Keep an eye on what’s happening at Leeds United. The club is under offer from ‘colourful’ Italian, Massimo Cellino, who will become owner if the Football League decide that his conviction for defrauding Italian tax authorities is not sufficient to make him an inappropriate person to control a football club.
If Cellino is declared unsuitable by authorities in England I am told to expect a coordinated media campaign to have people with similar backgrounds hounded out of the game here. The is a dirty war underway for control of one of Scotland’s newer clubs.
Leeds have historically been a club which it’s difficult to feel sympathy for but I genuinely feel for their fans, who suffered for the lack of a director to say ‘No more money’ amid the clamour to reach ‘the next level’, whatever that was at the time.
Now they are a massive club but lose circa £15m per year, making it impossible for them to compete with clubs far smaller than them. Being subject to the attention of convicts is a direct consequence.
On a completely unrelated matter, I read Phil Mac Giolla Bhain today use the word “Wonga” in relation to Newco Rangers’ recent attempts to finance. That was exactly the word used to me to describe a potential financer who is set to meet the club tomorrow. The campaign to oust the club’s current owners is significantly undermining their ability to do their jobs.
Well done to Big Yogi and the Highlanders for their unconventional route to the League Cup Final. It must have been an absolute sickener for Hearts fans to lose to nine men. Absolute. Utter. Sickener. Oh well.
I read Barcelona lost on Saturday for only the fifth time when Messi had scored. Can anyone name another occasion?
Sean’s Trust, the charity founded by the family of St John Doyle (George Ryan) in memory of Sean, who was stillborn in 2000, is holding a dinner with live entertainment on Friday, 4 July, at the Fullarton Suites, Tollcross Road.
Sean’s Trust aims to raise funds to provide holiday homes to provide respite for families bereaved through stillbirth. The Trust will also raise awareness and tackle misinformation surrounding the issue. To book at ticket (£35, discount for tables of eight), email Linda at lindacroker@googlemail.com
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Ach, I’ll live dangerously – another 50p at 17/2…
Man City are never scoring here.
‘gg
21:28 on 3 February, 2014
Looks like it, got both to score :-(
‘GG – aye but if they could sneak one (which they won’t) they’d get another. If they get 1.
Welsh Derby is sky’s big english premiership game this saturday
67heaven … i am neil lennon, supporting wee oscar..!!.. ibrox belongs to the creditors
21:23 on 3 February, 2014
can i have raspberry on that champions league ice cream
19:57 on 3 February, 2014
What are they doing about…..?…….are they waiting for something to happen..?
Second hand remember, but GCC aware of issues and on top of it. Our MSM couldn’t be hiding another story or is that what Phil was alluding to today, re condition if the midden and muppet park?
Fraser would have held that FK.
City Toothless, How come? Jose in full effect? Blows title wide open,
KLV
An interesting bunch of comments as usual with a few more prominent than others.
1. This Celtic team/squad would probably settle in about 10-12th position in the EPL. Weld 50M+ per season onto us and lift the south stand and you have the biggest stadium n the UK apart from the new Wembley/Emirates and a team that will permanently displace one of the existing CL cartel……….thats the real reason we are not wanted, other than the fact that we have soul and were formed with a greater purpose than generating money.
Who’s original vision & mission statement is like ours anywhere in the world? We are peerless and rest of them know it!
2. Speirs has always been a fluffy hun of the most insidious variety, masquerading as a a voice of reasoned argument and intelligence. The bowling clubs of Scotland are full of his ilk, brogues, pringle jumpers and quiet guffaws.
3. The general feeling in orcdom is that everything will be all right once they are back in the top flight…………err no, regardless of how hard the SMSM try to convey their image of normality.
Stadium needing well over 10M spent
No line of credit anywhere
No money for players
4. This idea that TRFC does not know who actually owns the bricks and mortar of the orc dome is lamentable, truly. How stupid are the 80% required to be? I imagine that pre internet much of this could be blagged but not anymore.
There is no legal mechanism to disclose the stakeholders of Margerita Holdings etc?
Its Craigie Bhoy FFS with Ticketus having a Fixed Charge LOL.
5. Last but by no means least……..
When will police scotland/the scottish judiciary get their fists out of their collective errses and start arresting and properly prosecuting people for real football crime instead of arresting 14 year olds from their homes at 4am?
Their Grandchildren will be Celtic Supporters (and they know it)
FFS city chance after chance
My CQN predictor score is 1-1
Back in the day…..not long after getting married….Mrs 3sy and I would have long conversations at night about how our day went, what we’d be doing tomorrow, planning our weekend together etc etc. now though, our conversations are somewhat different…….for example…..tonight she gazed into my eyes with that “come to bed look” and said…..”you’ve broke ri toaster ya banger”………”Darling” I replied, “what on earth makes you think that?”
“5 bloody years we’ve hid that n you’ve went n gaun n broke it ya bassa”
“But darling” I said…”What makes you think I’ve broken it?”
“Ye kept yoozin ra same slots” she said
“I don’t know what you mean darling” I said
“Lissen stupidy” she said…….”it’s a bloody 4 slot toaster n cos yoo kept yoozin the same 2 slots tae toast yur breid, yuv burnt oot two ae ra elements. If ye’ olturnayted the slots it would huv lasted 10 yeer insteed a five”
“Darling” I said……..”it’s your birthday tomorrow……I’ll buy you another”
So here I am, sitting in the Viccy A&E, (just missed you Smashy) thinking that Love, is indeed a many splendoured thing…..
31003 too many big words in it for a deceased club player to have written it
greendreamz
21:34 on
3 February, 2014
Whyte was Murray`s surrogate.
Betcha.
As this game goes on I think Kolarovs fading…..see what I did there?
Right, 20p at 22/1 and that’s my lot… ;-)
31003
After our marriage, 1969, Mrs ‘GG n me decided we weren’t having a TV, but were going to spend our evenings in conversation paying undivided attention to us rather than a black n white box.
All was well and going according to plan, until the World Cup came along.
greendreamz
21:34 on 3 February, 2014
An interesting bunch of comments as usual with a few more prominent than others.
1…
Aye, I’ve always said the real reason they don’t want Celtic is they can’t very much have the “best greatest superist most-excitingist league title in the world” being held by a Scottish team.
Jobo
22/1 next goal a penalty!
Three times now Mrs 3sy has told me she’s having an early night??????…..gawd help me……time for another beer methinks……
praecepta
Deed club playing tonight? ;)
KLV
Watching House of Cards, Man City never scoring tonight. Strange game, Thought it be a hammering for chelsea.
KLV
kevinlasvegas
Both playing in blue?
Chelsea should be at least 4 or 5 up , Man City very poor, I had a season ticket from 1998 till last season. also I went to fair away games in that period.myself personally this season I didn’t have that urge to go and see celtic .but to be honest im thinking of buying a season ticket for 2014-2015 ,
praecepta
lol.
Both set’s of fans aren’t the friendliest. ;)
KLV
timbhoy2
Great…..can’t wait to see you there….
Sleep tight y’all…
Oh and this Sky Television,pro Chelsea Supporters.no doubt about it.
FF would have held that.
gg
Happy days though….
Sky are so far up jose’s a**e they tickle his tonsil’s
Classic Mourinho,4-0 wouldn’t have flattered them
Wonderful managerial performance from Mourinho …..master class
Bada & PF he certain knows how to win..
Typical Mourinho two substitutions kept till injury time, filthy animal.
BT
Thought his team set up was superb …completely nullified Citeh ..
Paul67 et al
It is over twenty years since Leeds United won the ol’ Football League, and they won’t be in the EPL any time soon. Since Blackburn won the EPL only two cities have managed to win the title, Manchester and London. Not two clubs mind you, as in Scotland, but only two English cities. Not even Liverpool have been able to produce a title, so not exactly a league that is an open competition. Not to say that there is no competition between the London and Manchester clubs, only that outside those two cities you will not find a bone fide challenger. Liverpool might prove me wrong, they are not too far behind, and are not in Europe, if they can beat all of those above them at home.
Isn’t it amazing how people interpret things differently….after a visit to the doctors with my wife she asked me what I thought about the prognosis. “I’m delighted” I said….” He thinks I cold run for Scotland”
“Naw he disny” she says….” He says you’ve got athletes feet”