Yesterday was not a particularly good day for football. The Edinburgh cup final was played before a half empty Hampden long before the end and Chelsea’s revival of catenaccio secured the Champions League. If nothing else the latter proved that football at the very top level is not always great. Perhaps the reason why truly great teams are so celebrated.
There is an interesting dynamic to Rangers in administration. Creditors have a cash offer of around £8.5m to consider but eight players, Naismith, Bocanegra, McGregor, David, Whittaker, Goian, Lafferty and Edu cut release clause deals with Duff and Phelps for values greater than this.
Any CVA agreed next month (unlikely though it is) could be paid for by the departure of these players. Charles Green could potentially be the second person to buy Rangers for only £1.
It is, however, unlikely that other clubs will offer money for these players before a CVA is agreed as they will be available as free agents should the CVA fail and those in control of Ibrox attempt to form a Newco. Therefore, the chances of creditors getting their hands on any of these transfer fees are limited, no matter what happens to the company.
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Kitalba:
The last refuge of a gutteral mind is to resort to toilet humour.
I really don’t give a feck what people say about me. Its the black sheep effect of in-group bias…But to make judgements about someone you don’t know based on a divergent opinion of Gordon Strachan- thats a bit mental.
I ain’t gettin sucked into a self perpetuating vortex of negative emotion…certainly not by you.
Yip – feckin agents!
antrimkev on 20 May, 2012 at 21:59 said:
Agreed. I always thought MON’s teams played high tempo attacking football.
History books judge Strachan more kindly than I do.
No denying his record but I never took to him or his style of football.
Never a Celtic Man. Read his biography .. Look for quotes from
His playing days..
wonkyradar
I think it’s fine to say the football wasn’t great latterly under WGS, as it’s a view I think many would share. By your own admission you were a wee bit cranky over WGS earlier, and I think some posters react to the personal ‘I just don’t like the guy’ stuff.
I am really not sure though on the Lawwell criticisms. I shared that view at the time, but knowing what we know now, that we were up against proven cheats and liars, I have mellowed in any board brickbats.
Others have called you a hun. I don’t think you are, but in the tradition of calling posters huns where they are new, you might be. In fact you are. But you’re not new, so you might be, but as I have already said, you’re not. Hope that clears things up.
frankly, when yer as ugly as big FF if ya can get a burd and she’s in London……… on the basis that a replacement might prove difficult……… that might just be mair important than yer agent.
and as they say………. I should know
not frankmacavenniecsc
HH
MON’s team did play some awful stuff as well some times. I remember the Aberdeen 1-1 game whaere Fernandez came on and was then substituted.
WGS did give us plenty of European highlights though he got the rub of the green that MON didn’t in Europe.
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 20 May, 2012 at 22:07
When CQN get the pitchforks out, there’s just no stopping them.
No mate you just post your discord, with a subject matter not of the day, and enjoy the fuss. Every Celtic Supporter has a valid gripe, few revel in promoting it years after the event but you seem to enjoy it. Your response is well in the mould of my favourite little hun who couldnae get a burd for love or lots of money.
¡ǝsoɥ ǝɥʇ ǝɯ ssɐd ‘sʞɔıʞ ʎןɟ ɥbnouǝ (o) /o\ z ʍoɹ on 20 May, 2012 at 22:10 said:
with the money big FF gets
it shouldnt be a problem for him
¡ǝsoɥ ǝɥʇ ǝɯ ssɐd ‘sʞɔıʞ ʎןɟ ɥbnouǝ (o) /o\ z ʍoɹ on 20 May, 2012 at 22:10 said:
Disagree with the ugly. Having seen photos over the past few weeks of that big smile, first with the league win but then even more so with the Thai Tims.
Noone who can smile like that is ugly ;)
As big Crouchy said, what would he be if not a footballer, a virgin :O) The ladies love a big wallet
Sftb
Don’t know if you ever saw GS on motd one night being a pundit and talking absolute nonsense,big Peter Schmeichle(sp. ?) let him know in a nice way that he thought he was spouting nonsense,GS put down of him was totally cringing and how big Peter didn’t land one on him makes him a better man than I will ever be.
This was well before he was our manager and I have other tales which back up my view of him,my strong dislike of him has nothing to do with him not being ‘Celtic minded’ (hate that phrase) but the type of smart Alec I think he is.
antrimkev
As I said, I loved watching the team in both MON and WGS eras, therefore I found both attractive but how attractive would MON’s team have been without Henrik? He found it hard to accommodate flair players- Juninho & Moravcik.
The Leicester team he coached were compared with Wimbledon and he brought a similar philosophy here and has taken it on to Villa and Sunderland. It is attractive because it is winning, successful football with lots of goals scored against physically weaker teams. However it made no pretense to imitating the Barca style or even the constant possession football of 80’s Liverpool or 90’s Milan.
I think Lennybhoy’s critique is fair. GWS teams were not easy on the eye but the wee fella got an unjustifiably hard time from many of our support.
MON gave us back our pride but he was not the second coming of Jock Stein. Despite our spending at the time on Lennon, Sutton & Hartson, MON did not have the natural resources that Jock had from 66 to 74, a generation of world class players.
Both MON and WGS did well with the resources at their disposal. It saddens me that one was so venerated and the other so decried. The judgement on both should be more equal and fair.
Neil Lennon is doing his best to merge winning football with more attractive play but many of our wins this season were dull and uninspiring 1:0 wins against fogged unadventurous opposition. We will see whether Neil has to compromise style when faced with CL level teams like the Man U outfit which was selected as an example to criticise WGS
PeteTheBeat on 20 May, 2012 at 22:10 said:
Aye and when Barca just got beat by Real the last time they played them, they were pretty poor.
In general the football under MON was pretty exciting I thought.
goal. 2-1 montpelier. 13 mins to go. looks like they have won their first ever title.
He should give his face a day off and use his arse, hope he signs cos he wants to! Good night and Ghod bless.
Fraser Forster has to give us an answer now,we might have to get a replacement in asap.We don’t want to be scratching about for a goalie on Euro deadline day.
love or dislike the wee man ( i loved him) but thats only MY opinion and everyone else is more than welcome to theirs.
But he left me with some magical memories.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bHG1aX_dVs
montpellier score 1 2
sparkleghirl on 20 May, 2012 at 22:12 said:
ffs do you want ma number? I’m deffo mair handsomer than big FF?
imnodesperatehonestcfc
hh
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever on 20 May, 2012 at 22:05 said:
…but certainly a good Celtic manager.
I had my good and bad days on my view on him, but what he achieved was either brilliant or terrible. Never a middle ground with WGS.
His tribute to Tommy was both genuine and from his heart, and what won me over in the end, which was strange because he gave us some really good days
HH
CRC
setting free the bears on 20 May, 2012 at 21:45 said:
Well said re one of our all time heroes Gordon Strachan.
And, at that I will leave OUR scum to dissect THE above.
And, we slag HUNS??????
antrimkev
can’t buy me love, love…………….. or can I?
HH
Strachan’s record is fantastic, and even more so given the abuse and negativity heaped on him from the start by the media and worse the pathetic elements of our so called support…….The Telfer / Caldwell / Naylor detractors who danced the media tune in their ignoranc, even booing him at CP.
Just imagine what we could have won had we aligned behind him like we did with MON, or even if he had a ‘King of Kings’ type talisman……
Never my favourite as a person right enough….
setting free the bears on 20 May, 2012 at 22:14 said:
we scored a lot of goals from set plays
but a long ball unattractive team?
seriously?
i would go back to them days over todays football under lenny
gorbalstam
I was very happy with MON and wasn’t bothered by the tactics.
I was fed up of Celtic playing a team of midgets and getting kicked off the park by the huns.
Antrimkev – was your last comment directed at me?
SFTB
I didn’t know that the fee was agreed and i’m pleased to hear that was part of the extended loan period. I also think £2m is a steal in terms of his present status, and further development.
I won’t fall for DR esque “We can’t find his agent” reportage either, and think he’ll sign very happily for Celtic.
EDB
Difficult time I agree, and totally unique when your nearest rival though facing extinction will probably in some shape or form, still be on a pitch with you.
Completely and utterly empathise with any torn Celtic fans awaiting developments.
In my opinion ‘hurting Celtic’ (by non renewal) using Paul67’s words of ‘illogical thought” is very very close to the way I see it.
But I don’t need any other evidence, like the foreseeable gerrymandered New Club to illustrate that we already play in a continous cartel, and from a very young age, it’s been one of the main reasons I’ve supported Celtic.
kitalba:
I have no idea what you are talking about. But then I’m sure even you don’t know what your talking about. I could ask for a translator- but to be honest I have no real interest in what you have to say.
themelvingael
Never saw the Schmeichel incident but I have enjoyed WGS’s insights into football mostly when I have caught them.
I’ve met many in our support who “just did not like him” but if it boils sown to stuff he said that Schmeichel took offence to, I hope you will understand that I do not find that a compelling reason for the animosity shown to a successful Celtic man.
antrimkev
“ets get this right MON played rubbish football?
really?”
Naw, but if you are comfortable with a straw argument because the real one is hard to argue against…..
Cults Bhoy
“Never a Celtic Man. Read his biography .. Look for quotes from
His playing days.. ”
Never read the WGS biography you talk of. If you are so sure of your assertion, perhaps you could list the evidence and save us the time?
so Martin O’Neill played rubbish football?
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 20 May, 2012 at 19:51 said:
Abbot
Stories that there weren’t even 1,872 walkers
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
Maybe they were scared to turn up and swell the numbers to 1888……..
CRC
mail to you mate
HH
antrimkev on 20 May, 2012 at 22:26 said:
”so Martin O’Neill played rubbish football?”
I think Brian Clough used to tell him he played rubbish football.
Montpelier are champions of France. The billionaires of PSG finished second. Well done to them.
Congratulations to Montpellier on winning the French title
Top Corner will be pleased.
HAIL HAIL
Montpellier.
ernie lynch on 20 May, 2012 at 22:28 said
very good