You all think you’re so smart, smugly laughing at the outcome of a game in a tournament you didn’t even know existed until recently. Let me tell you, yesterday’s defeat of Newco Rangers was nothing short of calamitous for the road I hoped the club would take.
Ally McCoist is crucial to all the things I hope happens to Newco in the years to come. He alone can deliver the hilarity waiting for when his team face full time footballers every week. Who else could spend so much yet produce so little? Who else would have the sheer brass neck to demand such a salary, even if partially deferred, in order to endorse the spivs as suitable recipients of season ticket money? This guy is unique and of immeasurable value.
Yesterday’s defeat fundamentally weakens his position. What now when, in true Rangers tradition, he stands in front of this year’s AGM thanking ‘yous’ for being the cream in his doughnut? Will they still cheer at being patronised like applauding seals completely lacking in self-awareness?
Mark my words, anything which undermines McCoist is unwelcome. A Ramsden’s Cup win would allow him to claim as much credit as he could waddle off with and would have upset no one. They had a party at Ibrox planned, like it was 1975 all over again. The humiliation must be significant.
The way forward for Newco Rangers is to put pressure on their board to release badly needed funds for the manager to spend in the hope of winning promotion from the Championship next season.
A word for Raith Rovers and their chairman Turnbull Hutton. It was a Raith Rovers director who sat across the table from one of the Rangers clubs (I’ve lost track) to judge their failure to dispense their tax and other duties during season 2011-12. McCoist then publicly demanded to know the names of the panel members.
It was Raith’s Starks Park ground which needed 24 hour security after receiving a threat to burn it to the ground following McCoist’s outburst. Turnbull Hutton stood firm and was one of the voices which ensured the rules were applied as they stood.
Seville – The Celtic Movement
“Going into the second leg, it was all in Liverpool’s favour and on paper it was Celtic’s toughest test. That wasn’t to be the case though as Celtic achieved a very comfortable 2-0 at Anfield. Both goals were superb to top a fantastic victory. A low free kick from Alan Thompson and a wonderful strike from John Hartson were the difference in this game. Celtic went through to the semi-final 3-1 on aggregate.”
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10:05 on 7 April, 2014
Neganon, you always strike me as someone who hopes for continued anti Irish racism and Catholicism. It exists but is very rapidly going away. You strike me as someone who couldn’t cope if it no longer existed at all.
You are absolutely spot in your summation. He goes on about the act as if it applies only to catholics. If that’s the case why do the huns detest it as well.
I don’t know were Neganon works but racism and culture have caused many wars throughout the world and continue to do so. Please let us know were your utopia is Neganon?
Scotland is a superb country to live in. Many faults of course but steadily getting better.
The biggest racism this country has suffered was the Poll Tax
I still recall that second goal from BBJ with a great deal of hilarity.
With everyone jumping a lad behind me fell forward knocking me off my feet and over onto the seat in front of me. The lad beside me not realising turned round to hug me and proceeded to jump up and down hugging my shins and bouncing me up and down on the seat in front. Thankfully he realised in quick fashion and righted my now extremely dizzy body and we proceeded to jump up and down some more.
Was a great night as back at the wee local hotel the overnight barman was a big Everton fan so needless cheap beer and spirits were much in evidence.
cpb
I pay one week ahead. Going down to T T’s to get a laff. Service?? It died with r F C!!
And dinny make the skull holidaze an excuse btw!!! Wee bit of Fifie talk there. Ken eh??
Tootingtim.
He’s been snapped on the same road in a previous car when he told celtic supporters to go home.
right boys here is my take on our LEIGH.
HIBEES fans do not have a clever chappie amongst them.if they did they would come up with a funny song about HERTS with no sweerie words or ref.to the country of origin of the guy they want to insult. a refugee to me is no shame.PRAGUE ,great city of culture.much better than EMBRA any day of week. morons singing a moronic song.BIG INSULT AND RACIST??????not as far as i’m concerned.
I watched a video on u.tube of CELTIC supporters singing about NOVO. a dog of a man and a lot of our supporters bother to make up a song about him????????
our problem and I agree with AFF OUT KEV J.here is the bored.
PL said he wrote to SFA.re a CELTIC player being hauled to headquarters for a follow through in a tackle against the deid club.he wrote to SFA for clearance on how this happened.6 months later no reply.so he is saying he sent CELTIC teams out to play for 6 months and did not know the rules.SFA banned the not so HOLY GOALIE for 2 games and the cardigan asks why.next night on tv a member of SFA on to explain.message SFA are feart of the cardigan but PL being a shit bag they are not scared of him.
ok so what i’m saying is tell SFA to feck off and deal with LG in private and let it stay private.and get a new CEO with a pair.
Sleekit: “Absolutely. We are very, very disappointed at not winning this competition. There is absolutely no doubt about that.
“But rest assured, so long as I am the manager here I will do absolutely everything I can to make sure this club has plenty more opportunities to win the Ramsdens Cup.”
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
TT in the whifflet….. Get me a monster bar and a lucky potato.
Gb
Paul67, cruel and incredibly funny.
Anything, anything at all that continues to humiliate the hun is ok in my book, with or without the dangerous, sneak mouthed bestest, fattest young manager in the world involved.
TheHonestMistake
were not talking about calling someone an idiot, were talking about calling someone a knuckle dragger, so I don’t know where you got that one from – or is it that calling people knuckle draggers is a common expression of yours?
There are many black people that call erachother n***** all the time – are they being racist?
Evening Times Crisis Special:
Matthew Dimsay: “Sunday’s setback should send a message to the Blue Room that Ally McCoist requires a £30m warchest to compete at Ramsdens Cup level. Surely Dave King’s time has come at Ibrox.”
Chris Jackoff: “The booing echoing around three sides of Easter Road was not directed at manager Ally McCoist. Anyone in the stadium will have noted this reaction was immediately followed by a Green Seat protest from the large Rangers support. A clear message that they blame Charles Green for the position the club is now in.”
Griffiths has not assaulted anyone he hasnt stolen anything he sung a daft song when in a pub with fellow Hibs supporters and some on this blog are agreeing with the MSM and calling for him to be sacked.You will hear such songs sung by fans in grounds through out the UK.He has been given a final warning and that should be it finished.Let him who is free from sin cast the first stone.H.H.
From Morrissey @ 19.50 last night
The above poster re-produced a list of 5potential defences for Leigh which are flawed. I think there have been a lot of repeat errors of these defences today.
They were:-
“Theres loadsa excuses out there.
1. Ostrich “He didn’t do it. The video is inconclusive.”
2. Pedant “Calling a white Czech footballer a refugee isn’t racism.” Like Eastern europeans don’t get abused like this all the time.
3. Back in my day.. “I’ve heard people sing worse in the pub or on the terraces. Yous are aw soft” Like that was good form or something?
4. Be same as racists. “But Andy Goram et al got away with it.”
5. /victim mentality. “Racist papers are reporting him being racist so lets look at that instead.”
Leigh’s offences are not one-offs, even though the last two video clips came from the same source. He has also had the twitter comment about “F*** off back to your own country!” and he had the abuse of the McDonald’s worker.
There is no hypocrisy involved in my being delighted with Leigh Griffiths as a footballer, aware of the agendas of the Record and other media outlets, and, still, disgusted by the social attitudes of the player himself.
I am pleased that the consensus on Celtic sites has been in that area. Most do not want him sacked without a chance to change and most do not dismiss this as harmless banter.
There is a case to answer here and I expect my club to answer it. I hope they pitch their response in the area that most Celtic fans inhabit.
justafan (12:31), you have a point. And I trust that:
a) Hibs will be taking action to identify any supporters also shown in the video who are guilty of the same “crime” that LG is accused of, and that they will take action against those supporters commensurate with any punishment applied to LG. (If the punishment must fit the crime, then it must do so for everyone, not more so for Celtic players.)
b) The police will also be doing likewise and effecting prosecutions as appropriate to all concerned.
I won’t hold my breath…
Dj67ynwa.
A knuckle dragger is not a racist term as far as I know but if you use the term to as a negative racial stereotype then you are being racist. However I have Never known the term knuckle dragger to have racial connotations.
As for your question:
Yes. Ask Paul Elliot.
Can a second division team be a wounded animal?
As far as I’m aware Sevco breezed to the Ramsdens Cup Final but not so the Scottish Cup, where they’ve had to receive considerable help to get them thus far. Raith Rovers were by far and away the superior side, and the broken down ex SPL pro’s and journeymen were strictly second best.
The longer the game went on the more Rovers realised they were playing Sevco and not the old Rangers that died, and Sevco were summed up by McCulloch (Captain) throwing himself to the ground to gain a free kick, which was duly given by the dreadful nerve ridden Timmy ref.
This week they’ll move up another league and face a much better side than the young Rovers, their only hope is Bobby Madden, and if you think they can win, watch a replay of the Ramsdens, you owe it to yourself.
Comedy Bronze CSC
Bigchip…
Take your point absolutely.
But LG, although in presence as a supporter is a professional football player subject to regulation by the authorities and his club. It is easy to identify him…he seems to be standing on a table!
As far as general police action is concerned, like you I won’t be holding my breath.
BMCUW
Howdy!
Yes, smashin day yesterday. Drank copious amounts of beer – Moretti(!!) – prosecco and red wine. In training for the 10th.
Slept like a baby and woke up this morning with aching sides.
Prestwick, via Dublin, here I come.
See you soon.
HH!!
FAVOURITE UNCLE
12:42 on
7 April, 2014
right boys here is my take on our LEIGH.
HIBEES fans do not have a clever chappie amongst them
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By the logic being espoused on here we should be hounding favorite uncle off the site for the gross discrimination he just used to describe Hibs fans.
fave uncle, I apologize that I have to use your expression as an example to make my point clear & I no way want you exiled from the site.
Hail hail!
STEINREIGNEDSUPREME
A career in journalism awaits you,or are you pinning yer hopes on a revival of Spitting Image?
Satire is so much more hurtful than mere insults.
Or ripping the pash,as it is nearly known in Scotland.
You can vote for Super Ally here.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-boss-ally-mccoist-refuses-3383322#
Currently 55% YES
45% NO
Ally must stay! Get voting!
HH
The Honest Mistake loves being first
12:52 on
7 April, 2014
Dj67ynwa.
A knuckle dragger is not a racist term as far as I know but if you use the term to as a negative racial stereotype then you are being racist. However I have Never known the term knuckle dragger to have racial connotations.
There’s no difference, in my book, between discrimination & racial discrimination.
ContextCSC
Billy Bhoy 05
12:40 on 7 April, 2014
‘The biggest racism this country has suffered was the Poll Tax’
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The stupidity and ignorance contained in that statement is just breathtaking.
But I suppose it’s what we should expect from someone who told us he feels physically sick when he sees someone he considers Scottish playing for the RoI.
COATBRIDGE PAPER BHOY
Guinness is my tipple of choice in The Monday Club,£2.15 a pop.
It would be my tipple of choice on a Thursday evening too-£1.25-but sadly work gets in the way.
Which is a real bummer.
Stuck offshore just got a Facebook of front page of the record, Leigh will be delt with within, but surely now is the time for our club to ban all reporters from this rag, they appear to have a new target for there hatred of our great club BAN THEM NOW, rant over
Jonny the….
Just gone to 54% / 46%
Get voting bhoys!!!!
Dj67.
It’s your logic that would want him off the site. You’re the only person with the inability to distinguish between racism and calling somebody an idiot.
Please don’t sack mcoist, sleekit mcoist, we just don’t think you understand !
Cos if you sack mcoist, sleekit mcoist, you just might just have a riot on your hands !
johngreigcsc
Dj67YNWA …………YIPPPPPEEEEEEE I got a fan club. pint I owe you will be in GLASGOW in a few weeks. LYNCH’S GALLOGATE .
Dj67
“There’s no difference, in my book, between discrimination & racial discrimination.”
If you can’t tell the difference between discrimination and calling someone an idiot then you must be one. I’ll bow out now. Have a good one.
bournesouprecipe 12:56 on 7 April, 2014
I didn’t see yesterday’s match because I’ll have to watch them next Saturday at work.
My brother checked out the last hour though and he said “it was like watching 22 ‘last picks’ kicking a ball about,” a reference to the days of playing on wasteground when the worst players were always last to be picked in the sides.
You know,folks?
I think we’ve argued this to death.
IMO,little to be gained from circuitous discussions by people who already know how they think Leigh Griffiths should be dealt with.
I doubt anyone has changed their opinion,some may recognise as I do the equivocation in their opinion.
There is a strong possibility of disciplinary proceedings,and possibly prosecution. As such,for me,time to leave it alone.
On this one,my stance has been made,but further comment is superfluous.
LG is guilty no arguments on that . However guilty of being an idiot more than anything. I think he is just a daft laddie carried away with it all lathing it up with his pals.
He is being depicted as an ideological racist who has committed a politically conscious act of subverting society’s laws and moral codes.
He needs educated more than he needs punished. He ‘s a daftie. A likeable daftie it strikes me.
Even if he is not a likeable daftie he is a good player and that’s why we employed him. We did not expect him to be a moral crusader.
The Honest Mistake loves being first
13:03 on
7 April, 2014
Dj67.
It’s your logic that would want him off the site. You’re the only person with the inability to distinguish between racism and calling somebody an idiot.
itscalledthemalvinas
No! You’re refusing to accept that discrimination goes beyond racism.
In your world, its bad because your government says so.
You ever called someone a Ginger minger?
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers ………praying for our wee hero!
13:01 on 7 April, 2014
Good man, knew you were a discerning chap…..the black stuff rules.
Gb
There is no chance of any criminal conviction. Otherwise we need to build many more courtrooms and prisons. Every football fan is in danger of being locked up if this precedent were to be set.
Being daft is not yet a crime .
Are there any rules about an SPFL member club owner sponsoring or advertising at match activities involving other member clubs? Surely there is a conflict of interest?
Tooting Tim
“Who is the MIB for the Sevco v DU game?”
There’s SIX of them next Saturday; Midden (sorry Madman, sorry Madden) has the star role and he will be ably backed by Stephen McLean (yup, that one!), Callum Murray (did you see him at the weekend?) and, wait for it …………………….. Mr Beaton, the man who single-handedly got the mighty Sevco a repaly against the Rovers of Albion! (The two others are unkown to me).
So, while like most on here I think Dundee Utd. should wipe the floor/park with them, we should never, ever underestimate a MIB team like that one. Did you see Elbows in the very last minute of the game yesterday when a long ball (another one, again!!) was thrown up to the front and, knowing that he wouldn’t/couldn’t get it literally propelled himself forward, landing about three feet away from the defender. The ref took the bait and gave them a free kick right at the edge of the box (which thankfully they made use of in their usual, effective way). But, what if Elbows had managed to get into the box????
COATBRIDGE PAPER BHOY
Took me a while to turn a blind eye to their support of the authorities in 1916
Took tae it like a dug tae beetroot after that!