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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I see they’ve got a couple of Powerleague’s five a side pitches down the side of the pitch.
Is this commentator under special instructions to mention Celtic as often as possible?
lennon’s passion 12:02
My bhoy told me sevco have reduced the width of the pitch. If true can they do that at so called neutral venue ?
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You could argue that it IS being held at a neutral venue. Being that neither team owns the stadium…..
United dropping standards to Huns’ level.
Utd getting nervy
Never offside
linesman doing his best now
Not offside
Astonishing double standards
Utd player doesn’t jump it’s a Hun foul
HUn player doesn’t jump it’s a Hun foul
Utd player level another honest mistake
It was offside
Looking for some advice. Myself and Mrs C have seats in Jock Stein stand and were considering taking our 2 year old grandson to his first game at the Dundee Utd game on 11/05.
Can he enter with one of us or do we need prior clearance…..he’s too small for his own seat! Grateful for any advice.
Gauld hasn’t shown much at all……..he gets hooked.
The “great atmosphere” continues with songs about fenian b******s.
If it stays like this with 10 to go. there will be a dodgy goal or a dodgy penalty.
Through passes most overhit…..why??
‘We hate Celtic , fenian Bastards’ echoing out. Hope scourge of bigots everywhere, pat nevin, is listening.
this is a joke right?……..utd are just makin a game for the cameras right?
and them overdrive?????
Utd really gone off the boil here. Worryingly.
Following this on the blog – don’t want to spook result.
Not helping matters that I keep getting live updates of Rangers scoring – QPR 5 Nott For 2.
Conner1888
You may have to purchase him a ticket depends on wether it’s a jobsworth on the gate or not
more frees for falling over – I can’t see how they’re going to let the score stay at this
I’ve got to agree with BCW…United are poor today. Decision making not good enough, too many players taking extra touches rather than releasing the ball, giving away possession far too easily. They look nervous and almost over-awed by the situation.
The only good thing is there’s probably enough in the Sevco performance to keep Salary in a job for a bit longer.
I think you would still need a ticket for him.
Utd fluffing their lines here and that’s me being very kind..
Orc is as Orc does…
Really is desperate stuff from Utd
Mark Wilson got booked for less!
Why are sevco players immune to bookings ?
more falling
with all the possession and frees sevco are shocking
roberttressell
14:14 on 12 April, 2014
‘We hate Celtic , fenian Bastards’ echoing out. Hope scourge of bigots everywhere, pat nevin, is listening.
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He is commentating on 5live and apauding the atmosphere.
DU need to start playing their own game here or they will get beat!
DU’s superior fitness should now kick in. Hopefully!!!
corner du
Utd players look totally fecked!
Someone must be lumping on – Sevco gone from 12/1 to 28/1 in under 10 mins on Inplay.
One team is worse than the other here.
Are the utd players on a bonus to lose?