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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ABURNTOUTCASE on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:16 AM
TD67
Any mention of his assistant going?
Nothing as yet?
Ernie Lynch @ 11.01
Very succinctly put. I should take lessons.
Jimbo67
timaloy29 on 1st August 2017 11:06 am
I think we’ll sign a centre back (sell Sviatchenko) and sign a wide right attacking player/playmaker (a Paddy replacement) who can also play through the middle. Ralston and Ajer will be first team squad players this season and will get games.
Neganon 2
If you are on Twitter can I draw your attention to the tweets yesterday from RangersTaxCase and Barcabhoy?
It might give you an indication that you are barking up the wrong tree.
In my opinion, when your going through a dodgy period in football management, one thing you don’t do is sign Kyle Lafferty, if that’s your knowledge on football players, then I’m afraid you Donald ducked.
Bhoyjoebelfast
I posted about that at the time, having seen an online article.
Sure it was about the same time as Peter Piggybank’s green boots haverings, making it even funnier!
Thought it was the kind of occupation they’d want to avoid.
No harm in reminding people!
TD67
Just saw on a Jambos site – Austin Mc Phee and Jon Daly to take temporary charge of the team.
AN TEARMANN
My turn! What was occurring on this day 5 years ago?
aburntoutcase on 1st August 2017 11:28 am
Just saw on a Jambos site – Austin Mc Phee and Jon Daly to take temporary charge of the team.
Not a surprise, didn’t expect Levein to stick his head above the parapet.
TONYDONNELLY67 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:21 AM
I can’t find any footage on this Lee Rigby story? And I hope I don’t..
Where are you texting from Tony,A Sensory Deprivation Tank.
TONYDONNELLY67 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:21 AM
I can’t find any footage on this Lee Rigby story? And I hope I don’t..
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Best not Google it then – first thing that comes up…
I wonder if Levein sent him a note telling him he’s fired?
Abusive songs about a disgusting murder are wrong and no amount of whataboutery can change that. Not only was the song vile but there is so much anger and aggression evident in the faces of that group of ‘supporters’ – anyone remember to party in Seville? Worrying times for Celtic Football Club.
GARY67 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:23 AM
timaloy29 on 1st August 2017 11:06 am
I think we’ll sign a centre back (sell Sviatchenko) and sign a wide right attacking player/playmaker (a Paddy replacement) who can also play through the middle. Ralston and Ajer will be first team squad players this season and will get games.
Dont think so Gary.CH,maybe.
Well I’m not going out of my way to see it that’s for sure, just saying I thought it would be everywhere, no big deal
ABURNTOUTCASE on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:28 AM
TD67
Just saw on a Jambos site – Austin Mc Phee and Jon Daly to take temporary charge of the team.
OH DEAR GOD.
ernie lynch on 1st August 2017 11:01 am
Granted it sounds bad when you shout its been 5 years. Its been 5 years since Rangers went into liquidation and newco began in the bottom tier.
When Rangers liquidated we were not in possession of half as much detail then as we are now about what went on.
Even now things are still being pieced together, evidence gathered and strategy discussed. Celtic know what they’re up against here. This isn’t going away, everyone knows that including the governing bodies.
HH
TD67
More likely an e-mail, surely?
Gene .
Yes — the better team won.. Neutral me liked that . England a wee bit fortunate with the weather and Philander’s illness . A wee bit of history for Mooen . Looks slower and therefore better than the last time I saw him. Surprised that South Africa struggled with the conditions -strange to see experienced professional players padding up to straight balls… South Africa didn’t look up for a scrap. .Their second innings looked like they didn’t believe they could get a draw .Assume the conditions at Manchester will be even more to England’s liking
Scullybhoy
not seen the video and don’t intend to and if reports are correct you are bang on – absolutely disgusting – these are not Celtic fans
TONYDONNELLY67 on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:38 AM
Well I’m not going out of my way to see it that’s for sure, just saying I thought it would be everywhere, no big deal
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From a cursory glance, it seem to be in Record, Sun, Mail and Mirror. And of course widely spread across social media like Twitter etc.
Morning Celts
Anybody singing songs about Lee Rigby. That is pathetic indeed.
More to this story than meets the eye though.
HH
SCULLYBHOY on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:34 AM
Celtic FC can`t prevent that .
Nobody can.
All Celtic can do is to discourage our supporters from creating an environment in Celtic Park which promotes the kind of stupidity we saw in Sunderland.
Basically .
Cooperate or go away because you are damaging Celtic FC.
A response to a plea to “move on” from 5 years ago in the comments section of a NewsnetScotland article.
# Jiggsbro 2012-09-11 11:12
” We’ll said! Rangers (sic) have been prepared to put all their tax fiddles, rule breaking and shoddy treatment of other teams behind them and forgive themselves. Time for the rest of Scottish football to do the same and accept that Rangers (sic) are a law unto themselves.”
Wooft just saw the video my mate sent me it, Celtic fans? If so banned for life, don’t need these sort of people at any of our games, easy enough to name and shame these guys, it’s there for all to see who ever they are?
Bankiebhoy1
Burnistoun again.
Split personalities having conversations with themselves:)
HH
SOT
Glad you enjoyed it – watched some of it – SA lost it on 2nd day when England scored about 100 more than looked likely – the Philander illness didn’t help. Du plessis dismissals were dreadful.
You’re probably right about old trafford
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:41 AM
Morning Celts
Anybody singing songs about Lee Rigby. That is pathetic indeed.
More to this story than meets the eye though.
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Agree – on both points.
Be good if they were charged so we could find out more?
Scullybhoy,
Dreadful about the OAP in Sheffield collecting for Charity and being the subject of dreadful abuse.
The people of Sheffield are outraged.
Do you remember Lionbrand?
Profiteering from a callous murder of Lee ?
What do you think?
On the Lee Rigby thing,I noticed in all the reporting the scumbags were not called”Rogue Celtic Fans.
Unlike the “Rogue Hun Fans”who robbed and abused the 75 year old man collecting for Cancer.It was also stated,that this incident was “Alleged”to have happened.
TD67
The strange thing is. That nobody has so far been able to identify those ‘fans’.
I condemn anybody singing songs like that. I still think this is another set-up though imo.
I dont know any Celtic supporters like that.
HH
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:41 AM
Morning Celts
Anybody singing songs about Lee Rigby. That is pathetic indeed.
More to this story than meets the eye though.
Very possible.I hear the scumbag Robinson has put up a thousand pound reward to anyone who names them.H,mmmm.Considering the subterfuge that went on with the ambush of some young Celtic fans,anything is possible.What are the odds,he never has to pay out his money?.
Clogher Celt
Ive been thinking this through.
The whole thing seems like an operation to me. Again i get back to the DUP-Tory deal. What is the DUP’s prime concern, and how many have connections with the powers that be.
I would also point to the ideological aspects of targeting Celtic. Who hates Celtic so much, that they would go to extreme lengths to smear the supporters.
The whole thing stinks.
HH
We also had the picture of the badly beaten pensioner being bandied about by Huns,saying he was attacked in Sunderland by celtic Fans.Proven to be a fake from 2 years ago.
I would put nothing past the vermin.
TURKEYBHOY on 1ST AUGUST 2017 11:47 AM
On the Lee Rigby thing,I noticed in all the reporting the scumbags were not called”Rogue Celtic Fans.
Unlike the “Rogue Hun Fans”who robbed and abused the 75 year old man collecting for Cancer.It was also stated,that this incident was “Alleged”to have happened.
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Surprised? SMSM are desperate for bad news about us.
Which is why I’d like to see the people involved caught.
TGM
Well it’s not to hard to recognise them, no matter who they are , that not acceptable behaviour for any grown up person, despicable, I myself do not know of anyone who would come away with this sort of crap, name and shame them no matter who they are, someone must know them?
Clogher
Saw on twitter last night, there was an old bloke in Manchester got a beating last week. Photo`s etc.. in the local Press. Within hours of our game finishing on Sat. The Huns had it up as happening on Sat. ten minutes walk from the Stadium of Light. Definitely something going on here.
Turkeybhoy
It reminds me of a few flare incidents recently.
Im sure there are destabilisation agents at work here, fingerprints all over it, if you know how to look..
Dont forget how much certain politicians and policemen hate Celtic.
I know at least one MP in Scudland, who is an orange, racist bigot, who absolutely hates Celtic. There are many more.
Its all constructed imo
HH
HH