President of La Liga in Spain has stepped into the Catalonian independence referendum debate by saying if Catalonia became independent clubs from that region, notably Barcelona and Espanyol, would have to leave the Spanish league and compete within their new domestic boundaries.
This claim is without foundation as multinational ‘domestic’ leagues are authorised by Uefa, Fifa and the EU, while Spanish clubs are able to compete with foreign clubs in European competition, but this intervention is likely to be one of the more emotive topics in the Catalonian debate. Would Barcelona fans vote for Catalan independence if it required them to withdraw from the Spanish league and hand back their status as one of the game’s world powers? Some would, some wouldn’t.
Football is the key cultural touchstone of European nations. Those who want to preserve the Spanish nation know this. Excluding Scottish clubs from the England and Wales football market has an enormous commercial impact on top-flight clubs here. It also means that our key cultural touchstone is Scottish.
Those who want to build a cohesive UK would be more productive by working to end the exclusion of Scottish clubs from the England and Wales league than telling nationalists they would be wrong to hold another referendum.
Popcorn and ginger on hand for the latest Newco Rangers episode. Flash mobs and EGMs, all destined to further tear the club apart. As we’ve said here for years, internecine strife is the only thing that can really damage a club. That lot seem to have a infinite supply of the stuff.
719 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
There was also a Camara who played for us in a testimonial at Liverpool. We were gubbed, I think he was a signed Liverpool player.
bognorbhoy oscar in my thoughts
12:15 on 9 October, 2014
Spot on mate, the club know the score with regards the laptop loyal, but like everything else at celtic just now, its allowed to go on unchallenged. I wonder how many season books are lost with fans getting fed up with our people turning the other cheek. I know there are many other clubs, and fans, but had wee being the biggest in Scotland taken the lead, then maybe more than the Raith rovers man would. have stood up and been counted
I don’t know of that’s the proper spelling mind yi.?
Spelling is spot on TD.
tonydonnelly67
Aye yer right enough :))
…but you spelled yi wrong.
philbhoy
14:24 on 9 October, 2014
…but you spelled yi wrong.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I jist noticed that ;)
TD
I’m risking the wrath here but it’s not getting accepted on the grounds that although Juninho Paulista is a nickname of sorts.
His real name is Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior.
igc
Could be right, and I couldent argue with you ;)
I do recall the junior thingie.
IGC
Awe, gee the ghuy a brek!
But I thought that was meant for the Juninho?
Paulista is the name of the Brazilian league where Juninho started his playing career.
It’s like that famous lScottish lad, Junior Clydesdale
Philbhoy
O’Hara.
Musta been.
Danny O’Hara, striker late 50s – early 60s
memories.auchinairn bus I drew DAN O’HARA in sweep.first game .scored first.10bob prize .a fortune. EDDIE MCGRAW. god bless you.
FROM SFA:
Kris Boyd complaint not proven
Thursday, 09 October 2014
Alleged Party in Breach: Kris Boyd (Rangers FC)
Match: Rangers v Hibernian (Scottish Championship) – 29th September 2014
Disciplinary Rule(s) allegedly breached:
Disciplinary Rule 200: Violent Conduct by headbutting or attempting to headbutt an opposing player.
Outcome: Complaint not proven.
Seen on SSN
UEFA change seeding for CL
Pot one will include holders and champions of europes top 7 leagues (I think) :)))))
Has Paul67 got the day off?
He was right.
Juninho Paulista
Footballer
Osvaldo Giroldo Júnior, known as Juninho Paulista or Juninho, is a former Brazilian footballer. During his professional career, he played for Brazilian clubs São Paulo FC, Vasco da Gama, Palmeiras, CR … Wikipedia
Born: February 22, 1973 (age 41), São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height: 1.65 m
Weight: 58 kg
I do recall the junior thingie.
Philbhoy
14:32 on 9 October, 2014
IGC
Awe, gee the ghuy a brek!
Xeng Zea……??
The fact that Kris had his forehead in his opponents face was nothing more than a friendly Glasgow kiss……………………………………………………………….
Sorry phill! :-)
Actually I’m pleased he didn’t get banned.
He’s crap.
Boydyachenko not proven? Didn’t see that coming, hehehehehe
justafan
Noo, whit wir ye sayin’?
:-)
lionroars67
The panel sat in Edinburgh for the day ,me thinks
Musta been an Edinburgh jury.
leftclicktic
Too quick for me!
As someone says the Hibs goalie has scored more league goals this year than monster munch.
leftclicktic
14:35 on 9 October, 2014
Seen on SSN
UEFA change seeding for CL
Pot one will include holders and champions of europes top 7 leagues (I think) :)))))
——
Leftie
So we’re ok if we can get the SPL to rise 15 places in Europe!
SimplesCSC
HH jamesgang
new article posted.
leftclicktic
14:39 on
9 October, 2014
lionroars67
The panel sat in Edinburgh for the day ,me thinks
eating monster munch with kris……………
leftclicktic
The Hibs keeper has also scored more league goals than some of our strikers.
LB
Still as corrupt as always, bent as an Arabs dagger, yi couldnae Mark there feckin neck wi a plumbers blow torch. Looks like the new officer knows the score.
Justafan
Strategy:
I’m accepting of downsizing but not one that is based on buying £1.5-2m strikers who are poorer than £500k scottish strikers already playing the league who are PROVEN goalscorers. We all know the list.
The strategy should also look at squad with 22 senior players and 11 youth players giving 3 for each position.
The to 3 should be capped at £40k, the next 8 at £20k, the 2nd 11 at £8k, youth cap of £2k ( all per week).
Managers who have achieved in SPL should be considered with preference given to ex players who know the club and who fans can relate to.
The above would reduce over all cost allowing reduction in ticket price. Improvement in quality of ‘hospitality’ should be introduced to encourage more up selling of tickets at the ground. I’d consider buying in a franchise. I’d go for volume on food sales and reduce costs.
More direct selling of Television to fans home and abroad.
I could go on … But my ideas are very different to what’s happening right now.
Financial analysts McGraw Hill has conducted a “virtual credit league” of the financial health rankings of larger football clubs (old and new) throughout Europe.
The study was initially of17 clubs with Celtic coming top of publicly listed companies and 3rd out of 44 publicly or privately listed companies. Rangers come 31st out of 44. Overall top are Dutch champions Ajax, followed by London club Arsenal. Bottom are French side Lens, with Inter Milan second-last, with the club’s financial structure and ownership model to blame.
On-field success being no gauge of a club’s creditworthiness, with the report adding: “There is no sure thing in sports. Deteriorating match performance combined with economic struggles and financial concerns could sink a corporation (or a football club). An example of such a case is in Rangers International Football.”
The report authors assessed how the equity markets react to the match performance of the 17 publicly-listed football clubs through stock price movements and built a picture of how the market perceives a club’s credit. Of the 17, it claimed, Celtic were the least likely to default and their “status as perennial title contenders and their recent success in winning the Scottish Premier League for the last three seasons has apparently led to a positive market sentiment”.
Pavle Sabic, director of Credit Market Development at S&P Capital IQ, part of McGraw Hill Financial, said: “Especially since the 2014 World Cup, ‘following the team’ has taken on a whole new meaning as foreign billionaire owners, bank lenders, large corporate investors, and even day- trading stock pickers are monitoring the share price and financial standing of clubs.
“Our credit indicators provide investors with a set of essential signals to monitor improving or declining credit strength in football clubs.”
Arsenal scored highly due to “consistent match performance and increased revenue from the Emirates Stadium”, as well as conservative control of finances, while Juventus bounced back from a poor rating following their match-fixing relegation to one of the best after successive title successes.
All 44 clubs, reflecting a north/south European divide, were assessed against 24 different criteria ranging from performance, transfers, ownership model, debt structure, match attendance and fan spend.
Stuart Macdougall, senior manager at PWC, said: “The credit score results come as no surprise in light of recent events surrounding the Glasgow club’s. Despite the absence of the Old Firm fixture in recent seasons Celtic have continued to demonstrate financial stability and low debt.
“There is no guarantee of top flight football for Rangers next season, a high cost base to service and rising debt leaves them in a very unenviable position to their great rivals.”
He added that the Ibrox club needed a return to the SPFL and a flood of home-grown talent – (Murray park better start to produce the goods now!)