The reason a transfer ban was imposed on Rangers is straightforward enough, they bought players and cannot pay for them. Clubs from Vienna to Edinburgh are owed money and have little prospect of being paid ahead of the coming transfer window, a fact which will have an enormous impact on their own competitive challenge next season.
The SFA cannot allow member clubs to continue to splash cash on players while clubs from other associations go without payment. It has a duty to inhibit clubs in violation of the rules from further strengthening while others have been weakened as a consequence.
This notion is tolerated in Scotland (only by those with a vested interest in Rangers flourishing) but is simply untenable. The appeal will be rejected.
It beggars belief that Duff and Phelps complain that Rangers competitive challenge will be inhibited as a result of not being able to sign yet more players, the administrators are the architects of the situation the club finds itself in.
Duff and Phelps devised a plan which would see Rangers retain their squad, or at the very least, be in a position to trade players in the summer. The plan was sold as a great victory, a panacea which would ensure the club would continue to field a competitive team throughout the administration process, something unheard of at other clubs in the same situation.
At significant cost to creditors, they kept players on full pay for several weeks before agreeing to retain the entire squad on reduced salaries. Throughout this period they played teams they owe money to, including Hearts, who they defeated last week while using a player bought from Hearts with an outstanding £800k bill.
For signing players and gaining a competitive advantage, without paying for them, inhibiting competitors’ teambuilding efforts, the only appropriate punishment is a transfer ban.
No disrespect to junior, amateur and lower league teams, but…
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow.
One team in Glasgow,
There’s only one team in Glasgow…
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Speaking of blue suede loafers, there’s a question I’ve been meaning to ask… but I’ve been too afraid to do so…
Are black brogues OK?
I’m wearing a pair of black brogues right now. (A very nice pair of Crockett & Jones derby full brogues, for the benefit of fellow shoe fetishists.) I’d be mortified if I were committing a faux pas.
Exposé
The years went by and without a lie
Things were sorted behind closed doors
Now these have been flung open
Exposing all the whores!
A melting pot of bankers and politicians
Stirring the corrupted pot
The toothless Scottish media
Exposing bloody naught
The time has come for the guilty
Take the punishment and repent
But you want to bring down others
Exposing your intent
LiviBhoy @ 11.31am
I am with your old man on the Celtic strip-with one exception.I was at the match when we first wore numbers on our shorts,I was in Lisbon when we wore white socks and I was at Elland Road for the European Cup semi final when we wore orange socks.
My preference is actually to have hooped socks with the dark green as worn in my early days ( 1950s ) of following the team.
No tinkering with the club crest- by all means introduce a supplementary one such as the famine commemoration or centenary cross-but the four leaf clover represents the essential Celtic.
Well done again Paul on a splendidly clear and succinct explanation.
Now a personal anguish.I am flying to Lima in Peru on Sunday morning from Paris at around 10.30am.The flight takes around 11 hours so my thoughts will be at Celtic Park.Trying to figure out how I can explain to Air France pilots that I will be in need of important information during the flight.All suggestions welcome.
Gordon-do not forget to text me.
South Of Tunis on 27 April, 2012 at 11:37 said:
Ticketus /
Ticketus have an agreement with Craig Whyte . The relevant agreement is governed by English Law .
……………………………………..
Nightmare as you say SOT.
I was once involved in an arbitration arising from a contract carried out in Scotland.
The arbitration was Scottish but the contract was governed by English law and the appeal of the Aribiter’s decision made in Glasgow was heard in the High Court in London.
The parties eventually settled out of court but the possibility of appeals re the various fine points re locus, jurisdiction etc were endless.
Lawyers, North a South of the Border rubbing their hands on this one all right.
The Pantaloon Duck on 27 April, 2012 at 11:50 said:
Ive got a pair of Ox Blood Brogues,
cost me a fortune, if were stating a campaign can I get a bit of dispensation as theyre not technically brown?
If not
Hand made
Size 91/2
any reasonable bid will be considered
I have absolutely no objection to honouring our Irish roots.
However, although hopefully someday it will be, the Tricolour is not the flag of all Ireland. Until it is we should steer clear of using it to honour all our Irish roots. Mine are Antrim and I am proud of them.
Mmm —- Football strips .
Had to take the good lady from Padova to the dentist recently [ The Fear ! ]
Whilst waiting for her enduring the torture of root canal treatment , I read an Italian Womens Mag .
Entertaining article re Italian Womens views re British men —
Fat , ugly, badly dressed, don’t use bidets, beer swilling etc .
Funniest bit related to the strange tendency of fat , ugly beer swilling couch potatoes to walk the streets in football tops .
One woman opined — ” they look like condoms stuffed with walnuts”
Audrey Gillan @audreygillan Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Interesting Jack Irvine former editor of the Scottish Sun tells #enquirer he had a ‘black book’ in his desk drawer for payments to cops…
Jardine reminds us yet again why we are well rid it them
For them to think they have any power at this time …..risible
One would think after the last three months of embarrassment that they would have acquired some humility
Their sense of entitlement is breathtaking
Pay yer bills
PS … Celtic please please hand them the mother of all beatings on Sunday
Paul 67
You’re the, “Brubaker” of Timdom :)
God Bless
With a four leaf clover on my breast,
And the green and white upon my chest,
It’s such a joy for us to see,
For they play football the Celtic way.
It’s been ten years, long time indeed,
We stood with pride and we took defeat,
Our beloved team, our ancient ground,
Has been rebuilt, a club reborn.
With a four leaf clover on my breast,
And the green and white upon my chest,
It’s such a joy for us to see,
For they play football the Celtic way.
McCann he rode the winds of change,
And the things he brought will long remain,
A phoenix rising, a house of steel,
And 60,000 Celtic dreams.
With a four leaf clover on my breast,
And the green and white upon my chest,
It’s such a joy for us to see,
For they play football the Celtic way.
The work is done and the stage is set,
The Celtic dream can now be met,
In a sea of dreams, we’re here today,
Lets sit and watch the Champions play.
With a four leaf clover on my breast,
And the green and white upon my chest,
It’s such a joy for us to see,
For they play football the Celtic way.
Fassreifen on 27 April, 2012 at 11:56 said:
‘black book’ in his desk drawer for payments to cops… ”
wouldnt happen in scotland….would it?
Celtic FC – More Than a Football Team
SoT
It should be illegal for over-20s to wear football tops in public, unless:
a) You are professional footballer and are at your work.
b) You are playing 5-a-sides with your mates.
c) You are in Seville for a European final.
Jack Irvine is otherwise engaged. Rangers communications strategy goes pop.
I prefer to think this is the reason for the stream of garbage coming from their main mouthpieces this week rather than the much more sinister notion that it’s all deliberate.
In Celtic’s first ever programme issued at the start of the 1929-30 season it deals with the new “away strip” as follows:
“Celtic’s change uniform this season is a white jersey with a large green V. It looks exceptionally smart and is reminiscent of the original shirt worn by the club, white shirts with green facings. They also had a green pocket with red Celtic cross.”
What is that old saying about red and green?
The Singing Detective on 27 April, 2012 at 11:20 said:
Sure,Celtic have some Irish roots….
But as a Scottish team playing in Scotland for the past 125 years,perhaps we should place more emphasis on our Scottish Identity…
Perhaps the Club Badge could be revised,to incorporate the Thistle..as a nod to our Scottish Heritage..?
How about the Thistle Motif central,with a ‘Garland’ of Shamrocks surrounding….still retaining only original Green for the crest….?
Perhaps Celtic FC could launch a competition to see who could come up with the best new design ?
Freshen things up for The Generation of Domination….
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FFS – really !!!! i know lets call ourselves Glasgow United and do away with all the troublesome Paddy baggage once and for all. Other teams in Scotland have done it why not us as well?
Another cronie of Murray ,who set up intelligente finance in livingston ,forget his name but im sure he is married to a directors daughter at Dunfermline,and there is more ,like a few at HBOS, RBS,Crooks everyone of them ,go after them
Goodbye Glasgow Rangers by Billy No’Well
Spin, spin and more spin!!!
Take a look at the BBC website story about Ticketus walling away – supposedly “in the wake of a 12 montn transfer ban”.
Check out the Ticketus statement – there is no reference to be found to the transfer embargo at all but plenty being said about the lack of a viable solution.
How do the BBC get away with this crap? Yesterday, their report on Ally’s fatwah on the judiciary panel studiously avoided his words ‘supposedly independent’. Seriously shocking that this level of biased crap is funded by license money…
Jack Kervorkian, just been spotted entering Ibrox staduim
Pantaloon Duck
Black brogues are fine.
Che, ox blood, ooooh, you’re cutting it fine. Wait till you see the pic of Swalex and then do a colour comparison. His are a 9.9 out of 10 on the Bill Struth Brogues Scale for brownness. I would say anything under 8 is acceptable.
garcia lorca on 27 April, 2012 at 11:52
Agree with you regarding the Centenary year cest. A brilliant idea and one thing our former custodians did get right. It was a wonderful tribute to Brother Walfrid.
I would say the shorts and socks are the only thing that should be interchangeable. I liked the hooped socks but they can’t be hooped all the time. Nike have a duty to change various things. I think the black socks are a strange addition. I know they were used in the past and it is a nostalgic reason but I remember when I played football as a youth regulalry we always had dark socks because they were easier to clean. How many SPL teams wear black/dark socks? I sense we will be wearing white most of the season.
I hope the away strip this year is a cracker because I think that in the last ten years they have been woeful!
Don’t mess with the badge or the 4 leaf clover!
LB
Che on 27 April, 2012 at 11:53 said:
Oxblood is not brown. Dunno if it’s acceptable though.
kitalba on 27 April, 2012 at 12:00 said:
We are everything that they are not and that’s the bottom line…
Magnificent Video..
Craig Whyte Legend
Morning Troops, been working down LDN for the last 2 weeks but thankful that CQN is keeping me up to date. I’m loving the pantomime that is RFC (IA) but still can’t believe they are alive! Hoping Sunday we thrash on the park!
HH
CB
quonno on 27 April, 2012 at 11:54 said:
I have absolutely no objection to honouring our Irish roots.
However, although hopefully someday it will be, the Tricolour is not the flag of all Ireland. Until it is we should steer clear of using it to honour all our Irish roots. Mine are Antrim and I am proud of them.
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When we get a reunited Ireland, its National Flag should be a Gold Harp on a green background!
Apologies if already posted.
From BBC website.
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Man admits threatening Celtic Twitter comment about Peter Lawwell
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell was the target of the comment
An Aberdeen man has admitted posting a threatening Twitter comment after Celtic’s chief executive said the club did not need Rangers.
Ryan McDonald, 21, wrote “Lawwell needs a bullet simples!!!” about Peter Lawwell in February.
He admitted breaching the peace by sending a message of a threatening or offensive nature.
Sheriff Wendy Sheehan deferred sentence at Glasgow Sheriff Court for more information about the case.
McCoist does not apologise for comments and stands by original statement
from sporting life website (bolding of type is by me – if i know my html)
“McCOIST DEFIANT OVER SFA COMMENTS
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Rangers manager Ally McCoist insists he makes no apology for demanding transparency over the Scottish Football Association’s judicial panel.
McCoist called for the three members to be named after they hit the club with a £160,000 fine and a 12-month embargo on registering players over 17, mainly for bringing the game into disrepute since Craig Whyte’s takeover.
Strathclyde Police later confirmed they were investigating alleged threats made against the panel after the SFA said their identities had been “compromised”.
One of the panel members, Raith Rovers director Eric Drysdale, spoke out and disagreed with McCoist’s assertion that they should be named.
The Rangers manager released a statement on Thursday morning defending his calls for transparency, while claiming his remarks were not a signal for fans to engage in threatening behaviour.
Asked 24 hours later if he had any regrets over his original comments, McCoist said: “Not at all. I think a lot of people have misinterpreted my statement as some form of apology.
“It’s anything but an apology. I stand by everything I’ve said. In fact, I was delighted to see Mr Drysdale come out and disagree with my comments.
“I’ve got nothing but the utmost respect for him now because I know who the gentleman is.
“I still disagree with the panel and their decision but I fully appreciate the fact that I know who the gentleman is now.
“I respect him and I respect his decision – although I don’t agree with it.””
relevant part here
Not at all. I think a lot of people have misinterpreted my statement as some form of apology.
It’s anything but an apology. I stand by everything I’ve said…
Truly shameless.
Have Rangers FC (IA) not failed to instruct personnel as to what is the required standard of conduct? How large a fine will the SFA impose?
Fassreifen on 27 April, 2012 at 11:56 said:
”Audrey Gillan @audreygillan Reply Retweet Favorite · Open
Interesting Jack Irvine former editor of the Scottish Sun tells #enquirer he had a ‘black book’ in his desk drawer for payments to cops…”
And once you’ve paid them once you can blackmail them for life.
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon on 27 April, 2012 at 10:25 said:
Omnishambles, I love it!
Nice wee article that
gsu
regarding our irishness, looking back at what we have had to endure(the older posters anyway) as young men in this wee country, whats yer name son, naw we are no looking for anybody, is what we had to put up with
now to water down our history to become more acceptable by people I am not interested in getting accepted by is wrong
why dont we just play in white , would that appease them
greenjedi on 27 April, 2012 at 12:08 said:
quonno on 27 April, 2012 at 11:54 said:
I have absolutely no objection to honouring our Irish roots.
However, although hopefully someday it will be, the Tricolour is not the flag of all Ireland. Until it is we should steer clear of using it to honour all our Irish roots. Mine are Antrim and I am proud of them.
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When we get a reunited Ireland, its National Flag should be a Gold Harp on a green background!
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There is one over riding reason the Tri colour will be the flag of a united Ireland. – It represents all traditions in Ireland
To quote WolfeTone
To subvert the tyranny of our execrable government, to break the connection with England, the never-failing source of all our political evils, and to assert the independence of my country, these were my objects. To unite the whole people of Ireland, to abolish the memory of past dissensions, and to substitute the common name of Irishman, in place of the denominations of Protestant, Catholic and Dissenter
Right enough B/S about flags and crests on to sunday and pumping the dark side.
Neil Lennon – he’s just a man… Yeah! but he’s our Man.
Fat Sally has now admited to BBC journalist Alister Lamont that it wasn’t enough that Rangers knew privately who was on the panel but that he asked for their names so that the public at large would also know.
Why he felt it was neccesary for this information to be out in the public or what he hoped to acheive is not known as surprise surprise, no one thought to ask him.
Mort
Just a very rough comparison for you regarding sentencing in UK, looks like their sentence was 50% of what “others” have received for similar offences in the recent past. I think both episodes are equally abhorrent and no justification in my book, both are not like for like but similar, those sentenced today carried out their plot those below didn’t.
Three members of the Real IRA were today beginning 30-year jail terms for plotting a bombing campaign.
The men – trapped trying to buy arms in an undercover MI5 sting last year – were “at or near the heart” of the organisation that carried out the Omagh bombing, Woolwich Crown Court heard.
Sentencing . Mr Justice Astill said: “Whatever justification you can find in your hearts and minds for the killing and maiming, it’s the duty of these courts to reflect the public revulsion for the suffering and grief you impose on the innocent.”
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-113294/IRA-bomb-plot-trio-30-years.html#ixzz1tEp5ibDh