Let’s be clear about what is going to happen on Friday. Monetary inducements are being made to allow a newly created company to advance its football team two divisions up the league structure.
The overwhelming majority of money to pay for these financial inducements will be taken from Celtic, who vehemently oppose all these measures. The SPL will reduce the commercial distribution to the top club in the league and pay-off everyone else. 41 teams will benefit financially from this proposition, only Celtic will lose.
For good measure, the SPL have declined to take gate sharing off the table. Up to 30% of your season ticket money will soon be commandeered by Kilmarnock, Motherwell and the rest, who will take their slice and share some with the lower leagues.
All the while you can scarcely find a football fan of any club who is anything other than disgusted by this shoddy behaviour; Celtic fans are by no means isolated. Most fans of former-club, Rangers, don’t want to see a phoenix assisted by such blatant patronage, lest Newco is forever known as a team which needed rules to be changed and money taken from Celtic to give it life.
Believe me, if Newco exists for 100 years, every day they score a goal someone will say, “They are only there because the rules were changed to help them and money was taken from Celtic to pay for it”.
They will forever be known as the Establishment club with definitive evidence that they benefited from the Establishment’s help.
The once-proud era of Scottish league football is surely over, what we are witnessing is merely evidence of this fact. ‘Sport’ as gone from our football. Fans, clubs and the national bodies must accept this reality and start to make forward plans to breathe the oxygen of genuine competition into our game.
Where is Michel Platini when football really needs some help?
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Morning,
Gazza IS going to show up at ibrox. lol!
“I’ll play for Rangers next season,”
Gazza told The Sun . “I will be there
next season supporting Coisty and
his team.
“And I’ll you this — if I can get my
hip sorted I’ll make myself
available for a few games in the
Third Division if Coisty needs me.
There is no better time to play for
Rangers than right now.”
The Geordie added: “I can
honestly say that if I had just
played in a tournament like the
European Championship finals and
I had the chance to sign for Real
Madrid, Barcelona or Rangers I
would choose Rangers because of
Coisty and the fans.
“I had the best time of my life at
Rangers. I lived next door to Coisty
for four years and I know he is
Rangers through and through.
“It wouldn’t matter if the club
was in the Sunday league, he
would still manage them for
nothing. I am convinced he will
make the club great again.”
Some serious investigative journalism here from The Daily Retard on Joe McBride. I thought they must have dug deep through all their archives to come up with the following facts.
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Born in Govan just 200 yards from Rangers’ Ibrox Stadium, McBride signed for Kilmarnock when he was 15. After being loaned to Kirkintilloch Rob Roy, he made a huge impact on the Killie first team, before being sold to Wolves for £12,500 – a considerable fee then.
He returned north of the border to sign for Motherwell and was the Lanarkshire club’s top scorer in three successive seasons.
McBride was then signed by Jock Stein for £22,000 in 1965, and became a prolific scorer for the Parkhead side before being hit with a serious knee injury, keeping him out of action for the next six months
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Then I looked at Wiki to see what they had on Joe.
McBride was born in Govan, just 200 yards from the home of Rangers. He signed for Kilmarnock when he was 15, and was loaned out to Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. He made an immediate impact when he was brought into the Kilmarnock first team, and was sold to Wolves for £12,500, a significant transfer fee at the time. McBride failed to settle in England, however, and his career only really took off when he signed for Motherwell.
McBride was Motherwell’s top goalscorer in three successive seasons, which attracted the attention of new Celtic manager Jock Stein, who signed him for a fee of £22,000 in 1965.
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Just a quickie before heading for the beach.
Last night fandandpatriot alluded to some sort of mega news but was unsure whether he could post it.
Did anything further come of it or are we all still in limbo?
Thanks
medtim
BobbyRussell,
Great work!
I think the phrase here is lazy journalism.
Just read the statement from Morton.
Doncaster – finished.
Regan – finished.
Boak anegra ,says SPL have ruined SPL by punishing gers,Celtic will win league by Christmas(hurrah).
like local baker going on killing spree,don’t hang him he makes great
well fired rolls for my roll’n’sausage in morning.
Can someone post a link to the Morton statement please.
Thanks
Born67
I see Cha has had a pop at Scottish Football. If it was that dismal, how come he couldn’t get a game?
One of the worst full backs ever to pull on the hoops!
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/morton-chairman-launches-scathing-attack-on-scottish-footballs-top-brass.18111915
Representatives from the 30 lower-league clubs came together at Hampden last Tuesday and were addressed by Regan and Doncaster regarding the implications of voting Rangers newco into the Irn-Bru First or Third Divisions.
In his letter yesterday, Rae lambasted the contribution made by Doncaster, in particular, saying he “seemed to many to be a man who had lost his way and [is] unable to get back on the right road”.
Contextual targeting label:
Sport
Doncaster had outlined that SFL clubs would put at risk six top-flight clubs unless they voted to install Rangers in the first division. They are scheduled to meet to decide the issue at a special general meeting on Friday.
The Morton chairman reiterated the assertion made by third-division club Clyde that Regan had lied about the SFA’s stance on a proposal to install Rangers in the SPL, a motion defeated last week by 10-1 in a vote by top-flight clubs. He also alighted upon a common theme in lamenting the existence of three governing bodies in Scottish football, expressing a wish that the authorities be merged.
“Scottish Football League clubs are being placed in an intolerable position by the SFA and the overwhelming decision by the SPL to refuse to admit newco Rangers into the Premier League,” wrote Rae, whose club will be represented on Friday by chief executive Gillian Donaldson, as Rae remains on holiday. “I was very disappointed indeed with the input of the two visiting officials at the SFL meeting, which lasted some five hours. The visitors were Stuart [sic] Regan, chief executive of the SFA and Neil Doncaster, chief executive of the SPL.
“Neil Doncaster was a man who didn’t appreciate that the current problem relative to newco Rangers, and which league they should be playing in next season, is exclusively the problem of the SPL and little do to with the SFL.
“Neil was totally unable to get his clubs to accept the decision going forward that he wanted. Following that mammoth failure, Neil now expects the SFL clubs to bail him out, which would mean SFL clubs ignoring the views of their supporters. Never have I known supporters to be more single-minded than how they feel over this newco Rangers drama. Quite frankly, Neil Doncaster seemed to many to be a man who had lost his way and [is] unable to get back on the right road.
“The SPL CEO made scant contribution other than trying to impress clubs that if we did not vote newco Rangers into the SFL Division One, financial disaster of epic proportions would be the experience many clubs would suffer. His forecast was that up to six SPL clubs could go ‘bust’ if the SFL clubs did not follow his advice to back newco Rangers.”
Rae was only marginally more impressed with the presentation of Regan, who last week delivered a withering forecast of the state of Scottish football should Rangers newco not be allowed to enter the first division.
Last week Clyde revealed that Regan had intended to block Rangers’ entry to the SPL should clubs have opened the door to them, although it stated that his comment had been delivered in such a way that it came across as “less than an absolute statement”.
However, Rae indicates he pressed Regan on his comment, and he reiterated that the governing body would have blocked Rangers’ path into the top flight. He also explained that such a decision was kept from the clubs for “greater effect”.
The letter continued: “The most concerning point about Regan’s presentation was he departed truth as he became increasingly desperate to get his viewpoints accepted. When asked what would have happened if SPL clubs had voted newco Rangers entry to the Premier League, he stated that the SFA would block it. I asked why that point had not been made known to the clubs prior to the meeting. Stuart stated that sometimes points are withheld until the last moment for greater effect. I asked, through the chair, if I could ask Regan to repeat what he had said about ‘blocking’. He responded by repeating what he had said minutes before; namely that the SFA would block any result that would see newco Rangers entering the SPL.
“The following day Stuart countermanded in the press what he had told the SFL meeting the previous day.
“It is very disappointing the SFA chief executive was unable to give a truthful response to SFL chairmen.”
Rae then revealed his desire for Scottish football to be governed by a single body, headed by current SFL chief executive David Longmuir.
“Scottish football is in crisis and needs a man of honesty, vision and strength at the helm – David Longmuir. David addressed the meeting last week and gave a clear picture of how he saw the way ahead for our clubs – and was the only one of these three speakers who spoke with clarity and which he managed to do without misleading the chairmen.
“I am sure I am not the only chairman who considers it absurd to have three organisations looking after Scottish football. There should be one organisation looking after all aspects of our game.”
The SPL and SFA chose not to comment on Rae’s letter.”
AFTER missing half of last season through
injury, Beram Kayal is hungrier than most in
the squad to get a run out against Augsburg
tonight, (Tuesday).
The Israeli midfielder was injured against
Rangers just after Christmas and made his
long awaited comeback in the last game of
the season, against Hearts on the day the
trophy was presented.
Now determined to make up for lost time,
Kayal hopes to get some valuable minutes
under his belt when Celtic kick-off their pre-
season campaign in Germany at 5pm, Celtic
Park time.
“I don’t want to look back,” he said. “I am
happy to be back and I will work hard. I am
training well and I feel my fitness is getting
better now. I want to come back this season
and play 100 per cent. I want to help the
team.”
He´s already had a solid week of training
under his belt and is enjoying the gruelling
sessions the team are enduring at their
German camp.
“We have come here for two weeks to train
hard so we are ready for the start of the
new season and the Champions League
qualifiers,” he said. “We will work hard
because we want to do our best.
“After two weeks hard work here we will go
back to Glasgow and say we are ready to
go. Our fitness and mentality will be ready
to go forward and win games.
“Every pre-season is hard, it isn’t nice, but
everyone is happy and the motivation is
high. We are all happy together as a team
and we are going to be together for a third
year so we will work hard to be even better
together.”
Kayal was one of the first of those new
arrivals two years ago and ever since then
he has had a special relationship with the
supporters. He feels he owes them after five
months on the sidelines last year and wants
to strike up that bond again.
And he has a string of pre-season friendlies
to do so, with three in Germany before Ajax
in Amsterdam. Then once they have
returned home he will get his wish of once
again playing at Celtic Park when Norwich
City and Inter Milan visit.
It´s an exciting few weeks for Kayal and he
hopes the supporters will turn out in force
to see them warm up for the new campaign.
“I love the fans and I have a very good
relationship with them so I always want to
do my best for them,” he said. “Every match
I play I want to do well for them, the team
and myself.
“I want to go back to Celtic Park, I miss
playing there and after winning the league
last season for the first time in four years
we have to make sure we keep working hard
for the club and for the fans.
“We have some good games coming up,
then the Champions League games, and then
the league.”
SUPPORTERS will get even more
opportunities to get behind the new
Under-20 side next season after an
arrangement was made to play their home
games at Partick Thistle´s Firhill Stadium.
The youth set-up is changing, with the age
group extending by a year, but the Hoops
will be utilising a very young side after
promoting the Under-17s to the squad.
They will play their league, cup and NextGen
fixtures at Partick Thistle´s ground rather
than split them between the Barrowfield and
Lennoxtown training pitches.
ParkheadcumsalfordwhoisNeilLennonand PaulMcBrideandTrishGodman on 10 July, 2012 at 08:26 said:
Morning all from a so-so North Ayrshire.
Awful to hear of the desecration of St Conval’s. My prayers for Fr Willie and his community.
……………………….
Off course this is just vandalisim, not even a hint of it as an anti-catholic attack in the press!!!
Morton Chairman
Morton chairman Douglas Rae has
slaughtered the performance of
Stewart Regan and Neil Doncaster at
last week’s SFL meeting.
The highly paid SPL and SFA executive’s
painted a picture of doom and gloom
to the 30 SFL clubs warning of the dire
consequences for the sport if they
failed to create a First Division spot for
Sevco who have yet to be given
membership of the SFA or produce
audited accounts.
Twenty-four hours later Doncaster’s SPL
clubs rejected a plea from Sevco to take
over the place vacated by Rangers.
The Morton chief also repeated the
claim that Regan told the SFL clubs that
the SFA would prevent Sevco from
joining the SPL even if the clubs voted
them in.
Regan issued a denial of that claim
shortly after last Tuesday’s meeting but
with a mixture of mistrust and
contempt for the CE of the SFA Friday’s
Sevco vote now looks likely to go
against Regan’s wishes.
The SFL clubs will meet again on Friday
to decide if Sevco can be admitted to
the Third Division after which the SFL
board are then hoping to catapult the
newly formed club into the First
Division in return for a ‘deal’ with the
SPL.
Unlike their SPL counterparts most SFL
directors are of the old school who
want to retain a football tradition in
their town with Rae disgusted by the
attitude and approach of Doncaster and
Regan at last weeks five hour meeting.
In a letter sent to his fellow SFL clubs
the Cappielow chief said: “Scottish
Football League clubs are being placed
in an intolerable position by the SFA and
the overwhelming decision by the SPL
to refuse to admit newco Rangers into
the Premier League.
“I was very disappointed indeed with
the input of the two visiting officials at
the SFL meeting, which lasted some five
hours. The visitors were Stewart Regan,
chief executive of the SFA and Neil
Doncaster, chief executive of the SPL.
“Neil Doncaster was a man who didn’t
appreciate that the current problem
relative to newco Rangers, and which
league they should be playing in next
season, is exclusively the problem of
the SPL and little do to with the SFL.
“Neil was totally unable to get his
clubs to accept the decision going
forward that he wanted. Following
that mammoth failure, Neil now
expects the SFL clubs to bail him
out, which would mean SFL clubs
ignoring the views of their
supporters.
“Never have I known supporters to be
more single-minded than how they feel
over this newco Rangers drama. Quite
frankly, Neil Doncaster seemed to many
to be a man who had lost his way and
unable to get back on the right road.
“The SPL CEO made scant contribution
other than trying to impress clubs that if
we did not vote newco Rangers into the
SFL Division One, financial disaster of
epic proportions would be the
experience many clubs would suffer.
“His forecast was that up to six SPL
clubs could go ‘bust’ if the SFL clubs did
not follow his advice to back newco
Rangers.”
Turning his attention to the head of the
SFA Rae added: “The most concerning
point about Regan’s presentation was
he departed truth as he became
increasingly desperate to get his
viewpoints accepted.
“When asked what would have
happened if SPL clubs had voted newco
Rangers entry to the Premier League, he
stated that the SFA would block it.
“I asked why that point had not been
made known to the clubs prior to the
meeting. Stewart stated that sometimes
points are withheld until the last
moment for greater effect.
“I asked, through the chair, if I could
ask Regan to repeat what he had said
about ‘blocking’. He responded by
repeating what he had said minutes
before; namely that the SFA would
block any result that would see newco
Rangers entering the SPL.
“The following day Stuart
countermanded in the press what he
had told the SFL meeting the previous
day.
“It is very disappointing the SFA chief
executive was unable to give a truthful
response to SFL chairmen.”
Lets see Reagan n Bush try and get out of their web of lies
new article posted.
“Being subject to earthquake and being subject to airplane collision are the same thing”, Neil Doncaster.
@STVGrant: Answer from FIFA on possible contravention of Statutes by the SFA. In short, they won’t comment but hint A9.2 (Pro/Rel) allows Div 1 entry.
Way off topis bhoys but please geeza break.
Gotta big birthday coming up in October and want to celebrate it a bit special as we’ve had heavy health worries which we seem to have survived and we’re due a celebration. Mrs TG has been just amazing and she deserves a break.
We’d love to get back to New York in October for at least a week and maybe two if we can afford it. Looking for advice please on how to find a good flight or flight + hotel deal. We were last there about 20 yrs ago when we had the dosh but we need a bargain deal now due to the illness.
Any advice really appreciated bhoys. Thanks.
Really looking forward to the new season!