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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***Today’s winner is Blantyre Tim***
Give that man a coconut.
Thought that would take a wee while but I see we have another science whizz/geek in our midst.
UNtil next time fholks, be excellent to each other.
IGC
clark walker NAKAMURA doo da day
courtesy MARIA from UKRAINE who is beautiful beyond comparison.
BT.
hate you so a day.
IGC
12:39 on 12 June, 2014
***Today’s winner is Blantyre Tim***
Give that man a coconut.
Thought that would take a wee while but I see we have another science whizz/geek in our midst.
UNtil next time fholks, be excellent to each other.
skuse me skuse me.FU rubs open hand facing face in circular gesture.TIC TAC for stewards enquiry..
BT got wrong order !!!!!!!! I claim the prize.
BT,
Well done mate, I was no bad at it myself, post a periodic reaction table when half lashed a couple of weeks ago…no takers.
Better than politics though :))
beatbhoy
Couple of pages back But agree
French team of 82 – 86 were very good to watch.
They were robbed by Germans in Spain82 when goalkeeper
Schumacher ?? took French forward out. Disgrace
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
beatbhoy
10:56 on
12 June, 2014
Gary 67
Agreed, and the French team of ’82 was special too, and was unlucky not to make the final.
Platini, Giresse, Tigana, Rocheteau spring to mind.
Just on, haven’t checked back, so apologies if someone’s beaten me to it, but, Willy Hill is offering EVENS on Brazil to beat Croatia tonight. The general price everywhere else is about 1/3.
Max. stake is £20, single only!
HH
Meant to say, nice one IGC…..
Higher chemistry. Never knew it would get me a coconut on cqn..
Believe it or not I also have English higher. …8-)
Jonny the Tim
I there a time restriction on that ?
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
ignore me at your peril palomine. it’s ma coconut.
There’s a limit of £1m in liabilities, so, it’s 1st come etc.
HH
21051967
Only 50k bets allowed. There was already 30k when I left bookies at 12.20
cheers mate
new article posted.
twentyfirstofmaynineteenseventynine
WH laying £50k at evs
BT was on approx 12:15 saying they’d already announced in shop they’d laid £20k in 15mins
Best hurry
blantyretim.
Just bought a case of wine,£41 quid of the case.
squire danaher
11:27 on 12 June, 2014
billy bhoy 05
10:52 on 12 June, 2014
I am not attacking you for raising the issue but IMO YES/NO bookie coupons are quite possibly the worst value available from such shops – and that’s saying something.
Thanks for your response and I take your point but we are only putting on 50p a line for a total £1:00 bet, and it gives us a wee interest. We do similar at the Grand National and usually one of us wins.
Fav uncle
You are a sore looser…8)
beatbhoy
12:32 on 12 June, 2014
Thanks for the clip. My memory ain’t what it used to be.
IGC
12:35 on
12 June, 2014
***LUNCHTIME QUIZ***
A special science edition today, so get those short trousers and caps looked out and think back to your old science days.
Using the symbols for elements in the Periodic Table, identify the ex-Celtic players below:
CLUE: [Lutetium] [Boron] [Oxygen] = Lu + B + O – Lubo
……………………………………………………………………………………..
beg to differ… loo +bo = smell!!
cheers squire danaher
I’ll get me erse doon there right away
HH
BT
BT take your coconut into BV on friday
They’ll make a cocktail for OT
Hope craic is good, cannae make it
HH
:-)
I have been in Australia since 1967. I left Scotland for all the obvious Glasgow area Catholic school teacher reasons: luckily I missed the Sevco good nine in a row years.
If I had a vote in the referendum, I would vote yes: the Scotland I left was a safe haven for RAPEEPIL: still is.
I look at Norway: one of the high performers in Europe: similar population circa 5 million.Fantastic standard of living; great social security services; wher does it all come from? Rain, hydro electric power down loaded to Denmark at a profit!!! then there is oil! as much as we have and more.
So we have oil, we have rain, Why are we the poor neighbour. I believe our hydro power is exported to Engerland at a loss and returned to us at a premium!
Regardless, Norway is richer than we are. Yet it has to import most of its meat: ther is not much arable land in Norway: We have heaps!
Lat point in 1488 Scotland had four Universities: Engerland had two:
Today we have six Engerland has …… I don’t know how many.
Who did well out of the 1707 union of parliaments: not Scotland: Vote with the facts not your fear.
I was rubbish at science subjects at school.
Ms Tally appears to be the exact opposite and should be starting Uni in September to do a BSc in some scientific discipline or other.
Btw I was shit hot in modern languages and history!
HH!!
If I am not mistaken Scotland has 13 Universities.
HH!!
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Richie/BMCUWP
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HH
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