Amid the sea of angst, from some, at Rangers punishment, some perspective is required. Ban any other SPL club from signing players for 12 months and fine them £160k and they will be modesty inconvenienced.
Most clubs only add one or two key players (all going well) to their squad each season and a fine of less than half a percentage point of turnover is hardly punishment at all. Some clubs currently owed money by Rangers could have a de facto ban on transfers as a result – and they’ve done nothing wrong.
For bringing the game into disrepute and breaking a myriad of rules, this is a mild censure.
This only becomes problematic if the club is not paying its bills. Pay your bills, or at the very least, agree a deal with creditors to forgive a portion of debts, and Rangers will be able to retain their current staff and could continue to perform strongly in next season’s Scottish Premier League.
The fantasy that this is a possibility is still being entertained by Duff and Phelps so I see no reason why the rest of us should not point out the inconvenient irony of their position.
The SFA must impose a financial and sporting penalty for bringing the game into disrepute, in this, they have no choice whatsoever. The penalty must be substantial and act as a deterrent against criminal or disreputable elements becoming involved in Scottish football in future. Pay your bills or conjure up the mythical CVA and you’ll cope just fine.
One additional point on the financial penalty. £160k is less than 1% of the debt Sir David Murray was released from when he failed to sufficiently investigate the suitability of Craig Whyte as an owner of Rangers – despite the warnings from others around the Rangers boardroom table.
In light of his failure to take heed of warnings from the then Rangers chairman and his connected financial gain, perhaps Sir David would offer to pay Rangers fine? £18m, David. Don’t tell me that’s enough money to drown out Alastair Johnston’s warning and any feelings of remorse. Paying the fine is the least you owe Rangers fans.
Was it worth it?
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So many songs to fit in on Sunday!
Here’s Where The Story Ends-Sundays
The Final Countdown-Europe
Good riddance-Time Of Your Life-Green Day
Kiss This Thing Goodbye-Del Amitri
The Last Farewell-Roger Whitaker
You Cheated You Lied-Shangri-las
Time To Say Goodbye-Sarah Brightman & Andrea Bocelli
Running On Empty-Jackson Browne
.Reasons To Be Cheerful-Ian Dury & The Blockheads
Only The Strong Survive-Billy Paul
Walking Away-Craig “Whyte” David
Been Caught Stealing-Jane’s Addiction.
It’s All Over Now-Rolling Stones
Eve Of Destruction-Barry McGuire
.Go Now-Moody Blues
Life Is an Adminestrone-10 CC
Parkheadcumsalford- it’s by Engelbert Humperdinck.
‘ Always look on the Bright Side of life’ might just be the thing to raise hillbilly spirits from the Slough of Despond.
Money for nothing by dire straits. Actually anything by dire straits, quite apt really.
ernie lynch on 24 April, 2012 at 13:11 said:
>>>>>
aye……they’re ALL like that.
Saint Stivs on 24 April, 2012 at 12:41 said:
That’s what I heard about McMillan from his co-workers – as they called them at IBM – apparently an OK guy.
BTW when the SFA hit Fergus with a £100K fine as his plane landed on the tarmac at Glasgow Airport press and pundits were as one in applauding this strange justice. Applauder-in-chief was an RS panellist, in fact a be-wigged RS panellist who later took up senior positions with the SFA then RFC. Final clue: he has elderly parents.
Just seen Paul67’s latest tweet……”Craig Whyte. The man who put the quid in liquidation”.
BRILLIANT!!!!
Happy Days
HH
CTTC
We need to sing something that gets to the core of the issue, shows we are not without sympathy and has a subtle dig at the media. Surely I will bag a Pulitzer or an Ivor Novello for this staggering reworking of that solid gold classic by Phoebe off that Friends show.
Smelly Hun, Smelly Hun
What are they feeding you?
Smelly Hun, Smelly Hun
It’s not your fault.
I’ve just listened to Mc Millan on the John Beattie show.
” no one has brought more shame to Scotland than Neil Lennon”.
Indefensible. A scumbag orc of the lowest kind.
End of.
CeltictotheCore- it’s actually a wee gem from ole Bournesouprecipe.
mrob1967 on 24 April, 2012 at 14:01 said:
Great number that – ‘Busted’. And how apposite !
Jelly And Gelato on 24 April, 2012 at 14:32 said:
John Macmillan on Radio Scotland. About 21.45 in
what a dickhead
The Associates. Ice Cream Factory.
Just listened to the John MacMillan call on the John Beattie programme per the link above from Jelly and Gelato. Cheers.
What an odd, orchestrated and disreputable attempt at deflection.
It was though Rangers right enough that put the Fleck in deflection…
Questioning a referee is as bad as:
Big tax case
Small tax case
non payment of moneys due to other clubs
non payment to vendors
Registering players on two contracts and disclosing one.
I blame Catholic schools myself…..
because they never let them in.
greenmaestro on 24 April, 2012 at 13:41 said:
would it be wrong to have teh Nick Cave song Red Right Hand?
it’s never wrong to have a nick cave song.
what about : “Death is not the end” by the very same fella.
Jelly And Gelato
That was great.
when you have that calibre of man representing you then you have got to be a moron.
Hail Hail
Know how that John Mc Kay show has been havin wee snippets abt thems every night? I think they guest should be issued with sick bags cos that guy English was ready for spewin all over the place last night when the news broke.
Emdae got a link for it?
Can anyone re-post bournesouprecipe’s offering? I cannae find it!
Walk Away… Matt Munroe.
McMillan the voice of the Huns just about sums them up and nothing will change their minds.Its all in the gens
bournesouprecipe on 24 April, 2012 at 14:02 said:
Craig Whyte, the man who put the quid in liquidation.
Rieperman
thanks.
Dont take anything to much too heart on here bud it is a virtual forum.
As for rage it is not something I often encounter. It may seem that way to you but be rest assured that perception is only within you. And is lazy label against me.
Hail Hail
bournesouprecipe on 24 April, 2012 at 14:02 said:
Craig Whyte, the man who put the quid in liquidation
Anyone in any doubt about the mutants turning nastier than normal look at the below response to the call for a hun protest march on Saturday:
“im in!!!!!
and it wont be peaceful,
niceness will not provoke the reactions we desire. ”
HH
miki67 on 24 April, 2012 at 14:57 said
pmsl when I read that.
well don Bournes….
play on
Celticsoulbrother now you are just showing off!!! All the best .Hail Hail Hebcelt
Dontbrattbakkinanger – thanks for clarifying!
Bournesouprecipe – thanks for coming up with it! ;-0
HH
CTTC
Origin RM – Robbed from KDS;
Today, 14:43
NorthLondonLoyal
On The Bench
Join Date: 11-11-2008
Posts: 301
An idea for Sunday.
For the game against the schum after 10 minutes we should all just play dead.
Just collapse on the ground and don’t move or speak for the next 80 minutes.
This may seem daft at first but think of the impact of only one set of fans singing. The cameras will swing round and we will all look Dead, the image will haunt the world audience who will then realize that the SFA are trying to kill our club.
I think this will show how terrible the game would be in Scotland without us and have a bigger impact than 40 people going into McDonalds to occupy McDonalds.
I hate what is being done to the club I have supported all my life, it’s the one thing that brings me closer to my two sons an keeps our family so strong.
I am distraught, truly distraught.
hehehe – must be a Timposter.
Evanescence – Going Under
playfusbal4dguilders on 24 April, 2012 at 14:59 said:
>>>>
ta!
Dontbrattbakkinanger on 24 April, 2012 at 14:59 said:
>>>>
and Ta again!
Awe Naw,
Fair ’nuff :)
Song ?
The Carnival is Over.
JudithdurhamCsC
jimmci on 24 April, 2012 at 14:30 said:
”Like StStivs I worked with John Mcmillan for many years and he is a neighbour of mine.
I believe he is an inherently decent bloke despite being an out and our hvn.”
Face facts.
Your neighbour is a bigot.
James Forrest
My 8 key milestones in 2011/12 season are:-
1. 2-1 win at Motherwell to stop the rot
2. winning game in hand 2-1 vs Dunfermline despite the nerves
3. Beating Rennes at home
4. 2-1 home win over Aberdeen when Charlie forced the winner in with POTY determination(other years we draw)
5. Penalty save vs Hearts (previous seasons, that goes in)
6. 2-1 vs Killie on Christmas Eve. Crap game, crucial win pre rangers game as we can go top
7. 1-0 New Year win over rangers(esp as they missed out on a goal)
8. 4-0 vs Hearts away. Performance, score and perceived banana skin fixture is hammer blow to rangers confidence
tomthelennytim
I get the feeling that Tony Watt scoring the third goal on ten minutes will put an end to them right enough.
The huns would be better picking a 8 – 9 year old laddie/lassie who needs to do some extra curricular media work to bolster his hobby and hope off getting a 2 minute summer part in “Why dont you just switch off your television set and go do something less boring instead” to speak out for them.
It´s a bloody shame for them so it is.
And the people on here extracting the urine out of them
Facing them up making them read and write and count and extrapolate thought.
I hope your proud of yourselves !!!!!
Poor wee bears.
Hail Hail
bournesouprecipe….genius! why did no one think of that?… apart from ole CW himself!