On Saturday my mind wandered, as it does, to the demise of Gretna in 2008. The village team were bankrolled through the Scottish league system until promotion to the SPL in 2007 but then the cash ran out. The club went into liquidation a few weeks from the end of the season but while most of the first team squad were made redundant, a few remained on a week-to-week basis to see out the remaining league programme, assisted considerably by the SPL and Livingston FC, who made their ground available.
Should Rangers fail around the same time, I thought, how apt it would be for us to meet them in the Scottish Cup final. We would be there at the end to wave goodbye to a unique institution. Witnesses to the final whistle on a club with an enormously controversial history.
Unfortunately, my hopes were dashed by Dundee United at Ibrox yesterday, who Flushed Away the opposition and won their first game against an SPL team in 2012. We will have to scramble for tickets for the prospective event at another venue.
United seem set to try their hardest to spoil my enjoyment of the Cup. Our quarter final draw against them next month will be one of the toughest games of the season.
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And the award for most deluded Bear on the planet goes to “Larkie Deek” for this treasure, posted with not a hint of irony:
Re: Dermot Desmond
The BBC has no interest in going after Celtc. They are the establishment team
SwanseaBhoy
hamiltontim says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:05
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Happened at away end according to SYNDE
Also on BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-16914702
VP-I hope you have an XL satchel on the back of your Chopper,in this inclement weather.You bet Utd yesterday? Heard a few Vogue bhoys were on it.
Fair play to Douglas Fraser.
Doing his job.
Perhaps Chic and Jim will invite him onto the show to engage with the wider thornier issues at the heart of the currant issue…?
Mr X says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:00
The concern both orcs had was that renewals are due out to them in a month. Rumour is the money is to be paid up front, no instalments. They could pay the money in March and Whytey then does a runner with said cash.
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Careful. Mr Whyte will have his lawyers onto you for such scurrilious allegations!
Right after he has made the BBC pay the £49m tax bill
honestbelter says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:06
Welcome Mate, by the way are you a…
Och naw forget that…
SP
davythelotion says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:12
Hadn’t heard anything in the media about it but heard it being spoken about in the stadium. It must have been just after it happened.
setting free the bears says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:08
Going through myself, will watch out for you…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Swansea…..
“Larkie Deek”?????
You can get an ointment for that……….
!!Bada Bing!! Kano 1000 says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:13
Yes mate,sadly only a couple of quid.
But it was great to watch the downfall
of an institution.
Delusional cheating masonic monkey bassas
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Beram Kayal say’s he’ll be back earlier than expected and will be ready for the run in, tomorrows Daily Record.
Quote of the week and its only Monday;
“Bringing revenues and costs back into kilter was going to be a challenge for any new owner. It’s true across football, but it’s most true for a club with a Bollinger lifestyle but a Tennent’s-sized bank account”
BBC Reporter, Douglas Fraser
Haw Haw Haw
Hamiltontim The incident happened inside the ground in the South Stand. The lad was slashed in the face, taken to Raigmore Hospital and discharged later, so I hope he is O.K. I was at the game no trouble I could see in fact great atmosphere, first I heard about it was at 16:55 on our local news. Hail Hail Hebcelt
Elidor69 says:
6 February, 2012 at 21:53
I don’t know why, but I still find that kind of stuff quite shocking at times. They cannot see past their own sense of superiority, even when there’s no one else to blame but the crooks and liars who took charge of their club. Horrible bigots, they just don’t get it.
Subterranean, you’ve been shared.
honestbelter, welcome aboard.
hebcelt
I went up to speak to bjmac at half time but then went out for a smoke. As I was standing chatting to a stranger about the game, a guy came out and began to recite to him what had just happened. He was blootered, so I put it down to bullish chat.
Kenny Dalglish on Suarez; “Fantastic for us to get him back, he shouldn’t have been out in the first place.”
Via Twitter
Had wee rant earlier, having allowed myself to be angered by these stupid phone-ins ….. had a wee swim, and calmed down now…`LOL…!!!
Just cannot believe the ‘cheating’ aspect is being swept under the carpet ….NEVER MIND…..ONLY AFEW MORE WEEKS BEFORE WE ALL GO ‘COMPLETELY BANANAS
BSR-He was his typical arsey self when interviewed after game.
Did I hear Keevins correctly tonight? I believe he said any Newco would initially have to apply to the SFA and then apply for the vacant share in the SPL before going to a vote.
Step forward president of the SFA and former Secretary of R*****s & H****s both shining examples of how to manage your tax affairs. (allegedly)
Is the “You’ve been shared” the NEW “You’ve got mail”?
;)
!!Bada Bing!! Kano 1000 says:
6 February, 2012 at 21:52
A goverment warning said that anyone travelling in icy conditions should take a shovel, blankets, or sleeping bag, extra clothing, including a scarf hat and gloves, 24 hour supply of food and drink, de icer, rock salt, torch, spare battery, petrol can, 1st aid kit-jump leads…
I looked a right tw%£ on the bus this morning
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Made me spray my morning coffee & digestive all over the desk, screen, keyboard, with that one Bada – brilliant!
Paul ???
“Subterranean, you’ve been shared.”
Aye, but will he be respected in the morning?
I reckon BBC2 will crash abt 11.ish tonight?? lol
Kenny Dalglish, miserable man.
Wir haben Dortmund 2 Millionen geliehen – We lent Dortmund 2 Million Euros !
I doubt we will ever see a similar statement from Celtic.
Uli Hoeness revealed that in 2003 Bayern Muenchen lent BVB 2million Euros without security to tide them over when they were nearly bankrupt so that they could pay players wages.
Dortmund had accrued 98million Euro debt in trying to win the Champions League. Sounds familiar.
Now both teams are fighting it out for the Bundesliga title.
However neither side would explain why this has never been made public before this and why Hoeness did reveal it.
A totally different relationship to that which exists in Scotland
honestbelter
welcome to the party.
HAIL HAIL
Celtic
Hibs
Hearts
Dundee
Dundee utd
Inverness
Ross county
Dunfermline
Raith rovers
Motherwell
Hamilton
St mirren
St johnstone
Aberdeen
Kilmarnock
Falkirk
Patrick th
Morton
The above minus the Orc is the way forward for Scottish football!
Play each other home and away once! To keep the games fresh.
This will make the league tighter! As hearts,hibs,utd won’t be playing us and them 8 times a season !
A tighter league will bring the fans out! As will the sheer no of derby matches!
Plus only getting to see your team against others twice a year will sell out derby and Celtic matches
Your bigger SPL sides won’t be living in fear of relegation every season thus giving opportunity to the development of promising youth by playing them!
3 down and two automatically up!plus a playoff
I suppose we can now say that dark clouds over Ibrox are blocking out those moonbeams.
Aww. :-)
The BBC wouldn’t broadcast allegations without having cast iron proof,and past their legal team.This guy will do a runner when he gets his cash.
I laughed as I drove into work this morning, following a car with a “RFC” private registration plate.
If they do come back as a newco, I hope the initials are different to piss off all these folks!!
hotshot says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:36
Bayern also helped St Pauli out a few years back.
who would have thunk it.
rangers might be in the control of an unfit person.
has it not allways been so ?
i swear the bug eyed fop was smirking there in the clip as the huns got pumped oot ra cup.
Gutted I never got shared or welcomed, my chat must be pish
bobbycfc says:
6 February, 2012 at 22:38
I laughed as I drove into work this morning, following a car with a “RFC” private registration plate.
If they do come back as a newco, I hope the initials are different to piss off all these folks!!
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they might come back as Continuity Rangers.
or the Real Rangers ……
or mibbie naw.
In an effort to give some context to the BBC “revelations” tonight, I present – Craig Whyte and Vital UK Ltd – The BBC About to Jog his Memory regarding his Disqualification?
http://scotslawthoughts.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/craig-whyte-and-vital-uk-ltd/
Bada
I think Liverpool must regret their handling of the matter, Kenny’s comment is unhelpful.
Oh the ranjurs are shoite.
So when TFOD does a Bermuda, does that mean we can ditch the tenants logo?
I would like to see it replaced by something like airwick or frabreze. Gets rid of bad smells and that.