‘We deserve better’ is one of those phrases which sounds reasonable at first pass but does not stand up to scrutiny.
Fans deserve honesty, good governance and a safe environment to watch football, but do you think any team’s fans deserve on-field success? No. And if there is one club out there where this mantra holds true, they don’t train at Murray Park.
Football success is not a right, conferred by the aggregate number of season tickets bought, divisions played in, or successful campaigns to unseat investors completed. You buy a ticket to be entertained and watch your football team. This act does not come with an implicit understanding of what the outcome of any individual match will be, or an entire season’s undertakings.
It is narcissistic nonsense to think you deserve football success.
‘We deserve to watch our team win, lose and draw.’ This isn’t likely to replace ‘A club like no other’ on your season ticket, but it is the ultimate truism in football and we should all hear it occasionally.
‘We deserve frankness, in times of success and failure.’
‘We deserve to know there is no way to bridge the ‘gap’.’
‘We deserve to be told the old ways are gone forever and there is nothing anyone can do about it.’
‘We deserve to know if we put the club in the hands of a charlatan.’
‘We deserve to know that many of us will never see the league title go to Ibrox in our lifetime.’
You will never see these phrases on a bedspread at the gates to Murray Park, but the day will come when they are acknowledged truths.
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Robert Tressell
I like your Spin on the “Bedspread Rebels” maybe even the “Ragged Trousered Supremacists” or “the Lumpen Protestants”
Toronto
Celtic were not a party to LNS enquiry we had no part in it. We couldn’t appeal an SFA internal enquiry.
5 way agreement was Oldco,Newco, SFA, SPL and SFL again they made sure we were not involved or consulted. These were done behind closed Doors by people who are used to secret meetings and who set out to cut Celtic out. It is now well recognised that while Celtic ask questions and raise issues then the people involved divert, prevaricate and deflect and exclude us for the decision making. Cove Rangers have a bigger say in the Scottish game than Celtic.
Now in England such a large club would go to the media with their tales but unfortunately the Media are also working against us.
Club 1872, summer of that statement is give us your money, no please give us your money, look guys you’s are the best supporters in the world and if anyone can give money its you’s. If you give us money we might get on the board, we might be able to influence the board to buy better player, but remember we need your money so please give us your money.
Nomention of diluting share value today??
If i was part of that concert i would be getting my shares out, if king ever gets round to a share issue.
HH
BBC going with the “rivals Celtic” line. Aye, sure lads……
Who would win in a fight between ‘more investment’ and ‘dick swinging’?
!!BADA BING!! on 17TH APRIL 2018 5:52 PM
I’ve heard he’s being put out to grass.
Not sure whether or not this has been mentioned since I haven’t been on the blog much but there are ‘Executive’ tickets still available for Easter Road. Don’t think you get bar access but it’s Centre Stand seats and I believe a few Edinburgh Tims are buying them up. Got 2 myself earlier – price is £38 from Hibs web site.
Seriously is king running club 1872??
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 17TH APRIL 2018 6:08 PM
!!BADA BING!! on 17TH APRIL 2018 5:52 PM
I’ve heard he’s being put out to grass.
Sorry I misheard that…..it should be ‘the grass is being put out’.
STEPHBHOY on 17TH APRIL 2018 6:10 PM
Seriously is king running club 1872??
Yes. James Blair, his company secretary at Sevco is also a director of Club 1872
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Matt
The Scrofuletariat.
what is it with former celtic players and the need for a rangers, yeah maybe after they have been done for the years of cheating especially a player from that time PETROV.
Even their statements aren’t from the same club?
The NaeIntelligencia.
BigBhoy
If you think Celtic didn’t know about, or were not involved in the 5WA you really need to get out more.
I would as a shareholder be mortified if they didn’t know about it, it’s business, of course they knew about it and it’s content, we had a director on the SPL board, did they no tell him what was happening, as I said, you need to get off your board can do no wrong high horse now and again.
HH
Robbie Neilson mentioned as a possible Sevco manager one night. Pops up on sportsound the next night!
Sportsound – coming to you soon – kenny misser
second night in a row none of the usual EBT all stars on Sportsound. Wonder why?
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 17TH APRIL 2018 6:30 PM
Robbie Neilson mentioned as a possible Sevco manager one night. Pops up on sportsound the next night!
Thought the same as soon as they said he was on.
Interesting to see England based ex players calling for competition in the league, hows that working in England with their league sewn up months ago. Another media groan wheeled out whenever we spank their team.
Who would win in a fight between the banter years and the batter years?
Does anyone think that boyhood Rangers supporters Paul Lambert and Davie Moyes would take the Sevco managers job if offered to them?
I think they are mercenaries and would take it in a heartbeat.
Paxman McLaughlin at his best with McCulloch.
Elbows goes for MacIntyre’s record for mentions of “old firm”.
oh how shortbread are hurting
Eurochamps67
It was crystal clear from Petrov on talk sport 915 Friday morning with McCoist and Brazil. Celtic need Rangers to be better and give them competition.
That would be better for Scottish football.
Murtinho getting hung out to dry.
This was the guy who a few weeks ago was “closing the gap”, creating a “title race” and had the credentials to be the permanent manager.
Hmmmm…….
DELANEYS DUNKY
After boyhood rangers fan Deek had a peek and ran for the hills, I can see what he saw being attractive to the likes of Moyes and Lambert…
Both bang average managers in my opinion who wouldn’t make a dent in the BR Machine:))
HH
SP
Having heard them both talk up their view recently that Scottish fitba needs a strong ‘Ranjurz’, I wondered. Like you, I think Lambert and Moyes are a pair of dud managers. Brendan could swat them away like he would a fly.
Sevco have two options that I see, live within their means spending what they can on the playing squad/ youth but not forgetting the other bills that need to be paid, or, a mega rich sugar daddy who is going to give them multi multi millions and not wanting it back. Nice choices
Let’s try that again….
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Matt
McInnes will be Sevco manager once season ends imo, if King is out of the picture.
Bigbhoy …
‘Cove Rangers have a bigger say in the Scottish game than Celtic’ …
okay then…
…….Shortie wireless is a total hooot……………
I’m guessing it’s plastic cutlery only in the Sports dept canteen this evening!
:0
Ian MCall asked by McIntyre if Deek didnt take the gig because of DOf ?
McCall ssys…naw it wasnt that …
It was a couple of other things……
Bankie
Has anyone checked to see if the usual Sportsound EBT pundits are ok?
Since Sunday, their silence has been deafening.
Paul67 et al
Heard Paul Lambert saying after last night’s game that; “If Stoke had been playing like this early in the season I wouldn’t be in this job, and they wouldn’t be in this position” To which match analyst Chris Sutton replied to the effect; “I played alongside Paul at Celtic, great player, but the fact is he has managed one win in eleven in charge and is deluded if he thinks Stoke are now going to win three matches out of four.”
https://twitter.com/Teresab1977/status/986288644314095616?s=08P
The Banter Years
Heard something about a fabrication unit being taken over. Anything to do with the Daily Radar sports department?