It’s difficult not to associate Hearts’ owner, Vladimir Romanov’s outburst on their club website yesterday with the current issue over Rangers finances, which could soon see the SPL, the SFA and the media take sides between Rangers and their creditors, in particular HM Revenue and Customs.
Romanov’s rant on the demise of the Scottish game was ignorable until he dragged in the “tax authorities” for blame. As you and I know, the tax authorities don’t play favourites, they collect vat, income, corporation and other taxes in line with the law.
Hearts failed to pay player wages last month and Romanov now says, “there is no point is spending millions to watch someone else’s show”. Most of Hearts debt is owed to Romanov’s own bank but if player wages are unpaid there is a good chance HMRC will also be outstanding, explaining the “tax authorities” reference.
If a new football club playing at Ibrox is ushered into the SPL with a points tally calculated from the position of a defunct Rangers you can expect a gold-rush of clubs ready to flush their debts to the country, and history, away.
Well done to STV who yesterday revealed the actual decision making process which would be put in place to judge an application to join the league midseason or at any other time. The SPL board, by simple majority, have the decision, while the SFA need to ratify membership.
If the SPL board vote to reward bad debtors’ shares in their league what incentive would most clubs have to pay their bills? Fortunately, our history is more valuable than any amount of cash.
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No matter the make up of the rest of the team tonight, the midfield needs to be as strong as possible.
Wanyama and Kayal must play.
Also Matthews at rigt back.
I’d prefer Sammi to Hooper who is going through a cr….poor patch as he offers a degree of defensive quality, which we might need.
Commons and Forrest on from the start with McCourt coming on for the last 10 minutes, to, err, run about for 10 minutes.
I will take 5-4 to us tonight.
English is a supercilious creep.
And his relationship with Whyte is like that of Jabba with Murray.
I suspect however that it will be rather more short lived.
philvis @ 10.34
Cynical but very funny. Certainly made me laugh. (thumbsup!!!!!)
JJ
Jungle Jim – Darn you and your reasonable discussions!
Darn the hair do we care!
See you in Heck! (thumbsup)
We call a girl in the work 1690, not because she’s a hun (she isn’t) , but because when you look at her from behind she looks 16 but when she tutns round… jeezo!
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby says:
3 November, 2011 at 10:36
‘So the diets have settled out of court.’
No surprise. It’s not the first time they’ve been in this position.
I think Mad Vlad is in the ‘can pay, won’t pay’ camp, unlike the huns.
ernie,
I read him a few years back (maybe about 5?) and my general impression then was that he was pretty good. As I am usually in agreement with your posts, however, I will assume that he has changed for the worse.
JJ
As I have stated on here I do not dignify the press by purchasing their oracles.
So excuse my naievity.
Is the harrassment experienced by our fans at the hands of Strathclydes finest being mirrored at any other football stadia in Glasgow?
greenjedi
I reckon they had a decision to make and he was odd man out.
Not that surprising given the players injury record.
Morning Bhoys and Ghirls ,
just dropping in quickly to offer a parent/child ticket combo for tonight if anyone is interested . Stuck in The Rebel County and will now be travelling during the game Argh !
If you want them drop me a line to sannabhoy@gmail.com . Kids ticket is U13 – alternatively , I suppose , it can be used by an OAP !! Usual rules apply , first come first served.
HH
Sanna
We need this Judge to have a look at scottsih refs
1041 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Amir sentenced to 6 months in prison”
1042 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Now. Amir. Judge says he respects the guilty plea. “It took courage”.”
1041 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Now onto Asif. Asif gets one year in jail.”
1040 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Little reaction from Butt. He briefly looks down and then looks back towards judge. Judge told him he did “terrible thing”.”
1038 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Salman Butt sentenced to 30 months in prison.”
1037 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Judge tells Butt he will get harsher sentence than other players and he holds him responsible for corrupting Amir.”
1036 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Judge tells Butt that he was involved in fixing before the Lord’s Test but will only punish him for Lord’s Test.”
1034 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “Now judge moves onto Salman Butt: “Clear to me that you were orchestrator of this activity”.”
1033 CRICKET: BBC Sport’s James Pearce at the Pakistan cricketers spot-fixing trial: “[Agent Mazhar] Majeed sentenced to 2 years and 8 months.”
play
Je suis encore plus inquiet des tremblements mâché
Has anybody ever heard of the EPPP (Elite Player Performance Plan) that the EPL have set up and support. Basically it is a youth development scheme. I heard today that Manchester City is going to invest 70 million pounds into their part of the bargain. Scary if that figure is accurate.
Apparently, globally, Manchester City has an active interest in 30 feeder ‘franchises’.
Sannabhoy
Emailed you 5 minutes ago.
Did you get it?
Moring all from a damp muff (its in Donegal, heads out of the gutter please). Wee question. If we cant sing the Irish national anthem at a football ground what will be the stance at international games. Will other nationalities be subject to the same discrimination.
Good Morning,
Needless to say that it is becoming increasingly difficult to get through all the blog reading on various related matters surrounding football these days. Between checking out Phil, RTC, Twitter, the Scotslawblog, and the occasional tale of leaving the toilet seat up from Blantyre Kev– you get to the end, collect your thoughts and find that it is bed time!
Apparently, all internet dating forums in Scotland at least are recording a downturn in traffic because everyone is on about football instead of chasing the opposite sex!
However, in the course of my morning a scenario has been painted to me which I actually think is worthy of real consideration. It is both realistic and obvious, frightening in a way and potentially inevitable– isn’t that a great contradiction in terms? Potentially inevitable!!
Moonbeams will like that.
Anyway I digress.
I can exclusively reveal that the man who is most likely to bring about the final downfall of Rangers PLC is to be found amongst the regular posters of this blog!! You will read this nowhere else on the net, it is exclusive to here.
Think of it. Craig Whyte has sold off the catering, mortgaged the season tickets, pawned the medals etc etc and the bills keep mounting up and the court cases keep on coming.
Yet somehow survival is always ensured, money found from somewhere. A sudden game against Liverpool, a trip to Hamburg for a fee and so on. A scheme is hatched to dig up money from somewhere.
Yet that will become incredibly hard to continue when one of our own posters decides to strike and potentially deliver the devastating final blow– the most unwelcome news that anyone at Rangers would want to hear– the kind of thing that no amount of financial contortion-ism can help you wriggle out of!
“What is this news?” I hear you ask. ” Who is this poster?”
Well, he is to be found on occasion in the very centre of Glasgow. A man with his finger on the pulse. A man who has come to influence the lives of many of the 640,000 individual readers of this blog on a daily basis.
Yes this potential grim reaper is none other than………………………………
JOBO BALDIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are getting to that stage in the year when your daily blog life starts with Jobo saying:
” Good morning from a snow covered East Kilbride! No chance of moving my car and no chance of football today!”
Last year that type of weather report lasted for weeks if not months. Games unplayed but wages still to be found and paid. No gate income, no catering income, no car parking, no raffle income, nothing.
A football club has to get through weeks like that. Hopefully it has the resources to do so, but if it doesn’t???????
Then it might just be all over when Jobo starts to sing Whyte Christmas!!!
Philbhoy ,
got it and replied.
Bhoys , tix are gone.
Cheers.
Sanna
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow por cierto
sannabhoy says:
3 November, 2011 at 10:51
just to clarify, does the OAP have to be under13 as well? :-)
HH
Marc
BRT & H
Your hypothesis is a good one …..were it not for the MIB. They would declare Paisley Ice Rink playable if it wold help the Hun!
Cheerio for now. A bike ride beckons. Incidentally, how is the weather in Glasgow? I have a ticket for tonight but, and I know this is worthy of criticism, I am not certain about going tonight. I am not at my best driving in the dark and rain exaggerates the difficulty.
JJ
TUCKERMC
Can’t touch you for singing the Irish National Anthem ( or any other Nationality )
Even the SNP aren’t that stupid.
Did Cha Du Ri not play most of his career as a striker before being converted to RB at 2006 WC?
Would explain a lot ……..
Jungle Jim says:
3 November, 2011 at 11:20
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What do you think the crowd will be ?
Bhoys with all the trouble at mini huns.
2 players we should go for is tempelton and driver and for low prices like that get in there before huns and yes i know they’re skint but they seem to be pulling cash from somewhere..
CRC ,
now you’re just being silly.
No , of course they don’t but they do need a letter signed by their grandparents (all 4 ).
Sanna
Brth.
Are you telling us that hobo is a Hun?
bourne
The way this ridiculous Bill is being discussed, it may well be possible to be arrested for singing a National Anthem. ANYTHING that offends anyone seems to be included. Wearing a Poppy? Right. I am out of here o:-)
JJ
Hobo = jobo on iPhone. Sorry big man.
2010 Never Again
We appear to be Hun free at the moment. Maybe Jack hasn’t been paid <:-))
Kevin
About 25,000 bot officially 36,000 or so as many, like myself, will have bought the package but will not attend all three (for a variety of reasons).
JJ
BRT &H
:>)
I’m dreaming of a Whyte Christmas.
V
Jungle Jim says:
3 November, 2011 at 11:29
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Would you agree that the top-tier should be closed for certain games ?
K
Definitley.
e !!
bournesouprecipe says:
3 November, 2011 at 11:23
‘TUCKERMC
Can’t touch you for singing the Irish National Anthem ( or any other Nationality )’
It would depend on the context and intention.
Rather like blessing yourself.
Imatim and so is Neil Lennon says:
3 November, 2011 at 09:41
Just look at the intent on Ratboy2’s face. Wee snivelling, diving, cheatin’ barsteward. Deserves to be in the sick bay, hope he stays there!
gsu
I still can’t get my head around why fans think that, the sectarian establishment will allow the hun to die ?
Please, Please, Please accept the fact that….
Scotland IS the huns/the huns ARE Scotland!!!!
That is the way it always has been and, always will be in this nice wee place!
F#ck the tax-case…get Celtic sorted!
kitalba says:
3 November, 2011 at 10:59
The English FA are really getting their act together with youth development. I am currently doing a level 2 coaching course (UEFA B) and the focus is very much on LTDP- Long Term Player Development, for every youth player in England. This then links into the academies, which most league clubs have. The academies are just being re-structured and graded. At present to attend an academy you must not live more than 90 minutes drive away. Clubs such as Arsenal and Chelsea run coaching schools around the south of England to keep within this ruling. Chelsea have something like 200 scouts, whilst Arsenal have gone down the franchise coaching route.
However, the top quality kids will need to attend the parent academy at some stage. So to get around the time/mileage distance ruling they are introducing learning facilities so they do not fall behind with their schooling. The level 1 academies such as the one being developed by Man City will have schooling facilities, 4G pitches, indoor pitches etc. Certainly in England, the days of a lower league club finding a Lee Sharpe (Torquay) or Gareth Barry (Brighton) to sell on will diminish as these kids will have been on the radar and pulled into a premier set up denying small local clubs the chance to develop, nurture and sell on to ensure their survival.
EPPP is part of this plan, and the liklihood is that the majority of kids will hail from Africa. A friend of mone has just come back from Zambia and in a smallish town there were two ‘academies’ there. One from Denmark and one from Norway. He said the boys played football every waking moment, and the technique and skill on display was incredible. Hopefully something may come of our presence in India but would suggest Africa is the place to be. Maybe Craig Bellamy could push a few bhoys our way.
CF