes through it will end a 15 year conspiracy theory designed by yous.
They saw the sleeping giants,world wide famous Glasgow Rangers 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸
Selik fans said it was impossible though🤣🤣🤣🧼🧼🧼🧼 Brilliant, right up them🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
Rangers have been working at a deficit the past 13 years with investors fighting in and out of court with the club due to underperforming shares, current ones eager to sell their shares at the Drop of a hat.
Rangers today aren't worth the hassle it looks like since 2012.
A Defunct club with little profit to be made. I think the headache is only getting passed onto a set of nieve American investors and they'll just be another mike ashley, charles green and the rest, dealing with a non profit organisation, in and out of court trying to redeem back what they can.
6 million all in to be made in scottish domestic football IF you win the treble, 13 million to be made IF you win the europa league, a defunct transfer model, second place finishes most seasons in a mediocre league only earning you 2 million per season. Whilst trying to compete with a club 100 million+ the better. The struggle will continue. Celtic are lightyears ahead of any team in Scotland and its not going to change.
Many Congratulations again Jnr🎉 to You and your Wife and little girl on the Birth of your Baby Boy 🎉
Hope it's not another green and /or white hope there's someone called gold that would be amazing
Rangers fan, absolutely love Gordon Duncan and Naisy – and whilst they did their best to get good content out of this guy, he effectively answered with cliche or bland responses and often didn't answer the question. In all honesty, he made this more of a subtle plug of himself. Wanted more from this guy but maybe he didn't have the knowledge to give.
The comments 😂.. They celebrate anything. Except trophies obviously 😭😭😭
WHY IS THERE TARRIERS ON THIS PAGE 😂😂 OBSESSED FREAKS ONLY ONE SHOW IN TOWN AND THATS THE GLASGOW RANGERS YEEEEHA 🇬🇧🇬🇧
When was the last time the 49’ers won something? As a Rangers fan, I’m curious, what takes priority. Trophies or revenues?
Wow finally Rangers will be owned by a Catholic company. San Francisco ( Saint Francis) 49rs. Womef by the Debartoli family ,Italian Catholics. Amazing
Having Catholic owners at rangers can only be a good thing. It will help to bring their fans out the dark ages and make them more human. They might need to think up some new songs though as half their song book will get banned by the new owners.
I'm excited about this potential takeover, no matter what our rival fans say, Rangers are a huge club with a world wide fan base.