BigD'sGingerLorry Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Front and back page, it seems. Cant wait to read it and see the reaction of the Ipox faithful. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrestersKtid Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 If he’s slating them then is there an issue? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Ooft. They'll be absolutely seething about this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 (edited) Kris Boyd has accused Rangers of trying to unsettle Scottish Premiership rivals with derisory bids for players — and vowed Kilmarnock won’t be ‘bullied’ into parting with Jordan Jones on the cheap. The Ibrox club saw an undisclosed bid for Jones kicked out by the Rugby Park outfit on Monday, with boss Steve Clarke insisting the level of the offer was an insult to his Northern Ireland international attacker. Sportsmail understands the Ayrshire club are looking for £1million for the former Middlesbrough winger. Last summer Rangers failed in a bid for Aberdeen midfielder Kenny McLean and did not meet Hearts’ valuation of winger Jamie Walker. The Ibrox club also made an enquiry for Hamilton Accies midfielder Greg Docherty last week — although they have yet to follow that up with a concrete offer. Boyd signed an extension on Monday to stay at Kilmarnock until the end of next season as he was named Ladbrokes Premiership Player of the Month for December. ‘There’s a common theme the whole time,’ said the 34-year-old striker. ‘There’s one club unsettling everybody. If they want players then pay the money and come and take them! ‘Jamie Walker was the exact same. There’s a list — we could go on and on. ‘Calls have been made and nothing has been backed up. ‘It’s easy to unsettle players now. But we all know how football works. If you want something, you go and get it. ‘If a deal has been agreed and Jordan is happy with it, then go and pay the price to the football club. ‘When Kilmarnock were struggling for money in the last few years there may have been players they got rid of (for cheap). ‘But Kilmarnock are not in a position to be bullied any more. ‘We are not stupid — there will come a day when Jordan Jones leaves this club. ‘But the value has to be met and he has been performing at a higher level than the value of the bid. ‘Jordan could be the difference between us finishing in the bottom or top six. ‘And we are not talking about a Kilmarnock youngster. We are talking about a Northern Ireland internationalist. ‘Why would the club sell someone for way lower than they need to when he has a year left on his contract? ‘There will be a some crazy figures bandied about but every club has a price they would accept for a player — and until that’s matched he won’t be going anywhere. ‘So if Rangers want him they will need to pay the money.’ Clarke also believes Jones should feel slighted at such a derisory offer. ‘The bid was far too low so the club has immediately turned it down,’ said the Killie boss as he was named Manager of the Month. ‘If I was the player I would be a little bit upset that the bid was so low. ‘We are obviously not under pressure to sell because we turned the bid down. The offer was nowhere near where we would rate someone of Jordan’s ability. ‘The offer did not really get off the ground.’ Steven Naismith has also been linked with an Ibrox return as well as a move to Kilmarnock and Hearts. He said: ‘I’d love to have a player of Steven’s ability coming to the club and so would the fans. ‘But I’ve got to be honest and say that would be very difficult for us to do.’ Boyd, meanwhile, revealed that boss Clarke talked him out of hanging up his boots earlier this season. The veteran sought out his new manager when Clarke replaced Lee McCulloch back in October and told the 54-year-old that he feared his playing days were numbered. But Clarke assured the Killie legend he could train at his own pace and convinced him to play on at least until January. And having scored six goals in six games across a December to remember, the rejuvenated striker is now the second top scorer in the Premiership just one behind Rangers forward Alfredo Morelos and has signed a new deal to keep him at Rugby Park until summer 2019. ‘I did feel as if I was coming to the end. Being honest, I felt I was more or less done,’ nodded Boyd. ‘When things change in a football work environment you see a lot of people running about again and trying to impress a new manager. ‘I have seen that so many times in my career and I couldn’t face people who had been under-performing suddenly running about all over the place and clattering into the back of you. ‘But from our first conversation the manager was able to convince me to stay. I told him I felt my body was sore. ‘But the manager said I wouldn’t be doing long sessions, which would be strenuous on the body. ‘He asked me to give him until January and, hopefully, I have repaid that. For me, it’s been the best decision ever. I am enjoying my football. ‘Since the manager came in I have started almost every game. It is great to have someone who backs you and wants you. ‘The manager now wants me to be that No 9 striker who gets in the box.’ Boyd laughed as he added: ‘The days of me pressing the game higher up the pitch are gone. To be honest, they might never have been there in the in the first place.' (Daily Mail) Edited January 15, 2018 by skygod 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueKillie Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 A good read! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Oz Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Brilliant! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangodog Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Surprised and pleased to read that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aumgn Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Reading "Boyd in papers talking about Rangers" and ending the article with a massive smile on my face is class. Being a Killie fan is amazing right now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 They're going into meltdown mode!!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souleycouley93 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 f**king outstanding article by Kris Boyd . Fair play . Called them out totally and it’s absolutely true . Get it up you Rangers we won’t be bullied with your s**te offers and deluded fans . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Oz Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 hour ago, Bullitt said: They're going into meltdown mode!!! We should look at our last accounts.......are these guys for real, seriously what planet are they from??? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souleycouley93 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 The thing is if anyone should be looking at their accounts it’s them . They think cause rangers want them and put in a 125k bid plus add ons such as you’ll get your other money if we don’t liquidate by June . They are paying no money on two of the three loan deals they got to appease their knuckle dragging support . Then convincing them they will be able to permanently sign in summer when most of them are Bosmans. Totally skint . Good to see us and Hearts and Aberdeen to tell them to pay up or get to . Hope Jordan moves for what we value him at close to a million . Accepting anything less from them when you know they aren’t good for it long term is a thing killie of past would do . Clarke laughed it off in the press and is now a pape/ tarrier and has his own personal agenda against rangers according to them . Got folk like Jim 56 from Airdrie tweeting JJ saying No surrender come to the teddy bears you’ve always supported us . Stay strong killie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Rusty Oz said: We should look at our last accounts.......are these guys for real, seriously what planet are they from??? I had a wee look online. On the day we posted around £1m profit they posted almost £8m in losses. The season previously we did post a modest £70k loss... but again, £70k vs £7.5m for them really doesn't need an accountant to know which business is currently more viable. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTIDanny85 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Fair play to Boyd! Good to hear someone in the media say how it is for a change. Rangers also bid £300K for Hamiltons Docherty which Hamilton threw out as they value him at £600K. They are a vile, pathetic excuse of a club. Absolute dispise everything about them. Wonder how Jones is taking all this? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby_Doo Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Souleycouley93 said: Got folk like Jim 56 from Airdrie tweeting JJ saying No surrender come to the teddy bears you’ve always supported us . I'm a little surprised at that. I'd have thought Traynor would have been more discreet than that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Y Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 I'm loving this Clarke/Boyd Killie love-in! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prahakillie Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 ‘Calls have been made and nothing has been backed up. ‘It’s easy to unsettle players now. But we all know how football works. If you want something, you go and get it. ‘If a deal has been agreed and Jordan is happy with it, then go and pay the price to the football club. Isn't that tapping up? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 27 minutes ago, Prahakillie said: ‘Calls have been made and nothing has been backed up. ‘It’s easy to unsettle players now. But we all know how football works. If you want something, you go and get it. ‘If a deal has been agreed and Jordan is happy with it, then go and pay the price to the football club. Isn't that tapping up? Unless he was given permission 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historyman Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Bit of a contradictory reaction from fans here. Previously the general consensus seemed to be that Boyd shouldn't talk about other teams in the media and should concentrate on his job as a player with Killie. With regard to the Sevco fans' reactions the guy who says that there isn't a going rate but valuations and bids until an agreement (or otherwise) is spot on. However, the guy quoting the £70k loss and the liabilities on the accounts has already won the 'Scottish Football Lack of Self-Awareness Award' for 2018 and its only the middle of January. It's guys like him that make me have no sympathy whatsoever for them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piffer Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 So did the board and accountants lie to us at the AGM? I’m confused. How can a fan of another club know more than we do. Fair play to Boyd for calling them out. They’ve got away with this crap for too long and we have a structure at the club now who will stand against it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skygod Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 (edited) Jones wouldn’t have been given permission unless the clubs had agreed a fee, surely? More likely that his agent might have been talking to them on the quiet. As Boyd says, we all know how football works... Edited January 16, 2018 by skygod -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 9 hours ago, BigD'sGingerLorry said: Front and back page, it seems. Cant wait to read it and see the reaction of the Ipox faithful. Ha, this kind of talking about Rangers I like! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 6 hours ago, Rusty Oz said: We should look at our last accounts.......are these guys for real, seriously what planet are they from??? Aye, a million pound profit is to frowned upon!! Brain donors! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 13 minutes ago, historyman said: Bit of a contradictory reaction from fans here. Previously the general consensus seemed to be that Boyd shouldn't talk about other teams in the media and should concentrate on his job as a player with Killie. With regard to the Sevco fans' reactions the guy who says that there isn't a going rate but valuations and bids until an agreement (or otherwise) is spot on. However, the guy quoting the £70k loss and the liabilities on the accounts has already won the 'Scottish Football Lack of Self-Awareness Award' for 2018 and its only the middle of January. It's guys like him that make me have no sympathy whatsoever for them. He's backing the club that employs him, same as Clarke. Nothing wrong with that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scouser2 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, skygod said: Jones wouldn’t have been given permission unless the clubs had agreed a fee, surely? More likely that his agent might have been talking to them on the quiet. As Boyd says, we all know how football works... would think this has been done few weeks back one way or another via some sort of 3rd party----- but hard to be proven good to see the board take a stance -- who knows under certain previous Director / Board the club would have taken the first offer from that club 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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