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I have two significant concerns about Walter Smith’s comments yesterday. He spoke about the events which followed Rangers liquidation in 2012:

“There was no necessity for Rangers to be put down into the Third Division.

“That will always stay in Scottish football. There will be a bitterness in the Rangers ranks. It will be a massive motivation for the club. It would certainly be for me.

“How can they forget what happened to them? Nobody could forget that.”

I’ve spoken to people at Celtic about security concerns ahead of the weekend. The game itself will almost certainly pass off without incident, but what happens on the streets of Glasgow and surrounding towns is anyone’s guess.

You will hear nothing even close to inflammatory from Celtic, senior fans groups, or anyone who cares about the club’s fans and wellbeing. Justifying bitterness due to (mis)perceived persecution ahead of this fixture is inciteful.  I’m astonished Smith said this.

On his subject matter, let me give you an alternative scenario:

Newco Rangers are parachuted straight into the Premier League, hundreds of creditors are abandoned, they have a full squad of players and are not a penny in debt. They would have been out signing players within minutes of registration (they even tried to sign a player while still in administration).

With Oldco having won the league accumulating debts they would never pay in 2009, 2010 and 2011, Newco, free of legacy financial commitments, would have an excellent chance of winning again in 2013 and beyond.

This plan was one strand of Craig Whyte’s lunacy and it would have killed Scottish football. Celtic, and others, would have been left to consider, do we pay these millions of debts, or liquidate and spend the money on players instead? I had this very conversation with a senior figure in the game in October 2011, when the realisation of what Whyte was planning became evident.  Utter mayhem would have ensued.

The damage done to the Rangers brand of clubs by allowing Newco access only to the bottom tier was huge. It’s consequences are yet to be appreciated by most fans.  Newco may never win a top flight league.

But the question was not whether to impose a trauma on ‘Rangers’ or allow everyone to carry on as we had before, this was not an option. It was whether to allow the existing rules and processes to stand, allow responsibility for the enormous mismanagement of Rangers to be carried primarily by Newco, and have other clubs deal with the fallout, with or without a ‘Rangers’ club in the league.

Whyte’s plan replicated what he’d done in other industries, but it would have devastated Celtic in particular. We were beaten for years on the field by a team who could not pay their bills or correctly register their players, then we would be beaten again as they walked away from debts without consequence, which is why I wrote this article in October 2011 on the Prepack route for Rangers Newco.

Pretty much all of what I wrote about in that article came to pass, it had to be stopped (and you’ll never know the key movers in doing so).  Smith should consider if the boot was on the other foot, if he would be happy to allow his club to be subverted in the manner he suggests would be good enough for others.  It was simply never an option.

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  4. Burgas Hoops on

    It’s my birthday on sunday so i’m hoping and praying for a victory over the hun.

     

     

    I’ll also spend a few moments and a prayer for our founding father who sadly died on that day in 1915.

     

     

    Heading into town for this one and meet up with a few locals who have no time for the dead club and Burgas will once again be hun FREE.

  5. An Teach Solais on

    Glad to see that the peace, tranquillity and Celticness has returned to the blog this morning.

     

    It makes much more enjoyable and informative reading.

     

    In the interests of maintaining this return to what is best about this blog : differences of opinions but unity of purpose I am now logging off for at least today.

     

    Hoping for emphatic Celtic victory. HH

  8. GlassTwoThirdsFull on

    Hrvatski Jim on 15th April 2016 10:23 am

     

     

     

    Per BBC Scotland Sports Gossip:

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Rangers manager says the European Super League is not far away for his team

     

     

     

     

    Posted at

     

     

     

     

    10:13

     

     

     

     

    Mark Warburton has told The Times that he wants to make sure the Ibrox club are “part of the conversation” if it happens

     

    ———

     

    Part of the conversation, yes. If the conversation is about who WOULDN’T be in it!

  11. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    The Proudest Man in Scotland award for 16/4/2016 goes to

     

     

     

    (…drum roll…)

     

     

     

    LEFTCLICKTIC!!!!!!!

     

     

     

    Hope everything goes great for you all,big fella. Love and kisses to the blushing bride,and please give her and her new husband my very best wishes.

     

     

     

    GocommandoCSC

  12. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Today’s unlucky nag destined to hump my hopes around the course is

     

     

    GOLD FUTURES 410 Ayr.

  16. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Horse today 4.10 Ayr – Spookydooky

     

     

    Nap this weekend – wee Leigh hat-trick at roughly 25s

     

     

    Best of luck to all, especially…… Oh Ronny Ronny

     

     

    Cheers GFTB

  18. 16 roads - Celtic über alles... on

    15:00 @ Ayr – Ivan Grozny – NAP!

     

     

    Good luck everybody.

  21. fritzsong on

    Interesting item on Radio 4 this morning – the Belfast blitz. It lasted four days starting on Easter Tuesday 1941 and claimed the lives of almost a thousand civilians. On hearing the news De Valera dispatched every available fireman and fire tender to the north. The engines raced across the border to assist the people of Belfast.

     

    Possibly, a useful antidote to daftness about floodlights guiding the Luftwaffe.

  23. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    My selections a n/r,so I’ll take a chance on

     

    Missed Approach 4:45 Ayr.

     

     

    Don’t have a scooby on what to back in the

     

    Scottish National.

  31. fleagle1888 on

    CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 37 results (Apr 9th)

     

     

    Winners: – not too many last week !

     

     

    green T (Sea of Flames) @7/4

     

    Burgas Hoops (Dommersen) @5/4

     

     

    Losers:

     

     

    16 roads (If in Doubt)

     

    21-5-79 (Morning Assembly)

     

    Angel Gabrial (no selection)

     

    BMCUWP (The Druids Nephew)

     

    bonbhoy (no selection)

     

    Bull67 (Dell Arca)

     

    Cathal (The Druids Nephew)

     

    Cosy Corner Bhoy (no selection)

     

    Dim Sam (Gallant Oscar)

     

    El Madrigal (no selection)

     

    Eurochamps67 (Silviniaco Conti)

     

    Fastbhoy (Holywell)

     

    fleagle1888 (Wonderful Charm)

     

    gerryfaethebrig (The Druids Nephew)

     

    Graffitionthewall (Act Four)

     

    Gweedore Celt (Many Clouds)

     

    hashadenough (Silviniaco Conti)

     

    leftclicktic (Arpege D’Alene)

     

    Nye Beavans RS (Goonyella)

     

    Onemalloy (Many Clouds)

     

    PFayr (no selection)

     

    Rockon (Winterlude)

     

    Som mes que un club (Onenightinvienna)

     

    The Bhoy from the Village (The Druids Nephew)

     

    TheBarcaMole (Holywell)

     

    tommytwiststommyturns (Unioniste)

     

    twists n turns (Goonyella)

     

    voguepunter (Saint Are)

     

    What is the Stars (no selection)

     

    Zihuatanejo (Smart Exit)

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

     

    (—Beirut CSC—)

  33. fleagle1888 on

    CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 37 Standings

     

     

    16 roads leads the way…

     

     

    +16.25 > 16 roads (9)

     

    +10.50 > Zihuatanejo (5)

     

    +10.00 > Nye Beavans RS (7)

     

    + 6.95 > leftclicktic (8)

     

    + 5.25 > Rockon (7)

     

    + 4.83 > twists n turns (6)

     

    + 3.58 > hashadenough (9)

     

    + 2.50 > BMCUWP (6)

     

     

    -0.42 > El Madrigal (6)

     

    -0.67 > bonbhoy (5)

     

    -3.50 > Graffitionthewall (7)

     

    -4.00 > Angel Gabrial (5)

     

    -9.50 > TheBarcaMole (3)

     

    -9.58 > green T (8)

     

    -9.75 > The Bhoy from the Village (6)

     

    -11.13 > gerryfaethebrig (5)

     

    -11.50 > Cosy Corner Bhoy (4)

     

    -15.00 > voguepunter (3)

     

    -15.03 > fleagle1888 (5)

     

    -15.88 > Bull67 (5)

     

    -17.10 > Eurochamps67 (5)

     

    -18.00 > Cathal (2)

     

    -18.00 > tommytwiststommyturns (2)

     

    -18.25 > PFayr (4)

     

    -18.75 > Burgas Hoops (4)

     

    -20.20 > Gweedore Celt (2)

     

    -21.58 > Dim Sam (6)

     

    -23.13 > Fastbhoy (4)

     

    -23.75 > Som mes que un club (3)

     

    -25.55 > Onemalloy (3)

     

    -27.13 > What is the Stars (3)

     

    -37.00 > 21-5-79 (0)

     

     

    Cheers, fleagle1888

  34. Eurochamps67 on

    Seeyouatmidnight in the Scots National NAP

     

     

    Also like Ch’bello 3.00 and Arbre De Vie 4.45 Ayr and for the Nicholls Saturday winner maybe Le Mercurey 2.25 Ayr.

     

     

    Best of luck everyone.

     

     

    EC67

  37. angelgabriel on

    Afternoon. Tempted by measureofmydreams a line from my favourite Pogues song.

     

    However going for Two Taffs.

     

    Ayr 4.45.

     

    Be lucky. HH

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