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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Horrible injury to SA captain against Wales, leg bent the wrong way…
Really enjoyed the cup match earlier.
What my old man calls an old fashioned Scottish cup tie!
End to end stuff. Snotters n snotters.
And no pressure who won. Though nice to see aberdeen’s manager lose!
And the wee Mhan won this morning scoring a hatrick. Happy days!
As soon as the cup game was over, wee Mhan was on the astro!
Football. Bl00dy H€ll!
HH jamesgang
bournesouprecipe
15:47 on 29 November, 2014
Serco a home Cup draw for the twenty first time, since 2012.
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Out of how many?
Who scored for Dundee? mk2
Mike in Toronto.
Hoopy birthday.
So ACGR rates you as a wise heid does he?!?
Be honoured & afraid in equal measure!
;-)
HH jamesgang
BT
Among the most horrible injuries I think I’ve ever seen.
Genuinely feel nauseous after seeing that. Looks like a career finisher.
BT
Horrific.
And he’s one of the really good guys too.
HH jamesgang
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
15:51 on 29 November, 2014
Who scored for Dundee? mk2
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Konrad a goal in each net
Clarkson winner.
Jude
Clarkson got the winner 89th minute, german centre half scored the first then an own goal.
Jude, Konrad & Clarkson. Konrad scored Aberdeen’s goal too
Dislocated knee for the SA captain but I doubt there will be a single piece of cartilage or ligament not shredded. Horrible.
gary hooper 1-0
jake cooper 1-1
jake cooper 1-2
Chelsea 11/4 -2 goals v Sunderland,worth a shilling………
Hopefully Alan Stubbs has a decent wee run in the cup.
I wouldn’t write Hibs off for the play off place either just yet.
He’s going to be a really good manager.
Pity the Celtic board wish to see the zombie club in the big league asap – anybody with half a brain would loan Hibs about half a dozen of our squad players in January, let them get second spot, thus condemning the new club to certain extinction.
Doesn’tMakeSenseCSC.
HH.
Phil’s latest
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/wise-guy/
Dontcha just love him?
HH
dallas dallas where the heck is dallas
15:44 on 29 November, 2014
Hopefully Salzburg’s performance with two strikers and a midfield diamond may influence his team tomorrow.
“Pity the Celtic board wish to see the zombie club in the big league asap – anybody with half a brain would loan Hibs about half a dozen of our squad players in January, let them get second spot, thus condemning the new club to certain extinction.”
16 roads,
Yeah if it wasn’t for those silly wee thing some people call rules….
“No entity in the premiership is costing Celtic £10million a season blah,blah, blah!”
Disheartening when he speaks claptrap like that.
It’s a false economy ya buck eejit ye.
The man is a mug…a fool.
HH.
geordie munro
16:03 on 29 November, 2014
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What rules?
Are we not allowed to send players out on loan?
If there are restrictions, then excuse my ignorance, I wasn’t aware of the rules.
HH.
G67- Would like to see Guidetti and Griffiths getting a rum together up front,LG is smart enough to work off JG.
It would be good if Ronny followed the Salzburg lead.
The Hearts centre half, Ozturk, is a hot head that’s why I believe John and Leigh nipping away at him would work to our benefit.
Does anyone think we should be worrying about our own team, rather than obsessing over a second tier bunch of no hopers? We are poor at the moment, only just scraping past teams in the league who we have montrously more resources . We have done OK in the Europa league but i don’t recall one good performance. If we really think we are the ‘power’ these days then we have to start acting like it. The days of the chip on the shoulder mentality have to go.
Jonny the Tim…Phil Whatshisname, another guy who can only write about the ‘deidyins’…I thought only undertakers made a living from the dead…
Ta Bhoys.
16 roads,
Aye there’s restrictions. 2 players out to a team in different division. 1 if in same division.
Bada,
Good idea. Might warm them up especially as we head into the the middle of winter :)
Jamesgang
Thanks.
Just back in from walking the dog ….passed the place by the lake where they sell the xmas tress … I wasn’t going to get one as I’ll be away for xmas this year, but I guess I’m still a child at heart. Felt like the grinch not getting one … will go for a nice bday dinner with my brother and his wife, then we can come home, put the fire on, have an egg not, and decorate the tree. Then go to bed and dream of celtic putting 7 past the minihuns!. Feels like xmas already.
The CQN night shift is indeed a strange and wonderous place. As you say, thrilled and frightened in equal measure to have been so warmly embraced.
Weebobbycollins
Mediums do not bad. . . Or is that media?
Am I glad I bot an Astra!! Great wee cawrr fitbaw team. Thems must have been spewing abt 9.50 on Thursday night!!!
Monn the Astras!!!!!
david147
16:10 on
29 November, 2014……if you keep the quality of that post
up you may well count me as one of yer groupies.
Hood afternoon all.
Bada
If there’s rum going, I’m for up front along wi them. :-)
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Make that “Good”. Friggin ipad. :-)
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
weebobbycollins
16:12 on 29 November, 2014
Jonny the Tim…Phil Whatshisname, another guy who can only write about the ‘deidyins’…I thought only undertakers made a living from the dead…
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And this Upsets you why?
Weefra
Harry or Robin?
Tony,
They are obviously experiencing navigation problems with their Internet.
I’ve installed this fantastic thing, it’s called a search bar. It allows me to find other websites that don’t offend me ;)
Last couple of days doing Movember for Downs & Proud Plz donate
https://www.justgiving.com/Tommy-Melly
HH
geordie munro
16:16 on 29 November, 2014
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Ok thanks for that. One Celtic player there on loan already. Lend them another.
BackToTheDrawingBoardCSC.
HH.
in fact, I’ve erected a statue in my mind to murray the great who slew the ger, a many headed vile spewing monster from millennia past. Long live the work of our secret agent.
Bolton 1-0