It was Back to the Future on Saturday afternoon, listening to Aberdeen rescue a point against Dundee was more like 1985 than 2015. TV highlights suggest Aberdeen pounded Dundee, but three excellent goals were enough for the visitors to set the stage for Celtic to return to the top of the league against Motherwell on Wednesday.
Aberdeen have been imperious in recent months. Incredibly, apart from Dundee and Celtic, they have failed to keep a clean sheet only once (at drubbing at Hamilton) since September. That’s title challenging form in any language.
This run is unlikely to endure as the vagaries of form and fortune catch them up, but it appears our long wait for a notional title rival looks to be over. Which is good.
Any business with operating expenses in the region of £33m a year, which is £2.75m a month or just over £600k a week, that had to borrow £500k in the first week of the month in order to pay an unexpected tax bill of the same magnitude, will by now be in urgent need of funds to pay rates, other tax liabilities, electricity and gas (no matter how little they used on Friday), while wages day is approaching. And remember, those gardens don’t ‘duty’ themselves.
Newco Rangers will need a loan, or to sell a player for cash, to avoid imminently slipping into insolvency. If Dave King is confident about carrying shareholders at a March EGM, and has the resources, he should loan the club money to get them through the next two months, no strings attached. A bit like John Keane did for Celtic in 1994. With insolvency looming, Keane, currently a Celtic director, but at the time an agitator for boardroom change, wrote a seven figure cheque, no strings attached, to pay-down Celtic’s overdraft, as the Bank of Scotland threatened to call in administrators.
Anything less than this is playing into the hands of Mike Ashley.
CQN11 St Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance is on Friday 13 March, at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park. The focus of an excellent night’s entertainment will be funding the construction of a kitchen at Chibwata Primary School in Malawi, for Mary’s Meals.
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Booker T
After the poundland debacle on Friday evening there was a lot of positives for Scottish football over the weekend: lots of interest in the Aberdeen game with a big home crowd; Accies record attendance; the Celtic goals; St Mirren’s performance…not to mention wee Jay.
Why talk up our game though when you can regurgitate a negative story. I despair for our media.
HH
Carrigan
19:22 on
19 January, 2015
Masty, there you have it that’s him sucking up to the huns at the expense of your son and the Hibee.
KTF
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you may well be right mate….I am only going by what happened to my son.
But I have very good reason to doubt it.
Tom McLaughlin
I couldnay give a tinkers wether you believe me or not, it disnay change the facts..
Masty –
Then we’ll leave it at that then
Tom McLaughlin. Why do you doubt it ? H.H.
This .rangers first’ share advert has been on RC for a few weeks now and it still states that they have 600k shares …. no moving very fast, eh ….quel surprise ….!!!!
Tom McLaughlin
no problem..
Kojo
18:45
We have_________David Hay
And for some reason,Celtic don’t want to use his scouting excellence.
I couldn’t be a sports journalist. I just don’t have the football knowledge for it. I stupidly thought that a 2-0 win away from home against a team 2 places below in the league was better than a 3-3 draw at home to a team 7 places below.
Now I know better thanks to the headlines in today’s Herald:-
“Celtic win but don’t convince as Commons move row rumbles on”
“Don’s doubters silenced as hosts mount late comeback”
Ronny has a dilemma for Wednesday. Should he silence the doubters by allowing Motherwell a 3-1 lead before scoring 2 goals in the last 7 minutes (including 4 minutes of injury time) to snatch a draw or go for another unconvincing win by 2 clear goals?
HH
Harry Boe
Good to see Ann Budge speaking up and STV Sport showing pics of the violence from social media. Wonders will never cease.
If ole John McKay starts wearing green ties I’ll need to lie down.
HH
I hope that John McGlynn is not on any Mossad watch lists as being European scout for Celtic will undoubtedly involve numerous trips to Israel to scout the latest Dudu Dahan projects.
Good news from Catman that we have bid for Armstrong at Dundee utd. I think he can be a really good attacking midfielder for us in the Stilian Petrov mould.
I’m not for one minute saying he could be as good as Petrov – that’s a big ask – but he would give us an attacking edge from midfield. I’ve always been impressed with the runs he makes and his composure in front of goal.
Of all the Utd prospects of the last couple of years Armstrong is definitely the one I’d push the boat out for. This would be a great time to sign him with the 2nd half of the season and the CL qualifiers in mind.
the glorious balance sheet
I couldn’t agree more, this boy has some potential and is the type of player we have missed out on for a few years now, Was happy to hear Ronny saying tonight that the best Scottish players should be coming to us. I really hope this is a sign of a change in our transfer policy.
toomuchmoneywastedCSC
“After getting ripped up on here on Friday for saying i thought Ann Budge would make a statement regarding the events at ibrokes”
Bgx,
Did you not get ‘ripped up’ for saying our ceo should be making a statement regarding the goings on at Ibrox on Friday?
Was Ms Budge actually interviewed and if so does anyone have a link please?
Ann Budge
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/hearts/307084-ann-budge-seeking-facts-on-rangers-v-hearts-crowd-trouble-reports/
Kojo
One of the local sides to me is Raith Rovers.
McGlynn was the manager there and did well.
I have just spoken to 3 fans of RRFC.
THEY ALL SAID HE WAS A GOOD JUDGE OF A PLAYER,BUT A POOR TACTICIAN.
Lives ,sleeps and dreams his work.
Very very dedicated.
Last out first in.
TT
tiny tim
he took 3/4 of the hearts youth team with him..
Glad to see some balance on the blog after the Heart of Midlothian owner’s statement.
Too many jumped on that bandwagon at the weekend.
Hearts will do what is best for Hearts, not what we want.
Incidentally, some of you do know that under-soil heating is for ………well heating the ground and not to melt snow on the surface ?
Uptown Hun Ranking.
HH.
Raspberry/Roy Croppie,
I feel a letter coming on!
It’s just blatant most nights,any reason to stick the boot in.
I like Richard Gordon and Jim Spence but struggle to listen to most others employed by bbc Scotland.
Kickinthenakas
My condolencies to you and your family
TT,
He took the rovers to a Scottish cup semi. No mean feat.
I thought they had blown it after the draw with the dons in ky1 but they done them in the replay. Great run that year.
How good is he as a scout?? Time will tell.
HH
Geordie munro….no i did not.
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BCW
jp taylor tweeted that after 18/24 hours on it will melt snow.
roy croppie
19:30 on 19 January, 2015
Good to see Ann Budge speaking up and STV Sport showing pics of the violence from social media. Wonders will never cease.
If ole John McKay starts wearing green ties I’ll need to lie down.
HH
He need to take off the holland strip wears out running(I say running, more waddling quickly)
BCW
Only if it’s switched on.
Once again, A new poster’s opinions don’t fit with those of the clique, hence the guy gets duffed up on here.
CQN shouldn’t have snobbery or elitism.
Masty.. you sir are a Sevco man ,its the first time i have seen your name on here, so stop stiiring it and Beat It
“Incidentally, some of you do know that under-soil heating is for ………well heating the ground and not to melt snow on the surface ?”
Big cup,
Properly maintained under-soil heating should keep the surface at 12-14 degrees. More than enough to melt that wee flurry on Friday :)
Can I Have Raspberry On That Champions League Ice Cream
There’s no doubt he’s a long time admirer of the Dutch… :))
HH
La Bella Italia.
Liga Pro Derby – Cremona v Mantova.
Post match stuff featured @ 60 Casa Pound Mantova Ultras ( fascists ) attacking a Cremona Socialist club – a 41 year old Cremona man was kicked senseless and is currently in a coma.Just another day in Italian football.
MASTY ,
Deep breath,and count to ten;-)
syd negakev
Cheers for that. I’ll wait to see what her comments are after her investigation.
timbhoy2
you need to calm yer jets mo chara
I have been on this site for over 5 years and have met plenty of the guys on here,,,,,,how the feck did ye come to that conclusion?.
Raspberry
Still ok to meet before Wednesday’s game and I’ll give you those Thistle tickets?
timbhoy2
I’ve met Masty. He’s ugly but definitely a Tim and a good one at that.
Roy croppie-
I too hope that Ronny’s recent comments signify a change in our signing policy.
I remember Armstrong scoring a cracking goal against us at Celtic Park last season from a very acute angle. It was the kind of finish I’ve only seen Cadete and Larsson pull off in the Scottish game in recent times. Deadly and ice cool.
Captain Beefheart
19:47 on
19 January, 2015
Once again, A new poster’s opinions don’t fit with those of the clique, hence the guy gets duffed up on here.
CQN shouldn’t have snobbery or elitism.
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Poke it, ya remdem.