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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“I’m sure my club will benefit with the damages settlement we receive from everyone in Scottish football.
I’m sure the courts will eventually see the theft, blackmail, slander and libel (to name a few of many crimes) committed against my club.
During this airing, they will see our main rival arch enemy and nemesis at the forefront of all processes listed above and act accordingly.
I’m sure we will return sooner than later, to reclaim what is rightfully ours with the impeccable dignity, honour and style which has been at the forefront of all our achievements past and present.”
n another fing nae mer a them kakkliks signed.MR STROOF new aboot thim.
Griff must start more often than he does. If it wasnt for him we wd be 2 points off the top.
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Clarksons a Hoops fan!!!
Hat trick??? Bloody hell!!!
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
15:02 on 29 November, 2014
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ruckerr
Naw am no ;)))
HH
Jude
The late Phil O’Donnell’s nephew.
McInnes is vastly over-rated
Has a habit of winning when he is underdog ( e.g. cup win at CP) but blowing it, when he is favourite e.g. potential double last year
Motherwell 1 up v DU
St J 1 up v Ross Cty
Who scored for Dundee??
jude2005 -I know mate.HH
clashcitybhoy
he crashed and burned at bristol city
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f’s just below the r btw.
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Yipp
I hope Cifcti is on Ronnies list if we cant keep big J G.
Hooper scores for norwich
GLT Man U 1 up.
McGregor OG?
Flapped at first one anyway.
Hibs losing to Alloa. Every time i take hibs on coupon they draw or lose!! :-(
Nice to see Mick McCarthy doing a good job at Ipswich.. One of the most honest managers in football.
Clashcitybhoy, very good comment on what we have to do tomorrow, a good common sense approach but part of me still wants us to score as many as possible v the maroon balloons.
Blantyretim, mentioned the job Gerry McCabe’s doing at Dundee as Paul Hartley’s assistant. Gerry was a terrific player when I watched Clydebank if I couldn’t get to any of our games. When that wee runt, Zavarov, done Tommy when we played Kiev, I was hoping we would sign Gerry to fill in for Tommy, as he nissed the rest of the 86/87 season. Tommy was playing really well for us before Zavarov’s ‘tackle’. Zavarov ended up at Rubentus, they were made for each other.
TSoAL
Sounds a great deal tho!!! 0)
gary hooper 1-0
jake cooper 1-1
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Arbroath Score 4.. in 8 Minutes..
Looks like Celtic are Not the Only team with a Seive..
Summa
Hope someone show RD the dvd of last seasons 7-0 cup win at tynecastle. 2 up front with midfield diamond.
He needs to admit defeat with Stokes and play Guidetti & Griffiths up front, and Forrest just behind.
Mulgrew injury should give Henderson or Biton an opportunity
Dallas Dallas
Gerry is a good guy. Still fit as fiddle..
Summi. Bet Arbroath don’t have a CEO that uses the club as a personal cash cow
Gary 67
Spot on btw!!!
may-wed 1-1
So, Paul’s article all about rangers and nothing about Celtic…shape of things to come?
Blantyre, he was the Bankies best player in the eighties.
My pal who still goes to Bankies (not Airdrie games lol) games, met Gerry at a party years ago and still talks about it.
He was a smashing player.
weebobbycollins. Unfortunately when a large amount of posters are raising concerns about PL on CQN , Paul
Ignores the concerns of the majority of the fans and changes the subject
Hibs wan-wan
2-1 Hibs
wee hoops 5 Ashfield 0
Ashfield play the second half with ten men .
That aside , they are a shadow of the Ashfield team from recent years .
At least the Ants made up for last week’s collapse .
the wean scores 2-0
Gary, a number of posters have posted over the last few months saying we should use the diamond formation and I agree, we should.
However, in my opinion it also was dependant on Lustig playing as he has the attacking & defending ability to make the diamond formation work more efectively.
Adam isn’t as good defensively as Mikael.
When Adam was clattered by that wee nyaff, Lasley, Stevie Hammill had initially pushed Adam in the back before Lasley’s vicious tackle and should have been a penalty.
Hows Tony Watt doing? emdae.
Serco a home Cup draw for the twenty first time, since 2012.
Serco?
Wee job going soon at Broadwood me thinks??