At the start of the week our man in Poland sent me a link to the Croatian outlet who interviewed Nikica Jelavic. I mentioned the player in an article yesterday and recalled his earlier comments, which I referenced as background information. This ‘news’ was subsequently carried by today’s radio and print outlets in Scotland.
It’s maybe a low blow to bring out the ‘Lazy journalism’ point on the day Scotland’s formerly-largest newspaper shed journalists, although the point is perfectly illustrated, but lazy journalism always found its place in the past. The real problem has little to do with the standard of journalism on offer, it’s about business models in the old media. News doesn’t pay unless you can tax consumers or bundle it with paid-for football channels, which is not a good thing.
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AWE NAW
How’s the digging?
Any wee nuggets yet?
GREENJEDI
You forget what makes O’CONNOR most attractive to the huns-he’s cheap,and they won’t have to waste time teaching him how to dive.
He can hit the ground runni….erm,oh.
Good morning sixtaeseven,
a frosty start to the day here.
La tete de Pierre! :-) Good name for a town.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:
6 January, 2012 at 09:10
RTC guy has been very busy. I have never heard from him.
A good buddy of mine is on the case however.
Hail Hail
Awe_Naw-No,
it`s good fun looking for your edits in the Mark Hateley article. :-)
I also believe that I have a better eye for a player than Alistair due to my experiences in England, America, Italy, France and Scotland.
Mark yer wasting yer talents writing so get into management and swap places wae Sally.
Taken directly from RFC Operational Procedure Handbook (version 1690)
Prior to considering any player as a signing target for the centre forward position the rankers scouting team must ensure:
In the event of any transfer fee the player will pay this himself (or should discuss favourable financial assistance loan terms with sone aluko)
The player is cheap.
The player has a current or historic knee injury.
The player is cheap.
The player is known to the local policing authority (in their absence the Procurator Fiscal will suffice)
The player is cheap
The player has an outstanding court appearance or criminal record
The player has the ability to slip trip or fall on level, dry wet surfaces (preferably grass)
The players wife/girfriend/partner will willingly speak to the press, pose in tacky clothing, and generally make herself look ridiculously foolish to deflect any possible adverse attention from the player or club
The player is cheap
This list is not exhaustive.
We won’t give up on Mo
BY ANDY DEVLIN
SOCHAUX are poised to test Rangers’ resolve with a new improved offer for Maurice Edu.
SunSport revealed yesterday that the Ligue 1 strugglers have already had a £500,000 bid for the midfielder rejected.
But Sochaux No2 Stephane Gilli confirmed last night that Edu IS their No1 target.
Gilli said: “We are interested in bringing Maurice Edu to Sochaux. We have two or three other midfield targets, but it’s fair to say Edu is our No1 target for the midfield position so we have lodged a bid of €500,000”
Sochaux are three points off the bottom of Ligue 1 and under-fire boss Mecha Bazdarevic is desperate to bolster his survival chances by landing three players during the transfer window.
Edu — who has hit two goals in 24 appearances for Gers this season — is under contract until 2013.
But sources close to the American say he could be sold on a move to France.
Sochaux bosses were locked in talks last night as they prepare to return to Gers with an improved bid within 48 hours.
Gilli added: “I cannot say if we have made an offer. We will be discussing transfer strategies with our president this evening.”
It’s understood Sochaux are willing to stretch to €550,000 in their pursuit of Edu — money the troubled SPL champions might find hard to turn down.
But any sale would be a slap in the face to Gers boss Ally McCoist, who has build Edu’s career.
Good morning gentlemen.
Re: the wishful thinking rumours about the huns settling their case with HMRC for a fraction of what the taxman says is owed.
I would be astounded of forehead if HMRC was contemplating any such deal.
Not only have they been excoriated by MP’s and the press recently, putting them under political pressure to be much tougher on tax evaders, but HMRC has recently been given new powers to back up the tough talk. So this isn’t simply spin – the public finances are in such a desperate state that HMRC must be – and be seen to be – implacable in discharging its duties against tax-dodging miscreants.
Rangers may be Scotland’s second biggest institution outside Carstairs, but it is no Goldman Sachs. They don’t have the influence to make the taxman give them a sweetheart deal.
The laptop loyal can openly fantasise all they want, but reality is a cruel thing that exists independently of what hunnish hacks might want.
Times are hard for dreamers. (thumbsup)
Lurking for years, home from work and reading for the last 4 hours. Che @ 08.34 and 08.49 – still smiling. You’re a funny guy. OK. Back to lurking
K
ianinascoli says at 09:13
On the other hand, if the unthinkable was to happen on Sunday, la tete de Pierre could be on the guillotine…
AwNaw, hately didn’t really compare novo to lubo? That would be enough for the men in White coats to take jim away!
SffS
AWE NAW 0915
Must say I’m surprised,he seemed keen enough.
Maybe concerned about blowing his cover by contacting you…..
Never mind,yer pal can fill you in on the gory details!
TET@08:57
I agree wholeheartedly on them starting over in Div 3 but i don’t think the other SPL clubs (aside from ourselves) will slit their own throats
I disagree on the Hun support regards any points deductions. I think they will come out en masse (horrible thought eh?) to support a newco Rangers. It will be that ‘No one likes us, we don’t care’ mentality
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo – SOCHAUX are poised to test Rangers’ resolve with a new improved offer for Maurice Edu.
How the moonbeams have fallen. Remember the days when Rangers’ resolve used to be tested by top Premiership clubs, rather than a provincial French club currently lingering in the relegation zone?
Remember the good old days when Rangers fans used to be treated to proper January moonbeams? £700m stadia, supercasinos, and whatnot?
Its cauld kale these days, when the only moonbeams on offer are about escaping most of their tax liabilities.
It must be like having an erotic dream about Nora Batty. (thumbsup)
Lads for any of you who haven’t seen Kenny Miller’s Sky Sports misery video on videocelts.com it’s a must see.
A wee call to the samaritans for kenny I think.
Che @ 08.34
I’m with you brother.
I’ll tell you this though. This whole tax/admin/cheating thing has taught me the art of patience like no other previous lesson in life. Why is there no instant karma?
I just hope that when the day of reckoning comes (and it is coming) that the wait doesn’t dullen the joy.
I am already saving up just to pay for the champagne, cigar and the copious amounts of texts I’ll be sending.
BobbyM
I would wager you any money that the authorities know who RTC is.
Ten Men Won The League says:
6 January, 2012 at 09:32
Should it happen?
Yes of course there has to be a price to pay for blatantly cheating
Could it happen?
Yes if the member clubs decide so
Would it happen?
Lets be honest IF its left down to the money men within the member clubs (add the pressure from the tv companies) then their very own club financial well being will be the driving factor, the morals will be forgotten quicker than Sir David Minty Murray.
Unfortunately.
THE EXILED TIM
I’m not EVER having a bet with you!
Some people are just naturally gifted at some things,ya lucky so-and-so…
How’s life?
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo at 09:18
Even in that short SunSport article:
Gilli said: “… Edu is our No1 target for the midfield position so we have lodged a bid of €500,000″
Gilli added: “I cannot say if we have made an offer. We will be discussing transfer strategies with our president this evening.”
WTF?
philvisreturns says:
6 January, 2012 at 09:33
Nora Batty eh…
Well well well
or
no well no well no well, you need a doctor mate and quickly to banish such thoughts never mind the visual images youve posted on CQNers at this time of the day.
Scandalous.
Che – Wayne Rooney CSC. (thumbsup)
Ten Men
There has been may discussions about the pros and cons of the hun being allowed to stay in the spl.
I am in the school of thought that the spl would be better off both financely and footballing wise, the other teams would have a decent chance of euro footy and their crowds would increase, this would more than make up for a hun visit once or twice a year.
I disagree about thems sticking by them, the hun will not come out in sufficent numbers knowing that they are on a loser, it’s not in their make up, they need to feel superior.
A campaign needs to be started that any nweco has to start at the bottom, nothing else will suffice.
CHE
Jee-zoh bud,yer on fine form this morning. I hope it persists ad infinitum.
Che – I was also inspired by classic sexy movie “Harold and Maude”.
Mmmmmm…. Maude…. (thumbsup)
Morning all from a dull grey but very quiet(thank God)North Ayrshire.
Has Traynor gone?
THE EXILED TIM 6 January, 2012 at 08:57
The only fair way is start in div 3, giving the rest of scottish football a boost, the hun would have say 10k support, imagine what crowds like that would do for the teams down the divisions.
I’m with you on that. The only argument against will be from premier league clubs who will see their turnover decrease. However now is an opportunity for them to win over the disenfranchised rangers fan. Other clubs could entice the rangers support by offering free entry to the games to anybody with a rangers season ticket. That way they could cash in on match day merchandise and win over new supporters. Lets face it all they are interested in anyway is hating us. It probably won’t matter which team they follow follow to do that.
Good morning from Manchester.
uncomfortable Miller as Ledley scores
Sitting here catching up on yesterdays goings on. The minutes from the RSA meeting are stunning. Whyte has now told them what the plan is and it is what we have been saying from the first time he showed his face. Phoenix and Rangers 2012.
They now have an owner softening them up for losing their entire history and what is their response? How many bawbee’s is Fat Paul LeGuen getting for a striker? That is what they are discussing. Not losing the 5 stars, their trophy haul, their history. No. It is what new piece of player bling they will be able to watch for a few months before the shutters are pulled down permanently.
They should be mobilising, fighting tooth and nail for the history. Instead they are reverting to type. Tramps with their sweaty, corpulent faces pressed against Brighthouse’s window wondering if they can gather together enough cash to pay £1.56 per week from their dole money to get a Playstation 3.
Hell mend them.
BobbyM
Life is good, I forgot that Spain is closed again today, went to post a few things and when I got there I remembered.
Gambling is hard work if you don’t want to lose mi amigo, in saying that, a wee wager on a hun draw this weekend just for a laugh :>)
I don’t like cup football, can’t get my head round it, logic flys out the window with cup football.
No mail for a few days.
Just been to Tesco for a paper and ingredients for a full Scottish breakfast.
Noticed that my loyalty points total is now 1888 :>)
THE EXILED TIM
You mention their innate superiority,the wee arra complex,so to speak.
Surely everyone on here has hun mates for whom they would genuinely feel,well,not sorry,but at least some sense of sympathy.
And some that we cannae WAIT to see!
Me,personally,there’s one wee nyaff fae twenty years ago when I lived in London that I might hire a private detective to track down.
FFS,it would be worth every penny!
Ron Bacardi – Noticed that my loyalty points total is now 1888 :>)
They should call them Faithful Points. (thumbsup)
RogueLeader – The huns have found the owner they deserve. (thumbsup)
Fat Sally says:
1. “I just hope for everybody’s sake that we don’t get the wind that we had earlier this week or there is a possibility that Sone Aluko or Flecky will end up in Norway! …
2. “hopefully we can continue passing the ball as well as we did against Motherwell last Monday.”
(as opposed to hoofing it up the park like we did before Jellyfish started attending job interviews (to apply to work for a respectable employer) and that other hammer thrower tore his hamstring)
Which is the funniest of the hun manager’s 2 statements?
Ron Bacardi says:
6 January, 2012 at 09:50
“Noticed that my loyalty points total is now 1888 :>) ”
about a pound?
You could trade them in for a well known football club in the south side of the metropolis.
Benburb
The other ones value has decreased.
googybhoy ♥ Celtic in 2012 says:
6 January, 2012 at 09:49
Good morning from Manchester.
uncomfortable Miller as Ledley scores
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