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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Had to laugh when they were talking about bringing in talent and with the right structure in place and with their great training facilities they could be bringing through young talent and selling on at a profit..
Hahahahaha
Never heard that from them before. They need to be careful as well, as soon as they find these gems the big boys like Alloa and the Jags could come calling…….
kayal33
22:45 on
14 November, 2012
http://youtu.be/JRjPx8DItsM
scotland tonight
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Kayal,
Thanks for posting as missed the programme.
My only comment is the last observation by the finance guy who gives credence to CG as in some way saying that he is bringing a ‘ damasacus’ moment to Scottish football in that the proposal of 33% wage cap on turnover is very sensible and a great way to manage a club.
Sorry but the likes of ourselves, hibs, Dundee utd, Aberdeen, etc. do not need the likes of CG to dictate how a club should be managed from a financial perspective and no one in any way asociated with a govan liquidated club should be providing financial guidance. He has set the cap to ensure he and his investors can make money, bit of a moot point though as the share issue will fail anyway:))
estorilbhoy
Personally I hope their share issue is oversubscribed so they can all lose their money in their company again!!!
Long live SEVCONIAN scammers.
MWD
Good night all things Celtic.
Thoughts go to the poor peoples in the Middle East. Hopefully war will be averted as there is enough suffering in the world already.
Has Alloa been paid?
Was good this time last week eh?
jude2005
I think they are due to be paid tomorrow, or today as it’s after 12.
And I think it’s due on the 15th, so everything will be A ok over at the bigot dome.
wiipaddy,
Welcome aboard.
I remember Bertie with great affection.
He lived on Mill Road & moved to a fish & chip shop ( the Ferry Fryer) in Yoker in later years.
OHR is still going, although it is nothing like what it was in my young days when there would be 5 priests serving the parish at any given time. Now ONE priest covers OHR & the neighbouring parish of St. Margaret’s, Whitecrook. I served on the altar in OHR for years. Great memories.
Night all. Night wee Oscar & Izzie x God bless.
A repost for the night shift.
It would be a shame to see it going to waste.
Nite bhoys and god bless Timland.
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I got some news today that unfortunatly will prevent me from going to Lisbon next week.
I’m gutted.
So, I have a hotel booked from sunday for 3 days, it’s paid for, brekie is included, it’s central and has very good reviews.
Anyone who is interested can have it, I don’t want paid for it, you can make a donation to wee Oscar if you wish.
HH
wiipaddy
23:36 on
14 November, 2012
welcome to ye
A wee heads up, Brazil v Columbia Live
1230, ESPN.
Love the way they are “selling” it on their info……..
“the last few meetings between these two have resulted in scoreless draws”
think I’ll go to bed
THE EXILED TIM
00:00 on
15 November, 2012
Superb gesture TET !! You just got to love the Celtic Family!
You’ve got to laugh
Had a glazier and a joiner round today
The masonic handshakes were proffered like some sort of anti-arm wrestle was gonnie happen.
I’ve often wondered, what happens if you pretend and engage in the full-lock – do they go straight for your goats without a by-your-leave? I only want a couple of windaes done ffs.
JIMMYQUINNSBITS
It comes in handy (!) in Ayrshire sometimes.
The look on their faces is worth it when they find out the truth……
KK ( if i may )
Did you know Father Alex Johnson ?, also you may know my Uncle James who collected thd Vernons and Littlewoods coupons on a Friday night…my Dad is his big brother and the last one standing of his generation, a proud Celtic man to the core. The joy of the CQN is the diversity of opinion and sharing information that is so under the radar that a wee comment gets you thinking!
Slainte
http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=50a2a4c5e4b007bdc40ae57c
734 votes.
98% say NO.
Keep telling Mr.Traynor & Mr Keevins the TRUTH., if you have not already done so.
Kilbowie Kelt
23:54 on
14 November, 2012
Much as it might jangle, I was also an altar boy – though in a different parish. It shames me to say that, beneath my angelic demeanor lurked the mind of a skint cash-hungry vulture – we literally fought for who would take the weddings; you always got a decent hand-out from those.
I recall one nuptial mass that went on for a bit longer than planned, due to me misunderstanding the the frantic nudging of Rab, the other altar boy, and his pleas for me to “get the cloak”…. “get the cloak for the priest!”. Many embarrassing minutes of still silence passed as I wondered what where the hell I got a clock from, and what I was supposed to do when I had it.
praecepta
21:53 on 14 November, 2012
!!Bada Bing!!
Puskas scored 4 (in the final) against the team that K.O’d Oldco 12-3 on agg in the semis of the European Cup at Hampden.
I know – I was a schoolboy in the enclosure!
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As was I :)
BMCUW,
The deception wouldn’t last very long anyway, what with some of the photies I have on ma walls.
wiipaddy,
The only Fr.Johnston(e) I knew there was away back in the late 40’s, probably too long ago to be the same one. Priests didn’t have christian in my young days. None of that familiarity nonsense then. :¬))
I could not be sure about your uncle.A lot of guys collected pools money in those days.
I was in Union St. until moving to Linnvale around 1950.
A thousand years ago it seems, & yet somehow, only yesterday.
JimmyQuinnsBits,
Thanks for the welcome, appreciated…nice confession!
JimmyQuinnsBits
00:20 on 15 November, 2012.
I think we all quickly learned the earning potential of a wedding & even ( Bless Me Father..), a funeral.
There was a Priest at St. Eunan’s ( Fr Bradley) who used to come down to our house ( no phone calls then) & mark my card if he thought there was the chance of a few bob going about.
Great days. I loved the chapel when I was young.
Kilbowie Kelt,
It would be the same Fr Johnston(e) as the era matches, I have fond memories of him visiting our home, hence the Fr Alex status. A great man. My Dad’s family were based originally in Vanguard St the Cunard St…but always OHR.
The memsahib was off out with her pals for dinner. I was left to fend for myself and washed it down with far too much Orvieto resulting in my falling asleep in the chair before a ball had been kicked tonight. So, thanks to all on here who posted video clips of yer man Ibrahimovic and Scotland Tonight.
Last Wednesday I was up all night. Tonight didnae even see 7 o’clock. Feckin’ vino.
wiipaddy,
If it was the same Fr Johnstone then he was there with Canon McGoldrick, Fr.Hughes, Fr.Morgan & Fr. Strickland.
He was very young when he came to Clydebank.
Your family’s move would more likely to have been Cunard St.first & then Vanguard St.
Cunard St & UnionSt. were right beside one another.
Good night & good luck.
The STV comedy special
seeing those panelist talking utter ballacks ,the first thought that came to me was ,there is living proof that the Romans sh**ged sheep .
not a Taggart,Columbo or financial sleuth to be seen ,all that evidence and still the three bears sat wondering if goldilocks was spinning a yarn .
Wee Adolf would have given his jackboots to have a propaganda machine like sevco .
Why don’t they cut the crap and tell the sevco followers that the taxpayers cannot be used to fund triggers broom so now it’s their turn
Kilbowie Kelt
Thanks I’ll check with my Dad, and let you know…thanks for your feedback.
Bless
JIMMYQUINNSBITS 0025
That’s how I got rumbled-nearly got chucked oot the ludge!
Last time I looked it was 98%
http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=50a2a4c5e4b007bdc40ae57c
Teuchter ár lá
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal was one of the greatest goals I have ever seen………Well, apart from Joe Craig’s goal at Ibrox.
Teuchter ár lá
I rear-ended a car this morning…the start of a REALLY bad day!
The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!!
He looked up at me and said ‘I am NOT Happy!’
So I said, ‘Well, which one ARE you then?’
That’s how the fight started….
>>>>>
I must be the only goofball on the planet not to ave seen that Ibrahimovic goal yet.
Must rectify that.
How did he do that?! The Inglish must be shattered. 4 for him. Well done.
Miki67
Mibbe no the best video…..but,
Just shows what you can learn when you play beside the KOK.
How’s the Bournemooth CSC Gaun?
Teuchter ár lá
Oh aye….Forgot somethin’ Eh!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smiIemu8kNQ
“Doctors who are launching a new political party are promising to make the NHS one of the key issues at the next election.”
They’ll get my vote.
Andrew Landsley, who publicly stated that he would ram the bill through which essentially privatises the NHS? His wife just happens to head up a private health care comany which stands to profit massively from hubbie’s bill.
He’s now been shuffled sideways in the deck of millionaires comprising this corrupt govt. and is now unaccountable…….or so he thinks.
How could there have been no conflict of interest? How can this have been allowed by us, the brain-dead public?
What this shower of greedy rats are up to in govt. makes r*****s antics look like small beer in comparison.
You have no idead how fed up I am with the Del-Boy model of bizness running the show. From the shoddy goods sold in shops, the lies told by head office phone wallahs, to the huge public service rip-offs and the flogging of weaponry to anyone with sufficient wonga…..and don’t get me started on them and their ilk.
I am utterly scunnered nowadays.
Bournemouth CSC? Non-existent or haphazard at best. I gave in and signed up for SkySports.
Miki,…..Told you before – You are the guy to make it happen.
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You are a great man……A man of wisdom with a big heart.
I would love to sit with you in a pub, rantin’ an’ ravin’ – and have all the young team feed us drink – as they found us entertaining…..sometimes it’s good tae take a chill pill and think of the auld Celtic….life’s too short.
Hail Hail Bro.
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