Advertising Standards Authority step into Scottish football

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I hear the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) have written to complainants confirming they are investigating adverts run by Rangers International Football Club plc, in which they claim to be Scotland’s most successful football club.  You and I know that’s not the case, Celtic are Scotland’s most successful football club, followed at a distance by Aberdeen, Dundee United, Hearts, Hibs, Queens Park, Motherwell, Kilmarnock……. and ultimately East Fife.

The confusion has perhaps arisen following the demise of The Rangers Football Club plc, who laid claim to 54 Scottish titles before their failure to pay creditors ultimately led to liquidation.  Rangers International Football Club plc have traded for less than a year and would be pushed to justify their claim in the face of Celtic’s magnificent domestic and European history.  They cannot, of course, claim to be a now liquidated company.

The Advertising Standards Authority will write to both the advertiser and advert broadcaster asking them to submit evidence in support of their claim.  The ASA will then send a recommendation to the ASA Council for adjudication.

In the event the advertiser accepts the complaint and agrees to change future advertising claims the ASA will write to complainers to confirm the matter has been resolved.

Celtic’s claim is simple, we are the champions of Scotland, winners of more leagues and cups than anyone else still kicking a ball in Britain, Northern Europe’s first European Champions and we observe all football, tax and civil laws.
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  1. Auldheid

     

     

    17:53

     

     

    You’re right, but the added irony is that Sevco people, the ones with a vested interest, need numpties to keep shouting that Sevco are Rangers and need to keep gasping in horror when anyone has the temerity to say in public that the new club is a new club.

     

     

    If everyone just kept quiet, more and more Rangers fans would drift away and give up on Sevco.

  2. hammytim

     

     

    15:50 on

     

    28 March, 2013

     

     

    I am able to ignore them and their antics during the course of a game and therefore able to focus my attention what’s happening on the park. Does that preclude me from making comment of them on sevecowatch. I have been able to follow Celtic for 48years without having to resort to the adulation of a group of youths to enhance my enjoyment.

     

    With regards Celtic ‘establishing’area 111.It’s my opinion that privately the custodians of the club now deeply regret allowing a group of so called supporters to populate a designated area .

  3. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/

     

     

    18:10

     

     

    He wanted to be. The devil’s advocate recognised they were meant to be together.

  4. The most the ASA can do is stop them suggesting anything about them having more than 1yr of history.

  5. Headtheball

     

    13:04 on

     

    28 March, 2013

     

    SFA – fail

     

    SPL -fail

     

    Hodge – fail

     

    LNS – fail

     

    UEFA – fail

     

    HMRC- fail

     

    MSM – fail

     

     

    We’re scraping the barrel if we are now depending on the advertising standards agency to tell it like it is.

     

     

    Headtheball

     

     

    Al Capone got done for tax evasion! :-) Keep the faith!

  6. We all need to keep telling the truth in the face of the Sevco charade? What’s the alternative?

     

     

    When we tell the truth, we are denounced as bampots. When creditors of Rangers get time on the radio to tell the truth and bodies like the ASA get involved, it’s far harder to dodge the important points we are making.

  7. !!Bada Bing!! on

    March 2013-topic on SSB-An Irish Catholic “possibly” signing for the huns,”the fabric of Scottish society” Salmond.

  8. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on

    Tiny Tim

     

     

    The guy was good btw. Said he wanted D J but went in great detail abt the money he’s owed and didnt take to kindly to fat jaws shouting 140 history a few times. I think he said he will come back again to confront fatso 5 jobs!!

     

     

    Big useless piece of —–e

  9. One month on from Lord Nimmo-Smith and we are still waiting for any sort of reaction from Neil Doncaster.

     

     

    Not that he has just been avoiding the issue. He has plenty of higher-priority things to attend to. This is just one of the recent press releases from the SPL.

     

     

     

     

    Tuesday, March 26, 2013

     

    SPL PARTNER WEATHERSEAL LAUNCHES BIGGEST EVER FREE CHARITY RAFFLE FOR JAM!

  10. emusanorphan

     

     

    He did, but the newco huns have nothing to do with anything that hector might do, unless they do a Craig Whyte, canny see that mind you.

     

     

    HH

  11. emusanorphan

     

     

    I will keep the faith but I’m growing weary. It looks as if the big lie has become the truth.

     

     

    Teflon FC

  12. !!Bada Bing!!

     

     

     

    17:35 on 28 March, 2013

     

     

     

    Jon Daly says he would sign for Sevco……

     

     

     

    *West Brit

  13. Daly must be a very ambitious player hoping to sign for a Third division club. Perhaps his dream is to play on every pitch in Scotland and one in England!

  14. CQN joins FAC demo 6/4

     

     

    Just copy add your name and repost if you are joining us.

     

     

    Doc

     

    Jinky

     

    BT

     

    Johann Murdoch

     

    cowiebhoy

     

    mighty tim

     

    WDH (For WDH Only: join us at George Square then jump taxi)

     

    TenMenWonTheLeague

     

    Catman

     

    FourGreenFields

     

    Murdochauldandhay

     

    MWD

     

    Troon Tim

     

    daviebhoy1965

     

    Eurochamps67

     

    Richie

     

    Vmhan

     

    Neganon

     

    Palacio67

     

    sipsini

     

    rebelbhoy 72

     

    Frae

  15. John Daly says. “I’ve got a lot of time for Ally. He’s a good manager, …”

     

     

    =========

     

     

    Huh?

  16. Mickybhoy1888

     

     

    They regret what….a group that you claimed they did not even recognise?

  17. jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/

     

     

    18:57 on 28 March, 2013

     

     

    ‘Emdae got a prob with Reporting Scotland on BB1??’

     

     

    ###

     

     

     

    Scab.

  18. Platini saying that goal line technology is “too expensive at £46m” for the Champions League. How much money does UEFA make from this competition?

     

     

    He also says he is sticking with the goal line assistants as they have been a good idea.

     

     

    You couldn’t make this stuff up.

     

     

    Platini is as big a muppet as Sepp Blatter.

  19. CQN joins FAC demo 6/4

     

     

    Just copy add your name and repost if you are joining us.

     

     

    Doc

     

    Jinky

     

    BT

     

    Johann Murdoch

     

    cowiebhoy

     

    mighty tim

     

    WDH (For WDH Only: join us at George Square then jump taxi)

     

    TenMenWonTheLeague

     

    Catman

     

    FourGreenFields

     

    Murdochauldandhay

     

    MWD

     

    Troon Tim

     

    daviebhoy1965

     

    Eurochamps67

     

    Richie

     

    Vmhan

     

    Neganon

     

    Palacio67

     

    sipsini

     

    rebelbhoy 72

     

    mic1888

  20. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    If you think about it, the only live and kicking legitimate target for a Celtic shareholder (or group thereof) to pursue for fiscal damages is the SFA.

     

     

    As Auldheid keeps reminding us (thankfully), Rangers should not have been granted a UEFA license for at least one season.

     

     

    Dont know if anybody is up for it?..

  21. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    On revisiting the selective average age posting earlier, it occurs to me that Tony Watts average age was only 9 when he scored the winner against Barcelona.

     

     

    thinkaboutitcsc

  22. Jude.

     

     

    Just listened to the call.

     

    The man was very calm and articulate.

     

     

    I wish that he had been able to make his point directly to BFDJ.

     

     

    He would have shown him up for what he is.

     

     

    TT

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