Graeme Souness was in town to promote a book yesterday with some incredible statements for those of you who “rejoiced at Rangers’ problems”, saying:
“Scottish football needs a strong Rangers and a strong Celtic to create interest outside of Scotland.
“If that’s not the case, Scottish football would die.
“As much as Celtic supporters and other supporters of clubs in Scotland have enjoyed the moment, [Rangers’ liquidation] has damaged football in Scotland beyond belief.
“My luck was that, at the time, the English clubs were having to rebuild their stadiums post-Hillsborough.”
Set aside for a moment the fact that the 97 fans of Souness’ former club, Liverpool, died at Hillsborough three years after he took over at Ibrox.
Ignore, for a moment that we, according to Souness’ former Scotland team-mate Willie Miller, are as good a Celtic team as he has seen, that our income has reached new heights and will go higher still this season, that we are packing stadiums wherever we go, and that all of this is the product of a long-term, sustainable strategy.
Disregard that Hearts are nearing completion of their stadium expansion, or that Aberdeen are set to build an impressive new stadium, or that Hibs are packing out Easter Road at a rate not seen since the 60s.
Pay no attention to the fact that Motherwell have found an ownership model, a manger and players to have them sitting third in the table and in the League Cup final.
Instead, remind yourself why Rangers got into trouble. They introduced an aggressive tax avoidance scheme which they knew would be challenged by HMRC, and they made no provisions for this challenge.
The paid over 55 football players through this tax scheme, ‘loans’ which were never to be repaid and which were eventually ruled as disguised remuneration.
Most strikingly, while manager of Blackburn Rovers, Graeme Souness received such a loan from Rangers. When asked to explain by the Daily Record, Souness even claimed the loan was remuneration – for scouting services. More flagrant remuneration than disguised.
Souness went on to say, “I live in England and there was always an interest in Scottish football from football fans in England. That’s no longer the case.” Maybe if he spent more time with BT Sport, than Sky his impression of interest in the Scottish game would be different.
If Graeme Souness wants to offer advice on Scottish football, perhaps he should be magnanimous and write a cheque for repayment of that loan. Hillsborough matters way more than any book promotion. If you are a former Liverpool captain and want to reference Hillsborough as an aid, get it right.
Souness and the other ‘loan’ recipients should be chased out of town for the carnage they caused at Rangers. Instead, he gets a platform to spout nonsense about Hillsborough and Scottish football, despite appearing to know little about either.
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Feliz Cumpleanos Minx, make sure he treats you right now :-)
HH
Stv saying Murty is in charge for Huns visit to tynecastle at the weekend,,,,,
Game no at the egg chasing stadium?????
So! Farewell
Then
Pedro Caixinha
You came. You saw
And you floundered.
Under Jabba’s direction
You tried to out-sash
the sash bashers
But, even a matador
like yourself
could not handle this much bull
SFTB (age dumpty-dum and three-quarters)
Why on earth should we listen to, or get told to listen to PeeNess. The guy is a fraud, a pseudo hard man, a bigot and an arsehole. What a knob!!
Ignore him, he’s as thick as a brick.
KINGLuBO
Shortbread banging on about going for McInnes. Why on earth would he go there????
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL
cos hes a real raaaannnnjjjjuuuurs man
Shortbread getting expert Billy Sloan’s opinion on Pedro…
” Pedro Caixinha sacked…………………..disappointing results yada yada ”
Move along Timothy nothing to see here
BBC TV
KINGLUBO he couldnt lace jethro tulls boots.lol.
BRTH
Far too rational, do you think agents act this way , show me the money[or not in this case but it will be there] in my opinion for all concerned.
At least Pedro has the memory of that CL win against the Maryhill Magyars last season
I am the person
Barry the ebt bankrupt now giving his pearls of wisdom
Big Raman on STV getting himself all worked up about the state of Sevco. I’m think he was nearly greetin .
On a more serious note the phone-in programs should have been talking about our great performance last night
That horrible moment when you are looking for Judith, and get Christopher Blanchette…
Pedro succeeded where Trump has failed to date by building a wall between Mexico and the rest
Fergiehun saying players shouldn’t undermine the manager…….there are no words…
Bada
Barry we have a Mr Le Guen on the line……………..
kris commons another souptaker on the take
Every day is a different world for these clowns…
why wont some one mention leguen to bawwy
When Ronnie was our manager the MSM gave him a hard time – Pedro had it easy and now they are all saying he was a clown all along
Turn that doon…… Turn that doon
sevco want to try ebts like there ancestors rangers il
KINGLUBO on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 6:36 PM
Why on earth should we listen to, or get told to listen to PeeNess. The guy is a fraud, a pseudo hard man, a bigot and an arsehole. What a knob!! Ignore him, he’s as thick as a brick.
*Denis Law a true Scottish legend had no time for him, talented aye but a real fitba players disnae try tae cripple an opponent.
Lawrence Marlborough bailed oot on the huns as the beast of burden had them on the verge of bankruptcy.
Dick Wilson’ off the field everything is on the up at Ibrox…’ seriously?
Jonathan Watson is apparently gutted
dick you have the right name wison dear o dear
Wonder what the Aberdeen fans think about them touting their manager
wilson
When told to clear his desk…….what would Pedro have taken with him?
Caravan and dog are not included.
A) red nose
B) rosaries
C) return flight ticket.
Danso- it’s not Wisdom…..
Whose the clown – the accounts are clear whit !!!!
D) Buckfast
What – talking about last nights game
Wilson absolutely embarrassing himself there.
Does he honestly believe any of that???