Jim Traynor

Last updated

James Traynor (born 27 September 1953) is a Scottish former sports journalist and former Director of Communications at Rangers Football Club. Prior to joining the Glasgow club, Traynor was employed by the Scottish newspaper the Daily Record . [1] He was also presenter of BBC Radio Scotland's football-based phone-in show Your Call. [2]

Traynor was also a pundit on the Superscoreboard show on Radio Clyde for the 2000–2001 season. He also appeared on Scotsport during that season.

In December 2012 he wrote his final article for the Daily Record. [3] Following rumours about a role at Rangers, [4] he took up the position of Director of Communications on 8 December 2012 and resigned on 1 November 2013. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Personal life

For his Daily Record article, titled Secret Fear that Drives Me to Win 10 in a Row, Traynor interviewed the then Rangers chairman Sir David Murray and took particular note at the 'most succulent lamb' that Murray was having, apparently celebrating the food choices of his host. The phrase 'succulent lamb' has since been used by rival fans in Scotland in reference to some journalists writing flattering and uncritical articles about Rangers Football Club in exchange for benefits and priority access to the club's news.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rangers F.C.</span> Association football club in Glasgow, Scotland

Rangers Football Club is a professional football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football. Although not its official name, the club is often referred to as Glasgow Rangers outside Scotland. The fourth-oldest football club in Scotland, Rangers was founded by four teenage boys as they walked through West End Park in March 1872 where they discussed the idea of forming a football club, and played its first match against the now defunct Callander at the Fleshers' Haugh area of Glasgow Green in May of the same year. Rangers' home ground, Ibrox Stadium, designed by stadium architect Archibald Leitch and opened in 1929, is a Category B listed building and the third-largest football stadium in Scotland. The club has always played in royal blue shirts.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scottish Premier League</span> Professional association football league, contested by clubs from Scotland

The Scottish Premier League was the top-level league competition for professional football clubs in Scotland. The league was founded in 1998, when it broke away from the Scottish Football League (SFL). It was abolished in 2013, when the SPL and SFL merged to form the new Scottish Professional Football League, with its top division being known as the Scottish Premiership. A total of 19 clubs competed in the SPL, but only the Old Firm clubs of Glasgow—Celtic and Rangers—won the league championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Old Firm</span> Prominent rivalry in Scottish football between Celtic and Rangers

The Old Firm is the collective name for the Scottish football clubs Celtic and Rangers, which are both based in Glasgow. The two clubs are the most successful and popular in Scotland, and the rivalry between them has become deeply embedded in Scottish culture. It has reflected and contributed to political, social and religious division and sectarianism in Scotland. As a result, matches between them have had an enduring appeal around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ibrox Stadium</span> Football stadium in Glasgow

Ibrox Stadium is a football stadium on the south side of the River Clyde in the Ibrox area of Glasgow, Scotland. The home of Scottish Premiership team Rangers Football Club, Ibrox is the third largest football stadium in Scotland, with an all-seated capacity of 50,987. The stadium was designed by renowned football stadium architect Archibald Leitch, with renovations to the stadium between 1978 and 1981, as well as 1990 and 1991, being designed by The Miller Partnership and Gareth Hutchison respectively.

Robert Williamson is a Scottish football player and manager.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alex McLeish</span> Scottish football manager (born 1959)

Alexander McLeish is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He played as a defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Walter Smith</span> Scottish football player and manager (1948–2021)

Walter Ferguson Smith was a Scottish football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers.

Sir David Edward Murray is a Scottish entrepreneur, businessman and former chairman of the Rangers Football Club.

Ian William Murray is a Scottish football player and coach, who is the manager of Scottish Championship club Raith Rovers.

James Farry served as chief executive of the Scottish Football Association from 1990 to 1999. Farry was forced to leave that post due to a dispute with Celtic over the registration of player Jorge Cadete.

Rangers Football Club, formed in 1872, is the fourth-oldest association football club in Scotland, and the first club in the world to win more than fifty national league titles. It is the second-most successful club in world football in terms of trophies won, behind Egyptian club Al Ahly.

Craig Thomas Whyte is a Scottish businessman best known for his controversial spell as owner of Scottish football club Rangers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Celtic F.C. supporters</span> Group of football supporters

The supporters of Celtic, a Scottish football club, were estimated in 2003 to number around 9 million worldwide. Numerous fan magazines and supporters' websites are dedicated to the club, and there are in excess of 800 supporters' clubs in over 60 countries around the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012–13 in Scottish football</span>

The 2012–13 season was the 116th season of competitive football in Scotland. The season began on 28 July 2012, with the start of the Challenge Cup.

Rangers is a professional football club in Scotland founded in 1872. The club entered financial difficulties during the late 2000s, and the club entered administration in February 2012. It owed substantial amounts to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), who subsequently refused to allow Rangers to exit administration via a company voluntary arrangement (CVA). The Rangers Football Club plc entered liquidation on 31 October 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rangers F.C. supporters</span> Supporters of Rangers F.C., a Scottish association football club

Rangers Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Glasgow.

Rangers is a Scottish football club based in Glasgow and founded in 1872. The club's corporate entity was created in 1899 when The Rangers Football Club Ltd was formed as a privately held company. In 2000, the then chairman and owner David Murray floated the club on the stock market which subsequently converted the private company into a public limited company (PLC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Airdrieonians F.C.</span> Association football club in Airdrie, Scotland

Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in the Scottish Championship. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United Football Club following the liquidation of the original Airdrieonians club, formed in 1878. The club's official name was changed in 2013 with the approval of the Scottish Football Association to the traditional name of Airdrieonians. As with the previous club, this is often colloquially shortened to simply "Airdrie".

The Aberdeen–Rangers rivalry refers to football matches and related activity involving the Scottish football clubs Aberdeen and Rangers.

References

  1. ↑ Flanagan, Chris (16 December 2008). "Strachan unlikely to be tempted by Blackburn Rovers job". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 December 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Smith, Aidan (23 January 2010). "Still game at 69, Brown revels in Motherwell opportunity with Knox". The Scotsman . Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  3. ↑ Traynor, James (3 December 2012). "James Traynor: Why this is my last ever newspaper". Daily Record . Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. ↑ Muirhead, Andrew (4 December 2012). "Exclusive: James Traynor to swap Daily Record for Rangers Football Club".
  5. ↑ "Rangers Appoint James Traynor as new director of communications". STV . 8 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "Rangers Appoint Jim Traynor as PR Supremo". The Herald . 8 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "Rangers: Jim Traynor appointed Ibrox director of communication". BBC Sport . 8 December 2012.
  8. ↑ "Rangers role for former BBC Radio Scotland presenter James Traynor". The Scotsman . 8 December 2012.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.