Dalglish, we are told, ran to his bedroom to rip posters off the wall, in case Sean Fallon would see them and reconsider, but Celtic have always been open to all. Kenny will tell you, he was assured Rangers were preparing to sign him, but this was Celtic. In 1967. He knew which way the tide of history was flowing.
Sean’s boss, The Boss, once spent his free Saturdays following Rangers. Stein didn’t just become a lapsed Rangers fan, according to his friend and biographer, Archie Macpherson. As Celtic manager, he made it his business to wholly and completely end the dominance they had over the then humble team from Parkhead. I’ll spare the detail of how that sentiment translated down to the vernacular.
Scott Allan made no secret of his boyhood allegiances. He would have gone to Ibrox in a flash, as would so many of our historic greats, but this decision came down to a simple truth. The basic salary on offer at Celtic is around three times what the jungle drums were offering across the city. This disparity means it’s not just about the money, it’s about that tide of history, which Kenny Dalglish knew so well.
Today is witness to one more veil being peeled off, exposing more of the consequences of what happened when Rangers decided not to make provisions for the inevitable challenge to their aggressive tax avoidance schemes. Their Discounted Options Scheme was found to be illegal, as were several of their Employee Benefit Trusts, with the remainder subject to appeal, but the club went to the wall because that inevitable challenge made it impossible for them to borrow other people’s money.
Liquidation followed and hundreds of creditors were left unpaid, but while a newco from such ashes could change their name to Rangers and wear the same jerseys, it was always going to look like an off-key tribute act. This was never going to be about three years in the lower leagues.
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Green Maestro
A wee donation made to your trip up Ben Nevis.
I’d use a motorbike masell but I am a famously lazy bassa.
Best of luck
HH
Just had a five minute chat with Alex o Henley on bund land road
Very nice chap he is indeed
Hynand blinkin road
I give up
Blame the jerking bus or lack of alcohol
The Green Man – I found a solution…I will now refer to Scott Allen….as Paddy Allen.
Dave Allen…….. shooooorly.
mayyourgodgowithyoucsc
butsybhoy on 14th August 2015 3:44 pm
TBM
Spoke with a pal who is a WBA season ticket holder who told me he was never away from Broad Street and was drinking as if he was Dave Allen.
HH
Can only hope that he has grown up a bit; glad that we didnae bevvy when we played eh! :-)
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
HaHaHaHa
The hurt runs deep
Mark Warburton: ‘We only want players who want to play for Rangers’ http://t.co/AWZe1DVrQW
I wouldn’t worry about Scott Allan’s lifestyle.
Leigh Griffiths will keep him on the straight and narrow.
#reformedpoacher
THE EXILED TIM
He’s already a dyed in the wool Bloo Choob:))
David Allan just won the 3:35 at Newcastle on Ella’s Honour……
TBM
We shouldn’t have let Dylan go,the next time we face Sevco we could’ve fielded Brown,McGeoch,Allen and Gordon as potential Ibrox ‘stars’ but perhaps with just 3 of the above we’d still beat them.
StarryP
I read somewhere yesterday that he is being enticed away by a championship club down south, now if true, and it were to happen, their heads would explode :-)
HH
TGM
Scott Allan has shown he is clever by signing for Celtic.
He has made his intelligent choice.
Sparkitup!
DD
I would agree there, fair play to him
I will call him paddy now:)
HH
THE EXILED TIM
Canny see it he’s the Wurrrrralds Greatest Young Manager at the Wurrrrralds Greatest wee club who just missed oot on Sdoddland’s greatest up and coming middy:))
Awe shucks Fail Again Friday at Poundland!
StarryP
Haven’t laughed so much for a while, the fee alone was worth the hilarity :-)
HH
Welcome back The Green Man, we all have a bad day at the office now and again or in my case again and again.
The ole huns ever in denial, lol. You reap what you sow – it may take a few years but arrogance will always come back and take a large bite out of your arse. Aston Villa’s Joe Bennett getting a mention on here last night as a possible left back signing – any updates on that one?
No, they aren’t annoyed at all
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01819/rangers-celtic_1819789c.jpg
We do not want anyone who does not want to be here.
Is there a figure of speech that signifies such a sentence ?
Does it mean, “We only some one who is already here” ?
Does it mean, “We may want someone but only right up to the moment when that someone says he is not coming” ?
I am waiting for whomsoever from Sevco or MSM to resurrect the Murray moment when he said that he would not be blackmailed by Hibs and that Celtic had paid more for Broonie than he was worth.
And the laptop loyal lapped it up and never questioned the damned cheek of the man for volunteering his views on other clubs and a player.
Need to get back to interacting with the other occupants of my/this house but briefly, final word (from here) on the Scott Allan situation comes from the ‘Donya TBM’ aka my lights out supervisor………….’F, what is so interesting on that Celtic thing……..explanation given……..And then………………. ” but he doesn’t look like a monkey”……..
Welcome Scott…………
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33211785
Tom English interviews Mr. Larsson.
HH
Hoping tomorrow for great banter at Celtic park.. Should be fun…
Hope better show than Wednesday ..
Right off to read more crying from the West Of Scotland Liquidated denialist FC
JCGE
I see the latest “young” manager of Scotland’s newest league club has descended to nursery school level.
“Can we buy Scott Allan:
“No.”
‘Please can we buy him, ah come on?”
“No.”
“Please, please, can we buy Scott Allan. Pretty please?”
“No, he’s about to sign for Celtic.”
“Didn’t want to sign him anyway. He’s crap.” #huffyface
I must say I am impressed with the Celtic Newsnow App. It sends you notifications of the team line ups before a game and has just sent a notification (well after Esatdio’s may I add) of the Henke interview on the radio tonight.
It’s lookin’ like the ole warchest is bein’ downgraded to a playground scuffle matchbox.
Come on Agent Monaghan where are you?
B-)
Celtic News Now by Celtic News Now
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I think celtic should pull out of signing Scott Allan and go for either Spittal at Utd.or Christie up at Inverness. Me personally thinks Allan will see out his contract with His.then sign for Newco
BBC website referring to Parma as a “defunct club”. Obviously don’t have holding company thingies in Italy.
Trophies are up for sale. Wonder if Charles Green has a few spare quid….?
Just had this sent to me, lol
Scott Allan’s dad arrives at Celtic Park
The Clumpany.
As usual, terrifc stuff, I opened the first link (hun noise) on your latest blog and the comments are good for a laugh, a couple of tims at the wind up on it. HH
POG
Brilliant that’s getting sent round:))
O.G.Rafferty on 14th August 2015 4:07 pm
No, they aren’t annoyed at all
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01819/rangers-celtic_1819789c.jpg
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Still cannot understand why Bronnie was booked for this?
Butsybhoy: Will have that promised garment for you tomorrow.
well well well……the blog is a braw place to be today…..not that any other day it is not …he adds quickly….smiley thing ….welcome Mr Allan…..hope you have the words of your song to the squad pat…..Four Green Fields will go down nicely….Big Graig will keep him right….and Charlie can remind him that the Company his Dad told him to support is deceased…so didnae worry…..
Gary67 you were right on the money the other night ….braw
Bobby thanks for the repost on Dortmund….that training circle would be money well spent ..it is at various top Bundesliga clubs ….there is even a travelling one that goes from Kirmes to Kirmes (local fests)so peeps can have a go…there are more registered footie players here than the population of Scotland..
hot as here time for a cool cool Pils …awfy braw …..
braw
Braw, have cold one for me. On the waggon at the moment, not had a drink for 9 weeks. Before anybody congratulates me it’s not because I’m a reforming alcoholic I’m on a low carb diet which is working quite well to my astonishment.
greedybassacsc
Have the Zombies boycotted Easter Road yet?
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