Charles Green told TalkSport, “Scottish football effectively is Rangers and Celtic. I mean, there are many other clubs but everyone has to acknowledge that that’s a fact.”
No, no, no, no. No. This is not a fact, it is not even a credible opinion. Instead it is deeply insulting to dozens of teams who conduct their business properly year after year. I have to ask, does he want this project to fail? He is effectively saying – Vote for this plan, you are irrelevant, we are all that matters and this suits our purposes.
It was this erroneous attitude which led to predictions of Armageddon this season. Instead, the long-suffering clubs who have paid their bills, while others put money which should have gone to the tax man towards buying fooballers, are enjoying a rebirth.
Green added, “Scottish football needs Rangers back at the top and Rangers being a vital part of European football. That’s where we’re trying to get them.”
This is a great season for the SPL. Financially responsible Hibs, who lost the Scottish Cup final to irresponsible Hearts, are top. Celtic, with their manageable, low, debt, have just beaten Barcelona in the Champions League. Aberdeen have their best team in years. Attendances are up for most clubs.
Before adding, “The Old Firm is the world’s biggest derby. That’s what world football wants, what broadcasters and sponsors wants, to see those games again. God willing we’ll see that in the years ahead.”
“The Old Firm” is not the world’s biggest derby, it’s not even Glasgow’s biggest derby. It doesn’t exist anymore. As for it being “what world football wants”! Oh dear. World football has better things to concern itself with, and don’t bring God into it!
The authenticity of the “Rangers Football Club plc” slideshow presentation which appeared last night is not confirmed, but I hope it’s genuine. It is, literally, fantastic. Notions contained therein that provide for “colts” teams and league reconstruction which “could see Rangers progress faster through the domestic league structures” bring it into perfect alignment with the Scottish Football League plans, which earlier this week Charles Green revealed would be presented today.
I also loved the first point on the summary page, “Profitable business model using prudent assumptions”, despite no mention of future costs, or revenues, in the presentation. Nice that they have confirmed revaluations of property assets at £79m, a fraction of the value the assets were disposed for in the summer.
This will not end well.
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Following a surreal rendition of Flower of Scotland we’re underway…
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joe_joe
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Cheers
Like everyone else on here I think we will win the league but I also think the hun media are saying it as often as they can in an attempt to lull us in to a false sense of security hoping we become even more complacent – as if…
… and wouldn’t put too much faith in Benfica’s domestic form, think what a shock Barcelona would have got if they had based last Wed night’s game plan on our domestic form, Benfica will be playing, just like us, as if their lives depended on it.
ESPN.
ESPN,
There is about 10 games on the betting sites
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Bored CSC
Bsr,
Is the Scotland game on tv?
Commons not playing.
I’m hoping for a Barca draw next week
Real Salt Jake
Chicago Ire
New England Revulsion
Seattle Bounders
Geordie M
Ha – I’m in myself
“My more serious line is Chile, Turkey, Hungary and Sweden”
Jobo you aren’t meant to tell us yer line.
That way you can’t come on and bs us about what you’ve bet;)
Good luck.
BSR – concentrate on the game, man!
Geordie Munro –
it’s a service I provide so that folk know which games to avoid / contradict…
Allegedly – The Dalai Lama has 5.5 million followers on Twitter and doesn’t follow a single one back.
WhatACompleteB…… CSC
HH
How patronising are Snyde.. ?
Great points being made so they’re not happy..
” Commons not playing.”
I just had an image of him picking the ball up and leaving the field in a huff.
Stupidthoughts.stupidmood csc
GOAAAAALLLLLLLL
Rhodes, sort of…
Commons apparently pulled out with a slight injury?
drat, kastini deid away last two, sorry ghuys
Jobo
Tried that on Sunday (after your Barca anamnesis)
What a complete time and waste of money that was CSC
Jobo- lol
I had a wee look at them. Every chance my man.
Ive bet 3 zip to Scotland. Just for a wee interest.
only smart answer on here all day.
the kelvin was allways the kelvin
some maffs guy Thompson from belfast used it as his Lordy title
back in the day
Jmccormick
From last night ..
You’re being daft …I’m the most paranoid git ….I just happened to have the inside line or I’d probably be agreeing with your thoughts
Your opinions , IMO , were always welcome
HH
rhodes again
GOOOAAAALLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!
A double for Jordan. There’s a joke there I’m sure?
friggin SFA again. Scottish cup final is day after Champions League final. They expect Celtic to play 2 games in 2 days?
Sweden, Cameroon and Greece for me tonight
The Luggie is still the Luggie it runs through my garden on its way to join the Kelvin at Kirkintilloch.
Bada, I know yer kidding….
But I think it’s disgusting the oldest cup final is on a Sunday.
Gone yersel Sammy!
what a tube hannah has just been there,
a real super sammi. hehehehe
Right, here’s a right anorak question for you.
See when these UEFA folk are checking the “%age possession” for each team. Do they –
(a) ignore any time that the ball’s dead (whether out of play or waiting to take a free kick etc)
or
(b) include such dead time as belonging to the team who last had the ball in play – i.e. it’s still their possession until the other team restart the game
or
(c) include such dead time as belonging to the team who is about to restart the game – i.e. as the other side have given up possession then it’s now the other team’s
slownewsnightCSC
Geordie Munro-Agree mate.