Did Dave King honestly say there would be a “forensic investigation” before newco, under his control, would repay Mike Ashley’s £10m loan? This, before the second tranche of the loan, which the club will need to meet payroll, is paid, and while Ashley could acquire an array of property and IP assets by simply not transferring the money when expected.
Unnecessarily provoking the source of short-term finance your club is dependent on is a bizarre tactic.
If it is indeed “the end” for the current newco board, as King promises, said board have a matter of weeks to secure whatever assets they can for those who have previously invested in the club and provided loans.
The crux of King’s comments are reported as:
“Would we pay [Ashley] immediately, I don’t think so no. We would complete a forensic investigation.
“If David Somers’ indication is correct that there has been some malfeasance then it is possible that the club would have a claim then I would attach the money and make a claim.
“If any individuals behaved improperly then it is important that they are held accountable.”
There’s a scene in Pulp Fiction when an unfortunate predator, “Z”, is informed that some African Americans are about to “Get medieval on his ass”. We don’t get to see what this means but stay tuned, between now and the EGM, Mike Ashley might just provide a demonstration of what Tarantino had in mind.
Remember, Ashley is not at Ibrox because he fancies being the next David Murray. He is not interested in the godforsaken world of having to run a football club in Glasgow, he’s happy to allow others to carry this burden.
He may well allow King to ‘win’ the EGM, but the spoils of victory will be very much on his terms. Trying hard not to imagine Paul Murray in a leather mask now.
Today is World Cancer Day. This disease has taken too many from the blog already, not to mention millions across the globe. There is a lot of good news, though. Progress is being made, but many in the developing world need access to simple preventative treatments, methodologies and information.
The preventative message still needs to get through to a great many in the developing world, before it’s too late. Here’s a video outlining where the battle is at the moment:
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bournesouprecipe
It’s a disgrace but so is everything else associated with them. There will never be a sanction taken against them. Deaf ears and blind eyes will be turned while every minor indiscretion by our side will be blown up out of all proportion. I believe it will always be so.
I’ll bet Sherrifs all over Scotland are soooo looking forward to dealing with the first spate of ‘Hun Monkey’ cases…
Hun supervillain GLISHAMAR (‘glib and shameless liar’ – see what I did there?) can’t help poking big Mike with his poisoned staff.
Unfortunately for Glishamar, big Mike does not care one Donald Duck for their petty concerns over a shitey wee sports club for demented fuds. Big Mike will get the Big Stick out soon and start administerin’ some whuppins.
We’ll see him sat outside Mordor astride the Harley chopper with the South African number plates being interviewed by terrified SMSM jokers;
‘Who’s is the bike, Mr.Ashley?’
‘Zed’s’.
‘Where’s Zed?’
‘Zed’s dead.’
FAVOURITE UNCLE
16:55 on 4 February, 2015
“The Irish immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were often caricatured as Monkeys in the press of the day due to their hairy, unkepped appearance and unruly ways. I think the slang term hairyback may also date back to this time.
And they all worked at Harland and Wolfe’s Glasgow branch!
T
Robert Tressell …. of all the posts today, your post at 18:50 is the one that upsets me the most. Its the old ‘if it gets repeated often enough, people believe a lie to be the truth’ ….
How many times do I have to tell you guys?!….
Castle Greyskull was where the good guy (He-man) lived…… the bad guy (Skeletor) lived in Snake Mountain! We really have to get this straight!
Just joking about being upset, of course!
HH
BT
;-) it’s no mine! I just studied it!
Caught the best bits of SSB. The ad breaks. Love the unintended irony of the We’ll Pay Your Bills competition and the HMRC ‘we’re gonna get you…..if you’re moonlighting in Blair Drummond safari park’ ad. (Part of that last bit I added myself!)
HH jamesgang
Some goal by Yaya Toure. As his team gives away a penalry
Jimbo67
BT
Bolton v L’pool Beeb1 down here and I have a wee interest in the Napoli v inter game on Sky5
Hx2
Mike in Toronto – I am now offended. I have a right to be. And you have the right to offend. Think that’s me covered!!
Anyway – I was just quoting Philvis!! It was him what said it. And you’re right – Snake Mountain is the lair of the bad dude in He-Man. Ol’ Philv let himself down there and I know he prides himself on the accuracy of his cultural references.
As the young ones say to make everything alright – LOLZ (which I find offensive)
Vmhan
Yeh I’ll watch Bolton but as mrs and mini are out I’ve got free range to all matches this evening beats building the dream on more 4. 8))
Simians of the world unite in outrage at being compared to sevco supporters…… ‘we have consistently higher IQ’s than thems’ claimed their spokes monkey before throwing a jobby at his pal.
Over and out
Laurie is a 1 off, I’ll give you that, defo not a plant, he has his own views on celtic and on ronny especially…..
Mike in Toronto
We have had this debate many times on here, and the general consensus was that both castle greyskull and snake mountain were both applicable .Both had merit so it was down to individual choice.
I will always go with castle greyskull and follow the lead of the female newsreader who upset the zombie followers so much.
HH.
HH.
Robdert Tressell
I’m okay with blaming Philvis…. in fact, that’s what I usually do when I get in trouble at home ….
when the mrs. says, ‘who left the dishes in the sink?’, I say, ‘philvis did it’
when she says, ‘who left the cap off the toothpaste?’, I just say ‘philvis did it’….
Poor Philvis better hope he never meets my better half … she’s wants a word with him!
greenpinata
19:28 on 4 February, 2015
Mike in Toronto
ibid.
HH jamesgang
Syd Negakev
Yip. I reckon you’re right.
You’ll hear Celtic fans that say “ What do you expect it’s a Protestant country “
and “ We’ve got idiots in our support as well “ – yada yada yada.
There is no will to tackle sectarianism in Scotland none what so ever. They are too busy dreaming up the OB act, to pick off individual Celtic fans singing non sectarian songs, sometimes not even political.
Even if you weren’t at the game on Sunday and merely listened on TV, rabid collective sectarianism committed by thousands arrived illegally by digital post into your house.
Good men stay silent?
natknow
18:10 on 4 February, 2015
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy
17:58 on
4 February, 2015
Having chuckled shamelessly at the monkey jokes, I have to say that I am uncomfortable with the use of that term for Sevcoites. I well remember many of them calling the Argentinian soldiers the very same word during the Falklands War. I hated the term. There was also a huge stushie during the 1980s in the USA when the top American Football commentator (his name escapes me) referred to one of the Miami Dolphins wide receivers as a ‘monkey’ . I believe he was as he suggested that he wassking a reference to his athleticism when he used the term but it was the last word that should have been used to describe a black American whether intended as a compliment or in a derogatory way. I hope we will drop usage of it. Continuing to do so will backfire on us and will be used against us.
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But we’re not directing this at a black athlete – we’re directing it at sevco fans. There is no racial element of any kind attached this (very tame) jibe. Can you explain your attaching a racial tone to this?
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You’re being a bit disingenuous here, aren’t you? My post was perfectly self explanatory. You know Argentinian soldiers having been called monkeys by some British and Scottish Neanderthals. Black American footballer being called a monkey resulting in widespread outrage. Spot the connection? We have seen the ability of the smsm to totally misrepresent all things Sevco and all things Celtic. I don’t think it’s too wide a stretch of the imagination to suggest that they might start to misrepresent Celtic supporters as racists no matter how far from the truth that might be. Many others have expressed concern at use of the term – probably because they know of its’ dubious connotations in some places.
Green pinata …. as my old dad would say, if some pretty girl (Kirsty McCabe, wasn’t it?) told you to stick your ass in the fire, would you do it? We would always say no (of course, thinking in side ‘exactly, how cute are we talking? …. but would never have dared to say it!)
No… scratch that …. wrong is wrong… and Ibrokes is Snake Mountain. End of.
As for you jamesgang … dont be thinking that you can confuse me by throwing in some highfaluting latin …
BBC commentator just referred to “brass monkeys” at the Bolton v Liverpool game. He’d better watch out in case he’s offended the zombies!
It’s feck in snake moon tain bad guys lair
It isn’t a debate.
I feel an advert in the herald ia needed
Another pretty girl. Amy Mcdonald says it’s still rangers.
Doesn’t make it right.
My last comment got me thinking about some of the stupid things I have done in my life ….
and when I think back on the stories, it is shocking how many of them start off with
‘…. there was this girl, and she was really pretty …. ..’
NatKnow
They’d be the ole Brassic Monkeys?
Incidentally those slagging Lauriie better be careful, after all wasn’t our host cheerleading for the old firm before the game on Sunday???
Brain wave.
We should just wave teddy bears at them.
In old rangers strips.
Why be offended by that.
I gotta say this…singing does not offend me….only actions do..
.does singing lead to actions..for myself no…coz i never ran away to join the IRA…sang about it though…
Depends on the individual…for me they can sing what they like…i really dont care ….
I often wonder how many tourists call into the Grassic Gibbon Centre to see the monkeys.
You know that the permanently offended, politically correct, angst-ridden, handwringing fraternity (oops, I mean sorority! Or do I? Aaagh, it’s getting to me!) have your balls in a jar when calling a bunch of Hun Monkeys, ‘Hun Monkeys’ causes you to re-examine your own moral code and cogitate upon it before fretting and issuing didacts about it on a public football blog.
Allow me to introduce sanity and reality – Hun Monkeys is Hun Monkeys. And if they want us to stop referring to them as Hun Monkeys then they should stop acting like Hun Monkeys. And if you waste any of your time in moral conflict over calling Hun Monkeys, Hun Monkeys then the Hun Monkeys, acting like Hun Monkeys do, obviously got to you and it’s about time you manned-up and spend your time worrying about issues a leeettle more important in the world than Hun Monkeys’ feelings about their Hun monkey-ness.
FFS.
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy
19:34 on
4 February, 2015
natknow
18:10 on 4 February, 2015
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy
17:58 on
4 February, 2015
Having chuckled shamelessly at the monkey jokes, I have to say that I am uncomfortable with the use of that term for Sevcoites. I well remember many of them calling the Argentinian soldiers the very same word during the Falklands War. I hated the term. There was also a huge stushie during the 1980s in the USA when the top American Football commentator (his name escapes me) referred to one of the Miami Dolphins wide receivers as a ‘monkey’ . I believe he was as he suggested that he wassking a reference to his athleticism when he used the term but it was the last word that should have been used to describe a black American whether intended as a compliment or in a derogatory way. I hope we will drop usage of it. Continuing to do so will backfire on us and will be used against us.
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But we’re not directing this at a black athlete – we’re directing it at sevco fans. There is no racial element of any kind attached this (very tame) jibe. Can you explain your attaching a racial tone to this?
……………………….
You’re being a bit disingenuous here, aren’t you? My post was perfectly self explanatory. You know Argentinian soldiers having been called monkeys by some British and Scottish Neanderthals. Black American footballer being called a monkey resulting in widespread outrage. Spot the connection? We have seen the ability of the smsm to totally misrepresent all things Sevco and all things Celtic. I don’t think it’s too wide a stretch of the imagination to suggest that they might start to misrepresent Celtic supporters as racists no matter how far from the truth that might be. Many others have expressed concern at use of the term – probably because they know of its’ dubious connotations in some places.
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Disingenuous? I don’t even know how to spell the word! There is absolutely no racist implication in inflatable monkeys being used to poke fun because it is absolutely clear that it’s not being directed at a racial group. It is being directed at sevco fans for being the monkey idiots that let their club die. Spot the difference with your example of a black athlete being called a monkey?
If people don’t understand racism then they need educating.
BTW – is it OK to take inflatable sheep to an Aberdeen game? Or are the Dons fans gonna start taking offence in a fit of faux outrage like the RST? Clearly not – because they’re not a bunch of monkeys.
What about monkey huns
Hun monkeys..,finding offence in that is nonsense
Stop making it easy for those who would do us down
Och it’s all simantics anyway
Sandman…liking your posts…
They Could be worried that they get mixed up with rTic monkeys
So are the Arctic Monkeys chilly billys?
BrrrrrrrCSC
mike in toronto
Mea culpa.
HH jamesgang
I was gutted when Neil left, thought he would be here for plenty of titles, trophies & good times, but every time I see him on the telly I get a wee warm glow and a smile comes across my face….. Our Bhoy is enjoying his fitba
MontheBolton !
How many times has the words OLD FIRM been used in the new issue of the CELTIC VIEW?
NONE. The monkey is off our backs.
http://Www.cqnmagazine.com for the story…
sandman-made me laugh there :)
Remember some sensitive types,don’t have a sense of humour,and don’t want you to have one either.I’ve read some shi#@ on here…..