Lots going on today, we’ll maybe have a second blog this evening on Craig Gordon, but for now….
Last month I wrote that Dave King’s Fit and Proper issue was a faux precipice. If he was not found Fit and Proper he, “could easily appoint his own people to the PLC board, he would be able to attend board meetings and bark whatever orders necessary.” This issue would not prevent King from investing in the club, or from gaining the kind of influence Mike Ashley had until recently.
There are no SFA rules which could prohibit an unfit and improper person from being the 100% owner of a club. The matter is in the very literal sense, a formality.
Still, in passing such a tainted convict, who has already sat on the board of a club which sailed into liquidation, was subject to considerable criticism from an SPL judicial report, and had his honesty derided by a South African judge, the SFA, have made an improper decision. It’s a marginal call whether our man is better working on the inside or taking nothing to do with it. Neither option is satisfactory, the only permanent resolution to this scourge of the ages is to leave Scottish football behind.
For what it’s worth, I think King is utterly brilliant. Sounding a bit like Rhett Butler in an interview with the Daily Record, he said, “Quite frankly I don’t give a damn what people say or write about me. I will do whatever I think is best for me. The media and the fans will make no difference to my success or failure.”
Stand down all you psychological profilers.
The guy is perfect, how did he convince so many fans he was good for them? Wait, I remember. In the same article he said:
“The only way we can access that revenue is to compete with Celtic. To do that, in our first year back we are going to have to treble our wage bill as a minimum. Depending on how Dermot Desmond responds we may need to make it four times bigger.”
“First year back……. treble our wage bill…… minimum….. may need to make it four times bigger”.
He went on, “I have lost £20m in Rangers already and I’m happy to lose another £30m because I love the team”.
£30m. Go for it, Dave, we’d all love to see it. That would teach Celtic a lesson.
Here’s a few predictions. The No Surrender to a perceived enemy days will be back in spades. They need to dislodge Celtic, its influence and its support. Expect bad PR when a fan illegally disposes of litter and the onslaughts against our CEO to continue. They have not been able to lay a glove on Ronny for months, but wait until we draw a game at home. Players should avoid camera phones, and Scott Brown should never sit down in public. Anthony Stokes will be cautioned against use of a flagrantly Irish accent.
Whatever money is available will flood into the coffers in a desperate attempt to close the gap with Celtic, but there will be no trebling of wages or £30m investment. Instead, the fans will be asked to stump up the big numbers. In the event Mike Ashley is held in abeyance, the window between now and the money running out is critical. I expect nothing more than a shambles, they don’t have the money or the intelligence to take Celtic on, but this is their one big play. Celtic are ready.
Fancy winning two tickets for premium seats in the Jock Stein Stand for Trophy Day on Sunday, courtesy of Magners? To win, email me the name of the Celtic keeper who won Sportswriters’ Player of the Year this season. Put the name in the SUBJECT field of your email and send to celticquicknews@gmail.com
COMPETITION CLOSES AT 21:00 tonight, 20 May.
There was some stunning news today. Mary’s Meals, a charity founded in Scotland 13 years ago, now feed over 1m children each day. Almost three thousand of them are in schools funded by you in Malawi. While entering the competition you might want to donate £1 to the Mary’s Meals pot here.
This success is partly yours, so read what you’ve done.
1,204 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- »
Thank you ghuys for your support tonight. I hadn’t set out to offend anyone but suspect that my criticism for the modern Hibs support was the reason for me being criticised.
I’m just glad that I’m a Celtic supporter and not a modern day Hibs supporter.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa
Didn’t even have to put any my kugerands in and look at us…
Aha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa
£30 trillion burning a hole in my sash anaw….
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaaa
SFA and SPFL and Celtic in my bowler hat…
Ha ha ha ha ha haaaa
Tax man who
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha haaaa
This CQN site. I’m gonny buy it and turn it into a Sevco (rangers a mean rangers pub)
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….
delaneys dunky
22:49 on 20 May, 2015
James
You feart fae Jo Lamont’s identical twin bro????
Ashamed if true! ;))
TOSB
whilst readin your hibs post I worked out your age when you took the biddies team I’m which I played. no way!! mid 20s. you dressedl like my faither n he was in his 40s :o)
67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar…… Ipox belongs to the creditors
22:57 on 20 May, 2015
Is that right, they were throwing missiles at the Hibs goalie, and the ref ignored it…!!??
————-
You’re forgetting – refs don’t always see everything. Handballs for instance.
Delaneys dunky
What a brilliant player Dixie was. It used to be the case that if Celtic needed a striker they went to Motherwell. Joe McBride, Dixie Deans, Andy Walker, Brian McClare and Scott McDonald. Not a bad conveyor belt.
delaneys dunky
See you there but I’m a little younger than 22 but would still be pleased to meet you and Ryan HH
Delaney’s
Meant to say bro average stickies don’t scare me.
Rarrrr I’m a fenian tiger!
HH jamesgang
David Byrne
Genius
http://youtu.be/5pvna8_Yfqc
Duke
Friday….. Tá!!
matthewl1888
Come and say hi.
Once you’ve finished your paper round you young scamp!
HH jamesgang
Good evening all.
My op went well last week and hopefully will get clearance to attend CP on Saturday after my visit to the doc tomorrow. No responses required, I will live, believe me.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
James
You at the plagiarism?
Ain’t it funny what you find under a rock sometimes.
Greenyin
Ya cheeky wee sod! When I took St. Bridget’s I was in my early to mid 20snand I was the height of fashion with my flares and platforms. Ask the girls!!!
Tosb
Glad to hear you’re not a hun.
Watch those stairs though!
;-)
HH jamesgang
Weefra
Great news. :)))
See you Sunday pal. :)
Hail HaiL
jamesgang
Will be happy to see you there along with the rest of you (who ever goes), HH James
Matthew
Weefra
Please don’t turn up on Saturday :-) Hope to see you Sunday instead
HH
CRC
delaneys dunky
23:15 on 20 May, 2015
James
You at the plagiarism?
——-
????
Haven’t read back. And I’m quite thick. So don’t understand!
HH jamesgang
delaneys dunky
See you Sunday :)
DD
Hiya buddy, don’t fink so.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
TOSB
I thought you were more a slacks n slip ons kinda guy, :o)
Matthewl1888,
Never mind all this CQN corner stuff on Sunday, focus on the important business of making sure I get a pie brought over to me at half time!!
glen daly
No promises glen but I’ll try my best ;))
Sipsini, Bickering, what bickering? yer talking nonsense.
WEEFRATHETIM
Howdy,mucker. Good to have back,alive and kicking.
Blantyre tim
Don’t think I missed that comment of yours about teachers and retired ones at that :-))
If it wasn’t for teachers there wouldn’t be any accountants, doctors etc.
Teachers are at their very best when they have retired and can no longer mess with the minds of their charges:-))
I have to say that it was a privilege to be a teacher and work with so many wonderful children. Happy days.
WeeFra, I had no idea we were meeting tomorrow!
Glad the op went well, hope you are able to get to the game on Sunday.
Weefra
Love you big (wee) stuff!
KTF
HH jamesgang
CRC
Great point, I still owe you a tenner, have tried to pay it repeatedly, non attendance from you. :-)))
I will drop in, if medically cleared, around midday. Will be my final appearance at our meeting place I’m afraid. Too many dissenters to me, I can live without it.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
cannae wait for Sunday. Turbopropping in on Fri, spend Sat with the family, take the auld boy to the game on Sun and turboprop home.
the life of turbopropsetter
What section is everyone in on Sunday??
doc
Cheers buddy, hopefully see you soon.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
jamesgang
23:15 on 20 May, 2015
Tosb
Glad to hear you’re not a hun.
Watch those stairs though!
;-)
HH jamesgang
…………………….
That’s seriously good advice from you. I’ve put paid to a couple of glasses of wine and three bottles of Bavaria ……..all of course in the expectation of a Hibs victory :-))
Weefra
Great news
God bless
HH
Jamesgang
Cheers big mhan. Hopefully see you Sunday. :-)
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
WEEFRATHETIM
Final appearance? Say it’s not so.