Before digesting news reports that Dave King is set to return to Scottish football as a director of Newco Rangers, it’s probably worth a caveat. Today’s ‘news’ has the same heritage as pretty much every false steer emanating from Ibrox over the past decade. Honest Dave King may well hope to take over at Ibrox but I could just as easily believe he has no intentions of getting involved.
Two months ago King accepted liability for 41 counts of contravening the South African Income Tax Act, while agreeing to pay the resultant bill, the equivalent of £46m. By act of sheer comic genius he is being heralded as the most appropriate person to take control of Newco Rangers, the club brought about by the disastrous income tax affairs of Oldco Rangers, while King was on the board.
Lord Nimmo Smith prevaricated on some issues in his report into Oldco but he was unequivocal in his condemnation of the directors, including King. South African judge, Brian Southwood, described King as a “glib and shameless liar” in 2011.
In every practical sense this man is a perfect fit for the Rangers group of clubs. Every scrap of information available on how he conducts his affairs screams ‘Rangers tradition’.
As for Fit and Proper? Don’t make me quote a second judge!
In the event the SFA have to make a Fit and Proper decision on King they will have to consider Nimmo Smith’s view. It is not even remotely credible that the SFA are competent to rule on King while their president was subject to the same criticism from Nimmo Smith (although Judge Southwood provides a convenient out).
The narrative being peddled today is a final throw of the dice by some, nothing more. ‘A guy will hunn’ers of millions is coming in to make everything OK’. Aye, sure thing.
Sean Fallon: Celtic’s Iron Man:
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Nice one,Rooney
Nice one,son
#Fearless Wee Oscar is on a Celticrollercoaster 20:51:
Bursting with pride CRC at the generosity and love shown by those that frequent this great place.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Serious outfit Germany. Where would they rank in favourites for the World Cup, surely in the top 3? Worked over there for a year and really enjoyed it. They like their football alright
Surely the sale of a Celtic duck by a another organisation is a trademark and licence infringement.
I feel a very long and costly legal battle about to begin. Go for it Celtic.
Paul67 et al
Apparently Berti Vogts tried to get Rooney to play for Scotland back then. Wayne not Mickey. Does anyone know Wayne’s connection to Scotland? Obviously there are a lot of Rooney’s in old Alba, went to school with a few of them. I’m assuming an Scots/Irish connection somewhere along the line.
Nat & 67
Was there no a phrase on cb radio about a rubber duck ?
I waddled onto zm.. noticed a few poultry threads with hunners of posts.
Decided it might be wee fras territory as hes the expert… then again maybe frankie macca could ask…… wheres ra burds
Surely selling bathtime accessories to sevconians is like trying to sell bicycles to fish.
Have to be up pretty early in the morning to compete with these CQN duckers.
QuackofdawnCSC
Did I miss something? Is Dodgy Dave II going to be the buy and lease back guy? Seriously?
Is there a suggestion that this was the plan all along? Has Dodgy Dave II had ‘ra deeds’ all along
God bless her majesty
I think Celtic should sue them over trademark laws, they will be quacking in their boots.
Celtic Mac
“The Scottish Football Association found the grandmother and I made the call,” recalled Vogts.
Vogts said Rooney told him: “I’m sorry boss, I’m English”
“I flew from Glasgow to Everton. He was playing under David Moyes at Everton and I spoke to him.”
Explaining Rooney’s reaction, the German coach beat his chest theatrically and said: “(Rooney told me) ‘I am English, I am English!’ OK, sorry.”
BBC
DJBEE
After the glorious 4-2 ten men won the league game
in 79, the hun had one more game to play v Partick
Thistle, less than 2k turned up.
The Celtic connection to our feathered friends goes all the way back to 1967 when we played Duckla Prague
Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots- Disco Duck
’70’s classic, visions of ole BSR up Shuffles doing his thang.
The favourite bathtime accessory of the unwashed mob is the duckbillyplatapus
67Heaven
No. Every England player plays in the EPL, if they fail to qualify all hell will be let loose. As things stand they will still need to beat Poland on Tuesday. Poland are out, but still have a say.
Great move by Stokesy, almost scored.
Netherlands 7 – 1 Hungary
goldstar
Ole Disco Duck – did waddling away.
Geordie Munro
20:16 on 11 October, 2013
‘Istanbulcelt,
Admittedly what I know about politics you could write on an ice cube with a ball point pen.
But….
The link Ernie gives is a bit whiffy too.
A mocked up pic with photoshop scribbles claiming they folks are snp councilors but no names attached to them’
############
The people in the photograph are:-
Owen Thompson
http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/councillors/20/owen_thompson
Andrew Coventry
http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/councillors/32/andrew_coventry
Derek George Rosie
http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/councillors/28/derek_george_rosie
Douglas Reid
http://www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk/CouncilAndGovernment/PoliticiansElectionsAndDemocracy/ConstituenciesWardsAndBoundaries/Councillors-GeneralInformation/YourCouncillor.aspx?cid=46
No doubt one of the SNP trolls can confirm their identities if you still have any doubts.
All these duck puns are getting me down.
bournesouprescipe
Maybe Wayne thought Bertie was asking him to play for Germany!
Geddit? :)
Netherlands 8 – 1 Hungary
Derk Boerrigter all 9 goals
Ahemm ! Spoilt my own joke Frank Carson still funny after all these years anyway !
Looks like Kilmarnock and Hearts could be relegated this season,
Eiderdown would suit me.
TBJ Praying for Oscar Knox
21:10 on
11 October, 2013
Nat & 67
Was there no a phrase on cb radio about a rubber duck ?
Con-vooooooy!
CB Slang :
Breaker : Lager, before Kestrel was popular
Handel : a well known composer.
Bear : a hun.
Smokey in a plain brown wrapper : Arbroath fish
Feed The Bear : Big Roy
Over & Out : apparent fate of The The Rangers
S, revenue & customs
I’m all over the place today
Willie Waddle waddled away too.
Game on for the Monties.
HH
CRC
Ernie
Wow! “SNP trolls”? Here was me thinking it was a debate about indpendence for the Scottish (cosmopolitan these days) nation – or not. Allow people to choose their own destiny.
Offence taken ducky.
HH
valentinesday
Cheers for the info, must have been their second highest attended then. Def remember they played them in the cup at hamdump, twice I think(replay) I was very very young. Just remember being at ipox and it was ghostly, in with the team from Paisley and there was about thirty of them. I must have been ten or 11. One day I will look back and find out.
So Sevco are trying to steel our Burds
Timabhouy
At least you didn’t say Edward Carson!
natnow
10:4 to which Frank Haffey said “naw it was only 9-3”
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
10-4: Likely score when Celtic next meet Sevco.
Montenegro pull one back