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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HH
Hen1rik 17.58
NEVER give up. The swords of Damocles & truth, are being sharpened for many connected with Sevconia…
Bada
Naw….straight home ,thought I was working next morn,but cab was kapoot.
HT
You donating yours?
Thought with your links to sky sports you’d get a corporate invite.
Palacio-a very honest policy,but i can see where HT is coming from.HH
Love or loathe him???
Paolo Di Canio has a karaoke machine and Liam Gallagher to thank for his English skills.
The Italian’s former team-mate Alan Stubbs has revealed how the Sunderland boss struggled with the language when he signed for Celtic in 1996.
But, within a year, he had mastered the lingo — after buying a karaoke machine and singing along to songs by Gallagher’s band Oasis among others.
Stubbs explained: “Paolo’s spoken English wasn’t great when he arrived at Celtic from AC Milan. It was broken and stilted and it used to frustrate him.
“Then he came in one day and said he had solved the problem — he’d bought a karaoke machine.
“He decided if he couldn’t speak English, he’d learn to sing it.
It must have helped because, by the time he left Celtic a year later, his English was excellent.
“Paolo loved his music, in particular Oasis and the Manic Street Preachers.
“He’d learn a song at home, then belt it out in the dressing room the next day — at the top of his voice. It was brilliant entertainment, especially when he’d forget the words.”
Getting English lessons in Glasgow from a Scouser and a band of Mancs????
Just out work and called the Mrs re cup final tickets letter.
I’ve managed to get one but does anyone know if that means Burghbhoy junior would get one automatically as we have a Parent/child ST or the fact he aint mentioned does that mean he ain’t getting one?
Thanks
Googybhoy,
they have never who the Glasgow Cup.this is their first season, of course.
VP
Are your ‘supporters’ the long suffering mates who hold you up after too many Peronis?? ;-)
arranmorebhoylxv11
18:12 on 29 April, 2013
Good Good.
Che
They asked but I refused to sit in the studio with Burley.
jimmci
18:15 on 29 April, 2013
Googybhoy,
they have never who the Glasgow Cup.this is their first season, of course.
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Correct 67 points to you.
;>{}
hamiltontim
18:17 on 29 April, 2013
Che
They asked but I refused to sit in the studio with Burley.
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No doubt Wee Nevin will be in the studio giving his unbiased opinion.
I am a doughnut
Agree, there are a lot more deserving of the tickets, and if thats the case I will give them to who fall into that category. There are a lot of great Celtic men on here who do not get a chance to see Celtic often, if any fancy a trip I will give them the tickets.
If no takers i’ll offer them again.
Sorry, but I do not want to make a fuss but someone will get them.
HH
A bad mob of zombies were at gilmour st after five. They are out to cause bother. Language of the old bigots. Arranging meets on tueur phones. Be wise bhoys
HT
If I were you i`d appear with Burley. He`d make you look good. And maybe even sound good :-)
googybhoy ♥ Celtic
Was it A Stubbs who on signing for celtic was invited to a team mates house “to meet the wife and weans”,in an attempt to help him settle in.
And all the way there wondered why anyone would give their TWO sons the same christian name :))
or is it an urban myth csc
Extended murderwell highlights there on stv news.
Typical. How many times this year has Monday night stv/bbc blank highlights from the weekend results?
paranoidcsc
HH
HT
when somebody said you had connections in sky sports, I thought u jumped oot of planes!!
Great to meet u on Saturday night, at least me an u were on the level, no like they freaks of nature fae r’glen :-)
Saint Stivs
18:23 on
29 April, 2013
that does not suprise me ,Them and possible defeat = trouble
Palacio
“Not paranoid – just correct” © Neil Francis Lennon
Pedro
Being “on the level” isn’t really a term I’d have associated with any CQNer…. Apart from some lurkers.
leftclicktic
Stubbs was a good Celtic man.
Di Canio good player. A political nutcase.
Great goal v Dons.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=jieM-HHBLg0&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjieM-HHBLg0
I declined tickets for tonights match.
There are a lot off frustrated Zombies out there.
Any Tims going to the match be careful.
They hunt in packs.
TT
anyone notice higdon flicking a vicky to the celtic fans when he scored the penalty yesterday
never noticed it myself but was told about it today
Che
I’ll rephrase that….”of the same vertical failing” :-)
My Dear,Dear Blantyre Tim….
Oxycontin….?Hmmmm
See, That’s How It All Started Off For Hitler….
Auld- Fashioned Oxycontin..
Being Prescribed For His ‘Irritable Bowel Syndrome’…
By His Ain Quack Physician…Dr.Morrell
Way Back In The 30s….
But See How These Things Escalate……
By The Summer Of ’41………
The Good Doctor Was Also Prescribing For His Fuhrer……
* Daily Injections Of Amphetamine…..
* Cocaine 10% nasal/eyedrops, to be used as required…..
‘To Clear The Sinuses’ …Ahem!
* Barbiturate Sleeping Tablets…….
In Escalating Doses…..So He Could Still Get His Kip……
After Taking So Many Stimulants…
So Please Reassure Me That You Are Not Formulating Any Plans……
Tae Invade Russia….?
~~~~~~~~~
NB… When The Allies Captured Dr Morrell ,After The Fall Of Berlin……
They Couldnae Decide Whether To Decorate Him…..
Or Give Him A Prison Sentence…..
He Solved That Quandary For Them….
By Contracting A Fatal Illness…..
T.S.D…….Edjicatin’ Iberian Troglodytes…
Since 2006…..
Pedro & HT-VP nearly fainted when he was given a full pint of Peroni,not the wee half pint bottles he usually struggles with.
Saint Stivs
18:23 on 29 April, 2013
A bad mob of zombies were at gilmour st after five. They are out to cause bother. Language of the old bigots. Arranging meets on tueur phones. Be wise bhoys
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I noticed a rather sinister thread on RM about the ICF (Hun casuals). Some knuckle draggers kind of hinting about a place for them in football today.
I reckon they will be out to make trouble tonight.
Dear O dear O dear
Saint Stivs
Think there will be largish numbers of the zombies in comparison to Celtic supporters tonight. Defeat, numbers, frustration and their abnormal mindset will lead to trouble
Hitler’s medical up date’s….ffs
Pedro67 good to meet you and ACGR 3 FP @ St Berts on saturday
Anyone seen this yet
Adam Mathews sings at last nights POTY awards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uORKnqjSPNw&feature=player_profilepage
Does anyone think that there may be some gentle ribbing of the sevconions this evening?
Murdochauldandhay
Likewise, I think I mentioned there’s another couple of CQN’r FP’s..
Catman & Stephen with a ph….a generation above me, they’re about your age ;-)
In there 30s then pedro:)
In 1970 Celtic fielded, almost a full reserve side against the full Rangers team led by John Greig.
Celtic won 3-1!
Those were the days my friend.
http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1970-08-10%3A+Celtic+3-1+Rangers,+Glasgow+Cup+Final
Clyde SSB = Neil Lennon swearing = ban = Gordon Daziel saying they could he kids in that section.
Michael Higdon Motherwell = v sign = nothing mentioned, yer right paranoid FC my erse.