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a holding company, and then we have claims about advice from a “panel of the London Stock Exchange”, which was quickly withdrawn.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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Glasgow Green and Belfast like libraries for YNWA.
not a lot of enthusiasm @ Belfast for YNWA.
Yip-for Miki67!
YNWA!
Follow Follow in meltdown as the Royal Albert Hall does a massive Walk On for Last Night of the Proms.
BBC Boycotts. All sorts.
No sign of a massed Huddle yet tho :¬)
Great shout from Yogiy: Danny Boy, then YNWA for Miki67. Rest in peace, Miki.
Just popped in for a quick lurk only to read the sad news about Miki,always enjoyed reading your posts
RIP sir
The Battered Bunnet
22:15
Hyde Park wasn’t that far off a huddle by the look of it. Caerphilly got right into it too.
Belfast and Glasgow, hmmmmm. The producers must be wondering what went wrong.
Compare and contrast when we get Arne, Elgar, Parry and Britten in a minute.
Cmon Ricky Bhoy
bournesouprecipe
20:32 on 7 September, 2013
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.’
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And how did the Celtic fc website refer to the sevco under 17 team in this year’s Glasgow cup final?
Bryan Ferry in Hyde park…magic! Can’t wait to see him in November in Glasgow.
ernie lynch
22:19
How did it refer to the last ever derby when we cuffed them 3-0?
The clue is in the question.
Tbb.
Huns will be choking seeing Ricky Burns proudly displaying his rosary beads.
Saddened to hear of the passing of Michael, aka Miki67.
My thoughts are with his family tonight.
GO ON RICKY BURNS!!
And his opponent.
VP
Is he switching on the lights?
Gordon64
We all do our bit in our own way, no matter how little or no matter how big.
There are loads of kids in the village who wear Celtic tops, none before I came here, many of the older ones are now taking an interest in the hun situation, they can’t get their heads around how the football authorities go about their business, they were gobsmacked that religion had anything to do with it, sadly it has.
They are even more gobsmacked at how bad and bias our referees are, and that is coming from self confessed Real supporters who know they have been favoured over the years.
Enjoy the game the morra, I will be there in spirit.
HH
TSOAL
I’ll knock your lights oot!..ya whippersnapper
DJBEE
21:27 on 7 September, 2013
.PFayr supports WeeOscar
‘You are completely wrong.
We do not have an owner.
Majority shareholder, yes.
Nobody owns Celtic.’
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To all intents and purposes The Great Desmondo owns and controls Celtic.
De facto if not de jure.
Jim Watt always sounds like he is drowning…
Celtic_First
22:20 on 7 September, 2013
ernie lynch
22:19
‘How did it refer to the last ever derby when we cuffed them 3-0?
The clue is in the question.’
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And given the chronology, which of those two do you think represents the board’s current position?
Ricky Burns wi the Rosary Beads on goin in to the ring
from one Michael to another R.I.P. Miki
The latter (in this thread). Chronology be damned. Which is more important?
Jim Watt sounds like he has swallowed a broken light bulb…
Saddened to read of the passing of Miki67. An interesting guy who, by the sounds of it, had lead a full life. Rest in Peace.
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
22:22 on 7 September, 2013
GO ON RICKY BURNS!!
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I can fight but I dinae want anyone fighting anyone. The ole Gerald McCl against Nigel Be was eagerly awaited (no fear here, no fear there)… Nigel should have lost the fight when he was put right out the ring. He, basically, terminated Geralds life because he had a Will to win above his.
What about the contestants playin’ non violent sports for the MACABRE crowd.
Don’t think they went to Belfast or Glasgow for Rule Britannia, there. The director must think the crowds there are not getting the audio feed after seeing their reaction to YNWA.
Celtic_First
22:30 on 7 September, 2013
You’re clutching at the flimsiest of threads.
ricky burns’ fans belting out Just Can’t Get Enough
LarryBhoy
Just logged on and the first thing I read was the sad news about your brother Miki67. I’m so sorry to hear of his passing. He was a great poster on here and he kept us informed of his progress as much as he could these last few months. I prayed for him every night along with others on here and the special intentions that they have mentioned.
My sympathies to your family and to Miki’s wife.
RIP Miki 67.
You’ll Never Walk Alone.
ernie lynch
22:33 on
7 September, 2013
Celtic_First
22:30 on 7 September, 2013
You’re clutching at the flimsiest of threads.
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You asked my opinion and I gave it. I am coming at it from the point of view of an SPL match involving the Celtic and deady bear first XIs being more important than an U17 match between Celtic and Sevco.
Disagree if you will, but you did ask and that’s my rationale.
TET,
it’s magic over here now!
The peepul come in on a Monday morning and waffle on about their GREAT weekend cutting the grass, washing the car and managing to have a BBQ.
it’s all about quality time with the family now here in Scotia.
They would have got away with it too if it wasn’t for those pesky Tims with their Champions League ringtones!
Hee Hee
petec – Do you watch the Grand National?
Belfast wakens up for land of hope & glory.
Predictable.
Back to the boxing.Damn adverts.
Michty me. Flegs galore in Belfast for Land of Hope and Glory. They’ve come to life.
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
22:39 on 7 September, 2013
petec – Do you watch the Grand National?
Not for aboooot 10 years or so Bro.
Did ma late Donkey come UP?
RIP Micki67.
Condolences to friends and family.