The mainstream media, football administrators, football club directors, former football club directors, together with the executives from PR companies, are in a new space this week.
Many of these people have spent over 20 years controlling all important aspects of the media in relations to football in Scotland. Some have established a culture of dependency and fear; at the left of the telephone, or the click of a mouse, they could destroy reputations.
Most of these types backed Craig Whyte when Sir David Murray endorsed him as the right sort to buy Rangers, a situation which remained in place until administrators were appointed last year. Since then they have acted in unison to demonise Whyte, who has been painted as the solely responsible for the downfall of the football club.
Now, thanks to the industrious Charlotte, every underhand conspiracy is in danger of becoming exposed.
Find yourself in the dock over sectarian chanting? Don’t dispute the fact, simply allude to links which didn’t actually exist between the son of a Celtic director and the head of an anti-racism unit. The fact that some think there is an apparent scandal in the son of a Celtic director having links to an anti-racism campaigner is a bizarre thought. There were no links, but why shouldn’t there be, it’s anti-racism were talking here, which football clubs really should have affinity with.
And Oldco Rangers printed this rubbish in a submission to Uefa! Good grief.
Stewart Regan finds himself with a position to defend. One of his responsibilities is to ensure clubs are licenced correctly for Uefa competitions. I am not too exercised with him coordinating a response to this issue with the club concerned, but his assertion that Rangers were legitimately licenced for season 2011-12, despite the Discounted Options Scheme, or Wee Tax Case, seems more than odd.
In order to gain a Uefa licence clubs must have paid all social taxes due by 31 December no later than 31 March. Rangers advisors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, called Rangers £2.8m liability, which was unpaid by 31 March 2011, a “potential liability”, which was subject to discussions between the club and HMRC.
In quite simple terms, a club can call any liability a potential liability, however, this particular liability was very real. If the SFA allow Uefa rules to be circumnavigated by such a self-certified dismissal they are failing their duty to the game.
Mr Regan, the fact of this matter is that the liability was real. What evidence did you see to convince you otherwise? What processes are in place to ensure that a rogue SFA executive cannot rubber stamp a licence when one should not be granted? Can a club simply say “We’re all right, this stuff is under discussion” to make the SFA look the other way?
SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie, was secretary and director of Rangers during the entire operation of the Discounted Options Scheme. He was on the SFA board with oversight duties for ensuring clubs meet Uefa licensing standards when the club were issued with their 2011-12 licence, and he is currently seeking re-election to his post.
If Rangers were denied their licence for 2011-12 Celtic would have been eligible
The chat from PR companies is perhaps the most alarming, for them, of course.
Right now there is a campaign underway to ignore Charlotte. Any journo who takes on such an influential group of interests might is facing down some of the most influential people in the media industry. Here’s a thought for you: I reckon only circa 10% of available material has been looked at. Charlotte is not going away and neither is wee Craigie.
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I wish I hadn`t misspelled “believe” in a post where I was suggesting that most people are stupid!!
TBJ
I must have missed that one. Who is Tommy the taxi driver?
The boy jinky
Surely you don’t think that the fans who don’t do walking away -would walk away from their big star signing?
Who do you think will be the one that throws him ROI fleg if they win that diddy league they’re in next season?
HH
DBBIA
I am “blaming” them for producing fewer . let me be more kind and say, fewer gullible people than do other establishments.
JJ
Tbj.
I was surprised the huns didn’t go for higdon.
Ellbows, head and attacking other players is a given with thems.
happy we offloaded rogne, Israel boy, miku, lassad, McCourt, murphy and bangurra, all have proven a complete waste of wages (best part of 50k per week). if we manage to get ourselves a commanding centre back, creative midfielder and a couple of forwards in for pre-season it will have been a very good transfer window.
inho, it wont even be dampened if hooper and victor decide to leave.
p.s. I would take McFadden, know what your getting and would get a good few years out of him. a fit McFadden would offer more than miku, lassad, McCourt, murphy or bangurra and at a fraction of the price, he is also far better than the much hyped JMS and JR.
Majestic
I think he is the one who duped Sandaza.
JJ
Fav Uncle
Has he been a notty Bhoy again?
Ps Has Russell signed yet?
stephboy
Have they all gone?
JJ
Mickbhoy1888:
Hamiltontim at 20:32 is correct, had we wanted to sign JR we would have, nothing to do with JR snubbing us. It would appear NL wanted Balde, time will tell if it was the right decisin.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jungle Jim, My pal Mick who you were chatting to before the Juventus game is definitely of the cleverer variety in fact a guy who doesn’t suffer fools gladly and you will be pleased to know that (a) He espouses the same views as yourself in this matter and (b) he was extremely impressed by your good self , your knowledge and the way you made your point.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Aye for Derby this afternoon.
Simpsini
Agree with your post at the top of the page re Higdon. Not nearly good enough. As you say , shouldn’t be allowed to buy a jersey let alone wear one.
ZBYSZEK
higdon is definately NOT Celtic class..more like sevcos,Legia could do a lot better mate…seriously HH
Doh !
Simpsini = Sipsini.
DBBIA
You seen any tits in your garden in lately?
Have we found a cure for the cancer
all the faces all the voices blur change to one face change to one voice prepare yourself for bed the light seems bright and glares on white walls all the sounds of charlotte sometimes into the night with charlotte sometimes
night after night she lay alone in bed her eyes so open to the dark the streets all looked so strange they seemed so far away but charlotte did not cry
the people seemed so close playing expressionless games the people seemed so close so many different names…
sometimes i’m dreaming where all the other people dance sometimes i’m dreaming charlotte sometimes sometimes i’m dreaming expressionless the trance sometimes i’m dreaming so many different names sometimes i’m dreaming the sounds all stay the same sometimes i’m dreaming she hopes to open shadowed eyes on a different world come to me scared princess charlotte sometimes
on that bleak track (see the sun is gone again) the tears were pouring down her face she was crying and crying for a girl who died so many years before…
sometimes i dream where all the other people dance sometimes i dream charlotte sometimes sometimes i dream the sounds all stay the same sometimes i’m dreaming there are so many different names sometimes i dream sometimes i dream…
charlotte sometimes crying for herself charlotte sometimes dreams a wall around herself but it’s always with love with so much love it looks like everything else of charlotte sometimes so far away glass sealed and pretty charlotte sometimes
HH
the long wait is over,
Glad you missed out the L and E.;-))
So Celtic gettin slagged by Celtic fans for not buying Russell because Celtic fans think he wud do job. Those paid an entrusted to deal with this on our behalf (our manager) clearly don’t rate him otherwise they wud get him. Said Celtic fans use this as excuse to criticise Celtic board an again perceived penny pinching mentioned. Maybe we just didn’t fancy him. Maybe the fact that derby are the only serious suitor shows his level an maybe this Will proven wrong. The fact that we are paying 3 times that for another player proves we aren’t penny pinching an maybe the manager thinks in Stokes we have someone as good with better scoring record. Lot of experts want to tell our manager how to do his job an criticise club when we don’t sign their targets. Its a lot tougher in real life than on champs lge manager.
Hope I’m wrong and we sign a couple of quality players . If not , I think we should go with what we got.
2 signings capable of walking into the first team preferably a CH and creative midfielder required.
If we cannot meet that criteria I sincerely believe we should not bother.
What do people think of Alex Harris from Hibs, He looks a smashing young player (could be a flash in the pan of course but looks to have potential)
Free cyber pint to the first person who can explain the origin of the saying “flash in the pan”
No Googling
Blantyre Tim- the ole Cellick Chorus will do well to keep up with the dawn chorus I’ve been wakin’ up to these mornings.
It makes you feel glad to be alive.
tinytim 21:09 –
you could have fooled me
jungle jim – 21:43
You need to get out more. If you hear Celtic fans spouting the kind of guff mickbhoy 1888 comes away with on here isn’t it your job to point out the error of their ways?
When we were young and perhaps not supporting the club as well as we could have – we took a telling off our elders
To me it’s the same concept now trying to get non-cyberspace supporters onside
Instead you seem to be advocating that we are Internet bampots and its ok for the uninformed to accept the rags’ propaganda
Come on!
Zbyszek 21:28:
You talk a lot of sense my friend and I value your thoughts. However, on this occasion I cannot agree, Higdon, not in 100 million years. His reaction when he scored against us at Fir Park was contemptible. He would be more at home in Division 2 or 3 or wherever they end up next season…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Bournesouprecipe
Mrs Burghbhoy saw one prancing about burning burgers at the weekend
What is the Stars- I think it comes from when guns were fired by lighting a match.
If the gunpowder in the pan ignited, but the gun didn’t go on fire, you had a ‘flash in the pan’.
…or it’s to do with the lavvies in ole Chuck Berry’s restaurant.
DBBIA/Lee Enfield CSC
I think the old Duke of ED days are counted. Better look out ma haff mass flag!
Was the origin of flash in the pan john fleck?
go on fire =go onto fire
What is the Stars, I know the answer but if I said it, I’d either be labeled a show off or accused of Googling it. So I’ll let Jungle Jim answer it .
Burgh
Sevconian per chance?
Mine are avian tribulations, but I’ve had some strong words with the magpies, and I think i’ve ruffled a few feathers.
Corkcelt
Thanks for that. I would hold my views regardless but it is always pleasing to know that others feel the same way.
That was a cracking night. I hope we can make the last 16 again and have a similar afternoon/ evening. For me, it is the way to really enjoy a Champions League game. Great bunch of guys in a relaxed restuarant then off to the game having already won in a manner of speaking. Do you plan to repeat the experience if our team manages to reach the Group stages?
JJ
shoulder2shoulder
We have coach who changes young prospects into good players, who we later sell. Rumours about contacts with Higdon might be from The Sun source. I don’t know if it’s any truth in the news.
Re Daily Record credibility.
I remember whenever transfer window opened they were telling that Boruc was leaving. Celtic supporters did not believe it.
As far as I remember Artur Boruc left Celtic. Were Daily Record right? Yes, they were right.
s p
Sorry to hear that but I trust Neil.
Hope its not a Fletcher mk2 situation.
Bournesouprecipe
Nah mate yours truly, before I collapsed into a drink induced stupor on the back green !
Lennybhoy, shoulder2shoulder and others
Thank you for your opinions.
emdae know origin of SCOUSER????? JUST FOUND OUT TONIGHT FROM SCOUSE NEIGHBOUR.
Burghbhoy 22:08:
I think Neil knows that he needs a CH and a creative midfielder/winger and will be looking to secure these. McFadden I believe could fill the latter role but I can only see that happening if one of the other Targets cannot be secured.
What is the Stars 22:10:
Not seen enough of young Harris but he impressed me in the Semi-Final against Falkirk, one for the future perhaps…and I heard he comes from a Celtic background.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!