SFA corporate governance questions

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Do you like our new lightweight template?  There’s a lot less green and tons more whyte.  Like it or not, the whyte template will be here for a wee while, so try to enjoy it.

Ticket arrangements for our game at Ibrox next month were always going to be tasty.  With rumour that Rangers were heading for administration, Celtic refused to forward their rivals tickets for the game on 28 December on credit, demanding payment in advance.  Rangers found the money after a failed appeal to the better nature of the Celtic board.  This proved to be a wise move as only a few weeks later Rangers were in administration leaving a trail of unpaid debts to other clubs in their wake, but an awkward situation was likely to follow with Rangers (in administration) looking to reciprocate with payment terms.

Celtic are good for the credit, but if they pay for tickets, what’s the chance Rangers will survive long enough to fulfil the fixture?

None of us are in a position to tell, but Celtic cannot sell tickets to their own supporters in the chance that Rangers will not honour them.  If Rangers are still in business, I expect a busy few days leading up to the fixture as cash and tickets are transferred.

And to think we’ve listened to all the ‘Old Firm conspiracy’ theories all these years….. didn’t turn out that way after all.

Really pleased to see STV picked up on our story of last week on the potential improper registration of players and managed to get an anonymous quote from the SFA suggesting “that if conclusive evidence can be produced, the Scottish FA could launch a wider investigation into the conduct of the club”.

“Could”!  This story has now been reported by several mainstream media outlets.  It looks like the SFA will have to be dragged into examining this by Uefa.  Embarrassingly, they are likely to conclude an inquiry into Rangers next week without reference to the 10,000lb gorilla (as No Surrender Johnston would say) in the room.

There are now serious questions of corporate governance at the association, something the chief exec was keen to avoid. If the SFA do initiate an inquiry into the multiple contract allegation, they should start by asking some of the guys who have arrived at Ibrox from continental Europe. I hear Joachim Bjorklund, a decent defender who signed his only Rangers contract in 1996, is still working in the game.

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  1. Thought I had just walked into my living room and the wife had just switched all our comfy furniture with the big arms and high back for the Ikea showroom. Very sleekit looking Paul! Inspiration for the rest of us to slim doon.

     

     

    Happy Birthday TimsinOhio. How are you settling in there in the land of the Buckeyes. How’s your big mate from the Manu game doing? Is he still there too?

     

     

    HH

     

    gsu

  2. Invercelt on 28 February, 2012 at 21:35 said:

     

     

    The SNP have made an erse of it in the last twelve months,they were never going to get the hun unionist vote,so why alienate the Celtic fans

     

    with their gerrymandering.

     

    Hell mend them.

  3. Hector is my hero on at 21:57

     

     

    Cheers, what a great idea! the most appropriate location for tainted trinkets :-)

     

     

    Lubo.

  4. scottishleaf on 28 February, 2012 at 21:59 said:

     

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    erm its 18th March amigo and not May, I’m assuming you ken that ? well I hope so, its a big weekend that with St Patricks day on the Sat and Mothers day on the Sunday.

     

    V

  5. hamiltontim on 28 February, 2012 at 22:08

     

     

    No time of departure yet, but will let you know ASAP.

     

     

    P.S. If you want to get down the road quicker just stick that Shebeen CD on :-)

  6. TheOriginalSadiesBhoy on

    CaltonTongues on 28 February, 2012 at 21:56 said:

     

     

    Don’t have BT Yahoo Applicationa but have gone into Control Panel to uninstall Windows iLivid Toolbar which is the only program I installed about the time the problem started. It seems to be taking some time to uninstall.

  7. garygillespieshamstring on

    Kojo : I assume that when you say “a shoit”, you mean a shirt as opposed to something that starts with sh and sounds like “Whyte”? :)

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    ggh

  8. Brilliant news about the Vanessa appeal. Well done all and get well soon wee yin.

     

     

    Happy Birthday OhioTim.

     

     

    For the Rangers equation I’ll go for:

     

    RFC + MBB = RFC(IA) + D&P – MBB = H20

  9. Breaking News After timbhoy2 told Snakeplissen some home truths ,im sad to report he has signed into the BIGHOOSE ,Everybody ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh,

  10. Magnificentseven on

    timbhoy2 on 28 February, 2012 at 21:53 said

     

     

    come clean now timbhoy2 ………….too much of a Timmy name by the way!!

     

     

    as obvious as that guy who used to come on with “first to post” with your gbhm…………. revenue and customs two part posts……go away with your cheating team

  11. Great to have the site back. All I was getting was a white page, and assumed a cyber attack had taken place. See Timbhoy2 back on.An Orc. Any Celtic supporter who spells like that and doesn’t know the difference between syntax and tintacks isn’t a Celtic supporter. Hurting, is said Orc.Meanwhile Gaudd has gone somewhere, wherever Gaudds go. NegAnon has been , but for a short while only. Truth (now there’s a misnomer) has been and departed. I don’t think they like the taste of jelly and ice cream.

  12. Vhman

     

     

    Lol yes I meant March, very much a typo in my excitement!

     

     

    Oh and the wife has just came home and of course now I have just told her she will be spending Mothers Day on her own……..that’s me in the doghouse! I better get her something extra special this year! :-)

  13. Seven Fishes Four Steaks on

    Re this Jocky Bjorklund 2 contracts rumour.

     

     

    in 1996/97 Rangers won the league to win 9 in a row. the league table finished as

     

     

    Rangers 36 25 5 6 85 33 80

     

    Celtic 36 23 6 7 78 32 75

     

     

    Now just checking the 2 Glasgow derbies at Celtic Park which resulted in two 1-0 wins for Rangers. Bjorklund played in both. If these results were overturned to 3-0 wins for Celtic the league table would now look as

     

     

    Celtic 36 25 6 5 84 30 81

     

    Rangers 36 23 5 8 83 39 74

     

     

    Cheerio 9 in a row!

     

     

    SffS

  14. TheOriginalSadiesBhoy on 28 February, 2012 at 22:14,

     

     

    Hopefully that will work. I had downloaded that as well for the “Sausages” but had uninstalled it and it was still giving that search engine.

     

     

    Good Luck.

  15. Magnificentseven on

    The Legend Johnny Doyle on 28 February, 2012 at 22:20 said:

     

     

     

    Thats definitely not Kojo….. reveal yourself imposter!

     

     

     

    aye far too funny….more like Declan!!

  16. Love the new set up, wondered if the green brigade could come up with a banner in the form of a Mass Card for the possible visit to the “big hoose”, this would drive them nuts.

  17. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Great news all round, Vanessa appeal, and brilliant to hear Oscar is doing so well, long may this good news continue.

     

    Hail Hail

  18. timsinohio

     

     

    happy birthday from yorkshire

     

     

    Andrew in Belfast, thanks

     

     

    Good night champions elect

  19. My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Jude2005

     

     

    Sure it wiz Me…

     

     

    Ah am no wan tae squeeze Ma Thoughts..

     

     

    When Ah hiv sumthing tae say… Ah aywiz let it Awe Hing Oot!

     

     

    Kojo

     

    yer pal.. who likes ye aloater.

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