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.
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Fill your boots!
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I take a fence
MAAH
A good upstanding, solid, reliable post that! ;)
HAMILTONTIM
i was going to ask if H was going to be hearing ….the pitter …patter of tiny feet anytime soon .
Then i realised she hears that sound nightly…..
When you go for a pee :))
Hope your all good ;)
Oh and I’ve been removed from Macjay’s Christmas card list :-)
MARSPAPA on 31ST JULY 2017 11:24 PM
Celtic fans tearing each other apart aided and abetted by the SMSM. Same old.
Marspapa
I’m too young for that yet auld yin :-)
I hope you, V and the family are continuing your fight mate.
HT
Hope you both had an active honeymoon. ;))
Did you find a Lisbon bar showing the match?
HH
MIKE IN TORONTO
OOOOFT glad that was a “T” that was missing or you could have been in hot water in your ( swimsuit )
Trunks Mike trunks is what they are called :))
DD
We weren’t in Lisbon G.
It was 5 nights in Dubai (a very generous gift!) and two weeks in Luz in the Algarve.
An absolute whirlwind of a month that’s been incredible but buzzing for Saturday now amigo :-)
HAMILTONTIM on 31ST JULY 2017 11:37 PM
Oh and I’ve been removed from Macjay’s Christmas card list :-)
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Absolutely not.
Missionary work is good for my Soul .
But more particularly your`s .
Et cum spiritu tuo .
:-)
HT
Perfect mate. Hope I bump into you and the blushing bride on Saturday. :)
UTLR
HAMILTONTIM on31ST JULY 2017 11:39 PM
Marspapa
I’m too young for that yet auld yin :-)
Whit! For having babies or
Huvvin tae go during the night furra pee !! haha .
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I hope you, V and the family are continuing your fight mate.
We are mate thank you .
Glad to see back on to add some quality and balance to the blog .
Mars papa
Forget CQN badges … if you guys really want to stand out at CQN corner, how about CQN banana hammocks?
:)
Good night guys ….
6 more sleeps to what i imagine will be a very eventful day .
Mike
When i see your moniker i smile ..keep making me smile pal .
G/nite
MiT
You would certainly stand out if a banana hammock was your only item of clothing. You wid be lifted in minutes for indecency though. :))
Macjay
My soul and conscience are in good health J :-)
DD
Depending on whether the wean is coming on Saturday will determine what time we get there. Hopefully, we’ll get a catch up.
Marspapa
Will definitely see you soon.
Ps pitter patter had been replaced by thump thump after a month on the booze! :-)
DD
But my mug shots would be outstanding!
:)
HT
Hope I see you and the two bonny lassies Saturday.
COYBIG
DD
Hopefully mate.
Offski, UTLR and Hail Hail.
MiT
No if you caught my moobs n banana they widnae. :)))
Marspapa
Whit’s happenin’ Sunday?
DD
You have given me a great idea for the next CQN charity fundraiser … a calendar with each month featuring a famous CQNer in his budgie smuggler!
Could I just have earned my first CQN deletion with that post?!
Meanwhile on the shores of Lake Ontario.
https://www.pinterest.se/pin/417497827933035423/
MiT
This is the kiddy oan mod here.
Definite yellow card. A red would be harsh. ;)
Victory on Wednesday in Norway is crucial for our season. Confident we will do it.
HH
Fan
They caught my good side!
MiT
Hope you enjoyed Belle and Sebastian, they warmed us up well for Radiohead on Glasgow Green coupla weeks ago. Magical night.
Fan-a-tic
Opened that link and will immediately poke my eyes out.
So :-) becomes -)
Turkeybhoy
While I wouldn’t sing it myself, I can’t see what charges could be brought against “fans” singing that song.
Free speech and all that it entails.
DD
They were terrific! Dancing in my seat the whole evening. And the young girl who opened – Julien Baker – was great.
Here’s a local band …a bit different, but beautiful stuff.. see if you like it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3CuFNs8TOeI
Gordon@9:10
Interesting info about our run of being drawn at home in the cups 50 years ago, I only got suspicious when this honest man told us how it’s done!
http://www.eurosport.co.uk/football/champions-league/2015-2016/sepp-blatter-claims-european-draws-fixed-with-hot-and-cold-balls_sto5647083/story.shtml
Couldnae happen here!
GG
Whilst a despicable song, I realise why young bevvied Celtic fans were singing it. They were taunting the EDL who were in Sunderland in numbers on Saturday. There was no fighting between Sunderland and Celtic supporters. Bussed in EDL mob caused it. We were sitting ducks.
Maybe they used chocolate salty balls when they were in South Park Gardens, chef!
DD
MSM will still lay the blame at our door.
It’s the nature of the beast in Scotland.
GG
The SMSM are less reliable than the beano for factual content. Showerashoite.
NegAnon2 on 31st July 2017 10:20 pm
Incidentally it was auldheid who said he didn’t care about title stripping.
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Perhaps a little more context would help.
My view is that as long as the aim is title stripping there is no chance whatsoever of that happening as an objective.
However if there is some serious enquiry into skulduggery, the result of which is the removal of the skull duggers then there is a good chance the titles will be stripped or the same club nonsense be put to rest. Does that make sense to you?
If it came to pass the skull duggers and culture that protects them was booted out but the titles, that everyone knows were won through cheating for some reason remained (but I cannot think of one) I’d accept that because what else could be done but to accept it?
Another JR? Another Res to Celtic to get them titles stripped? You can have that one.
I suspect most football supporters would welcome the level playing field and culture I happen to think is more important for the future of a game than removing titles of the past.
Its for a good reason the Strip The Titles guys dropped that title, not that that they have abandoned that objective they just realise it is counterproductive to their aim.
Nice of you to give me the opportunity to explain my position. I thought you would have worked it out for yourself.