Humiliate your rivals in the Cup Final by putting five goals past them and, if you don’t pay the piper, you pay the consequences. Winning trophies while running up debts you cannot afford to pay is not a viable strategy. The consequences, if you are fortunate enough to survive, has to be painful, otherwise football removes the moral hazard of failure, making Hearts recent experience more likely to happen to other clubs.
Hearts season at the bottom of the Scottish Premiership is the cost of pouring millions of pounds creditors will not receive onto the Hampden Park pitch to hit five goals past a Hibs team, who live within their means. Many other teams were denied progress in the cups, or higher prize money in the league, while the fantasists were building to their 5-1 glory.
Billy Brown’s nonsense about rescinding a punishment for a club who are still in administration is yet another fantasy, but it was fostered in 2012, by the notion that Scottish football can change insolvency rules on the hoof to accommodate a failed club. If you want to change insolvency rules, knock yourself out, but there is near-uniform agreement that you cannot change rules when a favoured club falls foul, in order to benefit them.
This notion that because the rules were not changed to help Newco Rangers into top flight football, Scotland’s reigning Third Division champions would be outraged, is hardly news. The 11 top flight clubs, most of whom appear to be enjoying a competitive ‘Best of the Rest’ league race, and a whole clutch of lower league clubs, would also be outraged if Hearts were advantaged.
In October 2011, when Rangers fate was privately acknowledged, Craig Whyte, Neil Doncaster and SPL chairman, Ralph Topping, discussed this rule change ruse. It should have been a 30 second conversation; declined when first proposed. Instead, Scottish football was put through the real trauma of a fantasy fear of Armageddon. Now everyone who can’t pay their bills think they have the same entitlement to campaign for a rule change – and why shouldn’t they, the tabloids told everyone that changing the rules on the hoof was acceptable.
Hearts fans know this. They are heading for relegation, those I have spoken to have accepted the situation. For them, it’s all about ensuring the club survives and sorting things out for the long term, SPFL results don’t even register. I don’t know any who want to see their club go cap in hand for rule changes, the way Whyte, then Green, did. It’s demeaning and lacks dignity.
This is turning into my favourite domestic season yet. All the ‘They’ve suffered enough’ merchants better get their strategies sorted for the next episode.
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Could The Rangers sue someone for saying Rangers (in liquidation) died? After all they are a new and different club and so no one is saying that they are dead …
And anyway, as the learned gentleman PFayr once pointed out to me, there is a legal defence of veritas – which to us normal folk means “it’s the bloody truth.”
JFH
I share your view in some respects as regards the many prophets of sevconian doom, but you perhaps need to reflect on a couple of aspects:
1) RIFC’s financial statements for the year to June were published in September, showing an operational cash haemorrhage of £1M per month. Most analysts, inc RIFC’s own Finance Director, estimate nil cash before the end of the season without either considerable cuts to costs, or new cash in the form of capital. Both get more difficult to accomplish as time passes, and neither has yet been actioned.
2) CQNers come from the full spectrum of life. Along with our resident teachers, stationery salesmen, medics, students, civil servants, journalists, minxes, lawyers, Help Desk operatives, IT geeks and drivers amongst many others, are a couple of highly experienced business leaders. I say ‘leaders’ advisedly. One for example, was considered for the role of CEO at SFA a couple of years ago (prob the token tim…), another was Chairman of a national bank, and a 3rd, just for example, sold his business to a global firm for a (insert rumoured number of zeros) figure number. You’d be amazed how many folk on here have depth of knowledge of diverse topics.
Not to mention BlantyreKev either.
Respectfully suggest you ‘filter’ the info you read, some of which may be wishful thinking, others the considered thoughts of experienced people with domain expertise, regrettably none of whom have any knowledge of football whatsoever.
TBB
DjYNWA67 17:48 on 13 January, 2014
starry plough forza oscar 16:46 on 13 January, 2014
The couldn’t be infiltrators could they?? I wonder if infiltrators get paid these days??#
I’ve actually had that same thought since the Dundee game last year. Also thought the same thing with regards to some hoax bombs & gun attacks on Police here in Norn Iron………….
And I thought it was just me! Really, I didn’t want to post re other than a wee snippet about the Fir Park seat multiplication table because I’m thinking/thought to myself……… ‘naw c’mon couldnae be, surely’……………
And, yes I am going back to the Dundee game with my paranoia re…………. Set ups all along the way ‘me thought’ but how and why???? Well, if so, there is obviously a long game plan in force……… Corporate MSM driven………..
BTW, have expressed my ‘irrational thoughts’ with some of the contributors on here by e-mail, SMS, phone calls, conversations. Appreciate that none of said recipients bellowed ‘you’re nuts TBM’……….. Maybe they were just being polite eh!
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Monaghan1900
“We are the people. We are immortal.”
This has to be a typo? Surly dum hun one meant “immoral.”
“Fight fire with water”………………………………………………………..Whaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Instead of fighting fire with water they could simply hurl themselves on the fire in their droves thus extinguishing said fire with their immortal bodies. Now that I’d pay good money to see.
Roumer Bagwash just said Johannsson on way to Glasgow for a medical
16 roads,
Feck them buddy.Don’t let the clowns annoy you
monaghan1900
Cheers mate. I can see why their annoyed, the lie has been told so often they actually believe it. Would be interesting if they actually took Britney to court, however I would imagine a judge would find in their favour. Funny handshakes all round.
Maybe I’m a bit too cynical.
Tontine Tim
Frank McDonald’s was offered injections and on occasion did use them. However the same manager offered to bring manure to Pittodrie for a testimonial for Frank as he had to quit playing because of a lower back problem. Aberdeen refused to allow the game as they said he did not merit one on length of service.
As well as being family we played school football together. I am obviously biased but think Frankie could and should have played for the hoops. That was his dream.
KTF
HH
McDougal sorry phone is guff.
Re a CQN Obituary.
Let me be the first to contribute.
After a short illness we have to announce the death of R.F.Club. The life support machine was switched off on the fourteenth day of June 2012. Sadly missed by hordes but no others. There are only 2 things guaranteed in life. Death and taxes. Oh wait a minute………..
Order of service music
The hunsaredeid the hunsaredeid the huns are f++++n deid
You`re not rangers anymore
Henrik Larsson is the King of Kings
No flowers please, donations to the roof fund.
Ernie Ernie wherefore art thou?? Tri Rib I’d say at a push suport is 60-40 or probably 70-30 to the Sevconians. I would call us Celts not Tims. we tend not to have the religious baggage from Central Scotland,hope you understand what I mean. Hail Hail Hebcelt
TCR – we araaaaa peepil!!!
Grrrrrrrrr… :)
Alex O’Henley @OHenleyAlex 6m
“Stefan Johansen due in Glasgow tonight to finalise move to Celtic.”
16 roads,
Meant to ask you this before.Do you know Davy Glennon by any chance?
Nicky Law omitted from World Team of The Year shocker……..
Fassreifen
18:23 on 13 January, 2014
From Wikipedia. Is there a podium on there?
‘He fulfilled a childhood dream and signed for the Glorious Glasgow Celtic on the 13th January 2014.’
Ernie, it wasnae me ;-)
Monaghan1900 17:31 on 13 January, 2014
It is funny how the mask of defiance slips so easily when someone hits them with basic facts.
They should dip into the ole fighting fund and take Spiers to court. Now that would be funny … on so many levels.
TCR – their are Glennons in the Murph that I know,not familiar with a Davy though.
One of the sons was involved in the elimination of a certain hero of Andy Goram’s.
Let’s all laugh at the bitter Mark Guidi.
Motherwell Seats Fracas 14 arrested all from Motherwell area … Not 1 GB Member has been arrested
apparently
HH
MIKE
Is Guidi not a tim?
Aye I know who yer on about..hahaha Sonny?
Cousins of them I think.
Davy has a brother Francie who lives in Carrick Hill.
Their da was murdered by Loyalists.Horrendous death.
Zlatan wins World Goal of The Year v Engerland……..now on his way to CP for a medical….:}
NO WAY…….does ally know yet ?
He’ll need names and which school the people on the panel went to……
HH :-)
BobbyRussell, he might be but he has issues.
BFSDJ wins Balloon D’Or……
bobbyrussell & bookworm
I thought he was too. :)
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Maggie Thatcher day Hmmmmm
5th Of Nov and I will think about it.
TCR – Could well be mate.
That Carrick Hill is a tough wee district.
Steinreignedsupreme
18:31 on
13 January, 2014
There would be a lot of lawyers “unavailable” that day!
Eurosport Sky 410 now-a very emotional Pele wins a special award at the Ballon D’Or gig
Monaghan1900
17:54 on
13 January, 2014
hendrix67
Surely if THEY died on Radio Scotland, it is Radio Scotland the permanently raging should be suing.
quonno
18:49 on
13 January, 2014
Monaghan1900
17:54 on
13 January, 2014
hendrix67
Surely if THEY died on Radio Scotland, it is Radio Scotland the permanently raging should be suing.
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Radio Scotland very much in the frame – the Huns are trying to decide how many mullions they should sue for.
How many epl players in the fifapro team? -greatest league in the world my ass
Hebcelt
Have you read the Lewis Trilogy by Peter May? If so, any thoughts?
Bhoy67 18.37
I also noticed the sneaky wee last line in STV news programme. All the teenagers were reported as coming from Motherwell. Announced with the damaged seats picture being reused.
Surely the Focus Group if asked, could clarify which team these youngsters were infiltrating.
In this new transparent world why no comments anywhere, including here.
are they suing for defamation of character- oh what irony