When clubs go bad

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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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  1. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    Man City had crucial players missing….simples

     

     

    However, THAT is NOT the point……I got it right, and that proves that you need to believe me….I see deed peepul, AGAIN……GIVE IT 6 WEEKS…..!!!!

     

     

    Good night..

  2. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    jude2005 is neil lennon \o/

     

     

    23:36 on 3 February, 2014

     

     

    Agreed, we need our media decks cleaned

  3. Erm ……..

     

     

    I’ve lived in engerlund for 25 yrs, I like the local teams and want them to do well, but FFS the Russian Portugal team v the Manchester Saudis, I don’t know or care who won that game.

     

    Now did ye all know that Celtic Nation went top o the league yesterday?

     

     

    Oh the wearing o the green ✊

  4. Jude ha!

     

    I was talking about chelski and mr ahem moriniou sp, v the blues who are buying the league in England, not that fussed about that but would rather see the celtic nation …… Winning their league in engerlund.

     

    Jude if that’s not clear and you want to know more about the Celtic nation then just ask.

     

    I can see a cqn do on the horizon ✊

  5. 67Heaven ... I am Neil Lennon, supporting WEE OSCAR..!!.. Ibrox belongs to the creditors on

    Forget it….hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  6. Vmhan – YNWA Wee Oscar,

     

     

    Don’t mention Celtic Nation to tonydonnelly67, he thought our fans were gonnae go down there and disgrace our club…No doubt he will apologize for his defamation….wont hold ma breath though :O(.

  7. Vmhan

     

     

    I saw there was going to be 500-700 Celtic supporters at the Celtic Nation game at the weekend, how did it go ?

     

     

    I know they won with a last min goal.

     

     

    HH

  8. Fred c and ET

     

     

    Check it out and make your own mind up.

     

     

    The Vmhan has …… Many years ago watched sectarian abuse against the Welsh nation, the English darn south hate them…… Horrible word hate but sure I was brought up being hated in Scotland. In primary school we had bricks and bottles thrown over the school walls.

     

    I’m rambling on the mobi but my heart and soul isn’t any different from others who have concerns about the plc.

     

    KTF

  9. Vmhan

     

     

    I will, but not now, I need to sleep.

     

     

    I posted a few weeks ago about someone who posted a couple of years ago, who said they were on a train I think, he was in the company of someone who was connected with Celtic, and he saw a folder with the words The Carlisle Project on it, it never meant anything at the time, maybes it is coming to fruition, who knows ? I’m sure someone on CQN does.

     

     

    Whatever, I just hope and pray I see us playing outwith sectarianland, never thot I would see them die, but I did, and I am, with the grace of god, going to see their bastard offspring die as well, so, I have hope in my heart that I will see Lenny leading us out against the best the world has to offer on a weekly basis, if not me, at least I am comforted that my young fella will.

     

     

    HH

  10. gerald766

     

     

    I was listening to snyde the other week I know, I know, and a caller mentioned Celtic Nation, and was slapped down big time, they don’t want to know, that is good enough for me.

     

     

    They have real fear in their voices, they know fine well that another blender job could well spell out a Third Lanark job, even without thems going into the blender, they will never challenged us again for some time.

     

     

    I still know for a fact that Cowdenbeath will come into the reckoning at some point in the near future, I have asked the bloke who told me this a couple of years ago, and he keeps telling me to watch this space, DF didn’t go there for the good of his health was the last com with him, he has no inclination for football, in fact he detests football, a rugger man, but he has an ear to the legal side of things in scotland, I trust him wholeheartedly.

     

     

    HH

  11. No moon Bhoys so I’ll be away to my kip now.

     

     

    Interested to know if there’s any interest of a meet/ session down at a Celtic nation game. The top Of the league clash was pay what you want on the gate and all

     

    Monies to local charity, …../l that’s the Celtic way!