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 Exiled Tim @ 13 23
” the people involved would have had the savy to realise that what they were doing was a no no “.
The savvy often disappears when greed and assumption take over. Losing to Malmo and then Maribor was a bummer for those involved.
This article by James Forrest suggests Ashley is not going to have a two clubs in UEFA competition problem for a while.
http://www.tsfm.scot/a-spectre-is-haunting-scottish-football/comment-page-25/#comment-36773
Plus some add ons from me at http://www.tsfm.scot/a-spectre-is-haunting-scottish-football/comment-page-25/#comment-36773
TET,
Didn’t the Glazers do exactly that with manure ?
Keeping 11 men on the park tomorrow is the first thing as tempos will be high and Broony as usual will come in for their usual supporter’s bile.
Hope Griff comes on to wrap the game up and keeps the heid if he does.
An early goal would help stop the pressure building but as we know games as Tyncastle can be very tough in many ways for players, coaches and supporters.
Be safe all that are attending and somebody show Ronny a video of the previous lowlights so that he can prepare accordingly.
SoT
Agreed, but when you think about it, these guys are pros, they have made serious bobs by doing dodgy deals, to do one in the full glare of the media beggers belief.
As for Malmo & Maribor, the fat boy, he who is the legned…………..
Funny how the hun only seem to blame the messenger.
HH
Bit of a bruising affair at dens -poor crowd of less than 6k with over half from aberdeen.
brogan rogan trevino and hogan supports oscar knox, mackenzie furniss and anyone else who fights neuroblastoma
13:22 on 29 November, 2014
At East Kilbride shopping centre with the sharp suited Tosh McKinlay in Waterstones – come and say hello
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I may call by in a while if I can recover in time from heavy night in a a wee curry house not far from there last night.
May I ask what is the special occasion ?
Canman
They did.
As I said, the charges you couldn’t make up, so they did.
I have said since day one, those and such as those will be protected, tapes or no.
CW will live in fear of his life.
HH
my new hero is now every thems fan who bought into murray’s madness
Nice goal from Welbeck 1-0 V Baggies.
2-1 Dundee
Just got a Samsung 50″ telly for £35. The volume doesn’t work on it but at that price u can’t turn it down.
they sank themselves – bloody hilarious
Gene’s a Bhoy’s name
13:30 on
29 November, 2014
Tony Pulis on sky – I paraphrase – when you take over the management of a team the first thing to do is to win games – this takes the pressure off the manager – then you can gradually introduce the changes to the team / style of play.
hope RD was listening in
Gene…..I have been scything this from Day 1. RD is a naive chances. Every one of us knows that you can’t win games (in Scotland even) with 2 in midfield. You get pressed out of the game by the opposing 5.
This guy hasn’t learned. As such I have no confidence as we go into any match.
The few good performances that we have had this season have come with 3 in the middle. Then he goes back to two the following week.
I don’t think he is for us in the long term.
Looks like manager of the year ain’t all that no more
scything = saying
Dundee score. 2 – 1
8 in 8
Clarkson, scores in 8 successive games. Well done him,,,,,,,,and Paul Hartley. I’m watching him as a potential future Celtic boss.
HH
Minceyheidman
Great example by Cazorla of the damage you can cause to your opponents by getting to the bye-line and putting in a good cross.
Auldheid
13:47 on 29 November, 2014
This article by James Forrest suggests Ashley is not going to have a two clubs in UEFA competition problem for a while.
http://www.tsfm.scot/a-spectre-is-haunting-scottish-football/comment-page-25/#comment-36773
Plus some add ons from me at http://www.tsfm.scot/a-spectre-is-haunting-scottish-football/comment-page-25/#comment-36773
Auldheid
You and others are a “blessing” to those of us who hanker for justice.
gene’s a bhoy’s name
13:30 on 29 November, 2014
The last I looked we were top of the league, in Europe after Christmas with a game to spare, semi final of the League Cup and Scottish Cup to start tomorrow.
I could be wrong but did we not need to win a lot of games to do that?
all over
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
How often has yer sclaffbaw been “rained aff” when the good lady has been sitting at home :))))))
Well done Paul Hartley, GIRUY (in the best TD67 style) to McInnes
Paul Hartley’s
Dundee 2 Sheep 1
Late injury time winner
Congrats, Dundee.
Well done Paul Hartley.
Normally wouldn’t care who won, but Mc.Innes’ Sleekitesque comments to the media re the Tonev business, swung it for me.
memo to McInnes
Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
1-0 to the Arsenal
thomthethim
Same here, mon the hairy beardless Hartley.
Hope you are well.
Place empties threesie
Ooohhh aaaaahhhh Samaras of the Albion, warming up.
Dundee win, Ipswich grab a 95th minute winner, just need Sammi to come on now and get 2 in the last 20 mins…
Sammi stripped and ready to come on for WBA
Sheep back in the pen
Great start to the weekend
Our Paul knows what he’s at
Sammi getting booed on
samaras on
Here comes Sammi!