The Rangers International share prospectus contained references about league reconstruction possibly expediting the club’s ascent to the Scottish Premier League for the first time. This was never on anyone else’s agenda and was merely the latest manifestation of the train of thought that Scottish football could not, and would not, consider life without ‘Rangers’ in the top flight, or perhaps one division below. We can only hope that the company’s budgeting was not dependent on this aspiration.
Even the most ardent advocates of the belief structure that a ‘Rangers’ branded company is wanted and needed by the rest of the game must now accept ample evidence exists that their flat earth claims are folly. For the record, Scottish football no more needs Celtic than it did Rangers, we are a lumbering albatross around their necks.
The Rangers chief executive, Charles Green, makes a valid point about the remainder of his club’s season, “If this [12-12-18 reconstruction] does happen, what is the point of us finishing the season?
“We might as well have a winter break from now until August. I can’t see any point in carrying on with meaningless matches.”
Crap club
As many have pointed out, his is the same purpose as the teams in each division who are free of relegation threats and already out of title/promotion contention – it’s called sport, but all teams in the SFL Third Division are effectively now playing for the joy of the game itself, which is pretty much what most of the do anyway. Let’s hope Mr Green’s comments are not widely reported to those he is trying to sell tickets to. It was astutely reported that Green has the makings of a PT Barnum about him, but rubbishing your own product is more Gerald Ratner than Barnum.
Roll up, roll up
By contrast, PT Lawwell’s comments on the proposed reorganisation, “To be fair, it is one of the very infrequent times when the greater good of the game has been taken into account”, could be taken straight from the consensus-builder’s manual. It remains to be seen how best to serve the greater good, but any solution has to work for every club, not just one or two.
Delighted Terry Butcher is staying in the Highlands. Great news for Inverness and the SPL. I’m enjoying this season; more please.
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prestonpans bhoys
21:33 on 10 January, 2013
Sounds like a plan mate.
Memories!!!…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/18798033
what has changed :-)
hail hail!
prestonpans bhoys
And Happy Birthday.
voguepunter
well found, it does look like it…..
are we due any prizes for this ? :0)
Bearsden Bob – if you’re still lurking (or even lusking) thanks for your posts at 9.16 and 9.20. I’ll have a look…
Watching Coventry vs PNE in the local. Batman asked me what I wanted when I came in. Automatically said “Magners”. Couldn’t help myself.
MoneyforthecauseCSC
This is probably the best time to be a Celtic supporter since the year Big Jock brought home the big one,
our bhoys are sunning themselves in Marbella while the Poinitless Ones are running about in the cold dark evening preparing for a game against Berwick sevco,..oops sorry Berwick Rangers (force of habit)
Roll on a year,…FOD still running about in the fog preparing to play…take your pick,..Annan,..Peterhead..etc.
Oh Happy Days.
goldstar 10-The wee bigot gets wheeled out his Bowling Club for his rent a quote pash.
pigalle
Pour yourself a Magners mate.hh
Jobo Balde, went to Rome last year at Easter. Stayed in the Termini area; amazingly arffordable for a capital city in Europe. People were so nice. We stayed in Star Metropole for a week. Was fabulous. Btw. The Papal address, if interested, on a we’d at 11. Forget the tourist guides and, even better, get a slip from your parish priest to get you into St Peters and skip the queues before you leave home. Also buy a ticket for Vatican museum, ignore time given. You want every moment there. Hope this helps; have a great time and remember to take trainers or comfy shoes. A wonderful city! Fabulous memories.
Poinitless = Pointless.
VP-You and the big tuechter going to see The Boss?
Jobo Baldie 19:11
If you’re going to Rome have a look at the airbnb.com website – you can rent rooms or whole apartments for your stay. The places are all reviewed so it’s pretty trustworthy, I reckon. It covers properties all over the world.
Piece on our GB. rubbish!
I can’t believe a word of it !
Having to queue for the online ticket office ?
Question on QI. there.
Where do modern huns live?
Answer. Nowhere hahahahaahaha
100% Genuine, I couldn’t make that up.
They were an army, not a race.
!!Bada Bing!!
21:51 on
10 January, 2013
VP-You and the big tuechter going to see The Boss?
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God willing mate,you going?Brilliant concert last time.
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
20:17 on
10 January, 2013
In fact the timing could have not been more predictable
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Did you predict it?
Jobo Balde I’m yir bus for Rome info
get my email from somebody and I’ll write you good piece on it
two to start you
http://www.aventinohotels.com/inglese/sa/home.htm
http://www.larcheologia.it/
Stringer yes two days ago go look back
Remember the venom the Scottish media showed towards Vlad questioning integrity???
Compare the fawning over chuckles green and jabbas articles regarding integrity?
Compare…..
How dare Vlad pay wages late!!!!
Notice that wee word ‘pay’
Compare to …
Ah buts it’s okay newco doesn’t have to pay the tens of MILLIONS of pounds ….
Let’s move on … We’re bored of timmy questioning aw this money bumped … !
It’s a newco now!!!!
But they get to keep oldcos trophies!……
Payed for by those creditors bumped .
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
21:57 on 10 January, 2013
Stringer yes two days ago go look back
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I’m sure you could find it quicker than me.
Hi GourockEmerald Bhoy.
I have a complete sky dish in the garage I live in Airdrie
It is your if that is not to far for you to travel. If you do want it ask Paul for my Email Address I will be at home all day tomorrow
Stringer ..
I’ve no intention of looking for it, I asked why the board have not been in contact with the GB, now I know
monteblanco – 21:25 on 10 January, 2013
It’s almost so obvious, that I’m worried it’s genuine.
Either way if folk start to pick up on it, it’s potentially going to lead to lots of mistrust between fans, group gets fractures and loads decide it’s not worth it.
Or it unites the group and leads them to cross that line, that is mentioned several times, making any board action against them seem justified.
VP-Thinking about it,do you know what section your tickets are for,standing or sitting?
Much is made on Wikipedia of Neil Doncaster giving his beneplacit to the notion that Sevco was an existing club when it was allowed to start life in SFL Division 3.
The ownership of the Deady Bears now has its own article on Wiki, perhaps it has for some time. The Doncaster role in confirming what fans of the former club wanted to hear is referenced there very clearly. The only other person whose support for the notion they include is Charles Green.
What’s interesting is that, as you have to if you want any Wiki article you submit to last more than a day, this one includes lots of external references that purport to back up statements of fact in the article. The one for the Doncaster thing is an interview he gave to Gordon Chree at STV on July 16. I had never watched it before.
It is billed as lasting about 14 minutes and you have to endure three adverts before it begins. I thought I’d listen to the first bit of it and give up when it all got too Sevcophantic. I realise in putting this down in black and white that it sounds like the worst 14 minutes of anybody’s life, but I’m glad I did it.
The interview is easy to follow, and the bit under scrutiny here, luckily, comes in the first couple of minutes. Doncaster does not say Sevco is Rangers. His endorsement of the notion is not there. It did not happen.
http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/rangers/111130-full-video-interview-spl-chief-neil-doncaster-on-rangers-and-his-future/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitte
You’ll no get a signal in the garage :}
neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
22:02 on
10 January, 2013
Stringer ..
I’ve no intention of looking for it, I asked why the board have not been in contact with the GB, now I know
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That’s not what I asked and not what you said you predicted btw.
You also don’t ‘know’, you suspect, or have an opinion. Big difference.
Bada ,we are up in main stand ,clubs debenture seats with hopefully access to lounge.
Hope they have Magners :O)
Stringer that’s your opinion that’s the difference
Saw this on twitter
http://t.co/9M9qOoD5
HMRC response to e-petition?
Or have I had to much Stella
Maybe the board should challenge the GB to a square go at some mutually agreed industrial estate?
That might help clear the air.
Charles ‘ chuckles ‘ Green .. Sevco CEO
Peter Lawwell Celtic Football Club CEO
Think about it, hope noone criticises big Peter again. Can u imagine if we had somebody like that fud green!
Makes u really appreciate what u have when u see Chuck in action!!!
jimmci @ 21.48
Chavez @ 21.52
whitedoghunch @ 21.57
Thanks friends, I’ll look into these suggestions.
Jobo
!!Bada Bing!! 21:15 on 10 January, 2013
At least McMillan has a good reason for not admitting the club is Sevco…
Great blog on Catholic schools debate and sectarianism/racism from Liam Conway
http://liamconway.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/catholic-schools-religious-discrimination-and-racism/