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.
This stunning Lisbon canvas signed by Billy McNeill is available for raffle on behalf of the 2017 CQN Open, being held at Aberdour Golf Club TODAY Friday 28 July.
All proceeds go to the Celtic FC Foundation and Walk with Shay. The draw will be made live at the CQN Open this evening. Tickets cost £2, ONLY A FEW HOURS remaining. Enter here on ebay.
Fill your boots!
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When will it all end?
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Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Howling At Nothing
https://youtu.be/AzqmVa6n-es
Trying out the prison guards :O) how long does it take, count the steps
82 minutes gone – 10 City subs, but still no Paddy. Come home young man!
Kings of Leon – the bucket…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kWaFVvVoj4o
F antstic support today,but not happy with the song sheet.Is it only the half dead idiots that keep belting out this pish to Englanshire.
I am sorry,but “Not in my name”
Barca v Real kicking off in 10mins might be decent
A bit half pissed,but Kouassi was fantastic today.Gonna have a hard job keeping this boy out of the team.
Air – Playground Love
https://youtu.be/2UfHXiQkgd8
SAINT STIVS on 30TH JULY 2017 12:48 AM · EDIT
Done
Just watched Man City v Spurs. City made 10 changes, wee Paddy didn’t get on. Only 9 minutes game time in the last 2 matches for the wee man. He’s not injured as i saw him in the warm up. Bring him home man, it’s criminal.
10 minutes, right start digging Ginger
Ben Harper – Diamonds On The Inside…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fpns_a4Nuvo
turkeybhoy,
try this for the cultural ambassadors
its only benidorm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qhe-KPAV5s
FT Paddy picking out the skelfs from sitting on the bench – just hope we make it on Wed and we can get him for play off round
Pixies – Monkey Gone To Heaven
https://youtu.be/EHC9HE7vazI
El Clasico on now, looked like a guy wearing the Hoops in the crowd there.
There is a resistance that grows everyday
From following blindly to leading the way…
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjy_dXIkzfM
HH
Sometimes CQN isn’t that great, I hadn’t a clue about this Tommy Robinson character, I never click on the utube stuff (apart fae tonight) there is stuff that hopefully I will never willingly watch again
Sevco tap…. they are well suited, on that note fellow Celtic fans good night and God bless
1-0 from The Barca Paddy
https://youtu.be/Bp0MXn7m3YY
Lee Evans ….car trouble
BHOYS TAKE OVER SUNDERLAND! | Sunderland 0-5 Celtic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52NnXW1HxlA
https://youtu.be/EJA5pFpRQxY
A laugh before bedtime
2-2 good goal
Anger is an Energy.
Gutted not seeing all 5 goals and plays,
Over the Moon hearing KT was Capitano.
Logical, Incredible, Magical.
KT.csc
thetimreaper on 30th July 2017 12:59 am
Just watched Man City v Spurs. City made 10 changes, wee Paddy didn’t get on. Only 9 minutes game time in the last 2 matches for the wee man. He’s not injured as i saw him in the warm up. Bring him home man, it’s criminal.
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I didnae know this JJ. A real Deal 7.
Friendly or not, 5-0 away from home against an English team is always welcome.
As a wee side issue, I wonder how Sunderland,’s wage bill compares to ours.
The perfect build up for Wednesday.
HH.
I cannae w8 for August
Make the best whats Given You.
Cherish Life.
Grow
&
WAKe Up.
The Agenda is so hardcore from the MSM.
A true Rainbow has 7 Colours. That can’t be disputed.
The Hour is Terry Waite.
Rhtyhm is not a chancer
Core – Hardcore.
Celtic Celtic.
Awesome seeing Robertinho posting again.
wtf.
Leonard Cohen – Kevin Barry (live 1972)
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A rare good quality performance of Kevin Barry, most probably from the Israeli leg of the 1972 tour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ4INuSYr28
Just need wee Philvis to get Bach to where he belongs.
He is likely doing Something.
Hovind.CsC
Saint Stivs,
Roger Waters was on Hard Talk on the BBC. Catch it up if you can.
ROD STEWART First Cut Is The Deepest LIVE – PETRIDISGEORGE 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJLGl0e8ffo
and so to bed.
keep it lit.
He sounded like a knob – I’m gonnae download All the pf stuff.
The Foggy Dew was played again in a Govan Shipyard on Friday. That won’t happen again. Sorry Sir.
The lack of football governance in this country, and the fight to rectify it, has left me phlegmatic….no I don’t hav the flu…..am pissed off that any call for a judicial review of the FTSFA/FTSPFL shenanigans is being left to the fans…..this should be club led, be it us alone or in conjunction with allies….no if’s buts or mibbes…..ok.so..
phlegmatictryingCSC
H.H.