Former Newco Rangers director, Imran Ahmad, made a few headlines yesterday, the most disturbing of which was: “I firmly believe Police Scotland have their own agenda and are deeply emotionally connected to Rangers Football Club. In my view Police Scotland have a clear conflict of interest.”
That’s an extraordinary claim but I’m not sure it’s supported by extraordinary evidence. There is certainly evidence that Police Scotland investigate and arrest supporters of the club at football games, where prosecution levels are comparatively high. There is not extraordinary evidence to support the claim, but perhaps that’s the point.
The police go after fans, but how does it shake down when it comes to corporate matters? Set aside issues of corporate responsibility from the early 70s, and there are no concerns of criminal activity at Ibrox until the spectre of malfeasance of recent years.
By speaking publicly yesterday Ahmad is now engaged in a PR campaign. He’s marked Police Scotland’s card. This may be the rantings of a fantasist, but we should recognise that Ahmad has been an insider at Ibrox, where he would have had the opportunity to deal with senior Police Scotland officers on a regular basis. Superficial friendships would have been struck. Ahmad would need little in the way of private support when a director of Newco to substantiate his claims.
The headline grabber from Ahmad, “What the rest of the world will never understand unless they experience it first hand is that Rangers Football Club is a religion, in itself, built on centuries of religious bigotry” is also a curious think to say.
To be fair to Newco, they can bat away accusations of religious bigotry easily. Employment criteria for them has never been questioned, but Ahmad’s stuck his neck out on an issue which I’m 100% sure he wasn’t asked about. What chance he’s made notes during his time at Ibrox of any inappropriate police behaviour, or matters which allude to religious bigotry?
Mr Ahmad is asking Crown prosecutors for a letter of safe passage. I reckon he stands a decent chance of getting one. Now.
No matter whether they are innocent or guilty, the SFA have been landed in a very awkward situation by Ajax, who told Uefa the Association made it clear they saw no ground for action against fans chanting “Fenian b…….”
It’s inconceivable that Ajax have an email to that effect. If they do, it will come out, and Operation Deny and Deflect will swing underway again, but these comments would surely never be committed to record, if at all.
Ajax are also in a hole. They have made a claim and will be asked who at the SFA made the comment. You can put your mortgage on the fact Celtic officials will ask this week.
Prejudice at the police and the SFA. It’s been a difficult week for conspirators.
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The ‘alleged victim’, Kieran Tierney, played for the Developement side in Dingwall today.
Or am I missing something?!
HH!!
Bored already with Citeh.
Turned over to watch Real Madrid, heard huge salary, back to Citeh.
A horrible injury to Luke shaw, hopefully the boy wIlll make a full recovery.
Penalty for the sheep…
1-0
An Tearmann. 16.53
Hope you are well.
Good timing , I was speaking to L.Ds brother today.
He has been out injured. However good news, he’s been back training for 2 weeks. R.D. is telling him to ease himself back in so there is no reoccurance
Thought I read on the club website he was loaned out a couple of weeks ago, for whatever reason it stuck, cheers for the correction and must say I’m glad to be wrong, maybe I should be more concerned about dreams about talking pish :)
Gonnae try an sleep again, and again thanks for the correction.
The Shakhtar goalie is a right haddy.
HH!!
TALLYBHOY: You being an ex-kilwiingite by school should have remembered that WATP don’t do any ‘Papish’ things like speak Latin. Even their motto is in English:) And I cannae spell Kilwinningite!
Fisher
Is that mccoist co commentating on the Real Madrid game on BT ?
Canalamar. I didnt think young Tierney had been shipped out although I suppose I could have missed it.However,I am glad to find you were mistaken I am hopeful for young Tierney he has made a promising start to his Celtic carreer. H.H.
been around a while under different moniker but increasingly less (doh!).
Too much hunnery here in terms of negativity, quick to praise, usain fast to criticise! The blog bullies often shouting out the sage analysis.
Obviously no game on tonight as the comments lack hysteria!
Wont be logging in on Thursday unless we get a result and if we do just watch the furious backtracking just like last season!
Hail! Hail!
Join my club, support your team, even when we’re shoite!
Good coverage on BT sport espn of the CL games tonight.
Stop the etc
Am in :-)
FGF.
It is the gardener. :-(
Manks lead didnt last long 1 v 1
SOUKOUS 18.05.
Scrolling back was surprised to see someone looking for a pub to watch game in Clonmel. First of all you shouldn’t have any problem, all you need do is ask the barman in almost any of the pubs and they will put it on for you. There is no Celtic Pub as such in the town but in any case with a 6pm kick off you are likely to have the pub to yourself. Are you on holidays or are you working here, I live in Clonmel, if you are around for a while let me know. If you are just in town Thursday, I can drop down and say hello & buy you a pint.
50 SHADES OF GREEN
Is he there to comment on the condition of the pitch or to pass on his expertise if the ball lands on top of a hedge :-))
Aw Naw
Perception is built on perception.
Common to most is absence of evidence to the contrary that would change our starting perception.
That absence is given a meaning which tends to reinforce the fundamental perception, not question it.
I question a fundamental perception that Celtic are all about the money or the bigot pound.
I think there are many factors at play that if the fundamental perception were left aside and those factors examined might lead to a change in the fundamental perception.
That is a scary thought to change a fundamental belief. A step into the unknown.
Sporting life stats have Aberdeen winning the first half fairly comprehensively
They play before us away to Hearts …we could be 8 points behind by halftime on Sunday
Sunday could be a big day ….Dundee won’t be any pushovers …
On the other hand we could be two points behind ……I’ll take the latter
50..you and me…corbyn and mcdonnell
…and look what happened to them…from despair to…
Celts We Can!
HH
FOURGREENFIELDS
That would make more sense than him talking about football. :-)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/6640941/Celtic.html
Steven McLean MIB on Sunday……….
Would put money on it someone from CQN complained. Embarrassed the board have done this.
Would someone have Paul 67s email address please
ANDREW KERINS GREEN AND WHITE ARMY on 15TH SEPTEMBER 2015 8:48 PM
celticquicknews@gmail.com
keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
RD knows what’s wrong.
http://videocelts.com/2015/09/blogs/latest-news/deila-we-know-exactly-what-is-wrong#cZ4cb6Kgj08We02C.97
Ffs what a pen RM got for nothing there. Ball it the player in the back and mib gives a penalty. 2 v 0 RM. Shocking from the ref, Shaktar QN in melt down.
Watching the Man U game, Memphis has a touch of Henke about him.
Kompany scores a typical Juve goal – climbs all over the back of Chilleni (foul – holding him down) and ball comes off Chilleni’s head (OG).
corkcelt
Many thanks for your reply, my son is in Clonmel for a month working at Abbott Vascular I was enquiring on his behalf.I will pass on your post. Hail Hail.
Preacepta, I enjoyed the goal Rubentus lost there, getting a bit of their own treatment. Its a pity that eejit Lichsteiner scored the og.
Lennybhoy thanks the faith is kept we haven’t much else!
Psv fans singing zombie nation after they go 2-1 ahead v man utd :)
Praecepta, my last post should have read its a pity that eejit lichsteiner didnt score the own goal
Let it go…..