Enormous congratulations to Georgios Samaras, Celtic’s Player of the Year, 2012-13. Scoring in five consecutive Champions League away games this season was a remarkable feat. His last minute winner in Moscow was a seismic moment in our progress in that tournament. Georgios is a player who thrives on positive reinforcement but endures negative sentiment without hiding. No wonder all his managers have valued him so highly.
I was also delighted Fraser Forster won the Players’ Player of the Year award. His performances against Barcelona were nothing short of incredible. It should surprise no one that Victor Wanyama and Kelvin Wilson received a large number of votes for the Players’ Player award. Kelvin will play for England if he continues to perform at the level he has this year. Victor was a genuine contender for all awards, including goal of the year, but was honoured only as the Young Player of the Year, reminding us all that his is gifted beyond his years.
I was referred in the direction of yesterday’s Sunday Mail online story about Rangers International FC’s finance director, Brian Stockbridge, showing a reporter the “deeds”, made eloquently famous by John Brown. Stockbridge used the deeds of Ibrox, Murray Park and the Albion car park to “prove Craig Whyte is on a loser”.
Craig Whyte’s current actions against the newco club and his report to the Serious Fraud Office are based on the belief that RIFC inappropriately took possession of Rangers assets, including Ibrox, when the club were liquidated last year. Proving RIFC have the deeds is no defence against Whyte’s claims, in fact, this merely establishes the premise of his point.
Despite discussing these matters with a reporter Mr Stockbridge made no comment on how Sevco Scotland Ltd (since renamed as The Rangers Football Club Ltd), acquired the entitlement to the assets which Sevco 5088 Ltd had an irrevocable agreement to buy after paying an exclusivity fee.
This interview contrasted with Scotland on Sunday’s interview with former oldco Rangers director, Paul Murray, who without a whiff of irony said, “Whoever is involved going forward has to look after the club’s interests first and their own interests second. You are a custodian of the assets and you’re passing it through the generations. That’s your role.”
Well done as a custodian, Mr Murray. I wouldn’t let you be custodian to corner flag (memories of Dougal from Fr Ted on corner flag-watching duty). He also suggests the club “should also get back to some of the values that were there under Bill Struth and William Wilton”. “Some of the values”, do you think he means that most distinct value? I’ll give him the benefit of the doubt, but why on earth could he not chose an inspiring custodian from a period when oldco was not blighted by their controversial employment policy? There must be someone. Surely?
Murray does, however, nail several issues in his interview. “You have Charles Green who said he had no involvement with Craig Whyte and that was patently not correct.
“The problem is that when you get found out on these things you then start to question other things. And one of the most important things in all of this is the SFA. The SFA sought very direct and specific assurances that Whyte was not involved and Charles Green gave them those assurances and I’m not sure that was actually correct.
“If Charles Green had a set of documents that proved that Whyte is lying then this thing would have been put to bed in two minutes, but it was then discovered that what Whyte was saying was broadly true.
“I’m not saying he does, but say Whyte owns the assets but on the other side he’s just lost a multi-million pound claim to Ticketus. Are we saying that Ticketus would then own the assets by default? And if they own the assets they’ll want to be paid in order to give the assets back to Rangers, but how will the club do that bearing in mind that it had an IPO [Initial Public Offering of shares] that is potentially not valid?
“It was then discovered that what Whyte was saying was broadly true” is perhaps the most significant understatement I’ve heard in years. The moment Pinsent Masons report will be a watershed.
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Hoops penalty!
trouble on maryhill rd..young tic fans assaulted and chased..sectarian bile songbook in full flow!!scumm
mon the young hoops!!kill of the zombie hun h.h
Bt
Its so much MY ticket they will write my name on it
Valentino
I woulda gave it to you if they hadnt written my name on it. Give it away and the road to hell will have a diversion to barlinnie
McMullan is hauled down when through on goal by Brownlie. The defender is yellow carded.q
Bt,
Younare, of course, correct, but as the game is on, Id like to see our young boys win ;)
GOAL!!! McMullan scores from the spot!!!
Goal
A cool and composed finish from the attacker as he finds the bottom corner. The young Hoops lead 1-0!!
1-0 to the good guys! :)
YESSS!!!
C’mon bhoys!
HH!!
1:0 mcmullen 15mins pen.
Go on young McMullan, I see the followers of sevco are just out for trouble, we are their reason for hate filled lives, I hope they go bust soon…
Celtic’s twitter comments are quite funny, really. In a kinda understated manner…
The Jackie Husband Stand is rocking at Firhill as the #Celtic support celebrate McMullan’s opener.
Im sure FOCUS will be all over it…..
Just found out my sister stopped my nephew from going. That mob can even ruin a youth game…
hen1riK1
I’ve never met a Celtic fan who since their liquidation wants anything to do with them, but apparently, according to MSM, we all secretly want them back but just wont admit to it in public! Aint that a belter…
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 2m
18 The Jackie Husband Stand is rocking at Firhill as the #Celtic support celebrate McMullan’s opener.
Please god, let this be the last time a Celtic team has to face a team of Alex Salmond’s true sons of Scotland . Oh, and to beat them handsomely of course.
Sevco finest
https://twitter.com/kilday_r/status/328936731619491841/photo/1
Not a scarf in sight
matt mcglone
@MattMcGlone9
Huge Celtic support here,3/4 of Jackie Husband stand and half main stand, 10 in a row getting belted out !
My injection is kicking in smooooooooth
the moon bhoys
19:24 on 29 April, 2013
hen1riK1
I’ve never met a Celtic fan who since their liquidation wants anything to do with them, but apparently, according to MSM, we all secretly want them back but just wont admit to it in public! Aint that a belter…
LoL
Was at TO this morn to renew ST. toyed with the idea of getting a ticket for the young yins match. my judgement is not always good but this morn i decided against going. Glad i’m not there.
Greenyin
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
Hoodies of similar colour and style,walking on the road, wheres the helicopter, where’s the massive police force and most of all where’s the kettle..
A penalty?that will be that up and coming referees career finished.
From videocelts.
Celtic looking quite settled now 1-0 but referee Brown bottled out of red carding the lumbering Brownlie.
We’re all paranoid FC supporters though, same old same old.
Evening all. And a very good evening it is, as I am in receipt of THE letter. I have a ticket for the Final. Great news.
the spirit of arthur lee
I wonder if the establishment will start visiting that mob at work and lifting them on their return from holiday.
!!bada bing!!
19:27 on 29 April, 2013
A penalty?that will be that up and coming referees career finished.
No he’ll be fine his excuse will be but but it should’ve been red boss I gave yellow.
ASonOfDan @ 19.05
To answer your question. Not any sensible, law- abiding or coherent person.
Apart from the bile spewing mob; Way too much cover-ups, fraud, cheating and lies have transpired with more to come.
HH always in Celtic.
PS: Cannot understand why some posters seem to want to punish Celtic for events outwith their control.
SOAL
judging by that picture, the Glasgow polis have mislaid their kettle.
TSOAL
By the looks of them, their mammy still makes them Ready Brek before going to primary school.
1-1
Huns equalise
Soal
I know the guy who tweeted that.
It’s very, very unlike him to show the patience to stand there and take a picture of them!!!!
There are no Huns
there are zombies tho
2-1 to the huns