Do you remember the early days of Celtic Quick News when one wit suggested this was a blog for accountants? Our early years did a great deal to bring a wider understanding of accounts and finance to Celtic fans – which was a good thing.
Today your fan of Scottish football needs to know about more than the game and amortisation, a semester or two in law school is an enormous advantage. We touch on legal matters here but last night I enjoyed reading the forensic analysis on the wonderful Duff and Phelps on the Web 3D Law blog. It’s worth 10 minutes of your day, each day, the most recent blog especially. I also assume you are all keeping an eye on the substantial thoughts on Paul McConville’s blog. If not, I want to know why.
So much for accounts and the law, today I want to discuss philosophy with you.
When football-types talk about morality and hypocrisy they are usually worth listening to, if only for comedic value. Anyone experiencing the Scottish media will not doubt that morality is subjective and chameleon in nature. This question has exercised great minds for centuries, if only they had the benefit of our effervescent radio luminaries.
Despite being metaphorically surrounded by morally opportunistic hypocrites, Ally McCoist felt so secure in his demands for Rangers that he didn’t dodge the issue yesterday.
When asked if Rangers should be kicked out of the SPL he accepted it “might be the right thing to do morally and people will have their own opinions on it, with differences far and varied.
“There’s an argument the right thing to do is for Rangers to go down to the Third Division and that might be the case if it’s a Newco after liquidation.
“But is it the correct thing to do for Scottish football? Probably not. Everybody’s got a dilemma and that’s why there are so many opinions on it.
“Whether people like it or not, Rangers and Celtic are different because of the size and magnitude of the two clubs.
“Supporters of other clubs and some Old Firm supporters say you can’t have rules for some clubs and not for others.
“In an ideal world, that would be 100 per cent correct. I would absolutely and totally agree with that.
“But the fact of the matter is we’re asking if it would be good for the rest of the SPL if Rangers went down to the Third Division? The answer has to be no.
“I don’t envy the people who have to make that decision. I can understand the hypocrisy of it but Rangers and Celtic are different.”
Rangers are different – no dispute about that, Ally. Celtic are different again, but if it is hypocritical and morally wrong to provide support for these clubs which has never been extended to a smaller club, we cannot subvert our sport – and remember, the word SPORT implies that outcomes are determined on a level playing field – Rangers must be treated no differently than Gretna.
And just one correction for Ally: liquidation-and-phoenix would not see Rangers drop to the Third Division. A Newco in the Third Division would not have dropped from anywhere, it would be a new company and new football team. Rangers would, in these circumstances, go pop!
One* team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow.
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow.
*excluding, juniors, youths, lower leagues, amateurs and Celtic Ladies.
Pop! And they’re gone!
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Tony
Just in fae Florida…See ye up the club.
C’mon the hoops.
Teuchter
TimJim
Elbows will need to be sorted out early doors. Just return the Kayal tackle to him wd suit me fine. o))
Afternoon all.
Best of luck to everyone at the game today.
Stay safe from hurtin’ huns.
And for those of you going to the POTY tonight,stay drunk.
And say hello to my Dad and my kid sis!
MONTHEHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good morning fellow Celts from wet Ealing off to Flanagans for the game shortly 5-1 to the green team because I think the Huns will score first …they will have help with that of course
Estadio on 29 April, 2012 at 11:32 said:
Superb .. But thon Bernstein chappy never wore the hoops according to my trusty A-Z of the Celts… You been on the mungo jerry already ;)
HH
M
My god – just seen the hun team.
Probably a good job im not the Celtic manager because id have gone with at least 3 up front!
In the last game at Ibrox – it appeared as if Mulgrew was left to mark Elbows.
Lets not make the same mistake again – everyone just needs to look at Charlie to know strength isnt his main asset – put the big jessy Loovens on to him for christ sake at least he has more physical strength even if he doesnt have a fraction of Charlies heart
New article up….
Starting to get nervous now! Good luck bhoys and ghirls
Awe Naw………….
Doing well perhaps, but End of Season report card will read
“Must do much, much better”
Unless the nettle is grasped…..
Near enough is not good enough.
HH.
Five live….Nevin and Forsythe talking nonsense.
Not even getting the facts right.
Was Ally wrong to say what he said.
Forsythe turns it round to Neil Lennon.
Nevin says he was wrong. But Ally has been brilliant.
Now they are onto Neil.again.
Ridiculous.
Happy with that team, that’s what i picked, except Rogne (who must be injured) for Loovens.
Don’t know why Loovens gets so much stick tbh, I would have him ahead of dan or k wilson every day of the week.
Anyway, let”s beat them with football.
Awe Naw
“It’s not a fair world, that’s what I am saying. If it was a fair world we would get the same punishment as Livingston for example.”……Sally
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Or Gretna even?
Off to the club
Hail Hail
Teuchter
I was having a shower – came downstairs and my ten year old daughter asks me why the men in the studio are so mean to Celtic. Says it all really doesnt it.
Rogne had stomach bug.
Mon the Celts…
They dont do walking away? Except from thems debts that is!!