Malcolm Murray, the newly appointed chairman of the Newco club Charles Green hopes to establish, yesterday entertained us with his comments on punishments served on a football team suspected of cheating you for over a decade. He said:
“We’ve had giant punishments already – a European ban, a 10-point deduction, the emotional trauma everyone has suffered. I think, for the good of Scottish football, it’s much better Rangers in the SPL.”
There has been no European ban. Newco will not be eligible for European competition because it is a Newco and Uefa requires three years accounts from participating clubs. They are simply not eligible, they have not and will not achieve the qualification criteria for European football for three years.
The 10-point penalty imposed on Rangers last season for seeking protection from creditors by going into administration is hardly a “giant” punishment. It changed nothing. Rangers were second in the league when it was imposed and remained so. They released no players and went on to defeat Motherwell twice, ensuring they finished the league in second place, earning £900k in additional prize money.
As a punishment, it is the equivalent of banning Ally McCoist from this year’s 100m Olympic competition. Pointless.
Which leaves us with “the emotional trauma everyone has suffered”. Compared to the emotional trauma suffered by Dundee, Motherwell, Gretna, Third Lanark fans, recent events have been nothing more than a focus for some robust rallying calls.
Don’t even start me on the emotional cost of losing the league in 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2011, all to a team of cheats. How do you measure that? Think back to each day we lost those titles and tell me how you felt about them then and how you feel now, knowing you were cheated.
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Hamiltontim
A safe and relaxing journey for your team helping them play better on the park thereby enhancing your experience?
By the way, unlike school, I’m asking the questions and you’re defending your ludicrously outrageous position. ok? ;-)
HH
Yeeeeeyeeeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m feeling like a star, you can’t stop my shine, I’m loving cloud nine, my head’s in the sky, I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m ridin solo, sooloooo.
Yeah, I’m feeling good tonight, finally doing me and it feels so right, oh, Time to do the things I like, going to the club everything’s alright, oh,
Noone to answer to, noone is gonna argue, no, And since I got that hold off me, I’m living life now that I’m free, yeah,
Told me get my self together now I got my self together, yeah, Now I made it through the weather better days Can’t get no better I’m so sorry that it didn’t work out I’m moving on, I’m so sorry but it’s over now, the pain is goooone,
I’m putting on my Shades to cover up my eyes, I’m jumpin’ in my ride, I’m heading out tonight, I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo. I’m feeling like a star, you can’t stop my shine, I’m loving cloud nine, my head’s in the sky. I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo.
Now I’m feeling how I should, never knew single could feel this good, oh, Stop playing miss understood, back in the game, who knew I would, oh, So flex how I spread my wings, loving myself makes me wanna sing, oh, Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah,
Told me get my shit together now I got my shit together, yeah, Now I made it through the weather better days are Can’t get no better I’m so sorry that it didn’t work out, I’m moving on, I’m so sorry but it’s over now the pain is goooone,
I’m putting On my Shades to cover up my eyes, I’m jumpin’ in my ride, I’m heading out tonight, I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo.
I’m feeling like a star, you can’t stop my shine, I’m loving cloud nine, my head’s in the sky. I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo. Riding solo, soooooloooo, yeah it’s like S… O… L… O… S… O… L… O… S… O… L… O… Living my life, ain’t got stress no more,
I’m putting on my Shades to cover up my eyes, I’m jumpin’ in my ride, I’m heading out tonight, I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo.
I’m feeling like a star, you can’t stop my shine, I’m loving cloud nine, my head’s in the sky. I’m solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo. I’m riding solo, I’m riding solo, sooloooowoooo.
I’m riding solo, sooloooo, I’m riding solo, sooloooo.
HH
Patrick
Cha’s smile is actually now being harnessed to power the Eastern Seaboard of America. It is thought though that this is only using between 10% and 15% of the energy produced by Cha’s pearlies on show. Work is afoot to harness the remaining power to facilitate enlightening the dark side of the moon.
Dave Gilmour is against this move as he feels it will cheapen the artsy impact of Pink Floyd’s seminal album of the same name.
Fact!
U
¡ǝsoɥ ǝɥʇ ǝɯ ssɐd ‘sʞɔıʞ ʎןɟ ɥbnouǝ (o) /o\ z ʍoɹ on 16 June, 2012 at 17:27 said:
More is needed eg
a) Newco start in the lower division.
b) investigations into two contracts are completed and punishment applied in the form of titles withdrawn if Rangers (IL) were guilty
c) Oglive and Doncaster resign and only one body is reponsible for the game so that there is no more pass the parcel avoidance of issues.
d) the loop holes (like is licensing discretionary) are examined and closed so that all clubs are clear on what happens when they break/fail to comply with the rules
e) club licensing is strengthened and policed and reported on in public
f) referreing is overhauled and monitoring separated from training and appointing.
Patrick27
I thought Zheng Zhi was ineligible so thanks for clarifying that.
¡ǝsoɥ ǝɥʇ ǝɯ ssɐd ‘sʞɔıʞ ʎןɟ ɥbnouǝ (o) /o\ z ʍoɹ on 16 June, 2012 at 17:27 said:
I copy pasted that rom RTC where I had posted it earlier. :)
Zheng Zhi is like the old huns.
History!
Not even funny.
row z,
I am with you. The problem is that the SFA aren’t likely to agree to sack CO and without that, I can’t anything happening.
Auldheid
Agreed.
Don’t know why we’re picking up on this anyway. We all know the source is Broadfoot and that he is in place to deliver on der hun agenda anyway.
HH
Ulster Championship Q/F Half Time Donegal 1.06(9pts) Derry 0.04
If ogilvie gets sacked, is he entitled to a pay off?
Hmm.. After all you put me through, you’d think I’d despise you. But in the end, I wanna thank you. Cuz you made me that much stronger.
Well I, thought I knew you Thinking, that you were true I guess I, I couldn’t trust Called your bluff Time is up ‘Cause I’ve had enough You were, there by my side Always, down for the ride But your, joy ride just came down in flames ‘Cause your greed sold me out of shame, mmhmm
After all of the stealing and cheating You probably think that I hold resentment for you But, uh uh, oh no, you’re wrong ‘Cause if it wasn’t for all that you tried to do I wouldn’t know .. just how capable I am to pull through So I wanna say thank you
‘Cause it makes me that much stronger Makes me work a little bit harder Makes me that much wiser So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster Made my skin a little bit thicker Makes me that much smarter So thanks for making me a fighter
Oh, Oh, Oh, Oh
Never, saw it coming All of .. your backstabbing Just so .. you could cash in On a good thing before I realized your game I heard, you’re going around Playing, the victim now But don’t .. even begin Feeling I’m the one to blame ‘Cause you dug your own grave
After all of the fights and the lies Yes you’re wanting to harm me but that won’t work anymore No more, uh uh, it’s over ‘Cause if it wasn’t for all of your torture I wouldn’t know how .. to be this way now, I’ll never back down So I wanna say thank you
‘Cause it makes me that much stronger Makes me work a little bit harder Makes me that much wiser So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster Made my skin a little bit thicker It makes me that much smarter So thanks for making me a fighter
How could this man I thought I knew Turn out to be unjust, So cruel?Could only see the good in you Pretended .. not to see the truth You tried to hide your lies, Disguise yourself Through .. living in denial But in the end you’ll see YOU-WONT-STOP-ME!!
I am a fighter I’m a I ain’t gonna stop There is no turning back I’ve had enough
Makes me that much stronger Makes me work a little bit harder Makes me that much wiser So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster Made my skin a little bit thicker Makes me that much smarter So thanks for making me a fighter
You thought i would forget Lord I, I remember Oh ohh, Oh ohh Cause i remember I remember
Makes me that much stronger Makes me work a little bit harder Makes me that much wiser So thanks for making me a fighter
Made me learn a little bit faster Made my skin a little bit thicker Makes me that much smarter Thanks for making me a fighter
HH
row z
If it’s a lift they need, my bus can take them!!
Is row z your position in the classroom, sitting at the back throwing bits of plasticine at the teacher??
Blog imitating life :-))
West Indian cricketer Wes Hall has been ‘honored’ in the ‘queen’s’ ‘hounours’ for services to the first two words of a song which now continues:
‘by Hearts, the Hibs or the Motherwell’.
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 16 June, 2012 at 16:44 said:
Emdy that ever bought a pie or bovril at ibrox hang your heads in shame!
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Mine duly hanging,
bought coke for my brandy before the 97/98 league cup final.
Given that there will be a merger that means we won the last ever SPL so do we get to keep the trophy?
Hamilton Tim
How come you are always fighting ?
HH
Just read the article after watching another two episodes of ‘Game of Thrones’ and my first thought was,”Kill ’em all!”.My second thought was,” Kill ’em all ……again….”
:-)
They are not RANGERS.
They are not THE RANGERS.
They are (ST)RANGERS.
Zheng Zhi is funny he always made me laugh
Can i have a raspberry
i forgive you that one!
I was at that game too!
I met a guy I knew who was working as a steward, he was also a hun.
He asked me what i thought of the stadium and i told him the atmosphere wisney the same in these wee grounds!
U
Ah my mistake. Long live the Cha.
Bloke
No bother pal, he’s eligible for the award but not playing
Philboy
Shame on you saying that about a current and vital member of the Celtic family. His recent lack of action is due to his ineligibilty.
HH
Craig Burley: To be honest I think I’d be bitter and twisted if my career ended like this:
“Suffered relegation when the Rams lost their Premier League status at the end of the 2001-02 season. In 2003 he signed with Dundee on a free transfer but only played twice in a two month spell before being released and eventually signing for Preston North End in January 2004. By March he was a free agent again after only making 4 appearances for North End. He signed with Walsall on a free transfer for the remainder of the 2003-04 season and played five times before retiring at the end of the season.”
tamstered
His performances were funnier!
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Awe Naw
We’re having a laugh, row z happens to be one of my favourite posters.
Ya muppet :-))))
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 16 June, 2012 at 17:48 said:
Many thanks
The gravy thickens.
This talk of immediate reconstruction is merely another diversionery tactic and attempt to add further confusion.
I think that they are trying to stun the public into a stupor, where we lose the collective will to live and end up saying, “whateffer, do what you like”.
More and more, from our point of view, it will depend on what Celtic will do.
I keep thinking of John Reid’s statement, that ” those days have gone”, and hope that our club have that as their mantra.
BC or DC?
The Scottish football autorities, due to their inaction and impotence in dealing with the Rangers scandal, are getting themselves into a fankle.
This is the wrong time to be talking about league construction.
The problem is Rangers – deal with that.
Time for HECTOR to deliver the BTC (and all that that entails) to focus minds of the problem, the one and only problem.
Hamilton Tim
So am I ;-))))))))))))
For a primary school teacher you missed your calling as a Conservative cabinet minister ;-)
HH
That’s what I like about burley…………f*** all.
Auld Neil Lennon heid on 16 June, 2012 at 17:36 said:
I appreciate your usual provocative and intellectual posts, however your first point must be challenged…..
Newco must NOT start in a lower league…..
They should not have the divine right to enter div 3!
They could apply though.
I’m all for Celtic under 19’s or Spartans to prosper over Sevco!
HH…. Oh and keep posting!
I’ve thought for some time that sadly Scottish Football as I have known it is finished.Football chairmen of the SPL cant win financially which ever way this vote goes Jesus they cant even give their clubs away.I would have expected Romanov to liquidate if it wasnt for the fact that it was his banks money.It wouldnt surprise me if someone else liquidates before they change the rules strike before they amend the regulations.My only hope is that Celtic have a plan B.
Have we signed anyone yet?
I hope we take no one from the huns (deceased) including their turncoat assistant to wfplg.
Let them rot!
SunnyBhoy
At least Burley is handily-placed to talk about liquidation and owing creditors:
Nhuns?
The King Vic agreed.
Ten years of proving that they are not cheating nazis and then and only then should it be considered. Anything else is Old Firm think.
HH
Fans want change? Maybe, but they’re not listening.
Fans want clear rules applied fairly and consistently. Fans DO NOT want change just to ease the entry of newco back into top flight football and spare the discomfort of spineless buffoons like Doncaster and Regan.
Awe Naw
Ya swine!!!
I don’t suit leather shorts and I have no really outlandish sexually deviant preferences, I could never have been a Tory cabinet minister :-)