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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Livibhoy
“stupid then, stupid now, stupid forever”, that’s a belter.
Billy Bhoy 05
Paranoia……..any examples ?
Hector will not requisition Sevco assets because Hector is a mason. I present exhibit ‘A’ M’lud, one bowler hat.
Up_over_goal
You may be correct there but regardless of reason this country will never ever again vote in a Tory government.
The Tory stronghold is maybe down South but they still win seats throughout the land.
If you would have said to me a wee while ago that a leading labourite would be attending a Tory party conference and getting a standing ovation I would never have believed it and I would have thought you nuts.
I would never have believed either that Lamont would also be sucking up
to the Tories.
You couldn’t split them with a fag paper.
Disgusting it is and thank goodness for Labour for Independence.
Livibhoy
Yes and it must stick in their throat how their wee cousins from the East look like they’ve organised and saved their club from the same fate. Surely 500 million bears could have clubbed together and paid off their debt, even taking the debt to be 150million thats only 30p each:)
HH
Livibhoy you have it: “HMRC may well take ownership” and the Deady Bears will be Auld Lizzie’s team for real. FFS maybe that has been the plan all along……
Tiny Tim to cut it short.
tonydonnelly67
11:19 on 4 February, 2014
It’s as I said earlier RIFC WILL GO INTO ADMIN DEBT FREE, and TRFC will take over, get the fans involved, and leas the stadium to buy for the next say wut? 10-15 years. Or vice versa TRFC will take the fall, and RIFC will take over it’s a stick on.
Morning all.
Let’s face it – there will always be a club with the name R*****s in the title masquerading as the same one founded in 1872.
Liquidated in 2012 with debts of over 100 million. No problem we’re the same club with an unbroken history.
No you’re à new club but with the same horrible follow followers.
…but according to bawface they are part of ‘the fabric of society’.
… and the Celtic plc board are counting the days until their return to the top tier.
I’m disgusted!
HH!!
BillyBhoy
this country will never ever again vote in a Tory government
No, but after independence (albeit not immediately after), I can see it voting for a right-wing equivalent under a different name (e.g. ‘the National Party’ or ‘the Democratic Party’) – in other words, the Tories without the English/landed gentry baggage.
What happens when the Tories in England reduce corporation tax, and companies based in Scotland threaten to move their HQs down south?
I usually skip past typos unless theirs a joke in there somewhere.
“who played smiler!?”
That’s no bad for you jimbo67;)
Tony Donnelly
So did I mate! I think I need a lie doon.
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
tonydonnelly67,
On Friday night/Saturday morning you said (in relation to the upcoming Celtic Nation game).
“I hope this does not become our problem, I have a feeling it may be, hopefully I’m wrong”
I asked you what problem? As the game was still to take place.
This will be the last post from me to you.
In…………………..Off oot.
up_over_goal
11:53 on
4 February, 2014
What happens when the Tories in England reduce corporation tax, and companies based in Scotland threaten to move their HQs down south?
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We reduce even further and companies based in England threaten to move their HQ’s up north!
Tallybhoy 11:52 on 4 February, 2014
Morning TallyBhoy.
Like you say they were liquidated, but the people who transferred their support to the new club, and not all of them did so, but most of the people who who did were always going to claim they were supporting the same club.
I’m not sure what some people expected to happen when the Huns were liquidated, but I’m very comfortable with the situation.
They are gone. We know it. They know it.Domination is what we have. Denial is all they have.
quantum
What if the English decide they want to be independent?
LB
up_and_over
Ta for your response
What happens when us Scots reduce corporation tax, and companies based in England threaten to move the headquarters to Scotland.
There was an article in the Financial Times last week acknowledging Scotland would be more economically enriched with Independence: this merely confirms many other reports of a similar nature.
quantum
We reduce even further and companies based in England threaten to move their HQ’s up north!
The Tories would be happy with that.
Jimmy Johnstone
– rare early family photo whilst on Celtic ground staff
Geordie munroe it wasent a typo lol, it was an attempt at a jock on my part as you can see ;)
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tonydonnelly67
11:12 on 4 February, 2014
Ahhhhhh, yes I was wondering where I had heard that music, yer bang on it’s was from that old Celtic movie ” last of the mochans” ;))
Ps, I liked the background music as well…the cliff scene from the last of the Mohicans if memory serves me.
TALLYBHOY
The huns only very recently started claiming to be founded in 1872. Up till Whyte,it was 1873. Ffs,it’s in wi the bricks-literally!
I’m not having it,it’s 1873. The alternative is that they won a Euro trophy-tainted,mind-in their Centenary season,and done their-tainted-nine in their 125th.
Fortunately,the brickwork and The Centenary Stand (1973) don’t lie.
Fred C. Dobbs
The problem was one of the guys on the jaunt to Carlisle apparently is a member of the big bad Green Brigade, among whose number is sheltered a young man who committed the ultimate crime of knocking Tony bhoys pint over in the Brazen Head on Sunday and to make matters worse, refused to purchase him a new one.Although this happened many years ago now the old wounds are reopened at any mention of this nasty group of pint spillers. The perpetrator is still at large and until such times as he is caught we should all remain vigilant.
HH
micktt
10:53 on 4 February, 2014
quantum
10:26 on 4 February, 2014
Are the players not assets…?
Ayrshire is Green and White
HH
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Good post as usual,bud. But the players come under “liabilities”
Btw,any joy re the planned meal you had to cancel ?
Billy Bhoy 05
See my response to quantum. There would be a bidding war between Sco and Eng for the privelege of hosting and taxing these companies. Then you’re left with the problem of where your revenue’s going to come from to pay for all the promises you made (guaranteed pensions, no bedroom tax, free personal care, free tuition, etc.)
Billy Bhoy 05
11:24
” I begin to get infected with the paranoia which is prevalent at times”……….
No response to my request for some examples of the paranoia from CQN’s Tims ?
big-cup-winner
I was listening to the game against Ross County on the radio a few weeks ago and simultaneously reading the comments on CQN, when
a poster stated that when RC were attacking Rob McLean was more loud and excited than when the Tic were attacking. I immediately thought this was nuts but I listened more keenly to see if there was any truth in the claim. None whatsoever, just nuts it was.
LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar
12:02 on
4 February, 2014
quantum
What if the English decide they want to be independent?
LB
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Eh? You’ve lost me.
fred c. dobbs
11:57 on 4 February, 2014
tonydonnelly67,
On Friday night/Saturday morning you said (in relation to the upcoming Celtic Nation game).
“I hope this does not become our problem, I have a feeling it may be, hopefully I’m wrong”
I asked you what problem? As the game was still to take place.
This will be the last post from me to you.
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NOW, if you would have posted that this morning instead of all the other drivel I wouldn’t have a problem, that’s exactly what I said, show me where I was slagging our supporters? All I was concerned was that IF there was a problem WE CFC DO NOT GET DRAGGED INTO IT, as they where not representing my club, you seem to have forgotten to put that on type, now there’s a surprise , .
quantum
Just thought I would throw it into the mix.
Anything can happen in the future. English want to be English. Scottish people want to be Scottish. Since the Berlin wall came down countries have been getting independence all over Europe. I think it’s inevitable the UK will break up at some point.
LB
Sick of these Nats clogging up my football website, if I want to read about nationalists fairy tales I can go find a site to do so, why can’t they hame the good manners to do likewise?
Fact of the matter is, Scotland will get independance when England decides it.
UP OVER GOAL
As BILLY BHOY 05 is only too aware,I am no great fan of a yes vote.
However IMO the Corporation Tax is a red herring. Ireland slashed CT years back and a few companies left the UK. So what?
The loss to the treasury was a drop in the ocean when compared with the effects of creative accounting.
Bawsman
That was the point I was making earlier.
LB
traditionalist88
And that’s the diff. Between me and anyone from them, I would buy the drink for the person Whois drink I spilled , they would prob. Want a meeting at George’s square, say it wasn’t him, make up a banner about the Wild Colonial Boy, and everyone would forget who they where, just like they are now, a nothing.
LiviBhoy – God bless wee Oscar
12:10 on
4 February, 2014
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When the Berlin wall came down the two Germany’s re-united, kinda puts a flaw in that arguement of yours.
Don’t reply I don’t want to talk politics on here.
TONY DONNELLY 1208
I know you don’t have a high regard of students,but you could teach us all a thing or two about semantics!
bournesouprecipe
12:03 on
4 February, 2014
Jimmy Johnstone
– rare early family photo whilst on Celtic ground staff
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braw….life looked a lot simpler then….
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
12:12 on
4 February, 2014
UP OVER GOAL
As BILLY BHOY 05 is only too aware,I am no great fan of a yes vote.
However IMO the Corporation Tax is a red herring. Ireland slashed CT years back and a few companies left the UK. So what?
The loss to the treasury was a drop in the ocean when compared with the effects of creative accounting.
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The companies didn’t leave the UK – their sales did ! Funnelled into Ireland to pay less tax.
AN DUN
Precisely!
I should have made that clearer.