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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MIT and STARRY PLOUGH, don’t mean to jump in but I am…
Kind of Blue is always on my Sunday Morning playlist but for me it’s either
Sonny Clark -Cool Struttin’ or
Oscar Peterson plays the George Gershwin Songbook.
As for Soul, sorry I don’t know nearly enough to make any sort of choice.
Cedar Walton I don’t know but will be listening on Spotify shortly
T
Ps Soul suggestions more than welcome!
Watching Rockets v Warriors. Bobby Madden and co could get a gig here. Refereeing is so biased. They clearly want a Warriors v Cavs final
CIARANS DAD 2
American sports are dictated to by tv companies.
Refs are not told to be biased but they understand the money generating teams going to the finals is a good career move.
Unfortunately football is now following the same unsporting path.
Fan-a-tic
Agree 100%. Only have to look at the decisions the so called bigger teams get in the CL as an example.
HH
Good morning good ghuys and ghirls from a misty Garngad
WWW although we have never met, you will be in my prayers tonight. God Bless
Back to work after a good wee break.
A wee shout out to Junior David66, he has been nominated for Apprentice of the year for 2nd year Joiners tonight at City Chambers, although he was nominated last year, he never won it, so here is hoping this year.
Hail Hail
D. :)
Last post should have read I am back to work after a long weekend.
With too much Sun and booze.
HH
D. :)
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David66: best of luck to your son.
Almore – looking forward to Saturday morning’s announcement ;-)
Almore thanks
D. :)
Hope everyone is having a Champion morning!!
BMCUW @ 12:26 AM,
Hope you are over the worst and well on the mend…
Actually, as regards TAG- I was just being facetious…
It strikes me as ironic that players were enticed to come to a Club by means of a large
Salary; that those players won trophies with said Club, that the “same” Club is claiming to be the most successful Football Club in the world, partly due to said trophies, the “history” for that Club “proudly” record these Championships and Cups and yet when these players state that they were indemnified by said Club… they are (yet again when it comes to liabilities) a different organisation.
If Sevco Rangers claim they were established in 1873 (not 2012 as we KNOW), don’t they have at least a moral obligation (Yes, we are getting surreal now) to pick up Football liabilities arising from their history…
As yet pal says… aff oot;)
Hail Hail
TAF even…
David66
Good luck to your son. It is a fine enough achievement to be nominated two years in a row.
HH
DD cheers Garry
D. :)
Good morning champions – looking forward to SA getting full fitness and his lungs and legs back next season.
Right lhads coal face beckons.
Have a good day all.
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D. :)
Morning All.
I see some discussion last night about all things Jazz and long gone night clubs.
Louis’ on Argyle Street at Finnieston was a former cinema and bingo hall and was owned by a publican by the name of John Ferguson who was originally from either Strabane or Enniskillen – I forget which. He was the quickest talker I have ever encountered.
At one stage he rented the place out to a West Indian guy and it was he who created the short lived Louis’. Unfortunately, he never paid the rent and so didn’t last very long.
John then turned the place back into a Gaelic type night spot for Irish folk and Highlanders.
I once had to defend it getting an alcohol licence in the face of an objection which specified that:
(a) The patrons made far too much noise when they were leaving and so disturbed local residents
(b) Local residents were finding that people were defacating up their closes and they blamed these premises for that outrage and
(c) That the premises were frequented by women of ill repute and that there were numerous reports people actively engaging in sexual acts within the premises.
If I ever make it to a Hootenanny day remind me to tell anyone interested how all that played out in front of the Licensing Board!!
John Ferguson also owned the Park Bar just along the road at one point and semi retired down to Rothesay where he owned a wee bar which he managed on his own.
On a separate note, I wonder if any of our Jazz officianados remember a guitarist called Iain McHaffie who at one point played in the Lorne Hotel when they had a Jazz club. Iain was also an arranger for the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
At one point he was considered the best Jazz Guitarist in Europe and had many mentions in the NME. He was a regular guest guitarist for Dave Brubeck as well and composed the theme tune to “Glasgow 1980” which can be heard here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2YQ4XmT8Dw
Cany get used tae this Mediterranean weather in the eastend of glesga windae open all night ma heid is bursting no looking forward tae the morra think it’s 25 and upwards nooooooooooooo
The talk of John Mc Gunn being supposedly wanted by us,I find a bit strange.I know a lot of fans would love us to sign him,but just where would we play him?Who would drop out?.I know its a long season,but the least of our problems is in the midfield area.
IMHO,we have a better player by the name of Armstrong to play the Mc Gunn role.
For some reason,this tablet will not copy down Mc Gunn with an I,see what I mean.
Turkybhoy
Turkeybhoy, correction,
I think you should get shot of that tablet!
jokespoiltbyfeckinipadcsc
I cannot easily type a capital E on my keyboard.
It is the only one letter that does not capitalise when the shift key is used.
I must ask the techies out there- Is it haunted or is it just a hun?
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 29TH MAY 2018 8:35 AM
so ye cannae dae stevie gEE
Turkeybhoy on 29th May 2018 8:23 am
Armstrong will leave this summer, McGinn will be his replacement in the squad. In addition Kouassi may go on loan for a season to get game time so there will be space for McGinn or a.n. other midfielder in the squad.
Brown, Ntcham, McGregor, Rogic, McGinn(?), five players for generally three central midfield positions.
I would much rather have Armstrong than McGinn. Much better player.
ParheadcumSalford. Agreed but if he won’t sign a new contract, Celtic will cash in rather than see him go on a Bosman at Christmas.
Last year he only signed a 1 yr extension so obviously he is not totally settled at Celtic.
Parkheadcumsalford on 29th May 2018 8:44 am
I would much rather have Armstrong than McGinn. Much better player.
Not in the season just finished. Armstrong at his best I would agree with you but if a player wants to leave then we need replace him.
McGinn, IMO, would improve under BR and training and playing with better players around him.
I think the captain’s comments recently lends weight to the stories of BR wanting to sign him.
Nothing will happen until the blazer’s jolly is completed this weekend but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him signed next week
SFTB
Try holding down the 2 buttons down for 5 secs. in the left hand corner of your keyboard (Shift and Control?) My keyboard is in Canada so I’m not sure what they are.
Or just type your problem into the search engine.
Teuchter tech help. Com
Good luck
Golden day here in my wee piece of The Emerald Isle.
It’s good to be a Tim.
HH
Who would win in a fight between John McGinn and John McGunn?
Fan-a-tic at 2.29 this morning.
When Gil played in Glasgow , the Evening Times did an article about him plus a photo of Gil decked out in Celtic gear.
Further to Brogan’s post about the venue , Louis , on Argyle Street.
Arhur Haggerrty , who was a real character, set up the Wullie Molloy CSC . He booked the Loius venue for a Wullie Molloy do.
It was shambolic but still a great night. I think it was on the same Saturday night that the Pogues ended a three night run at the Barras . It was mental at the Barras then subsequently at Loius. They ran out of beer at Louis , it was really overcrowded , a stage invasion and all sorts hapening.
Captain’s (B)log starship Celtic Quick News 29/5/2018
Her majesty’s revenue and customs have received not one single thin dime © Fergus great Hero from the penniless arcade formerly and presently Rainjurz in Liquidation yon club from the grand old days of yore that died owing an estimated £75Million in ordinary taxes circa 2012 ( see Lord Hodge declaration 31/10/12 )
Former players, and EBT recipients now Scottish TV broadcasters, newspaper columnists, BBC football commentators, analysts, now managers and general celebs, all mainly ex players are now under threat for unpaid tax on Employees Benefits Trust which formed a large part of the tax evasion scandal that caused Rainjurz death .
Here’s one of those players had we not used illegal tax evasion payment systems or EBT’s for short “ we would not otherwise have been able to afford “ © Sir David Moonbeams
Former Rangers stars who benefited from a controversial tax avoidance scheme have just days left to come up with a payback plan – or face legal action.
The Taxman is trying to recoup millions of pounds from Employee Benefits Trusts (EBT), which were operated by the Ibrox side.
Some experts have put the bill at £24million – half of the £48million which Rangers paid out in EBT payments to directors, managers, players and staff.
HMRC are understood to have sent out notices requesting payback from those who were part of the schemes.
They have set a deadline of this Thursday to open up negotiations on a settlement deal.
The Taxman was given power to go after former Rangers figures following a Supreme Court ruling last July which said EBT payments made under the David Murray regime at Ibrox were not loans but earnings that should have been taxed.
It came at the end of a seven-year court saga over what’s known as the Big Tax Case.
The payback could hit a squad of Ibrox old boys – from legendary goalie Stefan Klos to less heralded signings including Nuno Capucho and Julien Rodriguez.
Former club owner Murray, with an estimated liability of more than £3million, is by far the biggest potential loser.
Last July, former team captain Barry Ferguson was made bankrupt, with debts of more than £1.4million. He faced an unpaid tax bill of £1.25million after receiving EBT payments.
HMRC are also targeting users of “disguised renumeration tax avoidance schemes” in thousands of other businesses.
Meanwhile back in downtown Govan with Scotland’s longest marching season in the world entering full swing ‘ the same club ‘ are miraculously somehow in the bidding for (Ger)main Defoe, Martin Skrtel, John McGinn, and a host of quality stars.
Anything good we’re Rainjurz anything bad see Rainjurz in liquidation.
note: Rainjurz in liquidation voted for Sevco to get the new licence in 2012.
Only in Scotland the cutest little country in the world ( where Trebles are now commonplace ) CSC
What gives with The Rangers thingumayjig?
Something spooking them?
https://twitter.com/tedermeatballs/status/1001357751765884928?s=19.
WWW
don’t know what’s up mhate but praying for you nonetheless.
Bobbio
You may like this….
https://youtu.be/_iP7r0cg7Oc
HH jamesgang
Cap your EEEEEEzzzzz.
EEEEEzzzzzz are good.
If this doesn’t work there it’s likely that there is a conspiracy and a huge conflict of interest somewhere.
1) Stand on one foot. Left one is a good choice.
2) Pick your keyboard up and raise from desk approx 1 foot high.
3) Put you right index finger on your nose then press ‘e’ key holding down for 60 secs.
4) Raise right foot of the ground
5) bring left arm around back of head and down pressing shift key.
6) Now that you are levitating with weird arm position say ‘e’ 100 times starting quietly until slowly your voice raises to a cacophony of noise.
Sorted
Good luck.
MWD
I guess, bsr, child protection issues will be old rainjurz then
Just drove past Ayebrokes and there is a massive trench being dug along the front of it – The search for the Warchest goes on.
Said trench is also cordoned off by a double Green barrier ?? ???????