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.
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COMPETITION CLOSES AT 21:00 tonight, 20 May.
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Morning,
Totally away from football,just heard on wireless about charges being made for the Hatton Garden break in. See the ages of those involved, a real Grey Brigade!!
Lily’s
If those rancid zombies do manage to get promotion, I think that Celtic should sign yer wee man Haris Vuckic from Newcastle.
Demoralise them from the word go.
Every move that they attempt to make must be checked.
No doubt they are going to pollute the atmosphere, therefore the big club has to act accordingly.
Keep it fresh Celtic.
We Are Not The Peepil – We Are The Champions!
HH.
Good morning friends from a currently dry but looking greyer and duller by the minute East Kilbride.
Hibees looked awfy last night. Expected the enforced layoff for Hibs would cause ring- rust, and it showed.
Mullet has far too much experience v rookie Stubbsy.
At least he is not managing Mordorwell, where he applied his experience rather differently in deidco matches.
The game is completely burst if the financial wreck that is sevco return to SPL next season. Any semblence of sporting integrity has vanished.
murdochbhoy –
Why should the Scotland fans be warned because of bad behaviour by England fans?
Baltic in G3.
Scotland fans will be too busy embarrassing themselves singing sound of music tunes 8)
Tom McLaughlin
You haven’t heard the anti-IRA chanting in Scotland then Tom?
Murdochbhoy –
At Scotland games?
Rube’s third double ( League and Cup ) in their history .Lazio made them work for the Cup victory in what was a mighty fine game..
Hot and sunny – way down south.Summer life – get oot a bed early / get the work done before it is too hot and then head for a beach.
South of Tunis –
Lazio very unlucky with the shot that hot both posts.
Why was the game played at the home of Lazio? Are all Italian cup finals held at the Olympic Stadium?
Tom.
The Cup Final used to be a 2 leg / home and away thing . That was changed to a a single game @ 7 / 8 years ago.Since then all the Finals have been at the Stadio Olimpico.
South of Tunis –
Thanks mate.
I hope I’m wrong but can’t help feeling Juventus will beat Barcelona in Berlin.
lennon n mc….mjallby
06:03 on 21 May, 2015
Hibs?
Couldn’t send them for saltwater to Barassie.
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Perfect chore for them.
They’d bottle it!!
HH jamesgang
The teachers on the blog who will be feeling that near end of term frisson in the classes and along the corridors won’t have found much respite on here!
Chill the flip out ghuys – with one another at any rate.
HH jamesgang
can anybody remember what they were doing 12 years ago today……….I can.
tom.
Italian bookies have Barca hot favourites and are offering Rube at 9/ 4..View on the streets is that Barca should win but the best team doesn’t always win .Rube tried a different defensive system last night and have been training in private.
25thmay1967
Seville
om McLaughlin
08:02 on
21 May, 2015
Murdochbhoy –
At Scotland games?
As I understand it, the ould numbers were getting big licks at game against Norn Ireland.
My belief in the concept of destiny remains buried in Seville. The most bittersweet experience of my life.
HH jamesgang
Saltires en Sevilla
Agree with your comments on the state of the game here and on sporting integrity, but if you’re going to talk about a “return to SPL”, you’d be as well calling them Rangers.
FourGreenFields………..who could forget it.
25thmay1967
Heartbreaking result but an amazing experience .
The Celtic support showed the world how to party :-)
Jamesy Bhoy.
Well put.
HH.
FourGreenFields
seems like yesterday
DR’s Ralston still operating in a parallel universe from the rest of us, take this bit:
Don’t be surprised if Ashley is challenged in the coming months over the validity and legality of his Rangers contracts like he has never been challenged before.
Who knows, rather than being in hock to the Cockney billionaire to the tune of £5million, Rangers just might argue he actually owes them, opening up the likelihood of a long court battle, from which King will not flinch.
After all, he spent 12 years staring down the South African tax authorities before cutting a deal in 2013 that saw him ultimately convicted of 41 tax convictions, forking out more than £44m in a deal he later described as “a favourable settlement”.
Good morning,
Can someone help me out?
All morning I’ve been hearing the phrase “Not long til we’re back, and we’ll show the haters what we’re all about.”
“Who is coming back?” I ask.
But I’m met with sneers and twisted faces proclaiming, “You know fine well, same badge, same strip, same stadium, same history………….”
I don’t like it already……….
bankiebhoy1
I’ve never watched it again. Never will.
Even the brilliance of Henke’s goals are tinged with sadness.
I was only relieved that he got what he deserved when he came off the bench and won it for Barca.
HH jamesgang
25thmay1967
Sure does mate.
prestonpans bhoys
Wow amazing stuff.
Next we’ll be hearing that old Nelson only got out the pokie on Robbin Island cos he promised to pay homage to the Lying King!!!
On Jobo’s recommendation I listened to the podcast of sportsound from Tuesday night. Fair play to Tom english and wee Spencie in their dealing with bomber and his bullsh1t.
HH jamesgang
jimbob71 is praying with wee oscar
We all know they are a NEW club but if they are trying to claim they are the same then surely HMRC and all the other creditors should be trying to get their money back from them .
jimbob71 –
It will just make it all the sweeter to see their greetin faces every time we thrash them, whenever that may be.
Jimbob71
How you doin’, mate?
I’ll try to help, as you helped me out for the Inter game.
How about, “And you know fine well too, liquidation! But nice to hear you admitting your nothing but a tribute act!”
You’re, even!
jamesgang
Have you got a link to the sportsound podcast mate .
Youth cup final tonight at Hampden (under 20s) we play thems. Tickets are not on sale to general public, but fans can watch it for free at, youtube.com/ScottishCupOfficial.
Jimbob
I’m probably the only one, or certainly one of a very small minority who is happy that they believe they still have their history attached to them. 140 odd years and still never won the big prize. 140 odd years interspersed with cheating sectarianism .and bigotry. Why should they get to ditch it and start fresh? Nah. They are defined by their history. Dave King? Again, happy they have him. Perfect match. He will undoubtedly add a few more chapters in keeping with the story so far.