Dictionaries across the English speaking world will need to be updated for the term ‘loose cannon’, currently- noun, a person whose reckless behaviour endangers the efforts or welfare of others. In future they should be appended, ‘Charles Green’.
For months Charles has been busy telling anyone who would listen to him that his The Rangers club will never appear in the Scottish Premier League. Now, he has told the world the Scottish Football League are set to propose reconstruction which would see the end of the SPL and create one fewer step between his new club and top flight football. He told TalkSport, “I understand that the Football League [presumably he means the SFL]on Wednesday are having a meeting of clubs and it’s the intention of the executive to unveil what they think would be a restructuring plan for Scottish football.”
Green is one of the few from the SFL who have had anything to do with the plan, few were aware of it until his announcement yesterday. I hear the other architects of the plan inside the SFL are chief executive, David Longmuir and Airdrie United director, Jim Ballantye. My source also told me SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie was “in on the ground floor with the SFL plans”. They will all, surely, be frustrated that Green was out there with the news before the league were.
As STV today reported, the SFA have set a deadline of 30 November for the leagues to agree a reconstruction plan, “threatening they would instead push through with their own plans to bring about change by the 2013/14 season if an agreement could not be reached”. That’s next summer!
Timing here is everything, and is urgent.
The SPL Commission will soon convene into Improper Registration of Players at Rangers…
the predecessor club of The Rangers…
whose SFA membership The Rangers benefited from in order to compete in league football with less than three years accounts…
and who consequently are liable for penalties served on Rangers.
If found guilty, and no one is holding to the pretence otherwise anymore, the consequences for The Rangers are enormous. Forget about the inevitable stripping of titles, this is of historical consequence only, prize money [of circa £15m]will also be reclaimed and a punishment levied.
As I have said before, the toxicity of the old club is simply not viable to continue with. Newco Rangers either have to start from scratch, or the structures of Scottish football need to brought down with any penalties due wiped from the slates.
The Rangers share prospectus, now overdue, will have to detail these risks to the company unless an alternative narrative can be agreed and presented.
The chances of the SPL giving this Longmuir, Ballantyne and Ogilvie plan serious consideration are remote. It is a nonsense, will be rejected by the SPL and may even face opposition from those clubs within the Scottish Football League who stand to benefit from the change, but will find the motivations behind it unsupportable.
Scottish football is enjoying a well-earned renewal this season, no thanks to the game’s administrators, but the serious allegation, that many leagues and cups were won for over a decade by a club which was paying players against the tax laws of the country and against SFA, SPL and Fifa regulations, has yet to be resolved.
Until we know the truth, hear the consequences, know that those responsible are no longer in control of the game and have been banned for life from future involvement, there can be no talk of expedient change.
STV’s revelation that the SFA have imposed a 30 November deadline is the greatest illustration yet why “heavily conflicted” Campbell Ogilvie should have been on garden leave months ago. All those who carried out the duties which led to this shambles, and who have legal responsibility for it, should receive the life ban from the game that was promptly applied to Craig Whyte.
A swift rebuttal of this nonsense with a clearing of the decks is required. There can be no discussions on these matters while inquiries are on-going and those responsible for recent events are still running the game.
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Tony McKelvie@TonyMcKelvie
Given Nimmo Smith might very well ban Sine Die RFC Directors from the EBT decade, why on earth is Campbell Ogilvie still Presiding at SFA?
We don’t need a picture to know Ballantyney is a hun, it’s as plain as the five chins oan Ally’s fizzog..
DBBIA
Hilarious …throw in a few Armed Forces jamborees, the odd Linfield game and a few Orange walks and you have a winner …they can proclaim themselves world champion league winners to their hearts content
ROGUE LEADER 1417
The word “craft” towards the end of your post is crucial,even if accidental.
As you say,the buttons are not being pressed by accident.
Watch him bing interviewed,though. His demeanour is quite telling-he doesn’t relax,even in the most friendly of interviews,continually shuffles,avoids eye-contact,and turns more red-in-the-face by the word.
The huns are welcome to him,and I cannae wait to see Smith explaining where the money has gone.
That’ll be the money that his mysterious re-appearance prompted so many Rangers fans to dip the weans’ piggy-banks in order to save their club……….
It would be hilarious but for there being kids involved just before Christmas.
Ernie Lynch- Definitely not, the guy in the pic lived on my Grandparents’ street in the Mearns when I was growing up, I e-mailed the pic to a mate to check and he concurs. Actually not a bad guy for a Sevco fan but definitely fell off the ugly tree and and hit every branch on the way down;-)
Modern Walter Smith Shields of Loyal Dignity are rubbish :)
Craig Thompson refs our game this weekend.
So going by the proposed restructure options of the spl, all stadium and pitch requirements must be relaxed, that will really help scottish football eh,
No long ago they were stopping clubs who did not comply from promotion, but the best way forward they can see, is to reduce standards, how many clubs meet the existing standards, if they are all invited to the spl how can the rest hope for promotion
They can be so precious.
Up to their knees in blood one minute, bellowing orange guffery and doin’ the bouncy on the memories of others…..then…bleating like wee succulents when things don’t go just how they want them.
Well….they’re in the fourth division. Good. And very very lucky.
And good luck with getting the leagues carved up in their image. A non-starter.
More hunguffery from Chunkles as he tries to maximise his walking away purse.
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am…….
hear hear Paul.
Lord Nimmo Smith tapping on the walls of Jericho with a rolled up copy of the FTT will hopefuly speed up the clean out.
Fourth Lanark Wranglers FC can then be formed and work their way up the system!
…. anybody else seen this?
http://maleysbhoys.com/2012/11/12/time-to-bring-our-banner-home-at-last/
Regan mentioned the word fans once:-
“We are in exactly the same position. This time the SFL think they have a proposal that will work and get the buy-in from the fans and the clubs. ”
The rest of the article never once mentions how they will a) get buy in from the fans or b) gauge the reaction from the fans.
More nonsense and drivel from the mushroom grower.
RogueLeader
14:17 on 13 November, 2012
…….. Says a lot about the collective mentality that they are still vulnerable to carefully crafted words even after all that has happened.
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They are just square guys who like a straight-talking guy who knows all the angles & can
carefully craft his words.
I saw Fat Ally’s Gastric Band at the Ole Burns Howff [ before I was barred .].
Their version of – Woke up this morning and couldn’t see my organ or my feet– rocked the house
We all know ‘reconstruction talk’ is good for you especially when your’e in Division 4 with massive overheads, transparent well nigh invisible investors *Remember the 20?* and running costs that vastly outweigh, your ‘buy one get one free’ Div 4 season ticket.
Times are tough and the bestist tax expert and ‘high flyer’ extraordinairre business man of them all flew away in July when he saw CG’s plan, straight back to South Africa, went ole Dave King.
John Brown despite months of searching still hasn’t found the deeds, we have Ticketus, BDO, HMRC, and leasing back your own stadium and training facility, EBT’s Double Contracts, Voided Titles, Player signing ban, all to come, just to mention a few
The future’s not bright for MSM and Sevco v The Rest.
Paul67 et al
With apologies to Eddie Floyd, there is panic in Bearsden. Charlie has realised that his travelling tribute band will simply not generate enough money to keep the horror show on the road. Hence the share issue only a few months after the new (golden) dawn. Hence the attempt to railroad the SFL, and hence the reports to give the impression that Campbell Ogilvie is somehow sentient. And hence the delusion that Charlie and Jim are leading the revolution, with the SFA ready to wield the sword. By St Andrews day!
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DIBBA..
Re; Prospects..
I Doubt if The Rangers will Mention Ole ‘Mo’ in there Forthcoming Prospectus for the Share the Wealth Issue..
Summa of LePetitMerdeCSC
This harrassment of the GB is getting worse, just seen this on Facebook:
A WEE HEADS UP FOR EVERYONE
one of our memmbers has just had a visit from strathclyde tactical accusing him of being a member of the green brigade they had pictures of him in ajax and at the hibs game, they wanted a copy of his passport and flight details for lisbon before telling him he is being watched. also checked his computer
BOURNESOUPRECIPE 1452
That’s a shame.
Does that mean I’ve seen my last Old Firm game?
Pity.
I so rarely get the opportunity to feel superior…….
Rioskorrie
It looks like theyv`e already raised more than chuckies share issue will
VALLEY EXILE
When did THE GREEN BRIGADE become a proscribed organisation?
That is utterly appalling.
bsr,
John Brown has been fund raising for an expidition to track down the elusive title deads, the expidition will be fraught with dangers of gargantuan proportions, just some of which include diansaurs, shark, infested waters and canibals then once they get to the Central Station the journey into uncharted teritorry truely begins.
BMCUW
When will I see you again?
When will we share precious moments?
Will I have to wait forever?
Or will I have to suffer and cry the whole night through?
When will I see you again?
When will our hearts beat together?
Are we in love or just friends?
Is this my beginning or is this the end?
When will I see you again?
When will I see you again?
When will I see you again?
Are we in love or just friends?
Is this my beginning or is this the end? ( LOL )
When will I see you again?
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TheThreeDegrees CSC
Valley Exile (Not in Administration)
An absolute disgrace, it seems like our fans will always be
subjected to intimidation, harassment and continual
breach of our civil liberties.
Only in scotland.
canamalar
Brown’s Brogues in the bin tra la la la
BOURNESOUPRECIPE 1503
Next time I need to feel superior………
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
14:48 on
13 November, 2012
So going by the proposed restructure options of the spl, all stadium and pitch requirements must be relaxed, that will really help scottish football eh,
No long ago they were stopping clubs who did not comply from promotion, but the best way forward they can see, is to reduce standards, how many clubs meet the existing standards, if they are all invited to the spl how can the rest hope for promotion
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Thistle, Dunfermline, Raith Rovers, Livi, Falkirk, Clydebank & Hamilton all meet the current SPL standards
News just in ……. Sir Sandrew Jardine has been elected Honorary Life President of the Sevconian Premier League…. and in what is being widely seen as an ecumenical olive branch Willie Colum has been named as THE referee for the Sevconian PL for season 2012/2013.
To satisfy world record breaking broadcasting demand for colour TV coverage both Sevco I and Sevco II have agreed to introduce ‘away’ strips. Sevco I’s change strip will be poppy red with a small black circle in the middle of the front. Sevco II will adopt a ‘Desert Storm’ khaki ‘away’ kit.
More news as it arrives……..
‘gg14:01 on13 November, 2012
>>>>>>
Got THAT vid bookmarked for posterity. Big Vic is truly something special; I really hope he stays with us (I know he loves Celtic & Neil L.) for us as long as possible and becomes an all-time great.
I think the world of him.
HH!
greenjedi
15:05 on
I think you can add Clyde and Airdrie to that list since the capacity was reduced from 10,000 to 6,000 some years back.
Couple of legal seminars popped into my in-box there, must be something in the air….
– Corruption in Sport Conference
– A Practical Guide to Football Finance & Insolvency
Lawyers sniffing around? There must be a lot of corruption and insolvency on the horizon.
Valley Exile @ 14 56
“accused him of being a member of the Green Brigade ”
When did the Home Secretary declare that the Green Brigade was a proscribed organization ?
greenmaestro
I didn’t add clyde as they are in the 2nd division and i did add in the other team you mentioned (but called them by their real name). You could also add in Queens Park and that Sevco mob as well
Frankie Dettori fails drug test at Longchamp.
Has The Serious Organised Crime Agency not been brought in to take a look at these luj chancers trying to stitch up the entire game on behalf of Chunkles and The Zombo-Billies, as they line their lamb filled trousers ?
It’s so patently a bent-nosed Tammany Hall old fashioned crime caper type fandango that any minute now I expect The Keystone Cops, Benny Hill, Harold Lloyd and The Lavender Hill mob to make an entrance, quickly folly follied by The Untouchables and a pramful of dynamite.
Are we supposed to sit back and wave this through like a disaster at an intersection, so full of carnage potential that no one really wants to get near it as it hurtles by?
Nah.
Didn’t think so.
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Valley Exile (Not in Administration)
14:56 on
13 November, 2012
This harrassment of the GB is getting worse, just seen this on Facebook:
A WEE HEADS UP FOR EVERYONE
one of our memmbers has just had a visit from strathclyde tactical accusing him of being a member of the green brigade they had pictures of him in ajax and at the hibs game, they wanted a copy of his passport and flight details for lisbon before telling him he is being watched. also checked his computer
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“Accusing Him of being a Member of the Green Brigade..”..I Hope he retorted with..”Anything You say or Do can be Used as Evidence in a Edinburgh Court..”
That apart..FB do the rest on a Daily basis..RyanAir Check your Passport..
Trust Me..as Someone Who knew a Couple of Chelsea Head-hunters..
I do Not object to being Frisked at a Airport..
I think the People of Villareal would Concur..:O)
Summa of BigBrother2012CSC
Valley Exile
An immediate complaint to the Chief Constable is necessary
This harassment must be documented
Good article Paul67 and it does look like Charlie boy has jumped the gun before Regan & Co had a chance to put in their tuppenceworth. This from today’s Mail
ALL CHANGE
By JOHN GREECHAN
CHARLES GREEN says Hearts going bust would make it difficult for the SPL to survive — and believes the loss of a second major club could force a restructuring of the Scottish game.
His comments come ahead of a meeting at Hampden tomorrow when a revamp of the league set-up will be top of the agenda.
The Scottish Football League are proposing a three-tier system with a 16-team top flight, a 10-team First Division and an 18-team Second Division, which would include the reserve sides from Celtic and Rangers.
While these plans are very much at the discussion stage only, with little likely to happen until the 2014-15 season at the earliest, Ibrox chief executive Green is adamant a rejigging of the senior game is vital.
He accepts Rangers may have to play their way up from the Third Division, taut argues that any change could see the Ibrox club fast-tracked to a new-look top flight — especially if another SPL side slips under the waves.
‘I understand the SFL are having a meeting of clubs on Wednesday and it’s the intention of the executive to unveil what they think would be a restructuring plan for Scottish football. So we’ll find out what the SFL plan is,’ he said.
‘There are problems at Hearts, who are now in financial difficulty, there are rumours that another couple of SPL clubs are in financial difficulty. So it is a time for change.
‘Whether the SPL can survive if two clubs go out of business would be really questionable.
‘We’re focused on winning the Third Division and getting promotion. What Ally (McCoist) has to do is play in the league he’s in.
‘Whether there is restructuring or things we can’t control, we just get on with it. If you keep winning games, you end up at the top. What the top will be called in three years, who knows?
‘And, if it happens beforehand because of restructuring or clubs going out of business, that’s unfortunate — but we had to get on with our lives and other clubs will have to do the same. ‘We have been through tough times. This couldn’t have happened in any other country other than Scotland.
But Rangers are strong, they’ve come through it, and the key now is to move on.’ Speaking on Talksport, he added: ‘Scottish football effectively is Rangers and Celtic. I mean, there are many other clubs, but everyone has to acknowledge that that’s a fact.
‘Scottish football needs Rangers back at the top and Rangers being a vital part of European football. That’s where we’re trying to get them.
‘The Old Firm is the world’s biggest derby. That’s what world football wants, what broadcasters and sponsors wants, to see those games again. God willing, we’ll see that in the years ahead.’
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An that is the gospel according to Charles!