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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Wilson = Walter Mitty
Bhoyjoebelfast on 26th October 2017 7:14 pm
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
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The WATP sign?
E) His green boots
Wilson…what a di**
He is trying to come across as knowledgeable.
Fe**n brill
They just will not accept how low they are in stature. They just do not get that they are a new six year old club. Over on Fester Fester they have a poll on their next manager. Included are the likes of Sam Allandyce, Michel O’Neil and Allan Pardew.
I wonder how much Pedro’s imports are costing the huns every week, a fair whack I would think and I imagine the return from them will be less than they are getting presently, great init.
So McInnes it is then
Glass2- a story re the Fat Controller, allegedly blackmailing press guys into his hun agenda, looks and sounds about right….
TET- Pedro’s imports wouldn’t do a shift for him, what chances they will do it for a new guy?
After listening to Richard Wilson on radio Scotland , I can only presume that he doesn’t realise that when you borrow money , the person who loaned the money would like to be reimbursed at some point . Delusional Hun monkey .
Goooood Evening CQN ( well it’s not really that good with Pedro)
Minx1888 – a very hooooopy birthday, can’t believe some are trying to spoil it :-))))
Now, Pedro and his backroom team on Garden leave until end of Jan 18 ( 3 months paid notice)
Pedro, I’ve not managed to cut my grass fae I got home from Mexico, will you be about in Stirling area ?
On a serious note, who gives a monkeys abooot them
Richard Wilson – TWAT
– On Pedro’s WATP comments and the suggestion that he was fed that line – “Pedro was his own man and didn’t take advice from others”
– On Sevco’s finances – “Things are fine off the the park. They are backed by RRM”
– On the Retail deal – “They have been renegotiated and the money is now coming into the club”
– On King’s lawyer’s declaration that GLIB is skint- “The lawyer was only pointing out that King’s money is tied up in trusts”
Fact based and totally unbiased reporting by Dickie.
Bada
Yip, great init :-)
HH
Souness was a hooligan on the park, and an erse off it….he really isn’t worthy of a CQN article
Pedro and his backroom staff do do walking away
https://www.amazing-animations.com/animated-clowns2.php
Bada Bing
Wouldn’t surprise me. It does all seem very scripted and “on message”.
cant believe after such a great result last night we are discussing those barstewards. deadly serious now. does any body want to talk about celtic.
Sitting in the kitchen as Mrs Bateen Bhoy is watching some fly on the wall documentary aboit life in the East End of London.
The dishwasher is on and is making a sound very similar to the “Cel-tic, Cel-tic, Cel-tic” chant. Then the air freshener skooshes out a blast of some Lily-type smell……..just like the pyro’s favoured by some of our young blades.
A bit freaked out at the moment. If i closed my eyes, I could almost be in Paradise.
Is it Saturday yet ?
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angelgabriel on 26th October 2017 7:35 pm
Richard Wilson makes Derek Johnstone sound like a regular winner of the Nobel prizes for economics and literature.
A buffoon: A determined simpleton. Someone who could be talked into attempting to take their own appendix out with a spoon in the middle of Byres Road on a hot Sunday afternoon by a one eyed belly dancer from Garthamlock!
Several sandwiches short of a full picnic in his analysis of business and accounts and demonstrating all the idiotic logic of the man who suggested attaching heat-seeking missiles to the wings of Concorde during the 80’s only to find that in theoretical tests the plane always shot itself straight up the arse!
Big Packy – me
What about big burnt out Mikael me his overlapping on the wing :-)
Or that half fit Moussa, only scoring 2
Armstrong, Dedryck and Craig, do need to stop giving the ball away with silly passes – they need to be watching what is in front of them
Hail Hail
Thanks for all the birthday wishes had a great day until HT came home with a caravan for me!
BATEEN BHOY on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 7:52 PM
Is it Saturday yet ?
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Canny be – Wee BGFC is in his Celtic goonie rather than his Hoops :-))
HH
BGFC
That would be the self same Mikeal who’s legs have gone :-)
MINX1888 – a great big, huge happy CELTIC birthday from BGFC and Wee BGFC !!!!!
HH
BGFC
Big Packy
And
What team do we pick for Saturday ? Same starters as last night ? Or do we change some in preparation for Halloween ??
Minx188 going to check if it’s got a lawnmower in it :-)
Hope you’ve had a fab day
COWIEBHOY. thank god pal hail hail.
COWIEBHOY on 26TH OCTOBER 2017 7:36 PM
My sentiments entirely, me bhoyo ….. ignore the crypt-dwelling nonentities …. deed, gone, buried …. hahahahahahaha
Big Packy
I much prefer talking about Celtic. Last night was one of the best performances since em….Anderlecht away.
Brilliant to watch. We need a new comedy sketch – Brendan fixed the radio.
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I’ve not had any funnies today :-)))))
BRTH, get off that fence and say what you really mean!
Pedro was misunderstood.
His WATP slogan actually stood for “We Acquiesced to Progres”
Then again, that doesn’t quite gel with regards to the huns…
Bateen Bhoy, that post sounded almost poetic. Did you get a ticket for last night? It was some performance, eh. Maybe see you on Sat. HH
Happy Birthday Minx. Never met ye, but if yon Hamilton chap is anything to go by, ye must be an a’right Quine.
Enjoy the rest of the day :-)
Happy Birthday Minx.
Hope you had a great day and have a great evening.
I doubt Brendan will go with three at the back against Bayern, so last nights set up will be out of the question, but if it was me I would flood the midfield, maybes go 4-5-1, what we do know is that he won’t sit back and hope to hit them on the break, looking forward to it already.
Minx
Happy birthday again, you share it with Tiny Tim
Happy birthday TT
Friesdorfer, no, didn’t manage to get a ticket, but that didn’t ruin my enjoyment of the performance, or my day in an office full of sheep who’d spent the first half of the week telling me how good they were, and what they were going to do to us :-)))))
Definitely be around the Corner pre kick-off on Saturday. Have to take my wee boy into the shop for his usual birthday present.