Neil Lennon was in no mood to pull his punches on the subject or Rangers alleged tax evasion for a period stretching over a decade at his press conference yesterday. Asked if winning this season’s SPL by less than Rangers 10 point penalty would devalue the achievement he said, “If we do win it and people want to throw that at me, I will have plenty to say about devalued titles over the years”.
Peter Lawwell strongly rebuffed suggestions that Celtic were in a mood to show solidarity with Rangers should they lose their tax tribunal early this week and Celtic marked the card of Rangers’ political schemer, Alex Salmond, who tried to tell the world how Celtic fans felt about the issue.
While Neil Lennon was keen to focus on tomorrow’s important SPL game against Hibernian, he dealt with questions on Rangers without flintching. Asked about “financial doping” he said, “doping is a sporting term for cheating”
Adding, “In athletics, if you are caught doping you are banned. Alberto Contador got stripped of his Tour de France win in 2010, so there are precedents.
“It’s all hearsay and hot air at the minute. I don’t want to comment on it until all the results and all the findings are out. But if it has had a direct effect on me in my playing days, I will come out and say something at that time. As it is now, it hasn’t been proved.
“They are in administration for a reason and I am sure you guys will get to the bottom of it. It’s not my business, not our club’s business, but it will be my business if it has affected me as a player, or previous managers, and has denied us titles and trophies in the past.”
Conspiracy theorists who have tried to convince the world that Celtic and Rangers have been involved in some mutual preservation pact in recent years will be forced to reflect on the accuracy and consequences of their confounded allegations. As always, our club will only prosper with unity. Persistent attempts to rip it apart will only cause further damage.
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HT
we are all made in the image of our god…
For MWD it is especially true…… o))
SwanseaBhoy
Celtic…more than just a football team.
Hope you’re settling in well to the ML’s.
BT
Now that was very, very funny!!!
Glad to hear wee Gordon represented the Club well again today.
He hasn’t put a foot wrong since leaving Celtic.
Afternoon Bhoys!
My view of the 50,000 last night at the Nuremberg Rally
Surely having a full house won’t make much difference as ticket bus (haha) get the season ticket cash
The catering is farmed out to someone else so no money there
Merchandise the same
I’m i being thick here????
HT
hope he isn’t reading or I’m in deep deep Rankers…
Just past a field of coos abt 20 of them at Harthill standin lookin over the fence. See if they strayed onto the M8 it wd cos one hellova tailback. Just a thot mind!!
Alfie Conn made the transition over to the Hoops very easily if my memory serves.
Although i lost a fiver at Somerset Park insisting that the Troops wouldn’t sing his name, also the memory of pushing a Morris-Minor from Glasgow to near enough Ayr was another fine memory nearly lost to time -)
SFTB + steinreignedsupreme will love this post
That’s 3 days in a row wee Craigy has been wearing the same suit. No self respecting Billionaire would been seen dead in the same threads 2 days running
An absolute disgrace to fashion so he is! :)
ErmenigildoZegnacsc
Big Jock made Alfie conn shave his beard off and get a hair cut when he came to the Celts
Can someone help a financial diddy like me, please?
The Tax Dodgers have @ 40, 000 season ticket holders so they must have sold @ 10,000+ tickets for today. 10,000 x @£20 =£200,000.
Can both Dun.Utd. & Dunfermline not get their money from that?
hamiltontim says:
18 February, 2012 at 13:06
Paddy G
Alfie CONN?
With a name like that he’d fit in well at the huns now!! :-)
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I never met him so only hear-say, but I was told he made regular reference to the different ‘attitude’ of the MIB!
Hamilton Tim
I remember when Conn signed there were a few folks hoping we’d sign Arthur Graham from Aberdeen as well, just so the forward line would read – Arthur Conn n’ Doyle.
I’m probably the only person on CQN who doesn’t know the answer to this question. So. Why is Craig Whyte referred to as MBB?
If Celtic lose 50% of the money from the Sky deal then we wouldn’t have been able to sign Rasmussen at £2 million and pay him another £2.5 million over 4 years
Thats it in a nutshell for me…….No Rangers = reduced Sky contract ( if you believe the MSM) = No Rasmussen
Hardly the devastation the Media are portraying
Der Hun will take 3 or 4 off Kilmarnock today
It will herald the beginning of a ‘new dawn’ for all the delusional bears
Until the axe strikes circa next Thursday or Friday
I really hope the Celtic stores in town shut a little bit earlier today. I would be concerned for the staffs safety once the FT whistle goes at the Huns last ever league game at Ibrox today
Motherwell Born Billionaire
blantyretim says:
Big Jock made Alfie conn shave his beard off and get a hair cut when he came to the Celts
Laser Tattoo removal had not been introduced either in them there days -)
Archie McPherson just about says it all in today’s Herald.
‘Motherwell Born Billionaire’, as the hun instructed the Scottish media to refer to him … and they did.
Laddy Mc Geary 13.11
I m with you there.. Today is nothing but publicity and an attempt to convince hovering executioners that they could trade their way out of this debt because “look at all these fans “…
It’s a smokescreen ..
Let’s focus.. Let’s ALWAYS Talk about Murray, Loans, interlinked businesses and debts, borrowing( who lent the money and why) and then HE jumped ship..
Whyte has made a cover up bad situation ,worse by getting it out in the open ..
He then added to the HMRC issue..
It’s all good..
Just avoid worrying bout the spin …
Actually thought Tam Cowan made a few good points on shortie
HH
Motherwell Born Billionaire = MBB
Mendacious Blue Bampot
blantyretim says:
18 February, 2012 at 13:14
Big Jock made Alfie conn shave his beard off and get a hair cut when he came to the Celts
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I thought about that often when big Shammy was having ‘a bad hair day’.
may67 says:
18 February, 2012 at 13:18
Mad Bug-eyed Bampot!
Or Motherwell Born Billionaire if ye prefer :-)
H/T Chelski 0 Brum 1 :)
twists
Better than the options when ‘Rafael’ played for us !!
Re Lenny fielding questions on their demise .
I think it would be prudent if the club made it plain that if any question regarding ragers were to be asked of our manager ,then the press conference would end .
Our manager was subjected to serious assaults ,assaults, death threats and attempted murder recently and the pond life that passes as media in this country did nothing but stoke the fire .
When ragers go bust the bigots and knuckle draggers will be looking for a hate figure and these so called journalist know this .
IMO they have the victim lined up ,Lenny please refrain from saying anything about their demise for the sake of you and your family .
hail hail
vale bhoy says:
18 February, 2012 at 13:16
Can someone help a financial diddy like me, please?
The Tax Dodgers have @ 40, 000 season ticket holders so they must have sold @ 10,000+ tickets for today. 10,000 x @£20 =£200,000.
Can both Dun.Utd. & Dunfermline not get their money from that?
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now there’s a novel idea……in reality Duff and Phelps will get their money and the balance will go to squaring Craig Whyte up. If they are lucky the staff will get paid, and if Mr Clarke had his way Daniel Cousin would have trousered a wedge as well
Dun Utd, Hearts and Dunfermline can get stuffed as far as Duff and Phelps are concerned
Not that any of this will stop Yorkston signing up for more of the same….anything to help out the Gers for him
Ciarán Ó Raghallaigh @Ciaran_O Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
If Rangers were docked 10 points for each of the seasons in which they were ‘doping’ Celtic would be on for 12-in-a-row.
2-2 at skint dome the day!! Who’s the mib?
I had the pleasure of seeing Alfie Conn play for the tic and had no problems with the bhoy ,just as it should be
hail hail
Fergus-the rags turn their fire predictably on our manager again today.
Craig Whyte has responded to reports of a full house at ibroke by singing “I just can’t enough”
fergus slayed the blues says:
18 February, 2012 at 13:23
Sad that he can’t enjoy freedom of speech, but agree with your post.
On the daniel Cousins thing, rumour has it he was paid £50k up front .
The administrator tried to get him registered because of this.hes now siting there with a £50k wedge and on holiday for the next 10 weeks!
lads where can i find todays naps
barcabhoy/vale bhoy
one would think that the media would be championing the cause of the SPL teams who have been defrauded by the hun
one of a number of areas in which they have been remiss in covering
Huns full house today,is their last hurrah.
They are the most disloyal loyalist you will
ever have the misfortune to meet .
bigphil47 says:
18 February, 2012 at 13:28
Previous thread ,mate.