It doesn’t really matter to me how other people write their own history. If Queens Park claim to be the same Club as the Queen of Clubs, they are welcome to, as long as they respectfully allow me to express scepticism. Fortunately, Queens Park’s business model is not dependent on making such an outlandish claim.
A whole lot of nonsense has been written on the subject of a recently liquidated football club, “it was the holding company that was liquidated”, when it wasn’t actually a holding company, and then we have claims about advice from a “panel of the London Stock Exchange”, which was quickly withdrawn.
We are asked to believe that a football club cannot go out of business. It’s an interesting thought, not one I subscribe to, but interesting nonetheless. If you are happy with this belief, fair play to you, it doesn’t matter what anyone else believes.
I’ve met Jim Spence. He’s a guy who emerged from the Dundee Untied fanzine world and established a reputable career in the game. His affinity for United has never been hidden, nor should it be. United, as all clubs, have gone through periods of turmoil but Jim has called things as he has seen them, with his own club, and with others.
This week Jim made a comment about a football club which went into liquidation. It was more tempered than comments made by a former manager and director of the liquidated club, by the chief executive of its successor club, by all the contemporary newspaper coverage, and by the successor club’s current head of PR. Despite this, Jim has been on the receiving end of a sustained campaign by the thought police.
Jim may privately think what those at the successor club once said, but if he also wants to express those thoughts, the consequences can be acute.
He’s not alone. I know others in the media who have told me straight that they are not prepared to touch the Newco/Sameco subject, the resultant hassle is not what they got into journalism for.
Charlotte Fakes has given us a glimpse into how powerful people can manipulate and control Scotland. It has given reason to pause ahead of next year’s big decisions. The BBC and only the BBC are strong enough to stand up against bullying, you can forget the commercial media for one simple reason, this subject is the equivalent of commercial self-harm.
It wouldn’t seem like the weekend without Rangers International writing about going legal on someone or other, although I suspect they’ll be content having played to the gallery with this one and not trouble the BBC, but questions remain for the BBC, no matter what happens next.
I consume enormous volumes of BBC output every month, it is my first port of call for news, and often my last. It is one of the best aspects of British life, but if it can be intimidated like the commercial media, there is no point in it existing in the first place.
Fortify your journalists or shut the doors.
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DJBEE
orank ludge……..time capsules from 3 centuries ago with (non) religious fundamentalist
peepil with ugly wummin wae doiley’s in there cheep dyed hair.
For cheep read cheap.for doiley read woolen coaster.
RIP Mjki67.
Larrybhoy.
Just logged in and scrolling through todays posts.
Sad sad news.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and Miki67,s family.
I found your brothers contribution to the blog inspirational.
May he rest in peace.
Brazil 1-0 Australia
VP
I must protest, your spellin is atroshis, but argee wtih yuor agreumnet
RIP Miki67 so sorry to hear of your passing, YNWA
Istanbul 2020 Tokyo 0
Auldheid
The msm have played a blinder re all the Lotte leaks, by simply ignoring them, she would eventually go away.
The police, the sfa, the judiciary have all had the chance to act, none have chosen to, the corruption goes right to the top.
Some say we have won the battle, maybes we have, but I will tell you this, we haven’t won the war, and when they have regrouped, dusted themselfs down, they will wage a war on Timland that the like of has never been seen before.
I am will to wager anything on that I am proved correct.
HH
Paul67
A long, long time ago before administration and liquidation, and before they picked over the carcass, I posted that Rangers would be referred to by every single MSM outlet in Scotland as Rangers, and nothing else.
We all knew that would happen regardless of the legality of liquidation, and it’s ongoing process, – Alex Salmond the first Minister even made a public proclamation, they have been aided and abetted by every conceivable source in Scotland to carry on, as if nothing happened despite the expiration of their club.
When a Jim Spence comes along and happens to be employed by the BBC, and at the same time tells it as it is, it’s inevitable there would be carnage, and whether he’s an Arab or just neutral, – I wish him well and that there were more like him.
He’s embarrassed Sevco but has also highlighted a Celtic stance and silence some fans feel uncomfortable with, and only so far broken by Dermot Desmond’s bizarre remoteness from reality.
Celtic are not involved?
I hope they do become involved, they will need to in the future, but if we are to rely on the BBC as a last bastion of the truth and morality, we’ve no chance. BBC Scotland is not overseen by it’s English master they have run amok, in the past with anti Celtic blanket coverage, and will do again, they’ll be cute enough to give Jim Spence the lead.
R.I.P Miki67. Like many never had the honour of meeting this fine Celt but marvelled at his strength and courage during his illness.Candle lit and prayers said at mass tomorrow for the repose of his soul.May he rest in peace.
Condolences to his family and friends at this very sad time.
If they’re not a ‘dead club’, then pay the debt?
No?
Jimspencewasrightallalongcsc
eddieinkirkmichael
19:14 on 7 September, 2013
On reading that, I was gobsmacked from start to finish ……. Dearie me……
TET
You are right, they are planning and scheming right now behind closed doors, what can you do. They are zombies, full stop, gave up reasoning with them years ago. We will always be dirty fenian expletives. It is the way they were brought up, they are sick and don’t get me wrong some are intelligent and nice people, good friends, but the hardcore scum I believe will fade in time. Their team are dead now, it genuinely has got better as I am no longer a young pup and remember how bad it was. Look around your work and your neighbours they are genuinely sheepish and don’t say much. I believe that society will eventually turn round and say “No, you know what there is no place for this in a civilised society and you stop this now”.
The hardcore will take a while to die but die they will.
Just in to say…
To all the family and close friends of Miki 67
I’m so sorry to hear this news. Very sad.
Thoughts & Prayers to all.
KevJungle
DJBEE
How many more young Tims have to die before the authorities act, how many more of the GB are arrested on trumped up charges, only for the courts to throw them out.
How much longer have our club to put up with the blatent cheating on and off the park.
I could understand things if we were asking for preferential treatment, it seems that asking for a level playing field is a crime in scotland, and not just on the football pitch.
What a sad, sad bigoted little country.
HH
Brazil 3-0
RIP Miki67
From one Mick to another….
Ayrshire is Green and White
HH
Larrybhoy
Condolences.
Miki67 HH
Ive jus came in and only read a few posts.All the time I spent “lurking”, Miki was one of the most inspiring guys,
Sleep in peace tonight brother,your suffering is over.
We’re good company on here, but your in better now.
Requescat In Pace
lilys
My condolences to you Larrybhoy and to all the family of Miki67.
Thoughts and prayers with you all.
THE EXILED TIM is 100% spot on
As for whistleblowers (not men in black) they always attack the whistleblower and not the information they give. There are plenty of examples over the past couple of years. How many years did that wee American soldier get? For exposing the truth, the guy should get a medal instead of 30 odd years for exposing corruption.
The BBC, Jim Spence, Charlotte, and our host Paul have all exposed the TRUTH as well as many many others but the BBC in particular have masonic branches running through them everywhere not just in Scotland.
I have always respected the BBC but in the last few years they have turned, and are just now a disgrace. For the past two years the U.S has armed rebels and started what is going on in Syria and are now so horrified that they want to go and bomb the place. Remind me, was it five or six years ago that massive oil deposits were found in the north of Syria.
Even with Mexico and USA beat yesterday here are my predictions on the World Cup qualifiers based on current standings and seedings/playoffs etc
Brazil
France
Ghana
Japan
Argentina
USA
Russia
Ivory Coast
S. Korea
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Nigeria
Australia
Ecuador
Mexico
Greece
Algeria
Iran
Chile
Panama
Belgium
Burkina Faso
Venezuela
Italy
Germany
Spain
Bosnia
England
Switzerland
Netherlands
Portugal
Larrybhoy,
I’m very sorry to hear the news of your Bro. I had a skirmish with him and I wish I hadn’t.
Celtic is our Bond.
As soon as it was revealed that they were to be renamed The Rangers I said it was a great move because no person in the media would use it because historically it implied you were one of them.
Oscar Knox is my Hero – RWE @ 16:22
PL is SFA now.
……………………..
In so far as he is to be on their Management Committee – absolutely.
In so far as he is to blame for the decades of cheating aided by a conspiracy that runs the length and breadth of the Scottish Establishment, in particular the SFA – absolutely not.
The reality is that we are in Scottish Football and have never been done any favours. I am happy that he is on their Mgt Comm now, others may disagree. I can’t automatically lump him in with odious workings of Ogilvie, Peat, Bryson and the rest.
We have always had to pick our battles and choose our weapons if we want to stand a chance of winning, on and off the field. That’s still the case.
Lets see what happens.
HH
RIP Miki67
To the Article frae Paul,
Don’t make me laugh about the BBC being reputable.
GeoPolitically, this organisation is corrupt beyond all recognition.
Frae the Frosty Bhutto to South Ossetia.
Sad news re Miki …
RIP …..
BSR
Wouldn’t hold yer breath re CFC
When our owner thinks so highly of them ……
Miki.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qx2lMaMsl8&feature=related
My Dear,Dear Friend …..Petec @ 21:12..
I Completely Concur….!
BBC….’NOT FIT FOR PURPOSE !’
http://biasedbbc.org/
TET
Won’t disagree with you but you don’t have to suffer it the way we who live here do.
You have plenty to say about what’s going on here but happily tell us you live in a hun free area.
That disnae work for me.
Sorry mate.
Good evening gentlemen & gentlefolks. Been reading rather than writing for a wee while.
Started to watch The Americans last night and I’ve not stopped. Well I did score 35 in the stableford today.
Well too ra loo peeps, I’m back on the red.
P.
RWE
Couldn’t agree more,
Peter Lawell gets it in the neck on here, and from other sections of the Celtic support. I find it quite amusing that they have so many of the great unwashed backing them in this crusade.
Keep up the good work Peter
lilys
the exiled tim
20:28 on 7 September, 2013,
Yip, you’re spot on.
As I call them hunchbacks…they lifted their heads after the karagangy defeat, you would have thought we had been liquidated. The celebration and vitriol was pathetic from thems.
Sure enough, when we qualified they headed for the duckboards.
I got a taste of what to expect when they eventually drag themselves out of the sewer.
Then again, they will never be able to look me in the eye.hh
Just popped on for a wee nosey. Not in the mood now after reading the sad news. Rest in peace miki neebs.
Hope everyone enjoys the game tomorrow.
KTF