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King circles the wagons as clouds loom

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Newco have cut Celtic’s ticket allocation at Ibrox from 7,000 to 800 tickets per game next season.  I understand their thinking.  There have been four games between the clubs at Ibrox, Celtic winning each: the first, coming from behind, the second, free-wheeling by a couple of goals, the third – scoring five, and the fourth – twice coming from behind, then winning with 10 men.

It is a litany of humiliation, played out while 7,000 have a party in a stadium, the rest of which is near-empty well before full time.  Can you imagine having to sit through this, season after season?  Of course they want to reduce our headcount and garner whatever competitive advantage possible.

There are problems.  League rules state a “reasonable number of visiting supporters” must be admitted.  This number should be agreed in advance with the visiting club, or else the SPFL board will adjudicate.

Then there is the small matter of the Ibrox safety certificate, which Dave King previously said depended on Celtic fans being given the Broomloan Stand.  The police insist each set of fans have distinct and separate approaches to stadiums at high-risk games.

Celtic will be happy to reduce the number of Newco fans they have to accommodate – it should shelve talk of having to put prison-grade toilet facilities in areas they visit.  Each away team will suffer a competitive disadvantage, but making visits to Ibrox trickier will do our European preparations no harm.

Whatever the police and SPFL say, Dave King has more to worry about.

He still has to get £11m out of South Africa and into a UK bank account.
He needs to satisfy the Takeover Panel before he can start a share issue.
He needs to satisfy the Court of Session over his failure to comply with Takeover Panel instructions.
He needs to satisfy loans due by 1 July (Oh you thought they were all going to be converted to shares, did you? Wait for this one).
He needs to fund a trading shortfall for next season.
He needs to find enough cash to keep the management team on-side before the transfer window closes.
And he needs to convince Uefa they satisfy Financial Fair Play regulations.  Straightforward if you have lots of cash, don’t need to use it to buy-out other shareholders at 20p/share, repay loans or fund a football team.

There is simply too much to do.  Better to circle the wagons by throwing some crumbs to the easily-deluded.  You know how this story ends.

It’s the 25th May.  It is also the weekend.  You have permission to wallow in nostalgia for 24 hours.  Enjoy it.

You can also participate in Green Day: donate £5 (see below) to the Foundation.  You’ll enjoy this too.

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  1. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Bobby, Gil was an inspitation to so many rappers according to Chuck D because of his stand on racism towards African Americans plus Gil sining about injustice and inequality in the States and other parts of the world.

     

     

    Winter in America is a fantastic song along with the Revolution will not be televised , which was so accurate.

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    STARRYPLOUGH

     

     

    It’s called The Last Holiday. I had to Google it.

     

     

    As I said,it refers to Stevie Wonder when he was trying to get MLK birthday celebrated.

     

     

    The track which set it off was from probably SW’s last decent piece of work. About seven great albums in a row before that-bar a soundtrack-then I just called to say I love you.

     

     

    Jings.

     

     

    Gimme 70s Stevie. When he was a legend.

  3. Delaneys Dunky on

    Dallas

     

     

    My main memory of that game was battling with huns in Gorbals and being under pressure and heavily outnumbered by angry old hun men. I was 14 and shoting myself. Then the Fenian Gorbals Cumbie bhoys arrived and I felt safe. They Gorbals Tims know how to fight.

     

    HH

  5. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DALLASDALLAS

     

     

    Pieces of a Man,that hits as hard as anything Dylan wrote.

  7. starry plough on

    DALLAS DALLAS WHERE THE HECK IS DALLAS

     

     

    I was at both of those gigs:)))

     

     

    Have to say I loved the Hoochie Coochie club, I was often in Edinburgh, early to mid 80’s Josef K scene etc etc.

     

     

    I’m sure we must have crossed paths at some point:))

     

     

    HH

     

     

    Bobby just ordered it have to be up before the postman comes so Mrs Starry doesn’t catch me buying more “stuff”:))

     

     

    Aye 70’s Stevie unbeatable..

  9. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Bobby, another thing we have in common, our dislike of I just called to love you . The first time I heard it , I couldn’t believe a song so bad could be sung by Stevie Wonder. i still cringe when I hear it on the radio.

  10. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Starry Plough, it never ceases to amaze how many things , Celtic apart, that we have in common.

  11. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    DELANEYSDUNKY 1124

     

     

    I’m nowhere near the Bob Marley fan you are,mate. I’ve not got a problem with that,I doubt you have.

     

     

    But there’s one song,when it comes out the speakers,it has done a few times lately.

     

     

    One song,G. One that stops me dead in my tracks every time,and I’m not lying. Nor making it up.

     

    *

     

    For all I’ll ever have,

     

     

    Redemption songs

     

     

    These songs of freedom

     

    *

     

    Ain’t that an Afro carribean or Irish Catholic comment?

  12. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Delaney’s , you could always depend on Gorbals bhoys to take on the Huns

  14. Friesdorfer on

    Weet Weet Weet, all the best, hope your situation improves. You are 8n our thoughts. YNWA HH

  16. marspapa on

    WEET WEET WEET

     

    Hope you get through this preiod in time when life seems so unkind …..this wee song gave me hope and peace not so long ago its not a classic and goes on a wee bit, like me :)

     

     

    Take care big yin , hugs fae a big saftie .

     

    https://youtu.be/HcnfT4arZtI

  18. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    STARRYPLOUGH

     

     

    You got the JOSEF K debut?

     

     

    I thought it was erm,fuelled a wee bit. Great cover.

     

     

    If I can find it-honestly,most of my vinyl is like the Irish diaspora-it’s yours. Black and gold cover from Postcard?

     

     

    If you are struggling to get over-which you will be-I’ll give it VFR along with that PINK FLOYD album. Point being,when you return to Scotland,VFR will be there. I won’t be.

     

     

    And I know it’s going to a good home.

     

     

    Yer not getting my Orange Juice album though…

  23. starry plough on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

     

    This will probably get me shot on here but I was never much of an Orange Juice fan:))

     

     

    I preferred the darker tones of Josef K and the jangle attack that was the Scars before them:))

     

     

    Lost all my vinyl over the years, my records were scattered all over Glasgow like a map of my madness before I shot the craw for London:)))

     

     

    They’ll be in safe hands with VFR.

     

     

    The Coia’s breakfast is calling:))

     

     

    HH

  24. Chairbhoy on

    !!BADA BING!! @ 8:38 PM,

     

     

    Do you know, if I was Tore Andre Flo and I and got a rubber stamp reply stating “speak to the liquidators”.

     

     

    I would say, I played for The Rangers Football Club and was indemnified by them regarding Income Tax and NIC on my DOS payments.

     

     

    Now, let me double check, just to make things clear…

     

     

    The Rangers Football Club I played for was indemnified by, was established in 1873, what year was your Club established?

     

     

    Hail Hail

  29. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    STARRYPLOUGH

     

     

    Hmmm…

     

     

    What you having for breakfast in Coia’s? Won’t be orange juice,then.

     

     

    First album was outstanding,G. Rest,not so much.

     

     

    Josef K? I’m like you,vinyl all over the place. But I’m sure it’s still there,jangly guitars anaw.

     

     

    And if I find it,it’s yours. Seriously though,my vinyl is all over the place,but I’ll get everything back in one place shortly.

  32. marspapa on

    BMCUW

     

    Yes thats a classic no doubt .

     

     

    When WEET WEET WEET broke the news about his beautiful J i could’nt get this song out of my head ,means a lot to me.

     

    and puts kate and Peter in the shade .

     

     

    Good night , God bless and take care of all of those who need a hand .

     

     

    https://youtu.be/59iQcT4EixE

  33. starry plough on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

     

    Thanks M, yer some man tae be wan man:))

     

     

    Bedtime for this Hobo:))

     

     

    We Are All Celtic:))

  34. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CHAIRBHOY

     

     

    Nope. Entirely disagree.

     

     

    Of course RFC and Murray were defrauding HMRC.

     

     

    It was a planned disguise of remuneration,intended to defraud the public purse.

     

     

    But so,too,were the employees guilty.

     

     

    Everyone involved knew. And,here’s the kicker…

     

     

    Sorry,guv,I signed the contract,didnae know,like,it was illegal.

     

     

    Ignorance of the law is no defence. And they knew,alright.

     

     

    Fortunately,so too did Brian Quinn.

  35. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    MARSPAPA

     

     

    That song makes me cry. It also,at low moments,makes me say-fuck it,is that the best you can do?

     

     

    It makes me cry,Billy,aye. But it gives me so much strength when I need it.

  36. vale bhoy on

    Regarding McGinn.

     

     

    A Buddy supporting friend tells me that St. Mirren have a large sell on clause on McGinn.

     

     

    They have heard that Hibs, in an effort to avoid paying St. Mirren too much cash, want Allan and Christie AND a fee.

  37. KEVJUNGLE on

    Big Neale Cooper R I P

     

    He was part of a unique bunch of players moulded by Fergie, the likes of which, we’ll probably never see again, a Scottish football team who won “2” European trophie’s in one season.

     

    Weet Weet Weet, stay strong fella.

     

    ….Oot.

  38. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Hmmmm….

     

     

    Won ECWC in May,Super Cup in December.

     

     

    How’s that the same season,Kev?

  40. KEVJUNGLE on

    Two European trophie’s in 1983 should’ve read.

     

    Kev?

     

    That wizny ma name last week.

     

    Hmmmm.

     

    …..Oot.

  41. fan-a-tic on

    DALLAS DALLAS

     

    i had the privilege of seeing Gil Scot Heron live at SOB’s in NYC a few years ago.

     

    It was a small personal venue and he was mesmerizing.

     

    I stood about 3 feet away from one of my all time heroes.

  42. charliebhoy on

    WEE TWEET TWEET , i dont know you but you’re evidently well regarded on here so giving my best wishes….(oh, i’m not on twitter, so no point in tweeting me….all the best

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