Let’s be clear, our football was corrupted

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I see a bit of ‘It was five years ago, get over it’ going around today. Let’s be clear, our football was corrupted for over a decade as a dependency on spending money you don’t have took hold at Ibrox, infected many other clubs, before sending Rangers into administration and liquidation.  And that’s not touching side letters hidden from HMRC, shredded correspondence and hundreds of games undertaken with incorrectly registered players.  It was a very human tale of avarice and a desire to be seen as top dog in the social pecking order.

For 8 years before Administration Day the Cassandras on here who predicted what was to come, were also told to get over themselves, that as club as big and powerful as Rangers would always find someone to bail them out. Some of us were predicting the crash and burn a lot longer than that.

What I don’t read is ‘Get over it, the lessons have been learned’, because it is painfully obvious that at Ibrox, with the same directors in charge as before liquidation, prioritising financial security (for the club, that is) hasn’t happened. Every passing transfer window it’s also plain that we have more than a few adherents to David Murray’s ‘speculate to accumulate’ policy in the comments section.

So until the lesson has been learned (and a long time thereafter), I’ll reserve the right to recall the facts and financial reality, and to celebrate that great day: 14 February 2012, the first Administration Day at Ibrox.  If one day you read Newco statements that say, “We’re going to match expenditure to income, and be happy with who we are”, it could be the last admin there, but don’t hold your breath, this turkey has another turd to drop.

Craig Whyte Ibrox steps

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  1. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    TD67

     

     

    Whoever it is….likes to try to prevent that site from operating.

     

    Keep going.

     

    Google…’Lord Burton’

     

    See what he says.

     

     

    HH

  2. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    TD67

     

     

    Who gave TH permission to use the shooting range at a certain top military school, and to wander about as if he owned the place?

     

     

    HH

  3. I can’t get the dunblane link to open either and did a search on safari with no results found…….

  4. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    South of Tunis, Busquets and Mascherano along with Pique like to dish it out but don’t like it back.

     

     

    Players like that are annoying.

     

     

    Over here, Lasley belongs in the dish it out but can’t take it back category.

  5. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:48 AM

     

    TD67

     

     

    Pertinent questions.

     

    Keep asking them.

  6. My friends in Celtic,

     

     

    Picked my daughter and her doxy boyfriend up from the Airport a few nights ago. They were back from an eggchaser game in the eternal city.

     

     

    Deliberately drove by Paradise heading to Dennistoun.

     

     

    What a magnificent sigh to behold. Especially when lit up.

     

    Remembering the past at Parkhead, what a status symbol it is now. It’s sooooo obvious a lot of money and attention has been spent on our infrastructure .

     

     

    Our custodians deserve our gratitude for this. Yes , thay can do certain things better, but with an arena such as this, a great winning and entertaining team on the park with a managerial team that fits like a glove we’re now definitely on the one road.

     

     

    I do acknowledge the existence of ” Negativity Bias.”it’s a common phenomenon, and our board must continually be held to account. C’est la vie.

     

    But praise where praise is due.

     

     

    HH.

  7. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Nas Na Ri

     

     

    Do a search on various search engines, a lot of this is still out there.

     

     

     

    HH

  8. Wikipedia tip toe around free Masonic goings on, but don’t come right out and say it, very strange, my brother ..rest his soul…told me several years ago something was wrong there, looks like he was not far off.

  9. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    MacJay

     

     

    I ask you.

     

    How could a two-bob, well known sleazebag have so much access to the local gentry, top politicians, judges and institutions, gun licences etc.

     

    And why did Lord Burton(Top Freemason), say is was a cover-up?

     

     

     

    HH

  10. saltires en sevilla on

    Formal statement from Warbo plus 2

     

     

    Categorically he plus 2 at no stage tendered their resignation to the club…

     

     

    Wven Jim White thinks it’s “murky”

     

     

    Also, Jj site

     

    c2.2m claim for Warbo ( not including the plus 2 guys’ claim)

     

     

    Clowns!!

  11. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    The Green Man, former poster big nan using his name Tom Minogue, has done various posts on his blog about the goings on at the big school in Dunblane with Tom Hamilton ‘s name cropping a few times.

     

     

    I don’t have a link for it unfortunately.

     

     

    It’s a pity he has stopped posting on here.

  12. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Dallas Dallas

     

     

    Yes indeed, Tom did some brilliant work, that he often does not get credit for.

     

    He knows about this in depth.

     

     

    HH

  13. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:55 AM

     

     

    Mate.

     

    I basically know only about the tragedy.

     

    I was unaware of the unanswered questions and the points you raise.

  14. THE GREEN MAN .

     

     

    Lord Burton must have been a very quiet talker .A lot of the things he said in the House of Lords never made it to Hansard.

  15. Wikipedia again tip toeing round it, and holding back, very strange?

     

     

    A prominent Freemason, Lord Burton served as Grand Master Mason from 1993-99. He repeatedly raised concerns about the inquiry into the Dunblane massacre, but was “bullied and threatened by powerful peers” loyal to the Conservative government. Beyond Parliament, Lord Burton was happiest while stalking, shooting, fishing and hunti

  16. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    DALLAS DALLAS WHERE THE HECK IS DALLAS on 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 11:57 AM

     

     

    Wondered where big Nan had gone.

  17. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Gene, Lasley is a sleekit, leave his feet in , bodychecking wee nyaff.

     

     

    The only thing comparable to those others guys is he is professional (buy god knows how).

     

     

    I hoe Leo Fasan does well for the Vale and helps them move up the table.

  18. Dallas,

     

     

    Mentioned TM the other day on here. I see him on the twittering thingy consistently.

     

     

    Also mentioned, I would like to see an amnesty for all former posters, both voluntarily and involuntary.

     

    The blog has needs such talent and information .

     

     

    HH.

  19. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Saltires En Sevilla

     

     

    Be interesting to see if glibby gets away with his latest wheeze.

     

    I would not be surprised in the slightest.

     

     

    HH

  20. Watching PSG dismantle Barcelona last night really felt like something had changed. Suddenly, PSG looked like the future. Maybe last night was a swallow instead of a summer.

     

     

    I saw Monaco comfortably swat aside PSG a couple of months ago (they did the same to Nice a couple of weeks ago). PSG is an international club (like most big clubs nowadays), but generally there is a huge amount of young talent in Ligue 1 just now.

  21. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    TD67

     

     

    T…Keep going.

     

    Dig.

     

    Its all there.

     

    Try various sites.

     

     

    HH

  22. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Strikes me, that TH, seems to be in some respects, suspiciously like a certain notorious DJ.

     

     

     

    HH

  23. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    And…dont forget, and this is freely available.

     

    In the 1970s, this stuff was going on in Larchgrove in Glasgow. People, Parents raised concerns.

     

    The then Tory Government, appointed a man called Peter Righton to hold the inquiry.

     

    Google his name, and see what he was.

     

    This is all public domain information.

     

     

    HH

  24. saltires en sevilla on

    TGM

     

     

    Aye, slippery as an eel!

     

    Especially if it stays North of the border.

     

     

    It is encouraging that the League Management Association released the statement on Warbo’s behalf. Also, commenting that the club have not answered some basic questions relating to…the situation.

     

     

    Interesting to see how far the tentacles reach, will they get ‘help’ at higher levels in UK for something as low level as this? King must be a bliddy nuisance constantly requiring ‘help’ and behaving like a loose cannon!

     

     

    I expect that the craft have some basic standards…

  25. VFR800 is now a Monster 821 on

    Macjay, should you believe in God? Absolutely.

     

     

    Greenpiñata, living in Dennistoun there is hardly a day goes by that I don’t either pass CP or see it in the distance. A wonderful sight at night!

     

     

    TGM, my brother (a lurker and occasional poster on here) has just texted me to say he has been following Celtic for 62 years and the corruption has also been there. He also reminded me of Billy Connolly’s views on the Masonic influence in shipbuilding on the Clyde; he experienced it first hand at Yarrows as a welder.

     

     

     

    KTF

     

     

     

    KTF

  26. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    VFR800 IS NOW A MONSTER 821 on 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 12:15 PM

     

    Macjay, should you believe in God? Absolutely.

     

     

    =================================================

     

     

    Preaching to the converted.

     

    :-)

     

     

    BUT. Always question.

     

    Devil`s advocate.csc.

  27. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Saltires En Sevilla

     

     

    We could look upon Dave’s latest wheeze, as a clear test of legal probity.

     

    Lets see:)

     

    Should be fun:)

     

     

    HH

  28. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    VFR800 IS NOW A MONSTER 821 on 15TH FEBRUARY 2017 12:15 PM

     

     

    My beloved brother was in Fairfields.

  29. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    VFR

     

     

    Oral and written testimony bears it all out.

     

    Historically, that period is pivotal, circa 1912 onwards…..Carson etc.

     

     

    HH

  30. Shipyards in Glasgow and the tail o the bank. : What is my abiding memory.

     

     

    The levels of sectarian graffiti ( on both sides ) Took graffiti to a new level.

     

     

    HH.

  31. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Ha Ha

     

    Sky: Big Questions Remain.

     

    This is so funny.

     

    The lying disgrace glibby has been caught hook, line, and sinker.

     

    Surely this man must be in court…Again:)

     

    Hilarious fools

     

     

    HH