It appears that the so-called spivs are once again the only people likely to put their hands in their pockets to fund the coming season’s shortfall at Newco Rangers. There has been a campaign for much of this year to drive the club into the gutter, although on this occasion no one has accused Celtic fans, the SFA, HMRC or various imaginary enemies of acting in an underhand manner. These moves were all the work of formerly loyal Rangers men, who wanted ownership of Newco on the cheap, or some kind of influence thereafter.
The ‘spivs’ have not been intimidated or been blackmailed into handing over the club to hostile forces. Instead they are prepared to invest again, stay the course and see a return on their money.
‘Spivs’ is an unnecessarily pejorative term but if money comes in from the variety of hedge funds and offshore entities it will not be a gift. Neither was the initial investment of £5.5m, or the subsequent monies raised at the IPO.
It’s too late to complain about who owns the club, or that a collection on wealthy fans could have bought the assets of Rangers on the cheap when Charles Green stepped in. Campaigns to undermine the club will not bring about a dramatic change, they will only weaken an already painfully weak entity.
Two years ago someone inside the game told me ‘the Rangers you know are dead, whether they phoenix or not.’ The outfit which exists now will forever be a bit-part player, which even Dave King recognises is an untenable commercial proposition.
Remember, Tommy Gemmell, Bertie Auld and John Hughes will be signing copies of their books at the Celtic Store in Argyle St from 1pm until 4pm on Saturday. Take a camera.
And before that, Bertie Auld will be live on CQN from 1pm this Friday. Expect anecdote overload.
Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his tome, All the Best.
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Anyone watching ch5, a new low….
Off course there had to be a Orc involved
Craigellachie10
21:23 on 11 June, 2014
‘My real point is that I don’t think that either side can say with any certainty what the financial implications will be.’
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Absolute rubbish.
The answers are all in the white paper.
aiden bhoy
21:26 on 11 June, 2014
Peter Houston to be named Falkirk manager tomorrow .
Phew
aiden bhoy
21:21 on 11 June, 2014
Independent or not will any politician have the balls to tackle the sectarian marches that takes place in this country ?
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A good question which I don’t have an answer for, and it is much worse imo than 50 years ago.
I remember the 12th of July march and that was that, although I could be wrong.
Now we have a marching season that goes on for months and causes massive inconvenience and trouble is often the result as the drunken hordes run rampage.
an tearmann
20:33 on 11 June, 2014
Haven’t read that in any of the historical accounts about the founding of Celtic, it was always just the 3 parishes that were mentioned.
Celtic: a club like no other, John Hartson.
Anyone up for an Independiente debate. I see they have secured promotion to the Argentinian primera division.
Not sure if we hate them or not but well done anyway.
So what about the fitba then????
They SNP also want to outlaw catholicism. Blatant lies which makes you look silly.
Oopps!
That was for Neganon
Watching “football hooligan and proud” on channel 5.It would appear everyone of these dysfunctional characters have a connection with Sevco.Oh,and apparently Wrexham are pro IRA.
In the heat of Lisbon……
Sooo Wrexham are republican sympathisers who support the ira and sinn fein
Every days a school day…
Billy Boy
21:30 on 11 June, 2014
‘Blatant lies which makes you look silly.’
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Billy Boy
10:15 on 9 June, 2014
‘Andy was misrepresented in the Tory/ Labour/Lib Dem/ British Media.
Basically it was represented that Andy didn’t like Salmond waving the flag.
When what he actually said was he didn’t like the negative reaction to Salmond waving the flag
HUGE DIFFERENCE!’
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“I didn’t like it when he (Salmond) got the Scottish flag up at Wimbledon.”
Andy Murray
minx1888 -that is terrible news; we were asked to pray for John at Mass on Sunday
Thoughts and prayers with his family.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/27805755?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitterfeed
theglasgowcelticway
21:31 on 11 June, 2014
Watching “football hooligan and proud” on channel 5.It would appear everyone of these dysfunctional characters have a connection with Sevco.Oh,and apparently Wrexham are pro IRA.
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In the 80/90s Wrexham casuals were frequent visitors to Parkhead.
I’ll tell you a couple of tales when you eventually get that BBQ set up!!!
Im sick of the school boy politics surrounding this ref. My family at the moment have a reasonable standard of living. Not rich not poor but comfortable. I need to be convinced to put my family stability at risk. However i see petty arguments so far. It cannot be reasonable to say vote yes as have Tory rule in west minister. For most of my voting life been labour govt, is the campaign for yes so weak that were labour still in power i should vote no? To counter same argument i have never voted snp yet that is govt in Scotland so by logic i should vote no.
I am also sick of those with different opinion facing aggression from yes voters. Vue cinema show no advert an yes voters out calling boycott. B&q owner does same an boycott called again. J k rowling? Same again. Is this how we Will treat those with different opinions in an independent Scotland?
I need facts. Will i have to pay more tax. Will prices go up. Will my wage match increases or Will my standard of living fall? How Will my pension be affected? If tax not goin up how are we paying for everything in country. Will popular policies like free prescription, bus fares for pensioners last more than 5 yrs an if so how Will they be financed?
I don’t want abuse, i don’t want jingoistic clap trap, i don’t want patronized bout Tories who may or may not be in power next election.
I am anti monarchy dislike the butchers flag immensely an describe myself as Scottish not British. I see how devolution works just now an for my family we are doin ok, for their future i need answers to these questions b4 risking my families future on a maybe an a why not an lets see how it goes.
I don’t want abuse, answers wud be nice, can yes voters help me out here without petty name calling or rubbishing me for wanting info an answers b4 deciding what to do based on what’s best for my family.
In the pub with Bada Bing and we’re debating who is the most successful player when considering, appearances against wins? Anyone know?
An independent Scotland doesn’t mean we could not forge mutually beneficial Partnerships with England and any other country for that matter.
‘Wrexham are pro IRA.’
but which one- New? Real ? Continuity? Provisional? Virtual [iIRA]?
aiden bhoy
21:26 on 11 June, 2014
Best news I have heard all day.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
stebhoy
21:35 on 11 June, 2014
‘An independent Scotland doesn’t mean we could not forge mutually beneficial Partnerships with England and any other country for that matter.’
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And you think pegging corporation tax at 3% below their level would be conducive to that objective?
Neg…
That is my fear…
Scotland MAY lose the pluralism which has gradually built up over the past 70/80 years. Trying not to be political but think this was largely due to the advance of the Labour Party and the very slow demise of the Unionist element masquerading as ‘Conservative’.
Of course my fear could be misplaced and I underestimate my modern fellow citizens.
HH
HT
Are you a Rochdale fan?
Love
What about the new away strip – OMG. Where did the design genius get the idea for that monstrosity? My guess is a carpet in a 2 star hotel foyer. It is rank rotten, rotten of the 1st order. Not a really a football shirt more leisure wear for eejits to wear on their holidays.
What ever happened the clubs promise to engage the fans with regards to the design of new kits.
Frankie bhoy says No to horrendous embarrassing Celtic kits.
SAG…
So its our police ‘friends’ making the decisions…
Who’d have guessed????
I posted last week that houston was fav for Falkirk job, heard it on forth radio…
frw…
I like it…I think!
Lennybhoy,
It’s all about the currency I’m afraid. Without that, your “independence” isn’t worth the wee saltire it’s written on.
I’m genuinely astonished the prime goal of the nationalist movement in Scotland is to hitch our economy to Westminster… they spend all their time telling us how terrible Britain is and yet their main economic priority is to maintain this economic link.
It’s mind-numbingly illogical.
And of course it won’t happen. The Euro crisis has seen to that. No way will London agree to write blank cheques for Eck after a Yes vote, and why should they?
The alternatives are therefore:
1. The Euro. Which means our budget will be signed off in Frankfurt. Bye bye independence, hello Angela Merkel and her gnomes.
2. Sterlingisation – ie using sterling without access to the Bank of England. In that case prepare for immediate and drastic spending cuts to build up sterling/dollar/euro reserves in order to stem massive capital flight from Scotland. Also prepare for exclusion from the EU as there is no way a new member will be allowed in without its own central bank. Business will flee to Carlisle to remain part of the single market and Scotland’s corporate and income tax base will disappear… quickly followed by the welfare state it supports.
3. Our own currency. Again, be prepared for savage welfare spending cuts in order to build up reserves of hard currency as Scotland will be fending off every currency speculator in the world from day one. And again, be prepared for exclusion from EU as no new member will be allowed to join without an immediate commitment to joining the Euro.
I’m not sure people realise just how horrifically right-wing the consequences of a Yes vote could be. One thing’s for sure, we’d get an immediate lesson in the harsh reality of global economics, and we’d soon learn just how much “independence” a small economy like Scotland would have outside the protective embrace of the UK and EU.
Lots of people -especially on the left – will be in for an almighty shock should Scotland vote Yes.
frw…
Anyway…real whisky has no ‘e’!!!
;-)
DBBIA – he was a lovely guy just like his Dad ! Nice to know they can share their love of Celtic together again.
Lennybhoy :-)
Am thinking bout Celtic,what we doin where we goin?Celtics new boss, his impact? The team, the players, the joy, the togetherness,players in, loan ones coming back, new energy, new faces,suprise impact from youth,, learning and how to improve Celtic, the board, the future.the living wage, new taps
Its quiet, your right.maybe we might get a world cup star on quiet
HH
:-)
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NegAnon2
21:21 on
If we vote no the London parties will enact leglislation that will try and deny us the opportunity to determine our own future, you seriously think they wont do this?
What you on about JK? You’ve lost me with that one.
Margaret McGill
I may have said that incorrectly,the red wine was nice,Fanad is heaven.
ernie lynch
21:38 on 11 June, 2014
stebhoy
21:35 on 11 June, 2014
‘An independent Scotland doesn’t mean we could not forge mutually beneficial Partnerships with England and any other country for that matter.’
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And you think pegging corporation tax at 3% below their level would be conducive to that objective?
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Ireland has a lower rate and has benefited greatly from this policy….
Even a visit from auld Betty
A “Yes”vote,might not give Scotland a paradise to live in.It might.Even if it were 50/50,it would be preferable to 100% rule from Westminster.
I want to see a country that tries to care for the elderly.That has compassion for its sick and disabled residents.More hospital beds,more nurses,more care workers.
I want to see a country that is happy to educate our kids,freely.
I want to see a country that will refuse to be dragged into unlawful wars to feed the greed of the arms dealers,and oil companies.That could divert the billion toward a better life for its inhabitants.
I want to see a country that will throw out Trident,an abomination on the face of the planet,and divert the money saved into some of the above mentioned.
I want to see a country whose citizens votes will actually mean something and not be rendered useless by 65 million voters across the border.
These are some of the things I want to see.Something to strive for with some hope.
I will vote YES in the hope some of these things materialize.
A NO vote would mean,to me,that all of the above would never be attainable for the people of Scotland.
TURKEYBHOY WILL VOTE YES.