Neil Lennon did us all a favour yesterday by dismissing rumours that he was targeting a striker from Vitoria Guimaraes as nonsense this early in the transfer window. The guidelines are set for your summer ahead. As well as being nonsense, though, it is also profitable news fodder; just think of the amount of advertising which has been wrapped around this story.
What does this teach us? I reckon that the least informed contributions left on the CQN comments page are about as reliable as what passes for mainstream ‘news’. There is a good possibility that even the player didn’t know Celtic’s position on him until it was reported yesterday.
Celtic will be trailing up to 30 players at any point in time, all of whom will have passed one level of scrutiny, but at least 20 of whom would never pass all levels, even if a deal was possible. When players are being scrutinised the position of the club will always be to show courteous interest in proceedings. You and I know what this really amounts to.
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Kojo & the shadadow
Mere speculation my dear bhoys?
But lets pretend NL is interested in Richard Dunne the Irishman.
When fit he would provide experience, a footballing brain and marshal a defence which, up until now has sadly missed a leader.
Dunne would, I believe get Fraser Foster to take his proper share of his responsibilities to help his defence by coming off his line more frequently, he’d also call the line and ensure the defence is properly co-ordinated when a full back ventures forward.
Equally, he’d help Wilson by calling the shots in the front and let Wilson mop up behind.
I’m waiting for the day that Kelvin Wilson takes advantage of the space in front of him and start creating attacking moves, with someone of Dunne capabilities its more likely to happen.
But then again, its only speculation and we all know the Scottish msm enjoy undermining NL, what your’s?
Remember all the times he was incorrectly waved offside,when in fact he was always well on side?
One former MIB in an interview in the SMSM media came up with the classic excuse – “He’s just too quick,that’s why the linesmen keep getting the decisions wrong!”
A shining light the 2nd part of the season when Operation Save The Hun was at it most blatant:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcZY5nfZye4
quantum 18:00 on 5 June, 2013
“So laxley have done a ticketus by not doing proper due diligence before the agreement?”
Not sure of the finer details.
Sevco are a complete shambles on every level – that is about the only certain conclusion anyone can reach.
GoogyBhoy
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Kojo
Still Laughin’
Just seen that the main Sevco cheerleaders McMurdo and Graham been having a public spat about the Spivs in charge of their ‘Company’
Like Jabba & Chico all over again. lol!
His t-shirt proved he was a Tim,Boruc,Boruc…
In England,Dunn Picks Up A Lot Of Red Cards….
Jist For Being Ridiculously Slow And Clumsy….
He Also Chips In Regularly…..
With The Dreaded ‘Own-Goals’….
Or He Did When He Last Played….
When Those Hideous Labour Traitors Were Controllin’ The Levers Of Power..
Gary Caldwell Would Be Beckenbauer,In Comparison…..
I Would Rather Hiv Billie McNeill Back In The Hoops….
Bossin’ Forster Aboot……
Rather Than Yet Anither Oirishman…..
Oan A Golden Pension-Plan…..
Wur Pinkety….?
A bit of a long post, but a good one to bookmark.
HH
> “The SPL disputes that Rangers FC ceased to be a Club on 14
June 2012, and argues that the relevant date is 3 August 2012” (Scottish Premier League Commission)
> “140 years of history is formally ended” (The Herald)
> “As a result of appalling mismanagement, Rangers fans “no longer boast an unbroken line to the past…The emotional ties will remain forever but historical strings are severed. ” (Daily Record)
> (on liquidation) “the shell that it used to operate from – and I understand the history of it – would be the thing that disappears.” (Paul Clark, Duff/Phelps)
> ”The Rangers Football Club PLC is a public limited company registered in Scotland (company number: SC004276) and was incorporated on 27 May, 1899. When the current company is officially liquidated, all of its corporate business history will come to an end. When this happened to Airdrieonians in 2002, all of the trophies, titles and records associated with the club were discontinued and a new club, Airdrie United FC, took over. Airdrieonians’ official history ended in 2002, then Airdrie United’s took over.” (BBC)
Charles Green’s Consortium did not take over the old Rangers club. Nor did it buy any shares. It bought the trophies as assets and formed a brand new club.
The new Rangers club are not entitled to any prize money from the previous club’s campaigns. They do not have a 10pt penalty applied to them, as the new club is not in administration. They had to pay a fee to begin life in the SFL. As Charles Green admits, the new club has never played in the SPL.
The new Rangers club are not banned from Europe. UEFA deem all new clubs must play three years of football before they are eligible for Europe. The new Rangers club are not eligible to play in Europe for at least three years, even if they win the SPL or the Scottish Cup.
Throughout the old Rangers club’s administration process, we were continually told that a CVA was the favoured option “TO SAFEGUARD 140 YEARS OF HISTORY and avoid liquidation.” The CVA failed.
Charles Green: (speaking about Dave King) “…for a man who is the second largest shareholder in the Club…to go out publicly and recommend that the creditors vote down the CVA it seems to me quite unbelievable because what we’re doing in that is saying the history, the tradition, everything that is great about this Club, is swept aside. Why??!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkbSD56hlY
(thanks to Stephen Gallagher)
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THE TIMELINE:
If it’s the same club, corrections are needed from almost every media outlet in the land…
19/02/12 – THE OBSERVER – “The current worst-case scenario has Rangers being liquidated and a new club rising from the ashes but being made to start anew from the fourth tier of Scottish football.” (Kevin McKenna)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/19/kevin-mackenna-rangers-scottish-football?INTCMP=SRCH
21/02/12 – EVENING TIMES – “Rangers will exit either through an agreement with their creditors – a Company Voluntary Arrangement – or by liquidation. The latter represents a break with 140 years of history” (Richard Wilson)
http://www.login.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/football/the-thin-blue-line.16812532
02/03/12 – THE SUN – “It’s more than two weeks since owner Craig Whyte plunged Rangers into administration — putting 140 years of history and tradition at risk” (Andy Devlin)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4168947/Nearby-a-Gers-hero-was-spinning-in-his-grave.html
04/03/12 – DAILY RECORD – “Last night Group 9 Sports released a statement on their website indicating that, if successful, they’d aim to emerge from administration by setting up Rangers as a new company. Kennedy will not stand back and allow the club’s 140 years of history to be wiped out. And he insisted any such move could put Rangers out of existence completely.” (Keith Jackson)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-scots-millionaire-brian-1118430
05/03/12 – STV – “Administrators Duff and Phelps raised the possibility over the weekend of the current club being liquidated, meaning a new club could be formed to inherit Rangers’ assets”
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/299754-dunfermline-have-problems-with-new-rangers-spl-entry/
06/03/12 – EVENING TIMES – “Administrators Duff and Phelps raised the possibility at the weekend of the current club being liquidated, meaning a new club could be formed to inherit Rangers’ assets.” (Ian Black)
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/league-warning-for-new-blues.16947729
31/03/12 – DAILY TELEGRAPH – “the shell that it used to operate from – and I understand the history of it – would be the thing that disappears.” (Paul Clark, Joint Administrator)
Ally McCoist will accept the end of 140 years of unbroken existence for Rangers, providing a new version of one of the world’s most famous clubs emerges in strength.” (Roddy Forsyth)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/9178433/Rangers-manager-Ally-McCoist-adamant-club-wont-die-despite-revelations-new-owners-will-look-to-start-afresh.html
03/04/12 – SKY SPORTS – “”Liquidation is no good for Rangers. It will end 140 years of history.” (Craig Whyte)
http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,11095_7647561,00.html
03/04/12 – SKY SPORTS – “The Blue Knights hope to avoid liquidation, which would leave any new club arising from the current club’s carcass facing a three-year ban from European football and open to further domestic sanctions even if they retain Scottish Premier League status”
http://www.skysports.com/trackcycling/article/0,29329,11095_7648664,00.html
13/04/12 DAILY RECORD – “Some Rangers fans believe the club’s history, which would end with liquidation, must be protected but there is a shameful part of that history which they should want to forget and any newco should make it clear a new beginning means exactly that. A new club open to all from the very beginning.” (Jim Traynor)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/jim-traynor-column-rangers-must-1119155
30/04/12 DAILY RECORD – “A new club would be banned from Europe for three years and the Scottish Premier League clubs are meeting today to discuss points and financial penalties for such a club”.
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-blue-knights-consortium-1120560
02/05/12 – DAILY EXPRESS – “BRIAN KENNEDY and his Blue Knights have gone on the offensive and claimed their crusade to save Rangers is the only one on the table that will guarantee to safeguard 140 years of history AND AVOID LIQUIDATION.” (Scott Burns)
http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/317632/Brian-Kennedy-and-Blue-Knights-say-only-they-can-save-Rangers
03/05/12 – STV – “On an ongoing basis the [old] company that continues to be in administration will be cleansed of all its former problems and will at a later date be reunited, after a CVA, with the new club Mr Miller is going to create.” (Paul Clark, Joint Administrator)
http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/98034-rangers-administrators-cannot-give-100-guarantee-over-liquidation/
29/05/12 – THE SUN – “Without Rangers the league would be knackered. I know a lot of supporters are saying they should be liquidated and come back as a new club in division three.” (Stuart McCall)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/article4343450.ece
31/05/12 – THE SUN – “Charles Green attended the SPL meeting and has a £5.5m deal in place to form a new club should the CVA fail.” (David Friel)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4347649/Rangers-are-leading-our-game-down-the-road-to-ANARCHY.html
12/06/12 – THE GUARDIAN – “The liquidator overseeing the current club’s extinction”…“Whether Rangers, as a new club formed by Green, are accepted into the SPL, and on what terms, is to be determined by the clubs.” (David Conn)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jun/12/rangers-deeply-disappointed-hmrc-move?INTCMP=SRCH
12/06/12 – DAILY TELEGRAPH – “Rangers in crisis: the final whistle sounds on Rangers’ 140 years of history”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9327256/Rangers-in-crisis-the-final-whistle-sounds-on-Rangers-140-years-of-history.html
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13/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “THE formation of Rangers in March 1872 was a walk in the park – its death in June 2012 a shambolic slide into the abyss…However, as a result of appalling mismanagement they no longer boast an unbroken line to the past. The emotional ties will remain for ever but historical strings are severed. In time, they may weave a new history that might start with the Third Division title in 2013.” (Gary Ralston)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-ibrox-club-need-1129107
13/06/12 – THE SUN – “The really sickening thing about all of this is it was avoidable. All it would have taken for that was for someone to be honest. Pay your dues, give the tax man what he is owed. Instead Rangers have died.” (Richard Gough)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/4369672/Culprits-must-pay-price-after-killing-off-my-club.html
13/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “They’ll slip into liquidation within the next couple of weeks with a new company emerging but 140 years of history, triumph and tears, will have ended. No matter how Charles Green attempts to dress it up, a newco equals a new club. When the CVA was thrown out Rangers as we know them died. They were closed and a newco must start from scratch.” (Jim Traynor)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/james-traynor-spl-will-not-be-able-1129166
13/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “the reality is that in technical terms, the doors are closed on the history of Rangers…There will be plenty of pedants who feel the old Rangers are now gone, and technically they are right.” (Kevin Drinkell)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/new-company-maybe-but-rangers-are-still-1129143
13/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “Green is poised to push ahead with a £5.5million deal to buy the club’s assets and form a new club, which would need to apply for membership of the Scottish Premier League and be excluded from Europe for three years.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-players-will-not-be-in-breach-1129188
13/06/12 – THE SUN – “I wanted to be able to confirm that, yes, their derbies really WERE the greatest game on earth, rather than tell the truth that they were bile-flecked re-enactments of centuries-old religious wars. It’s a cause of genuine sadness that this has never come to pass, so maybe that’s one of the things new owner Charles Green could look at as he rebuilds a new club from the rubble of liquidation” (Bill Leckie)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4369629/Today-is-about-the-fans-the-players-the-greats.html
14/06/12 – BBC NEWS – “Charles Green has completed his purchase of Rangers’ ASSETS in a deal worth £5.5m.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18447530
15/06/12 – THE HERALD – “Air of unreality as 140 years of history is formally ended in less than nine minutes…The Rangers creditors drifted in through Exit 50 at Ibrox Stadium just before 10am and by 10.09am they were on their way out. In those few minutes 140 years of history had been rubbed out”. (Teddy Jamieson and Richard Wilson)
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/air-of-unreality-as-140-years-of-history-is-formally-ended-in-less-than-nine-minutes.17876625
15/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “PFA Scotland insist Rangers players are not obliged to join Charles Green’s new club under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) regulations (TUPE), which ensure all employees are given the chance to join the new company under the same terms.” (Greig Thomas)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-newco-club-will-be-powerless-1129322
17/06/12 – THE SUN – “Union reps at PFA Scotland believe the new club has no hold over anyone who doesn’t want their contract to transfer across from the now defunct Rangers.” (Robert Grieve)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4377274/I-dont-do-walking-and-I-wont-do-talking.html
19/06/12 – BBC NEWS – “”Sevco 5088 would not be able to apply to change its name to ‘The Rangers Football Club Ltd’ until either the original company is fully dissolved, a process which can take about a year to complete, or the receivers give the go-ahead for the name change to take place.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18509619
19/06/12 – BBC NEWS – “We wish the new Rangers Football Club every good fortune” (Walter Smith)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18503656
23/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “And I believe concern over the new club’s finances has prompted Brian Kennedy to make a £5.6million bid for a controlling interest.” (Jim Traynor)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/james-traynor-rangers-new-season-1189199
24/06/12 – THE SCOTSMAN – “Publicly, the SFL will be required to do their dirty work in co-opting a new member, a new club – as Charles Green’s Sevco consortium-cum-company that currently can’t even register a football name or football players should eventually become – and placing them in the highest, instead of lowest, tier in their set-up”
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/sfl-division-three/carve-up-would-see-spl-clubs-say-no-to-newco-rangers-but-soften-the-blow-for-all-concerned-1-2373102
24/06/12 – DAILY RECORD – “The uncertainty surrounding the new club, especially in terms of what league they’re going to play in, has been a major factor in my decision (to leave) …I have concerns about who is in charge of the new club…Will I ever come back and support the new club? I haven’t thought about it.” (Steven Naismith)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-i-havent-quit-rangers-1130179
26/06/12 – SKY SPORTS – “With the new club unlikely to gain enough votes to allow them entry into the SPL by fellow clubs at the League’s AGM on July 4 uncertainty over their future is growing amongst players.”
http://www.skysports.com/skysportsnews/story/0,,19494_7843070,00.html
01/07/12 – THE OBSERVER – “Of course a new club will rise from the ashes of Rangers FC.” (Kevin McKenna)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jul/01/kevin-mckenna-rangers-celtic?INTCMP=SRCH
04/07/12 – BBC – “Rangers will not play in the Scottish Premier League this season. SPL chairmen met at Hampden to vote on the new club’s application to replace the old Rangers in the top flight.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18703183
04/07/12 – THE SUN – “It was also revealed the new club had been preparing to apply to the SFL for a couple of weeks and stated the newco Rangers would play in the appropriate division.”
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/article4410854.ece
04/07/12 – DAILY RECORD – “We do not consider that the newco’s allegation of breach of contract will stand up to scrutiny and in the event of the players’ registrations not being issued to a new club, we’ll look to FIFA and/or the Court of Session for a speedy remedy.” (PFA Scotland lawyer)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-charles-green-threatens-1165975
13/07/12 – BBC – “Rangers chief executive Charles Green says he will not challenge the vote by the Scottish Football League to place his new club in Division Three.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18813407
14/07/12 – BBC – “Another unknown is how the footballing authorities – SFA and Uefa – would react to any new club while the old club still had outstanding debts to footballing creditors (other teams) totalling more than £3m. Mr Green’s ambitions for a new club may also be thwarted if liquidators from BDO decide to challenge the asset sale.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-18441178
15/07/12 – DAILY RECORD – “Green bought Rangers and their assets yesterday for £5.5million, just hours after Smith revealed he was spearheading a group to buy the new club.” (Jim Traynor)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/rangers-in-crisis-ibrox-fans-to-snub-1129316
17/07/12 – EVENING TIMES – “I would like the clubs and UEFA to recognise these are not my debts”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/gers-uefa-plea-over-oldco-debt.18177973
17/07/12 – BBC – “the fresh dispute comes in the middle of negotiations with the Scottish Football Association for a membership that would allow the new club to start life in Division Three.” (Chris McLaughlin)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18881004
(thanks to Sam Keenan for link)
18/07/12 – THE SUN – “Sevco are still waiting to hear if the new club have been granted SFA membership ahead of their entry into the Third Division.” (Paul Hughes)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/article4437352.ece
19/07/12 – THE SUN – “And IF they are allowed to enter the top division an independent commission will decide if it’s the old club or the new club that has a case to answer over EBTs.” (Paul Hughes and Robert McAulay)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article4380923.ece
19/07/12 – MARKETING WEEK – “Coca-Cola, which signed a two-year deal with its sport drink Powerade to be the 54 times SPL champions official soft drink in December, says it will continue its relationship with “Rangers FC” but declined to comment on its future with the new club.”
http://www.marketingweek.co.uk/news/tennents-to-stick-by-rangers-newco-for-now/4002587.article
20/07/12 – EVENING TIMES – “any deal cannot be finalised until the Scottish FA grants membership to the new club” (Darrell King)
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/sfl-bids-to-sell-tv-rights-for-gers-games.18199244
22/07/12 – DAILY TELEGRAPH – “No other completely new club would have been allowed to enter the bottom tier. It is also true that no other new club would have been even considered for membership of the SPL.” (Ewing Grahame)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/rangers/9418724/Rangers-in-crisis-Sevco-have-until-Friday-to-gain-SFA-membership-and-play-football-next-season.html
22/07/12 – THE SUN – “Hearts chief Vladimir Romanov led the attack by insisting Jambos WON’T vote for them. Dundee United followed suit last night while Motherwell revealed that they will let their FANS decide the fate of the new club — a move that will almost certainly mean a third ‘NO’ vote.” (Paul Hughes)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/article4387832.ece
24/07/12 – DAILY RECORD – “further complicated by the fact the SFA have now given Green a strict deadline that must be met if he wants his new club licenced to play football in any league.” (
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/raith-rovers-chief-launches-furious-1131547
29/07/12 – BBC – “Scottish Premier League clubs voted against accepting the new club into the top flight and the Scottish Football League clubs voted them into Division Three instead of the First Division…Asked to expand on what he meant by bigotry, Green turned to pressure placed on SPL clubs by their own fans not to allow the new club into the top flight.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19040706
29/07/12 – THE SUN – “With Rangers, a new club starting a fresh chapter, Nelson is aware the hand of history will be upon every player’s shoulder when kick-off comes.”
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4460493/For-Brechin-keeper-Craig-Nelson-this-will-be-as-good-as-it-gets.html
29/07/12 – THE SUN – ““Rangers newco should apply to the SFA for admission and apply direct to the SFL in the same way that any other new club would do.” (Stewart Milne)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/article4400738.ece
30/07/12 – DAILY RECORD – “Ibrox fans have sung heartily for years about following their team to places such as Dundee and Hamilton. Unsurprisingly, there was never a verse inserted for Brechin. Yet in this small Angus town at the local-parklike venue they were summoned here to see their new club start a new life.”
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/ramsdens-challenge-cup-brechin-rangers-1190550
31/07/12 – BBC – “Stewart Regan has no plans to resign as Scottish FA chief executive despite criticism of his handling of the crisis resulting from Rangers’ demise. Some club chairmen called for his resignation after voting against the new club playing in Division One.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19068235
31/07/12 – BBC – “And SPL chief executive Neil Doncaster and Scottish FA counterpart Stewart Regan had both warned of dire financial consequences should the new club not start life in Division One.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19070877
03/08/12 ESPN – “A new club, The Rangers Football Club, rose from the depths of despair and competed in its first game July 29 against second-division outfit Brechin City in the Ramsdens Scottish Cup. “
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8229000/scottish-premier-league-preview-joe-prince-wright
03/08/12 – ESPN – “Charles Green, the chief executive of the new club, admitted as much when comparing his club to some of those he claimed had kept Rangers out of the SPL due to bigotry. He said: “We’ve not got the debt that any of these clubs have.”
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1129412/north-of-the-border:-rangers-begin-a-new-life?cc=5739
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03/08/12 – SKY SPORTS – “Charles Green’s company, who changed their name from Sevco Scotland to The Rangers Football Club this week, were granted a conditional licence last Friday after applying to transfer the membership of the soon-to-be-liquidated Rangers.”
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11788/7960503/SFA-rubber-stamp-Gers-membership
03/08/12 – BBC – “Doncaster had come in for criticism following his dire predictions for the financial future of the SPL if the relaunched Rangers were not admitted to the top flight. He repeated the same concerns when the new club sought a place in Division One.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19120228
13/08/12 – CNN – “New club forced to start in Scottish Football League 3”
http://edition.cnn.com/2012/08/11/sport/football/football-rangers-sfl-debut/index.html
15/08/12 – STV – “The Ibrox side waived any claim to £2.55m in prize money from the league for the 2011/12 season”
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/dundee-united/150386-rangers-and-spl-in-dispute-over-unpaid-dundee-united-ticket-money/
17/08/12 – BBC – “SPL clubs voted against accepting the new club into the top flight and the Scottish Football League clubs voted them into Division Three instead of the First Division.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19298734
21/08/12 – BBC – “It was the first game in the lower league for the new Rangers club”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19330552
03/09/12 – DAILY RECORD – “McCoist and Green are committed to opposing any move to have history books rewritten even though they accepted they had to begin again as a new concern after Rangers, the club with history, slipped into liquidation and closed. That should mean the titles aren’t really any of their business. But on the other hand, the SPL refused to hand over £2m, which should have gone to Rangers for finishing second last season, pointing out that the club no longer exists.” (Jim Traynor)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/lawyers-set-to-cash-in-as-spl-and-rangers-1299399
01/10/12 – BBC NEWS – “After HMRC rejected proposals for a creditors agreement that would have allowed the old club to continue, Duff and Phelps negotiated a sale of assets to a consortium led by Charles Green for £5.5m.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19786824
03/10/12 – ACCOUNTACY AGE – “Following the failure of the CVA the club is now following the Premier League and Football Association structure, where the assets of the ‘game’, such as player contracts, are transferred to a new club and the old club liquidated. ”
http://www.accountancyage.com/aa/news/2214222/hmrc-rangers-fc-bill-rockets-by-gbp73m
11/10/12 – FINANCIAL TIMES – “Sevco bought Rangers’ assets out of administration for £5.5m and then unsuccessfully applied to have the new club remain in Scotland’s Premier League”
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2761f4b6-136b-11e2-9cc7-00144feabdc0.html#axzz29248bPcR
17/10/12 – BBC NEWS – “HM Revenue and Customs blocked a CVA (creditors agreement) that would have allowed the old club to continue. The old club, which remained in administration, has since been known as RFC 2012.
Continue reading the main story
“Start Quote
The new club, started by Mr Green’s consortium, began life in the Scottish Third Division”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-19981266
18/10/12 – DAILY RECORD – “(Whyte) also added: “What other country in the world would deal with one of their biggest clubs in the way they have and demote them to the Third Division.” Wrong again, Craig. Rangers had to go there because they were a new club starting over. (Jim Traynor)
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/disgraced-ex-rangers-owner-craig-whyte-1385032
19/10/12 – THE HERALD – “Former Rangers owner Craig Whyte is preparing to claim millions of pounds from the remains of the old club that collapsed earlier this year.” (Martin Williams)
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/whyte-to-claim-millions-from-rangers-assets-sale.19179711
20/10/12 – INVESTORS CHRONICLE – “Debt-ridden Rangers Football Club went into administration in February, and Mr Green, leading a consortium of investors (Sevco), bought the trade and assets from the old club’s administrators for £5.5m in June. It means that the new club – The Rangers Football Club Limited – is debt-free.
http://www.investorschronicle.co.uk/2012/10/19/comment/chronic-investor-blog/rangers-ipo-likely-to-appeal-to-fans-not-investors-4K3OdfNlzZV4zBan7MLmDK/article.html
28/10/12 – THE SUN – ““Ally McCoist, Kenny McDowall, Ian Durrant, Jim Stewart — all fantastic people. It is still a brilliant club for me, although technically it is now a new club.” (TERRY BUTCHER)
http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/4613608/Plights-out.html#ixzz2Afq1owRg
31/10/12 – BBC NEWS – “At the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Lord Hodge approved a Duff and Phelps motion to hand over what remains of the old club to liquidators BDO.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-20141946
CUTCH
26/12/12 – FIFA.COM – “Rangers’ perilous financial position had been an open secret but there was still shock when, after 140 years of history and a world record 54 league titles, the club was consigned to liquidation.”
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=1977017.html
30/01/13 – THE SCOTSMAN – “Rangers, as a new club, are currently only associate members of the SFL and aren’t allowed to vote at meetings until they’ve belonged to the organisation for four years.”
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/top-football-stories/sfl-face-pressure-as-spl-clubs-agree-league-changes-1-2763873
~Liquidator
Charles Green – The Truth About Liquidation (2)
http://www.youtube.com
Another Charles Green video, explaining what happens if a CVA is rejected.
TSD – After all is said and done…
In Lennon We Trust.
Bobby Murdoch’s..etc
Pal..
Ah am only telling ye whit Ah read In the Newspapers..
That is really where Ah get Awe ma Info..
The Media.
Anywey..
Ah joke Aroon.. and You damn well Know it!
Ah Luv Mr. Lennon.. He is the Best.
Howevah.
We must no furget that This is A Celtic Forum .. fur Open Discourse..
A Platform fur.. Cussin’ and Discussin’
It is a Place where readers and Celtic Fans.. come tae be Entertained.
No a Place fur Hurling Petty Jabs and Insults tae Be Bandied..
at each Ither.
Ah try Ma best tae be true tae whit Ah hiv Writ.
This Sainted Blog.. wiz built oan
Aff the Wa’ and Silly Commmentary.. by a Hardy Few Pioneers..
And
Sir Paul. wid be the First guy tae Admit that .
IT wiznae built oan tellin’ Ithers tae
“Scroll Oan By” certain Contributers..
Na.. If is hid Bin.. This Great Blog wid Hiv Died.
In It’s Infancy..and Again.. If ye doubt that
Jist Ask ..Sir Paul..
He knows that CONTROVERSY.. is The Very SOUL of a Great Blog
Ye must Hiv.. CONTRARY VIEWPOINTS..
It is the Very Life Blood… of All Great Blogs.
Sorry Fur Burning Yer Eyes..pal
fur.. Ah happen tae Exempt You from All that Ah hiv written
You are An Intelligent guy.
And a Very Entertaining Contributor..tae boot.
Nice Chatting wi’ ye.
Kojo
Still.. Laughin’
Leftclictic, last year when they played their charity game v AC Milan it was alleged they used their half of the money to prop up the failing soon to be deid club. I’m sure I also read something here or on another forum recently that implied bainnochio was “reallocating” charity funding and shredding evidence like an enron banker. They have no shame so if it turned out to be factual would anyone be remotely surprised?
HH
ASonOfDan 18:40 on 5 June, 2013
Zombie on Zombie action – that’s what they will always resort to when they are left to their own devices.
Where is it – twitter?
The Sleekits major on Murphy, a signing that didn’t work out, no mention of Juarez, Bangura,Ljungberg,Majstorovic,Blackman, Ibrahim or Miku. wonder why?
Kojo – You are the life and soul of this remarkable blog,however(as you say)sometimes we all have to accept criticism of some of our stated opinions.
It is best just to agree to disagree.
Anyway back to the beer and the sun.
Over & out.
Nice to see the Ole Celtic shop in the background in Glasgow Airport on the beeb there, could n’t see the sevco one, is it over the other side……..
HH
It’s That Time Agin. where Ah hiv tae Attend tae
mair Serious Maitter. ma Friends.
Gotta Go, Cecil.. (Canny think of a Rhyming Woid,fur that!)
SeeY’all
Kojo
Still, Laughin’
Good evening friends. Wee bit drizzly.
ACGR – I hope life is being kind to you mo chara.
All my liquid gold is finished,it was top of the range chief.Thanks again for supplying me with a bottle of the good stuff.
Laters.
Corkie….
To Be Honest….
We Only Do It…..
To Bring That Pleasing Pink Flush….
Tae Yer Wee Baw Cheeks….
Still….Laughin’
I heard Brentford want a tie up with Celtic and get some of our players on loan. Taking this on so our fans in and about London could see team was part of the deal. They have paid Celtic a hefty fee as well.
BRENTFORD fans have reacted angrily to news they will have to fork out £25 and use the away stand in order to watch their team play Celtic.
One peeved supporter labelled the situation ‘a farce’ after it was announced the Bees will be playing Scottish Premier League champions Celtic in a pre-season friendly at Griffin Park on Saturday July 20.
Fans who are already feeling the financial strain of purchasing tickets to Wembley last month were quick to react when told how much this latest match will set them back. Not only will a seated ticket cost £25 (£27 if bought on the door) but instead of gathering in the BIAS stand at the Ealing Road end of the ground, home fans who want to recreate the normal match-day atmosphere of having one end exclusively to themselves will have to squeeze into the Brook Road stand.
Although it was once the Home end, since 2007 it is
has been where the away fans congregate during
Brentford matches at Griffin Park. In order to be
a success finacially a crowd in excess of 9,000 will need to attend.
One fan tweeted: “Can’t believe we’re giving Celtic
our three home stands and we’re getting the away stand. Disgraceful.”
Another wrote: “Why are we even paying to play Celtic?! Plenty of championship clubs that are just as competitive that would play for nothing!”
Others have been more positive, with one writing: “If we make money and get a better player in that helps us win the league then no 1 will complain if money is well spent.”
This was backed up by Sam Nicol who said: “I don’t know why bees fans are complaining, ground is always empty for pre season, great way of making money.”
Undetered by previous low turnouts the club decided to proceed with booking the Glasgow side, who also reached the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League.
Mark Devlin, Brentford FC Chief Executive, said: “The Club has paid a substantial fee to bring Celtic to Griffin Park and we need to set ticket prices accordingly. Pre-season friendlies at Griffin Park in recent years have generally not attracted large crowds.
“I hope supporters understand the decisions we have taken for this fixture, the like of which has not been seen at Griffin Park for many years.”
steinreignedsupreme
Twitter and it is hilarious.
EBT assigned to RFC and sub trust number – Excludes MIH latest from Charlotte
x denotes previously unknown
Alan Hutton 99
Alex McLeish 29
Alex Rae 79
Andre Kanchelskis 34
Andrew Dickson 53
Andy Watson 45 x
Arthur Numann 15
Barry Ferguson 6
Bert Konterman 51
Bert Van Lingen 30
Billy Dodds 44
Bob Malcolm 93
Bob Reilly 10
Brahim Hemdani 87 x
Campbell Ogilvie 26
Carlos Cuellar 109
Chris Burke 94
Christian Nerlinger 5
Claudio Canniggia 11
Craig Moore 12
Dado Prso 73
Dan Eggan 47
Daniel Cousin 108 x
David Jolliffe 80 x
Dick Advocaat 43
Douglas Odam 25
Dragan Mladenovic 76 x
Egil Ostenstad 62
Emerson Costa 58 x
Federico Nieto 100
Fernando Ricksen 83
Gavin Rae 65
George Adams 89
Graeme Souness 2
Gregory Vignal 81
Ian McGuinness 71
Ian Murray 90
Jan Wouters 52
Jean Alain Boumsong 63
Jerome Bonnissel 48
Jesper Christiansen 64
Joel Le Hir 107
John Greig 40
John McClelland 46
Jose KarlPierre Fan Fan 88 x
Julien Rodrigues 92
Kevin Muscat 36
Kris Boyd 102
Libar Sionko 105
Lorenzo Amoruso 16
Martin Bain 8
Marvin Andrews 75
Maurice Ross 86
Michael Arteta 38
Michael Ball 7
Michael Mols 56
Nacho Novo 72
Neil McCann 13
Nick Peel 9 x
Nuno Capucho 59
Olivier Bernard 96
Paolo Vanoli 61
Paul LeGuen 103
Pedro Mendes 110
Peter Lovenkrands 57
Ronald De Boer 35
Ronald Waterreus 91
Russell Latapy 17 x
Sasa Papac 112
Shota Averladze 14 x
Sitirios Kyriakos 82
Stefan Klos 28
Stephane Wiertelak 106
Steven Davis 111
Steven Smith 101
Steven Thomson 50
Tero Pentilla 33
Thomas Buffel 84
Tommy McLean 69 x
Tore Andre Flo 37
Walter Smith 4 x
Yves Colleau 104
Zurab Kizanishvili 60
16 roads, no problem bruv. It’s always a pleasure to spread the magic:-)
I’m almost out of that bottling myself now. I’ve two left for myself and two salted away for young ACGR for when he’s older and has developed an appreciation for the good stuff. On the bright side I’m on track to be bottling Oct / Nov this year. A Craigellachie 11 Y.O. so I’ll let you know when that one’s in glass.
Maybe catch you if you come over for the next bobm hootenanny. Nae fancy white rockstar attire next time mind………..;-)
corkcelt
18:52 on 5 June, 2013
The Sleekits major on Murphy, a signing that didn’t work out, no mention of Juarez, Bangura,Ljungberg,Majstorovic,Blackman, Ibrahim or Miku. wonder why?
Ignore it.
Will you be in Dublin o. aug 10th?
ACGR – Hahahahaha! – Thanks chief for that,next time the only thing white that i will be wearing will be the guddies on my feet.
Slan.
:)
MurdochauldandHay, still no mention of the sleekit one in that updated list of yours?
He must have been at it with the rest of the thieving tramps.
The singing detective @18:44
Oirishman? And you a Celtic supporter.
Why don’t you go and play with the traffic?
just read on some twatter feed that lassad has been released and is on his way to deportivo..
Lassad Nouiouis freed by Celtic? anyone able to confirm? http://www.footmercato.net/autre-championnat/qui-pour-saisir-la-bonne-affaire-lassad-nouioui_106692 …
ASonOfDan 18:59 on 5 June, 2013
“Twitter and it is hilarious.”
Anything Zombie Graham says is hilarious. He’s an unintentional comedian.
“Does anyone really believe Craig Whyte doesn’t have the best interests of Rangers at heart?” is a particular favourite of mine.
Even funnier that he came out with that a few days AFTER the Huns went into administration.
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
Sure if you want me to sign the book ( Mystery as to why though ) I will gladly do that at Aberdour.
BMCUP— that quip about my spelling after several thousand words is totally renested!!!
Consider yourself severely raped over the knockles!!
Now to more serious stuff.
All this chat about the Sub Club— I did the legals when the McCr’s sold it to DG McL– can’t remember the date but I was in fairly regularly.
Though I was in Fury Murray’s far more often as I saw that one through from warehouse to operational nightclub as I did with a few others.
Paul67 et al
There is only one Irishman Neil Lennon needs to get signed up, and that is Anthony Stokes. Stokesie knows that, if Gary Hooper goes he will get a better contract hence Celtic’s efforts to get him to sign now. Stokes will be a big player for us next season, especially if he has good partners, of which Hoops is one. One criticism of Paul Lambert this season just finished is that his Aston Villa team lacked experienced players, players like James Collins and Richard Dunne, but Collins is at West Ham, and Paul has released Dunne. Not the experience Paul Lambert wants then, but fits the bill for Neil. Dunne has played at good levels, but has not played since last year so his fitness must be questioned. How about one Celtic’s famous one week trials out in Campsie, if he gets signed after that, that will be a first!
Phil MacGiollaBhain@Pmacgiollabhain9h
@RonnieMacKay I just listened to the tape again about Richard Dunne situation. Twice NL mentioned RD’s age “going against him”.
M Ballack testamonial on ESPN,some turnout
HH
Johnny Russell signs for Derby County…
F/Book rumours??
testimonial
My Dear,Dear the originalsadiesboy….
As A Direct Descendant Of The Last Crown-Prince Of Dalriatha…..
I Say To You….We Are All Dalriathans !
Off With Your Heid…Rebellious Moanin’ Minnie….
BRTH, so modest:-)
Having said that my copy’s not arrived yet. Maybe my postie’s a hun.
What’s the format for the golf day? I’ve not had any info on start times etc. Does taggsybhoy email this out or have I missed it?