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Dave King’s self-flagellation

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Self-flagellation:

SPFL: “Rather than attempt to communicate through the media, it is far more appropriate that any substantive issues are presented to the SPFL board for careful and detailed consideration, based on a sound legal analysis of the facts.”

Translated: Whip.

SPFL: “To date, there has been no such representations to the SPFL board and it notes Mr King’s statement of 30 May.

Translated: Whip.

SPFL: “In its statement of 29 May, Rangers FC claimed “a business relationship”, existed between the SPFL chairman and minority shareholders in a SPFL club, despite no evidence of such a relationship being presented. There is no mention of the previously claimed “business relationship” in the 30 May statement.

Translated: Whip.

SPFL: “In the 30 May statement the central allegation has now become that “there was non-disclosure of the conflict that immediately arose when the SPFL chairman accepted” his appointment as a non-executive director of International News & Media PLC (“IN&M plc”). As with the 29 May statement, no detail was provided to support this allegation.

SPFL: “Within the space of about 24 hours two different and very public allegations have been made against the SPFL chairman without, in either case, an approach first being made to the SPFL with concerns or seeking clarification.”

Translated: Whip.

To you or me this would be embarrassing.  The SPFL know the rules.  In fact, they wrote the rules, so if you are going to go off like a paranoid loon, know your territory, get it right, be consistent, remember what you wrote yesterday before launching into another issue today.

The days when the likes of Jim Farry (or the many who followed him) ran Scottish football are over.  There are professionals in place now.  Murdoch MacLennan has been a senior executive of large companies for decades.  He was a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution, is an Honorary Professor at the Glasgow University Business School.

Unlike Dave King, he has no criminal convictions.

I would also like to point out some of the reporting on this:

“Record Sport broke the story Doncaster would be standing by MacLennan, despite news emerging of the 69-year-old’s links with Desmond and fellow shareholder Denis O’Brien.”

Ask yourself this: on what basis could the SPFL act against Murdoch MacLennan?  It would be more accurate to say “Neil Doncaster and others on the SPFL board have no choice but to stand by MacLennan as no evidence of wrong-doing whatsoever has been presented.”

And, no evidence of links with Dermot Desmond or Denis O’Brien have been provided.  There are no such links, only innuendo.   King may as well have said, “They go to the same synagogue” [they don’t, of course].

Stay classy, Dave.  I’m sure outbursts like this are a sign that your troubles are all under control, but stop this self-flagellation nonsense.

Brogan Rogan is going to Malawi this month to support the Celtic FC Foundation’s work with Mary’s Meals.  You can read a bit about what he is doing here, and support the project.

You can also contribute by buying one of these polos or Tshirts, all proceeds go to the Foundation Malawi Appeal:

Polos are £19:67 and T shirts are £12.99 or £30 for one of each. Postage is £2.80.  Email Jim at jjoe88@hotmail.co.uk to buy (update: only the green T is still available).

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  5. Celticrollercoaster supporting @WalkWithShay on

    Good Evening fholks

     

     

    Two weeks down in the new job and shattered.

     

     

    Really sad news re Vanessa. God bless her and her family. I remember going to a quiz night run by Taggsybhoy ( despite his own loss that day, which we only found about later) at Jurys Inn Glasgow for Vanessa, so many years ago and meeting up with a few CQNers for the first time including Patrick27, TSoAL, Pog, BRTH amongst many others.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    EMERALDBEE 1013

     

     

    My very best wishes for your friend’s wee granddaughter. A heart operation is surely never easy,but she sounds a bit young for it,nevertheless.

     

     

    HH.

  14. Delaneys Dunky on

    Madmitch

     

     

    I would take the stadium naming rights sponsor money and also offer them the opportunity to build a permanent new South Stand in their name. A new main stand with modern amenities and being built to the height of the three other stands. Paradise complete.

     

    YNWA

  18. david17 on

    Graham Spiers article in the Times tomorrow backs Dave King calls on Malcom McLennan. WTF.

  22. Hunderbirds are Gone on

    Somebody said earlier that serious money was being spent on Barrowfield. I think this is conclusive proof that PL has really lost his marbles. I mean… spending money? On Barrowfield?

     

     

    Should he not be levelling it? All the money is in car parking these days. Jeez Peter, you’re slipping, that heated front lawn is never gonna happen.

     

     

    On a more serious note, whit are GCC Darin Tom? Whit are GCC dain? You have a major attraction, which draws up to sixty thousand customers at one time… so you put a one mile parking exclusion zone around it. Insanity. For other attractions in Glasgow, attracting such numbers, like… eh… Argyle Street… you build big huge feckin car parks. That’s normal.

     

     

    Remember..

     

    .. loads of people, build big car park = Normal.

     

    .. loads of people, ban parking = Insanity.

     

     

    ?⚽️

  24. What is the Stars on

    Almore

     

    Thanks for that. Never heard that song

     

    SFTB

     

    Good version of Spanish Boots

     

    Thanks

  27. Matt Stewart on

    David17 on 1st June 2018 11:13 pm

     

     

    Graham Spiers article in the Times tomorrow backs Dave King calls on Malcom McLennan. WTF.

     

     

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    Good for Graham….that’ll keep the attention away from what Murdoch MacLennan is up to. :) :)

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Matt

  29. glendalystonsils on

    DAVID17 on 1ST JUNE 2018 11:13 PM

     

    Graham Spiers article in the Times tomorrow backs Dave King calls on Malcom McLennan. WTF.

     

     

     

    The orange Fatwah on Spiers must still be live.

  31. Delaneys Dunky on

    Just heard great news. Razorlight are back wi a new album. Up All Night is one of my favourite ever albums. Great band. Loved worldwide.

  33. Almore on

    WITS: I knew you’d like that. Black 47 are a great band. Check them out on YouTube.

     

     

    Hope your MIL continues to make progress.

     

     

    Oíche mhaith, a chairde. Thirteen weeks of ? beckons.

     

     

    ???????

  34. Gutenberg on

    None of the journalists in Scotland were brave enough to call a spade a shovel when the Hun was liquidated. However Graham Spiers was one who called them out occasionally and got pelters for doing so.

     

    If he is backing dodgy Dave then I’ll be surprised and disappointed in equal measure.

     

    Always thought he was the best of a bad bunch.

  37. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    GUTENBERG

     

     

    Spiers was professionally destroyed about 2005 when he called out Murray for the mismanagement of RFC.

     

     

    Murray called for a boycott of The Herald.

     

     

    Disgracefully,the SMSM reported it without condemnation.

     

     

    He’s tread very carefully since,and I don’t blame him.

  38. connaire12 on

    BRTH truly moving tribute to the courage of Vanessa, RIP. Prayers for the repose of her soul said and I will remember her and parents at Mass tomorrow.

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