The Rangers chief executive, Charles Green, yesterday made an extraordinary bid to bribe his way up the Scottish Football League (SFL), saying, “I would … be prepared to guarantee other clubs the ticket revenue equivalent of 300 Rangers fans turning up for matches.”
The SFL will soon vote on reconstruction and amalgamation with the SPL with a 12-12-18 structure on the table. If this is rejected, no reconstruction will happen. Should they win successive promotions Green’s club are due to spend three years in lower league football but if successful his bribe could shorten this to two seasons.
In support of his claim Green cites Stranraer, who won Division Two in 1993 and were promoted to Division One the following season. The league structure changed that summer, from three to four leagues, resulting in more teams being relegated from Division One than was scheduled at the start of the season, but clubs were only promoted to the league they would have entered without reconstruction.
The Rangers are due to be promoted to the Second Division next season but are asking for direct access to the First Division. They have made no suggestion as to what should happen to the club who finish in second place in this season’s Third Division. Although Green’s statement references the Stranraer scenario, and an insistence that “the principle of promotion and relegation… should be enshrined”, he does not explain that Stranraer won the league and were promoted from Division Two to One, or that he wants promotion from Third to First.
It will surprise no one that Green believes “the SFL has shown real leadership in proposing” colts teams from the The Rangers and Celtic, although he has surprised me with the news that his club did not lobby for this suggestion.
I am sure the SFL lawyers would have reverted to the Fifa rule book, which is pretty clear that clubs can only be promoted on sporting merit, and explicitly prohibits clubs from paying for promotion. Which is a pity, as I am sure the financial security of Green’s embryonic club would be greatly enhanced by promotion straight to the knockout stages of the Champions League.
We have been here before.
Scottish Football League clubs will decide their only structure but now more than ever we have to stand together as a club. The direction and leadership of Celtic, and the supporters’ organisations, tested by often irreconcilable challenges at every turn, are exceptional. Fantasies that the World Order is controlled between Celtic Park, Glasgow City Council and the Vatican are just that. Running Celtic is like steering the Titanic away from the iceberg with a pizza box, although if you speak to any numpty who has never done it you’ll get a different view. Despite all this, for the first time in decades we have a successful and sustainable football model.
We recruit and develop exceptional players who achieved what few of us expected this season. The challenge for Celtic is to win the league and Cup and apply all energies on recruiting players for next season’s Champions League campaign.
Enjoy your football; Stand up for Celtic.
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ItaliaBhoy
19:50 on 19 March, 2013
John Mason (SNP), Celtic’s local MSP had this to say about the police harassment of Celtic fans.
“Many of my constituents want a stronger level of policing around football
Will that be the same constituents that order you where to park your and the demand £3 to watch it ?. the plods can sort that one out.
Hail Hail.
Sadly it’s not going to go pear shaped for secvo.
The football authorities in scotland have put all their eggs in the huns basket, they won’t let them go under again.
They will move heaven and earth to this end.
Mark my words.
neveralone
20:36 on 19 March, 2013
”Again I ask what was surprising about what was said?”
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No one who knows anything about the SNP would find Mason’s comments surprising.
Tommy calls John Brown.
Brown on Tom English: “I don’t know who he is. I think he’s a journalist, but I don’t know if he’s a sports journalist.”
He actually brought up the question of the deeds. He remembered Tommy brought the subject up before.
Apologies if ive missed this somewhere, but has someone been foolish enough to provide a line of credit to sevco or are they still hawking their mutton down ole govan road?
THE EXILED TIM
Who’s going to fund them, obviously not Challs, all the bluff and bluster means jack if you ain’t got the folding stuff to pay the piper..
I am named after my great-uncle who would’ve been the first Tim Lawyer in Glasgow but the o.o. blackballed him and threatened his life.
My Irish family are a big one in Dundalk. They were not happy. (Steps were taken. One day I’ll tell yez the story.)
I want/demand one Ireland.
I wish to see the demise of my slave massas…….les anglais.
I am human.
The rats in Norn Iron are the true inspiration behind Wellses Orcs.
The little squeaky voiced anglo nationalist was truly a visionary.
And the anglos would say, but look we give you dla coz yer sick…..are we no kind?
Get tae.
It was the huge tobacco slavers who gave me a death sentence for just being alive in the 50’s and 60’s……..and they KNEW IT.
So here we go throwing some money at you and maybe you’ll shut up, Timmy.
Bite it.
Population control.
Go see THE WHISTLEBLOWER with Russell Crowe.
I am a man, no big bidness puppy.
I’ll tek yer filthy lucre……and I’ll spend it. Legally of course. But you know all about legal, eh?
Blue Badge on Friday…..i think I’ll park right there in front of Thatchers iron gates on Downing St.
Perfectly Legal.
Maybe i’ll pay for a boy for Charles. Perfectly legal.
Aye……here’s some money. Now hurry up,and die.
NAH.
Legal.
Just like the poison you pushed for decades.
Ya bas…….
THE EXILED TIM
20:40
Imagine you were given that task, amigo. What would you do to prevent it without bringing the whole barndance down?
Shortie givin’ favourable cover tae ra Bomber………
…………
Seriously.
Hello gentlemen, eventful weekend involving the ole Cellic and her supporters I see.
Miki67
Zbyszek
Might be cruising down river for a few nights in June and taking in Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa at the Hampton Court Festival 2013..
think the MSP may have been responding to yesterdays report on BBC regarding the Cllr for his area seeking answers re police behaviour..?
Tommy@ 2037
Aye I read that but he’s not saying Celtic paid for the tifo. He’s saying the GB asked for half cash.
hotshot
Read a few books about the Eastern Front. Hell would be a better place
to be than there.
HH
ernie lynch
20:41 on 19 March, 2013
neveralone
20:36 on 19 March, 2013
”Again I ask what was surprising about what was said?”
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No one who knows anything about the SNP would find Mason’s comments surprising.
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No one who knows anything about Mr Mason would find anything but a fine person.
(whose political views i almost wholly disagree with)
The problem with sevco buying Dunfermline’s league position by purchasing the club is that it will put a spanner in the works re this history nonsense
Having said that Greengo will be desperate if the league reconstruction goes against him
How much would Dunfermline cost from the liquidator ….precious little IMO
The whole Andy Muirhead article is innuendo and assertion masquerading as evidence.
“From their support of the Irish republican movement and the singing of pro-IRA songs, to chants and banners which are deemed as offensive and in breach of new legislation”
The singing he talks about predates the legislation. Whether it falls foul of the act is something upon which even very expensive lawyers are hesitant to pronounce an opinion.
Muirhead provides no names, dates or references.
It seems to me that there is a lot (too much) we do not know about the whole GB question. So I’ve decided to shut up about it.
Tommy the Taxi driver stitching up Sanddancer!!
@Vandalgrease
Sandaza “I went to Rangers for money, not the level of football, it’s poor. I’ll get another contract after Rangers” via @tommyinglasgow
@Vandalgrease
Sandaza: “Do not do it officially through club. Send me a contract first” “i don’t want trouble if Rangers find out” @tommyinglasgow haha
@Vandalgrease
Sandaza: “Get the money sorted then speak to me. I don’t want anyone speaking about me (publicly)” @tommyinglasgow exclusive lol @STVGrant
….pfayr
If the pars are liquidated I’m pretty sure anyone gaining their share would have to start in the lowest tier.
So in that instance. . Let them dad on :)
….PFayr
Would that mean that Big Jock would become part of their history.
HH
Having been extremely busy I’ve not been on here on indeed seen any news articles/bulletins over the last few days.
Can anyone confirm that the 13 people arrested on Saturday were all released on Sunday without charge?
Sorry if this has been discussed.
The Bhould Thomas has a former SFA president on the line and asks him about the SFA’s role in the double contracts: “Obviously we knew nothing about it.”
Tommy says: “Well in that case you were utterly negligent.”
Former SFA president: “That’s complete rubbish. What did you say your name was? If that’s your attitude I’ve got nothing to say.”
And he was gone.
Hamiltontim
They were all charged and banned from attending games.
HH
PF
Im not sure the history spanner would be so much of a challenge for Challs, IF he managed to pull that off and get the rangers back closer to the spl if not in it, then the plan to dump his shareholding at a considerable profit would be done all the quicker, Challs is a snake oil salesman he has no interest in dead club, tribute act 1 or tribute act 2 his interest is solely profit, at any cost
SP/C1st
I obviously can’t answer that, but so far the cabal have seen them survive what any other club could have not.
I suppose I am the other side of the coin to those who think that they are fecked.
The only thing I can say, is that so far I have been correct with every prediction about thems.
Here’s hoping by the law of averages I have to be wrong sometime.
neveralone
20:36 on
19 March, 2013
The fact he is an SNP MSP tells a story here. He may well feel the government policy is being attacked and he is leaping to the defence.
He wants to use what may amount to a few individuals complaints to justify the harassment of a group of supporters, most are young and unlikely to be parking across the driveways of Shettleston.
If they are drinking and urinating that is something the police actually should deal with, that would be grounds for an escalation in policing the situation, perhaps a SWAT team type response would be needed here, given the level of police response on Saturday it is the least that could be expected if an actual crime was to take place:-)
How often has he spoken about these problems before? indeed has he spoken to the club about this?
tomcourtney 20:45
Lucky you. I love every piece of Bonamassa work.
HT
13 were charged with varying “offences”
Primary offence being Tims
Serenity
16:49 on 19 March, 2013 – brilliant!
HT
Released on police bail
With special condition not to attend football matches
HT
new phone lost lots of numbers, can you send me a text..?
Geordie munro
He’s a fekn liar..cause i know for a fact they totally refused anything from cfc for the tifo other than 4days access to plan it..they should have ©all their immage rights and they would have had the best defence lawyers in 111 with them..23/7lol
Che
Nothing beyond that required
Btw I agree re Greengo …but he has to keep kidding on the hordes
HT, I cannot speak for them all but one of our bus members and a.GB lad was lifted and released at 8pm Saturday.
I didn’t wanna spear him too much over text. I’ll get the full gen at next opportunity.
BT
Any thoughts on a night out ..clocks ticking hombre :-))
The bhold Tommy is certainly a phenomenan. How many hurting Huns have now been suckered by the man. Absolutely superb Tommy , bravo!
Viva the GB
Viva Miki67
24/7..bleddy thumbs
Murdochauldandhay – from earlier. I spoke to reception today and they confirmed they still had it mate. Thanks again.