I took a nasty Pavlovian reaction today when I heard the radio announce “Derby day” before realising the presenter was talking about the actual Derby. The last thing anyone planning a night out in Glasgow is the ‘Glasgow derby’, as it was known in its final few years.
As anyone walking the streets of Glasgow and beyond in peace tonight will testify, we don’t want it or miss it. I prefer my football, like my streets, without this nonsense.
Knights Templar sequestrated? Blame those “enemies”. George Peat, Campbell Ogilvie and Lex Gold forced through his appointment as SFA chief executive, despite him not meeting selection criteria. As every wise footballer knows, know your level.
The magnificent framed Lionel Messi top we are auctioning for 1254125 has less than two days to run, keep an eye on it here.
Copies of Willie Wallace’ autobiography, Heart of a Lion, have been flying off the shelf. The mail order fulfilment centre will have stock replenished on Monday after running out. Order your copy below – still time for Father’s Day.
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Palacio67
09:38 on
3 June, 2013
Cheers. I’ll have a look then.
I said at the time the complaints went in, that I wasn’t sure that they would be successful and it was nothing to do with ‘the establishment’. In fact, when I left they’d just very successfully fought off becoming part of it, and being able to remain independent.
FACTS of life #231 – it is impossible for the RFC share price to drop below 56p.
The ASA are merely buying the line that is prevalent – a club is something owned and run by a company that it is independent off. It can therefore be passed from one owner to another.
That argument of course raises a few questions:
Who are the members of the club? How do they join?
How many shareholders over the years have you heard say they have shares in a football club? And how many have said they have shares in a company that runs a football club?
If players are employed by a company separate from the club, is that a third party ownership situation?
And why has this argument never been used in relation to any other football club, anywhere, ever?
Hi and GM all, I am flying out to Vegas for the N.A.C.S. party on Thursday and I will be staying at the Riviera, so if any CQN guy’s need any help just call into the office it’s at the pool side and ask for me, I Have 5 tables booked (good ones) and I have some spare seats, so I could get the CQN guy’s at the same table for the Big Dance, if you need any help at all just ask for me, Hail-Hail
BT
All the best at the hospital, if your rehabs in Glasgow let me know ill have a word with our physio team…. With pictures and video of the pain they will inflict on you. :-)
Brazil 2 —— England 2 .
Sicilian radio man says ——
” This is not a good Brazil team.. The fact that England were delighted to get a draw tells you all you need to know about them “.
Richard Dunne ?
A loud resounding —-No !.
Clear blue skies / big sun but the very unusual cold wind is still doing it’s thing
crunch time.. Walter Smith has 48 hours to stop another crisis at Rangers
By Keith Jackson | 3 Jun 2013 08:11
HIS first ambition is to steady the ship. But there’s an iceberg dead ahead, Capt’n Smith.
Because this fractured Rangers board and its new chairman have until Wednesday to unite behind fundamental decisions which may determine if this thing can be straightened up, or if it is listing on towards more white water and destructive waves.
Indeed, Walter Smith has just 48 hours to find a way of quashing a hostile EGM which was called for by a coalition of shareholders, made up of the controversial Easdale brothers and Blue Pitch Holdings.
They have demanded seats on a new-look board for James Easdale and Chris Morgan, two men who backed Charles Green’s regime with hard cash. They also want Malcolm Murray removed from the directors’ box along with Phil Cartmell, two men with whom Smith has sided.
Which means one of four possible outcomes:
1) The Easdale/Blue Pitch camp back down, withdrawing their demands now Murray has been deposed and Smith is at the helm. This would be the best possible outcome for Smith and the club.
2) They take positions at the top table and withdraw their threat of an EGM. This would represent a major victory for the forces that were once aligned with Green and axed commercial director Imran Ahmad –men whom Smith did so much to vanquish. It would also cause concern amongst institutional investors in London and the SFA.
3) Smith turns them down flat and battens down the hatches for another round of bloodletting in three weeks’ time when it will be put to the shareholders to decide the make-up of his board. Given his determination to bring about a period of relative calm, this is likely to be Smith’s least favoured option.
4) A compromise is reached which satisfies some but not all of the demands. But it must be enough to avoid the expense and trauma of a shareholders showdown. This would most likely hinge on Murray being removed from the board, denied the pride-saving consolation of a position as a non-executive director. Again, such action would not sit well with Smith who has huge sympathy for Murray.
There is no sure way of knowing what will happen. However, there was an indication last week this club may be about to rediscover its own sense of decorum.
It came at that board meeting in London, which had been shaping up as a bit of a bloodbath. Murray had been stubbornly refusing to step aside. Green was threatening to call an EGM of his own unless his nemesis was removed. Cartmell’s position hung in the balance and Smith could have gone, washing his hands of this political battle.
But then something remarkable happened the likes of which has not been seen inside a Rangers boardroom since Craig Whyte cleaned out the remnants of the old board two years ago. Since then this club has been run in a reckless noses-in-the-trough fashion by a collection of cut-throats whose sole intention was to squeeze from it every last drop of cash.
But on Wednesday two men put their self-interests to one side and acted on behalf of their club. First Murray backed down and, by accepting that his own time was up, sacrificed his position.
There are many inside of this thing who believe Murray’s last act as chairman was by far his finest. In fact, there are some who will tell you it was his only good decision and that he ought to have taken it a long time ago but, in the end, Murray did the decent thing and proposed that Smith take on his role.
Then Smith, who has been wanting to step down from his directorial duties for months, agreed to take one for the team. By accepting this position he places himself in the firing line not for personal satisfaction but for the good of his club.
So one man who was desperate to remain as chairman gave up the position, handing it over to another who would rather not have touched it with a bargepole. All done in the name of Rangers. And, after all the damage of the last two years of self-serving, that is at least a start.
It is Smith’s plan to take control of this carnage, clean it up quickly and place people who can be trusted in charge. If he is still chairman next year, something will have gone badly wrong. But Smith will not go until he is sure his club is being run by others whose intentions are as honourable as his.
It’s why, back in April when the board convened a crisis meeting to consider the damage being done by Green and Ahmad, Smith entered Murray Park armed with a grainy, dog-eared, 60-year-old photograph from his own family album. It was taken at Ibrox and showed a five-year-old Smith accompanied by his grandfather amongst others from their local supporters’ club in Carmyle. Smith produced this picture and delivered an emotional and powerful speech in a bid to demonstrate to fellow directors why this club means so much to so many.
And why it must no longer be treated as a hostage to fortune or endangered by the selfishness of opportunists with pound signs flashing in their eyes and grasping hands. They don’t always have to be from Yorkshire but it helps.
Green has gone now, his mitts stuffed full of Rangers money. He will also soon be able to cash in his chips and collect around £3million worth of shares.
That’s not bad going for a man who arrived with one suit and an endless supply of moonbeams for sale just a year ago. He should take his money and run. And perhaps those who bankrolled him can also then be encouraged to back off and allow Smith to steer his ship back towards safer waters.
Either way, the direction Rangers take in the next two or three days could save this club … or sink it.
The ASA ruling is embargoed until Wednesday when it will appear on their website.
Letters arrived at the weekend to those involved and the press area has access to the decision today.
It is worth asking for an appeal as they have not taken the matter forward in any way and are simply being asked to speak to UEFA to clarify UEFA’s rules.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
Tell me this journalistic bog roll is Awe Nawed…
Awe Naw
How much of that have you “Awe Naw’d”? Really difficult to tell when it’s Jackson!
Richard Dunne journeyman my erse. Great career with Everton, Man City & Aston Villa. PFA Team of the year 2010, Manchester City Player of the year 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008. Irish International Player of the year 2007 & 2011. 534 Club Appearances incl 428 Premiership Games. An absolute legend for the Irish International team for past 13 years.Even at 33 there are a couple of very good years left in him whereever he goes he will give it absolutely everything, its the only way he knows.
What a piece that was from Jackson, he didn’t happen to put the Spivco season book renewal contact details at the bottom of his page as well did he?
Phil’s up…
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/dont-underestimate-the-danger-to-sevco/#more-3723
I noticed that in that Jackson article he never even mentioned that at this present time NO one seems to know who owns Sevco?
Tony Donnelly67
Can you get my e-mail from Paul and give me a wee shout you could possibly do me a wee favour in Vegas.
Cheers
BRTH
No original article be rest assured
BRTH…. sure , could you give Pauls e-mail and what do I do, just give him my e-mail to give to you or will he know what to do?
Celticquicknews@gmail.com
Via twitter.
The Cardigan walks into a meeting saying he’s backing the chairman to the The Cardigan walks out meeting with chairman’s job #Snake
(https://twitter.com/NCCMick/status/341477529531596801)
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo 10:35 on 3 June, 2013
No original article be rest assured
Even the moonbeams bit? Surely even Jackson known that was Murray’s promise…..
Thanks blantyretim
I see the CorpusChristi procession was singled out for abuse by the wonderfully understanding and accommodating citizens of Glasgow.
The threats and abuse are all in our head, in this wonderful One Nation of ours…
No problem Tony.
Done that BRTH. Paul will give you my e-mail addy.
asonofdan.
Where is it reported?
Just returned from Celtic ticket office, first season ticket procured for soon to be 10 years old nephew, hoopy birthday young man
Was told season book sales are up on last year, good news
I see the silly season for the SMSM tabloid hacks is in full swing as our first team squad is now being sold, most of the hacks are obviously hurting so badly
Enjoy the summer and ignore the SMSM in all its forms, it will be soon C/L qualification time with three rounds of massive importance to the club to navigate
Glass23rds
All of it.
Truth be told the Daily Rangers has gone a tiny wee bit harder ,on them since Jabba left.
HH
Richards Dunne
Back in again….
Re:Tony Dunne – a 33 year old crock ? Hmmm
Don’t Shoot The Messenger – CSC
Re: all the fretting / skin-crawling going on about the prospect of us playing the huns again…why don’t we make a couple of half decent signings – not more nobodies from nowhere – please. If we’re gonnae play the huns – I want another 7-1 gemme – then i can die a happy mhan :)
Folk on here and elsewhere – laud the scouting system and all these wonderful players that are brought in and that these players are going to make Celtic a fortune ? When will this happen ?
To my knowledge – Ki and Aiden – were the last to players of note to bring in the type of dosh that gets noticed and those two players were here before Neil’s time in charge.
So, with all that CL money available – surely we could have the following list – courtesy of the best ‘eye’ for a player on CQN – Kojo !!!
1. Johnny Russell
2. Conor Newton
3. Paddy Madden
4. Tom Pope(I know)
All of the above were on a list compiled by – Kojo on Sat afternoon.
Kojo – I follow yer posts religiously M8
Hail Hail
P.S. BT – Mate I hope for the very best of Luck for ye the morRA
God Bless
A Tim Pope on the books, I wish, lol
Cork Celt- to Richard’s Palmares you have to add the record for most OGs in the EPL ;/)
I think his best years are behind him.
Given Villa’s frailties at the back last year I think PLambert would have wanted to keep him if he felt he could contribute.
Just saw a link on twitter on a speech from Craig Mather
A speech a mafia gangster would make rather than a football club CEO
Bringing the game into disrepute…………………..a responsible football governing body would be asking Mather to come and see them
From the official Sevco site:
“A MESSAGE FROM THE MANAGER
When everything looked uncertain and our future was on the line, you the fans, stood true. With your unwavering commitment we have overcome our first obstacle and stage one is complete. We are READY to go forward, and more than ever we need your continued and brilliant support.
You broke attendance records last year time after time, and the world saw Rangers fans demonstrate loyalty the likes of which no other club will ever enjoy……………
You are the lifeblood of this 141 year old institution and on behalf of everyone at Rangers Football Club I would like to thank you for your incredible backing.
We will do everything we can to repay your loyalty, delivering the success this football club and our fans deserve and ultimately regaining our rightful place at the top of Scottish football.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE.”
We will see Dontbrattbakkinanger, but the lad has had an excellent career and a journeyman he most certainly is not. He is incredibly brave and will throw his body in where others would hold back. This may have contributed to a few OGS. Anyone who wants to see heroism in action watch a video of the Republics away game in Moscow, one of the greatest performances ever by a central defender. Maybe he is now a spent force maybe not, but he is a Tim like you and me and he does not deserve ridicule from anyone.
Oh dear Ally at the begging games AGAIN
Monaghan1900
My initial reaction is to assume that the Sevco statement is just a wind up. However, the way that that particular Club/Companies goes about its business, I should know better. It gets funnier by the minute.
http://gaeliclife.com/2013/06/brolly-yesterday-is-banned-in-donegal/
how jim mc guinness does things.
Aw Naw
That article on a British League is an indication of why Celtic remain silent about the SFA and The Rangers because unpalatable as it is, these are the people Celtic have to work with.
The author avoids the delicious irony of a Scottish industry lobbying to be part of a UK one by placing the idea after an independence vote but if I were in the Better Together camp I would be making political capital from it.
Indeed if I were in football authority Id be asking both government camps whats in it for us if we vote for or against independence and try to tease government out from behind the rock it is hiding on the state of Scottish football and what it says about our ability to be self governing.
Politics aside the aricle reflects that Scottish football realises the old model is as dead as the club who perished follow following it and is the first green shoot of realism to appear in a desert of myth and delusion.
I might even become hopeful were it not for my core belief that the football industry is basically stupid possibly as a result of eating too much dodo pie in its formative years. I do hope I am wrong though.