Celtic Quick News fully supports the decision by the Supporters’ Association Executive Committee to ask an Emergency Delegates Meeting to vote on whether to selectively boycott clubs which vote for a Newco to be admitted directly into the SPL next season.
We discussed the idea of a boycott on this basis towards the end of last season. It appears the only appropriate action if our ‘sport’ can be subjugated for financial ends.
I am sure Celtic fans will not be the only ones considering a boycott. If Newco gains access to the SPL next season there is likely to be a schism between supporters of clubs who opposed the move and those clubs who vote for Newco, despite the wishes of their own supporters.
Kilmarnock might be able to look forward to lower costs for stewarding and turnstile operators, from their own support as well as others. Still, they would be able to open more than one stand when Newco visit.
What a great five days Walter Smith had. His attempts to buy assets from Rangers administrators failed, sigh, but he managed to undermine the guys trying to sell tickets to Ibrox next season, so it wasn’t a complete waste of time. Legned.
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Mort,
I’m keen to come on board as one of your backers.
I have to warn you though that I’m likely to walk away 5 days from now.
medtim on 20 June, 2012 at 15:10 said:
James Forrest raised this issue last week and it was sent to Celtic suggesting they get legal advice.
Paul McConville blogged on the issue the other day suggesting they had a vote but comments, including my own questioned his interpretation.
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/06/18/why-rangers-can-vote-on-4th-july-and-how-the-spl-and-rangers-are-in-error/
My rule of thumb is that whatever Doncaster says is the case is challengeable. ;) but I see others are entering the debate on more rational grounds.
St Stivs
Wasn’t it yellow and blue?….I’m being a bit defensive on the home town front
Y.P.S.R.
provisional wing right enough.
i was the poet division.
way too scared to get involved.
Bada Bing ..Think paul green who came on for Ireland at the Euro’s is not registered to any club so i think the answer to your question is yes ..HH
Why has the Celtic rep on the spl board refused to challenge the statements being made
Auld Neil Lennon heid
It is good fun to watch. They are gubbed no matter what happens now.
Seville67
Nothing wrong with the Port, I spent 2 Happy Years there supplying the locals with their Methadone & Benzo’s, great bunch of guys and girls.
HH
Jungle Jim
Celtic fans could give money for nothing to other clubs and the msm would paint it black.
If a friend of mine turns round and TLS me they only like me for my money,I’m not going to worry about what he’s saying about me after I’ve ushered him to Paris.
Thanks for the responses lads. I will need non-refundable deposits from everyone first, just to make sure its all kosher you understand, and then we will complete the purchase of Club12.
The Pantaloon Duck, as Company Secretary, your first job is to amend the articles of association to say we are now a football club and to go and find us a ground to play on and some players. half a dozen will do, we can always fill up the rest with ringers.
Anyone know anything about EBTs as I’d quite like to get some top class players on board without actually paying them a wage.
Mort
Tells
Mort
I would, but I am just worried an old guy in a cardigan comes along and tries to buy us out on the cheap…
Mort – can we keep the history?
Mort 15.35
Can I be in charge of Referee recruitment?
Auld Neil Lennon heid on 20 June, 2012 at 15:21:
Is it correct that in the event of liquidation all player contracts from the dead club are held by the SFA?
I thought all employees of a liquidated company lost their jobs.
I was also under the impression that any transfer fees for players who used to play for the liquidated club go into the pot for the creditors – maybe you know?
Auld Neil Lennon Heid,
Thanks for that.
More fun to come I think.
Mort on 20 June, 2012 at 15:35 said:
Consider it done!
Will a deposit of 20p be sufficient?
Cadizzy,
I am laughing because I was brought up on Cumberland Road. You were defending my home. Anyone brave enough to shout Cumbie should not be messed with as the Tribe was the big gang and that person needed to be a lunatic.
As for Morton they did dabble with an Orange strip for one year , but the yellow and blue was more the norm.
Celtic and Morton did exchange a number of players in those days, Roy Baines , Andy Ritchie, Bobby Collins.
Bobby Thompson was a Celtic fan. But the best of all was Roddie Hutchison.
Seville67
Someone left the cake out in the rain. All the sevco icing rolling down. And they don’t think Ally can take it. Cos it took so long to bake it. And he’ll never have the recipe again… Again… Oh. Oh. Oh. He always dreamed he’d run a club like Wattie had. But it turned out to be like every pub team in the land. They owed taxman cash. In the land. They couldn’t afford a sash. In the land. Craig swiped the Arsenal shares. Seems he just dodnae care… Enough is enough. They can’t go they can’t go on no more…
Here we go!!!
RANGERS chief executive Charles Green is hoping SPL clubs will use business criteria when they vote on whether to accept the Light Blues into the top flight for next season.
A meeting is taking place at 10am on Wednesday, July 4 when a decision will be made on whether to accept the newco into the SPL.
Eight votes are needed for Rangers to be playing in the top division and the Ibrox men have one vote through the oldco so they need seven clubs to side with them.
Speaking exclusively to RangersTV, Green said: “Look we’ve always said that we bought the club because we want to play a team in Europe, we want to rebuild the image of this club, and everybody wants to play in the Premier League.
“Whether that can happen is out of my control, it’s in the hands of the other members of that league.
“But my emails are blocked at the moment with fans thanking me for saving their club but making it very clear that Rangers fans will unite whether we play in the SPL the First Division or the Third Division.
“I know that Rangers fans will not desert this club. But it’s important, not just for Rangers but for the whole of Scottish football, because the financial implications for the whole of Scotland, not just for SPL clubs, is a massive, massive problem to face up to.
“And there is no easy solution, it’s something we all have to deal with, we all have to take responsibility for and we all have to come up with something that works not just for an individual club but for the whole collective.”
“I think some of the views we see and some of the comments are not based on business and of course the criticism I regularly get burdened with is, for me, every decision is about business.
“It’s not about passion, it’s not about commitment to a cause, it’s purely about doing what is right financially because if there is no money – and that doesn’t just include Rangers Football Club, it includes the SFA, SPL and the old mantra of going right down to grass roots football – we go out of business.”
glassaghwho
Paul McShane was also at the Euros and although he has a club, most people would automatically assume he doesn’t cos he’s mince. But nobody was that bothered about his presence.
Therefore, you are probably correct.
HH
cadizzy on 20 June, 2012 at 15:31 said:
St Stivs
Wasn’t it yellow and blue?….I’m being a bit defensive on the home town front
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aye mostly they had yellow and blue, but i am almost certain there was an orange and blue with white diamonds umbro version around 79 – 82, around that era.
frantically trying to find evidence now.
“But my emails are blocked at the moment with fans thanking me for saving their club but making it very clear that Rangers fans will unite whether we play in the SPL the First Division or the Third Division.
“I know that Rangers fans will not desert this club.”
So how come they are not buying season tickets?
Green is funnier than Craigy bhoy…
Hamiltontim
Notwithstanding that the CSA have still to vote as directed by the central committae, may I be the first to call you..
scaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaab. ;-)
HH
Brian Mc Nally on twitter reporting that the Polish police have found a body believed to be missing Irish fan, James Nolan.
Thought and prayers with his Family at this desperate time.
p
DBBIA
Aye sure why not. In fact have a look to see if its possible to buy someone else’s history. I’d quite like to run a football team who won a European Cup.
ASonOfDan
As a responsible businessman, if a suitable offer (say £100m plus) comes in for Club12, I will have to consider it very carefully. Do you know any fools who own a cardigan and have loadsamoney?
cavansam
Referee recruitment. I hope to play the game above board and with that in mind we don’t need to recruit any referees to help us. Just give them little brown envelopes before every game.
The Pantaloon Duck
Knew I could trust you.
Mort
Bada Bing
Ireland had 3 unattached players at the Euros: Green, Andrews and O’Dea.
So it’s fine.
Happens all the time at the African Cup of Nations too apparently.
I’m personally not comfortable with a Boycott.
Let others clubs decide their fate without threats or intimidation.
How to make friends and influence people. ‘that league’
Green said: “Look we’ve always said that we bought the club because we want to play a team in Europe, we want to rebuild the image of this club, and everybody wants to play in the Premier League.
“Whether that can happen is out of my control, it’s in the hands of the other members of that league.”
Let our focus be on ensuring our own club votes for “sporting integrity” rather than “commercial gain”. The CSA bote should be on making our views clear to the Celtic board. It seems apparent to me that supporters of all the other SPL clubs fully intend to make their own views just as clear.
There is no need for veiled threats to be issued. If it looks like we stand alone in the fight for integrity, then that would be the point at which we use our collective voice. Not now – let’s trust the fans of clubs 1-11 to make their voices heard.
cadizzy on 20 June, 2012 at 15:18 said:
Haha. Wasn’t aware of that. When I hear the words, “Cumbie ya bass” I automatically think of the original (and for Seville 67, the best).
˙˙˙˙ʇɐǝs ɐ ǝʞɐʇ ‘ᴚǝʇsɐɔuop ˙ʇxǝu ǝᴚ,noʎ ‘ʎᴚǝısoɥ ǝɥʇ oʇ ǝɯoɔןǝʍ ‘ןןǝqdɯɐɔ ˙pǝsoɥ ɔɟᴚ –
Yup and lets hope that kind of thinking will emerge when the associations meet on 24th June to vote on the resolution. It is no means certain to be passed as is.
Mort
Ok I’m on it.
While I’m at it I’ve booked us a table at a swanky resturant in Jersey and I’ve invited all of the Scottish Media hacks I could think of. (Just so we can outline our future plans and all that).
Menu includes suculent lamb and finest red wine so it should be nice.
Mort on 20 June, 2012 at 15:43 said:
You should make a website were we can all pledge donations. I hear that works really well.
Seville 67
I was quite happy to venture down to the Cumberland Road/Westmoreland Road (good wee Fancy Farm boy) but I did not frequent Burns Road or its environs.
So the vote is outwith the rules just like everything else over the last 12 years or so.
This is Scotland the land free of rules – you don’t even need to pay your taxes!
Auld Neil Lennon heid
Any ideas on those questions around 3.30?
Cheers.
Does anyone know where WGS is ?
It’s June and normally we have 1000 signing targets by now.
Also Greenlion2 – have I missed this years book list ?
Getthefingerout.csc