I didn’t comment on reports earlier this week that the SFA would allow Rangers International to complete an internal investigation into alleged links between Craig Whyte and Charles Green as I thought this was the appropriate course of action.
The SFA acted correctly: they wrote to Rangers International expressing concern over the matters in hand, and received assurances that their questions would be answered by an independent panel. Last year the football authorities were slow to enforce compliance with predecessor club, Rangers, but we can hope they apply a little more pressure this time.
News, released last night, suggesting after it was established Craig Whyte had been struck off as a director and would therefore face disciplinary proceedings, he had dinner with SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, and president, Campbell Ogilvie, is far more concerning.
Mr Regan assured us that Mr Ogilvie, who he admitted was “heavily conflicted” by matters concerning Rangers, would remove himself from matters concerning the club he was previously a director of. This is meaningless if both parties met to discuss disciplinary matters with Mr Whyte before formal proceedings were underway.
What is increasingly clear is the co-dependency between so many characters in this play, including Regan and Ogilvie. They exist to keep each other in a job. This co-dependency will be jeopardised by the one man so many are attempting to paint as the only villain of the piece. Craig Whyte has them all taped and will not go down quietly.
It will be a frustration to many that the bottom half of the Scottish Football League clubs have held out for a bigger share of the trickle-down pie. Odds on a schism opening up between community and full time clubs have to be high.
Many thanks to everyone who has ordered (below) Willie Wallace’ autobiography, Heart of a Lions. It goes to print this week and will be with us soon thereafter.
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Morning all.
Is Cammy Bell any relation to the old bigot Jimmy?!
HH!!
Morning lads.
Gazebo relocated to the No. 10 lounge on Sunday, 12 noon.
Asonofdan
Independence or SNP..
blantyretim
08:29 on 23 May, 2013
‘Canamalar
If our unionist party had governed Scotland properly then the snp wouldn’t have had the opportunity to be in power fora second term don’t forget..’
The Labour Party vote remained much the same at the last Holyrood election.
The Lib Dem vote collapsed and switched en masse to the SNP.
That’s why the SNP won.
Verb sap: If your theory doesn’t fit the facts, revise your theory.
Ernie
Labour lost due to their arrogance and failure to delivery .
blantyretim
06:19 on 23 May, 2013
‘Is this a UK where no member if the crown can narry a RC or kead the country as PM?’
Top tip: Don’t try to type when wearing boxing gloves.
Oh and, there’s no bar on a Catholic holding any elected office in the UK.
Blind Lemon- don’t tell Mrs Lemon but the new Patty Griffin album[ feat.her new beau] is pretty damn fine.
asonofdan
08:46 on 23 May, 2013
I have missed another SNP debate. No secret that 70% of the members of the SNP voted at a conference to abolish Catholic Schools if they gained independence.
…………
That was just a mock vote and not quite the real thing, now if you’d just sign here and move along timmy.
That 70% vote should end the debate about snp being fit to lead us, however I understood that it could be independence under eg the Labour Party?
It doesn’t have to snp CSC
BT & Jinkie
you have mail.
blantyretim
08:53 on 23 May, 2013
‘Ernie
Labour lost due to their arrogance and failure to delivery .’
Check the voting figures.
Ernie.
Not that old chestnut. Don’t let the history get in the way of your arguement.
Why did Blair convert after he left downing st.
Sir Barold Hatchback @Sir_Barold 11m
D&P decision makes it pretty clear you can do what you want in insolvency. Anyone expecting BDO to rock the boat is bananas. #Whitewash
asonofdan
That post of mine was a general one to all, don’t be paranoid now :>)
V
A constitutional quirk is that the Earl Marshal of England, ie top of the ole peerage podium , is the Duke of Norfolk, England’s leading recusant.
Scotzine @scotzine 3m
Duff and Phelps cleared of conflict of interest http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobile/news/home-news/duff-phelps-are-cleared.21156971?_=f754e904dfc75ae544977f3f441a1d1b486392cc … the decision won’t please some folk.
Vmhan
08:56 on 23 May, 2013
‘It doesn’t have to snp CSC’
Which party would negotiate the terms of Scotland leaving the UK?
Which party’s interests will they have in mind when doing so?
Which party would set the agenda for a separate Scotland?
Which party’s interests will they have in mind when doing so?
The SNP have made it clear they will not disband on separation.
The amount of people on this site that seem to think that a vote for independence is a vote for the SNP is staggering!
It makes chuckle when I read their pearls of ………”wisdom”……..
Embdy watching wee Gillian Anderson in the Norn Irn murder unmystery ‘the Fall’?
Pretty good so far.
DBBIA
Which channel?
I say again, politicians pander to the majority ….it’s what they do….
blantyretim
08:58 on 23 May, 2013
‘Ernie.
Not that old chestnut. Don’t let the history get in the way of your arguement.’
I find it funny when nats and their fellow travelers come out with this line about Catholics not being allowed to hold elected offices.
It’s the ignorance and the arrogance.
Rosie Cunningham asked a question in Parliament (Westminster) dealing with the issue.
There is a detailed, specific and definitive answer in Hansard setting out the full position.
You’d like to think, given that she was an SNP MP, that party members would be up to speed on the matter. Sadly they’re not. All a bit embarrassing really.
DBBIA
She may be good but what’s her view on independence…?
Mourinho to sign 4 year deal with Chelsea at £13M per year ( £250k per week )
Genius Football @GeniusFootball 17m
BREAKING: Jose Mourinho agrees 4-YEAR deal with… http://bit.ly/11dQWKA
Ernie
Having never voted snp I wouldn’t know .
Al I asked for was a debate that wasn’t personal.
Yet again you resort to insults.
Arsenal will listen to £5m bids for Belgian defender Thomas Vermaelen, 27, even though the player is keen to remain with the Gunners.
I would take him for that price. Pity his wages will be way above our structure.
LB
blantyretim
09:12 on 23 May, 2013
I call it as I see it.
You are welcome to your opinions.
But if the facts contradict your opinions expect to have that pointed out to you.
Weird weather -way down south . Pink sky and sandstorms . .
Off to Roma for a few days . Going to the Cup Final on Sunday, ticket for the Lazio end , going to the game with a Bologna supporter . It promises to be a lively affair , on and off the field. Don’t care who wins ..
I will make no effort to watch the Scottish Cup Final . I can’t be assed / the SFA nauseate me . Last Scottish Cup Final I attended was Celtic 4 – Deady Bears 0.
Via Twitter.
BDO are not interested in all the criminality that’s gone on if they had been there would never have been a sevco?
What about a debate on independence for Northern Italy?! :-))
No?!
OK then!
What about a debate on the SC Final on Sunday?
HH!!
Celtic have scored more goals against Hibernian in competitive matches than we have against any other club – 679 goals in 325 matches for the loss of 328. By way of comparison we have played the same number of competitive matches versus Aberdeen scoring 572 and conceding 363.
WillieGroves,GumshineonTeeth
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000
09:11 on 23 May, 2013
Mourinho to sign 4 year deal with Chelsea at £13M per year ( £250k per week )
Are they mad they could have had the best young 50yr old manger in Scotland for 750k a season.
BT-BBC2,Monday nights, catch up on ole iPlayer.
Yorkbhoy- she’s believes the truth is out there.
Once she’s run it past Owen Coyle’s gran.
ASonOfDan @ 08:46
Where did you see that?
Would love to have that evidence once the door start getting rattled looking for support!!
P
PS – I haven’t seen a business plan to decide if we could sustain this little country of ours therefore I’ll sit on the fence until such times.
South of Tunis
Be careful in the eternal city!
Those Lazio/Roma ultras can be very naughty boys!
Enjoy!
HH!!
More rubbish SNP propoganda on here, give it a rest guys, it’s tedious.
Go take your propoganda somewhere where folk are interested in your fairy stories please, leave the football forums for football.
With the SNP’s track record of anti-Celtic individual SNP MP’s extolling the virtues of celebratory sectarian singing, evening up arrest stats (suspiciously destroyed), criminalising our support, you are on barren fields trying to cultivate support amongst us I’d have thought. As for the country’s ‘Justice system’ and Justice minister, that’s a sick joke.
We’re not thick, we can see aganda’s when they are blatant.
Barcabhoy @Barcabhoy1 1m
If bulls ignored as many flags as the SFA, then matadors could get insurance cover for their day jobs.
http://scottishfootballmonitor.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/the-existence-of-laws/comment-page-35/#comment-52140 …
Music of the month —–way down south.
Jerry Moore —– Life Is A Constant Journey Home [ ESP ]
A folk/soul / jazz classic from 1967 .. Tried to buy it at the time but failed . Couldn’t afford it when it appeared at auctions . Now reissued — not the same as having an original — but hey -needs must .
Bobby Kalphat and The Allstars —– Zion Hill [Pressure Sounds ].
A great compilation of wacked out melodica reggae ..
Zomby —-With Love .
His best to date ..
Time to go -take care y’all