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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cavansman
stephbhoy
Mrs Tally has not accompanied me to a Celtic match since the early 90s – Rugby Park – because she said that she had never been so embarressed in her life at my behaviour and language!
Do you blame me – Wayne Biggins was playing that day?!
Carl Muggleton played quite well ‘tho!
HH!!
what about a big umbarella to cover the stadium
southside
17:31 on 13 November, 2012
The supporters’ trust suggested an end to joint sponsorship deals.
This is the board’s response.
“The directors consider that the approach suggested would seriously limit the number of potential sponsors available and hinder the company unnecessarily in any sponsorship negotiations that did take place. That is not considered to be in the best interests of the company and shareholders are therefore recommended to vote against the resolution.”
The board endorse the concept of the old firm.
‘what about a big umbarella to cover the stadium’
have you been listenin to wee Rihanna again? ;/)
chelsea (i hate that mob) have heaters in a football ground, why not, why no comfortable areas to relax in stadiums for regular punters. we live in scotland the populations is changes more older people, people living longer etc…, children having more comfortable patime activities like playing the x-box or going to the cinema, all lost to football because football just expects people to turn up and accept whatever they get, those days are long gone.
if any other business treated its punters like football clubs do, they would be dead. think about it you go to the cimena its freezing, there is no hot water no comfortable area to chill, cant buy a decent snack or an alcoholic drink, you need to walk about 1 1/2 miles to get to your car cause parking is sh*te and trnasport links are awful oh and you need to repeat that 20 odd times a season because the business want your money up front, would that be acceptable?
just asking like
(Keeks round the corner to make sure there’s nae females)
Tallybhoy, cavansman,
Women! At a fitba’ gemme??!!
(Hood up and runs like feck shoutin’, “It wisnae me!”
ajax have a roof that closes, no?
Campbell Ogilvie….as much sense as this :Vile Gel Boil Camp.
As slack, lazy and pointless, slouching snake-like through the corridors of Hampden, as it’s possible to get.
Nonsense, stupidity and pointlessness walking upright for no discernible reason.
We wiz promised hover-pitches an’ jet packs…..
Wummin and fitba??!
We will have wummin referees next! Hold on a minute – that’s maybe not a bad idea!
HH!!
stephbhoy
17:41 on 13 November, 2012
Chelsea?
Are you an interior designer or something?
stephbhoy
You are spoilt my Bhoy :-)
I want my seat taken away and a big standing area behind the goal
so as i can jump about daft like a teenager again..
I have never quite taken to watching fotball sitting down.
“When we move the club on, it will be to the right people at the right time,” part of the hearts statement on rejecting take over bid, now who said that before?
You could upgrade your seat to a lazy Bhoy.
Paul 67
I am in total agreement with you regards the whole shebang needing ripped up and started again ,as for CG he will walk away when he gets his wedge but the poisonous shambles he will be leaving behind will be left for us to suffer .
I hope my club never has to take to any football field against what has emerged from the void left by the dead club that was ragers .
I naively thought when sevco was allowed (illegally) to play in the bottom tier of our game that I would be rid of the bile and bigotry at least for 3 seasons even after the shameful efforts of the utterly discredited SFA/SPL now we have another attempt from the contemptible charlatans who’s identities tell us all we really need to know about for who’s benefit this crass and bare faced bias is being put forward .
I must admit that the more I hear of CG the more he seems to have free range from all the peepil MSM local and nationals and the spineless football authorities in our game (who with every passing day of silence to his utterances look more corrupt than incompetent ) .
It looks like any spawn of ragers will be accepted no matter how unpalatable to the rest of the Scottish football fans .IMO this only proves to me that the game here is truly finished and is nothing more that a dying pet that the blazers are afraid to take to the vet .The other clubs are trapped in a league set up that so blatantly favours one team above ALL others and the worse thing is that they do not even have to pretend anymore .
We have more or less been told to put up or shut up as you have nowhere to go ,well maybe they will learn the hard way that you ignore true football fans at your peril when integrity has been stripped from our game all you will have left is hatred and bigotry and paying customers who have more interest in hating and abusing their opponents than they have love for their club and the game itself .
Let’s see how long they can put up with a howling dog before the vet is forced to kick down the hampden door and put the dying dog out of it’s misery
hail hail
stephbhoy,
“if any other business treated its punters like football clubs do, they would be dead.”
Like rugby, athletics and every other field sport, aye they’re all dead.
are we living in the dark ages?
why the silliness, if your happy to accept our club is handing out dividence, pleading poverty and doing little to improve things for the ordinary supporters: going to a game, while taking money then fine, keep laughing
A very good post, just wondering if there is anyone listening!
Hi ghuys and ghals
Big shout for Matthew McGinley goalkeeper for Alboin Rovers vs Morton tonight.
Man of the match in the first tie with a string of great saves to keep Alboin in the tie at 1-1
Matthew is the son of the CQN golf champion but more importantly grandson of ex Celt and ex Belfast Celt Charlie McGinley of Clydebank.
On my way to Geenock now Come on the Alboin let’s hump the Ton
Ps Matthew season ticket holder since he was a nipper
All thoughts and good wishes prayers and rosaries gratefully accepted hail hail
stephbhoy,
I got a better idea, we thansfer the stadium to Gibraltar or however its spelled, move lock, stalk and barrel, save a fortune in heating bills eh :o)
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
ever been to any of these activities/ events i can assure you the facilities are often more comfortable than those found in football grounds. denial
As is obvious our suits fully endorse the OF label.
Ok, if this is the way it’s to be……
Why are the suits not hell bent on a level playing field ?????
They are derelict in their duty to the shareholders, if they allow the cartel to carry on as per.
glasgowdave
i prefer to stand when i watch football, problem is you always get told to sit down, sit still and please dont sing cause you might offend someone.
my problem is simple, celtic need to offer better facilities to her fans/ supporters and need to think about the changing pattern of behaviour with regards spending, its simply a case of adapt or die or decline
ernie lynch
17:38 on 13 November, 2012
I haven’t read those comments before. Is that a recent statement? If so I’m disappointed they seem so eager to chase the o.f. pound. Surely we’re a big enough draw to negotiate our own deals.
am off to turn the heating up its freezing in here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Move the stadium inside the ole Gazebo,simples.
southside
18:04 on 13 November, 2012
‘I haven’t read those comments before. Is that a recent statement?’
Yes.
It’s in response to a motion proposed for the forthcoming AGM.
Have any of you seen Ballotellis camouflaged Bentley.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2230958/Mario-Balotelli-camouflages-Bentley-Continental-GT-car.html
That boy has more money than sense.
AGM should be interesting , will it be in a heated area or non heated area ?
:-))
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
17:53 on 13 November, 2012
stephbhoy,
“if any other business treated its punters like football clubs do, they would be dead.”
Like rugby, athletics and every other field sport, aye they’re all dead.
question: are these thriving sports with crowds growing year on year or are attendances in decline?
anyway i think you decided to miss my point cause the truth is uncomfortable
ernie
One assumes that the issue is up for debate and a vote at the AGM. Surely.
FGF
I can give you my pass for AGM if you want.. o))
its a hot ticket….
Googybhoy
Loved how they greyed out the license number.
IncognitoCSC
FourGreenFields
for fans that bought shares for love of the club, that will be non- heater, for our gready custodians it will be heated
just keep paying and shut up, oops sorry though i was PL for a minute
HH
googybhoy ♥ Celtic 18:09 on 13 November, 2012
“Have any of you seen Ballotellis camouflaged Bentley.”
I like they way they have pixelated his registration plate – like there are hundreds of camouflaged Bentley’s on the road.
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It’s like a Episode of Law and DisOrder on here Today..
Even the Lawyers involved has Lawyers representing them..
Don’t be Suprised if The Rangers Win the Case..on a Technicality..
Ie.. Celtic their Biggest Rivals make a Statement before a Verdict is Made and Coerce the Judge..
Aye Great Idea.. That’ll Work..
OJ Simpsons Wife had wrote Journal after Journal that he was a Beast and Would one Day Kill her it was All there in her Own Hand-righting..
Even if they Lose it.. They Will Appeal the Decision..
Paul67 was Asked at a Q&A when l was Home how long he Thought all this Would go on For.. I think.. I think he Said another 2-3 Years.. I immediately said to the Person Sitting Next to Me.. 8-10 Years..
Better get a Comfy seat Bhoys.. And Charge your Laptops..;0)
Summa of HowLongIsAPieceOfStringCSC
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cartoon/2012/nov/13/remembrance-day-burning-poppy-cartoon?CMP=twt_gu