Press stories yesterday that Newcastle United and newco Rangers would not be able to play in Uefa competitions in the same season have caused Mike Ashley considerable angst. While it would appear few things are untenable for Ashley, having one of his clubs bow out of Europe to allow the other to compete is beyond what even he believes to be acceptable.
Newcastle issued a statement early today challenging the reports, which initially appeared in the Daily Telegraph, a newspaper Newcastle have banned from their premises. The Telegraph reported that Uefa confirmed newco Rangers and Newcastle would be prevented from competing in Europe in the same season due to Article 3 of their competition regulations, which relate to multi-ownership.
I contacted Uefa this morning, who confirmed that the report in the Telegraph is incorrect; Uefa have made no such ruling. However, this is because they have received no complaint and no investigation has taken place. Uefa do not trawl looking for administrative breaches and will not investigate such matters unless asked to do so. This issue, it appears, has not gone beyond the Uefa Media Office, and will only be passed to Compliance if a complaint is made.
I reckon Ashley will be comfortable dealing with the SFA, who he can delay and confuse until after newco’s next funding round, which will take place before Christmas, but he doesn’t want Uefa, or the FA in England, on his case, as either could jeopardise plans.
It’s incredible that months after Ashley bought into newco no one has complained to the one body who have the power to dissuade him.
The scenes outside Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday were predictable. Craig Whyte stands accused by the court of public opinion of liquidating Rangers Football Club. I know some of the bile directed towards him went well beyond what is acceptable, but you can’t liquidate a football club and not expect some push-back at the fringes.
The court of public opinion, isn’t making sense, though. Rangers fans are angry at Craig Whyte, who, apparently, played hardball with the evil HMRC, then was cheated out of his rightful place in the Premier League by a combination of the SFA, the SPL, Celtic, the BBC and bigotry.
If it wasn’t for these dark forces, Craig would have used the [cough]perfectly legitimate business tactic of liquidation, to carry the same club through the crippling debt Sir David Murray had lumbered it with and back to its rightful place in Scottish football.
So if it’s all someone else’s fault, why are they so angry at Craig? Genuine question. He either released the club from Murray’s excesses, and was victimised, or he brazenly killed the club and tried to flog them a newco as though nothing had changed.
The only reason I can think they are angry at Craig is because our old pal Cognitive Dissonance is gnawing away in the background. Whyte’s plan was to liquidate Rangers, present the SPL and SFA with a fait accompli midseason, and have the newco pick up the vacant league position the following week.
This was a horrible plan. Rangers fans’ ‘No to liquidation’ campaign was correct. Everyone else’s opposition to this aberration was also correct.
The fait accompli didn’t work. The rest of Scottish football chose to step off the cliff into the unknown, although many Rangers fans quickly adopted Whyte’s – liquidation means nothing – logic, however they couldn’t bring themselves to accept the man himself.
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TSOAL
Amazing album. Will check them out. Thanks
Acgr,
I hope you have the customery can of chaser wiyh ye that doubles as a urinal? :)
Spanky
Swanky?
;-)
HH jamesgang
Hunskelper
Did you see the game, caller ?!
It’s all about opinions, of course.
IMHO, McGinn and Hayes are better than MCGregor, Stokes and Mulgrew in midfield. Hearts are no great shakes as we saw last week, but if Ronny plays those guys in midfield then we might struggle.
ACGR
You paint a picture like if Father Jack had let himself go!!!!
DrinkFekDrinkNUNS!!!!!CSC
HH jamesgang
a ceiler gonof rust
To answer yer question from the other day….. Naw I will not be Valentine ING it in Belfast, just asked the blonde one.
Can I go to Belfast with the CQN boys
No….
So that answers that… now fishing for Pike is allowed…
Ah think, no asked her yet..
Ayrshire is Green and White
Turkey
Surely Green & Whyte had £1 & £2 pound change in their pockets to buy the huns? After that? Their club to do what they want?
What a strike from McFadden.
Eibar win with ten men. Good stuff.
MickTT, how about piking in Belfast? Wid she allow that?
Just found this wan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRBOmli-Fwg&list=PLJG0cbqcAUr52xuSsPh9bvywMd1dA0O8T
Kingmaker
I wonder if Owen Coyle was called big heed school?
GM, geezo, I do have some standards. A can, ffs. I’ve a brass coal scuttle that fulfils that need. That reminds me, it needs emptied before the size 20 angry wan comes home tomorrow.
Cheers dude. Yer a life saver.
If St Johnstone get the same refereeing decisions throughout the cup they must be among the favourites. The big Irishman must be progressing well in the luj.
Acgr,
You are ofishially menthol!! :))
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
22:53 on
29 November, 2014
Just found this wan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRBOmli-Fwg&list=PLJG0cbqcAUr52xuSsPh9bvywMd1dA0O8T
Kingmaker
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Wooft! Takes me back. Singer was called Loz something… Got the LP somewhere
NatKnow
Loz Hardy from Hull
ACGR, it’s good to talk.
Either cask sounds good.
Radiohead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoLJJRIWCLU&list=PL8744067F72DEAB31&index=4
Jigsaw Falling Into Place (thumbs down version)
Phyllis Dietrichson
That’s me just back in from picking up the Minx from town.
I can’t thank you enough for what you and Fiona did today to make it so special for Ryan. I’m sitting downstairs just now and I can hear him talking to his pals online and he’s still as high as a kite.
You’re an absolute gentleman Mick in the true Celtic spirit.
I’ll be seeing you at Firhill :-)
Hail Hail
Hail Hail from Belfast.
7-0 slaughter of Ballymena by Cliftonville.
HamiltonScouse
How was your trip
Doc, roger that. It’s time to bring in agent cowiebhoy, the non drinking, non dramming cowie roaster that wants to own drams. I’ll drop him an email. He’s even mair mental than me, but he’s a smashing driver, so e iz.
The Smashing Pumpkins – Tonight, Tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOG3eus4ZSo
He told me about the drive back, his ears were bleeding.
But he was interested.
Prediction of the English League,
Chelsea
Man City,
Man Utd.
Arsenal
Irish League
Cliftonville
Crusaders
Portadown
Linfield.
SPL.
Celtic.
Who gives a feck
SOAL
Great wee day out. Very strange being surrounded by 40k guys dressed like you.
Dark. very, very dark.
But looking forward to Super Sunday
KillieCeltic£5doubleCSC
Bulldoze ibrox into the clyde and create social housing in it’s place.
HT
Good to see you handled the big crowds then
TSOAL
Yorke & Greenwood Immense tune.
Foo Fighters – Everlong
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBG7P-K-r1Y
a ceiler gonof rust
Well said.HH
Eels – Saturday Morning
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8fj3rQ9vdc
Met my doppelganger tonight ;-)
http://mobro.co/jobobaldie
bigshuggy
22:37 on 29 November, 2014
I’ve seen Hayes and McGinn play and I’ve seen mcgregor stokes and mulgrew play, I know who I want in my team and it’s not the first two.
There is a reason why 2 play for Aberdeen and the other 3 play for the champions, two aren’t good enough the other three are. HH
dd,
having a trial run of what mid february will bring..)
Weeman67@18:29
Unfortunately, “Yes” is the answer to your question.
http://spfl.co.uk/clubs/rangers/