I received a text early evening on 18th August last year: “Gongalves starts”. Former Hearts player, Jose Gongalves, was one of a handful of players FC Sion signed illegally in the summer 2011 transfer window and he had been named to start against Celtic in the Europa League qualifier, first leg.
As a contest, the tie was over. There followed two matches with considerable effort and drama from both teams but the eventual outcome was, literally, never in doubt, the courts would have their way. Sion would be expelled from the competition and Celtic would progress to the group stage.
Today Celtic’s only remaining competitor from the chasing pack for the SPL title is up in court to face the HM Revenue and Customs. The courts will have their way again but although you may feel the outcome of Rangers tax case is inevitable (I do), the impact on this season’s league championship is less assured. Should they lose, Rangers have the option to appeal, postponing any negative impact on the company until next season at the earliest.
If Rangers have, or can generate, enough cash to keep the lights on this season the league will be nip and tuck until the end of the season. The tax case will attract most attention but if you are looking for indications of how the season is likely to go, keep an eye open for cash related incidents.
Well done to Rangers’ broadcast partner, STV, for their story this morning on SPL discipline. They report the Ibrox club have the worst disciplinary record in the league, having accumulated a total of 41 bookings, contrasting starkly with the cool class at Celtic Park who are best behaved in the league with only 20 bookings.
With Beram Kayal out for the season Ki Sung-Yeung is the Celtic player closest to a suspension, a further three yellow cards would put the Korean over the threshold. Rangers have Lafferty one booking, Edu and Bocanegra two, with Goian, Broadfoot, Bartley and Whittaker all three away from a suspension. Lee McCulloch has only been booked twice this season but shows enormous potential.
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iki says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:27
verdantvic says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:25
“can anyone suggest a fairminded paper please?”
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Forget the old media, I give you CQN Magazine :¬)
Vinny
stivs…..
scrap value?
;)
Is Clyde phone-in normally on channel t’internet – I want to listen to all of these jolly japes you mad bad hate-filled Tims get up to.
Sounds fun :-)
Verdantvic @ 21.25
Have not heard that story before about the Padraig Harrington autograph incident.
Any more info on it and in what competition did this happen? Harrington is accepted the world over as on e of sports thorough gentlemen. Unbelievable story.
hankray says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:44
You’re missing an ‘h’ at the start of your last statement.
FSTB
Pre Christmas JJB were selling ranjurs tops with the offer – buy one get one free,
In January they are now selling ranjurs tops half price.
I kid you not.
dirtymac says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:43
http://www.clyde1.com/on-air/ssb-listen-again/
Vmhan Supporting Lenny! says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:43
allright bud,
do you know if Dunky is picking up some glasgow guy, flecky someone, from the station and taking him to bloomfield road tonight ?
that will be some taxi journey that when he ends up in Dunkys cab.
hehehehhe
Bada
“hails from hamiltontims home town”
…can I have another clue :-)
Professional foul,red card?
hankray says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:44
Verdantvic @ 21.25
It wasn’t Padraig it was…. oh his name has just vanished… not a major winner but a regular Ryder Cup player… was thrown into lake at Belfrey…OMG my memory!!!
I think Paul McGinlay also gets a lot of abuse. He carries a green and white hoops towel on his golf bag which must infuriate them.
Evening Bhoys!
Gutted at missing the guys tear Hugh a new one tonight. I have a self imposed ban from snyde nearly crashed twice listening to it.
I few things from the wigan citeh game
EPL is utter garbage
Gary Heid is still garbage
James McCarthy is one that got away
Re DP and JM are they not the ones alleged to be the men behind ol whytie?
The other half does due diligence for her company casual searches in Dow Jones are very interesting
Davie provan saying delighted to be at Anfield for a daytime game ..
glendaly
It’s Paul McGinley the story is about you’re correct.
Evening gents, I have been catching up on all the comments made so far and firstly;
Well done to those who managed to get on to snyde, I did not hear the calls because if any Celtic fan makes a valid comment they are belittled and passed off as deluded or hate filled. So I avoid.
I have said many times on here that if the worst that Newco faces is a point reduction then I will boycott Hampden and every away ground for life.
If it turns out Sky put pressure on a favourable result I would bin the box and cancel it for life.
If I found out Celtic voted in favour, my grief would know no bounds and I would have to do the unthinkable and turn my back on them until DD was bought out and the entire board replaced.
The integrity of not only Scottish football but Scotland itself is at stake here.
HH
Since when was being left one on one with a goalkeeper not a clear goal scoring oppertunity ?
Red card all day long.Especially when you,ve backed City -1.
It was Paul McGinley.
Árd Macha
Just wearin a green jumper on a golf course in the west of scotland infuriates all them hh
Saint Stivs says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:20
Fleck would have missed the sea!
Neveralone
Probably was Paul McGinley. He’s a big Celtic man.
Bada
Surely the WH is a wind up if its who I think you’re alluding to?!
hamiltontim- -was close to phoning upstairs to see if Bob Holness would give you a clue :>
St Stivs, Monday is Dunky bhoys day off, perhaps thats why Flecky chose Monday to come down……
Vinny
notthebus says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:51
Aye, but he’s got the potential to hit it.
Bada ..seems a parcel of land adjoining poundland is interesting the parties concerned..surveyors and professionals may already have been appointed..allegedly of course ! :)
Was it not mooted right at the start that we had a man on the inside behind Whyte? Where there not links to Ireland at some point in the form of who was carrying out the due dilligence?
A wee bit of Northern Soul at Wigan on full time.
wiganschosenfewcsc
But it ain’t no mintycasinoplex!
Mainstream media! Mainstream media!
Tonight your boys took a hell of a beating… a hell of a beating!
Jimmy Traynor! Daryl King! Chick Young! lazy journalists! Hugh Keevins! Can you hear me ? Hugh Keevins!
Roddy Forsyth! Tom English!
Your boys took one hell of a beating !
Ken Gallagher! Succulent Lamb! …
Billy Bhoy says:
16 January, 2012 at 21:37
‘Mark & Sean,
Just want to add my thanks for sticking it to them tonight. Keevins
reaction to the first call was absolutely shameful. He was clearly rattled.’
Agreed.
Both calls were excellent. Articulate and coherent.
I thought Keevins reaction was poor.
You can never be sure whether he’s just at the wind up to generate controversy for the sake of it but to attribute hatred as a motive to someone who only wants to see some integrity in the game overstepped the line.
Surely Keevins can understand that if a newco huns is allowed straight into the SPL the game will be a joke. It will be like the wrestling that used to be on World of Sport. This kind of stuff. Entertainment, not sport.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuwfnAq7vME&feature=related
If I have picked up the comments tonight correctly that the huns had second contracts with their players not filed with the SFA AS IS REQUIRED. Then they are in deep doo doo.
Derry City got caught out doing the self same thing by the FAI, and before they could reapply for a license to play they had to replace the entire board of the club. It all came to light when the club got into financial difficulties and some of the players applied to the FAI for assistance. The players were paid their contractual rate, as specified in the contract lodged with the FAI, but one player asked “Where is the rest of my money?” and the club was well and truly up the swannee trying to explain that one.
If the huns have been playing fast and loose with player contracts then I would imagine UEFA would not be best pleased to see a mere “slap on the wrist! type punishment. Possibly another angle for the SFA/SFL to consider in the event of an “insolvency event” down at the bigotdome.
Spurs signed a striker from Juve and loaned him to Southampton for rest of the season…..
This morning as usual grabbed hold of a old newspaper to roll up to kindle the fire……..it was a page from the DAILY TIMES and there before my eyes was a picture of dundee utd players celebrating their victory in scottish cup over ross county……..stuck dead centre in the pic is one of their players sitting down with the tri-colour draped over his shoulders ….cant make hime out wildly smiling and wearing shades……………anyone know the guy……..active nations scottish cup final 2010…..dont see see this often like
Rieperman
Heard you tonight BRILL!!. Do me a favour when you speak to Chewie. Just ask HIM what team HE supports.? HaiL HaiL
HT- i was gobsmacked too,got it from a guy very close to DP, and confirmed from a lifelong friend of WH.
Re Paul McGinlay’s abuse ,I thought golf was meant to be a bit more sporting and gentlemanly, e.g. players calling fouls on themselves.
Can you imagine Sone Aluko saying “sorry ref, I actually dived there. Please book me and change that penalty into a free kick for them”
Or elbows saying “forget the dropped ball ref I actually went in to break his ankle. I must insist that you send me off”
Paul67
more humour please
am loving these jokes yer crackin
haha
well done indeed to the rfc telly mob
and LC showing “potential”
haha
hilarious
:)