I see several “fans’ groups” are engaged on the subject of our old friend, Juninho, who played around 13 games for Celtic eight years ago and benefited from an Employee Benefit Trust before and during his time at the club.
Can you believe this is where their focus is?
As Sir David Murray and a gaggle of his former directors will tell you, there is nothing illegal in EBTs, it’s the undeclared second contracts the football authorities have a problem with. Juninho’s EBT was not subject to any contract or side letter whatsoever. Moreover, our then chairman, Brian Quinn, regarded EBTs with suspicion and instructed the club to declare Juninho’s to the Revenue. Celtic even paid tax on money paid to the EBT.
The SFA and SPL, and every journalist in Scotland interested in getting a story right, are fully aware of the facts.
I suppose running with this beats looking at links between Green and Whyte. Keep up the good work, guys!
And for the record, stripping titles is not the ultimate sanction, not by the length of Argyle St.
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Robert Vaughn claimed that he felt the series was “tasteless junk”, and that he could not understand the scripts either before or during shooting.
Tony Christie CSC
Pat Fenlon must be a good bet to get sacked. Challenging your players to stand up and be counted after one game, means you are in soapy bubbble…
The battered bunnet.
Best place to catch the hoops would be to jump in a taxi to playa de inglas (horribly spelt by me) next to the Irish centre on the right hand side is a massive Celtic bar. The name escapes me but I watched the league opener 4 or 5 years back. Good craic and good tunes.
cadizzy on 7 August, 2012 at 11:22 said:
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In a mental kinda way,I believe that!
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LuxCelt on 7 August, 2012 at 11:24 said:
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Agreed. But McCourt is one of those representative iconic players who can be a game-changer,even if he’s only on for 15 minutes,and imho,our squad is big and expensive enough to accommodate the likes of Paddy and even if he is an indulgence,I can think if a few others of zero use whatsoever,but for reasons beyond me, we keep them.
HH !
Gotta go and keep the wheels turning…..
Nyree Dawn Porter could have done with the help of the Protectors when ole’ Soames Forsyte forced his attentions on her.
Jinky, saw your photie yesterday. You address a haggis better than you address a golf ball
Celtic and SPL announce YouTube partnership
By: Newsroom Staff on 07 Aug, 2012 09:47
The SPL today announced a partnership with YouTube. Celtic supporters can catch highlights from every Clydesdale Bank Premier League match for the next three seasons on the video-sharing website via the ‘splofficial’ channel.
The groundbreaking deal is a first for league football in the UK. From season 2012/13 ‘splofficial’ will be the place to catch all the goals, skills, best saves and top tackles from the top tier of Scottish football, while being a platform for supporters to share their own videos and experiences as they follow their club throughout the season.
The ‘splofficial’ channel will also cover pre and post-match reaction from players and managers.
Celtic will also soon be launching their own channel where supporters will be able to catch up with Neil Lennon and the Bhoys away from the pitch and gain unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes at Celtic Park.
The ‘splofficial’ channel can be accessed via the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/splofficial
Match highlights will be available for supporters in the UK to view from 6pm on Sundays.
Stuart MacPhee, SPL Commercial Manager, said: “Launching the ‘splofficial’ channel represents a new chapter in online fan engagement for our league.
“Making Clydesdale Bank Premier League content available on YouTube will allow fans to access all the best action, on and off the pitch, whenever they want and wherever they are, be it at home on the laptop or on their smartphone on the bus to work.”
Stephen Nuttall, Senior Director, Sports for YouTube Europe, Middle East and Africa, said: “Football fans worldwide naturally go to YouTube to catch up on goals and highlights.
“Our partnership with The Scottish Premier League will give the global YouTube audience access to all aspects of Scottish football from the best on-field action to exclusive behind-the-scenes footage.”
Both Francisco Sandaza and Emilson Cribari have agreed to sign for Sevco.
Even more SPL rate wages they cannot afford to pay. Loving it!!!
PL Statement:
We do not often answer to rumours of potential signings of new players but in this instance we feel it is necessary to do so. We have not put in a bit and haven’t even scouted this boy from Club Deck as he is to short and would not fit properly onto our main stand. We did have a look but felt he had underlying problems and a history of asbestos abuse.
Luxcelt
Do you not think that Jinky would make it in the modern game?
Ernie/Sparkleghirl
The way I read BRTH’s post yesterday evening regarding the Trust, was that the liquidators of OldRfc could go after the money ‘loaned’ to the players/staff and it would be given to the creditors.
It was something to do with the fact that as it was the director’s of OldRfc who put the money into the trust KNOWING that it would be used fraudulently, the Trust loses any hold it has over any monies recovered.
I think he was also alluding to the fact that they could go after Minty for all the money paid into the Trust plus interest.
SPF
Ole Robert was probably still drunk and hidin’ from Calvera’s men when he made it.
DBBIA/Bernardo O’ReillyCSC.
A right hander from McLeish?
He obviously took up that attitude after appearing on Sports Personality with a big corker of a black ee’e.
Lineker looked embarrassed to interview him.
East Fife chairman Sid Collumbine admits tonight’s League Cup clash with Rangers chances of attracting anywhere near a capacity crowd have been affected by a green tractor.
The fallen Glasgow minnows host the Fifers in their first competitive home game since losing their history, although the fact that a green tractor was spotted in the grounds is expected to have a huge impact on this evening’s attendance figure.
With almost half the gate receipts heading to East Fife however, Collumbine hopes fans of both clubs will turn out in their droves – and potentially set both clubs up financially for the season ahead.
”Rangers were expecting 4,000 before the tractor, but they reckon it could be between 200 and 250 because the green tractor helped cut the grass,” the chairman explained.
”We’ve got a lot of supporters not going because they have to sign on in the morning and it disappoints us greatly – the two teams, in actual fact.
”It was the police’s decision to put it off to try and stop chelsea fans causing trouble and it’s just our sheer bad luck that Celtic won the league at a canter and were at home on Saturday as we might have got it played then.
”I suggested the Friday night but the police wouldn’t entertain that, as although they have lost their history they still have the fans that wrecked barcelona, sunderland and manchester and we dont want that happening to govan although it would be hard to notice the difference.” But I live in hope there’s a big crowd and it would be great for East Fife if our manager didnt sell-out – that would not even have been in my wildest dreams.
”It’s a massive occasion for the boys and we’ve no problems playing at a big park like New Ibrox because we played against 400 at Ochilview last year.
”I hope the pressure doesn’t get to them as we havent made the 2nd round of league cup in a while but as long as my team goes out there and gives it everything they’ve got, I’ll be happy.”
ScotPatsFan, 11:41
That’s right.
Johnny Smyth @ 7.50,
We ARE supposed to talk about football on this blog – but try telling that to those who use it to re-fight the political battles of the 80s.
Emilson Cribari, Ramsden Cup legned.
Invercelt
What a strange post that was by JS.
SPF
hamiltontim on 7 August, 2012 at 11:41 said:
Luxcelt
Do you not think that Jinky would make it in the modern game?
– > I do. But I think a really great player like Jinky would prepare himself properly, in a professional manner in the modern era. Additionally, a good manager would pick a team around a player like that, to cover for any deficiencies.
McCourt is no Jinky. He is talented, and can offer ’15 minutes of mayhem’ off the bench – so i don’t have a problem with him being in the squad. i just don’t understand how he is still tolerated to have such appallingly low fitness/strength levels – he has been at the club for about 2 years. After 2 years in the Celtic system – he should have developed as an athlete. End of.
Celtic coach Johan Mjallby has revealed that Scott Brown and James Forrest have been declared fit to travel to Finland and may face HJK Helsinki on Wednesday night.
Both Scotland internationals missed the opening SPL match of the season against Aberdeen on Saturday. Brown was sidelined with a hip injury while a groin problem ruled Forrest out.
Mjallby, who said that Georgios Samaras was fully fit after needing stiches on a facial injury, said only one player had failed ot make the trip.
“Everyone is travelling except for Mo Bangura who has a thigh strain,” he revealed. “Otherwise it’s good news.
“We have to assess a few of the boys after training tonight but right now at least we seem to have a full squad.
If God didn’t want them sheared, he would not have made them sheep.
Calvera CSC
O.G.Rafferty on 7 August, 2012 at 11:45 said:
ScotPatsFan, 11:41
That’s right.
Oh joy :-)
Sorry to say but I think Paddys time is up at C P. Great talent tho!!
All the Celtic players have flaws [ even the #9 Enigma].
We are where we are, and it’s unlikely to change soon.
Even if D.V we reach the fabled land of the ECL and the Gripu of Death the Board are unlikely to spend like drunken sailors.
LuxCelt on 7 August, 2012 at 11:24 said
Too many athletes and not enough football players nowadays…
Ruined the game….
Further to my last post – I am not “anti-McCourt” and I do believe a Club of our size can carry a player like him in our squad. He does have something to offer, and can be valuable to the team (in limited bursts).
However – he should offer a lot more. To illustrate the difference, McCourt will in all likliehood fetch a transfer fee of 1 million max (and probably a good bit less). Wanyama on the other hand (due almost entirely to his strength, power and athleticism) could be sold for a huge figure if the Club manage the situation correctly.
Top clubs want athletes, hence why Wanyama’s value is so high, and mccourt’s so low. As such – we should be signing as many player like Wanyama as we possibly can.
Wee article here on Victor, and why the rich clubs are circling him.
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/football-sport/victor-wanyama-can-celtics-powerhouse-cut-it-at-the-emirates-or-old-trafford/
Anybody heard Celtic are going to have highlights shown on YouTube?
Sevco been feeding east fife a line:
“”Rangers were expecting 40,000 before it got moved, but they reckon it could be between 20,000 and 25,000 because it’s now on a Tuesday night,” the chairman explained.”
Bwahahahaha….hahahah…bwahahahha….haha…hee
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby on 7 August, 2012 at 11:55 said:
Anybody heard Celtic are going to have highlights shown on YouTube?
No, where was that?
Tuesday night, they’ll all be stayin’ in and washin’ their goats.
kdc
I’ll try get a link ;)
‘There was a time when I would have caught all three’
Robert Vaughan in The Magnificent Seven CSC
LuxCelt on 7 August, 2012 at 11:49 said:
“But I think a really great player like Jinky would prepare himself properly, in a professional manner in the modern era.”
Bit harsh on Paddy and quite an assumption to make…
RTC back on the case:)
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4m Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
@WheresTheBaw loans are never repaid, but that is a red herring in the discussion of legality of EBTs. Repayment is irrelevant.
11m Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
Survey overwhelming: Road maps for SPL investigators very popular. Give me some days- also allows PR bullsh1t blizzard to pass.
16m Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
@francobhoy @vandalgrease Slaps forehead in palm of hand. No. The EBT money is gone (expensed at time of payment). Not an RFC asset.
19m Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
Do you think it would be useful to release a couple of example ‘road maps’ for SPL investigators? So they know exactly what to look for?
24m Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
@Vandalgrease You should see the paper trail. There is no doubt that RFC-MIH controlled who got what. It was a giant sham.
Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
@Vandalgrease Any RFC involvement in deciding which players could “borrow” and how much- proves the scheme to be illegal.
Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
@Vandalgrease When RFC placed money in the trust, it is supposed to have lost any control over the funds…
29m Rangers Tax-Case @rangerstaxcase
@Vandalgrease No. You are missing the point that players borrowed (on paper) from a trust that (on paper) has nothing to do with RFC.
Apparently 20,000 won;t go now because “they’ll have work in the morning”
Bwahahahahaha….hahaha…..heehee….ha…
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby on 7 August, 2012 at 11:55 said:
Anybody heard Celtic are going to have highlights shown on YouTube?
see traditionalist88 on 7 August, 2012 at 11:38
Fin75 on 7 August, 2012 at 11:54 said:
that might be so – but what do you expect celtic to do about it?? It is the way of the world. Professionalism (and money) demands that players are professionaly prepared, and proper athletes.
We can either field a team of paddy mccourt/niall mcginn/james forrest/gary hooper type players, and continue to be embarassed by norwich-sunderland-swansea-wolves etc. Or….. we can sign the correct type of player – Wanyama, Mulgrew, Ciani, Rhodes, etc and match up properly against modern opposition.
I know which one I would prefer.
Wonder if ole John Brown is paying at the ̶g̶o̶a̶t̶ gate?
I had a discussion about Paddy last week, my protagonist told me how Paddy was not fit enough and did not do enough, I argued that Paddy was our best distributor and his defensive play was excellent.
I was told he did not perform defencively, so I challenged that he watched Paddy a bit closer on his defensive game, strangely enough my protagonist has not been back to tell me who was correct, I’m taking that as argument won :o)
Looks to me like the sammi bashers are scrambling about looking for a new vicTIM.