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Stomach knots, dig deep Dave

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Do you remember the knot in your stomach when we were five points behind in the league race, when every game was a ‘must win’ event? Five points is a substantial gap, eight is huge. I seriously doubt Derek McInnes reckons Aberdeen have a remote chance of winning the league, but should the gap increase to eight points tomorrow, he could be excused if he gets carried away for a moment.

Celtic will win the league but only because they will improve and win important games, like tomorrow’s against Hearts. The knot’s back in my stomach; we need the win. Although Hearts are not the league challengers this season, the scenario mirrors their visit to Celtic Park a decade ago, when they were the last non-Glasgow club to open the league season with a flurry of wins.

Resist, resist, we must resist

300 years and the tune never changes. Newco chairman, Dave King, proclaimed, “This application will be strongly resisted”, as he confirmed Charles Green has been to court to enforce the contract which, apparently, obliges Newco to pay his legal fees for actions in connection with the club, a liability which was recorded in Newco’s 2012 IPO prospectus.

King seemed to confirm Green had a good case by telling journalists Green’s legal difficulties concern his time “his time as an officer of the Club”, closing speculation on one possible angle of defence.

There’s nothing unusual in this clause in Green’s contract. Company directors can be held criminally liable for acts of corporate wrong-doing. They can be fined or jailed for actions carried out by their staff, even without a direct instruction. If you are a company director, it is your responsibility to ensure Health and Safety regulations are enforced and appropriate, and that actions by the company are not criminal.

In the event a criminal charge is levelled against a director (or former director) of a company for acts carried out by, or on behalf of, the company, directors will seek the assistance of the company in preparing and funding their defence.

This is how business is conducted and the responsibility of the non-executive directors to ensure that the actions of directors are consistent with the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders (in this instance fans).

If Green holds a contract, Kings will know his protests are empty bluster. I see estimates of legal fees in the region of £500k. There will be no change from £500k on this one, not even close. That figure might cover the photocopying costs. Dig deep, Dave.

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  4. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    Wow. Studied Yeats,Joyce and O’Casey to gain an A in Higher English.

     

    My greatest ever achievement apart from my four children. :)

  5. marspapa on

    Gerryfaethebrig

     

     

    yes there’s a fair chance of being lifted .

     

     

    I might be wrong , I think it was yourself that was getting into breaking bad , when I mentioned it was full of brilliant characters , notably Saul goodman , who I mentioned to you got his own show out of it ( better.call Saul ) , can’t remember who chinned me :) for letting the cat out the bag , how did you rate it ?

  12. 'GG on

    Pope just completed Mass from Madison Square Garden.

     

    Today he was at UN, the 9/11 Museum, Central Park and a school in Harlem before his evening mass.

     

    It was spectacular and packed with 80,000 enthusiastic mass goers.

     

    Tomorrow he is off to Philly where he will attend the World Family Gathering.

     

    1 million people are expected to attend his mass on Sunday.

  15. marspapa on

    The song now playing on my list is

     

     

    The shaken ….Boss drum , goodnight guys a pleasure once again , safe journey for all our travellers from far and wide … Especially our Irish crew choccy !!!

  16. Margaret McGill on

    I see that FIFA has lost all respect today …..and UEFA …. And …. Well …. Makes the SFA and Ogilvie seem like chicken feet

  24. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Marspapa

     

     

    You are correct, it was me, I had read on here and a few pals raving about Breking Bad and you did mention about the follow up, but me and the missus chucked it in the first series, I know it’s only a programme and enjoyable at times and but I had to chuck it, even though a TV programme (like us all) it’s sometimes a bit close too the bone….. It was hilarious at times but my memory span of a newt got the better of me and began thinking of other things other than what I was watching !

     

     

    At least with Celtic the worst thing is we don’t win………. I can handle that

  31. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    Look forward to a blether with you at 10/10.

     

    Would prefer it to happen pre match tomorrow though.

  36. Margaret McGill on

    I think the Catholic Church has misinterpreted the meaning of global warming but in a more naive way than Americans

  42. Delaneys Dunky on

    RC

     

     

    Nice one! I was standing beside the eejit who panned the Rapid Vienna’s team bus windae.

     

    I felt we lost it then in Manchester before the game.

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