The SFA, SPL and SFL confirmed revelations yesterday that they met at Hampden on Friday evening and released a 126 word joint statement. It claimed “all three parties have been involved in productive discussions for some time on the subject of league reconstruction”.
Be that as it may, you could put your house on the fact that there would be no talk of hastily-arranged league reconstruction in the next few weeks if there remained a possibility that SPL clubs would vote a Newco into the league at their meeting on 4 July.
Disingenuous: lacking in frankness, candour or sincerity.
There is no mention of subverting every rule in the game to ensure a team called ‘Rangers’ are positioned in as high a league system as possible. The statement is completely disingenuous. Having lost the battle to parachute Newco-Rangers into the SPL, Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster have redrawn the battle lines.
Celtic supporters are the great cash cow that is expected to pay for the crimes of others. It’s up to you if you want to Cough up for Killie (etc.).
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This is my mindset,and I have previous for it :
http://antifabrik.de/node/35/118
HH !
Nite Art….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sb4acvJpktc
Time you spoke up Mr Lawwell & Mr Dermott & co. Your silence is becoming an annoyance to us Celtic supporters!!
Right lhads need advice, I’ve decided to chuck the smoking (all of it) and start looking after my health, however I do not disguard my resources. So here’s the problem, I’ve got one snout and one tub of lard (custard) I’ve decided I will finish one, whats it to be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZGzdT4EKYY&feature=related
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 25 June, 2012 at 01:59 said:
Smoke the fag….at least it’ll reduce the appetite.
Btw, I tried to give up smokin’ for donkeys….finally nailed it with ye olde electric ciggy. Bloody lucky….I’ve got ‘a touch’ of emphysema as the specialist said. Giving up smoking means I probably won’t die of suffocation.
But then again,I’ll probably get hit by a bus!
HH !
p.s. I’m really glad I managed to quit.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
Give up the smoking.
Did it 4 year ago pure will power nothing less.
If you have the will then you can do it.
It’s easier than you think.
20+ years I was at it.
What a waste of money and health.
i’m going to the stone roses gig at heaton park manchester next sunday, i was dreading that engerlund would be playing in the final that night. thank god it’s all over
What will snot-for-brains Greeny scream about now?
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/328682
Can
Jus’ Wake and Bake
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=Mxez2WESUho
Cool Miki, loved your link earlier btw!!!
So glad Kojo/petec/The Singing detective not so holly trinty is not on here tonight! (For we all know those three are 1 and the same person).
Anyway No to Newco, yes to a new club in the sfl, perferably one from the highlands or juniors, with another new club begining its journey of “rebuilding” in that other league where a vacancy is created.
Ye know it makes Sensi…..
http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/oo145/cnoaldo/snoop-dogg-celtic-fan.jpg
:)
Auntie Eefa
You could learn a thing or two from Pete C…!
Ya scoundrel. How dare you… You sally McCoist wannabe…
If you have something to say to the man , confront him. I’m sure he’ll put you square in your place ya varmmit.
How dare you come on here spoutin your sputum……You durty Hurtin hun.
Explain yourself you good–for–nothing hound.
Exodus ya bam
Apart from that…Agree with the rest.
3 –in–a –row
Yaaaassssss
well, too late, done both in, so tomorrow I’ll wake up and tell myself I dont smoke and I only eat custard with caramel cake, just like the dinny.
hedonists need to get a grip eventually :o)))
Canamalar
Dinna be silly…
How will y’ever appreciate the likes of this Audio sensation woithout a wee Bitta….
Ye Know it makes Sensi..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvsX03LOMhI
The bould bhoys,
Been doing it longer than I’ve no been doing it, time for a bit of balance, :oD)))))
did you see what I just said there :oD))))
anyroadup, its time and I know it.
Oh and the funniest twit I’ve seen tonight
kathryn williams@kathryncaw
If john Lennon had watched england in that match he wouldn’t have to imagine no possessions #euro2012
Canamalar
Y’only live Once..
Eat Chuff Drink and Be Merry !!!
Balance
Is the Ki….
How many Rangers players will be left to start pre-season training?
Michael Grant The Herald Chief football writer.
THERE was a story recently about Ally McCoist being a past victim of phone-hacking. Even the most cold-hearted news reporter would have balked at listening in on a couple of the calls he received yesterday morning. If there has been one defining characteristic about the Rangers players over the past two or three seasons it has been the unity and camaraderie of a familiar and settled group of players. Now, his boys are starting to phone McCoist and tell him that they’re off. Steven Naismith and Steven Whittaker were the first to nervously get in touch to break the news. The calls were awkward and horrible for all concerned, but had to be made. How many more will there be?
The dynamic between McCoist and his players has become confusing and compelling. On Saturday, he released a statement which surprised many by the force and language used about (unnamed) members of his squad. He had shown them respect and he expected to be shown it in return, he said. Under the newco “players would be playing for the same club – Rangers – in front of the same fans,” he said. “I don’t want Rangers fans to be reading how devastated players are about having to go. The fans deserve better than that. They are not daft.” Players who announce they’re leaving “should not expect sympathy from Rangers supporters if they use the transfer of contracts as an excuse”.
That was strong from McCoist. It even sounded like a challenge intended to unnerve players who might be unsure about whether they had the guts to tell fans they were off. McCoist can quickly mobilise the Rangers support against any individual and if he thinks he has got a dressing room full of opportunists, kissing the badge while simultaneously telling their agents to get them the hell out of there, he has the power to turn public opinion against them. No player can win a public relations contest with McCoist.
Unless Naismith and Whittaker were telling fibs yesterday though – and neither of them looked in the mood for that – their calls were quiet, respectful and, well, sad. Issuing a sulphuric statement was one thing, but the manager’s tone was entirely different when very personal calls were being made by players he has trusted and respected for years.
McCoist had wanted transparency and honesty and he got it. Naismith and Whittaker told him they don’t fancy playing in the First (let alone Third) Division next season, as seems the newco Rangers’ inevitable fate.
No matter how much that disappointed or hurt him, how could he do anything but understand? It was only a matter of days ago that McCoist himself was on the brink of resigning when he believed there had been a plot to replace him as manager. He is the last person who could plausibly try to convince his players that they owe it to Charles Green’s newco to dig in for the long haul.
Instead – according to Naismith and Whittaker themselves – he took their news on the chin, appreciating that they told him first before making it known to the media a few hours later.
“The first person I spoke to was the manager,” said Naismith. “That wasn’t down to his statement on Saturday: it was always my intention. I have so much respect for Ally McCoist. We had a pleasant chat and he could understand my point of view.
“He deserves to know the reasons why I’m doing this and he deserves to hear it from me. Obviously, it put him in an awkward position. The manager has a job to do. He wants to know who will and won’t be there and, all along, I intended to let him know first if I decided that I was going to leave.”
Similarly, Whittaker had “a nice conversation” with McCoist. “It was fine. He understood. He has been in the game long enough to know the situation we are in. He praised the time I was at the club and that was great.”
All of this will be heartbreaking for McCoist, though, and it erodes the ties that bind him to Green’s Rangers. He is in a helpless position. There is only going to be one thought going through his mind if his mobile rings and he sees “Greegsy”, “Steven” or “Boca” flashing on screen: “him as well?”
Last week, one of those who will definitely stay no matter what, Lee McCulloch, said McCoist had been hard to contact during his holiday. “I don’t really blame the manager for having his phone off. He’s probably thrown the phone away by now the amount of people trying to get hold of him.”
Chucking away the phone may feel tempting, but one way or another Steven Davis, Allan McGregor, Kyle Lafferty, Lee Wallace, Carlos Bocanegra or anyone else who wants out will get the message across. Pre-season training starts at Murray Park on Thursday and it is hard to believe there will not be others who confirm they will not be turning up and regard themselves as free agents.
Doubters wonder if Green will really mourn yesterday’s removal of £40,000 from the weekly wage bill. After all, every departing “star” will significantly cut his costs ahead of a probable drop into the SFL.
They are not numbers on a balance sheet to McCoist, though. They are pals and favoured sons. “His” players. Every one that leaves makes everything tougher. What will really hurt him is sensing that yesterday’s calls are not likely to be the last.
miki67 on 25 June, 2012 at 01:28 said:
” Ye should Never Cross A Thoroughbred wi a Plough Horse..” was his take on the mixing of human races. As a Celtic supporter this should be challenged and it was. What do you think?
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Murray and Whyte cannot, and should not, ever be forgiven for what they did to our club!
In our hearts, regardless of what happens, we will always be Rangers. Even if our club is reduced to having to play on the streets, then we will follow on from the pavements.
MurrayHater–
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Wh oo Wh ii Whii Whe
Whoo Wi Whee Whooo….
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4391021/Walk-away-if-you-want-but-dont-dare-tell-fans-it-is-breaking-your-heart.html
Sorry for hits ,…But worth it for Jus the Peelly Wally Pic
Murray mulling buyout of oil and gas division
Simon Bain Business Correspondent. The Herald
SIR David Murray and his long-standing lieutenant Donald Wilson are in discussions about a possible multi-million-pound deal for one of the brightspots in the Murray business empire.
Mr Wilson is exploring a management buyout of Edinburgh-based Premier Hytemp, cited recently by Scottish Enterprise as a flagship for international growth.
The speciality steels business focused on the oil and gas industry hiked turnover by one-third to £52 million last year, and employs 165 with outposts in Sheffield, Singapore and Houston. It made a pre-tax loss of £1.6m last year.
Sir David told The Herald in April he was poised to announce a sale of his general steels business, which accounted for £100m of the £340m MIH turnover last year, and said the metals division would now focus on plate and speciality steels. He insisted, however, that there was “no pressure” from Lloyds for any disposals.
In March, Graeme Hill, managing director of the metals division, and Donald Wilson, managing director of the oil and gas division, resigned from the MIH board to “fully devote their time and attention to their respective divisions”, according to the annual accounts. This followed immediately on the last intervention by Lloyds, when the bank injected £118m in non-voting equity to reduce the debt mountain.
Sir David, 60, yesterday rejected suggestions of a wider sell-off of his empire, which at the year-end was still owing £470m to Lloyds Banking Group, even after a £268m capital injection by the bank since 2010.
The former Rangers owner said the sale of general steels was “still in process”.
On Edinburgh talk that Mr Wilson was interested in a buyout, he said: “I think he may be interested in buying Premier Hytemp but it is at a very early stage.” Premier was a “far smaller” business than general steels, he added.
Mr Wilson, 49, is an accountant who has worked for Sir David since the 1990s and is the former chief executive of MIH. He was a director of Rangers between 2000 and October 2009.
The disposal of Rangers last year prompted a £59m write-off in the MIH accounts.
Good Morning to all.
Roll up Roll up Come see the man with the 2″ foreheid
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4391021/Walk-away-if-you-want-but-dont-dare-tell-fans-it-is-breaking-your-heart.html
kitalba on 25 June, 2012 at 03:36 said:
How many Rangers players will be left to start pre-season training?
Michael Grant The Herald Chief football writer.
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The article on McCoist is cringeworthy on so many levels.
No comment on his stooping to thuggery to rally the Rangers’ support (who are Rangers?) to turn them against the player. We all know what the objective is of the man who “doesn’t do walking away.”
We all know the violent tendencies of the core support.
Yet Grant attempts to gloss over it and even make it look like a virtue.
It’s not like it’s foreign to McCoist’s nature.
The “careless whisper” in Neil’s ear was premeditated.
The call to expose the panel members was premeditated.
Each of his action has achieved the required effect and the McCoist has like Pontius Pilate washed his hands of the consequences.
He is a cowardly, snivelling obsequious toad who would have been sacked for his football management record if the club had survived.
Does anyone know if he is still being paid his original contract in full?
I certainly would be surprised if he had enjoyed full salary.
‘GG
Morning from a clear, dry and bright 04:28 to laandaan.
Kano predictor update to follow once we work out who has won the qf mini-competition .
maybe we should hold another one based on “walking”? Thoughts ?
Sanna
So England joins the long list of people who dont do walking away….
EN, morning.
hear youre back home in the near future.
EN have a wee bit o sympathy, is it a lack of square sausage that’s yir problem?
Ps I have to work with them, I can see a good day ahead :>)
Oh morning Celts,
Sannabhoy I’m up early, you must have stayed up all night TAL
HH
sannabhoy 06:13
Vmhan 06:15
Yip back home last two weeks of August, alkwayts wanted to go to G72
sannabhoy 06:13
Vmhan 06:15
Yip back home last two weeks of August, always wanted to go to G72 my holidays… Heard the local cuisine, nightlife and football is some of the best in the world, cant wait.
Day off to a good start with Columbians putting a laptop with the Italian anthem on loop in the English fella’s office, I got the blame, dont know why…
Nice cool 35°C this morning.
EN