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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Moonbeams WD. Kano 1000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 100%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar. on 22 June, 2012 at 12:27 said:
If you are on twitter you may have been following the story of @Wee_Oscar as he has been fighting his battle against Neuroblastoma, a rare form of leukemia that affects young children. @Wee_Oscar has been taken to the hearts of many Celtic & Republic of Ireland supporters on twitter this last few months.
I love this tweet http://t.co/L6JFoWi1 sent from his hospital room on the day of the Republics first game at the Euros.
Message from Wee Oscar
Hello everyone, my name is Oscar! I’m 3 years old, and I’m fighting neuroblasto- ma, a very aggressive cancer that affects babies and little kids like me.
I need special treatment abroad that will give me the best chance of life and beating the cancer. It will cost me as much as £250,000!
Please can you help me?
Message from the Neauroblastoma Alliance UK
Brave Oscar has been fighting neuroblastoma since shortly after his 3rd birthday. Unfortunately it appears that his best chance of beating this frighteningly aggressive cancer lies in either America or Germany. Oscar’s potentially life-saving treatment could cost as much as £250,000—which is why he needs your help. Please make a donation or hold an event for Oscar—call Nikki on 020 8202 9065
to chat about fundraising. Please give Oscar a chance! For more information about Oscar and to donate please visit:
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Please, please make a small donation if you can and help give Wee Oscar the best possible chance of life
Off on holiday for a week now……if one of my son’s allow me to use an iPod, I will be able to keep abreast this week…..oops, wife just said ” do you think it might be possible to drag you away from CQN, or will we just leave without you” ………..LOL……..BYYEEEE
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 25 June, 2012 at 06:39 said:
”Morning,all.
Awee reminder here that history is written by the winners,and as such should be challenged.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/history/9350681/The-story-of-the-Reformation-needs-reforming.html”
Interesting article. I haven’t gone through the comments yet but have some idea what to expect.
I remember hearing a programme on Radio Four by a historian describing how he once showed a Chinese academic around a medieval church in England. During the reformation the carved frescoes had had all the faces obliterated, literally defaced. The Chinese academic took one look and remarked ‘I see you too have had a cultural revolution.’
It’s good to question received wisdom. From snippets I’ve read of Tom Devine I get the feeling there may be a similar reevaluation going on in Scotland.
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!..Truth and Justice HAS prevailed on 25 June, 2012
Have a good holiday Mate, we’ll keep an eye on the place for you!
Starry
I have to agree with: sixtaeseven.
Unholy Mess FC is the single most appropriate name I have heard for them.
Mind you, it does need just one extra little touch:
Unholy Mess (ex)FC.
Sums them up nicely I think.
I know we are all used to the MSM`s denial of the fact that Rangers are dead but even with that awareness, I still find it strange that they feel they can dupe (!) people by referring to Newco Rangers. Surely that`s just like saying: Newco Oldco?
JJ
The latest Ibrox deserter>a/>
Sun splitting the trees in Embra – as usual. Beautifu lmorning also as counting much gold after Pirlo show – jelly and ice cream all round. Now, where were we with the Ibrokes Saga? OK.. Once upon a time ..
ERNIE LYNCH 0907
Brilliant!
I wonder what GIRUY is in Chinese,cos that sure was one…..
Next player to say they ain’t playing for Sevco?
McGregor?
Davis?
Bocanegra?
Wallace?
Fleck?
Broadfoot?
Lafferty?
Edu?
Goian?
Ortiz?
GREENJEDI 0911
Yes. 100% correct.
Dirty Mac,
Hehe..no kinky..linky!
Prescriptive text fail :)
Your moniker suits you.
PF Ayr
“I don’t imagine Hearts/ Hibs / Aberdeen want to share their gate money with ICT, St J etc who bring three men and a dug to their grounds ”
….indeed…and as far as I know, you don’t have to pay fot the dug…
Dugs are not allowed at Pittodrie for obvious reasons.
JJ
weeminger on 25 June, 2012 at 08:46 said:
“I can’t decide if Charles Green is an evil genius or really stupid.”
Might it be possible that he is a really stupid evil genius?
Hollywood screenplays are full of them …
;-)
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Tim Malone Will Tell on 25 June, 2012 at 07:59 said:
“From the articles posted on the blog, seems like the MSM are steadfastly avoiding any references to new club”
Whenever I think of the MSM/laptop loyal, I think of the ol’ Gadarene Swine Fallacy, being the fallacy of supposing that because a group (the MSM) is in the right formation, it is necessarily on the right course.
A bit like the swine in the original story, the MSM remain blissfully ignorant [!] that they’re charging towards the precipice.
They’ll be sorely missed …
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Bwahahaha …
Why did CG believe he would get the players all transferring over in with his 5.5M? Did D&P lie to him about the likelihood of the players accepting that? He can’t have misunderstood the TUPE regulations.
Ive always been impressed by the fittness of Italian teams .Last night was another example. England were struggling fittness-wise after 30mins while the Italians played strongly to the last minute of extra time . They even looked fresher taking the penalties.
Obvious as expected ,like every country outside the UK , their technical skills were also superior. Thats taken for granted.
So much much for the best league in the world .
Good morning champs from sunny Barcelona!
From the beeb
Monday’s Scottish gossip
FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Rangers have been reported to the Fifa Dispute Resolution Chamber by Rapid Vienna over money owed from the transfer of Nikica Jelavic. (Daily Express)
Former Rangers director of football Gordon Smith has called on Charles Green’s newco to withdraw its application to the SPL and start again in the Scottish Football League.
Full story: ScotsmanS
Charles Green has been told he doesn’t have a leg to stand on over his legal threats to Rangers players leaving the club. (Daily Express)
And winger Sone Aluko, who has announced his refusal to transfer to the newco, has been targeted by American sides, Houston Dynamo and New England Revolution.
Full story: Sun
SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster claims that Rangers deserve to have a vote on their application to join the league – despite not meeting the SPL’s membership criteria. (Daily Express)
Celtic midfielder Victor Wanyama has said he would be happy with a move south to play in the English Premier League. (Various)
German clubs Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are both chasing Celtic’s Ki Sung-Yeung. (Daily Express)
And CSKA Sofia have finally paid Celtic for striker Cillian Sheridan – two years after signing the striker. (Daily Record)
Former Hearts striker Kevin Kyle says he is surprised the club have not thought of promoting coach Gary Locke to manager. (Various)
Hibernian manager Pat Fenlon insists the arrival of Jorge Claros’ family in Edinburgh will allow fans to see the best of the Honduran next season. (Various)
Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has revealed he will find out this week if he’s any closer to landing his summer transfer targets. (Daily Record)
St Johnstone goalkeeper Alan Mannus thinks his European experience at Linfield and Shamrock Rovers will stand the Saints in good stead as they await the outcome of their Europa League draw today. (Sun) For the first time ever, next season’s Scottish Football League will see a quarter of clubs playing on an artificial surface. (Daily Express)
Charles Green on his intention to pursue players through the courts-
Rangers are still Rangers,and the players,above all,should know that!
No,Charles. But I’m sure that HMRC will take great interest-and a huge delight-in your comments,ya choob….
I wonder if Gordon Smith is getting embarrassed at all this talk of toupes…
Sorry, what’s that? It’s TUPE…?
weeminger leave agent Green alone. It not easy dismantling an insaneturdshion brick by brick. He’s doing it as fast as he can. The car boot sale will be the last thing before he sells the carpark. As long as he throws in a few Bury rangers jokes along the way while he’s at it, fine by me. Green and Whyte our hero’s.
Portsmouth’s creditors meeting today to vote on CVA offer of 2p in the £1.
There would be a fair few effs in my reply if I were a creditor,methinks….
The continuing crisis enveloping Rangers football club has been a “gross failure of leadership” by both the football authorities in Scotland and the Scottish Government, former Labour MP for Glasgow, George Galloway has said as he calls for members of the Scottish Parliament to end their silence on the issue.
Writing in his exclusive Holyrood column, the Respect MP, who served as an MP in Scotland’s largest city for almost two decades, accused politicians sitting in Holyrood of actively seeking to distance themselves from the situation within Scottish football.
He also calls on the Chancellor to intervene at Westminster, and proposes measures that he says could be introduced to hold the football leagues accountable should a club default on their tax debts.
He writes: “The Chancellor of the Exchequer, to safeguard the taxpayer, should introduce special measures to compel the football leagues and, or, the national associations, to make recompense for the clubs that default on their tax debts.
“Now if Manchester United, heaven forfend, should go belly up, it would make just a tiny red entry in the debit column in the books of the Premier League, fed by the mega-billions of Sky and now BT. Not so with Rangers or even, I hazard, St Mirren or Cowdenbeath. The SPL and the SFA simply couldn’t afford failure.
“Which would certainly make them look a damn sight closer at who was running the football companies, ensuring it couldn’t happen by, perhaps, seeking personal indemnities from directors or requiring substantial upfront deposits from clubs in return for registration.” His comments come ahead of a crucial vote scheduled for 4 July when the 12 Scottish Premier League member clubs, including the Glasgow outfit, will cast their votes on whether to allow a newco Rangers to re-enter the top tier.
Allowing Rangers voting rights akin to all other clubs on its own readmission risks further fallout, Galloway claims, though the former Labour member reserved much of his criticism for those tasked with overseeing the Scottish game.
He adds: “Let’s see the sports minister, Shona Robison, banging some heads together now. She’s reported to have had a recent meeting with SPL chief Ralph Topping.
“But she’s said nothing publicly, and neither have the vast majority of MSPs, presumably because they don’t want to unleash the hate brigade. But football is too important to be silent about or to be left just to its administrators.”
Right-off oot.
Lisboa 40 top on,meeting a few huns.
Might as well remind them exactly why they are goners.
Never thought I would say this but I am warming to Naismith and Whittaker.
Both are saying ´No to Newco´ and are doing walking away :)
BMCUWP
Thanks for the info on Knoxy’s appeall.
Tried the text but it didn’t work for me but managed to do the justgiving thing.
Thanks again mate!
HH
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BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLE-PICKERS
As anyone associated with Triggers Broom FC can tell you, there’s no F in CVA …
FF
Does TUPE affect part time/ casual employees?
…… such as, referees.
Jungle Jim on 25 June, 2012 at 09:19 said:
Dugs are not allowed at Pittodrie for obvious reasons.
Not even a sheepdug?
Too funny for words…
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Estorilbhoy
So sorry to hear your very sad news.
Mum’s are so precious!
Thoughts and prayers with you and yours at this difficult time.
Fholks,
Many thanks for your kind wishes.
Believe me they help.
Thank you.
Its not often I disagree with Paul67, in fact its about as rare an occurrence as a Rangers owner with integrity. However we were not on the same page over the statement made by Celtic Supporters Association to threaten a boycott of clubs who voted Yes to Newco
Its not that I disagreed with the sentiment, its just that I found it unnecessary to issue the threat. SPL Chairmen would have known, without having to be told that any club who put money ahead of integrity , would be unlikely in the extreme to benefit from the Celtic £
Moving on from that, I am about to suggest a threat to boycott. Not to boycott any individual club, but rather to boycott the national team. The SFA will ultimately drive the solution here. They appear to be prepared to come up with a hybrid solution, which acknowledges only a passing nod to Sporting Integrity. The SFA should be reminded that this is not a situation where any single member club should have to pay any price whatsoever.
Their hybrid/incubator plan is a farce .A short term absence from the SPL and no penalty whatsoever for Rangers crimes, and no interest in pursuing what should be a lifetime ban for Murray and a full investigation of Smith and Souness is shameful.
The clubs may vote this out, however it shouldn’t even be on the table to vote for. Did the SFA attempt anything to save Gretna, or Clydebank or Third Lanark . Or do anything to help Motherwell or Livingston or Dundee ?
The only way to really rattle the SFA is for the Tartan Army to tell the SFA loud and clear that if they pervert sporting integrity , then the National team will suffer a backlash and the SFA will feel the pain financially. This has to be lead by fans of Aberdeen, ICT, Ross County and all of the clubs who have been wonderful in following the national team. Celtic fans are not in the vanguard of support for Scotland. Many , including me, support the National team. However we are not the driving force amongst the support.
Lets see if Regan puts Rangers ahead of Scotland. He is prepared to put Rangers ahead of justice and integrity, he would be very well advised not to risk the National teams future to show ludicrous preferential treatment to Rangers
Would be the sprinkles on top of the ice cream if true…
Mk1bear
On The Bench Join Date: 29-10-2011
Posts: 400
Re: Club to be sold by Wednesday ?
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Very carlsberg but it’d be very nice if accurate.
I heard today that bbc had evidence that rfc bribed match officials inc Dallas from a taxi driver. Rumours can be just that, rumours or timmy agendas being peddled.
Fwiw I don’t believe the bribe rumour, guaranteed nonsense., but also find it hard to believe the laudrup takeover as much As I’d love to
Dan
Is it billed as your chance to say goodbye to the stadium?
Today, or in the next few days its likely that another SPL club will declare it’s intention with regard to Sevco 5088 entering the SPL, and amidst the negotiations taking place behind closed doors the news will come through, sometime this week that the scheduled vote on the 4th July has been cancelled.
Celtic FC amongst others have made direct debits from supporters bank accounts under season ticket terms for renewal and any proposed changes, to the league structure could easily be challenged on the basis that we were ‘duped’ into buying something that has been changed before we received it.
League reform in time for next season, just isn’t going to happen or at worst seems highly unlikely given that Celtic for example have at least 50% of our support paying by direct debit for season tickets. Agreement on Sevco entering Division 1 seems just as unlikely, and will meet with strong objection from clubs such as Falkirk to name but one, whose chairman has already bumped his gums.
The good people of Scotland have spoken, and this morning Ragers are still incredibly dead and I’ve never looked forward to a new Celtic season so much in my entire life.
Gone Fishin
Sorry about your sad loss Estorilbhoy.
Lost my dad just over a year ago and that was sad enough.
Be strong
HH
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