It’s not like we didn’t warn them. Charles Green, with his ‘blame it on bigotry’ and ‘Rangersitis’ nonsense was an even more transparent charlatan than wee Craig Whyte. Green moved in, fed them the nonsense they were oh so willing to swallow, and made off with their millions. All carried out in broad daylight.
The financial realities were self-evident from day one of Newco’s existence. For a while you had to wonder if any of vast number of fans, journalists and fan-journalists with computers had a spreadsheet between them. But, a more powerful force than Rangersitis had taken hold – vanity. The kind of vanity only those afflicted by a notion of supremacy are susceptible to.
Their club was liquidated, a newco was formed. It adopted Rangers’ name while the original club was still an SFA member (and granting permission for their players to turn out for was for the time known as ‘Sevco Scotland’.
Put yourself in their shoes for a moment. This isn’t an easy pill to swallow. Around these parts people invest the kind of sentiment in their football team which goes into nationalism elsewhere, occasionally causing wars. It’s a primitive but natural part of all of us, so perhaps we should have been more respectful of the feelings of others at the time. Cough.
If someone was able to chart the world’s Cognitive Dissonance harvest it would have been off the chart for the last two years, brought about when a degrading reality met a supremacists vanity. The subsequent scarcity of Armageddon (biff), Celtic’s flourishing Champions League action (bang), the new New Firm (whallop) were all late blows which none of the Jokers at Ibrox anticipated. Even Kilmarnock managed to sort themselves out without collapsing into administration.
Without the ability to accept credit or debit cards, or with the bank’s authority to allow fans to automatically renew season tickets, the signs are written as tall as Ibrox’ Club Deck. I can’t see more than a few thousand being prepared to throw their money into a landfill site.
Season ticket renewal deadline has been moved to a week before when next month’s wages are due. Right now the directors have a reasonable aspiration that tens of thousands of fans will renew but on 17 May, the day after the deadline, reality should crystallise. If there was a spread bet available, I’d put my money on administration in the days to follow.
Money talks, it don’t sing and dance and it don’t do walking away….
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And another thing regarding levelling the playing field.
Auldheid came up with the idea of distributing the extra CL money we will get from next season, circa £3m. To aid development of young players, i.e. allowing good young players to stay with the club that developed them.
Distributing the money via the SPFL.
I think it’s a good idea.
Good night all
roll on tomorrow
Brooooooooonie to score anytime in 90mins:)))
icanfeelitinmywater :)))))
stephbhoy
22:18 on
Some interesting points, 16 team league is a must for me.
Doc
22:18 on
Agree we need to explore all options re getting out of here.
Teuchter ar la….
Can’t wait for tomorrow….
Will be watching with a few great Reds tomorrow in a Liverpool boozer……..Unfortunately for me,my mate is back from the Middle East for a month and I have as much chance of the use of his season ticket for Chelski and Newcastle matches as The Sun has of becoming a top selling tabloid gutter rag in Merseyside.
Reckon it will be finished as a contest by half time tomorrow.
YNWA
CRC thanks. Team are obviously doing well and have a travelling scottish support, just wondered if there was any official tie up with us?
doc
Actually think that’s a good idea myself.
But can’t see the board going for it.
Aiden, we can only put ideas out there.
What others do with them time will tell.
Auldheids idea is a good one.
Celtic v Liverpool in Champions League next year……….
If Carlsberg did draws for football competitions.
The greatest fans in the world…..unsegregated in the same stadium…..
Sporting spectaculars at their finest……
Imagine the TIFO
Here we go
Craigellachie10
22:30 on 26 April, 2014
No official tie up, although Willie McStay is the manager
Now promoted to the Northern Premier Division
An interesting but speculative article
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/jul/28/gilford-park-celtic-nation-kevin-lynch
HH
CRC
CRC, do you think they are our stalking horse, Celtic Nation that is?
eddieinkirkmichael
22:28 on 26 April, 2014
stephbhoy
22:18 on
Some interesting points, 16 team league is a must for me.
Doc
Watch it being hastily arranged for the start of season 2015/16 , when the huns finish 4th next year
Doc
Level playing field -3 Million – SPFL – Campbell Ogilvie…Mmmmmm
Surely we would have to be safe in the knowledge that the Huns would be really, truly, definitely, hit on head with shovel deid.
eddieinkirkmichael 22:28
I don’t understand the attraction for a 16-team league.
Are the missing ST holders any more likely to come to a home game v Queen if the South than a game vs one of the bottom 6? I don’t think so, and the format would need a more convoluted split arrangement because the bigger teams won’t want to be reliant on 15 home leg matches as opposed to the current 19.
Man hoo players didn’t want to give a 100% to ole boss…sack the fekn lot of them.
Celtic Nation ARE a stalking horse if we keep getting thwarted in our efforts to play with the big boys.
I have absolutely no doubt in my mind about this.
Doc
Stalking or trojan horse, perhaps?
Only time will tell!
HH
CRC
teuchter ár lá
Campbell Ogilvie is SFA not SPFL, as Auldheid said, I wouldn’t trust the SFA with anything.
Never actually heard a Neil Diamond song for years for some strange reason because he is a fantastic singer.
His songs always take me back to my teenage years as a wee art student in Glasgow.
On my bus back home a particular driver always had a tape of his playing……SAME TAPE….every night but it was sooooo goooood :)
Another wee tune from Neil…..(not that one)….for the spivs and their prey.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPbx7XARPHg
VP, well said.
Rye, CRC time will tell.
I would prefer to see a pan European league from the smaller nations.
Voguepunter……
Bang on about the ManUre players mate…..
Absolutely disgusting that primadonnas can down tools if they don’t fancy a particular manager.
Giggs will crash and burn as a manager if they appoint him……….total backstabber from what I’ve heard.He won’t be trusted by a lot of the players.
Thunder Road
Had the great pleasure of seeing ole Neil twice in Glasgow ..Fandabidozy as the swingers say. hh
How about seeing three years of incompetent but unbiased refereeing ??
Before we spend a penny ?
HH
SAF biggest and best backstabber going. He done well.
HH
No interest in Celtic Nation.
Did have an interest in Belfast Celtic.
My only footballing love though is for Glasgow Celtic.
I wouldn’t have anything to with Celtic Nation.
Re True Detective, Really only comes alive in the last 3 episodes imo. A bit slow in the first 4/5 but acting is superb. It is worth holding on for.
HH
Doc
Appols, The SPFL took over from the SPL.
No excuse, not had a drink ….Yet!
Doc/Rye
These (overpaid) eejits are supposed to be playing for their fans ,Giggs is a disgusting
human being along side supper sally and Terry.
Lenny has a relatively easy gig at Celtic and his only remit is to win an uncompetitive league and get past some pub teams en route to CL riches which will keep Celtic as the dominant force in Scotland for as long as he chooses.His biggest battles will be against a Hun infested media and detractors in the fan base if he keeps getting knocked out of Cup competitions at home.
He can either prove himself in the CL ,on a financial playing field where he doesn’t have much chance of getting past group stages to business end of the competition,or move on to a League where the average lifespan of a manager is 17 months.
Decisions ……damn decisions!!
Wasnt a big fan of True Detective lacked any real charm imo
The first episode of the new c4 series Fargo that started last sunday was fantastic
Good evening friends. Dark, very dark.
voguepunter
22:49 on
26 April, 2014
Thunder Road
Had the great pleasure of seeing ole Neil twice in Glasgow ..Fandabidozy as the swingers say. hh
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He has such a powerful voice and sometimes singers with that power use it to the full and it can be overpowering if you know what i mean?
He is commanding yet still laid back.
Good evening all
Sooo looking forward to being back in my seat tomorrow. Seems ages since I’ve been at CP. Also looking forward to meeting new friends at the CQN corner, met plenty at the last visit.
Ryecatcher
Are you likely to be at any of the remaining games at CP? Would love to meet up with you. :-))
BMCUW
I take it you arrived safely?? Hopefully.
Weefra HH supporting and praying for Wee Oscar.
VP, can’t argue, it takes a morally bankrupt individual to that to a brother or friend.
eddieinkirkmichael
21:51 on 26 April, 2014
I was thinking about the leaseback etc option and came to the same conclusion as yourself……. I cannot, however, come to the same conclusion on the subject of the ‘evil ones’……. There is no way an entity of their hateful nature should be acceptable to any civilised society …….. I have become a better / safer Celtic Supporter since their demise and, hopefully, they will never darken the door of Scottish Football / Celtic Football Club again….
Bhoylo83
Do not want to watch tv series of Fargo mate ..the movie is perfect.
Doc
Correct!