Delighted to hear Ronny Deila is planning to rest players ahead of Tuesday’s Cup Final. There is plenty to be gained from playing the next wave of Callum McGregors at Inverness tomorrow, and little to be lost in the league race.
Our unique position in world football, a club who are so massively bigger than all others they are not involved in a proper competition to win the league, has more drawbacks than advantages, but we need to exploit this position by developing emerging talent when the stars align.
The morning after the day before the Slovakian media were very respectful of Celtic. There was an acceptance that their assessment of Celtic was based on two unrepresentative performances against Legia.
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of Slovenian coverage was the appreciation of the “modern football” Celtic played. Assessments of Maribor’s chances in the return leg were pragmatic. Expectations are low, but with the tie level, they know they still have a chance. Hopes are, that Maribor’s misplaced optimism is viral, and that Celtic will be infected by the same disease.
Celtic’s job on Tuesday is to make sure they treat Maribor as though they were Bayern Munich.
Oh Malky. You and I both know that football is remarkably indifferent to moral uncertainty, the actions over the last 24 hours of the thoroughly reprehensible League Managers’ Assocation testify to that. Practically anything is forgiven or overlooked, but only up to a point. Malky MacKay has been implicated in attacks against Chinese, Koreans, black people, gays and Jews, quite a unique full house.
Cardiff City have already leveraged this to obtain a grovelling apology and have now cost him a seven figure contract, offered by his friend at Crystal Palace. Question is, after the controversy dies down and the obligatory contrition is served, will another club offer him a contract? I don’t think so.
As far as the football industry is concerned, Malky’s unforgivable sin is not racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism, these matters are often overlooked as ‘banter’, after all. He’ll not get another job because he blew millions on players who were useless to Cardiff.
That’s the only kind of offence football really tales notice of.
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BMCW, depression is a horrendous and complex thing. And it is different for every one, it individual each time. My best friend since kids hung him self 6 months ago, and I still can’t get over it, in fact tears in my eyes now. He left a lovely wife and three young kids, and I had no idea he was suffering so bad. I wish I had done more, but then I had no idea… But I will always have guilt about it…
HMRC know they wont get a fair crack of the whip as long as the tax case appeals are held in this bigoted country but their in for the long haul as the final appeal will be down in England where they will get the upper hand and finally will show sevco up for the tax avoidance cheats that they are
cant wait till final appeal
Leftclicktic,
Thank you
JOBO
Re yer fixed odds.
Man City is Monday night.
Gonna be a nailbiting fifty-odd hours,I hope!
BMCUW
Howdy!
Some of yer ‘so-called’ pals on here, my goodself excepted(!), are a buncha bassas!
Stand by yer ‘phone, I will give you a call shortly.
HH!!
The Hollies
Why don`t you “Stay” just a little bit longer
TALLYBHOY
I know,mate.
It’s called banter-is that word allowed anymore?
Anyway,I dish out the abuse,so I’m happy to take it. Especially as a compliment to my Dad.
And btw it was my Mum’s birthday yesterday,to look at her you’d think he was a cradle-snatcher!
A song for ally leaving the asbestos dome.
http://youtu.be/O2WKoN8K6nI
JINKYNEWTON
Exactly my point,I’m afraid. That you didn’t know.
You really have no reason for guilt,honest.
Anytime you felt angry at his behaviour and puzzled that he should behave that way,he was probably feeling confused about it himself. And so guilty too.
I am so sorry for him that he couldn’t manage his illness,and so sorry that he left a bereaved family and friends.
It’s how it works though.
If the first step towards treatment for alcoholism is admitting that you have it,then the first step towards treatment for depression is somebody diagnosing it.
And frequently they have something in common.
It is too late.
BRTH, the word has been spread.
Good luck to the ladies in your family.
Not feign good that our board intervene in any political situation.
If the GB have a collective view then surely it is theirs and not that of Celtic.
Just as many of our board have made public their views on it why are GB not allowed to highlight theirs ?
I would imagine a clever yes campaign person might capitalise on the draconian steps taken by the new money ‘no’ brigade close to our board to close this down.
tom mclaughlin
08:53 on 23 August, 2014
Apart from one or two predictable exceptions, I was heartened to read the supportive comments for Paul Gascoigne throughout yesterday. However, I have noticed quite a few comments suggesting that in some way, the man’s problems were created or at least made worse by his time at Ibrox.
Now far be it from me to defend that shower, but Gascoigne was a heavy drinker long before he signed for the Huns. I don’t think it does anyone any good to use such a sad situation as a stick with which to beat other people, even The Rangers.
It is the sort of thing Huns do regularly. Let’s rise above it.
4-0 Celtic.
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It probably was made worse (not intentionally) because of the drinking culture that existed among Rangers at that time which has been well documented. The Scottish media didn’t help either by encouraging the Laddish behaviour and jolly japes that Gascoigne indulged in by constantly reporting it without any form of condemnation. Perhaps if he had joined a club where such a culture did not exist his behaviour would have been more isolated and someone might have been forced to do something to address it in the interests of the player and the club.
Just counting down the minutes till K.O. 9.45 Oz time.
Reminded of the half time entertainment in `Ness a couple of years ago………….
“Havin` a party when Rangers die……
AGAIN………………..
Naughty,but somehow hilarious.
jinkynewton
I could say so much but it is such a delicate (almost taboo)subject.
I was in the darkest of places in 2008 and honestly thought I had come up with the solution to let my family get on with their life without me dragging them down constantly.
I was actulally thinking I was the most unselfish considerate person on the planet.
No one and I mean no one new what was going on in my head and could not have done anything to change my thinking,in fact the more they worried the surer I was I was thinking correctly.
A run of events led me out of where I was but I believe to this day that no one not even those I loved more that anything could have suspected or done anything, One day I may get a chance to share my experience with you , but the point I’m hopelessly trying to get to is leave your guilt down sir ,I suspect you would have been powerless ,I was asked repeatedly if I was ok and assured people I was.
Sorry for the dark subject on the day of the game .
Mon the Hooooooooooooops
The Bhoys do the ibc appols. If already posted.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=-OH0rDJsSo8
Looking forward to today’s game very much. Most for a long time in spl for some reason.
Just to let BMCW, Drambowie Celt and DD know that some of us have to go out in Greenock at all hours of day and night. Never bothers me, I always feel protect from above.
The ally palace rumours are surely not true ?
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
10:49 on
23 August, 2014
iki,
The bottom line for me is that stress does make people act out of character, he made an apology and tried to explain why it was out of character, me I’m prepared to accept that.
It’s the Christian thing to do after all, no ?
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Yes, but not exclusively Christian, of course.
This is my bottom line
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BMCW
Thanks for responding. It is horrible, to be in a place that you think they are all better with out you is beyond comprehension. Unless you’ve been there, I have been close in the past, and I think there are probably loads of guys like me who have, but don’t admit it. He has everything going for him, it seemed a perfect life, but couldn’t see it. Funny thing (well funny isnt the word) is that when I think back and look at the photos latterly he was in the background and observing, being chilled I thought.
But thanks again it is good to talk / type about it, and that’s something us blokes in this neck of the woods just don’t do….
What’s your prediction for the game the day?
leftclicktic
11:11 on
23 August, 2014
Vey well said.
The extraordinary thing is that chemical imbalances can cause depression in the same way that they can cause euphoria.
There`s always hope,and that you have provided.
Enjoy the game,my fellow Tim.
They all thought it was a great laugh when he went into the Celtic hospitality full kit on ordered a drink drank it and walked out, not funny any more?
Leftclick… Thanks for sharing that, and really appreciate your view. I know what your saying is true as well, and probably was the case for my pal. I do tell myself if a beautiful wife and three kids under 8 couldn’t stop him, then I sure as hell wouldn’t have. I have had similar in the past long past, and yes it’s funny when I share it I feel like I shouldn’t be and people don’t know where to look or what to say… That’s the big issue with it as well. Some people die of heart attacks, my buddy died of a head attack.
Enjoy the game the day…
to the person who went to st lawrences school in the fifties and asked if its still ther.it was turned into a very modern school about two years ago,pass it every day going towork.
Magic article by video Celts
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HMRC set the record straight
Date: 23rd August 2014 at 10:11 am
Written by: Joe McHugh | Comments (8)
A letter from an HMRC official has spelled out the realities of the liquidation of Rangers and the on-going big tax case.
While the SFA, BBC and others attempt to whitewash the shameful final years of the old club allowing the easily deluded to latch onto a grand conspiracy the reality is somewhat different.
Rangers (IL) owed HMRC around £6m from the Discount Option Scheme, initiated by Campbell Ogilvie, when they were sold to Craig Whyte for £1 and given an SFA licence to compete in the 2011/12 Champions League qualifiers.
While owning HMRC that money the club signed Lee Wallace, Juan Ortiz, Gorin Doian and others in an attempt to beat Malmo to reach the lucrative group stages of the Champions League. New contracts were given to Allan McGregor, Steve Davis and Steven Whittaker.
For whatever reason Rangers decided not to pay National Insurance and Income Tax during the 2011/12 year. For reasons unknown Her Majesties Revenue and Custom Service allowed this to continue for several months before applying to bring in their own administrators but the club succeeded in appointing Duff & Phelps ten months into the tax year.
Separate to that HMRC are patiently going through the local stages of the appeal process before the big tax case gets out of Scotland to be heard at the House of Lords, they know that a verdict in their favour will never be delivered within 100 miles of the Edinburgh establishment that propped up the massive debts of the Murray Group with Rangers the flagship organisation.
Amid the spin that has allowed Ally McCoist, Dave Murray and others to criticise HMRC without any sort of balance, or base in reality, fans of the Ibrox club have been led to believe that their club has been the victim of a witch hunt.
Various blogs and messageboards have fueled the delusions of supporters who looked for sugar daddies as their club imploded prompting different campaigns including letters and emails to politicians about the great crime committed against their club.
Setting the record straight, from the relative safety and sanity of Nottingham, one official of HMRC has delivered some home truths to the deluded.
Signing of a letter the official states: “I think it would also be helpful to clarify that the recent tax case is categorically not the reason why the club was put into liquidation.
“It is a matter of public record that Rangers was placed in administration by its principal shareholder and director because it was unable to pay its creditors, including HMRC. At the time of liquidation, published court papers showed that the undisputed tax that was owed by the company was approximately £21 million.
“This is an entirely separate issue from the amount in dispute due to the former owner of the club’s use of the EBT scheme.
“You mentioned concerns that confidential information was leaked about the case. These matters were investigated by the Police Service of Scotland in conjunction with HMRC and the Police Force West of Scotland. No evidence was found that there was any leak of information from HMRC.”
Earlier on the official had explained why their persistence wasn’t part of some grand conspiracy against the club that went into liquidation two years ago.
The letter stated: “We are committed to tacking tax avoidance wherever we see it, investigating and closing down schemes that we believe do not work. Tax avoidance is about bending the tax rules to gain an advantage never intended by Parliament.
“Avoidance often involves contrived, artificial transactions that serve little or no purpose other than to reduce the amount of tax someone pays. Those who use avoidance schemes put additional burdens on the vast majority who pay the right amount of tax. We have been consistent in our approach to dealing with EBT schemes, and have not singled out Rangers.
“If avoidance scheme users refuse to accept our position that their scheme does not work and take the case to litigation, we will continue to challenge them. We are very successful in tackling avoidance cases litigated by taxpayers, winning around 80% of cases in the tribunal and courts. In 2013-14 alone our 30 wins protected around £2.7 billion of tax.”
One letter is unlikely to change the mindset of those that promote the idea of a witch hunt, a grand conspiracy while they soak up stories about a ‘liquidation crisis’ and tales of relegation/demotion to sooth their pain.
With the new club following the same path as the old club, without the backing of the old Edinburgh financial network it seems highly unlikely that the sympathy shown by the government authorities to Rangers will be repeated for Sevco as they race towards oblivion.
Turning a blind eye to a phoenix Sevco club won’t be an option.
According to the BBC Alex McLeish, Barry Ferguson, Graeme Souness, Stefan Klos, Alex Rae, Neil McCann, Andrew Dickson (Sevco’s head of football administration), Billy Dodds, Campbell Ogilvie, Dick Advocaat, Fernando Ricksen, George Adams, John Greig, John McClelland, Kris Boyd, Mikel Arteta, Nacho Novo, Paul le Guen, Martin Bain, Ronald de Boer, Steven Smith, Steve Davis and others all benefited from EBT’s.
The SFA have never taken any action against the Discount Option Scheme operated from 1999-2003 which resulted in a £6m tax bill from payments to three players that weren’t disclosed to HMRC or the SFA.
If these breaking SMSM reports are to be believed, when did Crystal Palace sack their toilet attendant?
Some inspirational posts this morning – I don’t want to dwell on depression but I will make one last point.
Far more women are treated for depression than men. But even taking out the post natal element there is no evidence to suggest that women suffer from depression more frequently than men.
The difference is simply explained – women are generally more likely to talk about it and to ask for help than men. The macho male stereotype, strong silent and always able to cope, works against us.
Sheik Yerbouti
Just read that on Facebook, corker!
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 7s
Celtic team to play @ICTFC Zaluska; Ambrose, O’Connell, Mulgrew, Twardzik; Henderson, Bitton, McGeouch; Griffiths, Commons, Pukki (MH)
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 40s
Subs: Fasan, Stokes, Berget, Denayer, Johansen, Kayal, McGregor (MH)
Sheik Yerbouti
11:27 on
23 August, 2014
Scandalous doesn`t begin to cover it.
Well I didn’t expect that line up. Really looking forward to seeing how these bhoys do
Could be an episode of Dr Who with a plot involving the ghosts of Alf Garnett , Eddie Booth and Archie Bunker melding together, travelling to the future and taking to the blogosphere.
Scorchio,way down south.
Bada Bing called in right last night, only one of the starting 11 from Wednesday starts today.
Big game for Griffiths today.
Just the 10 changes from Wednesday then. Loving this guy!
Wow- Ronny definitely using the squad today. Good to see young Twardzik in the line up. I think he is a fantastic footballer
It’s a squad game…
A wise team selection from RD. Even our B team should be good enough to beat ICT. Rest the first team players for Tues.