Remember when Barcelona were regarded as the model of an ethical football club? I don’t know if it’s just every time I see Tumbling Neymar that I feel a little less affinity with brand Barca but that image has proven to be a mirage.
The clubs tax affairs, specifically over compensation to Lionel Messi, brought it into more disrepute than could be compensated for by the ethically immaculate (cough) ‘Qatar’ emblazoned across their shirts. Tax is not just for the wee guys.
Now Fifa (you know you have issues when these guys can get moralistic with you) have banned the club from signing players for the next two transfer windows and a fine of 450k Swiss francs after investigations into the signing of 10 foreign minors over the period 2009-2013. Their accomplices, the Spanish FA, were fined 500 Swiss francs for their role in the episode.
We’ll see if the Spanish FA have the equivalent of What-school-did-you-go-to Ogilvie in charge, who is able to arbitrarily change which transfer windows the ban applies to, in order to assist the club.
Speaking of Ogilvie, after leaving now-liquidated Rangers he continued his work at Hearts, who administrator Bryan Jackson yesterday admitted were themselves facing liquidation. Ogilvie had a legal responsibility for Rangers during the period they introduced the ruinous EBT scam, some of which was found to be illegal during the First Tier Tribunal, the remainder of which is currently subject to an Upper Tribunal deliberation.
Indeed, the man, who remains president of the SFA, pocketed a £93k EBT, but he can claim no credit for the liquidation of Hearts, which was brought about by the liquidation of the club’s shareholders and lenders. If there were two clubs in the whole world you would ask karma to liquidate……….
Before you react to this acknowledged possibility, check, are you a fan, or player and fan? If you are a fan, feel free to proclaim the situation loudly. If you are player and fan, stop. The SFA don’t want you proclaiming an acknowledged possibility, as though you were a fan. Hearts are going bust, but the only man in football allowed to say this is the Hearts administrator.
I see a bit of push-back against Beram Kayal, which is harsh. After a very promising start Beram is increasingly out of the picture at Celtic and needs to construct a narrative for himself and potential future employers. Everything he said was almost certainly true: he was ‘done’ by Lee McCulloch, leaving him with a poor first-hand experience of our game. Why would he retain a love for a league which is offers him nothing?
The comments about Liverpool and Manchester United showing an interest in him prior to his injury tells you lots about how the game works. Promising, though he was, he was never in this class, but all clubs watch hundreds of players every year. I see no reason why his agent would be unable to get Beram scouted by a couple of top English clubs. This would have been reported to the player, but should not be confused as being a qualified interest.
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Blantyretim
You may dig up something on here
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=final+salary+pension+scheme+calculator&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-gb&client=safari
Now, with regards to McCulloch….
Is my memory playing tricks with me? I thought both McCulloch and Paul Hartley were subbed well before the 90 minute mark and did not feature in the extra time section of the 2009 LC final. How, therefore, could he slump to the grass at the end of it (unless he was stabled in his section of the dugout) and how did he end up on the pitch challenging a celebrating Paul Hartley to a fight?
As for the motivation coming from our 2:1 game earlier in 2008, it is true that Paul caught him on the ankle early on but Lee finished the 90 minutes, with a broken foot he claims, though he was back 4 weeks later for their UEFA Cup final.
There was a fight at the end of that game, however. Lee McCulloch can be clearly seen breaking up that fight and pacifying Paul Hartley; he was not intent on exacting revenge when he had a good contemporary chance.
As for doing his SFA badges, I am sure that Paul Hartley is more than capable of earning his.
Equally, Lee McCulloch is quite capable of licking his and pressing them into an album.
Cheers 67 abd td.
I have my old civil service pension and now a defined contribution as apposed to final salary. I havr alreafy attained the necessary contributions for my rp..o (
Proudbhoy….all the best to you and yours
setting free the bears supports Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
Equally, Lee McCulloch is quite capable of licking his and pressing them into an album
:-) :-)
Happy Birthday to Doc the Sheriff of CQN
Have a great day from Wyatt & the Earp family ::)))
Is talking about challenging players to fights on the pitch not against the best interests of Scottish Football?
Billy Bhoy
If you are looking for a Grand National Tip with Celtic connections, you cannot look past One in a Milan, out of Ireland, and trained by Evan Williams (probably a different one from our EC goalie in 1970 in Milan, though).
Two bits of caution:-
It’s a 66 to 1 shot
& we lost in Milan.
Probably better with Big Shu (Named for Nakamura?) or Walkon.
Billy Bhoy
LION NA BEARNAI at 40/1
LB
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family 10:47 on 3 April, 2014
Have you signed an agreement to the change?
Happy Birthday to Doc, best of luck on job front to proudbhoy and delighted for Mrs. proudbhoys good news on the health issue. and God Bless all Tims everywhere even those who pish me off on this site.
Warning: This is a bit of a difficult highbrow read but I think it is trying to say something important about the transition from old media to new media.
Not Celtic related at all so don’t click unless you are interested in the subject.
New media and journalism
So a Scottish Premier League game has to be rescheduled to suit a team who won the league in the third teer of Scottish Football, honestly! You just could not make this sheet up, and what can be done about it sweet fa,.
steinreignedsupreme
“Have you signed an agreement to the change?”
It’s a natural aging process. You don’t get a say in it.
Oh! not that one then.
Right am off ti the wee georgic ti meet an auld pal for a couple, last time I was in there it was a men only pub, nae wummins toilets, those where the days ;)) ta ta an HH
Another good pub on the Soo Side ruined! :)))
MWD
TD67
I believe we have to move because the Huns game\date\time was scheduled in advance of the SPL split.
MWD he say f-f-f-f-for f-f-f-f… snake say YES
DOC..BIRTHDAY.
begrudgedgreetingsC.S.C
I know a new post will go up soon, however, I am posting this, from TSFM, without comment.
******
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1495910466/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_asp_g2.DH.0SQ6GHN
Ooops,
That was a copy that was stuck up the tube.
Try again..
manandboy says:
April 2, 2014 at 4:44 pm
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Hoopy 7 says: April 2, 2014 at 12:55 pm
In my opinion only the chairmen of the clubs can rid the game of the compromised and the corrupt.
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In my opinion only the FANS can rid the game of the compromised and the corrupt.
Only a united and organised nationwide fanbase – including Scotland fans –
has any chance of forcing reform at the SFA,
and that by means of staying away from International matches as a first step
and then Cup matches,
and so on till the SFA cry ‘enough’.
Is it going to happen ? I would love to think so, but I don’t believe it will.
For that reason the SFA and Sevco will stand all day every day
and continue to piss on the fans, just like they’ve been doing for decades.
The Chairmen aren’t going to sort this – not in a hundred years.
Betty and Phil the Greek in Rome to meet il Papa.
The fleg wavers wont be happy.
HH!!
Stein ruledsepreme
No
Is it revived yet?
No intellect comes even remotely close to the The Word.
What calendar?
Any truth in the rumour that HM the Q is in Rope to further and quicken her conversion to the Catholic Faith?
The wee fat obnoxious red faced hun will be pleased if true.
Rope = Rome
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family 11:50 on 3 April, 2014
Are you a CC?
If so, I don’t think they can force it on you.
Really enjoyed BK’s intervention yesterday, making Elbows McCulloch’s thuggery the main talking point during the days before Sevco’s first ever final.
Using the Moh’s Scale of genuine hardness where Davie Hay would score 10, diamond, Elbows is strictly a 1, talcum.
In fact, referee Clancy need only remember an earlier high profile match he controlled, Stan Petrov’s benefit match at Paradise to bring to mind a player of equivalent ferocity, Louis “Psycho” Tomlinson.
Philbhoy
11:53 on 3 April, 2014
Any truth in the rumour that HM the Q is in Rope to further and quicken her conversion to the Catholic Faith?
The wee fat obnoxious red faced hun will be pleased if true.
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That is a definite, IMO.
Order out of chaos, is the motto.
BT, no impact on state pension from salary exchange but can impact on stuff like mortgage multipliers since your true salary will be lower. Tax benefits for both you and employer thpugh
petec, is still undecided, in case anyone is wondering about my thoughts about the political jibber jabber going on. Are we best served with Democracy?
A Constitution should be interesting, will it be based on the Bible or…
Afternoon Timland from a spring like hun free mountain valley.
Proudbhoy.
Good news about you wife, and best of with your job interview.
HH
……………….
Doc
Feliz Cumpleanos mi amigo.
HH
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Just read an extract from elbows book.
So he challenges another player to a fight, admits the red mist comes over him, but all is good,
He should be up in front of the sfa in jig time, but he won’t.
Scum hun thug.
HH
well as noone is saying it…… the peepil.
Proudbhoy – stuff March. Upwards and onwards for you and yours. :-)
Fool me once. shame on me.
Fool me twice, shame on you.
Fool me thrice, we are the peepil.
HH
I’ve not had a chance to read back only a scan, why I realised it’s papa doc’s birthday.
I also noticed td67’s post saying our game was moved to a Sunday to accommodate a pub team, if so it’s a taste of things to come.
THE EXILED TIM ,
Even at under 13/14 levels, the scum have carte blanche on the fitba players, twice my Son has been put out of the game by A son of a Rangers Captain.
Good on Beram speaking out.
I really dislike Airdrie.