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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Trying to read an article on that videocelts website is beginning to be really stressful.
The advertisements jump out at you from the screen, like the mad knifeman Norman Bates.
Fair play to the people who own the site, they must be multi-millionares with all the revenue that is being generated through adverts.
Anyway back again to try to read the article.
HH.
corkcelt
Yes, completely agree. Brown and Johannsen was the type of middle he would do, until Mulgrew became available again, and we started playing with three tacklers or combative midfielders. I was reading yesterday he said he has changed his ‘idealism’ in order to win.
I hope that is a signal that he won’t revert to a narrow two men in the middle.
This is a Cup tie away at a ground, where we need battlers.
C’mon The Hoops!
I’m off to 11.30 Mass, looking forward to this afternoon. I reckon it will be a cracking atmosphere, just win it Celtic, please. See ye’s later.
Good to put faces to names on Thursday night and catch up with others.Always a pleasure.
Playing the Jamfarts will ensure an atmosphere where complacency and tiredness should not be an issue.
When not in possession on Thursday,Stokes & McGregor were lost.
RD clearly has patience , is waiting on fitness of others, or worryingly thinks this is the best option. If the later more coaching required please.
Guidette will make a difference up front.
Celtic.3-1.
To the fortunate going, enjoy.Boozer for moi. Hope your team wins.HH
The biggest change today that will affect the scoreline will be the hearts team.
They were dreadful last season pre-xmas and in complete turmoil on and off the pitch.
Completely different side now.
TT
Biton played at the back of the diamond shaped midfield that day at Tynecastle and was imperious. He’s missing out because he’s not the run around like a maddie, closing down type that Ronny wants.
BSR
Just checking:-)
Wouldn’t be an SFA competition without an ibrox tv appearance. Sky Sports 2. Think they are the support act for the main event later.
Build A Bonfire…
My Tranmere pal had a T shirt with the lyrics. Target was Liverpool / Everton and people who crossed the river in search of glory.
I have heard it sung all over England It is not sectarian.
I believe the Guy Fawkes Rangers Supporters club are particularly unhappy with the bonfire song.
Bobby Murdoch I agree. But Saint stivs seems to believe that the OB act is a good law?
Sleekit’s five sons all have surnames for names.
Why not give them ‘normal’ names like Patrick, Michael, John Paul, Aiden, Declan…
…or CARLO?!
HH!!
Still nil each at AM – Deportivo.
A wee song to kick the day off.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sR8gi_gWy4M
16 roads @1118
Ha. I thought similar yesterday.
Build a bonfire
Build a bonfire
Put the sevco on the top
Put the jambo’s in the middle
And burn the Fecking lot.
No different from the old classic.
Your going home in a Fecking ambulance.
Saint stivs phew, well done……
Tanner nearly has a fit when McCann says killie are favourites
It’s usually a good read though in all honesty.
Here it is, to save people unnecessary stress :
Ronny Deila isn’t prepared to take SFA decisions on the chin and move on.
On Thursday Alexsandar Tonev will appeal against a seven match ban for racially abusing Aberdeen’s Shay Logan with Deila expressing his concern over the verdict and the SFA’s system of justice.
In his first domestic match in charge of Celtic Derk Boerrigter picked up a retrospective two match suspension for simulation that led to Celtic being awarded a penalty at St Johnstone.
Diving incidents are highlighted every weekend but four months into the season Deila has noted that only one played has received a retrospective punishment.
“Look at Derk Boerrigter, he got a two game ban for diving, but I haven’t seen any other players being banned for diving,” the Celtic boss highlighted.
“I think if I go through all the games on video there’s been some diving at other clubs as well. The penalty is no problem for us to take but they then have to follow it up in every game because it has to be fair.
“If you’re going to have this Tonev case as it is, with no more evidence, it’s going to be very hard to keep up this way of treating players. I’m worried that Tonev’s career will be tainted because of this.
“He’ll be forever known as a racist footballer but it’s not even about the footballer, it’s about the person. I wouldn’t like that on me if it wasn’t true. It could ruin a human being’s life and I don’t like it. If there’s proof, we’ll accept it, but I believe Alex.”
HH
Bonfire. Straight out the primary school playground. Nearly as bad as Bobo’s gonna get you.
mayanman,
Bit out of date there … the Hanovarians haven’t ruled since Victoria died. It’s the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha that rules in the UK.
saint stivs
I watched their warm up on Thursday the guy Alan just stayed between the penalty spot and 4 yards out and put the ball in the net from crosses nothing fancy just made sure it went in…seemed to work later on unfortunately .
evolution, not revolution,
thats the fun of democracy, change happens over time, someday in a free scotland, betty’s grandchildren will be passport carrying, tax paying, celtic supporters.
Angelgabriel, corky said last night you and I were good looking tims, he must have been blootered:_)
Great to meet you and I hope you got home safely after the game.
HH bruv
geordie munro
What songs make you cringe? :-)
Todd is on my hero list
HH
Nir Bitton has featured for celtic as many times this season as he did till the end of December last season.
Neganon,
i do like your style on arguing all things celtic.
howeva,
with at least 3 years to the next referendum could you not just enjoy the satus quo for now, and breath a wee bit. its tooo easy to get you off on one,
relax.
britain will still be here tomorrow. thats democracy.
wait till the pesky english switch right wing horses though.
My team would be:
Gordon
Matthews. Efe. VVD. Izzy
Bitton
Broonie. Stefan. Jamesie/tonev half each
JG & Griffiths up front.
ButI’mNotRonnyCSC
HH jamesgang
BMCW
Well done and thank you for that, very interesting indeed.
Celticbhoy
11:24 on
30 November, 2014
saint stivs
I watched their warm up on Thursday the guy Alan
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i noticed that too.
the bhoy alan can score, was he the same alan who played for one of the nordic teams at start of season,
or are there many goal scoring alans, our scouts miss out on.
we should be told.
“What songs make you cringe? :-)”
HT,
Anything by shawaddywaddy:)
Joking aside, very few tbh. I have a high tolerance. But I hate the line ‘soon there’ll be no protestants at all’ in On The one road.
Celtic v Hearts at Tynecastle singing build a bon…: http://youtu.be/yR2M_YU1oR8
Anyone bored shud flick it over to Channel 48 on Freeview
I was expecting a comedy about Boyd and Miller
But its a decent watch so far!
B-)
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon
Thanks for the lesson :)))))
hh
Song debates
Rather more innocent in my house right now….
“Why is it western paradise?”
“????”
“For it’s a grand old team to play for…..the bit at the end about the Scottish cup coming back to western paradise….”
The innocence of youth.
The same Bhoy who when he was a nursery was well unimpressed with that year’s nativity cos he’d been promised ‘a baby lion in the manger’!!!
Off the debenhams in Perth. Without even a cuppa tea inside me to garner some much needed Broonie points before the game!
Independence chat? Not for me today or at the mo thanks. No need. It’s an historical inevitability.
HH jamesgang
Saint Stivs has stated numerous times that the OB law is a bad law, poor legislation, unnecessary and seems very difficult to actually secure a conviction.
Its arresting kids and young men for no reason other than someone deems their behaviour as offensive.
thats undemocratic. unworkable.
they could be lifted for the good old breach of peace type offenses.
“Westen paradise”
Brilliant JG. You’ve gotta luv em.
Buzzing for this game.