The devastating news that Hamilton Accies were scammed out of £750k prompted Hearts to acknowledge their own victimisation on Friday evening: “Heart of Midlothian can confirm it was the subject of an internet fraud earlier this year. The matter is now part of an active police investigation and therefore no further comment will be made.”
What Hearts didn’t say is that the £80k they intended to pay to their supplier “earlier this year” remains outstanding. You can decide if that’s a result of arrogant bloody-mindedness or a financial tightness. I could believe either. The club should accept that whatever crime took place, they still need to pay their supplier.
This type of scam is far from rare, I know several victims and (literally) dozens who have been targeted in this way. Hearts initial reaction – telling no one about it, is the most common, as it averts reputational damage, but the wider interests are better served by making the scam public’ alerting other potential victims of the need for vigilance.
Hamilton Accies do great and expensive work developing young footballers. I hope the club have the wherewithal to continue.
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Switzerland, Italy, Croatia and Denmark will be seeded in the draw for the FIFA World Cup play-offs in Zurich at 14:00CET on Tuesday after the FIFA World Rankings for October 2017 were published.
Seeded: Switzerland (ranking 11th), Italy (15th), Croatia (18th), Denmark (19th)
Unseeded: Northern Ireland (23rd), Sweden (25th), Republic of Ireland (26th), Greece (47th)
CORKCELT and all the rest in the way of the storm
Stay safe,lads. Sounds bliddy horrific strength.
TAL,
Same to you pal. I will certainly give a wave to Burghbhoy (met him at CQN 10, and introduced him a fine German lager). If we get off the ground!.
HH
While I remember,it would be good to get my mitts on one of these.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/452635/ireland-issues-che-guevara-stamp
It’s not for me,of course. Yes,I’m asking for a friend.
He used to post on here as MACJAY,and I know he’d be delighted with it.
Why should we do anything for a club who has Park as a major shareholder – he could divert some of the funds he is using to keep Sevco alive, although how he can serve two mistresses is a mystery
Proletarier aller Lander vereinight Euch
https://youtu.be/BGLGzRXY5Bw
The huns are trying to portray themselves alongside Accies as fellow victims of fraud.
They really are a special kind of peepul.
Jinkyredstar 10.52.
Exactly my thoughts.
Hamilton may well me a community club,however,mostly if not all,have a favourite other Scottish club and its definitely not Celtic.
All to a man ” want to move on” for the good of Scottish football.
Hail Hail
TEUCHTERARLA
Speaking of bings,there used to be an enormous one in Kilwinning. Totally dominated the landscape,as you might expect.
Formed from the waste from the mines and the ironworks in the area,it was decided to get rid of it in the 70s.
So how do you get rid of something that big?
Easy-dump it in the sea. Which they did,to form most of Hunterston Deep-water Terminal for BSC.
Very strong gusts in Dublin now. One 5′ x 6′ fence panel blown out. Hope the other fifteen remain in situ.
Hope everyone on their way to Munich has a good trip and we put up a decent performance.
Choon for Ernesto Lynch by a man from Marsala ( where the sweet wine comes from )
https://youtu.be/e-o1J-AxhmY
Hope you brought the washing in Almore.
Welcome back Big Jimmy. : ))))))))))
11.00.
I meant to post mostly if not all the board.
A fine 45 from York -1985
https://youtu.be/yEZTZ3_cqHY
That’s All Folks !!!
Not. too much going on, storm wise, in Donegal at the moment.
Wind coming from the north east, before swinging round to the west, like a high jumper approaching the bar.
Like Tam O’ Shanter’s wife, Ophelia is ” nursing her wrath to keep it warm”.
Ernie, no info , but i got the impression the Hamilton scam was over a period of time, the huns will no doubt try and climb aboard it, and say they were done out of £7 mil…..:)
I hope all you Bhoys in the path of that storm stay safe!
Dreich weather in the central Highlands. Wet and winds just picking up. It is so dull the street lights came on for ten minutes, half an hour ago.
Mrs H away to Snecky airport to try to fly to Bristol. Anyone know what the weather is like Round Bristol currently?
HEBCELT
If yer still on, myself and Mrs H had a great week on Lewis and Harris. Just got home on Saturday.
Hail Hail to everybody trying to get to Munchen. Have a ball, but dinnae shame them Hoops.
COSY CORNER BHOY
Hope you are fit soon!
See you on 11/11.
BIG JIMMY
Get well soon too!
Ye wur missed!
Cork getting hammered
100,000 people without power in Kerry and Cork
Trees being uprooted
serious stuff
due to hut Dublin after lunch
As for helping out Accies,no way, charity begins at home,upgrade the front of the Main,and Front Stands,also a good luck of paint wouldn’t go wrong,don’t think it’s had a good overhaul,since McCann’s days,so those who slate Ibrox,as a midden,need to take a look closer home,
Thom, Don’t get too complacent, it’s moving in your direction, gusting hard here at the moment.
Had to go out & call to son’s house to check on a couple of grandkids, it was rough enough out there.
Teuchter- my Ms S has charge of all that stuff this trip my friend :))
HH
And apparently
This storm is only begining
Big Tree split in two to the front of my house Wits, luckily fell the right way, I live in a cul de sac if it went the other way we would have been marooned.
Definitely the strongest winds I have ever experienced.
Corkie
Its almost the calm before the storm here
We know its coming and have been getting reports from Cork
Nothing really happening yet here but fairly anxious about what might happen,went to work at 9,was home by 11
CORKCELT on 16TH OCTOBER 2017 11:56 AM
Thom, Don’t get too complacent, it’s moving in your direction, gusting hard here at the moment.
Had to go out & call to son’s house to check on a couple of grandkids, it was rough enough out there.
******
No way complacent. As I said, she is gathering herself to hit, sometime this afternoon.
Like yourself, I have trees outside my house.
If any of them come down, in the wrong direction, I am in trouble.
The situation changes very quickly, as it develops.
Lets hope we all get through this unscathed.
Stay safe Thomthetim and Corkie and everyone affected by this
WITS,
Same here. Trees gently swaying and sun shining.
WITS,
Joking aside, I’ve just had a very lucky escape a tree has come down to my rear & missed the house by a couple of feet. I don’t think there is any damage done but the tree is blocking my view so not sure of garden shed or back wall.
Another tree gone from the Green in front.
Good Afternoon.
In case of interest, three new pieces. One about ‘offensive’ banners…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/acting-on-offensive-banners/
One about Pedro’s crazy winter training plans…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/freezing-out-pedro-caixinha/
And one about Brendan becoming the next Scotland manager…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2017/10/15/brendan-rodgers-scotland-manager/
Beautiful afternoon in sunny Bavaria. 24 degrees. Sun tan weather. Hope all back home are safe from the storm.
BMCUWP
That bing may have protected the toon from the incoming storm.
I hope there is no damage to the Orange hall :-)
Oor bing got used as a sub base for the M9 motorway.
Hope you are well my friend and it would be great to hook up for a CL away game soon.
HH Bud
DD
Tell Sipsini I’m down in Caerphilly for the game :-)
Jeepers getting scary here, trees being uprooted all around us.
Corkcelt
Sorry mate I’m sittin’ here making jokes.
Hope everyone is safe.
HH