Q. So you were a Rangers season ticket holder, when did you stop?
A. A few years ago. I work weekends and was seldom getting to games.
Q. How do you feel about how Rangers were treated in 2012?
A. How do any of us feel? It wasn’t our fault, one guy came in and did all the damage, then sinister forces took advantage. Every last one of us feel the same way.
Q. How do you feel about the League Cup semi-final, are you looking forward to it?
A. Not really, but we need to do whatever it takes to make sure we don’t get embarrassed. Years of being subjected to the effects of what Charles Green called “bigotry” means we need to fight with everything we’ve got. We can’t let Celtic embarrass us, need to stand up to them.
Q. Thanks, Robert. One more question, are you available to referee that game?
A. You know me, aye ready!
The forthcoming League Cup semi-final will be one of the most difficult games to referee and police in the history of Scottish football. The police will have their most experience Match Commander on duty. The SFA will not have their most experienced referee on duty, instead they have given the game to former Rangers season ticket holder, Bobby Madden.
The authorities must be independent and be seen to be independent. Former season ticket holders are acceptable and welcome as referees, but when you face extraordinary circumstances, take extraordinary care in selecting your referee. I don’t know a single ‘Rangers’ fan who doesn’t have animated views on what happened in recent years. They want to beat us next month more than at any time in original-Rangers 140-year history. Why is one of them the referee?
Craig Thomson is widely regarded as unaligned and Scotland’s top official. There must be a story explaining why he wasn’t given the game.
Our team selection for the League Cup semi-final doesn’t bother me. We can have Scepovic, Guidetti, Stokes or Griffiths up front, Efe and Charlie at the back, I’d still back us to win. Can’t say I’m too worried about the other lot either, even if they manage to hold onto all their, ‘stars’.
What does concern me is how the game is refereed. Before it, CQN will write about how important it will be to keep 11 men on the field, not to dive into tackles inside our penalty area, and not to get drawn into a levelling battle.
You can write the script about how this one is going to play out, we’ll be kicked, elbowed and incited, with liberal dramatic tumbles taken in and around our box. In a decade writing CQN I’ve only discussed referees around a dozen times but the selection for this one is alarming. Mr Madden will be scrutinised more than at any time in his professional life. He has an enormous challenge ahead.
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Alfie Noakes,
On the contrary, Tom Devine has always been honest. He advised that things have changed here for the better; he has never said the same problems don’t exist, and indeed, was one of the ones insisting the SNP publish their “lost” crime figures.
Like many of us, is not possible he saw that the only chance of progression in this country was through Independence, in spite of the SNP’s feckwitted policies?
skyisalandfill @ 02:34
Totally agree amigo. The idea of this going ahead sickens me, and I dread what the plans are for afterwards.
We know from experience, there is no level to which they won’t stoop..
Oh I wish someone would put them out of their misery, because that is what it is for any Hun but the most stupid. Misery. They have been crushed and humiliated. Time to switch off the life support. It would be a kindness.
HH and goodnight.
ffm – i’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village)
01:39 on 8 January, 2015
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Pretty much agree with this but you missed the fact that potential Celtic signings will be aware of the occupational hazard that accompanies playing with Celtic in domestic tournaments.
HH.
Remember the wee brazilian who wanted to see Celtic Park?
http://www.celticfc.net/news/7427
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Skyisalandfill.
Well done on gettin to killie game, will see you at inter if not before.go easy mate:-)
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Alfie I prefer Henry lol
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HH :-)
Big Nan,
I know – it was there in my head, but when you try to quantify the damage, this list is endless….:(
Thanks for adding to it though.
Hope you and your family had a great Christmas & New Year, Big Nan. Wish there were more of us like you.
Same to you ffm
Alfie Noakes,
On the contrary, Tom Devine has always been honest. He advised that things have changed here for the better; he has never said the same problems don’t exist, and indeed, was one of the ones insisting the SNP publish their “lost” crime figures.
Like many of us, is not possible he saw that the only chance of progression in this country was through Independence, in spite of the SNP’s feckwitted policies?
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What kind of progression is:
No Currency
No Central Bank
No Foreign Reserves
Growing Deficit from day one
Stupid Oil revenue figures
No Shipbuilding Industry
No Financial Sector
No EU Membership
No NATO Membership
Higher Interest Rates
No Overseas Embassies.Consulates
Do you want me to go on?
We can be distinctive with a powerful Parliament, however for the insurance of a bigger and more powerful world state, we must allow certain powers to remain in the UK.
Read your history, neither the SNP and their traditional supporters, nor, an independent Scotland, would be in the interests of our minority – trust me!
BN,
Been trying to find a song to show my respect for you, in a discreet way, as befits modern society. Am sure this does.
It’s not a political song, but a love song.
It’s beautiful, and is also the kind of song at risk from 21st C fascism.
HH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg6hLunBOsw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMQGLmipjU
Alfie Noakes,
What on earth does your list have to do with Prof Tom Devine?
Alfie,
Let’s be relevant, what are your thoughts on the approach by the Celtic Board on SFA corruption?
On the subject of biased refs
i understand the oceania sevocians are having a get together soon in Thailand
one of the guests is none other than Mr Bobby Tait
Hmmmmm…..
Campbell Ogilvie and Neil Doncaster are said to be raging about this situation
(because they never got an invite!)
I love these old live games. With over 100 000 people (maybe more)….
Roll On The Future….?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTCNwgzM2rQ
FFM – I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village)
04:12 on
8 January, 2015
Alfie Noakes,
What on earth does your list have to do with Prof Tom Devine?
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You wrote:
“Like many of us, is not possible he saw that the only chance of progression in this country was through Independence, in spite of the SNP’s feckwitted policies?:
“he saw the only chance of progression” = list
OK?
I still stand by this,
BMCUW did us out of our best Swedish signing before Henke.
http://youtu.be/1HnOFwqpLRQ?t=2m10s
Alfie,
Errr, naw? You’re making no sense now…
Hi Alfie,
Does deprivation come into your equation?
I only ask as I have never seen it change over the years,
Anyhoo me away to work,
I like this. Mibbes a bit more support for our youngsters is worth thinking about, in this middle-aged middle class vehicle for Celtic Support that is CQN.
A great thing, but should never forget its roots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44m7iOa29Y0
Archie Fisher is the closest to truth that the BBC will ever know :)) But there’s too many fanny baws get n the way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULMQGLmipjU
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon ….The angels are with Wee Oscar in Heaven.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors
23:16 on 7 January, 2015
Anyone who thinks it was down to honest mistakes is not being honest….the bias / bigotry in Scottish Football destroyed oldco, when it was, in reessence, all carried out to destroy us …… but they reckoned without the ‘Mad Fighting Irish’ culture of the Celtic Support …. we resisted to the point of enjoying it….and what a bonus in 2012, when ‘our day came’
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What day?
We couldny win the league till they were ‘removed’ from it.
The ‘Mad Fighting Irish’ culture of the Celtic supporters?
What are ye on about?
The Celtic supporters are on the outside of their club – looking in without any power coz they have been reduced to being like you – brainwashed-happy-clapping-like-retarded-seals-dancing to any p#sh that the ‘bored’ spout.
Yer beloved ‘bored’ should have either…
1. Kept them in the league with a points deduction until ‘all’ of the £140 million was repaid in full.
2. Threatened to quit the game and expose the corruption if….the huns were given any sort of licence.
But….they did neither.
They kept silent as the died(LOL) huns, slithered their way down to a lower league for a 3-year return period were they would lose what, £45 million CL money – possibly?
And, all that would change in the whole dynamic of this is – the wording on a document – locked away in the masonic safe at Hampden – never to be seen by Timmy eyes.
As opposed to the Hugh Keevins suggestion of, keeping the huns in the same league as Celtic with a points deduction(not to mention what, at least a decdade of hunskelping?) until the £140 million was paid back – IN FULL!
The ship has sailed – the huns didny die – the huns didny pay back any of the £140 million that they stole off various folk – I’d guess 3 years CL money off of Celtic £60 million? – and , yer beloved ‘bored’ sat there in their directors box when all the ‘honest-mistakes’ were being made to get the huns the money and, know what yer beloved ‘bored’ did? They looked the other way – on ‘your’ behalf – just like they have done – ever since.
And, your trying to tell us – ‘our day came’ – wtf are you on?
Try not to answer this with a hun-like mind but, do you realise that, it’s ‘possible’ for the huns to – park the bus-kick Celtic’s players aff the pitch-all mibbery assisted-give us the most embarrassing result in our history when we plat them in the LCSF? Do you?
I don’t pray these days but, I smell a ‘rat’ surrounding this game. I hope I’m wrong and it turns out to be what could, probably be one of the best nights of my life as a Celtic fan.
I know that I don’t attend these days via a SB of my own as I gave mine to my bro. Sometimes I use it and go incognito and, I know that here are a few ‘mean-spirited’ folk on here who will hold that against me on here but…lifes too short to try to – reason with, unreasonable folk, ye know.
If ye reply, I’ll catch ye later going to bed Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
mickbhoy1888
23:45 on
7 January, 2015
Ps a wee Catholic police constable ended up knighted and Chief Constable of Strathclyde Sir Patrick Hamill
*he led the tangerine walk in the Vale…..it was the job of the Chief to ride along side the grand bassa and as Pat was it he did….his daughter was at Notre Dame same time as Mrs. TT.
the glorious balance sheet
23:59 on
7 January, 2015
SFTB 2347-
Wasn`t Sandy Clark the assistant manager of Dunfermline Athletic on the final day of season 2002/03 when they went to Ibrox to play Rangers who were level on points with Celtic?
*naw it was nicholl who allegedly said in the week leading up at the rock bowling club in Dumbarton that if the deid team needed goals then they would get them.
Tick Tock……..latest from Oor Phil
Teed off
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A chap at Ibrox had to cancel a golf holiday in Portugal recently.
When explaining his absence from the line-up he told his buddy that he had to take care of the future.
He told his golfing mate that he feared that he might not have a pay cheque at the end of the month.
Indeed, as if to impress his excellent reasons for to going on the long arranged trip, he stated that he could not be sure if he would have a job to come back to.
A source close to Deloitte, who had just visited the Big Bleak House, stated that there was “…an atmosphere of impending doom at the place…” this is not surprising.
However Mr Llambias has assured Mr Doncaster of the Scottish Professional Football League that all is solvent in the garden.
A Square Mile analyst told me that the King faction has several potential obstacles in front of them now:
The possible intervention of the Takeover panel.
They do not have the money to make an offer for all of the remaining shares if so ordered by said panel.
Even if they are successful in getting their brogues under the board room table then they do not have the resources to fund the ongoing onerous losses.
I understand that one of Mr Ashley’s people approached the bank that provides services to Sports Direct.
Even with their excellent relationship this financial institution would not provide normal facilities to Rangers International Football Club.
It is hardly a state secret that this company needs further emergency finance.
The question for anyone lending it would be whether or not it would be secured against any asset that the company owns.
The stadium and the training ground are the obvious targets.
However the contingent liability from Sevco 5088 has been in annual accounts of RIFC for the last two years.
Moreover it was inserted at the insistence of the chaps at Deloitte.
Interesting times indeed.
From my vantage point they seem to be in a bunker.
This, in fairness, is where most of the Ibrox clientele have been for the last three years.
Good morning friends from East Kilbride where a night of howling winds and battering rain has now given way to a pretty clear skied, calm morning.
Received a very pleasant surprise last night ……. I went through life under the distinct impression my twin sister had no interest in CELTIC whatsoever ….. She has also lived in England since circa 1980, so any latent interest would surely have receded…..
Well ….. last night I phoned her and ended up assisting her to set up her new ‘tablet’ etc ….. At one stage I asked her to insert her usual PASSWORD ……. without ‘batting an eye-lid’ she states …..xxxxxx(my name)7xxxxx(her name)1 …….. she asked me why I was laughing heartily……”.once a Tim, always a Tim, darling” ….
I was genuinely, and very pleasantly, surprised ….!!!!!!!!
I see there are another couple of Stock Exchange announcements from Triggers Broom FC this morning. Wee Sandy has been repaid his half million. And Mr USA has increased his offer as well as offering a significant but short term loan. They’ll all be very excited again ;-)
jobo baldie
07:24 on 8 January, 2015
Heard that on the news also …….. someone (Michael ?) is ‘pulling his strings’…!!!!
67Heaven –
the confusing part of the statement for me is as follows –
“As part of the revised proposal £6.5 million would be made available to Rangers in immediate short-term funding by way of a secured loan to be repaid in 90 days or out of the proceeds of the Placing.”
Then –
“Speaking from Phoenix, Arizona, Mr. Sarver commented “”This revised proposal…….would also enable Rangers to repay the loans from Mike Ashley and Sandy Easdale, and free it of debt.”
How would it be free of debt if it simply obtains a loan from Sarver (£6.5m) to repay its existing loans (£3m + ??)
Off to work…
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Am. Hearing the chuckle bros (easdales) will be removed soon.
SFTB
I did not envisage the current power struggle for control.
But it will make little difference in the end.
They are already debt free.
It is their expenditure that needs brought under control.
I have repeatedly stated that when they enter the SPFL it is my belief that they will outsell us in season tickets and generate more domestic revenue.
They will have more annual income than us from domestic football.
Unless we have a hidden stockpile of cash then it will be game on again.
If they have an initial fund from enthused investors then we have a big problem , if we have no stash of cash.
Whatever happens in a season or 2 they will have at least an even field.
Paul keeps stating what it costs to run them.
Well our wage bill is even larger and without European football we lose millions per season.
That’s why we are downsizing .
That’s why we want Commons of the wage bill.
McCawber rules.
TT
Good morning CQNers,
A cursory look at Bobby Madden’s statistics don’t suggest Celtic would have any basis for a challenge to the appointment of Madden.
Last year he averaged less than 3 yellow per game, this year its just over 3 per game, his red count also shows an increase this year, last year it was a red every 6 games this year its a red every 4 games.
A quick check of cards in the games he’s refereed newco Rangers and Celtic games in the last 2 years reveals no anomalies.
However, once a fan always a fan.
TT…
“They are already debt free”.
Er…no they’re not.
HH
Alex O’Henley @OHenleyAlex 12m12 minutes ago
Robert Sarvar has stepped up his offer for majority shareholding in #Rangers. £20m plus £6.5m in short term loans.
You pay out 20 mill to buy a club, its profitable income side of the business (retail and merchandising) are in the pocket of Ashley, then you lend this disastrous clumpany 6.5 mill
why buy a wreck of a clumpany ? when will you ever even get the loan back ?
Lionroars67,
Mentioned on here yesterday Sarvar was Ashley’s man
Think they both pray at the same chapel when Sarvar is in the UK
Bobby Madden himself says he is a St Mirren fan, has been all his life
That is from the horses mouth, i worked beside him
I know, i know, another St Mirren fan from the ranks of referees..same as the MSM
Morning Timland from a freezing hun free mountain valley.
Tiny Tim
Their midden is falling to bits, needs mega bucks spent on it, they have no scouting system, half of their squad is out of contract in the summer, they are pish, that’s the football side.
Who in their right mind is going to throw money down the drain, since minty stopped getting handouts from the bank, they have bleed millions a year cos they are the peepil.
If they were to be ran as a sustainable business, they won’t be any better than any of the other spl clubs.
This is where the referees will come to the fore.
Sort the referees, sort the problem.
HH