People hear what they want to hear. When Neil Lennon was asked at a media conference if he was able to spend £6m on one player, as he was last year, he gave the honest answer; “Yes”. He was able to make this type of signing, but that’s not to say he would regard this as the best use of his very finite resources.
Some felt “cheated” when Celtic ultimately didn’t make a £6m signing, they perhaps only read headlines with promises to that effect, without drilling down to the actual quotes. Nothing can be done about this. Dave King is another story.
King desperately wants to do something positive for Newco Rangers, perhaps mindful of his role as a director when Original Rangers were consigned to liquidation. He wants to believe that he can bring influence to bear on the collection of hedge funds and Respectable Local Businessmen who control Newco, but he appears to be indulging in a bit of ‘hearing what he wants to hear’.
Newco accused King of making “untrue” and “disgraceful” comments, which is perhaps polite for “glib and shameless liar”. Based on their public comments, Newco are in the right. After almost two years of over-promising and under-delivering, they have played clever. Specifically, they did not publicly promise to reveal their forward budget plans for the club before season ticket renewal deadline. Why would they?
King met the board and then told the world he won this assurance from them. I’d be amazed if Graham Wallace was sufficiently malleable to be manipulated into making such a commitment to a man who led Oldco into liquidation. Wallace’s 120 day review period was surely chosen not because it takes anything like this long to discover the blatantly obvious, but because it allowed him to kick all this trouble into the long grass of the close season. Wallace’s entire strategy for this season is not to be drawn on discussing the long metaphoric winter that lies ahead.
A few weeks ago I described King as the Pied Piper of Govan. In truth, I don’t expect many fans will sign up to his hair-brained “give me, not them, your money” plan. It’s far more likely that thousands of would-be fans will simply tune out. There are a million more things people can do than watch lower league football; maybe some could back the team their grandchildren will support, I hear they have Champions League qualifiers coming up.
The worst thing for King right now is for Salary McCoist to fluke a cup win today, allowing Newco to flood their support with season ticket renewal notices on Monday on a wave of positivity. Acting on the eve of such a major game will surely have been a well-considered move. Better all-round if United win, momentum is halted and those hedge funds and Respectable Local Businessmen are forced into a humiliating liquidation.
Don’t bet on it, though. The current key holders will have contingency plans of their own.
Seville – The Celtic Movement
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Does anyone know which Terminal in Barcelona the Ryanair flight from Prestwick arrives at?
Mullet
The deid Huns were ever thus in trying to injure our more skilful players
My older brother always tells of how when Mr Stein came back as manager the CFC support was shocked at the change in attitude in game against them!
Under Bob Kelly our players were always instructed that they should never retaliate.
Now under Mr Stein they were encouraged to fight fire with fire
Evidently the first couple of games were pretty ugly but the Huns learned that we would no longer roll over – the rest is history as the saying goes!
Fast forward to MON – first visit to the bigotdome – AT sent off – we lose 5-1
MON. Went out and signed Lenny and big Vega – we then demolished them at Hampdump
In the LCSF
Next visit to hun land – we scarcely crossed the half way line in the first hour – inviting the Huns to venture towards our box – where we handed them their tea several times
Last 30 minutes we scored three going on six!
Just hope Lenny knows his history – because if/when this new mob arrive – it will be exactly the same
We will need a core of guys capable and willing to stand up to their thuggish bully boy tactics!
HH
Afternoon Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
I think ST J will win today, not brave enough to bet on them in a single, but they fair boost an acca.
HH
Emus
It must be T2 as it’s def not T1.
HH
Or it could be Girona >}
HH
emu : T2 El Prat! Nowt personal mate…! :-)
T4
HT, you quoted my line last night, I posted it on the bus on the way to a game.
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hamiltontim is praying for oscar
01:24 on 13 April, 2014
Doc
“For those who understand no explanation is necessary. For those who don’t, no explanation is possible”.
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I have forgotten which game, just wondered if you knew which.
Barcelona I think.
I have played on bigger table tennis tables. What they should have done was every time D.U scored bring on cones and narrow the pitch by 5 metres and have a game of long kicks/piggy in the middle.
Doc
Ahhhh I see :-)
Nae idea mate I was using it last night to support my argument re Nevin.
Clearly, it didn’t work :-)
I am concerned that D Utd haven’t said anything about thems narrowing the pitch.
HH
I really couldnt care less who prevails today to meet Jackie Mac’s team at paradise in May. I’m just satisfied that the huns and their disgusting followers wont be there.
Naw it didnae:-) it just reminded me of when I posted it.
I think it was Barcelona.
One of my better lines.
Emu
Ryanair and Easyjet use T2 to embark from ie opposite end from the train station, if you’ve been before?
The last time my Easyjet flight arrived very near to the train station, maybe I was just lucky.
ACGR
I reckon the sfa are delighted that they won’t have a massive repair bill either.
HH
That quote ” For those who understand etc.” was said by the priest (played by Charles Bickford ) in The Song of Bernadette.
As Sam once said to Rose, “Well, I’m back.”
Lent is over (despite all those who think it goes for another week) and 6 weeks worth of “No CQN”, “No Phil Mac”, “No TSFM”, in fact, no football news at all, is more than a man can endure.
So, did I miss anything?
Celtic fans having no game yesterday get the news at a beer fest in Germany that Sevco got humped.
http://youtu.be/8pQAWOCofXo
Emus
You can get the bus direct into the city from T2, about 6 euros, they run every few mins, and quick.
HH
THE EXILED TIM
11:58 on 13 April, 2014
Also the prospect of sevco potentially qualifying for a European place might have raised some awkward and embarrassing questions.
Mea Culpa
12:00 on 13 April, 2014
‘So, did I miss anything?’
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There was a thread about when the Lenten fast ends and the definitive answer is Holy Saturday, so be off with you.
Well. Reading back it pretty much seems that the Celtic support are validating the existence of Sevco/Rangers (probably as well just using that name). Viewing figures on SKY and latterly the BEEB must have been through the roof. Yet we complain at the coverage these self same stations give them.
MWD isn’t it Ironic? YES
Reading back.i watched the game uesterday in a pub with an english fella.he thought the ref had a great game
Ernie L
Aye, but I think they would have had the excuse that uefa were the bad boys.
HH
Gordy – was the English fella Jeff Winter?
emusanorphan
consider El prat for any future barcelona journeys through edinburgh
THE EXILED TIM
11:55 on 13 April, 2014
I am concerned that D Utd haven’t said anything about thems narrowing the pitch.
HH
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Gracious winners? You get bad winners as you do bad losers. Their job done, they’re now looking forward to the final. No point in crying about what’s done, as nothing would happen if they did?
emusanorphan
last day of this
http://www.barcelonabeerfestival.com/index_en.html
Liverpool v Man City or
St Johnstone v Aberdeen
OR
Should I go back and find a replay of Utd v a diddy team called Rangers?
Hmmmmm! Decisions.
MWD he says YES
Thanks everyone for advice on Barcelona Ryanair flight.
I booked a last minute deal which includes a transfer to resort but it depends on which terminal I arrive at hence enquiry.
T2 it is :-)
Definitely Terminal 2. Just back.
Well – there’s part of my conditioning which remains untrustworthy of anything (Any Single Thing) that ‘they’ are involved in. And I truly thought they would ‘make’ the final.
Madden’s approach was ‘intelligent’ – as opposed to ‘blatant’ – he would have stood accused of keeping an ‘open’ and ‘physical’ game had his team been better about their business.
I heave only read on here Nevin etc’s reading of the game and therefore their ‘support’ for the tribute act.
Some folk have to seek their pleasures wherever they can find them.
I’m reminded of the time when ‘The Rangers’ were going through a bad bad patch – we were dominant and very successful – their boys (Possibly under 15s) won a trophy and the Herald covered it for four pages in a supplement. Barrel scraping desperation.
Like now.
Journalists truly earn their coin when polishing a turd.
There is no Damascus, never mind the first step on the journey.
GIRUY Alastair (I don’t fear for my Job) McCoist – long may he manage…
U
Aberdeen today, interesting times with a club from outside Glasgow going for the double, don’t think Aberdeen fans are convinced about this Armageddon thingumajig!!!!
celtic need a city teams to step up and push us next season and an Aberdeen double would aid their confidence and finances with that in mind.
a strong Dundee united looks likely and hibs ought to be doing much better
looking forward the SFPL needs more team, a top flight of 14 with a 7/7 split would be good, more derbies, add euro play-off, add another relegation place and a play-offs between 11th and 12th placed teams to battle relegation with first division play-off winners(as set out right now). league would/ should be competitive all year long
introduce financial fair play rules that state no club can spend more than 60% turnover on wages (breached = relegation) to prevent cheating/ financial doping.
financially incentivise promotion of young/ academy players
hh
we don’t need no fucking cheats
What did the Quisling Nevin say about the Sectarian singing coming from the Sevco fans yesterday or the stonewall penalty (IMHO) for Dundee Utd just after sevco scored when Moshni barged the player off the ball.
Am I the only one who thinks that since his CQN interview and knowing full well how he is seen in the eyes of many of us that he now just thinks ,
Get it up yeez I will ignore sevcos sectarian singing just to annoy yous and will say what i want just because I can and I know how much it sickens yous.
I dislike him more today than I did yesterday and take full responsibility for that.
But today is the last time I will lift his name on here.
Watched the full game yesterday. First time I’ve done that with TRIFC. Armstrong and Robertson are future Scotland starters for sure. Should Celtic consider a bit of the increasingly popular buy to loan caper?
A few English Championship/League one clubs would lap them up for a season or two, after which they are ready for the Celtic first team or ready to be sold.
Hard luck Mo Farah in the London marathon
Suspect nevertheless it was a world record for Mo in terms of the most money ever paid to a competitor for running the race!
Language, Timothy
stephbhoy……on the sabbath tut tut!!!
TootingTim
Thank you for your company recently .
Your a gent .
Jamesgang welcome home
Ohhhh and your not a bad Fhella either :))))).
Till later all