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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the spirit of arthur lee
01:15 on 30 November, 2014
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Have The Adventures album on MP3 mate.
Think the main track was the most played song on Radio 1 in 1988?
They really should have been global, not sure where it all went wrong.
You’ll still find the band members,real characters – going about their everyday life in Belfast today – working normal jobs – no egos, no attitude, no regrets.
Fair play to them.
HH.
16 roads – Craig Whyte is innocent.
Tell them to get back together ffs
Love
Happiness
a ceiler gonof rust
01:17 on 30 November, 2014
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I’ll buy ye yer breakfast crazy mhan.
The day I try to fry an egg will be the day that I die.
That’s why God invented women for – to make food.
Yer really letting yer standards slip if yer makin’ yer own breakfast muchacho.
HH.
Last one from me
The Charlatans – Weirdo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXBR96Z8_e8&list=PLDtOPDit86feifOdzF2y2_7CJvktdXKT-
and goodnight from another Weirdo
I was there that Night, high as a kite, Wim Jansen for Scotland.
The Angel Dave manipulated my Mind with the help of narcotics.
false happiness?
I think so.
Caltonmick, that was the best ever “unplugged”. Three very special singers / songwriters from different era’s and backgrounds.
An outstanding musical outcome the world can look back on. Thankyou very very much for reminding of it.
Very very special
16 roads – Craig Whyte is innocent.
01:28 on 30 November, 2014
a ceiler gonof rust
01:17 on 30 November, 2014
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I’ll buy ye yer breakfast crazy mhan.
The day I try to fry an egg will be the day that I die.
That’s why God invented women for – to make food.
Yer really letting yer standards slip if yer makin’ yer own breakfast muchacho.
HH.
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Watch what yer saying J, hate speech and all that nonsense from the pc crew. ;))
Looking forward to Belfast. HH
Sorry P Tech – didn’t mean that post to sound like it did mate.
HH.
16 roads – Craig Whyte is innocent.
01:41 on 30 November, 2014
Sorry P Tech – didn’t mean that post to sound like it did mate.
HH.
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You will never have to apologise to me, the politically correct brigade might be on yer case howevaaah. I agree with the comment also.
My wee Brother works in Switzerland and they have a view that the Family is extremely important, funny that.
No worries P.
If ever went to that place I’d probably end up starved to death.
Apparently they are eating cats and dogs over there.
Mad mate.
Each to their own a suppose anyway.
HH.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tOPNa753e1E
for delaneys dunky
floyd one slio
Wowser
OOOH, aaah, up the Celts.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TggKdtVCLGc
resistance d unknown
from TEX3
for you petec
16 roads – Craig Whyte is innocent.
01:51 on 30 November, 2014
No worries P.
If ever went to that place I’d probably end up starved to death.
Apparently they are eating cats and dogs over there.
Mad mate.
Each to their own a suppose anyway.
HH.
ThumbsUp<
16 roads, naw, that’s why the world invented Dena 29.
You made mw laugh ma tits off there bro.
Looking forward to seeing the prince of the emerald isle again, and I’ll have a wee special package for you.
16 roads to Golatha, a long road
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p2eTyzLpGuk
underworld cowgirl rez
Not Africa Petec, Switzerland.
The people are eating cats and dogs for some reason, read it myself in the newspaper.
Wouldn’t tell lies over something like that.
HH.
ATM – There ye are mo chara:
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5HNtsdtnBfk
HH.
An Tearmann
01:57 on 30 November, 2014
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TggKdtVCLGc
resistance d unknown
from TEX3
for you petec
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I’m humbled Big Laddie.
You are a Star, Thank You so Much, you dinnae ken how much you posting that track means to me, it means a lot.
24hourTowerRecordsPeople.csc
bada bing fanx bruv
We are Celtic
16 roads – Craig Whyte is innocent.
02:02 on 30 November, 2014
Not Africa Petec, Switzerland.
The people are eating cats and dogs for some reason, read it myself in the newspaper.
Wouldn’t tell lies over something like that.
HH.
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I believe you, you stick yer neck out.
The setup in Switzerland, from my Brothers perspective, is that they insist on a parent taking the child out of school lunchTime for 2 hours, basically meaning only one working parent.
Yucan dance if you want to ;))
ACGR
Will be good one. :)
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3grqa6t71w
leftfield melt.
which I am doing.roll on a victory tomorrow
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peace all
hail hail
Without equal :
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2RIwg_KFU
HH.
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AjPau5QYtYs
yucan dance if you wanna
yucan dance
yucan dance
Safety dance – men without hats
night now :-):-)
go easy timland
An Tearmann
02:12 on 30 November, 2014
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z3grqa6t71w
leftfield melt.
which I am doing.roll on a victory tomorrow
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peace all
hail hail
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That never made it into the Wipeout soundtrack, what a game btw.
Another great track.
Leftfield were sensational, Truth be told.
Celtic to win by 3 goals. Ronny is determined or is he predetermined. ;))
Still wallowing in melt, sonics of Topness.
Tonev to play and really make an impact.
Rally round the flag.
16 roads – Craig Whyte is innocent.
02:13 on 30 November, 2014
Without equal :
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_a2RIwg_KFU
HH.
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I’ve always been a Nintendo fan, that Sonic just gets me sayin’ Wowser, Bowser, Trouser arouser.
5sies?
NN Timsville Tennesse.
a ceiler gonof rust
02:00 on 30 November, 2014
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No worries ACGR. :)
Have to shoot the crow now myself, babysitting the boul TCR the mara.
Good night and good luck to all Celtic supporters.
HH.
Gggggg…..ggggoooooooooo
16 Roads, you own that city. I’ve no concerns about visiting you next year.
Get me a swally.
Plus, that wee dena is astoatir.
Don’t know if anyone else has posted this one yet but it’s worth it for the laughs
“Danny McBride, 27 from
Twin Brooke has been
suspended from work at
Belfast Zoo after claims by
fellow staff he has been
training a silverback
gorilla (affectionately known
as Big Mick) to say ‘Up The Ra'”
Couldn’t do the link for this little gem, go on Big Mick…….and Danny Bhoy!
AR
Caltontongues, Thank you bro, from my heart. That took two hours to watch and it was worth every second.
Celtic, I yust luv them, so a dooo
……for all those CQN’ers that posted that Virgil thinks he is better than he is, here’s what he really thinks……..
“I want to play at my best and I think in the first half wasn’t good enough.
I am very critical of myself.
I like to be self critical, and I know that I need to be better.
I need to learn from this, keep training and become a better player.”
HH
AR
It wasn’t a gorilla ,it was Gregory Campbell. Hard to tell the difference