The resignation of Charles Green from his post as Rangers International chief executive last month was more curious for what it wasn’t – a resignation from the board. Green retained his position as a director of the club. This was always likely to have consequences.
BBC report this morning that club chairman, Malcolm Murray, who media outlets loyal to Green reported innuendo against earlier this year, in what was viewed as an attempt to discredit and ultimately remove him, yesterday lost a vote of confidence at a board meeting.
I am certain the vote of confidence was called by Murray himself after he informed the board, including Charles Green, of how he intends to deal with the important matters surrounding the club at this time. In particular, what he plans to do with information received from Pinsent Masons and forensic accountants from Deloitte. The investigation underway by Pinsents and Deloittes is only taking place at the insistence of Murray.
The innuendo against Murray was inappropriate and part of a dirty tricks campaign against the man by those who do not have Rangers best interests at heart [the irony is searing]. The normal reaction to losing a vote of confidence is to resign and let your opponents deal with the consequences of their actions. Murray may feel he has done all he can for the club (or company, if that is how some would like to start calling the entity now). Those who invested in Craig Whyte’s various claims last month will enormously encouraged.
On Friday I’ll be joined by Phil Mac Giolla Bhain and Paul McConville at the Columba Club, Blantyre, for what is certain to be an enjoyable Question and Answer event. Tickets, £5 each, for the Columba Charitable Fund, are available at the door. I’m really looking forward to it. See you there.
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An Dun
Then please explain to me why the Emergency Powers (No. 362) order imposed by de Valera’s government was not applied without favour to those who ‘deserted’ to fight fascism as opposed those who just crossed the Irish Sea and whose wage poke was twice that of those who faced the bomb and the German bullets.
From Celtic gossip.
What we are seeing here is administration 2. Blue knights with support of sfa attempt to reclaim the corpse which is sevco. All good fun HH
PETEC 1242
Have you figured out yet how to use Pyathagoras right-handed triangles with numbers raised to the power 4?
Bobby Murdoch
No Nazi atrocities were not widely known, not until the camps started to get liberated.
The Free State media was heavily censored during the war and no reporting would have been allowed that spoke of atrocities by one side or the other.
These are historical facts. You’re Uncle deserted his army and turned his back on his people. You’re entitled to call him a hero, to me, he was a deserter.
Brogue to Nowhere-Talking Heads
An Dun
Then please explain to me why the Emergency Powers (No. 362) order imposed by de Valera’s government was not applied without favour to those who ‘deserted’ to fight fascism as opposed those who just crossed the Irish Sea and whose wage poke was twice that of those who faced the bomb and the German bullets.
Why send the children of those who wished to oppose an Nazi Europe, and some who died in the fight, to the Industrial Schools… to the laundries?
By the way mate, America was more likely to invade than either the UK or Germany.
But even the USA was not that stupid in that war to breach ‘neutrality’.
Brogues Gallery
http://bit.ly/12dqQEn
An Dun
12:56 on 7 May, 2013
I’ve seen the same argument used about a guy who deserted from the British Army to join the International Brigade.
A stor mo chroi – a State of National Emergency was declared during WW2. That was not the case during the Spanish civil war. However, any person who abandoned their post is a deserter regardless of circumstance.
Brogue back mountain
HH
An Dun:
Do you have any idea of how many Irishmen actually volunteered to go to war against the Axis Powers?
Pro Rata how did it ever compare with all other nationalities? Especially so those of all neutral nations?
How many Irishmen from the ‘Free State’ fought compared to Irishmen from the ‘Occupied Six Counties’?
Succulent Lamb Korma or Broguen Josh?
Ernie – That guy was also a deserter. Did he receive a pardon from the British State ?
To be a soldier is not like any other job. You don’t get to hand in your notice. You have a soldier’s duty.
An Dun
13:18 on 7 May, 2013
‘any person who abandoned their post is a deserter regardless of circumstance.’
And none the worse for it.
http://bit.ly/10fXQc8
Petain’s govt in Vichy regarded ole Gen De Gaulle and the Free French as ‘deserters’.
It doesn’t mean that Charlie and the boys were wrong to keep on fightin’.
A stor mo chroi – the south contributed as many men as the north in terms of fighting Nazis.
Many tens of thousands volunteered. My beef is with the enlisted men of the Free State Army who deserted, not with civilians who volunteered.
Brussels: A football agent is
challenging UEFA’s financial fair play
(FFP) rules at the European
Commission because of the likely
impact they will have on his income,
AFP learnt on Tuesday.
Belgian agent Daniel Striani released
a statement via his lawyer, Jean-
Louis Dupont, in which he claims that
the rules will lead to restrictions in
terms of investment, will diminish the
number of player transfers that take
place and will also bring down the
revenues of player agents.
“This rule also impacts upon the right
to free movement of capital (of club
owners), to free movement of workers
(players and clubs) and to the free
availability of services (player
agents),” added the statement, seen
by AFP.
Striani’s representative Dupont rose
to prominence as the lawyer who
acted for Jean-Marc Bosman, who
successfully challenged football’s
transfer rules at the European Court
in 1995 on the basis of restraint of
trade.
The Bosman ruling allowed players
over the age of 24 to switch clubs
without a transfer fee at the end of
their contracts, and also ended
national league limits on foreign
players from other European Union
countries.
Striani told Belgian newspaper Le Soir
on Tuesday that “while the aim of
financial fair play is without doubt
commendable, it’s effects are harmful.
I can’t see why salaries should be
limited and why we would prevent
investors from putting money into a
club.”
UEFA president Michel Platini wanted
to introduce FFP as a way of forcing
clubs to balance their books if they
want to take part in the Champions
League or Europa League.
These clubs cannot spend more
money than they make, according to
UEFA, European football’s governing
body.
“In other words, this rule prohibits
the owner of a club from injecting his
own funds into his own club in order
to help it grow,” explained Dupont.
UEFA have responded by saying that
“the European Commission, the
European parliament, the clubs, the
leagues and the Players Union have
all given their total support to
financial fair play.
“UEFA believes that financial fair play
is entirely in line with European law,”
they added in a statement.
Ole’ Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ “Lipstick Brogue” is a classic.
As are the bootilicious En Brogue. It is a well known fact that The Sevco (on account of their schooling) mis-read the title of the En Brogue LP “Funky Divas” and applied the idea to diving in and around the 18 yeard line.
An Dun :
So if a German who has witnessed the atrocities of his nation decides to cross over to the free French or the free Polish to fight against the atrocities… he’s just a ‘deserter’?
An Dun
13:21 on 7 May, 2013
You’re elevating the state to a position that it does not merit.
All the more obvious when discussing WW2.
Ten Men Won The League.
Ndrangheta .
Big on corrupting /controlling politicians and controlling the supply of cocaine in Europe . Very active in Belgium , Germany , The Netherlands and Spain.. Very traditional family structure . Very prone to feuds ..
!bada bing!!
12:56 on 7 May, 2013
Great gesture bada.HH
Bobby Murdoch…
Dropped you a mail earlier. I’ll catch up with you on Saturday bud.
Hail Hail
Ernie – I’m elevating the responsibility these deserters had to protect their people over any and every other cause.
A stor mo chroi – German Soldiers deserting the Nazi cause does not compare to Irishmen abandoning their people while a threat of invasion hung over the State.
Apologies if already covered but the surely the most apt Bob Dylan number down Ayebrokes way would have to be “Everything Is Brogue-en”?
Ain’t no use jivein’
Ain’t no use jokin’ CSC
What the words Likely to be used by Alex T relating to the sevco charade :))
My guess is “promisary notes” .
Or antthing linked to duped, crime and hell scud it intae them :))
o.g.rafferty
11:58 on 7 May, 2013
Thumbs up from the lawyers.
An interesting afternoon ahead
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Boom?
Once again, looks like I picked the wrong day to give up ice cream.
Lloyd Bridges CSC
An Dun:
So an army of ‘Bog Diggers’ (their definition) decide to throw away the shovel in an Irish bog and join ‘bomber command’ (with its massive death ratio) doesn’t meet with your approval and that is your beef
Who would in their right mind desert to join ‘bomber command’ – Irishmen did, and Irish volunteers were allowed to pick their postings, and Irishmen were never scared of the battle of the day and they did what they believed in their hearts was the right thing to do. And oh so many died and don’t post today on CQN.
So many of them choose to be stretcher bearers of medics.
Viva la quinta broguada
Since the lawyers have been giving the thumbs up, its time for Erin Brogueovich to do her stuff.
You’re going to leave me bankrupt when you go.
An Dun:
There never was a creditable threat of invasion of Ireland.
Broguen promises
Happy Zbyszek Day.
asonofdan
13:23 on 7 May, 2013
Don’t know what happened there?
The diction was too elaborate for me.
That’s me for a while. I hope I haven’t caused any upset to those like Bobby M. who had family members pardoned today.
In a discussion forum as good as this one, we all should take the sincerity of the arguments put forward as being nothing more than an honest view point – no malice nor insult was meant.
Bobby M.’s uncle is and will remain a hero to him. He’s entitled to that opinion and I wish him well.
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The Rogues in Brogues..
Summa