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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Great goal by the Phillips works eleven
Sevilla have had 3 pens in the second half already scored 2
Psv number 9 de Jong looks like a skinny version of kris commons!
Shortbread commentary on Sheep game ,so biased …..
!!Bada Bing!!
They sound like sheep worriers….
Lennons Passion
That must be a spoof
Embarrassing if not …and poorly written letter too
Dallas Dallas
Interesting – watching the BT Live in the studio coverage c/w a ref. Taking you to every game as goals happen/ free kicks etc – ref said City goal shouldn’t have stood.
Few howlers by refs + oor Jason well out-jumped for AM first goal.
On Thursday…
4 / 4 / 1 / 1
Two buses parked without the handbrake and, Cifci up top with LG foraging behind(with his bushy tail swinging:)
Asta La Vista.
Some idiotic penalties being awarded across Europe tonight
Denayer just made a goal saving block for galatasaray. Losing 0-2 at home to atletico Madrid.
Just surfing the CL games and wandered into the Real game with the gardener offering his opinion on how they should adapt tactics to win the game. Just laughed and moved on :-)
2-1 Juve
Thon teams from the best league in the world aren’t fairing well in the CL
What a goal that was foe Morata, Juventus …. Wonderful
Dilemma time………………
Sevilla to win + 2 Manure teams to lose @30/1
Should I cash out?????????
Praecepta
With Aguero on Man City could sneak back into the game
Then again they’ve done nothing since they scored first
I would cash oot!
prestonpans bhoys
Just did – £5 @23/1 seemed a good idea! :-)
I wonder how many points the 5 champions from the “diddy countries” (Malmo, Zagreb, BATE, Astana and hapoel tel aviv) will pick up between them in the CL group stages.
Malmo and Astana are both playing tonight and are 0-2 down. In malmo’s case they could be 6-0 down on the run of play and wouldn’t have any just cause for complaint.
When you look at that, and look at what Madrid are doing to Donetsk, then it’s clear that the group stages of the CL are becoming something of a turkey shoot where teams from the smaller nations/leagues are invited to the party only for the purposes of being pumped senseless.
It’s not really sport in the same way that a random guy plucked off the street being chucked into a boxing ring with mike Tyson at his peak wouldn’t be sport either.
Soukous, Careys in Irishtown have a few Tellys. One is always on horse racing but all he need do is ask barman to put on Celtic Game and there would be no problem. Same would be true for almost any pub in the town.
A few of my mates (good Celtic Bhoys) have a ballad group, if there is a session coming up, I’ll make a post giving you a venue. If your lad wants to drop down and make himself known, I’ll make sure they do a set of Celtic/Reb numbers for him.
Praecepta
Well done, I only charge 10% for advice:-)
Aberdeen win 1-0, finished the game nervous
Anyone notice how difficult it is to send the SFA an email? I wanted to send them a link to James Forrest new blog and a few sturdy comments of my own.
Man u beat 2-1 Yipppeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
EPL teams (apart from Chelsea) go into the CL and play EPL football. Doesn’t work.
Oh dear the best league in the world lose, whit a shame……..
prestonpans bhoys
I remembered the old saying…………………
A bird in your hands is better than chasing 2 of them about in the bushes! :-)
Don’t know what I enjoyed more Man Utd being gubed 2-1 or the commentary by Michael Owen & pal.
5 points behind after 7 games
I hope Ronny was watching the Juve game tonight, I may not like them but they know how to win away from home in Europe – lots to learn from their set up.
PRAECEPTA
Alternatively,one in Kate Bush is worth two in the hand.
BIGYINMILAN on 15TH SEPTEMBER 2015 2:59 PM
Ooops. Sorry. The explanation appeared before I scrolled down. Thanks MickTT and apologies.
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No requirement HH
TOMMIE20 on 15TH SEPTEMBER 2015 3:04 PM
Micktt
in your line of work are or were you a sparkie
H.H.
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Naw, you going on the tenth..?
Ayrshire is Green and White
Bobby
At her age?
At what point does Ronny stop being a work in progress?
I thought that he’d clicked at the away game v’s Quaragandy(sp).
Back to square one in the next game.
Confused.
PRAECEPTA
There’s none of us getting any younger-besides,it’s an old joke!
Sorry,above to MACJAY…
BMCUW
Touch of the old Wuthering Heights?
Still – she’s in my age group these days! :-)
Who started all this dot……..stuff?
A bird in the bush is….I’ll stop there before I get banned!
PRAECEPTY
Been a fan ever since!