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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Hope Bitton gets 90 and we can see what he does………
HH
embramike@14:15
I like the 11 (except wish Lustig was back, and would switch up Griffiths for Stokes, but I am guessing that LG is on the bench if we need to make a change) … not sure how he is going to have them lining up ….
4 -2-3-1 with SB and NB in front of the defenders, then other three behind JG … AS or RJ playing almost like a second striker?
If ever there was a game that Griffiths should be starting, baffling.
HT
Family business today but was in Roseburn last night celebrating Spartans great Cup win v Morton so you can square up my tab if you want ;)
COYBIG
Stokes again. Good grief.
Bets on McGregor first sub
Looks like our old friends from Warsaw have been bad boys again.
Those shouting for Griffiths are presuming suggesting we go 442?
Not for me.
Stokes is the best option we have wide left right now
Griffiths was fked at the end of the game on Thursday. Could barely walk. It was his first start in ages.
Hardly astounding to see him on bench.
Bitton starting. What many have asked for.
No bad team likes.
Does Ronny just think if Stokes is fit he plays?
Beefy
It needs a bit more detail than that………
insidercscneedstoinforminthedarkcsc
Kilmarnock like the wildebeest of Scottish football.serve no purpose other than to get beaten.
Sad
Horror in Madrid.A young Deportivo fan close to death after being beaten up by Atletico hooligans and thrown in the river.For God’s sake
Guardian sport @guardian_sport 7 mins7 minutes ago
Update: Deportivo fan dies after clash outside Atlético Madrid stadium
Hearts midfield 3 are fairly strong. We should not change to 442 for this game.
You want Griffiths then you drop Guidetti. Again not for me.
MON THE HOOPS…….!!!!!!!!
Fab,
Accusations of racism and crowd disturbances.
Thanks ghuys, been mucking oot. My barrow couped due to a flat tyre, ARGHHHHHHHHHHH! Took me ages to fork it all back onto the barra. :-((((
No puns now.
Mike in Toronto
Agree totally about team selection and set up with SB and NB covering back 4, SJ running up and down like the duracell bunny and JF and AS wide with Stoksey still trying to take a decent corner !!
HH
BTW love Toronto – my daughter worked up in Sudbury at some Spa resort for years before moving down to Milton before coming home. Was last over on business about 5 years ago and still one of my favorite cities – except the winter cold – too much like Chicago !!
Oops
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Weefra,
When yer finished I have a byre that’s needing done :)
Cannot believe how bad this Kilmarnock team are! If we dont take full points and clean sheets in each game, get your coat on Ronny.
Sevco home to Spartans next round. Get yer dough on it.
HH
Hope Stokes scores a few .
C’mon the Hoops
Broonie Broonie give me a goal :))))
Commons, Tonev, Griffiths,
To make an impact when they enter the fray ,
No live Updates?
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
The Spirit of Arthur Lee
14:29 on 30 November, 2014
Sad
Horror in Madrid.A young Deportivo fan close to death after being beaten up by Atletico hooligans and thrown in the river.For God’s sake
Guardian sport @guardian_sport 7 mins7 minutes ago
Update: Deportivo fan dies after clash outside Atlético Madrid stadium
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It was an organised, pre-planned via internet fight between two groups of half-wits. I have no sympathy.
geordie
Ye can “p” off. Hahaha
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Ps let Stefan Johansen take the corners please :)))
Mon the Anto…
Leftclick,
Hopefully the Celtic backroom staff have placed cardboard cutouts of Elvis behind the Swines’ goals, our Stokesy may then shake up the Jambo bozos.
GEORDIE MUNRO 1432
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7XgMxKP_Jcs
Weefra,
:) it’s OK. I’ve just finished a pile o mucking out.
I can hardly get the lid on my brownie point jar.
Peacetowatchthegame csc
Bobby,
You da mhan :)
1-0 Man City
embramike
Would like to see three in the middle to combat dominate hearts 2 in the middle. AS needs to step up today.
Sudbury is bloody cold!
Chicago is one of my favourite us cities … Great food, architecture and music.
Captain Beefheart
:)))))
YA YA
My friends in Celtic,
Looking forward to the game—work permitting.
Captain Beefy : “The League Cup is crap but the Scottish Cup still has some worth”
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I know what you mean, however all domestic cups have lost their edge and status for the bigger teams; as has been the case in Europe for many years and in England since Man Utd devalued the FA cup.
Saying that C’mon the hoops,
HH.
Italian fitba media claiming that the violence in Madrid was a pre arranged thing between extreme right and extreme left Ultras.
geordie
I know the feeling, brilliant izn’t it. :-)
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.