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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THEE GREATEST GOAL EVER!
It’s the Paddy McCourt show on SS2 but Northern Ireland still losing 2-1 with 75 played.
Hoopyathome, thanks for the Advice. So if I stay on Westmalle you are guaranteeing a god condition for major client tomorrow ?
BSR
I missed the first as well, but the 4 th no way would Fraser been out there :>)
That harts a tit.
ZLATAN, brilliant!!!!
Jobo
You got two tellies?
Now that’s a goal we’ll be talking about for a long time.
omg what a strike from zlatan, not o’neill best piece of judgement in hindsight
Poor wee engerlund
IBRA IBRA IBRA !! Move over Joe Hart your time is over !! Big Fraz for Engurlun !!!!
Come on the Cameroon
must be in the best 20 goals of all time
Possibly the best goal I have seen. Unbelievable from ibrahimovich
what a goal from Zlatan!
What a goal from big Zlatan , 4 for 4 superb, mind you Hart is not looking too good tonight, big Fraser would have saved the last 2
pggtips2,
dint think anyone is that bothered about how many teams are in the division, its the other conditions that will come with accepting the change.
Also, I doubt you’ll find many here who trust the proposers.
I also believe, there are more important issues to deal with such as the investigation into corruption at the sfa, all this restructuring is simply a distraction.
The greatest league in the world takes another dunt
The first time I ever heard of Zlatan Ibrahimovic was when Henrik naned his top team and said not many people know about Zlatan but they will.
That awkward moment when the goalkeeper rushes out and decides to header it.
Has anyone scored 4 against England before?
Looking forward to what the pannel say.:)
Magnificentseven
Please tell me Adrian Dumnuts was slagging Zlatan?
Email him regularly to wind him up – dislike his constant slagging of the Arsenal.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the first player to score a hat-trick against England since Marco van Basten in June 1988.
via @optajoe
Taranis
21:20 on
14 November, 2012
Hoopyathome, thanks for the Advice. So if I stay on Westmalle you are guaranteeing a god condition for major client tomorrow ?
Of course, I am! :))) Depends how greedy you are, though! Prefer the Karmeliet, but Westmalles are great.
Hart has sold at least 1 goal a game i’ve seen this season
Amazing overhead kick by Zlatan against Engerlund. Will be shown around the world, no doubt. 4-2 win for the Swedes.
Invercelt
20:46 on 14 November, 2012
Starry Plough @ 20.20,
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.
I`m afraid there are real similarities,if no equation.
Hitler marched East for “living space.”
Israel marched East and made territorial gains which it now claims be part the state of Israel .
The justification? The Jewish Bible.
Netanyahu states that Jerusalem is the capital of the State of Israel.
On what does he base his claim.?The Jewish bible.
Israel now claims that the Golan heights,gained from Syria through military conquest are part of the state of Israel.
Its justification? Security.
Sorry,pal.I`m afraid that there are real similarities between the militaristic behaviour of Israel and that of the Nazi state.
The state of Israel as originally constituted by the U.N.in 1949 would have my full support,even though the original concept of creating a state for people of ANY religion is an amazingly flawed one.And probably unsustainable these days.
The Middle East is a tinder box right now.The cause,imho,is the creation of the State of Israel.
Have to head off just now,should you wish to reply.
praecepta
21:25 on
14 November, 2012
Magnificentseven
Please tell me Adrian Dumnuts was slagging Zlatan?
Email him regularly to wind him up – dislike his constant slagging of the Arsenal.
he certainly was and not for the first time….complete clown :-)
Do we really want to put FF into that team?
Could cost us a fortune:-)
Zlatan Ibrahimovic might be the first player to score 4 in a game against England.
via @ mibbeesayemibbeesnaw
The benefits of Zlatans goals
Engrlund get gubbed
Big FF will get a cap now(press will blame Hart)
FFs value rockets
Engerland get gubbed :))
Bada bing
He’s had a lot of practice playing with that mince defence this season
found this on youtube
wow what a lapdog he was and still is
check out the question he asks our fergus
@2:47
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfrA1csUf0Y
fergus
now theres a legend
Yes this league re-construction business.
You would think the authorities would put some of te other issues to bed first.
The FTT results
Dual contracts
Once the dust has settled after these issues have been resolved, let’s talk about re-construction then. Hopefully Turnbull Hutton will be in charge at the SFA by then as well……….
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the first player to score a hat-trick against England since Marco van Basten in June 1988.
Now there WAS a player.
http://youtu.be/q_F9zPEtYr0
David hely the scumbag atit again?
What a fantastic 4th goal, truly brilliant. Anyone notice the resemblance in the looks with oor Henrik!