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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Dena
The 1967 strip in a modern fabric is what I would like.
This time last week I was drinking with fellow CQN’s, fine bunch of gentleman Mrs P said, can’t disagree with that!
Worried about tomorrows game. With Mulgrew out. Hope Ronny replaces him in midfield properly or we will get over run.
The new strip is already in production, so not a lot…in fact feck all…we can change now. Let’s hope for thr best.
Clubbing!?!?
What is wee Jamesie? A seal? With Mike in Toronto chasing him across the ice?!?
It’s different ‘clubbing’ that’s got wee Jamesie into bother of late……
Problem is he’s got the speed of a gazelle, the hammies of a gerbil and the gait of a crab!
And I’d have had him on at half time on Thursday!
HH jamesgang
Prestonpans
You have a fine family and was a pleasure to chat with you.
delaneys dunky puts his hand up confessing to be one of the alleged ‘fine gentlemen’
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang
We all are! :))
Re tomorrow’s game….you better believe it will be physical. The Hertz are overdue 2 red cards from last week. They will not get a red card tomorrow unless 1of them loses it totally, they will be allowed to foul with impunity.
An Tearmann
The monies they will draw from the semi-final would seem to be paramount to their continuation ?
delaneys dunky
;-))))
X
HH jamesgang
New Balance?
F me is it 1993 again?
JMC
Do you know which MIB we have been assigned?
DD
golum
Delaneys Dunky
19:23 on
29 November, 2014
Dena
The 1967 strip in a modern fabric is what I would like.
I would have no objection to that right enough
HH
BT
Oh well! Could have been Craig Thompson.
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
19:37 on
29 November, 2014
DD
golum
clubbing with impunity it is then
God help us
HH
So whites this I hear about Thompson and Collum not making themselves available for the newest derby in the world
ANY SPARE TICKETS FOR TYNECASTLE TOMORROW ?
Call me on 07779888834
TT
Ref Man with eyes at the back of his heed tomorrow!
min iDena29 due home from another long shift so I’m away to make her something nice
catch you all later,
C.O.Y.B.I.G.
Play Nice
HH
Whits even
“Worried about tomorrows game. With Mulgrew out”
Lennons p,
Is he definitely out? I’ve not seen owt.
My big worry is that every single one of our dropped points has came after a euro game.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
19:41 on 29 November, 2014
So whites this I hear about Thompson and Collum not making themselves available for the newest derby in the world
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Both are away at a UEFA meet, compulsory apparently.
Callum Murray also doesn’t want it as he’s winding down before retiring though will most likely do it. Other than that it will be Bobby Madden I guess.
Dena
I dislike the current strip, though my 4 year old grandson lives in his strip I bought him. :))
Prefer round white collar and 7 unbroken emerald green hoops.
Delaneys Dunky @ 19.23
I like that
TT
ive asked one of the bhoys from Ireland .
I’ll let you know how i get on.
canalamar
I think wee Geordie is saying it’s wee Jamesies’ hammy that goes, when he’s in full heed doon, a88e up flying mode.
I expect madden threatened them to get it
Thomthethim18:29
Goldstar 19:14
not a nice piece of writing I agree.
but an insight into the murray media machine workings imo
A compliant media is still waitin on the story instead of investigating it re the whole circus.
HH
Bsr,
Aye. And Lustigs was a hip problem and now it’s a hammy. Broonys was on his own. Charlies was on international. Derks is his allergy to kicking a baw.
Just home from my Thursday trip, (had to take a detour on my way home to attend a friend’s funeral). Despite result enjoyed game. Apart from opening quarter it was a good competitive match. Watching live you can see how much Brooney brings to the team. Enjoyed the company of some great CQN’ers would have liked to meet up with jamesgang & Jungle Jim but not to be this time. Attention now turns to tomorrow I don’t know why, but I have a sense of foreboding about it. Maybe I’m just knackered, a good nights sleep will give me a better perspective on things.
BT
Cheers.
I originally had 2 and gave them to Marinello as I couldn’t make the match.
Now I can and I’m spewing at possibly missing the match.
Any help is very welcome.
TT
Anything like the 82-85 home top would do me
B-)
One thing commentators on Rangers’ finances seem to be missing when talking about life going forward. Is that player wages will be up this season but ticket sales are down. From October forward they have needed cash injections of nearly £2M a month until season ticket revenue comes in.
TT
aye, he is too big to argue with…
Stella Time
I hear newco are insisting on having an independant referee from engerland for the semi – someone called jeff winter