The man who wants to be chairman of Rangers International, Dave King, said over the weekend:
“In particular I see a present need to utilise the time we have over the next few seasons to be prepared, both financially and on the pitch, to compete with our Glasgow neighbours when we get back (sic) to the top League.”
Therein lies the problem. Oldco Rangers under David Murray were driven, “10-in-a-row and two European Cups” was the target Terry Butcher attributed to his former employer. They lived in someone else’s shadow but needed to think of themselves as superior. As a consequence, they lost everything.
Now the same crew at it again. “Compete with our Glasgow neighbours”. Why not just live within your means? Be as good as you can be, run your affairs in an ethical manner, whether you win, lose or draw? Spend the early years of Newco trying to compete with Celtic and the only thing you’ll achieve is a pervading sense of failure.
The Battle for the Blazer, AKA the bid by King to persuade the SFA that despite the enormous evidence to the contrary, he is Fit and Proper to be a director of a Scottish football team is surely pointless. Rangers International don’t need King as a director, all they need is his money, or anyone’s money. King doesn’t need to be a director to exact effective control over the club, all he needs to do is appoint proxies. The SFA must issue the JP McEnroe retort, “You cannot be serious?”
My apologies if King’s target is Partick Thistle.
Celtic’s Iron Man:
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Big Nan
matt mcglone@MattMcGlone916h
Was there when he said this and have never forgotten it, infact I scribbled it down on the back of a napkin….. pic.twitter.com/l2kFuYe1dV
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“The word secrecy is repugnant in a free and open society”
JFK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZYfeYhQ9eU
Celticbhoy
20:09 on 13 October, 2013
ernie lynch
weeminger
‘A question to you both if you don’t mind. Am l right in thinking that the UTT will only look at the evidence already presented and dertermine if the FTT came to the correct decision? As such no one will be called to answer questions? Cheers.’
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My understanding is that as a general rule the UTT will only look at the legal issues and won’t hear new evidence.
This case is a bit messy though as there are still some issues from the FTT to be resolved. The tax dodgers wanted those issues to go back to the FTT to deal with, HMRC wanted them dealt with by the UTT.
It was decided they should be dealt with by the UTT. I’m not sure if that will require hearing evidence, though I doubt it. It’s heartening though that now matters have been removed from Scotland they appear to being dealt with as they should.
It’s somewhat similar to what happened with the huns relationship with their bank.
Big Nan,
I didn’t look up the Chuch of Scotland’s views on the free masons – I assumed they wouldn’t have strong views on them either way.
Half baked research on my behalf.
So now that PL is in the SFA Celtic are no longer going to pursue any of the lying cheating thieving stealing bigoted racist ignorant depraved indifference legacy of Scottish football? We just hope that they are going to go broke again and hope it ends there? And if it doesnt not to worry we’ll beat them and maybe Aberdeen and Dundee Utd too? Yeah thats a sport thats a culture thats the beloved pastime I cannot wait to come back. I will take up fishing but then again greed has poisoned all the rivers of babble lying there too.
Fergus quote
https://twitter.com/MattMcGlone9/status/389439469142949888/photo/1
Copy and paste from Wiki:
“The Church of Scotland does not ban congregants from becoming Freemasons, but in 1989 the general assembly said there were “very real theological difficulties” with Church of Scotland members being Freemasons.”
the furore about the scottish masons reminds of a story from quite a few years ago, that is still particularly appropriate even today in the so called modern scotland
I was an apprentice on the clyde in one of the big shipyards
quite a few folks would go to the nearby masonic club for a beer or two at lunchtime
anyway, one day a few fellow workers were going and asked me to join them there, even though they knew my background very well
i naturally declined to go there for a beer. One of them then accused me of being a bigot for not going to the masons.
In fairness it took another one of them to point out that in fact it was them who were the bigots for going to the masons, rather than me for declining
It sort of sums up the type of reporting that is going on today in the scottish media, where they cant see the error of their ways because they are too blinkered to see any other opinion
My continuing good wishes to the family of George Ryan.
R.I.P.
Just a thought, but if the SFA refuse to endorse the Lying King as being a fit and proper mason, does that mean that the only way he could get involved in ploughing money into the huns would be by a sale and leaseback of the stadium?
Big Nan
09:48 on
14 October, 2013
That’s precisely my point. It’s not the same thing across the country and the generalised view that the two are intertwined as a matter of course is incorrect.
In the case of one of my family, it was very much tied up with Council employment and promotion. Which I totally disagree with, but for guys his age (he’s retired now) it’s just the way it was.
The other one is more like the local rotary as far as I can tell. It’s a village lodge, mostly old geezers and the only other organisation they’re in is the bowling club.
greenhillsbhoy,
It’s a major concern if Lustig is injured given that Adam Matthews is out for several months.
Anyone got an update??
Alasdair MacLean
09:56 on 14 October, 2013
Big Nan,
I didn’t look up the Chuch of Scotland’s views on the free masons – I assumed they wouldn’t have strong views on them either way.
Half baked research on my behalf.
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Nor did I AM, and I was as half-baked as you until this old retired clergyman, the Reverend Malcolm Ritchie, from Argyll contacted me to offer his support and also sent me a video of the General Assembly when his motion was debated and carried.
I also had the support of two Wee Free ministers, a Belted Earl, the late Iain Banks, a hereditary Lord, a Carmel of nuns, a few Professors, and a Lord Lieutenant, who later withdrew after realising that his boss’s partner and father were members of the Craft!
My previous petition was in a different format whereby comments were immediately displayed and sometimes stayed visible on the website for days before being deleted if they were inappropriate. The petition which did not mention religion or nationality was bombarded with about a hundred highly abusive comments all having an anti-RC and and anti-Irish theme.
My latest petition has attracted 2,141 support signatures and though they don’t tell me what the person does I know from other means that there are a fair number of high-profile legal and other academics supporting this latest petition.
Events like those reported yesterday about the police investigating the Hillsborough cover up will only heighten public concern.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/hillsborough-freemason-police-officers-banned-2366200
My apologies if posted already
Rangers Forced to Confirm Dave King is NOT Returning Now as PLC Chairman
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/rangers-forced-to-confirm-dave-king-is-not-returning-now-as-plc-chairman/
margaret mcgill
09:57 on 14 October, 2013
So now that PL is in the SFA Celtic are no longer going to pursue any of the lying cheating thieving stealing bigoted racist ignorant depraved indifference legacy of Scottish football? We just hope that they are going to go broke again and hope it ends there? And if it doesnt not to worry we’ll beat them and maybe Aberdeen and Dundee Utd too? Yeah thats a sport thats a culture thats the beloved pastime I cannot wait to come back. I will take up fishing but then again greed has poisoned all the rivers of babble lying there too.
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Kind of took me by surprise PL eventually getting onto the board of the SFA, at that time I didn’t really give it much thought. Now I’m thinking what a master stroke, it’s all onto PL now. I think he’s been sammied.
Ayrshire is Green and White
HH
If I were you, I’d change my name again
They don’t care what they do to you, believe me
This is the coronation of the king of thieves
His occupation is the king of thieves
He can steal more than you can save
You can take him on but you’re not that brave
ECCSC
I used to work in a place where HND in the field was minimum requirement for the job. There were two craft members employed, neither of whom had even the old ONC level, and both (no exaggeration) had spelling and grammar level of an 11 year old.
Marrakesh Express
10:20 on 14 October, 2013
I used to work in a place where HND in the field was minimum requirement for the job. There were two craft members employed, neither of whom had even the old ONC level, and both (no exaggeration) had spelling and grammar level of an 11 year old.
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I can trump your two HNDs with a Certificate of Charter in the Institute of Civil Engineering and like you not an 11 plus certificate or other higher education course or degree to his name.
Can someone point me to Auldheid’s post please?
Ta!
Big Nan
10:25 on
14 October, 2013
Marrakesh Express
10:20 on 14 October, 2013
I used to work in a place where HND in the field was minimum requirement for the job. There were two craft members employed, neither of whom had even the old ONC level, and both (no exaggeration) had spelling and grammar level of an 11 year old.
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I can trump your two HNDs with a Certificate of Charter in the Institute of Civil Engineering and like you not an 11 plus certificate or other higher education course or degree to his name.
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I can trump this- I had loads of teachers at my catholic school that couldn’t teach. i think they partially only got the job because they were catholics.
emusanorphan
@LaytonBhoy: The decision to grant OldCo a European license is the scandal that won’t go away. Auldheid presents the evidence. http://t.co/q1FUYrzyi8
HH
Gordon_J
Twitter saying that his hip locked while playing for Sweden. He’s in pain but will need to wait for tests.
I wonder just how likely it is that even one of the following will happen?
a) The MSM will report on the SFA giving the deid club a UEFA licence story
b) Charlotte fakeover will be discussed over the public broadcasting services
c) The SFA will declare the lying King an unfit person because of his tax issues
d) Campbell Ogilvie will step down declaring a conflict of interest and repay his EBT
e) The secret 5 way agreement will be made public and subject to scrutiny
f) The legal authorities will do anything about the newco being called “The Rangers”
g) The legal authorities will do anything about the sale of deidcos assets at knock down price
h) Ticketus lost 20 odd million quid and walked away
i) Charles green will be taken to task for selling shares in something he didn’t own
j) Craig Whyte didn’t make a penny out of deidco
k) Fat Sally took a paycut because sevco have enough money
l) HMRC will win the UTT appeal and deidco will admit their tax dodging
m) British servicemen will be arrested at their homes for sectarian singing at Ibroke
n) Newco own their own stadium
o) Newco will last the season without going into Administration and ditching their debt again
p) The Celtic Board will comment on how the shenanigans cost them money
q) Phil was wrong and the MSM were right
I think this is the beginning of a list, its been a long time since we had a list
gallowgate mad squad
I can trump this- I had loads of teachers at my catholic school that couldn’t teach. i think they partially only got the job because they were catholics.
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That stinks of hunnery
I see the clusterklutz (collective noun for incompetent spivs ) is experiencing ever deeper Sevcosis.
It’s almost as if they go for a swally in the afternoon, have a great idea, and write a blog post at tea time.
Hey, maybe they do. One thing’s clear tho, the people running the Sevco group of clumpanies don’t know what they’re doing.
Hilarious.
Hamiltontim,
Thanks, not sure how serious that could be. Is there a doctor in the house?
MSM still running with Return of the King stories at least the Beeb is up to pace
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24518160
Lymmbhoy
Thank you!
George RIP.
Thindimebhoy
10:33 on
14 October, 2013
or nunnery. 1 of the 2.
Pat Nevin is a Duck Soup taker….
See what i did there….
GALLOWGATE MAD SQUAD. 0946
“—-Sorry, but not the attitude. Peace and reconciliation, not the chance to get it up em with a catholic majority, is the way forward. Your post is nothing more than tribalism, unless you are suggesting a society/laws based on catholic dogma, in which case it is insane.”
Not at all what I am suggesting. Once in the ascendancy in NI,Catholic-based politicians will be unwilling to swap that for being a minority outpost in a united Ireland.
Your view holds as much water as mine on this,as at the moment it is merely hypothetical.
Time will tell.
Margaret McGill
It cant be both that’s for sure
GMS
Like in any profession you get good and bad. Teaching is no different.
A four year honours degree course is required along with several observations of teaching skills and qualities throughout that period.
To suggest that ‘many’ of the teachers at your school only got the job because they were Catholics is a ridiculous statement.
How do you know the religion of those ‘bad’ teachers in any case?
George Ryan-St Johns Doyle RIP
I wouldn’t be too worried about ole Mikel Lustig his hips *or something* lock up at some point during most Celtic games, he’s an injury a game, and fit as a fiddle when Saturday comes.
Thindimebhoy
10:36 on
14 October, 2013
Now theres a man you can look straight in the eye…..
bournesouprecipe
But we need a backup after 66 mins
gallowgate mad squad
10:29 on
14 October, 2013
‘I had loads of teachers at my catholic school that couldn’t teach. ‘
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It shows.