There’s lots of understandable media interest in the anticipated parting of the ways of ‘Greatest (only) Ever Rangers Manager’ Ally McCoist and newco. McCoist, as ever, has let it be known that he’s looking for a £400k golden handshake, which will almost certainly have the club offer more of its commercial assets to Mike Ashley if it is to be funded.
I hope he gets everything he asks for, bleed them dry, Ally, even if they need to sell more of their IP.
Irrespective of the final settlement, the most important outcome of the termination meetings is whether or not McCoist agrees to a silence clause in return for his cash. More than anything else, this club needs some straight talking from trusted sources who know where the bodies are buried.
The cash will be tempting for Ally, but his open and frank voice going forward is of vastly more value to his club, if not to him. The most debilitating scenario would be an Ashley-funded settlement with a silence clause. Go for it, Ally.
I know at Christmas your thoughts are never far from Billy No’well. Billy has broken new ground in the Bampot stakes and released a DVD with 17(!) of his videos. Full details here.
You can also order the CQN Annual and DVD bundle here. It’s a great offer, check it out – tons of great reading and photos on your favourite indulgence.
If you’re late on the blog, there was an earlier article today.
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Wee wummin on Shortbread news giving it lady to one of the bus brothers. I hope she is insured as those Christmas tree lights can be a real danger.
Good to see Coisty’s auntie outside ipox gie’ing it tight to a Sleasdale!
HH jamesgang
Tonev has done nothing in a Celtic jersey, and an Aston Villa one as well.He won’t be missed.
Kyle is as thick as he looks.
corkcelt
18:45 on 17 December, 2014
I don’t think its right that we start kicking our own Club about the Tonev affair.
The fault lies with the Leagues “Balance of Probability” rules. I think Tonev himself wants this whole saga ended and an end to newspaper headlines etc. Chances are he won’t be plying his trade in Scotland in the longer term. When he is back playing regular football be it with Villa or further afield I doubt if anyone there will give a flying f**k about the SFA or what happened.
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The point of the matter is, we as a club should support our players all the way. Tonev has been found guilty of making a remark with no evidence.
If he did, fine, throw him to the wolves, there is know proof. Is that really the Celtic way?
hankray, He will be eligible for the Ross County game on Jan 24th and for the Europa Games against Inter Milan in Feb.
Know= no :))
So if he was a good player we should fight his cause…
is this the fans becoming like the plc….
shame…
Corkcelt………..For me that’s good news, thanks.
Almost 63 year ago Bob Kelly took on the SFA…graham and swan especially…a pair of bigots.
He threatened to pull Celtic out of Scottish football and play the Gaelic game rather than take down the flag.
Celtic should threaten to sue the fckrs and remind them that if they do they will be kicked out of European football as will the national side and any other team that qualifies.
We’ll soon see what milne, sheep mcsleekit and jimmy logan think about that.
Funny how some of the bhoys who wanted social justice in Scotland aren’t willing to fight for social justice for a Celtic player…
Auld Shug on SSB sais Peter Lawwell was in on the five way seceret agreement, hmmmmm?
BT
So much for backing the player eh.
Things must be serious …….. Constant refrain from Sevco fans ” for the good of the Game in Scotland. ”
It is not so long ago that they were boycotting and decrying all and sundry.
Good evening friends.
67Heaven
If you were listening to SSB just now, Hugh Keevins has just said on air that Peter Lawwell helped draw up the 5 way agreement.
HH
Tonev is after a winter break. Gie him peace :)
Somehow that dick, Wilson didn’t think to question or ruminate as to how the ranjurs franchise(s) were able to afford to pay such generous wages……………
scoddland’s shame.
the exiled tim
19:00 on 17 December, 2014
67Heaven
If you were listening to SSB just now, Hugh Keevins has just said on air that Peter Lawwell helped draw up the 5 way agreement.
HH
I heard it., that’s what he Said.
BT,
Just read your post, reckon I’ll be taking it easy until this lifts, goog to hear you’re not hobbling about anymore.HH
Tet,
Well that’ll be that then. :)
TD67
I reckon Shug knows fine well what the 5 way thing says, he said earlier he hadn’t seen it, I bet his nose is growing as I type this, they know fine well, just told to keep it shut.
HH
Must be true Hugh said it.
sipsini. The Club stood by Tonev. Despite losing the appeal they are still saying they believe he is innocent. Its clear from Tonev’s statement that he wants to draw a line under it and move on. He will still get his wages probably get a long Christmas break in Bulgaria. There is nothing more to be done, we have bigger fish to fry starting with Dundee United, maybe come the 1st March when the Sheep come to town, it might be resurrected and maybe karma might be resurrected as well
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tonydonnelly67,
Do you believe it though?
Good luck to the Holy Goalie tonight as he attempts to shut out misfiring scousers.
Bournemouth-Newcastle double pays 15/1 at the moment.
GM
They know so much more than they are not letting on.
Pedro must have known, it’s a no brainer, and Shug let it slip imo.
HH
Sipsini
http://youtu.be/79oC63H7HbI
bsr ?
Are we leaving the player to be hung out to dry ?
Is he asking to let it go ?
Regardless, we as a club should as i asked last night be party to changing the rules that allowed this sham to happen..
corkcelt,
I don’t want to sound like Calimero here, but don’t you think it was an injustice with no proof?
BT-You may have misunderstood me mate, I was questioning his ability as a player.He has been thrown under the bus IMO, we should defend any Celtic player, from the SFA kangaroo court system. If we need to go to CAS,then so be it. Good to hear you back to work soon HH
Worcester City v Scunthorpe United FA Cup 2nd Round Replay19:45BT Sport 1 / BT Sport 1 HD
Ooffft CSC
Oh well Clifford Chatterley got a reprieve…..Oliver Mellor and Constance can now resume their turf digging.
Tony d,
Lol..HH
;))
When we first emerged anti-RC was still prominent in Scotland and as has been recently reported one of our founding fathers, Joseph McGroary was one of the first Catholic lawyers in Glasgow since the reformation.
We were at first tolerated, a bunch of paddies playing a british game as opposed to hurling, along with other “Irish” sides such as Hibernian. However with our early success this acceptance soon wore off.
Our initial rivals were Queens Park who ironically on formation toyed with the name Celts for the club. Although they have their name on the Scottish Cup having won it 10 times, 8 of those before we came into existence and as a result of their resistance to turn professional they do not hold any Championship titles.
Our main rivals now became Third Lanark who were founding members of the Scottish League; their success was fleeting winning 1 title, 2 Scottish Cups and 3 Glasgow Cups in the late 19th early 20th centuries.
Their one and only title win was followed by our six-in-a-row, as such somewhere a rival had to be found for the upstart Irish side from the east end of the city.
With the demise of early power houses Dumbarton (who were joint winners of the inaugural Championship), Renton (World Champions in 1888) and Vale of Leven (who had 5 Scottish Cup wins including a walk over the deid team who refused tae show up for a replay), the onus was now on a side formed in 1872 who incidentally do not have their name on the cup as they were over 20 years in existence before they won it, in fact we had won it twice before their first. We had also been Champions 4 times before their first, their shared win with the Sons of the Rock disnae really count.
Something had to give and the rising team fae Rhu who to give them their due had followed up their initial title win with another 3 were the chosen people by the powers that be at Lodge Park Garden.
Now let’s be perfectly clear here Scottish football was in a good shape so this wasn’t just about promoting the Kinning Parkers but actually stopping the tottie howkers, this was about operation ABC, Anyone But Celtic.
Every trick in the book was tried including venomous attacks by the MSM. One event stands to mind and that’s the Jimmy Quinn incident.
Near the end of the Cup semi at CP in 1905 with Celtic losing 0-2 to the new heroes Jimmy Quinn was ordered off, it seems that both he and craig the opposing full back went up for a high ball and as both came down the latter held Jimmy’s leg by his, Jimmy wrestled his leg free. At this the ref ordered Jimmy to the stand and in his report stated Jimmy had stamped and kicked the full back.
Celtic carried out investigations that night with Willie Maley visiting the “injured” player and invited him to sign a letter, which he did and witnessed by his mother, stating that he had not been kicked by Jimmy.
Other witnesses came forward corroborating Jimmy’s account including both linesman who were Celtic and thems committee men, 2 hun and 3 Celtic players.
Now here’s where the MSM come in, one stated that “a more brutal or uncalled for action we are glad to say has not been seen on a football field for many a day”, another wrote that “craig was savagely kicked on the face by Quinn”.
Jimmy was suspended for a month but the club took the case to court where Jimmy was awarded damages for the slanderous attack by the MSM, a public subscription was also arranged where the Mighty Quinn was presented with a gold watch “in recognition of the bad treatment he had received”. Incidentally Third Lanark beat the cheats 3-1 in the Final after a replay.
Although numerous teams won the Cup in a span of 25 years between huns wins including the aforementioned Third Lanark, Hearts, Dundee, Falkirk, Kilmarnock, Thistle, Morton, Airdrie and St Mirren, between the end of WWI and the start of WWII the hun would claim 16 Championships, coincidence? Govan Shipbuilders sporting division also won the 1st post war title.
In the 1946 the Victory Cup Semi after a replay we were already down 2 men to injury when with the deid team leading 0-1 they were awarded a dubious penalty when the centre thornton dived but failed to connect with the ball, so angry was Jimmy Mallan that he scrubbed out the penalty spot and said “There’s no penalty spot ref” and then booted the ball down the pitch for which he was ordered off. Doon tae 8 men now.
Captain George Paterson, a well mannered man, modest and easy-going he carried an air of assured authority but possessed a calming rather than daunting presence. An officer in the Boys Brigade Paterson was regarded as the very personification of fair-play and honesty had already complained about the MITB, a shipyard worker who made it no secret that he favoured the huns. In fact in a previous game against St. Mirren so blatant was his cheating that the Buddies threatened to leave the field, at half time the players caught the smell of alcohol from the ref’s breath.
By this time the entire Celtic team was adamant that the MITB was in no fit state to continue. They complained bitterly to manager Jimmy McGrory and Parkhead board member Robert Kelly immediately sought out SFA secretary george graham.
Bob informed graham of his player’s suspicions and requested urgent action be taken. graham assured Bob the matter would be dealt with promptly. But as the teams took to the field for the second-half they were joined once again by the drunken ref.
George, who had never been booked in 11 seasons, was also ordered off and we finished the game with 7 men, both he and Jimmy Mallan (nephew of “For These are My Mountains” fame) were suspended for 3 months, soon after Celtic did George, who was never the same again, a favour and transferred him to Brentford.
And then there was Charles Patrick where the decisions by the SFA Referee’s Committee of an incident with him and sammy pox beat any other.
In a League Cup game at hades poxy had control of the ball in the penalty box at the Celtic end when he suddenly left it and swung a boot at the nearby Charlie who went down in apparent agony.
The MITBY gebbie was no more than 20 yards away and had an unobstructed view waved play on. On seeing that no penalty would be given and poxy would be getting off scot free bedlam broke loose with bottles being thrown.
Charlie received attention for a couple of minutes and at half time stud marks were clearly seen high up on his leg. One newspaper described the crowd trouble as “the spark that led to the terracing trouble was in fact that NOTHING was done by the ref when poxy kicked CharlesPatrick”. A point that should be noted is that only one arrest was made.
In due course the SFA MITBY Committee met having received letters from the Glasgow magistrates and Chief Constable (they goatshaggin meetings are very powerful).
Charlie and poxy along with the ref and his two linesman as well as reps from both sides were there.
The outcome was that the actions of both players and an error on the part of the MITBY caused the rowdyism. Both players were astonishingly equally reprimanded with no action taken against the ref due to previous good record (It should be noted here that he NEVER reffed a Celtic game again) his job had been done on a deid team 2-0 victory.
Celtic requested an inquiry which proved fruitless as the MITBY chairman stated that in their opinion Charles Patrick had simulated any slight injury he may have received and his actions may have been as blameworthy as an admitted indiscretion by poxy. Incidentally the latter actually admitted his guilt which caused the panel to use the phrase “admitted indiscretion”.
If Charlie was guilty of provoking the thug then this was never revealed and when questioned by Celtic on this the response was “well at least poxy was honest; he admitted kicking the other fellow. But Charlie wasn’t honest when he said he had been kicked on the private parts as the trainer said he was kicked on the thigh”so Charlie was called a liar for an inch or two.
BTW poxy immigrated to Toronto and landed on hard times (karma ya bass). He used to frequent the Todmorton Legion in the City where his benefactors were mainly Celtic Mhen. So much for loyalty by that horrible bunch.
In the above mentioned cases Celtic were defended by strong Celtic Mhen….Wullie Maley and Bob Kelly. In fact the latter threatened to remove us from football and play Gaelic games at Celtic Park.
Big Jock was a great defender of our club but the last one of that ilk was the Bunnet…..looks like we are going to the back of the bus again….has the Kaiser forgotten where he was born…. “we are the Boys of Kilmichael”…..oh I forgot he grew up in West Britland….”take it down from the mast Irish traitors”.
Tet,
Imo the man you refer to is way down the food chain on inside knowledge.
Antony,do you need a cigarette?
:-)
hh