In his Q&A session with the Daily Record yesterday, outgoing SPFL chairman, Ralph Topping touched on the subject of who knew what when, regarding Rangers slide into liquidation saying:
“There wasn’t one single person ever who envisaged this case happening. You tell me who pointed out that this was going to happen – did you?
“The biggest assumption about the set-up in the SPL would be that you would have Rangers and Celtic playing in it in perpetuity – nobody thought that those two bastions of football would ever be involved in anything like this and nobody flagged it up.”
Well, in October 2011 I knew. This CQN article from 27 October 2011 notes in very specific detail Rangers were going to liquidate, a phoenix would be created which wanted direct access to the SPL (the top flight at that time). I got the timing wrong, predicting the phoenix would take place during the season, but to be fair, it later became clear this was Craig Whyte’s plan at the time.
Ralph Topping’s SPL knew too. Rangers alerted them to the situation that very month. The SPL spend November, December and January preparing the ground for Rangers administration and liquidation, a period during which a new TV deal was signed.
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The Genius that is
Gerry Rafferty ….
Get it right next time
https://youtu.be/SXW-sL5gzHQ
DELANEYS DUNKY on 28TH JULY 2017 7:20 PM
PR67
The Tim dander is up.
Had a coupla guinness after work there in my local. The normally mild mannered Clydebank Tims are angry. We will accept being beat fair and square on a level playing field. We hate being cheated and conned. Some raging Tims ready to revolt. Come the Revolution!
With 6 ST holders in EK, we are not having it either mate HH
Delaney’s Dunky
You tubes great
Rufus Wainwright
Across the universe
https://youtu.be/cAe1lVDbLf0
Good cover
marspapa on 28th July 2017 9:36 pm
agree……genius
we need to get it right next week……… literally
Baker street my favourite
HH
Secret Affair – Time For Action
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptFmapXotog
Weet- how you doing J?
Cot time for me ,
just for Delaneys
https://youtu.be/IkM5lrrnq_Y
Dena/TGM
He is on twitter trying out his Mosley tactics of recruiting at football matches.
I hope Sunderland fans ignore him. Our crowd should certainly give him a wide berth. I expect nothing from tomorrow’s match bar a run out of some reserves and youth team.
I would go with
De Vries
Ralston Bitton McCart Miller
Hendry Hill
Johnston Thompson Nesbitt
Aitchison
BB
Sport or corruption?
Folk not reading blogs like this in my local are starting to twig. The Daily Lies readers are getting what I have been saying for years to them. :)
beatbhoy on 28th July 2017 9:44 pm
a favourite of my sister who had a
green coat with a target on the back
also very apt
HH
It’s in the air……
The Cult
https://youtu.be/2tYjiOq6Ogc
Dena29
A nice mod, not like those Internet ones!
Bob Dylan
The Hurricane …live
spine tingling
….ashamed to live in a land where justice is just a game
https://youtu.be/QfiK17FhP4g
The Stone Roses – Fools’ Gold.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NSD11dnphg0
cant do cut and paste etc.
you tube… joe bonamassa with beth hart………….ill take care of you.
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 28th July 2017 9:46 pm
Hope your right , re steering clear
no more non footballing spotlights
cant disagree about the possible team
cant afford even the slightest chance of injuries
HH
Hi BADA
Doing great pal,been traveling up and down to Poole to see a wee nephew that’s been in a really
Bad way for about 3 years
Hope you and the family are well
Have you heard from Zico
;))
SFTB
Its a production.
Tries to throw shade on Celtic supporters.
Its connected to the big picture, a United Ireland.
That is the real concern.
Tommy is an agent.
Id bet on it.
HH
Led Zeppelin – Communication Breakdown
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qoqQnR8NOVI
Gordy
Thanks pal.
White Man by The Clash is top of my pops. :)
beatbhoy on 28th July 2017 9:49 pm
More of a bampot :-)
timhorton on 28th July 2017 9:51 pm
its a hit or miss thing with me :-)
)Bateen Bhoy ***STRIP THE TITLES*** on 28th July 2017 9:49 pm
one of DD’s faves I think
Marspapa…… hope you are well…..
HH
TIM HORTON
There ye go!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aLR_bSzPTiY
Someone said it today.
The biggest protest our clubs fans could make over any kind of Bhoycott of away grounds would be to not attend the Celtic v Sevco game at home.
Personally I think not attending the full game is a bit much and maybe first 20 mins or first half hour co-ordinated with a GB Tifo as teams return for 2nd half.
Yes I know this is a big ask of many of our supporters, but rather than a minority of away fans giving up watching one or more games this action would have all paying home supporters standing as one with the away support.
I can’t think of a bigger message that us as a support could deliver to the SPFL, the SFA, Celtic and Sky TV’s world wide live audience.
Imagine thereafter a few other SPFL clubs fans then took our lead.
As a starter, no one would be financially damaging their own club or other clubs but the message would be the greatest of any co-ordinated in football,
Thoughts?
MWD
DD- Sport, all we want is a level playing field.I am sure there are bodies buried everywhere with the hun cheating, that our Board know a bit about, the Establishment will be shocked about what is out in the open now….If Peter Lawwell and the Celtic Board do not step up, they will be persona non grata amongst the Celtic community, we know the voting stuff at the AGM makes it impossible to get them emptied .If they represent us the way they should, then we can ALL move forward together.Take it to UEFA, Court for Arbitration in Sport, Board supported with all of us , we will have a chance of justice.The ball is in their court, they must step up and do the right thing.HH
Til later bhoys
Play nice
HH
Pog and Crc
You 2 going to the York Races tomorrow.?
Just got this message….
Tomorrow in 2.40 York…Tony Coyles horse SNAP SHOTS is fancied. Its 10s so prob best ew if chancing it.
CQN Favourite Comic?
thanks beatbhoy
GUNS’N’ROSES
November Rain
https://youtu.be/8SbUC-UaAxE
Led Zep- What Is. . . . . . And What Should Never Be.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jrqMdja4eYs
MWD
I usually go in about then anyway
hope you are doing well mucker
Love
Moonbeamswd on 28th July 2017 9:58 pm
Would need to be something as massive as that to be at all effective
Definitely have to go now
catch you all later
HH
I can think of a few
Sex Pistols
https://youtu.be/AQGULOxSF9U
One more, taxi duties.
Oasis – Acquiesce
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=09zBftEqBN0
I see The Donald still doing that Apprentice thingy….
Marspapa @ 9:50
re: Hurricane Carter … I was in school with Lesra Martin …didnt know him well (he was a year or two behind me), but he seemed like a nice guy… fascinating/tragic story for everyone ….
Steer clear anyone going to Sunderland tomorrow,seems these cranks are meeting at an off sales who’s motto is ‘don’t fund terrorism’
https://twitter.com/trobinsonnewera/status/890533303937376256
Bada Bing!! @9:58pm
Well said. Brush the biggest ever scandal in the history of British sport under the carpet? Not happening! Genie’s been out a while, not going back in the bottle!