Rangers International adopted a firm position in their court hearing against former director, Imran Ahmed, in Edinburgh yesterday. Directors and major shareholders know they have a cash shortfall for next season, even if season ticket sales are as higher than anticipated. Therefore, they know they will need to facilitate a loan, cough up for more shares or issue shares to new investors. A few million here or there from season tickets will not change this fact – so the argument goes.
With that in mind the club is under no serious threat from fans turning towards Dave King’s glorious attempt to deprive them of cash. Contrary to earlier reports, organised protests against the Easdales, Ashley and Laxey Partners is in no danger of putting the club under.
The best case scenario for King and his Band of Protagonists is that the club owners would be worn out by the sheer hassle of dealing with their campaign and would wilt before cutting a deal with him on very easy terms. This does not look likely today, the owners appear intent on getting a return for their money.
At various times during the past two years I’ve offered goodwill towards Hibernian, wishing them well against Hearts in the 2012 Cup Final, encouraging them after they lost to Celtic in the 2013 Final, and on the Hail Hail Media Celtic History podcast I spoke about The Famous Five being the best team in Europe in the late 40s, but I’m all Hibs-d out. I hope they are relegated.
50 years ago Hibs were almost the same size a club as Celtic, although Hibs were far more successful at the time. The decades since have utterly destroyed whatever legacy left by The Famous Five. Sir Tom Farmer’s ownership has provided financial stability but when he combined with Rod Petrie the pair contrived to bring about the most wasteful partnership in the history of the Scottish game – and that includes Sir David Murray’s years of unrestrained bombast.
New chief executive, Leann Dempster, has been more than a firm hand on the tiller at Motherwell, she delivered success over and above their station, but Hibs are so afflicted you wonder is anyone will be able to resurrect it with Petrie still in the chair, Farmer in ultimate control and Terry Butcher in the dugout. Not only do they deserve relegation, it may be necessary for Dempster to clear-out the deadwood above and below her. Better to be relegated than stumble on with Petrie and his Inverse Midas Touch.
Some good Celtic fans and CQN’ers are holding an event at Monroe’s Tavern in Galway tomorrow in aid of Console, the Irish suicide prevention charity. One of the many auction items is the photo above, signed by Bertie Auld. If you would like to help Console, stick a wee bid into ruairigucks@gmail.com .
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I liked wee Fernandez.
Was useless for us mind, but a lovely inventive player for Livingston before, and Killie afterwards.
Horrid way for his career to end. Accidental as Caldwell’s challenge was, Fernandez never got back to his game after a year out.
****CELTIC’S possible Under-20s’ league clincher against Dundee United at Tannadice has been switched from Thursday to Friday.
The game which would seal the title at this level for the fifth time in a row by the Hoops now goes ahead at Tannadice on Friday, May 9 with a 1pm kick-off time.
The young Hoops’ 2-0 win over their Ibrox counterparts at Lennoxtown on Tuesday means the ball is now in Celtic’s court and a win on Tayside will tie up the championship.
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I always remember Winning Gemmell telling anyone who would listen that Celtic fans had more in common with the Jambo’s than Hibs,he does not like those Leith fellas one little bit.He’ll be delighted to see them go.
The Celtic Walkway great, but will all the punters still be gathering in the cold days,or is Celtic going to get the finger out , and start building decent restuarants bars,etc ,for the start of next season. no excuses they have the cash,so get it down, a lot of us are ordinary fans who cant afford the corporate places, so think of us for a change, also Paul why don’t you take issues with Celtic football club on these matters.
French football’s going to Helena hand cart
7th of May “victory day ” in Russia. They are celebrating winning the war against the nazis.
and now they find the US- EU have mobilised the facists again right on their border.
Just thinking back to the Edinburgh derby at Tynecastle, Hibs scored a perfectly good goal at 1-0 down about 10mins from the end only for it to be chopped off.
I guess we’ll be hearing about that again if things are tight and don’t go their way!
HH
timmy7_noted
I find that astonishing to be honest.
Don’t get me wrong their are a few good Jambos out there. There are also Hibees who hate us with a passion but in the main I get a pretty decent reception when talking to Hibs fans.
The whole poppy thing has turned Hearts fans to have a very healthy dislike for Celtic supporters.
LB
traditionalist88
Quite a few referee’s in our league are Hearts fans.
One who I will not name used to work with my wife and wore a Hearts manager style jacket to work everyday.
LB
Trad88
Timmy having the league extended to suit?
Some will be apoplectic.
Matt Dimsay and Chris Joke are the worst double act to perform in Glasgow since Mike & Bernie Winters.
Home just in time to bid my dad safe journey to Perth, hope he has a better experience than that on boxing day..
Neds are still looking over their shoulders after the abuse he received from them…
Hope Celtic rattle some goals in this evening.
Great night for fitba.
St Johnstone appear to be resting some players so it could be an open game.
Would love to see Balde start and get on the score sheet. I think the big lad can be a player for us. Certainly has goals in him.
LB
Well 4-1 to the good guys tonight HH
It is all how you say a thing.
According to Big Eck, DK has shown THEIR fans great respect.
Others may think that like others before him, he is simply saying what they want to hear.
Thanks for the info, lhads, on Helena Costa. If she is responsible for our signing Marc Crosas, she has my thanks; one of my favourite football players of recent years.
Livibhoy, nothing surprises me.
GeordieMunro extra recovery day granted by the UFH;)
HH
JC2
I hope the ‘Whitehall’ experts have been schooled and trained in Hereford.
timmy7_noted 16:37 on 7 May, 2014
… Ian Davidson always seems to sit in among the DUP
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Davidson is a Republican, I doubt he’s sitting there through any affiliation.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/3618724/How-the-republicans-are-out-to-get-Charles.html
Helena Costa of Troy, the face that launched a thousand Bosmans.
LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar
Not my thoughts just reminded me of days on the Tommy Gemmell bus and listening to WG,not many on the bus agreed with him.
Anyway I always hated the dalziel bar stewards the most.Local hatreds are always the deepest seated……………………. :-)
Re Sevco. Quite obviously the Spivs are going to be at their most bullish for the next 9 days or so, as they try to sell as many season books as possible. When the polls close I think on the 16th May, we may see an entirely different story.
Sevco ST deadline will get put back a couple of weeks
Killie down for me.
It’s their tunnel, you see.
Tunnels don’t shrink to fit inferior players.
First time in a while I’ve managed to read through all the blog comments, don’t know how you guys manage it tbh.
Anyway, re. Hibs and relegation; probably for the best, they’re about as bad a Hibs team as I’ve seen. It’ll be a pity but watching them spank the zombies will be fairly entertaining.
Just to clarify, that’s a pity for them getting relegated, not zombie spanking.
FFin’ impressed by the Celtic Way:
“New Pedestrian Area at Parkhead
Was this paid for as part of the Commonwealth Games?
You need to laugh at the last sentance too”
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“If you refer to the splendid new monoblocked Celtic Way incorporating the Celtic FC crest which leads from London Road to the entrance of Celtic Park it was all part of taxpayer funded improvements for the Commonwealth Games.
As are refurbished train stations, super road system, car and bus parking and landscaping.
Enjoy them if you go there, you paid for them.”
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“That is a scandal. All that taxpayers money spent on doing up that [place].”
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“I just thought of something who is the councillor for to issue a complaint to
The taxpayer has the right to ensure that the money goes on the benefit of all a [Celtic] crest is not that so they are in breach
When will Glasgow learn the labour mob are toxic and no I am not wealthy.”
The idea that he “just thought of something” seems overly ambitious.
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“The joke is on the Protestant tax payer.”
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“That really is f***ing outrageous.”
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“How the **** can they justify that? Especially the ****ing club emblem on the stone. It’s simply outrageous.”
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“None I will be attending
I am however going to voice my displeasure at the fraudulent use of taxpayers money”
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“Well if you will continue to vote Labour, as you do, the party that favours Celtc and the archdiocese in all it’s doings, and has been in charge for 60 years bringing great things to the City, like the lowest life expectancy in Europe, then what can you expect?”
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“Would it be possible to get details on F.O.I on all monies spent in and around the [park] , ? i wouldnt have a clue about how to go about it but sure some would, maybe pass along to eufa if appropriate”
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“This is where dignified silence and keeping the powder dry and the heads down has got us,and this is where never,ever failing to stick up for themselves,right or wrong (usually the latter),and doing so from the same hymn sheet has got them.And lessons still haven’t been learned….And look where we find ourselves despite having done not a damned thing wrong….A sick joke on RFC and everyone who actually gives a t*ss about our club for sure.”
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“Surely as they have received tax payers money to make improvements specifically for these games, a slab featuring the flag of the Commonwealth would be more appropriate.”
‘the Protestant tax payer’-
irony clearly not a USP of the oxymoronic morons on FF.
Taking the neighbors 12year old son to the St johnstone game and was pleasently surprised to find out that he gets in free.
Monaghan1900 17:13 on 7 May, 2014
FFin’ impressed by the Celtic Way:
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Hahahahahhaaha! Brilliant!
corkcelt
Will the Bears give in and renew to save their club?
Could we suggest a wee marketing line for the Spivs to use…
Surrender or you die!
JamieBhoy75
17:10 on
7 May, 2014
First time in a while I’ve managed to read through all the blog comments, don’t know how you guys manage it tbh.
Anyway, re. Hibs and relegation; probably for the best, they’re about as bad a Hibs team as I’ve seen. It’ll be a pity but watching them spank the zombies will be fairly entertaining.
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You’re right, they’re brutal and toothless, a combination which has seen them pick up 1pt in the last 10/11 games when the going has got tough at the business end of the season.
In fact they’re so bad they wouldn’t spank anyone, not even Sevco.
HH
I think, in fairness, Ibrox should also have a ‘Rangers Way’. After all, what would six feet of monoblocking cost?
winning captains, The bigger question for me is will the Spivs pony up in a new rights issue to see them through the next year and from their perspective into the Premier Division. Even if the Bears do give in and renew they still won’t have enough cash to see them through the year.
dj67
“There are even many Celtic fans that are so much in denial (or oblivious to the truth) about that piece of history that they twist that story so much that they would have us believe it was the DeadyBears that poached those players. ”
I’ve never read any distortion of our early history, to that effect, on here.
Where did you read such on CQN?
Monaghan1900
Ghod luv ’em!!
Well if it makes them happy while their stadium falls down round their heads who am I to deny them their rights!!
The Unseen Fenian Hand Strikes Again!
I’m working down in Wimbledon this week, so tonight I am heading to the Wimbledon CSC with The Honest Mistake and TootingTim and a few other CQN’rs to watch the Celtic.
Magic.
timbhoy2 16:41 on 7 May, 2014
The initial stage, that is the Celtic Way was to be finished before the Commonwealth Games, the building or the rest will start after the Commonwealth Games are finished. I would guess six months construction at least.
http://www.urbanrealm.com/news/3675/Celtic_submit_plans_for_new_museum_and_superstore_.html