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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oooIdTim 20:13
I’ll forward it to you, hope it makes sense…
EN
jobo
is that the first we have played them?
Sweden’s new pitch disintegrating in to craters
blantyretim
Played them twice 0-0 and 3-0 according to livescore
Anybody think Forster would have saved it?
….flashscore
Israel committing state sponsored murder again. Shocking!
How dare these Palestinians go to the UN and ask for statehood.
bournesouprecipe
Yes!
and i haven’t even seen it
The Onlooker
Arsenal v Spurs ticket cost £94.50.
Bayern Munich season ticket cost £96.49
CelticSlowNews CSC
theweegreenman,
“Massive strikes and protests sweeping the EU . Will it change the policies of the elite?”
strikes ganerally only affect fellow dusgruntled citizens,
I’m no surprised better forms of protest havnt been tried, as the top end of the unions have become as fat as the rest of the fat cats.
Why dont they try something different, say instead of getting people to stop working for a day, get that same 50,000 to transfer accounts to a credit union co operative or some such. Run properly it could weild a lot of power.
The Onlooker
*Agrees with this*
NeitherHaveI CSC
So, I see that all 4 of my teams are now losing!!
No subs for Engerland at start of 2nd half…..
Canamalar
Interesting idea.
It would be better if it was done throughout the EU at the same time!
Imagine that!
Its a frickin friendly guys.
Anyone hurts Sammi and phone calls will be made.
The Onlooker
Togo & Germany the only away sides (so far) not to have scored in tonight’s International friendlies………………..
The Ireland game is not a very friendly friendly.
No sooner posted than……………. Togo go 1 up!
Headtheball-Sammi still on mate? Lustik still on for Sweden 54 min
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
20:29
That’s not a bad idea, but you’d need to think of a good way of organising it. In my experience Credit Unions are not the quickest and I think a good turn out would overwhelm them. Also, as far as I know most pool the money and place it with one of the high street banks.
But you may be onto something there.
Books
Starry plough
Open prisons have better facilities
Bournesouprecipe 20:29
Arsenal fish n chips ₤13.80
Mortons Roll ₤0.15
We dont know how lucky we are at times.
EN
!!Bada Bing!!
It’s HT but, yes, Sammy came back on. The corner cuts man did his job well.
Starry Plough @ 20.20,
Noam Chomsky disagrees with me? Oh dear! I’d be surprised if he didn’t: his views can be predicted before he utters them. However, he makes my point for me, even if unintentionally: his reference to “the world’s LARGEST open prison” emphasises that the Palestinians, ‘tho restricted, aren’t confined as they would be in a prison. BTW the statements about “concentration camps” in Palestine are an attempt to equate Israel with Nazi Germany, which is as ridiculous as any claim that Israel is perfect.
Hart nearly throws another one in.
I hope an hour at the most has been agreed with teams.
Samaras off for 2nd half.
Estadio Nacional
20:45
4 x Mortons rolls £0.60
4 x Slice £1.00
Total feast £1.60
:)
Pens
Andrew67, having held firm when it really mattered earlier this year, against considerable pressure, the SPL is not about to halt a Commission or its conclusions. It simply cannot and will not happen.
Griffiths has the hairstyle of an 18 month old baby.
Headtheball-Good news mate.
The Scottish team simply doesn’t care.
A Pathetic performance
I hate it when there is no football on.
Now what was I doing this time last Wednesday?
EC67
!!bada bing!!
20:52 on
14 November, 2012
Griffiths has the hairstyle of an 18 month old baby.
Always though he’s got a wee bit of the Calimero look about him!!
Eurochamps67
Same as the rest of us………bricking it…..nervous as feck…….
invercelt -Palestinians, ‘tho restricted, aren’t confined as they would be in a prison
You dont have to be behind bars and 4 walls to be in prison
Britain’s dominant pay-TV group BSkyB expects to see a short-term impact on its margins from the higher than expected cost to buy Premier League football rights, its finance officer said. Andrew Griffith told a conference organised by Morgan Stanley that there would be a “little bit of discontinuity” to its steady improvement in margins but said it expected to recover over time. “Clearly there is a little bit of discontinuity with the Premier League,” he said. “There’s a steep uplift next year and then it’s flat amortising for the next few years.
Kikinthenakas,
Correct but loving it.
First time I’ ve been asked to sit down by someone.
I didn’t even know I was standing.