Scottish Football League chief executive, David Longmuir, emerged from the shambles that the game’s administrators got themselves into last year with a remarkably solid relationship with the SFL’s member clubs, indeed, he has been singled out for high praise from the Newco-club.
The flow of sentiment reversed after he wrote to member clubs suggesting Celtic and Newco-Rangers enter ‘colt’ clubs in the Third Division. This bizarre suggestion was justified on the basis that if Celtic and Rangers join another league, while leaving the rest of the leading clubs behind, their colt teams would continue to bring interest and revenue to the game.
Mr Longmuir seems to have missed the fact that in the event any of the above comes to pass, the departure of Celtic and Newco-Rangers would then create an opportunity for colt clubs to be considered. Their inclusion now is unnecessary, especially when Newco could potentially enter administration next season, lose players, suffer the mandatory 25 point penalty and be relegated into the bottom division with their colt players, who presumably would also suffer administration-related penalties.
Speculation that Mr Longmuir is taking care of current business until he is ready to move to Newco is becoming hard to ignore. Newco need to get themselves out of the bottom league first, though. The colts team idea is certain to be rejected, the question will not even reach the SPL or Celtic. The 12-12-10-10 idea favoured by Newco is looking an increasingly hard sell, with 12-12-18 more likely. Mr Longmuir better look after the interests of all his member clubs if he wants to hang on long enough to move straight to Newco. If he loses his ability to be a dealmaker I’m not sure what he can offer an aspiring £100m company.
Football is seldom played on a higher plane than we witnessed from the Camp Nou last night. Barcelona, until recently undisputedly regarded as the best team in the world, were up against it. With a league win assured their form stuttered and they had to become the first team in Champions League history to overcome a 2-0 first leg defeat.
They delivered, as did their most precocious talent, but there was a hugely important lesson to be learned from the game.
Milan are out of Europe because they made preventable mistakes which Celtic didn’t make, home or away, against Barcelona. Even at this level, the team which makes fewest preventable mistakes progresses.
Milan and, after Juventus, Celtic, can spend the remainder of the season pondering the value of putting laces through the ball. Barcelona, of course, are fabulous, but the question remains, can they do it at home against Annan Athletic? I’m not so sure.
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Crushed nuts I know quite well one of the key people who runs ibrox/Murray park. No names drill routine for obvious reasons. This said person is trying desperately to get out but no success which is surprising.
To come back to matters tic I still believe there is a need to do something for Caesar at a Celtic level. I read the affection England and hammers fans had for bobby moore and they did nothing for him. The England players who all went back through security at Moscow Airport to take his caviar back to London certainly appreciated him.
I know some well meaning Celtic fans have tried to do something ( probably Paul 67 was also sounded out ) for Caesar. We have seen Henrik and now BBJ have been used/ or used commercial companies to fleece Celtic fans.
Surely it’s time we truly honour King Billy for all he has down for the club through the years. I remember meeting him in Dortmund in ’88 approx and a more humb,e person you could not meet yet he still had that charisma.
The only highlight of that game in Dortmund for me was sitting next to Davie McCallister ( with his German bookies ) as John Quigley Cotton Club, Bernard Corrigan et al were sticking 10k bets on the tic scoring the next goal. Davie was on the champs that nite after the game.
Really hacked-off with our board. When are we announcing our pie maker for next season?
HH
italiabhoy
21:36 on 13 March, 2013
Bayern very poor. Barcelona should waltz this cup now we are out.
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hahahaha……brilliant
sipsini
Yes
lucky cody
I could help your mate get out of hunland.
See if you mail me his name I could right his resignation letter..
Dear Chuck
Stick yer job up yer erchie.
Yours xxxxxxx
Simple really, nay wonder they are in the crapper >}
SFTB and Kelvinbhoy …. Good to hear from St Barts Bhoys ! Loved my football there ! Early eighties saw me move from Duncan Kanes alter it eleven to the Guild ran by wee Willie the passkeeper ! We were always in the shadow of Maggies and St Marys of Calton but had some fine baw players ! A wiz a outsider from the Spittal lol !!
right/write
Chuck will know wot I mean
PJ no fines for me ; always on the move, they cannot hit a moving target.
Malahide this weekend for St Paddys weekend as lennys troops failed to reach the final.
In the past I introduced Gomez to O’Malleys in Shanghai which became one of his favourite haunts . Will need to give him a buss to catch up.
HH
Frankie – Sister Sledge.. On radio tomorrow..
Il papa.
Magic..
HH
St Barts Castlemilk not Townhead Coatbridge lads !! ps Some trophy that John Thompson Trophy and Rosebury was one if the best natural turfs in Glasgow ! All school cup finals where played there ! New motorway m74 cuts right through it now !
Guild fitba
My uncle ran the guild leagues from the diocesan offices for about 20 yrs, my dad took St Roberts for about 10 yrs (some headcases there), for my sins, i refereed in the guild from about 82 to 86.
lucky cody
Yae sure burn the shoo leather,far cry fae Mc Ginley’s or Quinns in the briggs,take it you will be getten a fill up, wae the Diesel over in Gods Country.
Awerabest PJ
alex thomson @alextomo
Frank The Pope. Apparently the NewPo will start off in the Third World and work his way up. We are the Papal
setting free the bears.
I was a st Julie’s man myself.
The smallest pitch in Scotland :-)
The exiled Tim , it’s not my mate. “My family ” have a business relationship with the said person.
They know Chuck is going to shaft them and the clever ones want out. That’s a win win for me.
God bless the Pope, the great, the good.
Bienvenido, Francisco I. Hasta los que no te conocemos te queremos.
setting free the bears
22:32 on
13 March, 2013
Matt Kane RIP
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Hail Hail to Kano’s Dad. Rest in Peace Matt
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matt kane.
rip.
midfield maestro
Are you a Rafferty.
Hail Hail
Sipsini – When did you leave St.Julies?
Mm !!! You denied the Barts a league cup final place against that Pollok St Roberts mob DEFO !!!! lol !! 1981 grass parks at Bellermine ! You had a socker and reffed the game in a Masonic brethren kind of style lol ! Ps St Roberts hatchet men were full of rabid Huns I’m sure lol !
Sipsini
St. Julie’s was a 3 a side pitch. I still see boy’s fitba being played on the Kirkriggs School pitch on Saturday morning and it is no bigger
RIP Matt. All round good guy.
Condolences to Martin and all the family.
Sipsini … Went to the Julies for 6 month ! Defo a sentence lol ! As for the gravel park scored a right few goals wearing those lazio school colours !
tv tonight.
i tend not to get wound up with accusations around STV. BBC Shortbreads reporting of all things about our world.
however, tonight , compare contrast, each and every report about Pope Francis referenced about crisis in the Scottish catholic church
with
Rangers, newco , never hurt anyone, your all against us.
Mad hatley says the new Pope is like a new signing!! o)
jeez_i_thought_blinker_was_pants
1974. jeezo i feel old now.
Amazing to be in company tonight in which the contempt some people feel for the Catholic Church was unleashed.
I was talking to a fine man who left Glasgow for North America in 1956. He was a Rangers man, but was great craic and I ended up saying to him that if the room full of people from all corners of the world had, hypothetically, ended up rounding on him, for whatever reason, it would have been against him and against me.
It was a figure of speech. I wanted no violence.
However, other people in the company, women in the forties and above, when the news came through called me an idiot and a Catholic p**** because the turn the conversation took made it clear which foot I kicked with.
God help us.
The video at the link below is about 78 seconds long and, although a golf situation, it presents a real-life dilemma regarding ethics. The real question: what would you do…?
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid775285209001?bckey=AQ%7E%7E,AAAAtIGFX_k%7E,MRIHKYX9xs0gxDxXtswwaTGIc7vAXA6V&bclid=0&bctid=1797260929001
My mum taught there for a good few years (mainly P6-7) had Jim McInally & James Grant (Love & Money) in one of her classes. Jim was a stand out at fitba even then. Tierney was head at the time.
Cristina Fernández [live]:
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We wish all the luck in the world for Francis I. We hope he can take his message to the great powers of the world. We want the most powerful in the world, those with the arms, those with the financial might, to start a dialogue of civilisation in their own countries, in the light of this appointment.
Please, God, help him bring the just causes into play. That’s what God and what Our Lady would want.
toffeetim.
we played in yellow and blue when i played.
won everything… ray houghten what a player and Jim mc inaly although he was younger, amongst a lot of other good players.
I remember that most boys guild games were reffed by “home” referees. Most games did not have nets and tight games would invariably have a call for a goal if the ball just went over the bar or by the post.
We had a local home ref who was absolutely hopeless and he awarded a goal when nobody claimed it. Cue any game he reffed , celebrations if the ball went just by the post. The opposition usually from Glasgow would stand in shock as the country boys celebrated wildly a non goal — that would be awarded.
They must have felt JPR Davidson was in charge of their game. Character building all round.
If you have the language, and it’s not easy with the old Argentineans, the only place to tune in tonight is:
http://www.enlaradio.com.ar/listen/radio-nacional/
Celtic First.
I have read your posts with interest since I stumbled across this blog around 3 years ago.More so since your brother confirmed your identity last year at a golf comp.
May i finally say hi and all the best through a drunken ,post Cheltenham haze of a day
spent overdozing on gambling & sociailising. 2 of my favourite pastimes apart
from watching the hoops.Respect my man HH.
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles
23:08 on 13 March, 2013
The video at the link below is about 78 seconds long and, although a golf situation, it presents a real-life dilemma regarding ethics. The real question: what would you do…?
http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid775285209001?bckey=AQ%7E%7E,AAAAtIGFX_k%7E,MRIHKYX9xs0gxDxXtswwaTGIc7vAXA6V&bclid=0&bctid=1797260929001
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Wouldn’t happen to me as wouldn’t have picked the ball up in the first place :))))
jeez_i_thought_blinker_was_pants.
Tierney was the head when i was there.
I’m probably a couple of years ahead of you.
Did you happen to stay in glenacre?
jeez_I_thought_blinker_was_pants
Enjoy the footie tomorrow night. Off out, so that’s me dropped down the list for Thursday 5s :-)
HH
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