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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Game on 2-1…hoping Liverpool do it.
How’s the Sevco treble coming along?
Daughter and Grandson winging their way home so now wified up after an enjoyable, exhausting CQN free sunshine holiday. Brilliant time been had, even with blistered feet and sunburnt oxters.
A waiter told me Barca were out of CL but strangely had no knowledge of the Sevco triple honour challenge.
Buenos dias
EC67
Goal Citeh
2-1
Fasten your seat belts
Curly…
There were 47k at their final against Ross County in 2010.
I’d be amazed if the crowd wasn’t similar.
In fact given the Tayside derby situation it may even be greater.
Some great players at Anfield but pretty schoolboy defending to leave Silva in space. Not for the 1st time.
HH jamesgang
According to soccerbase.com May has not been booked so far in the Scottish Cup
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ 14:42 on 13 April, 2014
“Is he??”
Cowiebhoy 14:44 on 13 April, 2014
“Didn’t know that”
Aye. His best mate is Neil Lennon as well.
Jude 2005 & Ritchie
Thanks for the info- I maybe picked up wrong – it’s still the most bonkers reason for a yellow card and should be dropped
Well done the Saints. Glad the mutton molesters failed. Don’t think I could have stomached another over the top round of celebrations from the potty mouthed Dons fans.
So an all light blue final then………. Oh no Wait a minute! : )
2.2
Well, that was a great semi-final.
Loads more Armageddon beckons for these clubs though and for the St Johnstone merchandise department they will really be struggling to sell any replica tops with May 17 on the back now!
Gearoid
Nevin was raised a Celtic fan but ditched us for Hibs. Thats the type of thing a kid would do. Nevin must have been in his 30s when he decided to go all pc and as he put it, not wanting to subject his son to all the IRA stuff. No fans are whiter than white, including Hibs, and I wonder if he agrees with the LG racist rap. After all, thousands of his fellow hibees dished it out to Skacel.
Anyway PN blew his cover by sticking the boot into Celtic fans on live tv, whilst having no comment on very possibly Europe’s most bigoted club and their fans.
He gets on with Neil Lennon but he certainly is no tim.
you gotta trust me on this one.
This Armageddon’s great isn’t it?
Poor defending from Liverpool …again …2-2
Liverpool’s decision making going forward is poor at times….
That’s a penalty …
Anyone but Suarez would have had a pen there … his reputation went before him
Marrakesh
Im with you on that. Thats the point I was making. Given what happened re his spin on the songs at the league cup final I was pointing out he was no friend of ours so by no manner of means could he be viewed as a tim commentator.
steinreignedsupreme
14:54 on 13 April, 2014
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ 14:42 on 13 April, 2014
“Is he??”
Cowiebhoy 14:44 on 13 April, 2014
“Didn’t know that”
Aye. His best mate is Neil Lennon as well.
He ma
Y be friends with Neil, my understanding, he is no Tim ?
Richie thanks, tried to rewind sky there, but only went back to 46th minute when I changed channel
gearoid1998 14:59 on 13 April, 2014
He gets on with Neil Lennon but he certainly is no tim.
you gotta trust me on this one.
It was one of the St Johnstone players who is a big Tim as well, and was playing today, who told me about Wright just a few weeks ago.
I know he played for Linfield, as did Pat Fenlon.
Maybe you know something else right enough.
HH
jude/justafan
The contrasting fortunes of Ibrokes ponytails in two days, yesterday the poor mans Amoruso and today a Celtic legend in the making.
NFL phone Perth, and get it done.
The second goal was a brilliantly improvised play ground toe ender.
Gearoid1998
Well he must have exorcised 30 years of Celtic from his soul. In CQN blog speak this is known as ‘taking the soup’.
Oh and good luck to Camelon, who are currently playing Glenafton in 1st leg of Scottish Junior semi’s
No real interest other than daughters fiancée playing for Camelon, with quite a few Bhoys in their team
Hail Hail
Well done St Johnstone.
Can Man City make my day.
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
14:41 on 13 April, 2014
Baldie Pukki or May?? I know who I want at Celtic next season
>>>>>>>>>>
Thank God you’re not the manager, then …. :)
Red Road demolition SHOW cancelled!
Watched the last 20mins of the St Jonston v Aberdeen game. May reAlly took his goal well and it was good that Aberdeen didn’t get to the finale as it’s better to have the cups spread about rather than one team winning them.
Wonder what the MSM will have to say re McInnes, up to today they have been saying he’s manager of the year.
BTW Margaret stop lurking and start posting ;)
GOAL!!!
3 – 2 Pool
What a cool calm goal that was…….mon Liverpool
Great technique from Coutinho there, it’s hard to get power from that sort of angle
Marrakesh
hard as you may try you cannot exorcise Celtic from your soul. Pat N and Sean Connery will be subject to deathbed conversions and once again follow the one true faith lol. It’s a question of whether we will.be prepared to accept them back.
SRS
Tommy Wright a decent guy ,despite his suspect past, but he is a hun. Roomed with Neil on occasion for North of Ireland games.
Remember how the St Johnstone huns “applauded” us on to the park last year…….be delighted if wee Jackie wins the cup.
ianinascoli
15:09 on 13 April, 2014
Somebody should ‘cancel’ the Coonsellers who thought it up ……. Half-wits
Kompany not so great there.
If Efe had done that, he would have been slaughtered :-)
Martin Tyler very much with the home side in the commentary.
!!bada bing!!
15:15 on 13 April, 2014
I forgot about that…..mon Utd… Hahahaha…..seriously, though…. would love Jackie to win it