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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This will be midfield today
………..commons………
Johanson……….brown
I’d rather it was
Johanson……….brown
……………..biton…………
Tonev left forrest right
Full BACKS in a flat back four and guidetti up top
M1980
The msm want it to kick off, it will b manna from heaven for them, blame both sides as ever.
Tehy are as much to blame as the knuckledragers, more so in fact, they should know better.
HH
…………………………
Ginger
Sorreee bout that >}
HH
TET
Griffiths must play today after Thursdays efforts
No Mulgrew …think he’ll chose Kayal …doesn’t seem to fancy Bitton despite his reputation on these pages ( which seems to grow markedly with every passing week )
Any of this 4/2/3/1 nonsense will see us pressed in midfield …
Also, I hope his myopia improves re McGregor and Stokes
BeddypiesforabitCDC
THE EXILED TIM
06:32 on
30 November, 2014
The first rule of assassination is kill the assassin,well
perceived assassin.
whokilledthehun?CSC.
Good Morning Timland.
Forgot that bit.
PFayr
I agree re LG, he should get a chance, but I reckon he will stick with his favoured formation.
He did say during the week that he would consider changing, we will see, as ever, win the mid, win the game, tis really no rocket science.
McGregor is but a kid, still learning or not as the case may be, but AS, he should be doing so, so much better, afraid he is as good as he ever will be, and it sure ain’t Celtic class.
HH
NBrs
Ah, but as many have said, what are they getting so worked up about, the club is still alive is it not >}
I do fear for him tho, and I doubt his incriminating minty tapes will see the light of day, sadly.
HH
Just in – so off tae bed shortly
Afore ah go….
RD – please win the midfield battle today and then, try to play football.
I hear that Muldini might not be available?
If so, can we not get a glimpse of Liam Henderson?
If ye don’t play LH coz ye operate a clique then – the clocks ticking for ye.
Cliques dont work and their hun-like.
Cliques – Masons – Knights – The Magic Circle…whatever
get it tae efff oot of CP.
Wee secret gang-huts are for those who are insecure or sleekit.
So, get LH on the pitch today or – soon and stop being a mule.
It should be a good game today – hopefully not spoiled by the
secret / clique of referees.
RD, remember ‘nothing’ gets it roon the anti-Celtic establishment more than the sight of a team of players in green & white hooped jerseys running round the pitch, doing a lap-of-honour in front of the ecstatic / adoring Celtic fans – that’s why the establishment – banned – laps-of-honour coz, they knew fine well that, the Mr Stein era was coming down the track and the huns would continue to -riot and invade the pitch in an attempt to get the game stopped as, they couldny handle the sight of the ecstatic Celtic end. The ole uncovered Celtic terracing at Hampdump became a home from home for me and, I’d rather it was back to the way it was instead of the ‘lego’ type of stadium that has replaced it – too far away from the pitch for me.
The uncovered Celtic end defined us – the underdogs – bring it back.
Anyway – Hearts 0-2 Celtic
Off oot – bye.
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
_____________________
Take care Amigo – Hail Hail
Away to my bed – laters…..
Morning all.
Big game today. I await Ronny’s team selection with bated breath.
Forrest must start, shirley?!
Confident of a win, and that at the end of the match we will still be in 4 competitions.
To all those going enjoy!
HH!!
Kevj………sleep well.
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ope everything’s ok here. This just in.
Morning all.
Heard a facinating discussion on Radio 5 lives ‘Non league show ‘ this morning during the drive to work.
They were discussing the ongoing turmoil at Hereford Utd following years of shady financial deals, league expulsion and crippiling debt. A variety of local journo’s, fans and insiders all seemed to be of the same opinion. Phrases like ‘put the club out of it’s misery’, ‘zombie club’ and ‘ not the club I grew up supporting’ abounded.
Refreshing stuff to hear. Wonder if it will catch on?
Looking forwards to the cup game today. JG and LG up front please. Forrest and Tonev on the wings, perhaps swapping sides for a period.
Kayal for Mulgrew.
3-0 to the good ghuys.
H x2
Happy St Andrews day to all those who celebrate it.
I’m hain haggis for my dinner tonight.
HH
Oh yes I forgot, happy St. Andrew’s day to every one.
Good morning CQN
Excellent article from one of Scotlands elite political commentators
DR slaughtered for the comic it is
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/30/david-cameron-sold-scotland-down-river
This mornings front page in the Sunday Masonic.
Van Dijk Tried To Do Me.
By Kilmarnocks Michael Ng oo.
When was that game? Weeks ago, lol, priceless.
Bring back the diamond
——————–Gordon——————-
Matthews Decayer Van Dijk Izaguirre
———————Biton———————
———-Brown————-Johansen—-
——————–Forrest——————-
———–Guidetti——–Griffiths———
https://twitter.com/antearmann1967/status/538977650757611520
morning Celts.John MacLean rip
dog walked
dumgoyne to do
defeated minis.
have a good day cqn
hail hail
I would like Griffiths to start today too, but you’d better get someone pull him aside and calm him down, because he would love to be let loose against this mob, but in a professional way.
Morning all.
Beautiful day down here. Is it in Edinburgh? Hope we have a win today. With Wee Willie Winkie being the ref (can’t imagine he is an MIB), my nervous system is in overdrive. Anxiety levels rising by the minute.
Would be happy to see Biton and Kayal playing.
Happy St Andrews day to all my fellow countrymen and woman.
Hope all you regionalist’s have a nice day to.
#COYBIG
MWD said AYE
Going on last weeks performance I think Kilmarnock had better bring a body bag to Ibrokes for Erimenko to get him home in,
Good morning friends and a Big Happy St Andrew’s Day from a bright clear skied (following a pretty rainy night by the looks of it) East Kilbride.
6 hours to kick off in today’s big game and about 3 and a half till the support act come on ;-)
supersundayCSC
So today’s anti-Celtic story in that gutter rag centres on an incident which took place FIVE weeks ago.
Celtic have an important game on today, of course.
A bitter disgusting rag only fit for a bitter disgusting underclass.
Rant over!
HH!!
lionsroar67,
Kevin McKenna’s weekly rants is one of the main reasons I gave up taking the Observer after 45 years or so.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/30/black-friday-shopping-frenzy-shameful?CMP=twt_gu
The attack on big Virgil by McDermott in the Sunday Mail is absolutely Discusting, I’ve read some players getting bad press but this whole article is totally and completely un called for, .
The Telegraph printed a rebuttal to the Newcastle statement today. It is standing by its story.
tonydonnelly67
Why read the msm?
HH
tonydonnelly67
08:55 on 30 November, 2014
This mornings front page in the Sunday Masonic.
Van Dijk Tried To Do Me.
By Kilmarnocks Michael Ng oo.
——-
Tony
Please tell me it’s not one of these sordid sex story exposes. Not on The Lord’s Day, not before breakfast!
PrudishCSC
HH jamesgang
Off oot it looks like the DR posters are about to take over the media for the silent majority
mushrooms and being dark
COYBIG for today, although THE league and Europe always come first for me
I had never even heard of black friday till a week ago.
What a sheltered life I must lead.
HH
skyisalandfill
09:21 on 30 November, 2014
tonydonnelly67
Why read the msm?
HH
Well, I get this all the time, I don’t buy it I get it on the Timternet, I know I know,
The thing is if you ignore the press then they get away with it, they can print all the want, but times have changed and CQN is our tool to rip into them and the durty ugly HUN media, that’s why I read it, just to be vigilant and make sure I know what they are up to, that’s another reason the durty scum Humphy inbred one eyebrow six toed slobbering pond life HUNS come in here, not that I’ve anything against them, we are all gods children when it comes right down to it.
Lurking GIRFUYs
THE EXILED TIM
Never heard of Black Friday?
Ffs,you must live in a cave…
jamesgang
No it’s not a sex story, well then again in a kinda way it is, its a Kilmarnock player moaning because his team got F@?!#d by us, so in a way it is.
I’m wonder if Adam Mathews will come out and complain about a certain Motherwell player assaulting him in a game? Naaaaaaa never gonny happen.