After last weekend’s disappointment, the players need to put a good, solid, performance. Neil Lennon will welcome the opportunity to dispel any regrets as he faces Ally McCoist for the third time as manager.
Celtic fell apart at Ibrox on their visit in September. A halftime lead evaporated, we lost four goals as Rangers hit the woodwork and missed other glorious chances. It was as complete a capitulation as I remember from a Celtic team.
You can forget any nonsense you hear about this being a young Rangers team, man-for-man they are certain to be older than the (genuinely) young Celtic team they will face. You can also write-off recent poor results; on Sunday they will elbow, kick, push, elbow, block, chase and elbow in an attempt to put our key players off their game or provoke retaliation from our easily provoked’.
Those given the honour to wear a Celtic shirt on Sunday must rampage around Ibrox as though they owned the very tuft they tread upon, as though they were taxpayers legitimately claiming their dues. Each green blade of grass is theirs, secured court order as custodians of Rangers have failed to pass on monies collected that should now be paying for health, education and other services.
Only once in history have we won the league at Ibrox, in May 1967, coincidentally a few hours after I was born. Jimmy Johnstone scored both Celtic’s goals, the second, a thundering left foot strike into the top corner.
The first time I met Jimmy I told him I was born that day and he talked me through the game, which he remembered well. The Ibrox pitch was wet and heavy, as was the ball. Jimmy found the going tough and tired in the second half, all the players did. With 16 minutes remaining Jimmy peeled off his marker to collect the ball from a throw-in. He ran in-field until he could sense space closing in on him. There was one defender at his back and one in front of him, although he told me he felt they were zoning-in from all angles.
His shot from the edge of the D passed inches below the crossbar into the net. Jimmy told me, “My legs were empty, I couldn’t have run any further so just hit [the ball]as hard as I could”.
Typical Jinky understatement. It was an exquisite strike, born of not just outstanding technique on his weaker foot, but from having oceans of reserve to plunder when everyone else is done. This was the most beautiful goal crafted from sheer effort and the will to win.
I wish he was there on Sunday.
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Rangers’ administrators have been refused permission to gain legal guidance on whether they could breach a £24.4 million season ticket deal.
At the Court of Session on Friday, Lord Hodge chose not to allow Duff and Phelps to renege on their original agreement and forced them to pay Ticketus the proceeds of sales.
More to follow…
Does this mean the £110k RFF disnae even pay half Duff & Duffers legal costs deary deary me :))))). Wee wullie blue nose will need to bring oot an album now to boost the funds.
HAIL HAIL
I think they will play
Mcgregor
Batley/broadfoot goiab bocca wallace
Whittaker davis edu papac
Aluko
Elbows
Circa £15m+
9 x 6ft cloggers
My team
Foster
Mathews rogne mulgrew ledley
Commons brown ki vic sammi
Hooper
Bobby russell, was it your comments on the celtictaxcase blog,
had me in stitches last night,well done
SWISS TONY
Why would anyone want to?
Brightens up all this boring Celtic/SPL/Taxcase stuff.
Wait…
Breaking news on SSN…
Rangers are f….d….
Well,it disnae really say that,but the fat lady is on her way.
DeclanisourheroCSC
no way am i that breast bfdj. my spellnig is way too good to be him hahaha
So our hero’s deal with ticketbus courtesey (BFDJ)
is Legal and cant be challenged duffer& duffed totally then I assume
@BBCDouglsFraser: Ticketus implicit message on #Rangers: if you tear up our deal, we’ll delay with long legal challenges & the club’s losing value with delays
Declan Is Neil Lennon 1888 Hates being 2nd on 23 March, 2012 at 14:53 said:
a thought they were called ticket bus
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They are Declan, they are……
The Court of Session judgement.
http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/opinions/2012CSOH55.html
@BBCDouglsFraser: Ticketus statement on Hodge #Rangers ruling: creditors cannot argue they’d do better by tearing up Ticketus deal, given Blue Knights offer
Ally is confident that things are coming to conclusion soon
Ffs he doesnt do irony does he!!
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 23 March, 2012 at 15:04 said:
I couldn’t agree more, he has kind of given himself away a wee bit though which, like you……I’d rather he hudnae.
Swiss
new article posted.
Kayal33
From my understanding of these sort of deals, if Rangers don’t sell the required number of season tickets, they have to pay the balance to ticketus up to the purchased amount so lets take this crude example:
25,000 season tickets bought by Ticketus for £6m (each year)
If Rangers sell 30,000 season tickets at £300 each, ticketus receive £7.5m, RFC get £1.5m plus all the rest of matchday sales etc.
If Rangers sell 20,000 season tickets then Ticketus get £6m, RFC get nothing.
If Rangers sell 15,000 season tickets, Ticketus get £4.5m and Rangers owe them a further £1.5m to make up the original £6m
Mort
So the fat ladys on her way to Ibrokes, will mc coist be fighting In the street with her outside greggs on the paisley road west, “f*ck the club he says, she’s no getting the last yum yum?
leftclicktic on 23 March, 2012 at 15:03 said:
Does this mean the £110k RFF disnae even pay half Duff & Duffers legal costs deary deary me :))))). Wee wullie blue nose will need to bring oot an album now to boost the funds.
HAIL HAIL
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I think it means it covers less than half the OTHER SIDE’S legal costs.
Never mind their own.
A very strange form of administration indeed.
They seem hell-bent on increasing rather than reducing liabilities.
Creditors should be very worried indeed.
I like this sentence in the ruling:
“Where I disagree is that I do not consider that the Rome Convention deals with proprietary rights at all”
Should cause apoplexy on FF!
leftclicktic on 23 March, 2012 at 15:03 said:
Does this mean the £110k RFF disnae even pay half Duff & Duffers legal costs deary deary me :))))). Wee wullie blue nose will need to bring oot an album now to boost the funds.
HAIL HAIL
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If they get the contracts sorted that would be a Double Album.
Onlooker
Ssn: lord Hodge refused to grant Ticketus preferential creditor status.
This is very significant, the blue knights were relying on Ticketus being the preferred creditor in order for them to force through a CVA.
That will now be HMRC and the chances of them doing a deal are thinner than Craig whyte’s wallet.
Liquidation looms.
@rangerstaxcase: RFC-media axis will try to pin all blame on Craig Whyte, RFC would be in administration today with or without CW. He is a sideshow is this.
Right boys next ?
How can Paul Murray be an interested party if he doesn’t fit proper person test?
It seems to be time for ‘all our yesterdays’ on here – so here I go. I well remember Jinky’s equaliser at Ibrox in 1967 which won us the league.
It was a horrible day of rain and a sodden pitch. We were 2-1 down near the end of the game when Jimmy cut inside big Davy Provan, Ranger’s left back, and from 25 yard hit this sodden leather ball into the keeper’s top right hand corner with his left foot. I didn’t think Jimmy could have hit a ball that far with his right foot that day but he scored a great goal and the celebrations began. So Bhoys – let’s get stuck in to-morrow and match them for effort and our superior class will see us through.
There seems to be some differing views as to who won today in court.
The answer is easy. The lawyers won.
The answer to who won with regard to the Ticketus contract status may be known in a year or four’s time.
Litigation is where you go in as a pig and come out as a sausage.
Jinky’s 2 – 2 game. Remember it well …………….as I also remember the 4 – nil thumping we gave them there in the same season in the Glasgow Cup. Joe McBride ( or was it Big Billy ? Think it was the Big Man. ) and Bobby Lennox hat-trick.
’67. We won the lot ……………..even Quizball on the telly ! Jim Craig and the late John Cushley were the stars. Willie Wallace was there for the betting questions but who was the fourth member of the team ?
Answers on a postcard.
Lads,
naps here today please !!!
Cheers, fleagle1888
CQN Saturday Naps Competition – Week 32 Results & Standings
Wow… TTTT is definitely a man in form, following last week’s 14/1 winner with another belter (Master Overseer @11/1).
Not to be outdone… Voguepunter shoots back up to the top of the naps table (Lava Lamp @10/1)
+£12.00 voguepunter (4)
+£11.75 Cathal (8)
+£ 6.58 bobbymurdoch’s winklepickers (7)
+£ 5.00 tommytwisttommyturns (3)
-£ 0.17 fleagle1888 (5)
-£ 0.95 Rockon (9)
-£ 6.25 Eurochamps67 (6)
-£ 6.25 What is the Stars (4)
-£ 8.25 Raymac (4)
-£ 9.00 wolfetonebhoy (4)
-£ 9.50 twists n turns (3)
-£ 11.95 Som mes que un club (3)
-£19.00 Che (2)
-£19.25 BULL67 (2)
-£22.50 hunza rugli (2)
-£23.50 PFayr (2)
-£32.00 oldtim
-£32.00 The Token Tim
*No selections from – Eurochamps67
Cheers, fleagle1888
Lads, my nap for today is :
Premio Loco in the Winter Derby at Lingfield (3.25)
Happy punting !
fleagle1888
Bangor 250 Call Back please for me.
Benny be good.3.40 Newbury
Bhoys – just time for a flying visit. I’ll stick with the Pipe/Scu combo and go with Faasel in the N3:40.
Good luck,
TTTT
Robbed of a 20/1 shot by TTTT last week – raging, but well played TTTT.
I’ll go for Gatepost for Spencer in the 2.25 Lingers – not as big a price as I need, but should go well.
Happy punting.
Premio Loco for me. One of my fav horses–touch of class, just below group 1. George Baker is an under-rated jockey as well.
Gonna take a chance on CIRCUMVENT in 325 Lingfield.
Usual best wishes to one and all……
Twists and Turns.
When is this race meeting coming up date wise, at Hamilton Park,Have to prepare for it,book a hotel and such like,
JUNOOB
WINTER DERBY
OT
THINK IT`S THE 7TH JUNE
i`ll be driving up ..(.not back :¬))
so i can help with transport ..got some new wheels so happy to drive about for now
staying with the jumps … Kentford Grey Lady 2.40 Newbury.
Good luck everyone.