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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starry plough
15:56 on
14 November, 2012
greenjedi
Molindyner??
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I’ve no idea somebody asked a few pages ago and thesof hasn’t gave the answer
glasgowdave
14:58 on
14 November, 2012
Allgreen/Southside
Listen it was.. Cheers
nobody’s arguing mate….
hat,coat,,,,,,
Tallybhoy
Thanks for the QMA memory. I worked on the site when they built it. I guess that gives me a year or two on you and DeniaBhoy. I haven’t been down that way in many, many a year. They tell me all the beautiful sports fields we built for you are gone, gone, gone now. There were a couple of building sites at the time in Kilwinning too that came under my remit so used to combine the trips there from my base in Hamilton and sometimes had a wee fly tour up the coastal routes on the wayback to take in Prestwick, Troon and other seaside towns. Well, you know how meetings can run over a lot especially in the summer. My last visit to the area was several years ago and they all looked a bit sad to me. Mind you so do the coastal resorts in the North East that I live near now. Happily I still have the greatest team in the world to keep me smiling. When I am a bit down, I can always resort (get the pun:>)) to watching the circus and all its clowns now resident in sunny Govan.
H H
canamalar-a few shillings each way ta.
lucksgottachangecsc
No idea re the Kelvin — but the wee mention of the Molendinar triggers this —
I once sat on the wall of an unusual house situated by the bus stop above the Molendinar Burn – a really aggressive woman came out of the house and told me to the **** aff the wall .
There was something about her that convinced me that I should act in accordance with her strongly expressed instruction .
I later learned who her man and son were .
THE EXILED TIM
.ROI are brutal just now.
Do you fear for sammi`s health?
Luxembourg 5-1, must be their lowest price for a while.
With the chat of Afghan jaikets,Voguepunter won’t be far away…….10,9,8,7,6..
SoT
Did the Cartwrights live there?
dbbia,
that was the early 70s, after our trailblazing adventures it became a common sight, then XBoxes playstations and the rest got invented and adventurers become an endangered species.
Allgreen those were indeed great days mate, sadly Kessie is shut now. My young sister has recently taken over the Maryhill Tavern ( Copper Lamp ) next door. Ram,s is not bad I meet on occasion a couple of CQN’rs there. Never was a fan of first and last to many orc’s.
Still prefer Immaculate to St.Joes in milngavie though.
HH
Canalamar -were you doin’ the conger?
Talking of Afghan coats back in the early 80’s my older brothers were going to a game in Dundee when a very drunk friend of theirs had a small accident. So they hung his trousers out the window of the supporters mini bus all the way to dry out. When they got there the trousers were still wet so they all chipped in and got him a pair of very tight pale blue football shorts (Charlie Nick era). The pal looked resplendant standing in the terracing in his Afghan coat, tight blue shorts & platform shoes. The good old days
Greens Nay Backers
Nay =Nae
Arty – I went to QMA in 1977 when it was still shiny and new. Two blaze/Ash football pitches, a couple of grass hockey pitches (the lower one seemed to be permanently flooded) and some concrete netball courts. Two big gym halls as well with basketball and volleyball courts. Even with all of that, I don’t recall us having any kind of a decent sports team during my time there. Kids eh?
The Molendinar ran through Toonheed (Glasgow version)Was basically an open sewer when I was young. Some of my pals (Aye, ah did have pals) used to play dodge the turd as they swam in it.
Should be fun
tommy glasgow@tommyinglasgow
live show coming up with interview with Jack Irvine,he of Media house fame that helped sir minty baws with some of his lovely moonbeams :-)
Good evening friends. Tension building for tonight’s big game I guess?
DBBIA – mail to you
Jobo
THE EXILED TIM
15:58 on 14 November, 2012
DeniaBhoy
There was a cave on the market here for 125k, the papers were signed today for 40k, including all the taxes.
And I agree, things will get worse before they get any better.
Agreed, I have been saying the same thing for a good while.
e.g. Here in Algarve, 9years ago, to rent a 1 bed apartment near beach, (all year round) was 500 euro a month, same now is 350.
In the property papers you see huge reductions on house sales, what would have went for 500k can be got for half that now.
It’s going to get (a lot) worse before it gets better.
arty @1608
The Ayrshire coastal resorts from Largs to Girvan are all now rather frayed at the edges.
Still…. the main claim to fame of Saltcoats and Largs is that they gave us Bobby Lennox and Lou Macari!
Compare –
– Troon – Alan Hutton (ok Steve Nicol as well but he was a hun)!
– Girvan – Peter McCloy!
HH!!
mighty tim
Only went to First and Last Lounge as bar a Hun hole.Some interesting incidents in the shared toilet. Preferred Rams and go there mow and then when back in Glasgow.
Back in the 80s two orange band members resplendent in their ice cream van uniforms asked me where they could go for a drink as they weren’t local.
To my eternal shame I sent them to the Punch Bowl.They’re probably still running.
good afternoon cqn
am i going far to back mentioning the Craig Davis Disco Sunday night at the Burnbrae hotel in Milngavie,was the in place late 60s early 70s,hand in hand we left together ILL RING YOU MAKE A DATE,forgot the number did not have mobiles in they days
a memories
H H
Right! About time we got this started.
Sevco dead yet?
31003–Sometimes there’s just too much information on here.
Really enjoying the walk down memory lane about all the great music shops in Glasgow in yesteryear.
Used to enjoy trying out some new sounds on the headphones in Listen on Cambridge Street of a lunchtime.
Most fascinating record store I’ve visited is Amoeba Records on Haight Street in San Francisco.
It’s a converted ten pin bowling alley absolutely stuffed with all sorts of music.
Got an old Luther Allison album I had searched high and low for.
Could have spent a fortnight in there.
Suspect South of Tunis would expire through sheer joy!
http://www.spreaker.com/page#!/user/glasgow-radio-online/meet_media_house_head_bhoy_jack_irvine?autoplay=1
Kool in a kaftan…
whitecrook tim .
Craig Davis Burnbrae Hotel Sunday nights .
I went there -.
Admission was ” free ” but you had to buy a ticket which got you pie n beans.
Lippy flying on benzedrine me got myself barred. It happened a lot.
McNair-Great story.
So if this goes through and Rangers win promotion this season, they would be in the “Championship” and one promotion away from the Premier Division?
Woops, link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20329684?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
Algarvian
Aye, things are bad.
There is 70% male unemployment in the village I am in, shocking state of affairs.
But folk still manage.
When I came here there were quite a few brit familys here, less than a handfull left, all gone back to the UK to sign on.
HH
just checked out some of the people (Glasgow )Herald journalists follow on twitter . Illuminating.
Explains the sevcovian rubbish daily..
When you ve time, take a look..
HH
SFL clubs propose new three-tier league system in Scotland
The 30 Scottish Football League clubs have unanimously voted to propose a new three-tier league structure of 16, 10 and 16 teams for season 2014-15.
Its top-flight would be called the Premier Division, the second the Championship and the third would be called the First Division.
The plan involves a merger between the SFL and the Scottish Premier League.
SFL chief executive David Longmuir’s plan would require agreement from the SPL and the Scottish FA.
Following a meeting at Hampden, the SFL is also proposing a new format for the Scottish League Cup based on a seeding system similar to the Champions League.
Longmuir’s original proposal had raised the possibility of second sides from Celtic and Rangers being added to the bottom tier.
But a number of clubs had voiced their opposition to the idea ahead of Wednesday’s meeting.
Phil Mac tweeted that Alloa have to wait for there money.I heard from good source they were paid yesterday.
Tommy fae Glasgow sounds like a taxi driver.
The Molendinar “burn” ran?along outside the retaining wall of St Kent’s,(SMA annexe) Duke street. I remember the reluctance to retrieve the ball if it landed in the Molly.
If you were the culprit you went for it unless a first year could be “persuaded” to go in your stead.
Nostalgia in this case……… stinks
While Jim Ballantyne and Longmuir involved in league reconstruction then I’m afraid i won’t be for it.
July 2012 This rogue tried his best to allow cheats in. David Longmuir facing calls for resignation http://bit.ly/RI5avu