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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Imagine Phil Seymore Smith was a parent of 3 under 11’s residing in a run down estate or ghetto anywhere in the world. Bet he wouldn’t get the same pleasantries I have read and heard today! Leaving behind 3 young children to grow up without a dad. I wonder if they will grow to forgive their father?!
MWD
Ernie, some of them might want it to happen but it isn’t going to. They don’t need us down south.
Moonbeams, that is a crass argument. Wasn’t the man praised for his artistic talents as opposed to his morals?
Been barred from a few pubs in my time – mostly shoite-holes – but NEVER from one in Italy!
Mostly ones in Ayrshire!
HH!!
John O’Neil
15:49 on
3 February, 2014
Ernie, some of them might want it to happen but it isn’t going to. They don’t need us down south.
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Lot of Championship clubs struggling are they not? Ever seen a crowd at Middlesborough since they were relegated?!
HH
Moonbeams WD
He probably would from those he knew, if they knew him to be a genuinely nice person, as seems to have been the case with PSH.
PHEERSY
That was the infamous Winton Hotel. Orange Lily owned it,and Tims or anyone who reeked of timmery were ritually denied service.
You’ll be pleased to know that it has long been razed to the ground.
It was never that popular a place in Kilwinning anyway,despite her pandering to the orange two bob. I certainly canny remember any tears being shed.
BTW,the only three occasions I was in it,I got served. Told her who my Papa was…
Hi Traditionalist. We have heard these arguments for years. The English football rights gain more value each time they are renewed. We aren’t wanted or needed. Tempting as it is to want to escape the SFA and all, England isn’t our solution. Do you not agree?
John O’Neil
15:41 on 3 February, 2014
“During the time of Souness, ‘The Daily Mail’ did though publish this headline: ‘St Patrick 0 King George 2′ or something like that. Must have been a hun there. I still have the cut out from an old ‘Celtic View’ which condemned the newspaper.”
I remember that too. Butcher etc were at Ibrox then. I thought it was Rangers and England 2 Celtic and Ireland 0 but I could be wrong….message was the same though
Well done the young team, especially Heron, on beating the Harry Rags
That allows me to provide a tenuous link from the Evening Times that on this day in 1968 Bobby Lennox scored twice against said Rags in s 4-1 win.
Not that i was born then :-)
It is also the anniversary of the great Buddy Holly’s death
No links to any of his songs will be posted later cos I’ll be sleepin and not moonhowlin!
Tom
Glad you made it back in time.
Cherish your time together.
Thoghts and prayers with you and and your brother and your families too.
God bless.
Cadizzy, you are right. That was the headline. Yet the same newspaper has never bothered much about the songs of Celtic supporters. A lot of their sports writers are/were Celtic supporters. It is a myth to think that that newspaper is against the Celts.
Ole Euromiddleshedchamps67 and me, used to stay up all night doing an imaginary Celtic v Rangers commentary *shots each*
Celtic always won, and their end was empty before the middle of the second half.
John O’neil:John O’Neil
15:57 on
3 February, 2014
Hi Traditionalist. We have heard these arguments for years. The English football rights gain more value each time they are renewed. We aren’t wanted or needed. Tempting as it is to want to escape the SFA and all, England isn’t our solution. Do you not agree?
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I think the English Premiership gain more value each time they are renewed but outwith that a lot of clubs are struggling.
Even in the Premiership many clubs have an unsustainable wage to turnover ratio and are simply putting financial problems on hold for another day.
Sky won’t keep bailing them out.
It may indeed be TV that forces change.
I don’t know if England is our solution but I think it’d be folly to dismiss the notion totally.
HH
SNAKE PLISKEN 1530
Sadly you are bang on re The Daily Mail.
Their chief sports writer,Martin Samuel,decided to turn his attention for some reason to Scotland,a far away country of which he is perfectly happy to know nothing,and devote an entire article to the Bobby Sands banner.
And it wisnae complimentary.
Tom
Great news that you have again seen Gerry and talked
Will keep you both in my thoughts and prayers
The power of prayer, particularly St Jude at this time
Hail Hail
Will Bomber bow back into the limelight gracefully like the last time, in his quest to find the Deids.
Leftclicktic
Don’t know that pub in Brigton. Are you sure you left it standing after you departed :-)
HAMILTON TIM
It might be The Seven Stars. Next door to Walkers,IIRC.
A surreal news headline for you from today.
The chuckle brothers were giving evidence at the trial of Dave Lee Travis today.
Tometoyoucsc
Ah! Well. Just glad he didn’t come from Easterhouse or Muirhouse eh!
He was a good actor mind. But his selfishness and need to use recresational drugs has left his 3 children UNDER THE AGE OF 11 without a dad. Nice one! Hope he enjoyed himself!
MWD
Tom
Hiya,pal..
See… Ah told ye.. God wiz Listenin’!
n God Bless. yer Brother…
Kojo
Tom,
glad that you are with your brother now. Am familiar with Monklands and with what may be taking place.
Blessings and prayers for you both and for your family.
HH….. Gerry
Phil Mac Giolla Bhain
Such an enjoyable read.
If you haven’t yet clicked on Paul67’s link go treat yourself
Moonbeams WD. Kano 2000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 99.9%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar.
16:11 on
3 February, 2014
You don’t really understand addiction do you?
Just watched Sportscene replay from last night.
Thought Derek McInnes spoke well regarding the incident with Lenny making it clear he was disappointed while stressing the good relationships that exists between Celtic and Aberdeen.
lol “Invoke sevco rule” and discard the rules, Brilliant, I’m using that from this day forward,
LOL
KLV
We are wanted in England
when there is a big testimonial being played.
Probably because we bring a huge, noisy support.
Which as we all know from recent games
looks much better on TV than a small, quiet support.
Will we ever play in the EPL? Who knows?
T
BMCUW
The Winton?
Auld Lilly?
Remember her well, but not fondly.
Had her weans baptised by Paisley.
HH!!
@Pmacgiollabhain: 28 million RIFC shares traded today with a delayed publication request.
I’m sure the intrepid lads of the SMSM will be onto this one.#Tip
weeminger
Believe me. I do!
It is not the addiction or the death that gets my goat. It is how lauded this man has been today without much criticsm for his self inflicted death. Mr ordinary addicted father of 3 in the street would be treated with contempt.
MWD
And he was one of my favourite actors.
MWD
jimmci
Derek McInnes comes across as a fairly impressive character any time I’ve seen him interviewed. He hasn’t been at Aberdeen long but he’s having a better fist at that job than anyone else has in the last 20 years.
Should Sevco manage to survive long enough to get into the top division I would expect McCoist to be jettisoned with McInnes taking over.
Well im surprised to hear Dundee are thinking of getting rid of Bomber Brown I thought he was doing an ok job Dundee are chasing promotion to the SPL.H.H..
I believe it is called HYPOCRACY.
MWD
Anyway!
Drawers locked. PC switched off. Man bag in order.
Outa here dudes.
MWD
Moonbeams WD. Kano 2000 \o/ Supporting Neil Lennon 99.9%. Champions. C’mon Wee Oscar.
16:21 on
3 February, 2014
That’s interesting. It’s a controlling stake and roughly the same amount owned or proxied against the Paul Murray faction I think.
Institutions cutting their losses?
MWD
You are probably correct in what you are saying but does it serve any positive purpose saying it on a public forum?
JJ