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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GM
England or Wales? :(
Think I’ve developed CQN addiction. Woke up at 4 this morn and had to immediately check the blog.
Anybody identified any other symptoms??
Corkcelt
Ach well! Will watch a Montenegro victory.
The first square sausage factory are advertising that they are showing the R.O.I. v Germany game.
I watched a documentary on Wednesday night called the Two Pablo’s. One a footballer and the other a bit partial to the odd bit of scullduggery. Good documentary about the how an entire country and surrounding countries can fix games, elections, kill people and win trophies and the entire countries population, well nearly, get behind it all. I would recommend it. Thank goodness nothing like that could never happen here.
Some of these bhoys are brilliant:))
Seen on TSFM
Another from Cartuja, http://i43.tinypic.com/2evylq9.jpg
Dd,
Nothing much doing mate.
Is the Ireland game on any channels in the UK?
Banjocelt
19:30 on 11 October, 2013
Last thing I do at night (every night)is check the blog
BEFORE I go to bed before yeez start :))
Hen1rik
The person who wrote that stuff on Alzipratu (sic) chose a very long winded way to say he doesn’t trust the board or the club.
Infantile gestures like sending his scarf to the Celtic CEO – really?
Smacks of attention seeking as does his blog.
He recounts some facts and then quickly leaps to conclusions to justify his anger as below…
” It needs to stop and it us becoming very clear that only one club has the power and standing to stop it: Celtic. That the board have not done so and have not publicly reassured the fans is, in my eyes, criminal and a dereliction of your duty as stewards and custodians of our club. The perception is that the “Old Firm” pound – with all the sectarian bile, violence and hatred that goes with it – is more important to you than justice and integrity.
As of today, I give up on Celtic because I will not participate in this sham. I have better things to spend my time, emotions and money on. I will not purchase any merchandise. I will not renew my season ticket. I will not attend any games. I will not encourage my children to watch or support Celtic. It breaks my heart but the bond is broken.”
So, after all that Celtic has achieved, all that the club has had to combat on and off the field, all that his family has endured, all the sacrifices that were made to get him to games as a child, with forces still arrayed against us, he cuts ties with Celtic COMPLETELY & FOR EVER – because of a “perception” (his language) and his opinion (in my eyes are the words he uses) on the causes for the parlous state of Scottish football.
Wow.
Johnnie Logan signs the Irish Anthem in Cologne…..and a fine job he made of it, too.
thomthethim for Oscar OK
I think Masterton will be back in court via appeal IMHO (hope I am wrong) but I must say I was shocked when it went against him.
If I was him I would be worried that now he is not dishing out millions in loans that he is no longer needed or in the gang :))
Roy keane is a jack ass of a man.
TTT
Wish I could hear and see it.
ThomtheTim
Aye aye. Stop showing off ;p
GM
Totally agree. Wish he had never darkened our doorstep.
Maggie,
You definitely ROCK!, now I’m away out onto La Rambla to find a pub to watch a game.
Goodnight
Tontine Tim
Many thanks for the information about Joe Davin. Sorry to hear of his passing, may he Rest In Peace.
I was at St Pat’s at the same time as Joe, although I was a year ahead of him. St Pat’s turned out quite a few players, Nicky Sharkey, John Divers, big Bernie McCready and later, John O’Hare to mention just a few.
Dd,
why the hell is he on doing an England game?
Shaking his head and smirking at fellow pundits opinions? Pleb.
He’s the Irish Alan Hansen.
P.s. I know it’s in his contract
banjo – rsi right finger
Anybody watching Ireland on RTE? What had the infamous panel to say about Stokesy’s selection?
The SFA have about as much clout as my 8 year old girls environmental committee.
Can you imagine if they knocked back Lord D Vader & himmler in a joint bid, the SMSM would burst with rage. What is happening now is something I thought would never happen, it is getting funnier and funnier and more desperate almost by the minute. Chust desperate, their only reprieve is to talk about the national team and ratface signing for Morton.
GM
He is trying to emulate his mentor, Brian Clough.
Getting a bit cold for going out after work just with a T shirt on
………………………………….oul’ weary Dave bagged, eh!
No sympathy here, he bought into the whole hun hoopla…….
……….look out for him on Shortie………….soon.
F’E.
1-0 Germany
Banjocelt
What had the infamous panel to say about Stokesy’s selection?
Plenty at half-time no doubt – he just gave the ball away and Germany scored with a deflected shot. :-(
where’s the place that got the colour of asda fronts changed
they’ve gotta have a go at this, as mentioned yesterday by a blogger
http://www.tesco.com/direct/hudl/?sc_cmp=ppc_b_hudl%20tablet_p
weiry’s oot
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24204555
The Lion King opened in Edinburgh today. The Lying King to open in Govan soon.
Evening all.
Not been on much over the last few days.
My dad still in hospital – he’s hanging on. Slight improvement over the last two days.
Miss Tally coming out tomorrow for a short visit laden with Tunnocks snowballs and teacakes – among other delicacies – which should perk the auld bhoy up a bit!
PS – Leslie Crowther was Phil Lynott’s (RIP) father-in-law.
HH!!
nctim
19:50 on 11 October, 2013
Tontine Tim
Many thanks for the information about Joe Davin. Sorry to hear of his passing, may he Rest In Peace.
I was at St Pat’s at the same time as Joe, although I was a year ahead of him. St Pat’s turned out quite a few players, Nicky Sharkey, John Divers, big Bernie McCready and later, John O’Hare to mention just a few.
*cheers nc, there was talk earlier this week about when we beat a Sunderland team on slim jim’s debut 5-0 and I did a wee bit of research on it and Harry Hood also played that day as well as a young centre called Nicky Sharkey. Nicky was Brian Clough’s understudy and John (Solly) O’Hare was Nicky’s. Ironically when Cloughie went into management it was Solly that he took with him.
hen1rik
16:22 on 11 October, 2013
Would say there is a 0% chance PL read all that letter. Known our board they probally washed the scarf and sold it as a wee retro number.
What’s the crack with all the duck stuff ?
Paul67 et al
I notice the England-Montenegro game is on ITV1, if I switch to ITV2 does that mean I can go straight to the second-half?
PeterHiggsCSC
http://t.co/QIlivMBiof
celtic mac
No but itv +1gives engerland a goal of a start
ernie lynch
19:08 on 11 October, 2013
Istanbulcelt Oscar’s Green & White Army
18:47 on 11 October, 2013
That link doesn’t work.
It’s a sham organisation, and a very amateur one at that.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-23524348
Linking the Scottish bbc to an anti SNP story is like linking the daily record to a pro the rangers story…..