I’ve said for a while that very few people realise the enormity of what happened in Scottish football in 2012. Some thought there would be a three-year blip before ‘normality’ was restored. Until very recently prevailing perception is that the current ‘abnormal’ circumstances may last 10 years. The old normal isn’t coming back.
When I talked about how few people realised the permanent consequences of Rangers liquidation on the Scottish football to my brother, he was of the view that the penny wouldn’t drop until Newco were in their second season in the Premiership.
They had all the excuses in the world when they were in the lower leagues, and a genuinely good excuse during their first season in the top flight, but when things don’t improve in the second season, a retrenchment will start.
By then it will be evident that the legendary gap below Celtic is huge, that Newco are effectively cannon fodder, that their fans are a cash cow topping up the coffers of every club they visit (including Celtic), but that no matter what they pay for their season tickets, Newco will always be underfunded.
Season ticket sales at current levels are not sustainable to watch a team fail so miserably. Even this miserable team is not sustainable with the current business model. The retrenchment will be real and painful. Questions are now being asked about how they get themselves out of this mess (16 years too late). There will be no answer.
They will win the odd game against Celtic, and pick up a cup occasionally (if Ross County can do it anyone can), but Newco will only win the league if Celtic get their big move. Many football fans in Scotland will live the rest of their lives only seeing Celtic win the league. Just think of that for a moment. Buying your losers ticket each season will be a painful business. Some will find other things to occupy themselves with.
The real question that should be asked, is how sustainable is a Rangers club that’s as much chance of winning the title as St Johnstone? The answer will be evident by this time next season.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/02/04/kieran-tierney-moussa-dembele-could-celtics-fortune-young-duo/
Foxy
Their guilt in leaving their 4 year old and younger twin siblings of young Madeline was admitted by them.
So I ask again. The couple I described, do you believe they would have been treated as the McCann’s the GP & the Consultant Cardioligist. Or do you believe the couple I described would have firstly had their twins taken from them, treated like skanks, and slated from day one across all forms of the media? And do you think Gordon Brown would have shuffled a brogue to help?
I did not convict them. I do however, as I stated, have my concerns about them and their version of the truth of what happened that night! And those concerns were there since the young child most likely and sadly lost her life.
MWD
FOXY on 5TH FEBRUARY 2017 2:48 AM
No matter your views on any subject matter – that type of language will not be tolerated. Post deleted.
El Tel tells it.
http://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2017/02/04/terry-butcher-makes-a-prediction-about-rangers/
Mags
If we win 3-1 and if warbs the sliced and diced bread man sees fit to decide if it’s 2-1 to St J then sorry but SPFL rule If conjunctive 1690 wins the day and Sevco get 10 points.
MWD
MoonbeamsWD on 5th February 2017 4:28 am
I know
I hate those conjunctive 1690 bast… chaps.
I was gonna post a few songs there fs.
Great time to log on when ya hink there’d be peace and quiet in the place.
Posting this track anyway :
https://youtu.be/vHcWa12mGtE
Original crEw, original ravErs.
HH.
C’mon Murderator! Now I look like I’ve been talking to myself.
MWD gets his white coat
16 Roads
Apologies for disturbing your peace :@-)))
MWD
Moonbeam
I’m not going to lower myself to compare any tragedy of a missing child with that you wish to indulge.
You have condemned every parent that has left a child safely in their beds and commended the abductors intuition.
I pity your children for having a father like you. You’re one sick individual.
Lol not a bother MWD.
Great times we are living in Chieftain.
Livid those zombies are livid.
HH mo chara.
KTF.
In the interest of fairness and so I don’t look like a fruit loop talking to MA self. I kinda thought the ole Murderator/s would latch on to that.
I have slightly amended and parenthesised the offending words/phrases.
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FOXY on 5TH FEBRUARY 2017 2:48 AM
Moonbeamhun(personable chap)
Innocent til proven guilty doesn’t feature in ur Protestant synopsis of the McCann tragedy.
Why should it? A conspiracy theorist rarely relies on logic.
So hear it is. I’m not the only Catholic kid on the block that was left alone on holiday whilst my parents partied.
(Be gone with you ya fruit cake) for suggesting my parents and all the other parents out there that did the same are to blame for an evil abductor.
On a brighter note :-)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPH-5zMjNo
16 roads – Celtic über alles… on 5th February 2017 4:34 am
Good one.
I’m feeling dead dandy these days
Foxy
It is abundantly clear the McCanns did not leave their children safely in their beds!!!
You call me sick for not ever having an inclination to leave my son in a holiday apartment at age 4 were, forgetting the small chance of abduction, the various other harmful events that could unfold in such circumstance might occur!
Seriously. I’m sick. Do you have a mirror at home?
It’d would be great though if you could provide an honest answer to the point I raised with you though. But I’m sure your honest answer would betray every word you have previously posted on this subject.
MWD
Jose Mourinho has said he wants to go back to Portugal and never be seen from or heard from again. The McCanns have offered to help.
yes Im evil
Foxy – Don’t be bitter.
Our reality is your nightmare :
https://youtu.be/gwZlLfdN_0s
Here we go, 10IAR.
Stupendous.
HH.
Anyway. Goodnight.
Hail! Hail!
5-0 without any Ifs or buts…
To the hoops obviously.
MWD
Nite nitei Moonbeam, no doubt you’ll have on arm resting on your kids window locked door.
Magill – Video not available!
Fair to middling track to be honest though, bordering on the mediocre even.
Definitely not 05:00 music!
This :
https://youtu.be/g7ibSZa4uvU
HH.
16 roads – Celtic über alles… on 5th February 2017 5:03 am
ah many videos country wise not available based on your IP#.
Well im back in Dandy mode
what can i say?
It’s all about opinions…..
But really, genuinely……
Some of the subject matter on this site…………
Jeezo…… Totally inappropriate
IMO…… Obviously!!!!!
HH
Chris Sutton.
Stoater.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5D87nHGiCc&t=89s
THIRDS63 on 5TH FEBRUARY 2017 5:09 AM
IMO…… Obviously!!!!!
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And mine.
A child has disappeared.
Lets allocate blame.
Never worry Magill.
That band were dire anyway – there’s one song, I’m convinced they copied a song intro by The Specials.
Fair play to them, seems like they got away with it.
Such is life.
Most underrated:
https://youtu.be/Io2Cl1u5gmU
HH.
Login.
McCann family.
Whit?????
Some people are sick.
Hard to find sense on here these days.
Between marxists and balaclavas, there might be room to talk about football.
Jock Stein would be ashamed to call this a Celtic site.
Logging off.
I really love Chris Sutton .
He is the best around.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VnjwF8zeIg
All of a sudden john James regurgitates the same spew that fed the tabloids and the McCanns are guilty of murdering their child?
How’s about a child was abducted by a peadophile whilst she slept?
I don’t know what happened but I know this much I came from a generation when it was the norm for parents to leave their kids sleeping and occasionally check on then.
That doesn’t make my parents or anyone else’s guilty of murder or to be blamed for child abduction.
Supposition is taking over from fact in the case of McCanns. It’s disgusting to say the least.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IHPH-5zMjNo
St J just might be a tougher match to win than many expect.
We have accommodated the loss of 4 key players by flexibility and depth of quality but it is hard to maintain without beginning to miss the players who are primarily responsible for influencing a games dynamic.
If any team in the league can be identified as capable enough to suck the energy out of our game style it’s St J. Ours is probably the one team where taking the initiative because it’s their home game doesn’t apply.
Could be a frustrating day.
It is more than possible I am talking balls though!
HH
Kieran .
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/celtic/15071147.Out_for_three_months____but_KT_never_missed_a_Hoops_game/
Is that you done now Foxy?
Always posted powerful music, like yer man Rudicantfail.
Anyway, from South Derry – Scotland’s & Ireland’s very own, Gary Og :
https://youtu.be/qx2ExLiuNE8
HH.
St Johnstone will win 2-1 today, unless we batter them 3-0. Tenner on both to be sure :-)
16 roads
I’m still calling the song shots …last man stand?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NFugBYRgNAM
Aye dead on Foxy.
Obsessed with us yous are, eternally obsessed with us.
Build my gallows, and all that there and all.
Great songs in theory, pity it isn’t reality… Oul wired-to-the-moon imaginary nonsense.
It never happened, and it never will happen.
Good to see ye back on the blog anyway.
I’ll post Bank robber in a wee minute.
HH.
If you don’t mind, while we’re waiting ;-)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=POzJLcuqLhY
Found it for ye macara :
https://youtu.be/p2R6lgGP4EI
HH.