Back in 1994, when our day of greatest need arrived, Celtic fans had already invested years in developing a recovery strategy in case the club faced extinction. A disparate group of “rebels” filtered out good ideas from bad, established a platform for recovery and ensured that when the hour came, one man was ready and able to walk into a branch of Bank of Scotland and deposit a large sum of money into Celtic’s account, while others rallied support and prepared for the recovery.
Those rebels eventually went their own ways as many of those who stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Fergus McCann found allies in conflict didn’t make for friends in peacetime, but the rebels were united long enough to Save our Celts. Without their preparation, Celtic would have quickly gone into administration and who knows where thereafter.
Compare and contrast with Rangers in their hour of need. There is no preparation, no consensus of the willing, not even an acceptance that this is, in fact, an hour of need.
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Lenny answered my question!
Speaking exclusively to the official Celtic website, Neil Lennon said: “We are pleased to have Efrain back after his loan spell ended in Spain, and he will provide us with some more options in the side, particularly with Beram being out injured, as we look ahead to the second half of the season.”
Rogue Leader
Thought you were spot on earlier.
The question to Whytey is, ” where did the money go?”
For anyone who uses the phone ins “why now? Re DR it been in the public domain since June, RTC, CQN and before they launch into “bampots” it was mentioned in the Bain case by both Bain and the judge.
It’s death by a thousand guffaws over poundland!
Samaras and Loovens gone yet ?
Ten Men Won The League says:
31 January, 2012 at 15:15
How much more REVOLTING can they get
Let me say, having read Whyte’s rallying call to the orcs, that the statement is bluff, bluster and b’llox.
Bluff – They’re horrible people, I have our interests at heart not those horrid hacks. Don’t listen.
Bluster – We signed loads and loads of players in the summer. Hunners even.
B’llox – No one in their right mind borrows against next year’s earnings to pay this year’s costs, because … well, come next year you’re snookered. All the more so when you’ve tapped the following year too, and indeed the year following that. You run out of cash, and you run out of stuff to sell. It’s self defeating.
Lets not forget they now owe GAIS £250k for Celik after his appearance at the weekend
kikinthenakas – “death by a thousand guffaws”
brilliant
The intemperate, street-style language Whyte uses in that statement – how undignified!
Their efforts “to get the club on a sound financial footing”, namely, using 4 years’ worth of season ticket sales (!), are being undermined. For shame!
Honestly, that statement is so batshit insane it brooks no serious analysis.
The man is a self-deluded charlatan. Only the most cretinous, foaming at the mouth Rangers fans can possibly think otherwise. I guess that means he’ll have a 99% approval rating!
TBB – as you can imagine the bears are LAPPING the speech up. Once again the questions will not be asked….
radio said Higginbotham had interest from Huddersfield – that correct ?
How long do they have to pay the Celik fee???
And will they still be around??
Mon the Hoops
Ten Men-I think they might cobble some deal together for Sandaza.
‘They were all talk and no action and presided over the Club as it careered to the brink of financial collapse.’
Hold on…
up_over_goal – “The intemperate, street-style language Whyte uses in that statement – how undignified!”
You are surprised? This is a man who had to have words asterisked out during an interview he gave to Tom English, in a “broadsheet”.
!!Bada Bing!! Kano 1000 15.20
Did Sandaza not state that the wages they were offering were pathetic and that he’d moved on to other offers?
62,113 views (hits?) on RTC blog yesterday, he says
Did Whyte really print that p1sh?
Is it normal business practice to default on the first payment of such an agreement?
CRAIGWHYTECSC
It will be interesting to see how the Scottish Sun react to the Record story.
They’ll have to take an opposing position of some kind (them’s the rules of the tabloid press,hence the Sun’s support for the SNP), but will that be one in favour of Whyte or one attacking Murray?
Not saying Templeton is better than Forrest, Commons or Samaras.
We should take advantage of the situation at Hearts, Buy him for 500,000 and if he does well there is money to be made on him.
TC,
If Higginbotham is on his way down the road to Huddersfield
Could Rhodes be on his way up the road from them to us??
;o)
HH
/BB
From Glasgow Herald, Tuesday, 24 Feb, 1951. Page 2.
Headline: S.F.A. COUNCIL APPROVE BAN ON EIRE FLAG.
By our Football correspondent.
“The much-discussed flag of Eire will cease to be flown at Celtic Park on match days – at least that is the decision of the Scottish Football Association council, who approved by 26 votes to seven at yesterday’s monthly meeting the decision already taken by the Referee Committee in connection with the disturbance on New Year’s Day at Celtic Park”………….[article continues]
What has changed since 1951? Nothing.
The Glasgow Magistrates initiated this move with their indication that the flag lowering would help reduce Old Firm tensions while studiously ignoring the fact that Rangers would not employ an R.C.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
The rest of the league don’t like us for what we are or what we stand for and they will turn somersaults to accommodate the rehabilitation of Rangers Newco…..if we allow it.
The Daily Record’s approach to this story sought to distort and dramatise the matter. I for one will not be reading or buying the Daily Record again and I’m sure many other Rangers fans will share my disgust at yet another smear on this football club.
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Bet you he has a wee peak tommorow.
Read the first line in this………comedy gold for today!!!!
http://www.maplespice.com/search?q=trillionaire%27s+shortbread
James79
Regarding Celik’s fee, they have 30 days from his first appearance so think GAIS will be singing for it.
HH
/Bishop B
I for one think Craigy Whyte has called it spot on in his statement pointing the finger of blame at the incompetents in the previous Ibrox administration for driving the club to the brink. Unfortunately for him he fails to give the impression that he has the wherewithal to do anything about it.
Just who should the average bear on the street trust – a shady, fly-by-night, financially bankrupt charlatan, or Craig Whyte?
Before you answer, can I ask a queshun?
Hi!
I cant stop laughing at Whyte’s press release, which is not good as sitting in work. :0)
If Saha goes to Spurs that leaves Pavlyuchenko open to a loan move
Hmmm
Anyone confirm we have rejected a Southampton bid for Kris Commons?
Cheers Len.
Was online all yesterday and last night and everything seems to be regarding a lot of extra police being called in! if i’m reading it right (and I have ZERO sources except you guys) is it really admin, if so then what time, cause I will make sure I get home to have a beer in 1 hand and a laugh at the ready!!!!!
Please some1 tell me its true, ppppppppppplllllllllleeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaasssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!
Everything currently happening illustrates why there should be a GIGANTIC statue of Fergus McCann outside Paradise. I hope that one day there will be. All Hail the Bunnet.
One or two bears are stirring on FF, and this form one with several thousand posts
“Sorry but that statement sounds like a bull**** PR letter shadow written for him. Full of exactly what we’d like to hear.
Show us the documents Mr Whyte and then we’ll believe you. Get the accounts sorted and try facing the fans face to face at the AGM when you don’t have someone to prepare a statement for you. “
Just had a rabid orc colleague come tell me that Whyte has responded to the DR story dimissing it as nonsense. MBB has them all wrapped up and so oblivious to the reality that they are going with his version.
Same orc just told me they have outbid Celtic for Salihi.
Re the Whyte “statement”.. My Grandpa RIP was fond of saying ” … And the band played believe it, if you like..”
It s appropriate for that guff.. There s so much spin from down there we should refer to it as the Govan Orbit…
Mon the hoops… Fiscal victory( though I think we could’ve stretched to win the league in WGS last yr!)
HH
Another with several thousand posts:
“Out of interest, after denying accusations levelled at him, what exactly does he say?
There’s no substance in that statement.
Basically we’re in the grubber…live with it ; seems to be the message ”
He has let the bold Jack write his PR for far too long. He is staggeringly predictable
I know that the MBB’s statement is ludicrous in the extreme but would he really be so thick as to release this if administration was expected as soon as tomorrow?!
Sky Sports understands Celtic have rejected an enquiry from Southampton for Kris Commons.
I see Rangers fans are still rocking backwards and forwards saying “Krusty will come, Krusty will come”
From today’s Evening Times:
Neil Lennon no guarantor that loanee Pawel Brozek will enjoy instalments of regular action
Now, where did they get that theme from?
Are the dafties at the RST holding a demo regards the tax case outside Ibrox tomorrow, hence the request for a police presence?