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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Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die
You need to get Mrs LB aka the boss to get you a new phone that one you have has Tourettes :))
I hope you are well Mo Chara
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Wis he wearing a flouncy summer shirt?
He was wearing his new brogues.
Auldheid
can we get this out by same means as green brigade & if so who would set up e-mail signing, someone asked this earlier & nothing came of it?
Yes to McFadden. Even if he is on the treatment table a lot, his experience will be invaluable to our youngsters. Plus his gallus nature would get up certain noses, especially if he is a Tim as I’ve read in the past.
Re faddy
Apart from kris commons I dont see a spark from midfield … with victor… broony and super joe around him… faddy could maybe provide that. .. and at a reasonable rate
Worth a punt indeed
It’s going to be a new bestseller- ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Kev Jungle’.
McFadden not for me. Not that I don’t rate him as a player, but he has played very little football in the last 3-4 years. Would fear another Freddie Ljunberg.
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Does it include St GAllen in Switzerland, the most Celtic town in the land..
I hope we are looking at GMS of D Utd that is one young Scottish player I would take a chance on.
But then again as the wife says I know “hee Haw”:))
till later all
Starry- you mean these bhoys ?
According to Wiki [SIMBT] FCSt Gallen are the oldest team in Continental Europe.
Dontbrattbakkinanger
The town was founded by an Irish monk ( sounds familar) if I remember correctly he took ill on the road to Rome with Saint Columba!!
Lovely town…
Glasstwothidsfull,
I don’t think Mc Fadden would be another Ljunberg, everytime I’ve seen Motherwell this Season (last?) he has been their standout player.
Even managed to make Higdon look good.
An injury could make the whole thing a waste of time I’m sure but like Awe_Naw said he has ecperience that will help the youngsters and impresses on the big occasions.
Think it would be a yes from me.
Hail! Hail!
Auldheid
You are aptly named, sir
The AFG Arena has recently sold out for a concert by Die Toten Hosen.
Any more excernment and I’ll be off oot there masel
Could this affect the CL draw if they get a ban?
UEFA is opening disciplinary proceedings
against Romanian champs Steaua Bucharest
and Turkish powerhouse Besiktas.
According to a Monday statement posted to
UEFA.com, both investigations relate to
match-fixing, though the exact charges are
unclear.
The probe into Besiktas, based in Istanbul,
involves two club officials in relation to
alleged manipulation of the 2011 Turkish Cup
final.
According to an AFP report, Steaua Bucharest
president Gigi Becali was sentenced last week
to three years of prison for offering bribes to
an opposing club.
Both cases will be heard June 21 by UEFA’s
Control and Disciplinary Body at the House of
European Football in Nyon, Switzerland.
Decisions on those as well as a third match-
fixing case against Fenerbahce, another
Turkish club, are expected June 24.
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Didn’t realize they wore the Hoops tho’, must get over there again soon, pretty gals..
Couple of good pics in kano foundation fb page from vegas.
dontbrattbakkinanger
19:46 on 10 June, 2013
It’s going to be a new bestseller- ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Kev Jungle’.
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Went to post box to send his season book application and ended up in Derby.
just caught a glimpse of stv news,why has craigy boy had an arrest warrant issued for him
Auldheid
Email sent.
The current strip is green with a white diagonal stripe, like an ole South American stylee.
McFadden had had chances to come before…….shouldn’t be asked again IMO
Chairpoint,
Fair point. Maybe if we could get him on some kind of pay-per-play deal or something. As I said, I have no problem with his ability (was a bit disappointed when we missed out on him under MON). Just wouldn’t want a wage being wasted.
Seems strange to me that we wouldn’t sign Russell but want to waste money on McFadden.Not for me .
gordybhoy64 20:06 on 10 June, 2013
just caught a glimpse of stv news,why has craigy boy had an arrest warrant issued for him
Officially or unofficially? :-)
ebelRhebel @RhebelRhebel 6m
How the Green Brigade made the Cup Final Brother Walfrid TIFO – https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=f9S5nwk9g-k# …!
asonofdan-How many teams do we need to get papped oot,to make us straight in to Group Stages? :)
Phil,
from just about a year ago.
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/another-own-goal-from-the-snp/
Re our hero
The warrant has been issued for craigy not appearing in court as a witness. .. trial against his housekeepers for theft
gordybhoy64
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22845906
Patently obvious now that the lure of possibly performing in the Champions League group stages is not incentive enough to encourage any potential signings to enter through the doors of Celtic Park . Given the choice ,I suspect,most would choose a championship club over our own club in order to put themselves in the shop window for a possible move to a premiership club. I imagine that it’s going to be a right few seasons before the directors are going to be able to raise the price of season tickets if we are going to continue losing out on signings to mediocre championship clubs
Burghbhoy
Stokes also had chances to come to us before he imagined that Sunderland were the club to satisfy his ambitions
The Boy Jinky, leftclicktic
You guys must be more trusting than me. :-)
Glasstwothirdsfull @ 20:09,
It irks me when players that are so called Celtic fans, turn down a move to the Club always thinking they can come back a ply their trade at Celtic Park in their dottage.
When we were linked with him a couple of Seasons ago he had done nothing for Everton and I thought no way.
But you have to be pragmatic, too many times this Season we have looked deviod of ideas against very ordinary SPL compitition and we certainly looked ut of our depth vs Juve.
I think he’d give us something,
Even as you say a pay-per-play basis and use him like MO’N usd Lubo.
Hail! Hail!
mickbhoy1888
How can you lose out on a player you didn’t want?? I take it you’re talking about JR..
Mickbhoy1888
Can’t agree I think if we had wanted Russell he would be signing for us. Clearly NL doesn’t rate him highly enough.
mickbhoy1888, What signing have we lost out on now. So far I’m very happy with our signing success rate under Lenny. Yes we did bring in a couple of turkeys but even the great Fergie has done that. Its not certain yet if Bobo mark 2 has signed and we don’t know if he is a Henrik or a Bangura but the sight of a new signing arriving outside Celtic Park never fails to thrill me.