Stewart Regan is today telling the media that only one club wants a review of what happened at Rangers during recent SFA president Campbell Ogilvie’s tenure as a director of the club. I think we can amend that slightly to read: only one LEAGUE of 42 professional clubs want a review of what happened.
It is utterly disingenuous for the SFA chief executive to portray the SPFL’s request for a review as a one-club issue. Regan is seeking protection in the amateur clubs’ numbers, ALL OF WHOM receive patronage from the SFA, against the wishes of the country’s only professional league.
You will remember how Sepp Blatter used the power of patronage with tiny Fifa nations to secure his grip on due process. Fifa money was spent and magnificent stadiums built where football scarcely had a foothold at the whim of Blatter, who enjoyed unquestioning support from micro-nations’ Associations.
When a chief executive uses the numbers in the amateur game, to outweigh the wishes of the 42 club professional league, for a review into what took place while a recent past president was a director at an errant club, you have all the ingredients for an abuse of patronage.
Stewart, all we’re asking for is a review, don’t pretend the country’s only professional league structure doesn’t exist.
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CQN went behind the scenes with BT Sport at Hamilton on Friday evening and this is all covered in the new CQN Podcast which is out today and includes an interview with Chris Sutton…
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who would win a square go between Regan and Peter Lawwell ?
My money will be on Big Pistol Pete to shoot ’em down either in a Court room or roon the back of a pub !
HH
Toronto Tony
No worries T, all welcome to join the bhoys n ghirls pre match drink plus those who will be staying overnight in town after the match☘️☘️☘️☘️
TET,@ 16.56 hrs.
Following events , I do not think it’s an option for Celtic to do nothing. It will be disappointing , but not really surprising if it’s on our own .
HH.
Could P.L. publish the letter signed on behalf of the 42 professional clubs to blow Regan’s statement about Celtic being on their own out of the water.
Something doesn’t add up about that letter. Aberdeen’s Milne going out of his way to let us know he wants us all to move on, and silence from the others.
GreenPinata
I hope so, if I were in Celtic’s shoes I would be a tad miffed at them, we can only hope that they have riled our suits enough, given a fight, I would back Celtic all day long.
HH
Well done Celtic on getting Broonie and Jozo tied up, kudos where due to them.
FAN-A-TIC on 11TH SEPTEMBER 2017 3:59 PM
BADA BING
In any other country this underperforming clown would never have got the job.
It’s clear to see why the establishment picked him as a perfect patsy to manage and take the fall for emerging scandal if they ever got caught.
When Regan gets rumbled, he will
have outlived his usefulness to the Gang, Level 5 will throw him under the burned out bus.The mantra will be blame Celtic to Defcon 3, ‘a good man wasted..’, ‘a visionary for Scottish football emptied by Lawwell….’.
An overpaid, incompetent lying patsy.
I’m sure Dermot would be able to fund a judicial review.
Taken from Daily Rectum,
Stewart Regan dismisses ‘ludicrous’ conspiracy theories as he sets out why SFA won’t join review
The Hampden chief launches an impassioned defence of his own stewardship.
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Stewart Regan has dismissed the conspiracy theories surrounding the SFA as ‘ludicrous’.
The SFA chief executive came out fighting today over calls for a review of the Rangers case.
The game’s governing body have snubbed calls for a re-examination of the way the SFA handled the Rangers tax case, and its subsequent fallout.
Regan has already hit back at Peter Lawwell , with Celtic at the weekend releasing a raft of letters that expressed surprise the Hampden chief’s lack of appetite for joining a review.
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Stewart Regan insists Celtic are the only club to want a review into the Rangers case
The Yorkshireman insisted Celtic are the only club to want to dig deeper into the Rangers case and the game’s governance.
Now Regan has laid into the conspiracy theorists with an impassioned defence of his own stewardship.
He told Sky Sports: “You’re making suggestions there about my own personal integrity and I can give you categorical assurances that since 2010 with the independence we have on our board which we never had before, with the independent legal advice we have had for every stretch of the way, it would be a massive conspiracy to think that four QQCS, three law lords, executives of all our clubs, myself and my board are somehow involved in some conspiracy?
“It’s ludicrous. It’s time to look forward and not focus on things in the rear mirror.”
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BT – much appreciated my friend. Gerry is staying at a gaff in the merchant city. He’ll enjoy your company and a few Guinness tae.
Slainte
Tony
Blantyretim.
I’ll have to go to Slater’s to buy a waterproof coat tomorrow before heading to the BV, nothing fits me,their all to big for me, If you fancy coming to Slater’s fine, then head to the Blane Valley for a wee dram.
lying fupper, one club my hole
As i said all along. ly Celtic can stop the corruption..all the otherclubs are ryn uy masonic hun bastards.. Regan was brought in to smooth the administration event.and when thst work. Managed to keep them as the same club..no trophies removed and all assets kept..apart om a few players..
Soon after the deid club died, it was argued by some that Celtic would suffer big time ?
Celtic then released a statement in which. they said ” Celtic are NOT reliant on any other club…we stand alone” or words to that effect ?
Looks like Regan and co have forgotten Celtics statement.
HH
So Neymar and the Qatar backed circus are rolling into town for the big game tomorrown night at Celtic Park and i doubt if we are quaking in our boots. I read an article in one of the sports pages if teams like Celtic and others like us should actually be playing in the Champions League. This particular educated hack cited the 7-0 defeat suffered by Celtic against Barcelona in the opening game last season at the Nou Camp conviently or otherwise forgetting to mention the 6-1 rout of the Parisians at the same venue a few weeks later.
Unlike the Qatar backed circus Celtic are in this competition on merit as Champions of their country and have come through a stiff six match qualification process to get there. So we can look forward to tomorrow night and a big performance from the Hoops.
Oldtim
I’ll phone in the morning
If celtic dont win this then we have g ounds o leave the sfa. If can get another country to take us
We were brought up being told sfa and refs were biased t rd to prove.. hen dougie douguie. nd ref strike showed that they couldnt ven care how blatent it was.. Celtic should have demanded. Re tructure then… Sfa should have scrapped refs association and startted afresh…but caved in…. Put us back in our place…we must win this fight
This is the tear-jerking moment an East End gran – who suffers from dementia – remembers an old Celtic song she sang as a child, despite forgetting who her granddaughter is.
The 88-year-old – who was celebrating her birthday at the weekend – was captured in a short video clip by granddaughter Natalie who is from Glasgow.
In the clip, Natalie is helping her gran with a touch of makeup on her birthday when she breaks into an old Hoops song about Celtic hero Jimmy McGrory.
….
This old celtic lady starated to sing ” On Erins Green Valley”
Magic Missus…happy Hoopy Birthday.
HH
Brownie was always lily to sign on but shouldn’t be taken for granted. Jozo on the other hand is real coup, the big guy is top class and a really likeable character.
Griff has 3 years left but it would be shrewd bit of business to give him a new deal on better terms and with an extra year. He carried us two seasons ago and deserves to be on the same dosh as the other lads. Don’t take him for granted.
Great news about the contract extensions
Is there ANY possibility that current events represent a step in Celtic`s desire to play in a League outside Scotland?
We brought in a top manager, offered £15 million for Patrick Roberts ( Source: Paul 67 ) and have a deal with PSG to pay around £ 9 million for Edouard. Put together , these suggest something is in the offing. We don`t need that calibre for Scotland and it is miles off making a CL impact. It could , of course, make CL group qualification more likely each year and a decent EL run more possible but I am still wondering if another League is a possibility. Atlantic League?
JJ
Hi HotSmoked. Re earlier conversation, I got called away & have been busy last couple of hours but to answer your question, yes Mick is coming over with me tomorrow.
We have flights booked for the other two European games as well.
Hope the visiting Tims from the Emerald Isle and Maple Leafy suburbs make it to cqn corner before the match tomorrow.
I’ll be there with junior so sadly can’t meet you in the pub beforehand!
HH jamesgang
Jamesgang –
If none of the more exotic visitors get to The Corner you can pass on your words of wit and wisdom to this old man ;-)
The upcoming hun game is going to be hostile, real hun hostility. We will see it and we will hear it…and we will skelp them…we will surely shove it right up them…and who knows, maybe Pedro will refuse to shake hands with Brendan…bring it on…but first, PSG…
Before the BBC (or Radio Clyde) give Regan any airtime tonight they should listen to this. It is an interview on Sportsound between Regan and Richard Gordon.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6uWzxhblAt9YktGc0kwWjJCY1E/view?usp=sharing
It took place in 2013 around the time Res12 was causing waves.
In that interview in 2013 Regan is already drawing up a defence line for the SFA around the granting of the UEFA licence on 31st March, which is
Not only inaccurate in terms of the date the licence actually was granted
Is illogical in practical terms and introduces a lacuna in the UEFA Rules if Regan’s interpretation is correct (ie SFA are right and UEFA are wrong)
Demonstrates a lack of awareness on Regan’s part of the intent and spirit of Art 50 of FFP of which any competent CEO of a national football association should be aware of in order to understand any explanations of the rules provided by those he depended upon.
But perhaps and most significantly by 2013, this “not our job” defence appears designed to protect the SFA from any accusations of inaction after the 31st March 2011 when the information that challenged the basis of the granting, started to emerge both publicly and within the SFA/RFC sphere if UEFA FFP rules had been properly adhered to.
The facts are:
The UEFA licence was not granted until 19th April 2011.
UEFA were not notified until 26th May 2011 so could not possibly have started to monitor until after then.
Information emerged from 1st April 2011 in a Daily Record article quoting Rangers Chairman Alistair Johnston that contradicted/ raised questions about the status of the liability as potential as was reported in the Interim Accounts signed by him. The problem he said was a cash flow issue , someone has to pay and we don’t have it in our budget” so there was no dispute.
RFC received the £2.8m tax demand on 20th May 2011 as result of accepting and not contesting the liability and that document should have been handed to the SFA immediately by RFC on receipt under UEFA FFP rules, in enough time to examine the justification for granting the licence before the SFA informed UEFA. on 26th May which clubs had been granted
The above point was made by the RES12 lawyers to SFA on 23 July 2015 and was repeated later along with the Daily Record publication in the last letter sent to UEFA in September 2016.
Shareholders should expect all of this information, including Regan’s understanding of UEFA FFP and where he obtained it and his public statements since, to be part of the investigation into what took place not only from March 2011 to September 2011, but in the SFA’s handling of the matter with Celtic and their shareholders representatives thereafter.
Regan is being quoted as saying his integrity is being questioned, but it’s either that or his and the SFA’s competency in dealing honestly with all subsequent questions on the processing of that licence in 2011 that Resolution 12 asked UEFA to investigate.
Given that
1. The handling of enquiries and the failure by the SFA Compliance officer to deal with all the points raised in July 2015 by Res12 lawyers, by for example asking HMRC then when the liability had been accepted and if RFC had disputed it
2. Regan asked RFC who were the subject of the enquiries, if they approved of the answer he wanted to make public after discussions with Andrew Dickson, who sat on 3 of the 4 Licensing Committee meetings in 2011, a request met with consternation and resulting in a follow up meeting with Campbell Ogilvie that appears to have stopped any explanation emerging.
3. That this currently is a matter of clarifying what UEFA’s intent for Article 50 is and if the SFA met that intent fully,
iI is difficult to see how any credible SFA Compliance Officer investigation can take place now without UEFA input/oversight of the process in 2011 and if the SFA were totally honest and transparent in how they dealt with the questions raised thereafter by shareholders of a member club that required a later approach to UEFA.
It is no wonder Stewart Regan’s integrity is being questioned as he has not acted with any on this matter since questions were first asked of him in September 2011 after Sherriff Officers called to collect the undisputed tax liability.
He should welcome the investigation into the processing of the UEFA Licence of 2011 and thereafter and the opportunity it will provide to clear his name to the listening but better informed public and journalists.
Had a lovely day walking in Dublin. Walked up to Ballycoolin. On the way back, I Walked along the Liffey, and did the tour of kilmainham gaol. What a beautiful city.
But weather is crazy … rains like crazy, then five minutes later it is beautiful, then rains again!
Looking forward to exploring more north of the river and seeing the game in the Bad Ass Cafe tomorrow
(The poster formerly known as ) Mike in Toronto
de boer’s struggled to cope on an even playing field – 77 days at palace
brill MIT – have a pint in mulligans , poolbeg street for me
So it’s a pre-recorded interview with Chris “Paxman” McLaughlin?
Good grief! Were there not any five year olds to make it a bit tougher?
The BBC are as bad as the Strong Rangers Association!
Hibs Statement – EBT Review
http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/7871
Hope the link works.
taken from Filth Filth,
radancer said: ↑
King arrived unnanounced at Ibrox this morning.
I really do hope this is true.He’s kryptonite to the taigs :D
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HaHaHaHa….you just have to laugh at these Hun Chumps !
Hibs arent with us for a review!!
Tomorrow night could be reminiscent of the Juve game–a seven goal thriller…
Logic would suggest otherwise, but I have a very good feeling about our Champions League group, I really do.
We all are aware of the buying power of our opponents, but as my old coach used to say, son, it’s still eleven V Eleven. Bayern are not ticking that well, and PSG beat the bottom team by 5 last Friday.
I would suggest we do not show them too much respect, let them know they are playing CELTIC, and with our crowd we could really do something.
Having watched all these teams many times, the one thing I have learned is that they are cute!! Remember Seville, Deco et al diving around like eejits , so we have to be disciplined in the extreme and we will prevail.
Off to have some more cheese
KINGLuBO
Read all about it!
All eleven of the SPFL clubs have refused to accept the £400,000 cash windfall generated by Celtic’s progres into the Champions League proper following CFCs Chief Executive’s Peter Lawwell’s call for justice, transparency, honesty and accountability in Scottish football.
Spokesman Milne Stuart announced the renouncement, stating that after today’s meeting at the Aberdeen Beach Ballroom Lodge, “We only accept readies officially sanctioned by our spiritual leader Sir David Murray.”
Other Knights of the Brown Envelope are available.
For those who go along Dalmarnock Road , going by the Tesco , to our games, there are more road works between Dalmarnock Bridge and Springfield Road, again.
Great news about Broonie and Jozo extending their contracts . Two of our most consistent players .