There was some misunderstanding that Charles ‘Emerald’ Green’s suggestion that he was hoping to “invest in the playing side right away” might not play well with major creditor HMRC. Capital introduced to the company after a CVA has nothing to do with a creditor’s assessment of the offer and, if anything, would offer comfort to HMRC that the company would be able to maintain future payments.
The comments are more of a challenge for the football authorities. The independent SFA appellant panel will today assess whether to increase, reduce of remove Rangers 12 month player registration embargo. Rangers narrative for the last two weeks is that this embargo could put them out of business. Apparently, they need to spend MORE money in future to ensure survival.
It remains to be seen if playing victim does them any good at appeal but Green has brushed this away, Rangers now plan to put a team on the field to win the league and reach the Champions League. Maybe not the wisest PR move.
John O’Hara, the Celtic secretary, had been unable to lure Kelly. Glass, however, was indefatigable and said he had ‘camped on his doorstep’. The 22-year-old was talked into taking part in Celtic’s first ever match, a 5-2 win over Rangers. ‘No Kelly, no Keltic’ became a catch phrase summary of the towering centre half’s significance. ‘I knew that if I could get Kelly, the rest would follow’, said Glass.
From Celtic: A Biography in Nine Lives, by Kevin McCarra.
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I’m disappointed that Hodgson went for Terry rather than Rio. JT always struck me as being cut from the same cloth as Joey Barton.
South Of Tunis on 16 May, 2012 at 13:23 said:
Sheik Yerbouti ——
Nesta .
Signing for New York Bulls . Getting 2 .6 million $ for an 18 month contract.
i think ive been told this before :(
we just missed oot
Well no Gary Hooper in the England squad for the European Championships I am sure he will be disappointed but if he keeps scoreing for Celtic his chance will come.H.H.
Tony McKelvie @TonyMcKelvie
5 March SPL start Inquiry into 75 player Registrations. 9 March Govt start inquiry into 1000 A4E Jobseeker Registrations. Who reported 1st?
Does Stuart Downing have naked pictures of someone at the FA??? he’s the most overrated player i’ve ever seen, give me Andy Johnston at City any day of the week over him. Dontbaratt totally agree on Terry goes to show you they value a big name over character
With regard to signing players we’ve done well recently by not looking in the obvious places- players in the EPL are getting far too much money , way beyond their genuine value.
We need to be looking at signing players along the lines of Izaguirre, Kayal, Hooper and Wanyama.
Dontbrattbakkinanger,
I agree with you however I think we must do everything to make FF stay…
The BIG man has had a blinder….
Hail Hail
SPC
P.S. 2 million is nowt if we are clearing out so many players…
BRTH at 12.07
I left the game with about 5 mins or so to go (let’s not spark one of those old part-time supporters arguments!) and it was 4-2 to Dalkeith, with Fauldhouse down to 10 men. Some good football on a big big pitch.
OptaCeltic @OptaCeltic
24 – Gary Hooper scored 24 goals in the SPL. Andy Carroll, Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott managed a total of 21 EPL goals added together.
EPL I’ve Bob Hoskins’d it…
McTALL on 16 May, 2012 at 13:26 said:
He was very poor in the FA Cup Final, he constantly misses chances and is so one footed.
Can someone clear something up for me,
are the huns negotiating a CVA on the basis that they have lost
the big tax case?,if not what happens if the judgement is not made
til after june 6th and they lose the case
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000 on 16 May, 2012 at 11:19
A prodigious and scintillating piece of work.
One of my all time favourite sportsmen.
Bravo!
Downing is one of the reasons Dalglish has had an awful season. The other is the back-up to the squad – Jordan Henderson. I don’t think I have ever seen such an overrated midfielder of clearly limited ability and vision. His price tag (which I seem to recall was artificially inflated by Alex Ferguson’s purported interest in him) makes him first pick for Liverpool. I remain of the view that playing in a certain style, Andy Carroll can do a job. For example, Carroll could have stepped into the boots of Sutton or Hartson.
malceye,
I kind of agree with you about Carrol – his cameo last 20 minutes in the FA cup final showed that there is something there – but Liverpool generally are dire and Kenny could and should get his jotters.
Hali Hali, het leCts rea reeh,
thaw het lehl od ew reac,
thaw het lehl od ew reac,
thaw het lehl od ew reac won….
Hali Hali het leCts rea reeh…
rof sti a rangd dol mate ot lapy rof,
rof sti a rangd dol mate ot ese,
dan fi oyu wonk het yostirh,
sti gouneh ot kame royu thear og,
nein ni a wor,
ew nodt reac thaw het slimana ays,
thaw het lehl od ew reac,
rof sti lal ew wonk,
si hatt threes giong ot eb a wosh,
dan het gasGlow teClic lliw eb three.
If we do not go for THG,go for Westwood.Gordon is a crock,a waste of money IMHO
On the potential disruption of the Scottish Cup Final, could it all get serious if water canon is used against the hun horde?
Would it be an idea to put the fear of god in them in advance by telling them that soap – yes soap – will be added to the water?
…or better still, that the water will be blessed !!!!!!
From the CSA website
Association Branches vote for selective boycott
Much has been said and written about what could and should happen in the event of a Rangers Newco being allowed back into the SPL without the appropriate sanctions. Supporters of clubs up and down the country have made it clear that sporting integrity must take precedence over commercial interests.
We have canvassed our branches within the Celtic Supporters Association, and the vast majority have declared support for a selective bhoycott of those clubs who support the admission of a Newco.
In the event of that scenario coming to pass we would then look to consult with the other major supporters groups, and with those who have an influence within the Celtic support with a view to calling an open meeting of as many Celtic supporters as possible.
We fully understand the very difficult decision that has to be taken by some clubs regarding the potential loss of commercial revenue through the likes of live television and sponsorship deals, but that cannot be allowed to be more important than operating in a fair and just manner.
If the boot was on another foot, like that of Dundee Utd, or Kilmarnock, do these chairmen think that they would not be booted out without it being given a second thought? and that goes for all the gang of ten.
There is a long way to go until all the investigations are complete, I believe in the coming weeks stories will come out which will be even worse than is already out there, and it may well result in court proceeding taking place.
I would say to all the other supporters who are not members of the Celtic Supporters Association, give great thought and consideration to joining us in taking action in the event of a Newco being allowed back into the SPL.
There will be plenty of opportunities to voice your opinions in the coming weeks, please feel free to contact myself either through our web site, or directly.
Just by way of some additional information, I was looking at some of the figures for fans visiting Celtic Park, in the season just finished, if you don’t count Rangers fans, a combined total of less than 4,000 supporters of other teams visited Celtic Park, on Sunday one of the Scottish Cup Finalists (Hearts) brought less than 100, and they say they don’t need us, well let’s just see.
Tim Malone will tell
They would dissolve in the Holy Water…. oh wait a minute…. Dissolved… Liquidate…!
The Legend Johnny Doyle
Why not use that wonderful cleaning liquid VANISH.
England
Remeber Rooney, their only decent striker is banned for the group games, all three of them. He will come home without kicking a ball.
Terry in instead of Ferdinand says a lot about Hodgson, Terry will be found guilty of racial abuse, everybody saw it on TV for goodness sake!
After that he will never kick a ball for England again. Ridiculous decision he should have been omitted from the squad and tolf why.
Confidently predict England to get pumped out in the group stages. Hooper would have been a better bet to score than any of the other “strikers”.
Hail Hail!
RobinBhoy
RobinBhoy
FA appealed on behalf of Ronney
Reduced to 2 games
Onlooker
They also appealed on behalf of Rooney !!
He got his ban reduced also
Onlooker
philvisreturns on 16 May, 2012 at 12:57 said:
singapore celt – FF is testing the waters for a move south. I expect he’ll get an offer we can’t/won’t match, and will probably leave. (thumbsup)
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FF done exactly the same last season, we still wanted him but he refused to sign. He was then offered another loan deal, which he was also dithering over. He then had two very poor pre season friendlies and was told he was surplus to requirements at Newcastle and came back to us on loan.
He had a shaky start and was indeed replaced in the starting eleven in one of the European games by Zaluska before regaining his position. He has made some fantastic saves as the season has gone on and has got improved throughout this season.
He was part of one of the meanest defences in the league however I do not think this was mainly due to his performances. A team the size and stature of Celtic should not have a goalkeeper on loan for 2 successive seasons it is amatuerish. FF should have been told at Christmas he had until the tranfer closing date to sign a pre contract or he wouldn’t play again.
Our club should not be held ransom by a young 3rd choice goalkeeper, we don’t own him and therefore don’t need to pander to him. The last thing we now want is to keep this saga going for the summer while goalkeeping options run out. Give him a deadline of the end of May and if not signed then we look elsewhere.
No one need an agent to negotiate a deal thats up to the player. He has been here long enough to have signed a pre contract without holding the club to ransom.
Re: the SNP’s latest illiberal outrage, minimum alcohol pricing, and the government’s war on fun.
It won’t be long now till booze, fags, fatty foods and all other recreational substances are all illegal or unaffordable to the common man. Which is a short sighted move on behalf of our betters, since a sober electorate will be an angrier electorate, with more time to concentrate on the many shortcomings of the clowns running our country.
When did we taxpayers agree that politicians were our substitute parents? (thumbsup)
The engurland squad shows exactly the lack of quality engulush players in the EPL, over hyped, over rated and over soon..
Fanadpatriot
I thought Vanish was for getting rid of unwanted scum?…. oh wait another minute…!
First Rangers suicide bomber – was that not Sone Aluko when he got booked for simulation?
gordybhoy64 my understanding is that the findings of the BTC is largely irrelevant to whether HMRC accept a CVA. Even if they were to lose they would (in their own words) “appeal, appeal and appeal”. It seems certain they’ll win that case and my guess is that the only way they would sign up to a CVA is if they thought that would maximise their chances of getting future monies owed. On the other hand, if they win the BTC in the next week or two, before the CVA is presented, perhaps they’d see a winding up order as the only way to get a return. Wouldn’t that be something!
tigertim on 16 May, 2012 at 14:00:
“Our club should not be held ransom by a young 3rd choice goalkeeper, we don’t own him and therefore don’t need to pander to him.”
Can you back corroborate any of that?
philvisreturns on 16 May, 2012 at 12:55 said:
Man City’s win was a great football moment, but without that kind of money behind us we’d never prosper in England.
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‘Because it was always thus it will always be thus’ is a fallacy. When Rangers ‘won’ their 9-in-a-row the press wallowed in that same fallacy.
But things change – financial scandals, uprisings in the middle-east, Sky hit below the waterline, exposures of Russian oligarchs – any or all of these could make the EPL a much more attractive playing environment for Celtic.
‘a sober electorate will be an angrier electorate’- that’s why British elections are traditionally held on Thursdays; with payday generally being Friday it was believed that the lieges would have no money for grog and would therefore be less likely to cause a stramash at the ole Polling Station, demanding ‘Craig Whyte for President!’ etc etc.
tigertim on 16 May, 2012 at 14:00 said:
On the other hand if the best keeper available to us is only available on loan then shooting yourself in the foot because some people might view it as ‘amateurish’ to have a loan signing as 1st choise two seasons in a row isn’t actually doing what’s best for the club, is it?
Musters,
cheers for your reply,was thinking that if they did get a CVA before the
big tax case was through then they might be forced back into
administration if the judgement went against them,
not that i think they have a hope in hell of getting a CVA approved
At least with John Terry in the England squad, the WAGS will be safe for a couple of weeks.
Steinreignedsupreme on 16 May, 2012 at 14:05 said:
tigertim on 16 May, 2012 at 14:00:
“Our club should not be held ransom by a young 3rd choice goalkeeper, we don’t own him and therefore don’t need to pander to him.”
Can you back corroborate any of that?
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Sorry ????
He was Newcastles 3rd choice goalkeeper.
Celtic don’t own him.
Ten Men Won The League on 16 May, 2012 at 13:46 said:
From the CSA website
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Quite a reasoned statement from CSA I think. Would also like to think there have been contacts with SAs of other clubs. It seems to me that on balance supporters of other clubs are minded as we are. Chairmen/owners on the other hand…
Ten Men, you go on to say:
Just by way of some additional information, I was looking at some of the figures for fans visiting Celtic Park, in the season just finished, if you don’t count Rangers fans, a combined total of less than 4,000 supporters of other teams visited Celtic Park, on Sunday one of the Scottish Cup Finalists (Hearts) brought less than 100, and they say they don’t need us, well let’s just see.”
Its probably just me, being a sensitive soul, but I’m glad the CSA did not publish your thoughts in their statement. I don’t mean to offend (though you’re going to be lol) but I thought it was the sort of comment the South Side great unwashed. would make.
Only my opinion.
HH
A delay on the SFA review then?
Procrastination & obfuscation seems to be the approach being adopted by all parties involved in this scandal.
This is understandable…delaying the obliteration until the end of marching season will lessen the damage done by angry rampaging hun hoardes & zombie wannabees.
It makes sense. I’m sure wee Alex is aware that the “lost” sectarian crime statistics, and their alarming annual increase during this odd festive season in Scottish culture, would show this.