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All info taken from Rangers Website,, ask my brother if im a liar eh Jim
Fair enough , the team play scintillating footbal, the fans are a credit to the club,and to Scottish football, and the restaurant/VIP facilities are a shining example to eateries everywhere.
Hope you sleep better now .
Ps " food operation of our size " it lies deep with you chapRangers at bottom of hygiene league
who would eat here 5 star my ass
SIR Sean Connery is among a host of celebrities who have enjoyed VIP hospitality over the years at the home of Glasgow Rangers.
But 007, not to mention thousands of paying fans, would doubtless be more than a little shaken and stirred to learn that the club was shown the yellow card by food hygiene officials.Scotland on Sunday can reveal that public health inspectors found beetles and flies in kitchens at Ibrox Stadium.
The discovery of insects in cooking and food storage areas was one of a catalogue of hygiene breaches unearthed in an inspection, which took place 18 months ago but has only now been made public.
Rangers said last night they had fixed the problem completely within three weeks of the report.
One kitchen, which was infested with sewage flies, was adjacent to the club’s prestigious Thornton Suite, which hosts champagne receptions and five-course meals.
Well-heeled VIP fans spend up to £5,460 a season to reserve a table in the executive hospitality area next to the manager’s office.
Rotting food and a bucket of stagnant water were also discovered in meal preparation areas. The inspectors reported:
• Dermestes beetles in a Members’ Lounge kitchen store;
• Filter flies in both the Thornton Suite and Argyle Suite kitchens;
• "Putrefying food matter" in the Members’ Lounge kitchen store;
• A bucket of dirty water in the Members’ Lounge kitchen;
• Condensation from the ceiling dripping onto food in the walk-in freezer in the main kitchen;
• Defective dishwashers, filthy ventilation grilles and grease filters, out-of-date marmalade, loose ceiling panels, uncovered ice cream, sugar and flour being stored, broken plasterwork and flaking paint in the chairman’s kitchen.
The report also ordered the club to remove a disused and obsolete fish fridge from the main kitchen, to subject other food preparation areas to a "deep clean before use" and to repair missing grouting from kitchen floor tiles.
It also demanded that the populations of flies and beetles be eradicated and states: "It is recommended that access to the kitchens be limited to food handlers only."
The results of the inspection have been put into the public domain by the Environmental Protection Services department of Glasgow City Council.
Corporate hospitality is a huge money-spinner for the SPL leaders.
Rangers operates a host of restaurants, bars, lounges and executive boxes in the stadium, with prices ranging from £90 for a match-day table in the Symon Lounge to more than £5,400 for a season-long package at the plush Thornton Suite and Club Deck Boxes.
The club’s portfolio describes its hospitality facilities as "unbeatable". It states: "Ibrox hospitality is about more than just watching football in style. Visits from Rangers legends and current first-team players are part of the experience, plus tours of the famous Trophy Room."
The blue-carpeted Thornton Suite, where flies were found in the kitchen, is billed as the ultimate in match-day luxury. "The Suite symbolises the heritage that has made Rangers one of the most celebrated clubs in the world. Surrounded by some of Ibrox’s most famous rooms, guests experience first-hand the unique atmosphere.
"Guests enter via the main door, exclusive to VIPs and players, and proceed via the marble staircase to a champagne reception before enjoying a five-course meal in luxurious surroundings."
The club boasts that the Members’ Lounge, where beetles and rotting food were found in the kitchen and in a store, "will make an impression on any guest".
Sir Sean, perhaps the best-known Rangers fan and a close friend of club chairman David Murray, has received VIP hospitality at Ibrox on several occasions. Comedian Andy Cameron and current Rangers assistant manager Ally McCoist have hosted match-day receptions for fans at the stadium.
According to one council pest control expert, Dermestes, or larder, beetles – which are black or brown and can grow to a third of an inch long and live for a year – cause considerable problems in kitchens.
He said: "They feed on almost any material that is rich in protein and attack meats, cheese, fish and dried foods."
Makes you proud Eh??
Personally , I thought she wouldn’t have a leg to stand on. Sorry. Although I heard from a friend last night who said that part of the settlement means that sir PMC has to give her his plane, but that a Ladyshave will do for the other leg.
Had a punt at 2/1 I see he’s 7/4 at the moment. The same guy gave 3 horses at the weekend and they all won. When he called this morning he gave the number 1 horse in the same race and then called back with this correction ,I just thought it was a bit odd. Thanks again
A man arrives home one night, only to find that it he has forgotten his wifes’ birthday. She takes it very bad of course and after a massive row she storms to bed finishing with ,"When I get up tomorrow morning there had better be a large box with a bow on top sitting in the driveway, and inside it, something that goes from 0 – 200 in less than 6 seconds".
She arises next morning of course to find husband already away to work, but is amazed when she looks out the window and sees exactly what she had demanded. Full of excitement she dashes outside ,tears open the box and finds….. wait for it………..a set of bathroom scales!!Divorce I think
Little Johnny is excited because the circus has come to town and his mum has got front row tickets for him. Finally the evening comes and Little Johnny and his mum go off to the big top. Little Johnny sits there and enjoys the lions and the tigers and the jugglers and the trapeze artists,and finally out comes little Johnnys favourites, the clowns.
Johnny is loving the clowns and their humorous japes until one of the clowns comes up to him and says ‘Little boy are you the front end of an ass?’
‘No,’ replies little Johnny.
‘Are you the rear end of an ass?’
‘No,’ replies little Johnny again.
‘In that case,’ says the clown, ‘you must be no end of an ass.’
Little Johnny is distraught and he runs out of the circus and all the way home in tears. When his mum catches up with him she says, ‘Little Johnny don’t worry, your Uncle Marvo, the master of lightning wit, backchat and repartee, is coming to stay tomorrow. We will take him to the circus and he will sort that nasty clown out.’ At this news little Johnny cheers up and looks forward to the next night.
The next night comes and, sure enough, Uncle Marvo, the master of lightning wit, backchat and repartee arrives and the three of them set off for the circus. When they get there Little Johnny, his mum and Uncle Marvo, the master of lightning wit, backchat and repartee, sit down and enjoy the lions, the tigers, the jugglers and the trapeze artists, and then out come the clowns.
Again Little Johnny is enjoying their antics and yet again one of the clowns comes up to him and says,
‘Little boy are you the front end of an ass?’
Quick as a flash, Uncle Marvo, the master of lightning wit, backchat and repartee jumps up and shouts at the very top of his voice . . .
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…‘**** off you Red nosed ****!’
Fishing ,as with everything else in Ireland has been hijacked ,and the prices inflated so that the celtic tiger can devour as many dollars as possible.Although Im from Donegal I would reccommend looking at the North perhaps, plenty of high quality coarse and game fishin and you wont be extorted. Its only a matter of time before we price ourselves out of the tourism market in the republic and as services are mainly dominated by migrant workers(not a gripe but i do believe in reinvesting in your own people) I offer Northern Ireland as a lower cost/equi-personable alternative.
I have some info on the angling up north if you likeDisgraceful! Aidan O Brien strikes again. Fallon has to go and that knacker heffernan too.I could not believe what I was watching and had backed Magna too.I should know better at this stage as it is a regular feature at ballydoyle (I never really forgave AOB for Istabraqs 4th CH) .Decent people shafted again so the big noises get paid.
All property is Despotism
Thanks for that happy really enjoyed it ,although my wife gave birth to our first child right in the middle !! A meagre excuse for the tipping performance Thanks
