The SFA today confirmed that they have been able to confirm Paul Murray Fit and Proper to run a football club. After Mr Murray’s previous tenure as a football club director, I’m absolutely delighted he will again be working his magic. At Ibrox.
The SFA Professional Game Board specifically considered Murray’s “intentions as a Director to avoid a repetition of the mistakes of the past”, which presumably involved some kind of commitment to keep his new club spending within its income parameters. This will be a challenge.
Some will be surprised that Murray has been given the green light, specifically after the opinion Lord Nimmo Smith expressed on directors of Rangers (in liquidation), but I’m happy this conclusion was arrived at correctly.
I searched and searched the SFA statement for news on ‘Glib and Shameless’, but they’ve clearly been unable to accept whatever assurances he’s been able to provide them, so far. Few will be surprised at this.
There’s a fine line between legitimate sporting rivalry and over-stepping the mark; the John Guidetti case illustrates this. If during a TV interview John had said Rangers (sic) are “an embarrassment of a football company”, he may have legitimacy on his side, but it’s rude to say so.
Anyone saying this on TV about any club would be asked not to by the SFA. The Association clearly believe whole “dead huns” thing falls into the same category, and have asked John to desist from such comment on TV in future, without censure.
You can’t offend the dead!
Fair enough.
I’m in a good mood, it’s as though we’re going to win the league, or something.
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Much more fun messing up the rhyme and slang than conforming
Hi folks – Not been on for a few days.
Me and Wee BGFC buried my wee mum – Margie Hamill, of Plains – today.
Tough week, but me and Wee BGFC and Miss BGFC, and some other family, are heading in to see Celtic for some solace this evening.
Come on, the Hoops, tonight.
Hail, Hail
BGFC
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar
Sorry to hear that mate, God Bless yer Wee Mammy and all of you tonight.
SP
Paul Murray’s ‘business plan’ for his new holding company follows the same assumptions he last employed with remarkable outcome at Rangers plc.
He describes it as a ‘break even’ model, losing money one year on domestic football, making it up the following year with a Champions League run.
Viewed as an asymmetrical binomial probability distribution, the conceptual quincunx has three set of pins:
Win Promotion to the Premiership: Yes/No
Win the Premiership Title: Yes/No
Win through the Qualifying ties: Yes/No
From this we can see that there are four possible outcomes in the distribution range, 3 of which result in a No:
No; Yes, No; Yes, Yes, No; and Yes, Yes, Yes.
Each play of the quincunx costs around £15M (trading losses in a season), plus an initial entry fee to the game of around £20M (a new squad, assorted repairs, repaying of existing debt etc).
Applying a binomial distribution, we can see that to ‘win’ a Champions League place and earn the resulting prize money – around £20M – Paul Murray will need to find £20M now to get into the game, and an additional £60M over the coming 4 years – the probability in this game requiring 4 plays to obtain one Yes outcome.
That is, his business plan is to ‘invest’ £80M over 4 years for an evens chance of winning £20M back.
Which is why, looking back, it produced such a spectacular outcome last time around.
Bless.
Right time for the bus after a bottle of red………..:0)
steinriegned @ 15:54 ….
As a member of the bar (legal, not alcohol, this time) I can assure you that it Its not a problem…. unless and until you are caught and convicted…. and those coppers will never catch me!
Big George … just saw your post. Please accept my condolences. And take care of Wee George … I like his posts.
Tom McLaughlin.
Condolences on the passing of your beloved mother from the beauty of the Pacific Northwest you so enthused over with me recently.
The sun shines brightly here on a sparkling, clear day in which a snow topped Mt. Rainer hovers majestically, but mysteriously in the sky.
The ferry crossing on the “MV Wenatchee” was as beautiful and peaceful as I’ve seen, with the Olympic and Cascade Mountains framing a calm and crystal Puget Sound.
A wee prayer was said for you and your family en route.
May your beloved mum rest in the eternal light.
BGFC Condolences on your loss, a sad time. Rest in Peace Margie Hamill.
Away to get the last minute packing done for a week in sunny (I hope) Ibiza. The oldest son is dropping us off at the Premier Inn Gls Airport. Early morning flight tomorrow so will miss the game tonight. Pretty sure we will win, not to sure if D Unt will do use a favour tomorrow. Be home in time to see the Dons game next Sunday. Hail Hail
Gig Georges fan club,
Condolences with you and yours.
Tom McLaughlin
Condolences with you and yours
Loosing yer mammy must be among the worst experiences ever
TBB
Are you trying to tell us that the modren 3 pins of the conceptual quincunx is rubbish? ;)
HH
Sipsini
Regarding your story about the bird droppings on your car being lucky, Mrs ZMB was siting outside when a seagull did the business on hear shoulder, next day she won the Grand National £213.Next day she won €325 on a football coupon we do in Malta.I hope that you have some of the same luck sir.HH
LnMcM
I actually think it’s rather special.
Corkcelt . Thanks for printing the Boolavogue. I have stood several times now before the grave of brave Father Murphy to pray for ole Ireland in the grounds of the castle that used to belong to members of my Clann before the Crown drove them out.
Should a quincunx not have 5 sets of pins?
DBBIA/13ampCSC
BGFC…my sincere condolences.
Dbbia
And it’s knockers fit like a glove ?
Knickers even
Nickers as well
Jeez
I expect a quincunx with 3 pins is good enough for the ole SFA.
Hi Paul67,
“I’m in a good mood, it’s as though we’re going to win the league, or something.”
Well much as I dislike the fact that JG or anyone else is persecuted for the one and only FACT – that they have an association with Celtic Football Club.
There is the point that JG was putting himself in the shop window.
And as my mum yoused to say. It’s not nice to show off.
Anyways back to the point..
Celtic 3-1 Dundee
As grandson #2 oft says….
I’msoXited!
I’msoXited!
I’msoXited!
Hail Hail
Good debate raging on FF…
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List of catholics to have played for us
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Does anyone have a list that I am sure I saw on here before of all catholics that we have signed.
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Default Re: List of catholics to have played for us
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Basically up to WW1 we had lots…then it went a bit quiet for many reasons: cultural, sporting and practical
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In essence, we’ve always signed Catholics. They’re a minority religion though in Scotland and so it’s only natural we’d sign more Protestants, just like most other teams in the Country.
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Is there a list of Catholics that WANTED to play for Rangers? Also is there a list that wanted to but the priest wouldn’t let them?
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Would they have wanted to sign? What players did we miss out on because of their religion? When we were winning trophies left, right and centre, were we hindered by the religion of the team?
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Irish Rebellion openly celebrated by RC’s in Scotland. Rangers fans took a dim view and RC’s were no longer wanted at Ibrox.
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TBB
Paul Murray’s business plan…lol…
The years don0t seem to have been kind to his business acumen:))
love this cover of Dylan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdb_3H-28dE
however it’s nothing to these mothers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbjyuDYtAtk
I expect the hoops to win tonight by the approved quincunx- nil.
big georges fan club – hail, hail, wee oscar
16:34 on 1 May, 2015
My sincere condolences R, you’ve been in our prayers all week mate.
RIP Maggie
Taylor Swift’s set of pins were insured for 40 million dollars ahead of her world tour.
No. The number of pins is not restricted to 5. It is determined by the number of sequential binomials gateways in the model.
Weren’t you listening in the Epidemiology class?
bsr,
Why ?
connaire12, Are you talking about Ferns Castle in Co. Wexford ?.
Leftclick, we were urged to bring flowers to honour Our Lady and one of my peers, Peter Devaney, came in with dozens of the most beautiful Tulips…all having just two inches of stalk!
Miss wasn’t amused by Peter’s protestations that he had bought them.
I don’t suppose the gardener, whose pride and joy Peter had plundered, was amused either when he took a stroll round his garden only to find a bed of decapitated plants.
Canam
I’ve no idea but have a look
I am about to board an 11 hour flight. The usual brilliant timing for me. Friday night is Pablo night. Lers hope we make sweet music on the pitch. Good luck to Ronnie and the players. Would be very fitting to win it on Pablo”s anniversary
HH
TBB- Epidemiology?
Heaven forfend
Accordin’ to Wiki/EWTB/EWLM a quincunx has five points; one in the middle and four in a square.
Of course, CelticQuincunxNews may offer a more modren interpretation.
bsr
No impressed
Joiners nailbag
Big Georges Fan Club
RIP Margie Hamill