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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MMPD-Where are they training? Rosenborg said we have refused a training session tonight on their pitch HH
MMPD
And he still has a day and a half to recover.
Well, nearly a day and a half. (for all you pedants out there)
:-)
Very positive me.
“Guid God, there’s two of them!”
Lessons to be learned :
Firing Line: William F. Buckley Jr.; The Irish Problem. circa 1972 / Bernadette Devlin McAliskey M.P.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFUKV5_EwdA&t=137s
HH
Bada
Looked like lennoxtown
But it did say live a couple of hours ago
Wee Cathro is free now to take his dream job at City Cash Tailors…
Re the Daily Rainjur and Lee Rigby.
Just how easy say, would it be, for one of us to buy a hun jersey, mix with them going to a game, singing an offensive chant or song. Then getting some twat to film it and send copy of this to the meeja. Easy, yeah!!!
So, is it not possible that happened in Sunderland. Possible yeah, and I would not put it past these bastards , any thing to besmirch us.
There again, if it was a real Celtic fan , he should be identified , charged and banned for life from Celtic Park.
I smell a big rat.
KINGLuBO
MMPD-Looking promising,fingers crossed
!!BADA BING!! on 1ST AUGUST 2017 10:19 AM
G67-Levein only stumbling block,I agree i don’t think PH would take orders from him…..pressure is on him now,he will have to take a step backwards
He should take a step forward IMO and manage the team.I have always thought this DOF was a joke.Just what exactly do they do?.Scout players?Is that not a position most clubs have filled with ,err,Scouts.Deal with contracts.Chief exec job,as in PL.I really cant think of anything else they could do,thats not already being done.
Can anyone?.Please enlighten me.
Cathro was a dud.Lucky to have lasted so long.
Awe_Naw_Nae_New_Article_Again_Anaw_Noo?
All I will say is remember the bad press about a bottling incident at Hampden, Celtic got the blame for that, unfortunately some/ a lot believe whats in the papers, fat boy strikes again.
“…we don’t care if we win , lose or are cheated by the SPFL/SFA/Plc ,what the hell do we care! For we only know that we’re being lied to by Board,…etc, etc, etc”
KINGLubo,
Good point! Have a look at the Imperial Bears Twitter feed. There are all kinds of tricks going on, they think they are in a propaganda war.
It’s worth telling all youngsters that these cretins are trawling the net looking for any incident or singing that might embarrass folk.
They are then trying to identify people and name and ‘shame’ them online.
They are even warning their supporters what not to put online or to conceal their identities if singing inappropriate songs.
Their advice is
If it’s the Police ‘Not Guilty’
If it’s the media ‘No comment.’
They are dangerous and sinister.
KINGLUBO on 1ST AUGUST 2017 10:35 AM
Re the Daily Rainjur and Lee Rigby.
Just how easy say, would it be, for one of us to buy a hun jersey, mix with them going to a game, singing an offensive chant or song. Then getting some twat to film it and send copy of this to the meeja. Easy, yeah!!!
So, is it not possible that happened in Sunderland. Possible yeah, and I would not put it past these bastards , any thing to besmirch us.
There again, if it was a real Celtic fan , he should be identified , charged and banned for life from Celtic Park.
I smell a big rat.
KINGLuBO
Said in my very best Captain Mainwaring voice,
H,mmm,I think you are getting into the realms of fantasy there,Jones.
Bada Bing
Podium on page 69!!
Another great year, 2nd treble in 3 seasons for Big Jock, including humiliating the Deidclub 4-0 in the SC final, reaching the QF of the European Cup, going out narrowly to eventual winners AC Milan (0-1) who also put out Man Utd in the semi-final, and cuffed the arising Ajax side 4-1 in the final.
Ajax had produced a spectacular result during the competition,defeating Benfica in a play-off, having lost the first leg at home 1-3.
Wee Izzy has finally been edited out of the official Celtic website list of players along with Kolo Toure.
KeepUpToSpeed CSC
NegAnon
You state very dramatically that the inaction of the PLC will slowly ‘kill’ Celtic, yet you are prepared to advocate full scale boycotts which risk having precisely the same effect, at a time when no one can know for sure that this issue has run its course and nothing is going on in the background??
It would have been pretty stupid of Celtic to be making rash, emotional, angry statements over the last couple of years. Charles Green was mocked for doing exactly that. To call Auldheids integrity into question, even unintentionally, shows that you are letting you emotions cloud your judgement on this one.
We all want the same thing but you played all your cards at once and Celtic can’t afford to do the same.
HH
Cathro beats Caixinha in the sack race.
KINGLuBO,
Please also be aware that the Imperial Bears describe themselves as a PUL Action Group,
“The PUL Community in the United Kingdom have received a timely reminder of the perilous position we find ourselves in.”
Some detailed research of the PUL Community is also a cause of concern…
” PUL stands for Polyurethane Laminate. It can be pronouced either P-U-L or “pull”. Our PUL Fabric is
waterproof, so it is ideal for the outside of cloth diapers and diaper covers.”
Childhood trauma?
Who knows?
Ian Cathro………..A Face For Radio.
Who would win in a fight between Celtic health and safety and Sevco health and safety?
That must have been the last season they used play-offs, as we progressed against Benfica (3-3) after the toss of a coin at the end of extra time in the second leg of the QF the following year.
TRADITIONALIST88 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 10:50 AM
‘It would have been pretty stupid of Celtic to be making rash, emotional, angry statements over the last couple of years.’
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It’s been five years.
In that time (five years) Celtic could have released a brief, concise, rational and unequivocal statement making the Club’s position clear on the same club myth, on allocating titles won by the dead club to the new club, on Res 12 and on title stripping.
One statement would have been enough to let the fans, and the world at large, know exactly where the Club stands on these matters.
As it is no one, other than the Board members, knows what the Club’s position is.
That is unacceptable.
The chap who was lifted at Celtic Park for singing nasty songs about Celtic and Fenians is a GREENgrocer from Belfast.He was at the game lending his support to Irish side linfield.
All ditties welcome!!!!!
CLOGHER CELT on 1ST AUGUST 2017 10:53 AM
KINGLuBO,
Please also be aware that the Imperial Bears describe themselves as a PUL Action Group,
“The PUL Community in the United Kingdom have received a timely reminder of the perilous position we find ourselves in.”
Some detailed research of the PUL Community is also a cause of concern…
” PUL stands for Polyurethane Laminate. It can be pronouced either P-U-L or “pull”. Our PUL Fabric is
waterproof, so it is ideal for the outside of cloth diapers and diaper covers.”
Childhood trauma?
Who knows?
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Has me chuckling away in work mate! LOL!
:-)))
Ian Cathro still a more qualified and experienced manager than Kris Boyd…
:)
Izzy isn’t going to be replaced apparently. Ralston & Miller are covering the fullback areas.
Can’t see Celtic signing a CB after young Ajer’s performance. I’d expect to see very few signings by the end of the window. Perhaps Patrick Roberts and a striker.
Maybe.
Hearts have announced Ian Cathro has left the club with immediate effect.
MOONBEAMSWD on 1ST AUGUST 2017 9:59 AM
Surprised it took so long to budge Cathro out the door.
I think we will win by the odd goal tomorrow night.
MWD
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5 is an odd number, innit?
I’ll be happy with that.
Levien in the dugout Sat?
Think people should leave Ian Cathro alone:
1: he’s got a UEFA B License, or
2. think about his pay off.
HH
SIONNACH ABU on 1ST AUGUST 2017 10:07 AM
Hullawrerrr , China.
TD67
Any mention of his assistant going?
https://youtu.be/79FaFrVTtQ0.
Holiday over .
First choon on the deck to mark my return
SOT
did you enjoy the test match
I can’t find any footage on this Lee Rigby story? And I hope I don’t..
When king returned to sevco it was obvious that the bad press would come to Celtic , that’s how they operated when he was there with murray.
Some would say it’s a price worth paying as our dominance continues and another meltdown inevitable at ibrox.