We all know Craig Whyte doesn’t get nearly enough credit for the wonderful job he is doing for Scottish football but his cause was not helped by rookie manager, Ally McCoist, who when asked today if Nikica Jelavic asked to leave Rangers said, “No he didn’t, not at all. I have a wonderful relationship with Nikica. He never said that.”
The Rangers manager then passed the buck onto the unfairly beleaguered club owner, telling STV, “We received a bid from Everton which Craig [Whyte] found acceptable. Therefore business was done.”
McCoist refused to take a manager’s responsibility for deciding who leaves the football club. Craig Whyte made it clear to all concerned yesterday that Nikica Jelavic wanted to leave Rangers and there was no point keeping a player who didn’t want to be there. Whyte needs the backing of everyone with the best interests of Scottish football at heart, including his manager. The intrusive scrutiny he has been placed under in recent months will not help him achieve his objectives.
Whyte hasn’t put a foot wrong so far, we should all mind our own business and let him get on with his job. Eye on the prize, Craig.
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Answers to round 1
Anton Rogan
Swindon Town
Juenesse D’Esch; Mark Burchill
Dynamo Moscow
Lubo Moracvik
Pat Crerand
Ramon Vega
CQN Liver recovery club
Sipping a lovely ginger beer from Scotland – Morrison’s own 2012 blend of ginger and, surprisingly, no beer. Should be 89p a bottle and indeed that’s what it was.
Nice for sipping and wishing it was Saturday, the one day each week I’ve been bevvying this year, whilst observing the perfect storm (and whilst doing the quiz!)
Jobo
Scores after round 1
Celtic Soul Brother-supporting Kano 1000 12
Factus 8 8
Onwards and Upwards 7
lostinbonnybridge- Kano 100 7
The Lizard King 6
The Spirit of Arthur Lee 6
pracepta 5
Stringer Bell 5
setting free the bears 5
The Token Tim 5
Dirtymac 3
JoboBalde 3
Pearcesdad 3
Top Corner 2
Round 2: Name the 8 Celts that have scored goals in the last 5 Scottish cup finals that we have won (Clue: Only 1 was a striker)
(2pts per first correct answer: 1pt per answer if you are correct but not first. Remember only 1 submission per round)
from Celtic wiki…
Lubo made his debut in a 6-1 demolition of Dundee at Celtic Park on November 7th
didnae score tho !!
scored 2 in his 2nd game
TOMMY JOAD
Absolutely SPOT ON………….Hail Hail !!!
Paul67
What we are dealing with here is ‘smoke & mirrors’……..my thoughts ?
cw borrowed £18m to pay Lloyds..
He then borrowed £24.4m and stuck it in an account in Monaco (or Switzerland)
His plan is to go into administration at some point (not sure whether that will, strategically, be before, or after, HMRC ruling
He will then use the £24.4m to pay the bank, HMRC ,and other creditors, circa 6p in the £ ……keeping the rest for himself, and then spend the next 20 years building up the club to mediocre status, while living comfortably on his strategic gains………
That’s why he won’t publish accounts / hold an AGM………….he is ‘hiding’ the £24.4m, and thought we wouldn’t notice…..LOL….!!!
What he has failed to understand / appreciate is that, without success on the park, the current buns will NOT buy season tickets (especially if it is used to pay back the ticket loan) and, when that ‘penny drops’, he is going to ‘do a runner’…..
Let me tell you, when the penny drops amongst the current buns, he had better be a fast runner……….!!!!!!LOL…!!!
GOD to follow…..no matter how this pans out……….
CRC,
I may be wrong (probably am) but Burchill scored his HT at Celtic Park, not in Luxemburg. Was the away leg not MONs first competitive game in charge? The away leg was defo 1st.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
I nearly got excited when i read Britain was Hunless http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/society/panic-as-britain-huhneless-201202034856/
McNee is like a lot of pundits, they think they know best. Name one commentator who has had success in their chosen field. Keevins, Young, Traynor, Delahunt, Gordon and the rest couldn’t make it their game yet they feel qualified to criticise managers and players!
The fact is that, with few exceptions, sports journalism in Scotland is populated by people who, by their own admission, can’t/don’t use the internet; read a balance sheet; distinguish between administration and liquidation; recognise a fact or an opinion; commentate impatially.
The Token Tim says:
3 February, 2012 at 21:24
You missed the word home from the question. In fact so did I:-)
CRC
1.Ki
2.Mulgrew
3.dOUMBE
4.lARSSON
5.PETROV
6.sUTTON
7.MCNAMARA
8.COMMONS
Ki
Wilson
Mulgrew
Doumbe
Thompson
Petrov
Larsson
Balde
Mulgrew
KI
Wilson
Perrier Doumbe
Thommo
Henrik
Petrov
Jackie Mac
Ki, Mulgrew, Doumbe, McNamara, Petrov, Larsson, Maloney,
jobo
Lennybhoy:20:39
Thanks for taking the time to clear that up.
Not familiar with these things but I assumed at the very least that the owner of the assets would be required to give the lender some form of guarantee of his intentions, to ensure that the borrower wasn’t just a time-waster – given the amounts involved. (at very least the owner of the assets would have known what was going on)
HH
Mulgrew
Ki
Wilson
Doumbe
Thompson
McNamara
Larsson
Petrov
CRC,
I’ll not mention it if you dont….
;-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
DTL
The best Scottish sports journalist by far is Hugh McIlvanney.
Jobo Baldie
So you have the moral high ground, but no the points in the bag!
All hail the winos!
HH
TLK
jean-joel dumbie (or whatever)
charlie m
ki
joe led
henrik
frank mcg
davie p
dunno/forget
1 Ki
2 Mulgrew
3 Belamy
4 Doumbe dance band
5 alan my mate alan thompson
6 Henrik Larrsson
7 Stan Petrov
8
1 Ki
2 Wilson
3 Mulgrew
4 Doumbe
5 Thompson
6 Petrov
7 Larsson
8 Balde
Doumbe
Henke
Ki
Mulgrew
Wilson
McNamara
Tommo
Petrov
CRC
8 was Jackie Mc
somebody deleted it
Round 2: Name the 8 Celts that have scored goals in the last 5 Scottish cup finals that we have won (Clue: Only 1 was a striker)
(2pts per first correct answer: 1pt per answer if you are correct but not first. Remember only 1 submission per round)
Elliot
doumbe
Ki
Vega
mcnamara
Thompson
Miller
Petrov
balde
crc
am gettin my questions / answers mixed up
silly me
just as well you’re here
:)
The Token Tim says:
3 February, 2012 at 21:29
The Lizard King knows as well. So that’s just the 3 of us :-)
CRC
TopCorner says:
3 February, 2012 at 21:34
Aye that’s my job :-)
CRC
Petec de nada amigo!
John
HH
Couple of mins more for the stragglers
Larsson
Jackie McNamara
Petrov
Doumbe
Ki
Mulgrew
Wilson
Thommo
CRC,
aaaah didnt see that.
Joined bit late due to changing nappies and putting weans to bed!
Im sure TLK wont say anything either ;-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Paul Lambert’s response when asked if Celtic had bid for Holt at the money the huns offered, would he have sold him.
He said he would have driven him there.
Absolutely brilliant.
Árd Macha
Ok answers to round 2
Ki
M Wilson
C Mulgrew
Perrier-Doumbe
Alan Thompson
Henrik Larsson 4
Stan Petrov
Jackie McNamara
One of the best things that will emerge from this mess, is that Mister Whyte has very strong Celtic connections.
That’s right, Celtic.
Who is having dinner together in France tonight?
Hmmm?
The plot is sure thickening.
CQN – tomorrow’s news today!
CRC, my flounced. Too much uploading pics on pusbook :-(
Árd Macha
source/link?
you know the drill!
UC
Scores after round 2
Celtic Soul Brother-supporting Kano 1000 24
Factus 8 16
lostinbonnybridge- Kano 100 14
The Lizard King 14
setting free the bears 14
pracepta 13
The Token Tim 13
Onwards and Upwards 12
The Spirit of Arthur Lee 12
JoboBalde 9
Top Corner 6
Stringer Bell 5
Pearcesdad 3
Dirtymac 3