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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Sannabhoy
Good idea – thanks!
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jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o
SORRY PAL I LIVE IN York ONLY GET UP ONCE A YEAR.I ALWYS GO IN FOR A GUINNESS.I DON’T KNOW THE GUY .I GO IN DURING THE DAY AND LISTEN TO THE 5 OLD GUYS WHO SIT AND ARGUE ALL DAY ABOUT NOTHING.HILARIOUS.
I WILL PROBABLY BE MEETING AULDHEID FOR A FEW BEFORE THE GAME AND MAYBE JUNGLE JIM.
FU.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Reliably informed that £6.67 per hour is not too bad for students!
Emergency services working overtime in Scotland today.
Several hotspots – Larkhall, Kilwinning, East Lothian and the Erskine Bridge. All leave cancelled.
HH!!
Smaller cheaper version!!
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winning captains
6.67 an hour for students?!
Dont tell td67!
HH!!
FU
Ta.
Very quiet down Brig’ton way today!
:-)
Having just watched the highlights of the big cup final I actually think Sevco were unlucky not to win it. They had most of the chances and looked the most likely to score…. Maybe Sally is just unlucky rather than awful…?
ReversepsychologyCSC
Siesta time zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Hrvatski Jim
15:43 on
7 April, 2014
“@RangersStore: Ramsdens cup final commemorative home top and tee shirt available from the megastore from 11:00 am today !
These will sell at a premium – via the Celtic Shop!
Thats an idea mate,i hear it brings a nice sheen to laminate flooring :-)))
An tearmann
Expensive bum paper
Winning Captains
Sorry. I have been out. I don`t know if there is a list of Supporters` busses but I am assuming a fair few on here travel that way. I was thinking those willing ( I am ) could email their addresses to you and you would send out the flyers. As well as my Bus, I could give them to a guy who sits beside me at the games who travels in on another Supporters` Bus and ask him to distribute. I am sure CQNers have access to a great many of these busses.
JJ
Yorkbhoy
You are , of course, correct. A very good Hun effort hit the post and the pony-tailed defender had two very good headed chances. Sleekit is obviously very unlucky and deserves a new contract. He must stay.
JJ
Leigh Griffiths is a nugget.
He is immature and ignorant.
He has racist views.
His views are ignorant .
The club have to punish him.
He has to be offered help and counselling.
At this stage , sacking him is way over the top.
He should be on a staged warning .
We are supporters , we and the club should support him.
If he re offends then that would have to be dealt with more severely.
Cantona and Suarez were guilty of much bigger crimes.
They were supported by their manager , club and it’s supporters.
At this juncture I trust Lenny, Celtic and the majority of our faithful supporters will do the same .
This is an
Opportunity to help the Bhoy, improve the Bhoy, and be rewarded by the Bhoy .
Don’t sack Griffiths.
TT
TT
CFC won’t sack LG
Then again they accept the sheep and zombies wrecking our place and all the vile songs they sing … Yet ban our fans for much less
Leigh Griffiths crimes are negligible in my book … Until our club stand up to the cheating fraudsters who run the sport in Scotland
tallybhoy
16:03 on 7 April, 2014
Emergency services working overtime in Scotland today.
Several hotspots – Larkhall, Kilwinning, East Lothian and the Erskine Bridge. All leave cancelled.
HH!!
Tallybhoy
You missed the 3 towns
HH
I didn’t want Griffiths signed , neither did quite a large number of Celtic supporters.
My reasons were nothing to do with his footballing ability. He offers something we haven’t had for a while in that position. Not since Kenny Miller to be precise. He has Millers ability to press the defense , and has even more pace than Miller . He is also a better finisher and a much better crosser from wide area’s
In short he is an asset on the pitch.
I didn’t want him signed because he is a liability off the pitch. I know Celtic debated over whether he would moderate his off field behaviour, over whether he would toe the line, over whether he would mature. I know the club were fully aware that any transgression would be given maximum media coverage.
The club also knew that a transgression may have exposure delayed to take coverage away from whatever Rangers farce was current
All of this has come to pass. The club are disappointed but not surprised. The challenge now is what to do. There are some transgressions that just require a slap on the wrist , no matter how much fuss the Daily Record wants to make of it.
Hearts are going bust was one such transgression & Celtic dealt with it appropriately. However “why don’t you go home” is altogether more serious. The racist and sectarian version is aimed at our club and our fans by supporters of Rangers. In very large numbers on some occasions. It is highly offensive. It is illegal.
For anyone at Celtic , from Chairman to tea-lady, to engage in a similar sentiment is completely unacceptable. I am not going to suggest how the club should react, other than I would not fire him summarily . Do that and with no transfer fee he will be playing at Ibrox next season. If Celtic get rid of him , it must be on a sale basis, and with clauses built in that effectively make any onward sale prohibitive.
What I will say is that I very much doubt that Griffiths will change his behaviour . He is a deeply flawed individual , who appears to have no respect for the opportunity he was given or the community he represents.
Celtic took a chance that he would behave. That was risky and they must now know he will not behave
The Battered Bunnet
13:51 on
7 April, 2014
….As of June 2013, the business has now lost a total £515 Million since inception, has a value of MINUS £225M (insolvent) and requires to generate some £375 Million to repay its debt and satisfy its creditors from its total remaining assets of just £129M.
Hi TBB.
interesting to note that the online article does not cover the figures you outline above whereas the paper does.a little meeja manipulation still going on eh.i guess some like their lamb charcoaled lol
no word of profound regret about the profound introduction of whyteyey to Ticketus,which begs question how could he get money from them(ticketus) without the profound knowledge scotlands biggest lever financier!.
They are still hurting and trying to excuse him.shame on them
HH
:-))
I haven’t seen the video, but I’m reading on different websites that Leigh Griffiths starts to sing a song, then when the Pub started the Rudi Skacel ditty he sat down pretty sharply, this would imply that:
a) He didn’t start the Skacel abuse.
b) Knew that it would be an issue, therefore did not take part.
Have we signed a completely unacceptable idiot? or did this young man realise that things were going to far and tried to get disassociate himself from the song.
If so the whole thing stinks of the media trying very hard to get rid of another of our (potentialy) key players – a la Hooper etc.
I thought there were more important news in Scotland at the weekend but looks like this story (or non-story) has the headlines, wasn’t there a cup final of some sort in Edinburgh?
Ha Ha Ha.
Regards
James_Oregon
Incidentally, United are 11/10 with William Hill to win the game ; the Huns are 2/1.
Was I up singing karaoke last night in the members club at Ibrox ?
Absolutely !
Did David Templetons girlfriend take a picture of me and put it on her Instagram account then delete it two hours later ?
Absolutely !
Am I taking the urine out of everyone who travelled to Easter Road yesterday ?
Absolutely !
I think all Huns in Scotland need therapy or at least counseling. Even though it’s very expensive we as a state shouldn’t be so niggardly.
If the “racism” Leigh Griffiths had indulged in was of the white supremacy type, then there would be no place for him at Celtic FC. If it is of the uninformed, daft boy kind, he should be educated in a manner which would ensure it never happened again.
I really hope Celtic do not try to appease the MSSM on this one.
JJ
Leigh Griffiths, is he any good at singing? All this hulabaloo, on the front page of the DR etc, can we not just call it banter? OK, we need to educate the guy, and we should start by sending him out to do some charity work for those less fortunate, or something similar, at his age, clearly, he’s not beyond redemption. But sacking him! Steady on ghuys, lets not like the SMSM get carried away wi ourselves.
Wraith – noun
1. a ghost or ghostlike image of someone, especially one seen shortly before or after their death.
synonyms: ghost, spectre, spirit, phantom, apparition, manifestation, vision, shadow, presence, poltergeist, supernatural being;
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Did anyone see a wraith coming from contact with a raith yesterday?
Jonny the Tim
12:59 on 7 April, 2014
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Unless the fine LG got last week included the alleged Skacel song,i think he might get punted.I would rather give him a final warning and try to educate him.He has put the Club in a difficult position.
What a great wee country we live in 21 arrests at the game yesterday but the police are praising the great fans.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-26918593
Reminds me of that wonderful atmosphere at the 2011 CIS cup final.
How different when our fans riot in Dundee. How many arrests there?
The worst aspect of the Griffiths fiasco is that it has given the MSM a heaven sent excuse to bury bad Sevco news,
Not that they need much of an excuse. If the boy had dropped some litter in the street they would have used that.
itscalledthemalvinas
You can tell that he is hurting… pic.twitter.com/2DvU3N1OAD
They were a happy bunch up in Raith last night I’ll tell ye.
billy bhoy 05
I know the three towns quite well – or I did.
Went to school in Kilwinning. Aye à Catholic one!
Some of the biggest Tim bampots I had the pleasure(?!) of spending time with during my formative teenage years came from there.
BMCUW wisnae one of them btw – he is much younger than I am.
HH!!
Anelka – sacked by West Brom for anti-semitic gesture. No second chance. No ‘counselling’ (give me a break). Sacked.
http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/sacked-anelka-insists-is-neither-racist-or-anti-semitic-despite-quenelle-gesture-114040500169_1.html
3 policemen. Sacked for sharing racist pics:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/05/victorian-police-sacked-after-social-club-produced-racist-stubby-holders
MP. Sacked for referring to Asians as ‘ten-a-penny’:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-112982/MP-sacked-racist-joke.html
PR exec. Sacked for racist tweet:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/justine-sacco-sacked-after-racist-2954289
and finally, the SFA’s favourite ref. Sacked for anti-Catholic ‘joke’:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/hugh-dallas-sacked-and-five-other-sfa-1076964
Leigh Griffiths isn’t someone on a low/average salary struggling to make ends meet. This is a guy in a very privileged position, who rakes in thousands per week from a club that demands certain standards (we are rightly proud of them, as no doubt are West Bromwich Albion), which include not mouthing off abuse about ‘a f***ing refugee’ – obviously too much to ask from Griffiths.
Sack. Replace. Move on.
Uttering…
In Scotland there is no criminal offence of forgery, instead the offence is called uttering and contains a mental element of knowledge that the article is false along with intention to deceive and a physical element which requires the sending of the false document.
Closely tied up with fraud.
Interesting…
As our tabloid newspapers like cheesy headline, how about:
Raith Rovers 1, Wraith Rangers 0
Am I going over the top on this one?
Sorry if it has already been explained but which race was LG insulting? The chant is in very poor taste but racist? Explain , please.
JJ