The BBC report that police in England detained four men in early morning raids in relation to an inquiry into the purchase of Rangers by Craig Whyte (not one of the four) from Sir David Murray. This one has been a slow burner so far and although this is a significant step, there are still many layers to be unpicked. It’s been three years since I heard of what was going on in the dying days of Rangers, this step seemed inevitable, but as the years passed I wondered if anything would happen.
Please remember this is a serious legal proceeding, so act appropriately here and elsewhere online. Failure to do so could prejudice future prosecutions – and we don’t want to do that. No speculation on who is involved and what they may have done.
Why are we reading that the European Commission confirmed Celtic did not benefit from state aid? Good grief, if six of you get together and badgered someone into checking if Ronny Deila is in the Norwegian Red Brigade, would anyone subsequently report this nonsense?
Absurd fantasies being denied is not news, unless you’re analysing the absurd fantasists.
I see there are complaints aimed at Ibrox that they are “giving away the family silver to keep the lights on”.
What kind of fool has silver in the drawer but can’t put money in the meter? Football clubs, like all companies, have to keep the lights on and pay all creditors. If they cannot pay, they are legally obliged to sell assets. Failure to do so will result in the court appointing someone to dispose of those assets for them.
This is where Newco Rangers are now. The utter contempt for financial responsibility which has endured at Ibrox for over two decades, means that no one can afford to cherish whatever silver remains. It is perhaps even more futile to blame major shareholders for not accepting an offer to dilute their control and destroy shareholder value – which is an accurate description of Dave King’s recent approach.
Those shareholders were heralded a short time ago for putting their money where their mouths were when the legions of ‘Rangers men’ kept their hands in their pockets. Offering shareholders a deal which would jeopardise their chances of the financial return they expect was a waste of everyone’s time.
Newco is owned by people who have put tens of millions into it and who are looking for a financial return. Any forward plan has to recognise this reality. With trading conditions are severe as they are, the club will sell-off anything they have to compensate these shareholders and meet obligations to tax and trade creditors. Costs will be cut, and if income subsequently falls, cut again.
Having checked out Burton’s online this morning I think I’ve got Christmas sorted. I really hope we see the Sports Direct ‘flash mob’ protests deployed at another of Britain’s major retailers. They are up there along with State Aid campaigns as a productive use of time and energy by people with unparallelled levels of vision and clarity, who really need more focus more/tone down the hissy fits.
I’ve never been one for patriotism but if you’re off to Celtic Park tonight, remember to sing both anthems in the battle of the Celtic nations. This advice may change on Tuesday. It will be great to see Aiden, Shaun, David, Robbie, Martin and Gordon grace Celtic Park one more time. So many great memories…
You can get copies of Caesar & the Assassin, Billy McNeill and Davie Hay’s accounts of managing Celtic from Jock Stein’s departure until the appointment of Liam Brady, here. We’ve stopped taking orders for signed copies, which will only be available at author events going forward.
A CQN’er (and absolute star) has kindly donated two North Stand tickets to Tuesday’s Scotland-England game on Tuesday. He doesn’t want any money, but asked if I could get something for Mary’s Meals for them. Face value is £60 each. Email me before midnight tonight if you’d like them, celticquicknews@gmail.com
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Magnificentseven
13:37 on 14 November, 2014
Ally is shocked, aw diddums
– Why? Has Greggs stopped their BOGOF on steak bakes?
PEDROCARAVANECHIO67
I hope you and yours finally move into your new gaff over the weekend,mate.
Yer Mum needs a bit of peace and quiet,you know-she’ll miss you all to bits!
I reckon your place will be better than this,raise a glass in my absence at your housewarming.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GZUlaAqWfTs
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Jobo
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The Exiled Tim
I think you are all getting too excited.
Don’t you know that the skullduggery (see what I did there?) was all carried out by the company and not the glorious Raingurrs football club? – two different entities.
In any case, an Edinburgh jury is warming up as we speak.
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Jane Field Street
Which one of the 4 was a bank of Scotland employee?
genuine question
URGENT INFO REQUEST.
My son is over in Glasgow for the game, covering it for TV3.
He has asked where the best place ,pubs, where the Irish fans will be gathered, to do vox pops for the evening news programme.
Any info appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
JOBO.
Put no Scottish blood / no Irish blood me on the dont give a toss who wins list , please !
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FourGreenFields
Arrests…ha, don’t make me laugh
They will be rewarded and lauded for their loyalty with a nice police handshake.
Really…when will the penny drop….they can do what they like.
Because they know….that you old firm fans, only want to see the sevco.
That’s whats happening….no matter what, they can still sell the old firm to gullible fools.
Good luck with that btw.
HH
RICHIE
You should phone yer order in advance.
Who are FF and Hunmedia blaming??
A – Peter Lawwell
B – Glasgow City Council
C – The unseen Fenian hand
D – The Pope
E – Neil Lennon
F – All of the above
LB
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Some musings from a TSFM poster that might be pointers.
Tailothebank says:
November 14, 2014 at 1:27 pm
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Looks BDO playing a blinder!
1 if it is the original transaction they are talking about that is illegal all assets need to be repatriated to OLDCO IL and their creditors surely?
2 If so IPO was thus a complete fraud…more arrests to come methinks big time on that one and the earlier SEVCO switcheroo
3 Just like all those years ago when Erlichman and Haldeman. were indicted then Nixon was done for …how can Murray survive if Grier goes down?.Weren’t they tied at the hip on this transaction?
4 Ashley ?..what a Stench under that bonnet..exit Dodge?
5 Time for a brand new club.? Come out come out whatever you are the standby list of Blue Knights..and DK?…to The point highlighted a few weeks ago…something big was about to break on a Newco front …well maybe here it is!
thomthethim for Oscar OK
Brazen might be a decent start.
Tartan Army have a party organised pre game in the Barrowlands.
They may take over most Gallowgate pubs.
Maybe someone in the area will know better.
LB
Lovely sentiment Paul re anthems, and the tone of this evenings game.
It really does feel like a celebration made for us Celtic fans. So many participants have contributed a lot, or a little, to our cause. Almost all have found a wee spot in our hearts somewhere.
I also expect the fans to be brilliant, and show up the small minded and hateful most often associated with England and Rangers, but sometimes found in our own midst.
Now the calls by certain people recently to parachute the big clubs back into the top flight start to make sense.
Looks admin at least for Sevco and possibly liquidation.
Ashley holds all the cards. He draws out now it’s game over.
LB
OK I’ll stop doctoring the list but at least let me vote.
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thomthethim for Oscar OK
I have just passed the Wetherspoons on Argyle Street across from the Radisson and it is pretty decked out with plenty people in Green
LOve
PAUL67
Apologies for not reading your leader,oh leader,earlier. Gotta bit carried away wi beating BOGNORBHOY to the punch.
Surprised that it has been rarely commented on. It’s one of your best. Forthright,pointing out the truth.
And pointing out the likely future too.
I like it. Seems you suggest that chickens are coming home to roost,or summat.
Or,as has been said elsewhere,play the long game.
thomthethim for Oscar OK
Seen this on twitter
https://twitter.com/pmacgiollabhain
They will stagger on….until their much loved old firm game comes along.
Where their coffers will be filled by gullible fools, who need their fix of vile bigotry.
They need their old firm brand to survive, helped by people they hate most in the world…ironic eh.
FFS
HH
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Flip
it was an advert for @malones
thomthethim
O’Neill’s in Merchant City should be a safe bet.
Is it a coincidence that every story about the corruption
over at ibrokes always breaks on the day of a big fitba
game……….if it isn’t then the institution that was Rangers
and is Sevco is still being protected.
theywillbebacksoonCSC.
Text from my nephew, who is a Tim as well as a big Ireland fan. He has arrived in the Barrowlands and is ready for a session.
thomthethim for Oscar OK
14:03 on
14 November, 2014
URGENT INFO REQUEST.
My son is over in Glasgow for the game, covering it for TV3.
He has asked where the best place ,pubs, where the Irish fans will be gathered, to do vox pops for the evening news programme.
Any info appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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TTT,
Bar 67 & The Phoenix, music on all day (apart from the match).
Hello bhoys. Is the Blane Valley meet private or open to all cqners? Brb in Tennents bar.
Zombies Fact 1690:
Zombies have no sense of humour.
Zombies Fact 7.1
Zombies are provoked by T-shirts that they do not like. Green T-shirts or T-shirts with any kind of factual statement about Zombies are a particular provocation.
Looking forward to a craicing game tonight. Up the Republic!!!
EAST KILBRIDE
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For one reason and another I find myself doing some research about EK-reading a book just now “Old East Kilbride”published by Stenlake publishing -page 21 has a picture of Main Street the heading underneath reads as follows
“Opposite the school portals and adjacent to the Torrance Hotel was a small brewery.19th century life in the village was awash with sleaze.Around 1840 a total of 19 pubs and inns served a parish population of 3600 much to the dismay of the minister,while earlier that century the village had four brothels ‘serving’ a population of 500!”
No wonder so many of you are up there!:) hh
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Has Mike Ashley put the kybosh on Burton’s t shirt because his company is releasing a matching kaghoul?
Swung by Burtons Buchanan street. Nae joy :-(
btw Alba = Scotland
Good evening fae Dubai bhoys.
Biz travel stopped me getting on the blog this week so not sure what everyone else is thinking about tonite’s game.
Wife and I out for the game tonight. Both second generation Irish born n’ bred in Lanarkshire.
dilemma on Irish pub v scottish pub tonite……but first boo for McGeady combined with my libation makes it a no brainer. Irish pub it is…..with a wee 51% of me rootin’ for Scotland.
enjoy wherever you are. Hail Hail.
A Bun on Twitter telling them to Bhoycott Buttons
Belter
Bloody Hell Johann and all Jobo tells us about is the bloody weather.