What you and I have known for months was established as true by the BBC last night, Rangers improperly registered players for over a decade. Following the programme there was some bluster by a firm of accountants who clearly have a lot to worry about, but nothing has been said to dispute the dual contract claim.
The SLP have not added to their 65 word statement released ahead of the broadcast. SFA chief executive Stewart Regan has told the BBC the association will not act, unless called to do so as an appeal body, and SFA President What-school-did-you-go-to has not uttered a word.
Campbell Ogilvie was an executive director of Rangers when it carried out a dual contract system in contravention of the rules of the SFA. This is an established fact which is likely to have severe repercussion for the Scottish game and the club. It is inconceivable that he continues to act as president of the SFA, especially when it has taken the decision not to become involved, despite being the only body competent to investigate breaches across all domestic competitions.
He must resign immediately or be fired. If Mr Regan does not understand this he should be fired too. He is there to take the hard decisions, not to make friends. He has abandoned fans at the time they most need clear leadership.
Anyone on the board in any doubt about this matter must follow them out the door. The SFA is professional body with budget of millions of pounds, not an old boys club, and should act accordingly.
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MWD great to see your still hangin around but make sure your taking it easy and listening to people who want you to get in a good space. Even health professionals get it wrong but make sure you stay with them and do whatever is best for you mate. If you need a break to smell the grass and enjoy the sunshine do it. We know you will be back and giving it some when you are ready. Take care of yourself mate. Hail Hail
In short …….. NO MORE JELLY n ICE CREAM until the huns are gone..
its my opinion Celts.
the champers is on ice and may never be opened if the shame reamain!
Vinny
Hx2
Who let MWD out woof woof :¬)
Hey big mhan whits the craic mon ami?
V
Hx2
Lycru……..keep up
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Mountblow tim on 25 May, 2012 at 06:04 said:
Good morning CQN from a misty morning in Clydebank
To carry on with the famous day on the 27/5/1967
Match Stats
Inter Celtic
Goal Attempts 5 42
Shots On Target 4 24
Shots Off Target 0 16
Fouls 20 20
Corners 0 10
Offside 2 7
I am NL in NZ Tauranga –
I’m not on the blog as often as I used to be, and your comment to MWD is the first I have heard of him having health issues.
Is he ok?
MWD –
If you are looking in, sorry to hear this news. Well, obviously I mean, news to me.
Take care of yourself.
Hail Hail.
vhman tell us what you really think : ) . We are a broad church and there will be a wide opinion on how to deal with a governance decision from SPL and SFA that condones cheating. Most of us will have an opinion without bagging the opinion and actions of another Celt. For me when I come home next I will be getting a ticket for every game at paradise that I can. Whether I financially support another SPL team that supports a shame game will be another matter.
ToneLoc @ 20.56
Your father was my form teacher in 5th and 6th year. Top fellow in my book.
Give him my best, although I was at that time unassociated with bunnets, battered or otherwise.
Morning,
Here we have it, Duff&Duffer believed nothing would come of the SPL investigation as Ogilvie would see to that. Corrupt and rotten to the core.
David Roberts, of the legal firm,
Olswang, that represented Bill Miller during
his bid for the Ibrox side and held
discussions with the SPL. “What Duff &
Phelps said to us was that there may be
some reticence pushing the investigation
forward because a beneficiary of the EBT
payments [Campbell Ogilvie] was now on
the SFA board, but we saw no evidence of
that. My genuine belief was that this was an
issue that gave rise to a potential breach of
the rules and the SPL were discharging their
governing body duties by looking at it. It
may also breach the SFA rules as well. It
was something being taken very seriously by
the authorities.”
Tom I’ll leave that to MWD to tell as he wants. I am sure he will appreciate our genuine thoughts and best wishes from near and far.
off shopping with Mrs Tauranga we’ve run out of grape juice and its Friday night . Have a great day
45 years ago today
Celtic came out to play
Estadio Nacional was the place
Celebration of our Ancient Race
Big Jock’s Lisbon Lions team
There was Lemon, Jinky and Boaby
….
Next?
Amongst all the memorable thoughts that come flooding back today as I think back on that sunny day in Lisbon is the scene at the airport as we tried to board any plane back to Glasgow.
Everywhere was chaos, people were just being put on any old plane.
It may seem odd but I had no idea who had actually scored the winning goal despite not being very far from the action and quite unbelievably none of us discussed the game in any kind of detail after the match such was our state of euphoria.
Well into the airport came the Celtic team with their wives and girlfriends. The latter group were being sent home that night in advance of the team. Well in the chaos further chaos developed. The team were mobbed. The late Bobby Rooney was crying and he was trying to protect Bobby Murdoch. I got to Bobby and asked him the question. Who scored the winning goal? On my Dad’s grave he answered ” Celtic scored the winner “. Class Bobby.
On the plane I discovered that whilst all of my family ( Gordon are you reading and remembering this ) safely jumped the moat and got onto the pitch my uncle John fell in the ditch and was carted off but my older brother, Jim , actually made it into the dressing room and was with the players.
Unimaginable joy, amongst unimaginable chaos.
Hail, hail, the Celts are here.
midfield maestro
Don’t know if the late John Rafferty was the greatest ever but he was streets ahead of the present bunch, and courageous. Like this:
The Scotsman, Friday, May23, 1969
ANIMALS OF OUR FOOTBALL JUNGLE
NOT so long ago, we were talking of football animals from another continent and sneering about moats and wire fences to keep them in their compounds; then, suddenly, at Newcastle there was the need for the moat or a fence and the realisation that here in Britain there was a football jungle.
There should have been no surprise, for the frenzied ex¬tremists who have attached themselves to the Rangers Football Club have grown in numbers, in arrogance, and in ferocity—and they seemed to be all in Newcastle.
The road to St James Park from the station was an ominous journey for those who could read the signs. From the pubs along the way spilled frenzied drunken supporters. In their hands were clasped the clear-glass beer bottles with the patent heavy brew peculiar to the area.
MOB LAW
Policemen patently not used to such characters were pushed aside with contempt and seemed terrified to exert any authority, and so mob law was established.
In St James Park there was a like situation. The trouble area was easily identified, yet the police left it almost uncontrolled. Glasgow police would have been quickly in among them I and arrested a score or so just to show who was the boss. There were ample wild characters misbehaving suffici-ently before play began to warrant multiple arrests.
In the final break-in, the police tried pathetically to coax the roused invaders back on to the terracing, and it was not until they were hurt and bulled that they got into the mood to be sufficiently tough to get results.
HEAVY PRICE
I have been under fire in a football riot in Montevideo, caught up in a night of terror and hate in Cologne, worried in the wild Prater Stadium in Vienna, but never so sickened as I was in Newcastle; It was hard to stomach the pseudo-front of religion and the wild singing of Ulster party songs that was the front for unbridled disorder.
The hooligans who invaded the field did so flying the Union Jack and the Lion Rampant of Scotland, and the air reeked with hypocrisy and ignorance, sacrilege and arro¬gance. Rangers are indeed paying a heavy price for the traditional religious policy of the club; and the worst is yet to come, for the extremists who have attached themselves to the club grow in numbers and in viciousness.
NO JOKE
And then after the match there was the walk back to the hotel and, for the first time; fear. Drunks prowled the streets in packs hunting for trouble, and suddenly I remembered that often I am mistaken for Jock Stein. Usually that is fun, but in that scene of havoc such a mistaken identity would have been no joke.
And then in the hotel there was the usual telephone call to report home and my wife, who had watched television, asked: “Where are you?” “In the hotel,” I said, “Stay there!” she ordered; and I did.
John Raffferty
I am NL in NZ Tauranga on 25 May, 2012 at 07:43 said:
vhman tell us what you really think : ) .
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ok my Celtic friend, I will be happy to travel from england to scotland to play a seasons worth of friendlies before our world famous Glasgow Celtic move to another football association in …… ANY……. other country, honesty and integrity is so important in an open and fair football competition, its very plain to see that the Scottish Football Association cannot provide thar basic premise.
I am saying what I think, I WILL support Celtic football club if they walk away from the corruption that pervades the SPL (joke) and the SFA (who is the President… remind me).
Scottish football = corruption on an industrial scale
ps Hail Hail amigo!
Big Nan
My opinion is biased, but still correct. He was my uncle, my mum’s brother. A great man.
midfield maestro
He was a very good journalist and as I said a very courageous man to write the truth about Newcastle.
Can you imagine any of the present lot writing a piece like that?
No chance!
R.I.P. John Rafferty and “Dan” Archer.
paddymcd on 25 May, 2012 at 07:03:
I did indeed mate, long time no see/hear…:)
Right, time to start work…
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Kano 1000 on 24 May, 2012 at 23:34 said:
If you have nt read this do so.
What a crackin post sir.
Big Nan
Thanks for that. I never miss a chance to let folk know about him, only people of a certain age are blessed to have read his work. My mum had a great 15 mins reminising(sp) acouple of weeks ago with Bertie Auld, a proud sister.
Hx2
mncelt . many happy memories brought back there mate . couple of days in the lisbon sun i,ll never forget . I often sit and recall the time as if it were yesterday . Biggest problem i had was trying to get my two older brothers and my uncle to the airport ,they were drunk as lords . with good reason mind you , just made it back in time to head to parkhead for the parade . waving my wee green and white crepe paper thingy (dont know what to call it), any you mind them . thanks for that mate .
Can i please ask why oh why are UEFA not getting involved in this proven cheating by the orcs. The mob that are supposed to govern scottish football are part of the problem and should be viewed as such .They cant be trusted to rule without fear or favour ,so IT MUST BE TAKEN OUT THERE HANDS .AND IT MUST BE DONE NOW . And the pressure must be kept on ogilvie . This man should be sacked , but they are all involved all covering one anothers back .
jimtim
tictalker on 25 May, 2012 at 00:06 said:
£30m of the EBTs are covered by side letters, that’s about 70%.
So while there is some not covered by side letters most is.
Those who have had EBTs but there are no side letters maybe just got the shredders in quicker.
tictalker on 25 May, 2012 at 00:06 said:
Also sorry for the delay in replying.
midfield maestro on 25 May, 2012 at 08:07 said:
Big Nan
Thanks for that. I never miss a chance to let folk know about him, only people of a certain age are blessed to have read his work. My mum had a great 15 mins reminising(sp) acouple of weeks ago with Bertie Auld, a proud sister.
Hx2
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midfield maestro
For my sins I volunteered to “do” the year 1972 for the Celtic Wiki and this involved scanning newspaper clips from the library and as they weren’t good enough to copy I transcribed them.
So much of your late uncle’s work is on the Wiki for that year and it is good to know that Celtic fans of today and the future ones will be able to see what it was like when real journalists reported football matches.
I thought that the last paragraph in the Newcastle article was brilliant. It encapsulated the mood of fear that pervaded that night. Great stuff.
Raging …. just broke the top E string in the Seville guitar, need to go to the auld music shop now……….
Still it could be worse if I was a hun my auld flute would be decidedly wonky right now.
Walk on Celtic, Walk on!
V
Hx2
AsonofDan – mate I posted the same in the early hours and it seems to have gone unnoticed. I nearly choked reading it. Fortunately I’ve just been punching hell out of leather for an hour and it seems to have calmed me down a bit. How is Campbell Ogilvie still in that @&£€¥¥¥# job?
Vmhan on 25 May, 2012 at 08:16 said:
Still it could be worse if I was a hun my auld flute would be decidedly wonky right now.
Sounds sore big pal – A very good morning to ya all
G-O-O-O-O-D morning,everyone!
Fortyfive years to the day since THE BIG CUP win started the big countdown on the clock marked “Death of the Huns”
The last eight hours or so have had some cracking wee stories,anecdotes and memories of the day,and of what it meant then and now.
Some real good stuff,quality and warmth.
But that’s to be expected,to be honest.
What wasn’t expected was a full match synopsis,blow-by-blow.
MNCELT,take a bow-that was simply inspired!!!!!!!!!!!
tomthelennytim
Pretty sure Paul67 will have something to say on it.
HH
re MWD,
since we are all phd’son here I’ll say my bit……..
FFS this man should be dead now, the plan that the loyal and true blue ….. one of the greatest instituitions in world football….. did that loon tune actually say that….
the plan was to wait in a large gang of rangers supporters, select one person walking from the direction of the gallowgate, beat him. do the bouncy on his head oh did I mention cut his kneck to within a millimetre of his life…..
I think MWD has come out of it all pretty well considering the scum that he needs to live beside in and around Glasgow.
Anyway, the big mhan who is MWD is sound …….
V
Hx2
Big Nan
1974 Munich World Cup.
JR got up to sing in hotel bar, a few shandies, Rod Stewart refused to sing after him, could not compete. As in report you posted, he had an uncanny look of Jock, his good friend. Following day in papers, Jock ( teetotal), drunk in Munich hotel. Lazy journalism…
ASonofDan- it’s Regan who should be doing the talking about it.
It’s beyond belief. It left belief behind several stops ago.
Off to work.
Just read the latest from Leggatt.
His hinted-at expose from yesterday is that DAVID LOW is a large part of the Green group at Ibrox.
Oh,and he has written a book called The Kennedy Kill.
Reminds me of Jason McAteer on QUESTION OF SPORT…….
Happy Lisbon Lions Day.
The story of Blantyre man Jock Stein should be taught in every school in Scotland.
25-05-1967
Ticket prices ranged from £2 7s 6d (£2.38) centre stand to 10/- (50p) behind the goals
Read a supplement celebrating the anniversary of Lisbon, they interviewed the players who had taken part,including the inter players,the full back,Burgnich,told how,with 8 mins to go,the goalie pulled off yet,another save,he heard the captain,Mazzola,say,” let it go”,meaning,they could not face extra time,such was the nature of the beating they were taking,” I never thought I would hear my captain say that”, he said,they knew that extra time would only bring further punishment,quite simply,the greatest EC final ever played,god bless every single player who took part,but,especially,the finest manager who ever lived,JOCK STEIN.
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous Hillbillies the day?
happy Lisbon day….
Have my late fathers ticket for Lisbon,safely stored away,some day, my sons will inherit the precious memory, words cannot describe the emotion inside my breast when the talk turns to that fabulous day.