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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” A blind man can see what Craig Whyte is doin”….is that really offensive ? worthy of an on air apology by Delahunt?
spelling,tut-tut
Trying and failing to get on Clyde, drats
Think Keevins reached a new nadir in his deflection of uncomfortable truths there. Perfectly reasonable caller sex that judging by Whytes previous you’d have to be blind not to see what he was doing to thems.
Does Hugh address the point? Nope, the caller is cut off and Hugh dear o fears an apology to those who might have been offended by references to blind people in the call.
Pathetic Hugh. You really would make a right good rubbish lawyer.
Amadeus, it’s important the broadcaster who did the work gets to run with the story. BBC correctly take plaudits on this one.
Parkheadcumsalford, it sure will.
Snake Plissken, consider your comment shared on Facebook and Twitter.
bournesouprecipe, language, deleted. Short leash is over.
RanchoFranco, also deleted. A bit near the bone.
Celtic Mac, indeed!
Lubo, I aim high, thank you.
J Titor, long time no hear!
twists
Lenny won’t allow things to slip. He played in a good side that didn’t win as many trophies as it should have so he’ll be alert to the dangers ahead.
Guy on Snyde,Whyte is a vulture capitalist,brilliant.
The BBC have simply joined the departed Grieg, McClelland, Bain, Johnston route, had they done a proper investigation before the fakeover it may even have resulted in a proper takeover, so hell rub it into all of them.
Whyte is being exposed further as ‘not fitting’ almost on a daily basis, but no expose was attempted, until David Murray had offloaded as he was still controlling his media.
You may recall how ‘Stadivarious’ and ‘Gefinor’ were rubbished, fortunately the press did us a favour and thus entered The Bunnet.
Complicity by the media always has, and always will be Rangers downfall.
Sex = sez. Apologies on behalf of maddening spellchecker.
Was just on Coral there for our latest odds –
Scottish Cup – 10/11
CIS Cup – 1/4
SPL – 1/6
Treble – just 6/4
Let’s hope the old adage about bookies is entirely correct.
Looking forward to an expected goalfest at Anfield tonight.
Jobo
Evening bhoys, hun free as ever.
TTT
Do you really think the LL will go after minty ?
Canny see it personally, the evidence, even without the tax case is there for all to see, he has destroyed the game in scotland.
Silence.
“” A blind man can see what Craig Whyte is doin”….is that really offensive ? worthy of an on air apology by Delahunt?”
No -what’s offensive is them faking a concern for blind people as a phoney shield to deflect from an inconvenient and incontrovertible truth.
Lads on RTC it says why the media have a witch hunt against whyte, but the thing i can’t get my head round is why are the bbc showing whyte in a bad light.
When have the bbc ever ran a bad story against huns, you just have to look at the bbc being banned but still showing live games to help their cause.
Twists,
It must be a a Whitburn thing.
My list would bring the blog down
Amadeus,
Please stop talking in the 3rd person. It makes you sound like Sir Minty
Proud of all the bhoys who haven’t fallen for this non entity of a sto
ry. If the BBC were to investigate institutional bigotry within thier own offices. Then I would sit up and take notice. BBC doing Murray’s dirty work for him. How old is this information?
No demos and No Ally departure so let’s raise the stakes publicly.
Craig Whyte is a shyster but I would believe his word over Murray’s, The Record and BBC Scotland.
HH
Nuclear
It would be hilarious if it were not so pathetic. Do commentators on snyde ever say ” the crowd are going mental?” Is that offensive to people with mental illness? He totally ignored the context of the comment.
Actually, what they did to that caller, was shameful.
Dear Marge,
As a Tim of many years I witness the approaching demise of our enemy with satisfaction and unalloyed glee, nay schadenfreude.
However it would appear that the forthcoming valedictory celebrations involve consuming copious quantities of ice cream and jelly.
I have to confess that I have never be able to tolerate this wobbly confection and the mere sight of it , how shall I put it, gives me the dry boaks.
I am therefore feeling isolated and neglected at this historic and momentous time in our glorious history.
Can you help by suggesting a suitable festive and appropriately celebratory alternative?
Scunnered fae Glesga.
Paul67
Did I do something wrong?
I’m not even on twitter.
Green Lantern (((((0))))) says:
6 February, 2012 at 19:42
Sounds to mr that if you don’t like Jelly & Ice-Cream then you obviously, you know have to be a (whisper it)………ane o them
hail \o/ hail
Great story by Mark Daly. Putting his obese lamb-fed sports colleagues to shame again…
Starting to look grim for Craigy-boy. Difficult to believe this was part of the plan and difficult to see where the go from here, apart from straight into receivership.
But with every allegation and fiasco (add the Cellik one today as well), the possibility of them serenely sailing into the SPL as a NewCo is surely receding?
The MSM now have he bit between their teeth regarding Whyte (f not exactly Murray and RFC).
The end is surely near…
“Flushed away. Like a horrible wee jobby”
Paul67
Gaun yersel!!
HH
I think Paul was complimenting your post??
Awe_Naw at 1940
You are completely wrong if yo think Mark Daly is doing Murray’s bidding. Simply not true.
As for institutionalised bigotry at the BBC? Pretty sure Mark is a Catholic.
If Whyte has any dirt on Murray do you think he will shed it and I am not talking about the huns ?
Do you think he can trust his exclusive broadcast partner to do the dirty on Skinty possibly through a third party?
If he did it would improve ST sales IMO
HH
Snake Plissken says:
6 February, 2012 at 19:44
Snake Plissken says:
6 February, 2012 at 19:44Paul67
Did I do something wrong?
I’m not even on twitter.
**********
I think Paul was complimenting your post??
McGregor no form
Bartley poor
Goian limited
Bocanegra was decent
Papac solid
Edu limited
Davis no form
Wallace poor
Healy next
Lafferty injured
McCulloch done
Not one of their starting XI would get a game for Celtic, in truth few would make our matchday squad. Its about what we do, I can’t see them winning ten of their remaining games.
twists n turns says:
6 February, 2012 at 19:42
Agree. Usually I ‘enjoy’ the show. Idiots talking rubbish has it’s entertainment value. And certainly of late there have been some excellent callers challenging the cozy status quo (take a bow Terry et al) and in a schaudenhingmyway I confess I do like to hear the near blubbing of the hordes o hell. But then there are moments like that that spike the bubble and I am jolted back to the reality that..I really shouldn’t be giving these horrors the time of day / listening figures.
Radio. Click. off.
Emusanorphan, someone has just pointed me in the direction of your comment this afternoon recalling my article from 2008.
I remember writing that, “Rangers Football Club, 1873 – 20??”
Really enjoyed revisiting it, will go share it on Twitter and Facebook now. The path was set back then, the figures and direction were available and pointed to this day.
Snake Plissken, you’re a Twitter star now! I have shared it on Twitter and Facebook.
southbhoy, cheers!
Snake Plissken
In Paul’s earlier article today he mentioned that he spent much of yesterday sharing many CQN posts on Twitter and Facebook and encouraged others to do the same. The standard of posts was so high.
So yes I believe he meant it as a compliment to you.
R.clyde phone in is a disgrace-they have a responsibility to the public-
not just rankers-you would think they were discussing killing bambi-
i like to see you “commentators” squirm-squirm squirm squirm-ill listen
to this comedy until bambis dead-then ill never tune in to goebels and
company again-they can disappear along with” Bambi”, the d.wreckord
the scum and the daily hatemail-HH
Paul67
Thanks. I picked it up wrong, was doing three things at once.
Ernie Lynch
Agree
Shug Soup should be asked:
1. Was it Doncaster that briefed you and if not who was it.
2. In explaining what the SPL might/would do did s/he reference the SPL rules that this was being delivered against to you?
3. Did you ask them to reference the SPL rule book and if not why not (after all you are a journalist)?
4. Did you mention rule H5 which seems pretty clear as to what happens when a club cannot fulfill their fixtures and if not why not?
That should do for starters.
HH
Awe Naw
Twists would prefer it if you didn’t refer to him as a Whitburn man. St Joe’s I can live with. (I did claim residence tho’ in 2000 when they won the Scottish junior cup. Anyhow, just a wee point Twists wanted to make in (3rd) person
Why is David Murray getting away with this?
Paul67
Is it possible for you remove all my posts from your “Inverness 0 Celtic 2” article please. Thanks in anticipation.
Italiabhoy
I never said that.
I said BBC Scotland was doing Murray’s bidding.
I stand by every word of my last post … Especially its gravity and timing.
HH
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ Think I will go and watch the paint dry
The caller right now is not making a lot of sense
jimmci says:
6 February, 2012 at 19:00
How can someone be as stupid as Chris on Clyde – an alleged Celtic fan – come on the radio and suggest that we are the team with the problem should we not win this league?
A) We WILL win it
B) Celtic supporters should never give any succour, especially to idiots like Keevins to them while , by default, effectively having a pop at our manger.
Shame on you Chris.
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We should have a ‘plant of the night/week’ for the phone-ins, the caller will be a ‘Celtic’ fan who makes the most effing ridiculous point of the evening/week. Plants are friends/relatives of the production staff who spontaneously call in to provide balance.