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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Took all of 1 min before a loud rendition of Billy Boys got belted out.
HAPPY HOOPY BIRTHDAY
to
THE BLONDE!!!!
PS-can Mick join us in Belfast,please? AYRSHIRETIM promises to keep an eye on him…
Kilmarnock playing in orange today apparently …
Saint Stivs
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The ole uncovered Celtic end was brilliant and is too far away from the pitch.
And………..?
See Sky are advertising our game as -“Hearts host Celtic at Tynecastle in round four of the William Hill’s Scottish Cup ( Wait for it!) The hops were dumped out in the fifth round of the last season’s competition.”
I really should not have expected any better from JIm White’s crowd should I ?
nye bevans’ rebel soldier
12:17 on 30 November, 2014
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Yep im watching them for first time ever.. Did celtic and kilmarnock double .. Prob switch over to man city game soon to see forster and big vic. Miss that guy :-(
3mins gone and black hits eremenko hard. No booking of course.
“Black making his mark” says Walker after a blatant kick to the ankle
Should have been hoops not hops. Though I am sure some at the game will have indulged in the partaking of some hops.
teuchter ár lá
12:49 on 30 November, 2014
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Will do.
Slan.
HH.
My problem with the bonfire song is it mentions Sevco. Lately the majority of our songs mention them even the Guidetti song.
When I was young we used to slag the Huns that all their songs mentioned us in one way or another, now we are as guilty.
H.T. just had a call telling me to watch out for you and D.G as you are near the front again!!!
Things you learn ———
Elderly Inter supporting neighbor from down the valley phoned to confirm the arrangements for watching Roma v Inter tonight .
That done , he then had a wee rant about his Sunday lunchtime game of cards in a local bar being ruined by noisy Romanians and Ukrainians celebrating St Andrew s day.The rant then veered towards Andrew being a busy man him being a patron here there and everywhere . . Final part of the rant saw Andrew being outed as the patron Saint of the US Rangers ( I checked that out -its true )
Rangers Quick News or…
back tae ma pit…..?
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Haven’t noticed if anyone pointed this out already. But the daily records photo of craigiebhoy coming from court accompanied by blonde lady and his parish priest.
Just looked at it again but I don’t have the skill to put it here
Nye bevans – me
there must 80 -90000 at ibrokes to watch it !
nothing much happening in it
Kilmarnock,s passing almost as suspect as ours, very poor team.hail Hail Hebcelt
another corner for killie
connaire12
Sounds like a plan. I’ve said it before, was in the company of some of the Sky Scotland editorial/production team just after they died. They wanted newco straight into top flight with no remorse or reasoned argument.
Richie
Hows the eyebrow ? healed up i hope .
Log oot ,off oot .. Hun Quick News — no thanks !
crowd angry a pen was given for wangers
wangers 1 up
garbage Kilmarnock
woops ‘pen not given’ I meant
ohits
Getting there thanks!
https://twitter.com/celticservant/status/539039910372851712
Craig Paterson said the goal caused by a deflection but a teriffic finish….fk me
!BADA BING!
Manager picks team,players who don’t make the cut will be upset.
Much preferable to a shrug of the shoulders.
Wow ibrokes empty
Check it oot
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3sRJQOCEAA8TZS.jpg
Celtic should thump the Swines today. Guedetti, a man who still has a lot to prove, should prosper again.
The League Cup is crap but the Scottish Cup still has some worth.
Ronny will hopefully again shut up the Green Huns who wanted him to leave after a month or two.
Oh, that build a bonfire nonsense is Old Firm merde.
Captain beefheart
the old green huns – aye thats a cracker isnt it
BTW who has the visionary actually won against this season?
Astra somebody or something like that? Thats about the strength of it
And before you say aye but we are still in 4 cups – so is Fat Sally!! and he is undeniably utter keech
Kilmarnock are muck
Pathetic performance from Kilmarnock in that game.
They could play all day and not even threaten
Big Vic gets a yellow.
Dinamo are dreadful but will still beat most of the crappy premiership teams
Did the MIB get in the way when Newco scored their goal? If he did SFA will reward him with more important games.
Killie players look as if they are playing for their team…you know what I mean?
BSR
bedad is clearly a reference to stepfathers (for those that have one)
and it’s
Darn the Hare on my Celtic Song tea towel………
HH
Aguero gets a card for being fouled inside the box
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
Got Aguero for the first goal,he takes their pens, shocking
decision fae the ref.