A stalemate was one of the more positive possible outcomes from today’s SPL meeting. Such are the layers of intimidation which have been levelled across a spectrum of football clubs, bodies and individuals in the last week, it was difficult to imagine SPL chairmen standing up for sporting integrity after Sandy Jardine’s ominous words.
Unfortunately, for the Magnificent Duff and Phelps, they will have to shred plans to blame someone else for the shambles they are, kind of, administering. Their creative talents will be taxed to the limit to explain for another two weeks why it is in creditors interests to consume available monies while Craig Whyte has not moved an inch in 10 weeks on demands for his shares of stadium security.
The narrative of this story is also important. Angry Ally could have blamed the SPL chairmen for Rangers imminent descent into oblivion, and demanded to know where they live, but this would have been a corruption of the truth. Rangers will not die because of the SPL or SFA but because their own misdeeds of the last 20 years are about to catch up with them.
This will be their final narrative. Be angry at those who administered and profited from the EBTs, no one else.
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Have to say – fair play Gary Neville.
Boring accent but his observations about what City fans have lived through were first rate…
CRC
Last one to you.
Night all.
Hx2
Eyes Wide Open –
Liam has to wear sun glasses. He’s a Rock Star don’t you know?
I always wondered why the Proclaimers didn’t wear sun glasses.
bourne-He is Aguero,s father in law,makes you feel old.
Tom:
Billy Bragg never wears sunglasses…
I was a miner, I was a docker, I was a railwayman…
JQB – During his brief appearance on Clyde’s SSB, Thomson replied to the host: “I assume the gentleman who just phoned in already knew Martin Bain had put £100,000 in an EBT scheme and was asking for another and was asking for documents to be shred.”
Is that not material?
T4
Night all.
Can you believe it? The guy presenting the City-United game in the Fox Sports studio in Oz just asked Mark Bosnic and the other guy whose name escapes me . . .
“Well guys, is that the title over?”
Tom McLaughlin on 30 April, 2012 at 21:40 said:
hen1rik –
So the SPL have bottled it in their treatment of Rangers, and it’s all Celtic’s fault.
Unbelievable.
Your telling me PL hasn’t thought about the financial implications regarding hubs dropping out of SPL ?
£42 a pop don’t make me laugh, I’ll believe our board when they come out and make a statement regarding this shenanigans so untill then I’m afraid I’m sceptical.
Aye, that was a magnificent spectacle of football………
Nytol.
Regarding Huns sorry
To be fair to both managers after their touchline bust-up, they did shake hands at the end. Wonder if they’ll be sharing a bottle of Brunello do Montalcino just now…?!
T4
tommytwiststommyturns on 30 April, 2012 at 21:42 said:
He He …… Enjoyed that ….. The better team won……….
Isn’t it just great to watch a game where EVERYONE knows there isn’t a hidden (no, blatant) agenda ……
Henr1k
Celtic have been the victims for far too long………but our day has come…. The bhuns are not getting out of this corner …..no way, the world is watching, as are the hard nose creditors, and agent Whyte ……..the 4 horsemen will not be moved ……. The Celtic Board are playing the right game here……….watching for the bottom line, just like Paul67 / PhilMac / RTC etc
KTF …… everything comes to those who wait…..
Tom McL
As I said earlier if they are allowed in why not give them 2 points for a draw and 4 points for a win? We all know how corrupt this place is so why not? If they cannot sign anyone for a couple of years I could see them promoting something like this, only kidding but it is so corrupt now. From the SFA and media to Salmond, surely Uefa has to step in and say enough is enough you feckin backwater.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 30 April, 2012 at 21:58 said:
I have all my eggs in the Celtic basket only through our clubs actions is there a chance of change and justice.
I can’t remember any other time where some “outside body” stood shoulder to shoulder with us, maybe Uefa will, I would like to think they are even a wee bit interested in football!!
Night Night, My secretary is telling me get tae yer bed..
Kojo at 21:49
What can a say. Pure dead brilliant.
Kojak (nae relation to the Genius Kojo).
Yer pal that thinks yer the swellest of the swell.
Rolling on the floor laughin.
Bada
Same guy :-)
T4,
No… it was great radio, but what has materialised? The allegation that shredding occurred, has gone nowhere, neither do the MSM seem cowed or worried by AT appearing on the scene – at all.
I’m not getting at AT, what do we expect? I just don’t believe he’s going to come in and blow the whole thing apart.
JimmyQuinnsBits, 21:50
I’m happy to see it and he’s not here to back Celtic up, he’s reporting a story he thinks of interest.
I suggest you tell him what you think as it’s fair comment and he’ll take it in the spirit intended. This website is great but can often serve to keep us where we are – happy to complain, however justifiably, to each other and do nothing to advance our cause. So anytime I see something of interest here I ask what the source is, so we can do something with it and use it to hurt them and not just reinforce our sense of grievance
liam gallagher and maradona at the game tonite,the venders will have made a fortune on coke…
OG,
point taken, will do
I just wish Neil Lennon would learn to act like sur swalex fergushun.
Stupid Hurtin Huns!!
Liam Gallagher and Diego Maradonna BOTH at the Etihad for the game tonight.
I would imagine that the quality of recreational narcotic available in hospitality right now will be of a standard Manchester has never before seen…
If a newco huns are allowed straight into the SPL then there is no valid argument for them incurring any penalties whatsoever.
If Scottish football needs the huns in the SPL to survive then it needs a strong huns, not a handicapped huns.
new article posted.
There was some shredding of underwear when the second goal was dinked in, did you see the state of our five star facilities at half time.
JimmyQuinnsBits, 22:09
He can do nothing without information to back up his story. Many posts on here, and elsewhere, have been chased with emails and phone calls but to no effect. He knows what information is out there – but he has to have it to do something with it
hen1rik –
Why should Celtic make a statement at this time? The vote hasn’t happened yet and until it does, there is nothing for them to say. In any case, what do you expect them to say at this point in time? Neil Lennon has been quoted extensively that Rangers deserve all they get and shouldn’t be given any favours. I haven’t heard reports of Peter Lawwell telling Lenny to keep quiet. Again, what do you expect Celtic to say? Do you want them to be like the Huns and offer up threats to other clubs?
Serious question – what do you want Celtic to say at this time?
If you want them to say they are against a Newco Rangers going straight back into the SPL, then they have already done so, unless you simply refuse to believe a word of what Paul67 tells us.
It’s always the same. Every time there is a delay or it looks like the SPL/SFA might be holding back from doing the right thing, the onus eventually falls on the Celtic board and it is somehow their fault for not coming out and making some sort of statement. Absolute nonsense.
JQB
I have posted a few things on AT’s blog not a bother, but when I have posted anything in the slightest contraversial, it’s been moderated, one post went up, it lasted all of 2 mins.
I feel the same as you, AT is a quality jurno, but I feel he is out of his depth here, where is the scoop headlines ???
They have been cheating and defrauding for years,, minty has scammed the taxpayer for years, in scotland they reward you with a gong for your efforts.
Mention the brotherhood, moderated, I wonder why ??????
Snake Plissken on 30 April, 2012 at 18:57 said
Apologies for late reply
That’s fantastic mate cheers for that. Hope we get Shamrock Rovers in the draw :D
Any idea of possible playoff opponents?
JEM
THE EXILED TIM on 30 April, 2012 at 22:18 said:
Probably because he’s a proper journalist and he likes to deal with facts supported by evidence.
ernie lynch –
So what is the SPL vote all about then?
Good evening CQN
Couldn’t believe my ears, listening to Neil Doncaster earlier. He was an absolute disgrace, an embarrassment with the incoherent rubbish he was spouting. The CEO of the SPL, made up stories, used incomparable examples and was almost encouraging football clubs to liquidate and shed their debts. A total imbecile of a man, I held high hopes for – totally out of his depth.
Thankfully, thems setting up a newco with access to Ibrox isn’t going to be straight forward and could lead to a lengthy court battle. they have got into such a mess there is no easy way out, irrespective of the authorities seemingly doing Pilates and yoga to help them out.
It is going to take the laws of the land and CW’s greed (& massive gonads) & tickets to ensure their future is extremely bleak, irrespective which form it takes.
great day yesterday ;-)))))))
STV now, history rewritten
Doncaster on STV just now