In 1170, exasperated at St Thomas Becket, then Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry II shouted, “Who will rid me of this turbulent priest?” Four knights heard the king and took it as an instruction to kill Becket, leaving Henry with plausible deniability.
When the terrible deed was done, Henry claimed to be outraged and sought penance for his words, but endured no earthly justice. No one would dare cross him again.
After 842 years this might be the oldest trick in the book.
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Re the Record article – from the look of the comments below it looks like they have opened up a world of pain.
Think the DR may find itself about to enter the kind of dungeon that Telegraph spout mouth Allison Pearson fell into recently.
http://www.dougstanhope.com/journal/2012/4/7/who-reads-these-turkeys.html
googybhoy, 10:45
“People aware of the structure of Scottish football wouldn’t have imposed these sanctions on Rangers.”
Indeed, and this is what hurts them so much. They have always been above the law so how dare these no-names hold them to account and punish them fairly now
Jabba or McCoist?
“Who will rid me of this corpulent beast?”
A pro-hun article in the Daily Record? Is anyone else as shocked as me – that is not at all?
Traditionalist88 – from last blog, cheers mate.
Plays
Serge mentions on the previous article he’s seen them and they look great.
Have they been leaked on tinternet?
The Master
His knuckles dragged along the ground
It seemed to soothe him, a familiar sound
On his way to do his masters wish
Revenge, his favourite ice cold dish
He had not been told in so many words
As he gathered with his fellow cowards
All they knew was that their master had spoken
To terrorise the panel, get something broken
The Master, well, he denied it outright
I deplore violence; don’t like to see a fight
He preferred whispers, a word in your ear
Get you back in line, paralysed with fear
James F
Good post, again
For me, its quite clear
Ally McCoist is a piece of shit
googybhoy ♥ Celtic and Integrity on 26 April, 2012 at 10:34 said:
Mountblow tim on 26 April, 2012 at 09:43 said:
Mountblow Tim
Paul thanks for all your help
Good morning CQN’s from cold but windy Clydebank
First time poster
………………
Welcome to our merry band.
Are you a Hun
Thanks for the welcome
The last thing in the world you would want to be is a H*n
gordonJ > its not the fact that its a pro hun article in a pro hun rag,
its the fact that its allowed to go to print with all that has happened in the last 24 hrs.
if the FPLG gets his comeuppance for incitement and bringing the game into dirsrepute so does the DR for allowing the hateleyfloof atricle to be published.
If this is how they behave with the application of sanctions for the past years non payment of PAYE and disrepute charges then god knows what they will do when the BTC hits.
j77
Not sure if they are real or fake, I hope they are real because they are all stunning. HH
The fat coward speaks…
Rangers manager Ally McCoist has defended his calls for transparency regarding the Scottish Football Association’s judicial panel and insists his comments were not a signal for fans to engage in threatening behaviour.
The SFA revealed on Wednesday night that Strathclyde Police have given security advice to the three members of the independent panel after their identities were revealed.
McCoist had demanded the trio be named after the administration-hit club were handed a £160,000 fine and a 12-month embargo on signing players for bringing the game into disrepute since owner Craig Whyte’s takeover last May.
Rash demand: Rangers manager Ally McCoist called for the panel to be named
In a statement released this morning, McCoist said: ‘I would not for one moment want anyone to interpret my remarks as a signal to engage in any form of threatening behaviour.
‘Such activity disgusts me and anyone who engages in it does Rangers Football Club nothing but harm. No Rangers supporter should get themselves involved in it – not now nor at any time.’
Morning….
Dull and grey with rain looking not far off in the far NE of Glasgows Green and White.
Sorry if already posted but……..
Sally has walked into the middle of the SFA panel, thrown a sneaky punch hoping nobody noticed then walked away leaving mayhem behind him.
This scum coward has previous for this.
Easter rd ’86.
Typical hun….scum.
Serenity and James you guys are up there with the best.
Paul67, I had the same thoughts at the time that you have just expressed. It did smack of Henry 2.
Moisty’s plea was pre-meditated and not done in the `heat’ of the moment. This man is more media aware than any other person in Scottish football. His middle name is `Murdoch’ ffs!
HH
PS I was joking yesterday about phoning the polis! :-)
oops look what i just did.
definately off to bed this time.
slan
aldo
Fat Sally threatening Scottish Football now…
When I called for full transparency on Tuesday I took the view that the decision by the judicial panel should be subject to proper scrutiny,” the manager said.
“It is unthinkable in any walk of life that such a significant punishment would be meted out without full transparency.
“That said, I would not for one moment want anyone to interpret my remarks as a signal to engage in any form of threatening behaviour. Such activity disgusts me and anyone who engages in it does Rangers Football Club nothing but harm.
“No Rangers supporter should get themselves involved in it – not now nor at any time.”
McCoist said that the appropriate channels should be used to appeal the decision but urged the SFA to expedite the process given the potential effects of the punishment.
“Our focus has got to be firmly on ensuring that the Club’s case in appealing the sanctions imposed on us is put forward robustly and in the appropriate manner,” he said.
“We suffered from it and still are. I hope that our appeal can be dealt with by the SFA as quickly as possible as the situation for the Club and the possible ramifications for Scottish football are very serious.”
HATElys article from the daily retard, scroll by if you want, just to stop any visits to the retards site…..
.SFA allowed three people outside of Hampden to become fall guys
By Mark Hateley on Apr 26, 12 07:05 AM in
ERIC DRYSDALE, Gary Allan and Alistair Murning. Or as I prefer to call them – Moe, Larry and Curly.
The SFA’s “Three Stooges” who decided this week, in their wisdom, to hammer Rangers and threaten their existence by imposing a transfer ban on them.
A ruling that endangers the bidding process for one of Scotland’s biggest clubs, which finds itself engulfed in a financial crisis. So much for the SFA servicing the Scottish game, eh?
What I want to know is, what qualifications do Drysdale, Allan and Murning have to sit on a judicial panel and dish out sanctions?
Do they have any sort of background at the top level of football?
These men have just had a major say on the future of the Scottish game. They’ve been asked to rule on one of the biggest decisions in the last 50 years.
Who do they think they are – and how did they get into this position of power?
Ally McCoist came out and said this SFA ban could kill Rangers. How can a judgment like that be put in the hands of three individuals who don’t even work for the SFA?
Any decision should surely come from the governing body. It should be people within the game, who understand the ramifications of the punishments they’re handing out.
Clearly, none of them have given a thought to the effect it would have on the game’s future in Scotland.
I’m astonished the SFA get other people in to make their decisions.
I’m absolutely stunned by that.
If you want to run a successful business or organisation, I accept you will have independent consultants who advise you on some matters. But when you have monumental decisions to make, which could be detrimental to the game you’re trying to improve, surely it has to come from within Hampden?
You’d think the SFA would have at least three men working for them with the knowledge and qualifications to make judgments like that.
People aware of the structure of Scottish football wouldn’t have imposed these sanctions on Rangers.
And it disturbs me when I hear that it’s lawyers, QCs and journalists who are part of these judicial panels. That’s incredible. We’re talking about football business here, which is run completely differently to any other. These people don’t know the game.
I just can’t understand it. Since Stewart Regan was appointed chief executive at Hampden, he’s been banging on about getting their house in order. But this typifies what everyone is battling against. This ruling has taken the SFA back two decades.
They’ve made a balls-up of a relatively simple decision. Of course, Rangers and Craig Whyte deserved to be punished. But the timing of it – and the failure to recognise the repercussions which would follow – is staggering.
They’ve opened up a huge can of worms and I’m not sure they’re aware of the backlash that could follow.
I’ve heard Murning’s last involvement on an SFA panel was ruling on a red-card appeal by an Albion Rovers player.
He managed to rescind the sending off from a game against Brechin. Now, I’m sorry, but how can he go from making decisions on a Second Division game to ruling on the potential future of Rangers FC? It’s unbelievable.
That’s what the Three Stooges did.
After all, it was announced on the day the club’s administrators wanted to name a preferred bidder and that process has now stalled as a result.
But nothing surprises me about the SFA any more. They talk of taking the game forward. Well, God help us.
Everything Regan has said since he took the job has been about improving the game. But this decision, if it means killing off Rangers, will completely knock the stuffing out of Scottish football.
After everything they’ve been working on in the last few years, they’ve managed to score another own goal. They take two steps forward then 10 back with some of their decisions.
Ally was right in demanding to know who was on the panel. Drysdale, Allan and Murning must be accountable, surely?
They’re supposed to be anonymous – but that’s why the SFA should have made the decision themselves, instead of getting others to do it for them.
This type of thing just wouldn’t happen in England. You have to ask, what are we getting from the SFA, what are clubs paying for?
If they can’t make a ruling on the biggest story to hit Scottish football what chance do we have? They are the game’s governing body.
I would like to think Regan and Co will back down after an appeal. They should be big enough to hold their hands up and admit their mistake.
Because if they think they can attract sponsors for their tournaments, when they’re making decisions which could liquidate one of their top clubs, they’re having a laugh.
Already, Rangers fans are planning to boycott some of the SFA’s big commercial partners. These deals are huge earners for them.
And if they under-estimate fan power, they’ll be in an even bigger mess than they currently find themselves in.
James Forrest, a great post!!
Now bear with me while I try something
“Who are these people? I want to know who these people are. Make no mistake about it, this is an SFA decision.
“They have appointed the panel so therefore they are working for the SFA, but who are they?
>>>>>>>>>>
“Who is this guy? I want to know who this guy is. Make no mistake about it, this is a Rangers decision.
“We have appointed this guy so therefore he is working for the Ranger, but who is he?
Pot, kettle, Ally, pot, kettle
Alex Thomson’s making sure this doesn’t get swept under the carpet. Well,at least he’s trying.
MadMoisty’s making gurgling sounds to the Beeb.
Us ‘internet bampots’ keep on keepin’ on.
Does justice ever triumph in this sick world?
Then Ally goes on……
“Rangers Football Club was a victim of what happened during the tenure of Craig Whyte. The Club was not an accomplice, a co-conspirator nor a perpetrator of wrongdoing.
Pot, kettle Ally, pot, kettle.
They are all following the same illogical, detached from reality, party line.
You would think that somehow it was orchestrated…..but I am a paranoid internet bampot so that cannot be true
Anyone got a magnifying glass?
Very apt Paul. I’m amazed that anybody would wish to be part of a Voluntary Judicial Panel where peace of mind is secure only behind a barrier of anonymity. The pay must be good or those who enroll must have big civic hearts with a sprinkling of one or two with maybe an agenda.
Who knows?
Well that cloak of anonymity and the personal protection it affords has been well and truly compromised. Those who serve are now subject to, and recipients of, sinister and concerning communications.
The future may find a lesser caliber of individual will volunteer to serve if is their reward.
Ally McCoist has done Scottish football (and society) a bigger disservice than any other football manager in the history of Scottish football, bar none.
Ally McCoist is not solely responsible for stirring the hornets nest with the consequential breach of professional protocol that has exposed ordinary people to grotesque and baneful abuse, but along with the likes of Mark Hateley he is most prominent among the most insidious of instigators and agitators.
Both of them – and all others – who promote violence through stupidity or innuendo should be taken to task. Stupidity is not a defense in law… is it?
What sort of society do they and their ilk want for Scotland? What do they teach their children?
Big Nan, true.
playfusbal4dguilders, cheers.
Nuclear Bovril, thanks.
Aldo, aye.
ernie lynch, indeed. They have been miles off plan for months.
Art of War, indeed.
kitalba, agree.
Hateley is a clown …only in Scotland as sabre rattling ex hun would he get a job
another shunning example of why we will all be better off without Hun fc
Home kit being unveiled at CP right now:
‘Kit unveil takes place at Celtic Park at 11am this morning, pictures and info to follow ASAP’
Dear Ally,
Seen as how you have now been converted to the need for transparency and proper scrutiny within football, can you tell us the truth about EBTs? How many players had them? Will you name them in the spirit of your earlier words – after all they should be accountable for their decisions, shouldn’t they?
No?
Thought not.
SFA allowed three people outside of Hampden to become fall guys
By Mark Hateley on Apr 26, 12 07:05 AM in
ERIC DRYSDALE, Gary Allan and Alistair Murning. Or as I prefer to call them – Moe, Larry and Curly.
The SFA’s “Three Stooges” who decided this week, in their wisdom, to hammer Rangers and threaten their existence by imposing a transfer ban on them.
A ruling that endangers the bidding process for one of Scotland’s biggest clubs, which finds itself engulfed in a financial crisis. So much for the SFA servicing the Scottish game, eh?
What I want to know is, what qualifications do Drysdale, Allan and Murning have to sit on a judicial panel and dish out sanctions?
Do they have any sort of background at the top level of football?
These men have just had a major say on the future of the Scottish game. They’ve been asked to rule on one of the biggest decisions in the last 50 years.
Who do they think they are – and how did they get into this position of power?
Ally McCoist came out and said this SFA ban could kill Rangers. How can a judgment like that be put in the hands of three individuals who don’t even work for the SFA?
Any decision should surely come from the governing body. It should be people within the game, who understand the ramifications of the punishments they’re handing out and understand the intricacies of how Rangers and Scottish football work in tandem.
Clearly, none of them have given a thought to the effect it would have on the game’s future in Scotland.
I’m astonished the SFA get other people in to make their decisions.
I’m absolutely stunned by that.
If you want to run a successful business or organisation, I accept you will have independent consultants who advise you on some matters. But when you have monumental decisions to make, which could be detrimental to the game you’re trying to improve, surely it has to come from within Hampden or Lloyds bank?
You’d think the SFA would have at least three men working for them with the knowledge and qualifications to make judgements like that.
People aware of the structure of Scottish football wouldn’t have imposed these sanctions on Rangers. Lloyds turnaround specialists Mike Mc Gill and Donald Muir would have been ideal candidates they understood Rangers problems and were sympathetic towards them
And it disturbs me when I hear that it’s lawyers, QCs and journalists who are part of these judicial panels. That’s incredible. What judging abilities do these people have. We’re talking about football business here, which is run completely differently to any other. These people don’t know the game. The panel should have consisted of three senior Scottish referees these men judge football related activities every day of their lives.
I just can’t understand it. Since Stewart Regan was appointed chief executive at Hampden, he’s been banging on about getting their house in order. But this typifies what everyone is battling against. This ruling has taken the SFA back two decades to the time before Sir David Murray invested heavily in world class football stars like myself.
They’ve made a balls-up of a relatively simple decision. Of course, Rangers and Craig Whyte deserved to be punished. But the timing of it – and the failure to recognise the repercussions which would follow – is staggering.
They’ve opened up a huge can of worms and I’m not sure they’re aware of the backlash that should follow.
I’ve heard Murning’s last involvement on an SFA panel was ruling on a red-card appeal by an Albion Rovers player.
He managed to rescind the sending off from a game against Brechin. Now, I’m sorry, but how can he go from making decisions on a Second Division game to ruling on the potential future of Rangers FC? It’s unbelievable.
That’s what the Three Stooges did.
After all, it was announced on the day the club’s administrators wanted to name a preferred bidder and that process has now stalled as a result.
But nothing surprises me about the SFA any more. They talk of taking the game forward. Well, God help us. We deserve better.
Everything Regan has said since he took the job has been about improving the game. But this decision, if it means killing off Rangers, will completely knock the stuffing out of Scottish football.
After everything they’ve been working on in the last few years, they’ve managed to score another own goal. They take two steps forward then 10 back with some of their decisions.
Ally was right in demanding to know who was on the panel. Drysdale, Allan and Murning must be accountable, surely?
They’re supposed to be anonymous – but that’s why the SFA should have made the decision themselves, instead of getting others to do it for them.
This type of thing just wouldn’t happen in England. You have to ask, what are we getting from the SFA, what are clubs paying for?
If they can’t make a ruling on the biggest story to hit Scottish football what chance do we have? They are the game’s governing body.
I would like to think Regan and Co will back down after an appeal and once it is publicised exactly how much indebted the SFA president is with regards his EBT. They should be big enough to hold their hands up and admit their mistake.
Because if they think they can attract sponsors for their tournaments, when they’re making decisions which could liquidate one of their top clubs, they’re having a laugh.
Already, Rangers fans are planning to boycott some of the SFA’s big commercial partners and Rangers creditors for complaining too much. These deals are huge earners for them.
And if they under-estimate fan power, they’ll be in an even bigger mess than they currently find themselves in.
Home kit 1
Home Kit 2
anyone got a link to the new kit?
Paul
A quite excellent leader. A collector’s item.
The reference to Becket was so apposite and the brevity spoke volumes.
BTW if memory serves, Henry was stricken with with remorse and grief after the foul deed. He donned a hair shirt and walked to Canterbury from London to do public penance for his crime.
Any chance of McCoist taking a simlar stroll to Hampden?
Really intrigued me that the BBC seemed to deliberately omit the words ‘supposedly independent’ when quoting McCoist’s statements on RTV.
I wonder why? – they just can’t stop themselves from subjugating the truth when it comes to reporting Rangers, can they?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17846691
Are the socks dark green or black?
Kit looks brilliant.
Agent Craig “Green and” Whyte!!
I feel I need to gouge my eyes out now after reading that crap from HATEly.
Like the new kit. Black socks look good and the tennent’s logo being much smaller than normal is good.
marvin on 26 April, 2012 at 11:22 said:
Thanks for the links.
Sammi needs to get a new pair of boots. Those orange ones don’t go with the new strip at all.