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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Lads the money men have a plan to help rangers so its down to us as fans and to our club to stop them in their tracks.
If they break rules then they have to deal with the consequences.
The only way to stop them entering as a newco is for our board to resign and make them know our reasons.
Inverness Caley Rangers, Lee Cox off to Swindon
Will they miss him on Saturday, does he get a game?
Whats worse than an internet full of bampots? An internet full of gloating bampots!
Bet you Shug wishes he had never started Bampotgate..
I see the Bampots have come home to roost..
SP
Awe Naw,
Do you think then that maybe today’s revelations about Whyte are an attempt to expedite the process?
I should say here that I have only a limited understanding of insolvency procedures and that what I do know has been gleaned from this site and RTC.
Could this be the best transfer ever, ever, especially in relation to the orcs…!
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
obonfanti1888 says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:19
Just seen that myself! Bunch of teasing wind up merchants…get us told ya bampots!
Times saying Jelly’s personal terms agreed
Yeah maybe having the lapdog loyal on-side has actually worked against them.
The gullible bear has been fed with its daily feed of spin .
And now there no time for the h**s to mobilise.
Awe Naw
I am amazed that no Political journalist in the UK has made any political capital out of this story. leaving me to deduce that it goes much deeper than just the huns predicament
Keep digging mi amigo and the truth wiil out.
I said nearly 2 years ago that it was political, I was not taken seriously, dismiss the goatfiddlers at your peril.
Today is Transfer Deadline Day. Or as Rangers fans call it, Tuesday.
Retweeted by Phil MacGiollaBhain
Twitter is funny today..
Dickie Davies Eyes says:
31 January, 2012 at 12:54
Bigger football stories today according to the BBC….
1. Boyd agrees contract at Portland
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You have to feel sorry for Boydichenko.
Not only did he think he was off to Poundland,but Portland Timbers wear The Hoops………….
starry plough says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:22
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Dontbrattbakkinanger says:
31 January, 2012 at 12:38
Scottish football currently operates at a Trumpton League level.
Is it going to really deteriorate if the Horribles get swallowed up by their ‘Insolvency Event’?
What happens in the playground when the Bully is eventually expelled?
Everyone thrives in a healthier atmosphere……………..
Great analogy………………….but what if/when the Bully’s Da is the Heedie??????
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
James Forrest – it would be wonderful to see ‘arry and Poundland get “done” within days of one another. What a perfect job for Redknapp once he’s been relased, manager of Newco Poundland in League 3!
Quintessentially British FC have been using vulture asset buying GARC Ltd as a a source of cash.
Check out Sony Jumbotron on Ebay.
Paul
Not trying to be confrontational in any way but I would appreciate your view on the matter. I have suggested a proportional sharing of gate money as an inducement to the other clubs to ensure Newco don’t walk straight in to SPL. Media are all suggesting that they will be voted in. You have stated your opposition to gate sharing.
Do you think Newco are likely to be voted in? Do you see us having to negotiate with other clubs to ensure they are not allowed back in? If so what other inducements can we offer the others? Do you see a bright future for the SPL without Newco? Do you think it will be a competitive league or even less competitive than it is at the moment?
RATM – A BAMPOT! says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:28
Could be good with Internet Bampot!!!
LMAO
Amadeus
Please expand. Cops at Ibrox the morra?
If so then tell P McG to get his pal the photie taker err there pronto…
HUGO Z HACKENBUSH 1306
The thought of looking at the collective arses of my mates would wipe the smile off yer coupon PDQ!
Just been chatting to some of the darkside in work. The DR story is just scaremongering.
I had to contain a laugh as i asked who they would be supporting come March :-)
I can’t believe we’re not spending more time discussing the other big story of the day: the shameless hogging of international right backs at Celtic Park.
The recent Celtic Underground podcast (q.v.) has pointed out that we now have Sweden’s right-back, Wales’ right-back, Korea’s right-back, Mexico’s right-back, plus Scotland’s right-back!
What the heck is going on … ?
FF
Smashingmilkbottles, get back to work, stop posting on CQN. :)
Hail Hail
Roccobhoy
..if Grant Holt was available for less than Jelavic (unlikely) then why wouldn’t Everton just buy him instead?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:27
You have to feel sorry for Boydichenko.
Not only did he think he was off to Poundland,but Portland Timbers wear The Hoops………….
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I wouldn’t go as far as “have to” feel sorry for him. “Could” might be better but i will stick with “won’t” and “don’t”
It’s days like this that make me wish that I worked with the unwashed rather than the ignorant.
ernie lynch says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:12
If I’m getting you right. Your scenario would give the SFA the choice of a league without Celtic and no Sky deal … or a league without Rangers and no Sky deal… my thought is that the SFA/SPL or whoever you were offering the deal to in Scotland would pick a league with the establishment team in it. Easy to come out with this is what I would do but if we aint in any league and no-one to play football against… we would go bust??? How ironic would that be… They in their worst nightmare end up playing in a league they will win every year and we go bust? As for “How would UEFA react in that situation?”. How could you possibly know? Are you are suggesting the board should gamble our club on the hope that UEFA would push another league into taking us in?
Can someone please administer the coup de grace to Rankers. I am reminded of the old adage of beware a wounded animal (or the plural in this instance). Someone needs to shoot the beast in the head now – it is criminal to watch an animal suffer so.
PS I’ll do it?
Folly Folly
Well Wilson is going out on loan …and I don’t think we really want Mexicos left back. So that just leaves 3.
I’m fed up with people having “scoops”, and “contacts”.
Well – I have the biggest of them all. I KNOW who Declan is.
Sorry tho’, I cannot reveal who he is. Like Kendo Nagasaki, he will not be unmasked, not even by Jackie Pallo or Mick McManus.
Mexico right-back I mean
SmashingMilkBottles says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:30
Why wait until tomorrow, if they are going to go for it, go for it today, why put off what you can do today…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Lies there a football club so dead
Who’s corpse to all the world has said,
Let tax fraud vanish from this land.
Whose heart within with hatred burned,
Who’s grim supporters never learned
And let wee Whytey take command!
If such is your club, mark it well;
For them no minstrel raptures swell;
High though their titles, proud their name,
Boundless ego as wish can claim
Despite those titles, size, and pelf,
The club, concentred all in self,
Was forced to forfeit all renown,
And, doubly dying, has gone down
To the vile dust from whence it sprung,
Unwept, unhonoured , and unsung.
Roccobhoy
Ditto.
Off topic!
Mandaric calls Crouch – Useless! Class, then says to ‘arry Redknapp if thats the kind of crap you’re going to be buying you are going to be giving me money!! :D
Crouch is entirely made of golf clubs i heard!
Folly Folly says:
31 January, 2012 at 13:32
Pretty obvious, I would have thought.
We are creating a worldwide shortage of right backs, then, when the time is right, we can name our price to a desperate market.
Waiting now on the poor ally, how can he continue under these terrible conditions articles in the coming weeks. Written by the same folk that churned out the “no angel” and “brings it on himself” nonsense when Neil Lennon was on the receiving end of bombs, bullets and death threats. The fat quiz show captain doesn’t know what difficult working conditions are hope he stays with his sinking ship until they’re dead and buried
I don’t have a mate at the record, Everton, HMRC or a sheriff’s officer. I do have a china who was on canteen duty at Murray park when Minty called for lunch with Ally. This is what he heard
Ally: two pakoras, chicken wings, portion of samosas and some popadums wi’ spicy onions. David are you having a starter?
Minty: No, I’ll just have the fish & chips
Ally: so what brings you down here Davy?
Minty: The quack was examining ma chookie Argylls, they’ve no been right since that interview wi’ big Traynor. But whilst I’m here I want to give you the heads-up about Elmer Fud.
Ally: what about him? He’s dead busy, his ‘phones always off cos he’s in meetings wi’ people talking about money.
Minty: that’s the point Alistair! He’s borrasic!, potless, I’m still waiting for ma pound!
Ally: naaw, he’s loaded, he’s got so much money that ah have to buy the dinner when we meet cos he’s only got hvnner pound notes!
Minty: listen Ally. Get out now ! It’s the only way you’ll keep that blazer you got from High & Mighty! The only person Harpo Marx will be talking to is Tommy Sheridan about what to do at a warrant sale!
Brown (to minty): are you here fur a trial?
Minty: jeeesuus! I’m off!! Ally, you ain’t seen me!