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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This isn’t finished despite United having been two goals up.
Madden has kept them in it
Unite with a throw in a good position – so Madden blows for half time a few seconds early. A minimum of two minutes added, blows after 1:56
Such a shame that United Keeper made a mess of that.
2-0 and a long long way back.
Need more beer.
Fairly poor football from both teams.
First half over. Just the 4 honest mistakes from madden.. Foster straight red card overlooked, 2 footed challenge by black overlooked, free kick for Huns goal never a free kick and Dundee utd denied stonewall penalty! Disgusting.
DU have been poor. Making them almost look average.
Dundee utd 2
Sevco 1
Mibbery 1
They didnae half narrow the pitch…..hahahaha…….United need to up the pace
bournesouprecipe
I wonder if the keeper hadn’t made a mess of it if that would have mattered but I get your point.
A lot of shouting on shortbread! Any football being played? :-)
First half was much as I expected. The plucky lower league team with lots of effort and bluster but no quality – and getting away with everything. The favourites cutting through them every time they get the ball down and attack at pace. More of that in the second half and there are a few more goals for United to come.
Shield miss was amusing, Daly’s hilarious!!
Dundee United are far from their best. Sevco are very limited but are getting stuck in. Linesmen are playing fair, Ref giving everything to Sevco. Reality is this game is still very much up for grabs.
The `foul` Madden gave to them for their goal wasn`t nearly as bad as the pen Utd should have had.
If he had given the pen game would have been over.
Only delaying the inevitable though.
As I said the ref here has all the power to do whatever he likes and despite Swally’s foul and abusive language towards him at the end he chose to ignore it.
Mistake made there and he will now take more and more off their players as they know what can be said to his face and be acceptable.
Still a good bet for them to end up with less than 11 men here.
Forsyth on 5Live:
“…from our quite excellent commentary position here at Ibrox Park…”
Jesus wept.
Must say guys . Despite missing 3 bookings a penalty and a red and inventing fouls . Ek’s second most famous hun is having a cracking game .
Ffs
Doubt the Sevconians will be piling on at HT – Inplay have them @7-1!
More goals to come, both back lots are pish. go
for it Jackie…..defo pen, but not surprised.
Red card Foster and United penalty?
Chick Young the apologist for Mr Madden. :-)
Dailly sporting a light perm
Utd look tentative and Madden is The Rangers twealth man if Utd dont come out much improved in the second half they are going to throw this game away.I think they should have a man constantly on Moshni he is poor and likely to make mistakes.Come on Utd get it sorted.H.H..
frantic wind assisted crap from the tax dodgers ably assisted by brother madden with the Arabs trying to play football.
Madden will go into overdrive in the 2cnd half, united need to get the final ball right and only then will Madden be powerless.
It really is a disgrace that we have to worry about refs when the tax dodgers are invoved.
KTF 3-2 united
Huns running about like headless chickens as you would expect.
Utd need to get the foot on the ball and expose the absolutely appalling centre of the defence.
United keeper looks hopless though.
Total blood and snotters game..united if they manage to keep all their players on the park and play at the same tempo will take them
Was foster even booked for that 2 feet off the ground tackle from behind?
Definite pen at the end for utd as well
Dalys miss would have been popular…
Widnae waste ma contact lenses watching that horrible mob.
Definite penalty…..typical
Well, any of you guys out there who miss playing them, that’s what you’re missing. Referees who will blatantly give free kicks to them for nothing and ignore stonewall assaults in the penalty box. I hope they never darken our doorstep again. Shameful!
At 2-0 the new huns were in trouble. But cometh the hour cometh Bobby Madden – a free kick against United every time they challenged then denial of a clear penalty. Expect more of the same.
Snake
The United keeper is poor and it could haunt them. His first take was on 39 minutes and Elbows has his eye on him.
The free-kick Madden gave was cheated by Black, who threw himself with little or no contact.
United will score again, and Sevco’s only hope is Madden.
Young’s defence of the MIB met with barely disguised astonishment by others (but not Doddsy)
Two huns both say it was a penalty, well blow me..Tanner beside himself with the thought of the huns still being in the game..
Untied need to up their game for me, I thought the were pretty poor..
TET
Maddens still got his ace card to play thats for sure!!! Beaton did it in the last round.
Apparently according to the media thems have been good.
What game are they watching?
Looks like there was no yellow card for Foster first half.
United have been poor, despite the lead. second have surprised me if I’m honest. Aird has stood out. United’ s keeper just kept them in it.
Madden could and should have given a penalty.
46 mins.
An exasperated Ally clearly mouthing F.F.S.
Wonder if the D.U. goalie has been chatting to Black.
Next goal is crucial, restore the two goal lead and they will fall apart.