Stewart Gilmour was angry a year ago when Scottish Football League clubs offered Newco Rangers a place in the Third Division, rejecting a proposal to parachute them into the First Division, saying “This is horrific news for St Mirren Football Club. The consequences are terrible, catastrophic even.
“The St Mirren board will meet in the days after that SPL meeting and decide what is the best way forward but we are already looking at major redundancies [no they weren’t].
“Unfortunately, the people in the SFL have not bought into that [proposal to put Newco in the First Division]. I just hope they realise the damage they have done to Scottish football.”
I. Just. Hope. They. Realise. What. Damage. They. Have. Done. To. Scottish. Football.
Few could understand his anger at the time. Gilmour voted against parachuting Newco into the SPL, perhaps left with little choice by their fans and his fellow directors, so it was bizarre he felt comfortable criticising others for doing exactly what he did.
Nothing has changed. Gilmour wanted Newco in the second tier of Scottish football a year ago and he wants exactly the same now. This is the Great Blue Hope.
Newco prophesised the failure of Scottish football without them at the head. Now, with Gilmour’s assistance, their projections look less foolish.
I make no personal judgement on Gilmour. If I was an SPL club chairman and Celtic needed me to vote one way to enable their financial survival, I would do it without question. We are football people and this is how we are wired. The club of the heart comes first.
It’s too late to salvage Newco. Invitations to a newly formed second tier are a fantasy, but you can set your watch on a forthcoming media campaign backing the idea. We shall not be moved.
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Welcome back Declan, needed that!
From twitter.
http://t.co/dqBujsFF7Q Charles Alexander Green, Director. Aiden Chas Earley, Director. Craig Thomas Whyte, Director. All Sevco 5088
winning captains
If you don’t get a regular piece in the mag from Declan, you’re missing a trick :-)
declanitis – magnificent
bournesouprecipe
We shall not, we shall not be moved…
An ole Fox
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Magnificent globes..
I think it will be very interesting in the weeks to come if Craig Whyte has taped all his conversations.There will be lots of people sweating about it at the moment I am sure. H.H.
If Celtic were prepared to allow £1m to filter down under the reorganisation proposals, they should try to find a way to share this money within the SPL (excluding a certain 2 clubs, of course)
Hun websites salivating over the imminent collapse of the SPL.
stupid, stupid huns
GOOD REVIEW
Of a book by Stephen O’Donnell in FOURFOURTWO
Called PARADISE ROAD
Anyone know the fella?
Obviously canny provide a link,sorry…
El Maestro has certainly generated some heated exchanges. Fair Play to him.
I welcome him aboard.
Where he finds these ‘Celtic men’ who want our cheating neighbours back at Celtic Park, I have no idea.
I have heard such mythical creatures on radio talk-ins.
I have read about them in our tawdry ‘rags’.
I have still to actually meet even ONE of them in the flesh.
I HATED Old Firm games & regularly gave away my season-book for the hatefest.
This season has been a pleasure without them.
Most days of my life, I spend an hour in one hostelry or another. I meet an awful lot of Celtic men in the course of a year. I have still, throughout the last year, to meet one single Tim who wants to EVER see the resurrection of our deceased former rivals.
If El Maestro would like to tell me about a pub anywhere in Glasgow where I could meet some example of these rare & shy creatures, I will make a point of going there to witness it for myself.
Gilmour told the Daily Record: “Let all of them blast their shotguns.
“I’m still firmly of the belief, with all my heart and not letting it rule my head, that what I did at Hampden was the right thing to do.
“I still want to see elements of the reconstruction proposals – like a single league body – implemented. But not at any cost.”
He said he would explain to St Mirren fans why he had voted against the proposals in due course.
At any cost? What is the nugget on about? He sounds more like Green every day.
JFH. 1313
Sadly,I suspect that was the reason for the recent police raids on Whyte
Not to uncover evidence but to suppress it
Kilbowie Kelt
Most of my mates dont even talk about them, never mind miss them.
asonofdan
I agree would be nice. However, I think Watt needs to be grounded a bit first. Would like to see a menace of a CB come in. Don’t care if he is good with his feet just a tower block of a human. Hooper replaceable IMO, Vic not so much. I would like to see money from Vic reinvested
Paul67
I find this whole scenario amazing – almost unbelievable – surely Gilmour is going to look incredibly inept if and when Sevco go bust (or Green gets his walking ticket).
Is there a Sevco/St Mirren Plan “C” – amalgamation perhaps? – or is it Sevco in SPL2 or nothing?
Incidentally, I thought that Chuckles pledged that Sevco would never play in the SPL again – does SPL2 not count – or is the second tier the limit of his ambitions?
See if oor Hero was made a director of the ol’ Sevco 5088, aye, the company who bought the assets and all that crud from the club who were formerly in existence, would that pass the Phoenixing test for tax deposit purposes?
Just asking like.
Michael Marra wrote a song about a fox running onto the pitch at Celtic Park called “Reynard in Paradise”.
CQN
mearns 2 milton
We need a solid CB, Ambrose if he stays should be played right back. He is NEVER a CB.
KILBOWIE KELT
A fair few of us are meeting up in town on the 27th
You are welcome to join us and ask that question of each of us
I doubt any of us will agree that they are missed-only that they have BEEN missed by any form of punishment or retribution
With the possible exception of karma and schadenfreude
And us laughing at them
From Challs’ boasts of the £100 mil per year media income to sacking the physio,a bit like David Brent guaranteeing all the jobs at the Slough Branch of Wernham Hogg,to dropping them like a hot tottie when he got offered a promotion.
Amongst the many pressing matters of the day, the fine fholks who run our club have taken the time to make arrangements that enable my son to attend the Championship winning game on Sunday.
And what spectacular arrangements they are.
Gobsmacked. Both of us.
Thanks to all at the club.
I loved how Rangers games could bring out the berserker in otherwise mild-mannered, peace-loving men.
ASonOfDan
Agreed. However my first choice would be Matthews at RB.
Afternoon
Off to work shortly. Gulp
Just watched Stalag 17 on More 4. First saw this film on 16/3/68 which was the same day I was first taken to see the Hoops – beat Falkirk at Brockville. Later that evening I saw the Avengers with Diana Rigg
Still love the Celts, still love Billy Wilder and still have an unhealthy interest in women in black catsuits
Jimbo
Ernie Lynch @ 12:56,
If PL’s nose is out of joint I would think it was down to the fact he has attended many a meeting negotiated hard and tried to find a solution which was best for Celtic and Scottish Football over several years.
Eventually there was a consensus, not what Celtic wanted exactly but a way forward none the less.
It must be frustrating for all those involved to see it sabotaged at the last moment.
Still it means that opinions have hardened within the SPL Boards and maybe they’ll ge on and make the best of it.
It’s certainly what I took from DU’s statement.
Nice to see Decln back, this forum does lack some commonal garden sensefrom time to time.
Hail! Hail!
Mon the Fox
THE BATTERED BUNNET
Delighted for you both,and I hope you have a smash in’ day!
I hoop he makes a speedy recovery
PS I let the mistake go there…
Paul67.
Yuo have mail.
TBB
Good to hear your boy will not miss out,well done Celts.
Although I missed the first one….
Have a smashin’ day!
ASonOfDan
I wouldn’t play him at right back before Adam or Big Mick..
Declan
Welcome back. You’re a breathe of fresh air. What you do to the English language is an atrociosity. I tell ye.
Declan
Don’t forget to log out when you start fighting with yourself
Hail Hail
Declan Oh how you’ve been missed – always like to see him pop up as it usually means good news is around the corner 8-)
Ridiculised………………….brilliant
From pieandbov via twitter.
Proof that Craig Whyte was appointed director of Sevco 5088 6 days after Charles Green in May 2012 #Rangers http://t.co/Y0mwnGjh3h
Son of Dan. How many right backs do we need we have Matthews and Lustig who are both quality ? I think the only place for Ambrose would be in midfield maybe as big Victors replacement but not Centre Back as he makes to many mistakes. H.H.
TBB
Good news.