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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1:1 zombies equalise
1-2
2-1 Sevco and more flares on to the pitch.
1:2zombies
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Live now
Ive found out why Kayal looks distratced these days
http://instagram.com/p/YsuDXiEaQa/
That Twitter photie makes them look like Moseley’s Blackshirts from the 30’s.
Hold on…..”look like?”…….uh uh…..that’s exactly what they are.
At least Moseley got banged up for the duration.
They’re free to bumble about with a police honour guard; just to make sure the wee dears don’t hurt themselves in all their excitement at being able to turn up their bigotry to the max.
Yes…..we really want them back.
Aye…right.
If you book a CF Ticket online,do you have access to a seating plan?
zombies in work talk about CL, Premiership, La Liga but never, ever mention Scottish football. I bet if they win tonight that changes tomorrow. lol!
!!bada bing!!
19:40 on 29 April, 2013
If you book a CF Ticket online,do you have access to a seating plan?
Kinda
Bada
Yes but they’ll only offer you limited areas you’re much better going into the TO mate.
Can anyone remember the last time that a club scratched form a top team competition?
You may remember a team called Rangers who played in the Glasgow Cup. In 1968 they were struggling to stay at the top of the league when a rampant Celtic team was closing in on them by winning games comfortably.
When the draw for the Glasgow Cup was made, Rangers would not confirm a date for the semi-final tie and eventually scratched from the tournament rather than face Celtic. Their directors cited “fixture congestion” as they were still in the Scottish Cup and the Fairs City Cup, but the common view was that they were afraid of a hiding.
Their ploy failed. Morton held them to a 1-1 draw, eliminating their lead in the league and they lost the last game of the season to Aberdeen, leaving the road clear for Celtic to beat Dunfermline and take the title. Hearts put them out of the Scottish Cup and Leeds United put them out of Europe
The Glasgow Cup was classed as a first team tournament at that time. I cannot remember any team scratch from a first team tournament since then.
https://twitter.com/MattMcGlone9/status/328941960582807552/photo/1
Norwich have a fantastic crowd for their first leg of youth cup final.
Cheers bhoys,so many bad seats in that dump.No offence to anyone who didnt get one btw.
Bada
None taken. :-(
Good evening friends.
Have a wee feeling that former Celt Paul Lambert is about to hand former Celt Paulo Di Canio his first defeat as manager in the EPL. Villa by the odd goal.
Oh and did I say that me and mini were allocated Cup Final tickets? What time do the city center hostelries open on a Sunday?
For anyone looking to promote their business look no further than advertising on this blog and magazine. Had my ad on the blog for less than a day and had four enquiries already.Its the one for printed flyers on the home page.
I am also advertising in the CQN magazine at a cost far less than I currently pay in my local publications over as CQN is offering the next two issues for the price of one. Anyone interested should contact Paul67 and he will put you in contact with Winning Captains who is the publisher of the magazine or click on the advertise in CQN box ad on the home page.
You need to haggle- never pay the rate card price- sorry Winning Captains !!
CF
he Spirit of Arthur Lee
19:24 on 29 April, 2013
Sevco finest
thats some pic!
Jobo
Get yerself to club open 11am for buses from kirkcaldy and Creetown. Maybe catch a lift in with them
Jobo, I’m going to be nervous between now and the 11th of May, I’ll find out from my supporters bus if I and Miss Doc get tickets. It’ll be a nightmare if we only get one, I’ll miss her on the day.
Hrvatski jim. Man utd didn’t enter the fa cup a few years ago, deciding to participate in a tournament in brazil
instead
greenyin
Doc
Aye cos you’ll be watching it on sky :-)
BT – cheers I’ll keep that in mind. And I’m also (ahem) working on your email invite from the weekend…
Che, likey!
She’s not been to a final yet, so I might well give it to her, if its beside the other ghuys on the bus, they’ll look after her.
BT
Have you got Hibs supporters booked in as well?
lots of pressure from the young hoops..but 1:2 at h.t
Lambert vs Paolo.
Who we supporting?
A few stewards and no police in front of Celtic fans tonight. A massive police presence in front of zombies.
Lambert
Italiabhoy
paolo lamberto for me
greenyin
Paul Lambert.
HT
Yes 60 hibees but different of club.
They came through last year too
greenyinfurrafenian
That was a bit different as they were under pressure to participate in the World club championship.
They never entered the FA cup which is different to scratching once you know the draw.
Lambert for me too. But I think it might be Paolos night…
Lambert always
Lambert
We paid him whilst he went to Germany for his couching badges.
Lambert, he’s fae linwood, which is next tae Johnstone, which is were I come fae…..
Paulo, as far as I know, has no connection tae Johnstone at all!!