Sterling work by Chris McLaughlin at the BBC who brought us the news that Duff and Phelps have rejected a bid for Rangers from Brian Kennedy, the owner English rugby club, Sale Sharks. Earlier today Kennedy suggested the administrators get their act together and move towards appointing a preferred bidder.
A preferred bidder may now be identified, if not yet publicly announced.
I can imagine the process to whittle bidders down:
‘Tell me, do you own Ibrox Stadium or security and floating charge over it?’
‘No? Ah, that’s a problem, as we don’t have it either. Where do you propose to play matches?’
‘Forget that one, someone tipped off St Mirren.’
‘Don’t take that tone with me, we’re doing our best in difficult circumstances and we’ve not been paid a pound. Yet.’
Craig Whyte controls the security and floating charge over Ibrox. He provided Ticketus with security for the money they due on the season tickets they purchased, worth in the region of £40m.
Mr Whyte and Ticketus, or a proxy, are the only show in town – and that show is not a CVA. Everything else is just shooting the breeze at £600 per hour.
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Kojo (in America) :-)
What you propose will surely come to pass as it has been written in the minutes!
They will be sent to do their `community service’ painting murals of past and glorious victories on a gable end in deepest Ayrshire.
You know it makes sense.
I can imagine NFL’s missus opening said package and after peeing her knickers in abject fear saying, “Oh hold on Neil, those daft wags have sent a `non viable’ explosive device to our home. Just as well the wee one didn’t open it as she woudn’t have known better. Some people eh, what are they like?”
Lord Turnbull(shit), hang your head in shame.
AoW
(nothappycsc)
auldheid..,
did you find out if the tax issue was a requirement for license prior to 2010 ?
Kojo, a website just for you…
http://suggestan.com/cant_stop_laughing
“Minnie The Moocher”(Cab Calloway).

Folks here’s a story ’bout Minnie the Moocher,
She was a red hot hoochie coocher,
She was the roughest, toughest tidy,
but Minnie had a heart as big as a whale.
Ho-dee ho-dee ho
Ho-dee ho-dee ho
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hey-dee hey
Hey-dee hey
Whoah
Whoah
She messed around with a bloke named Twisty.
She loved him though was cokie,
he took her down to Babbity Bowsters
and he showed her how to kick the gong around.
Hey-dee hey-dee hey
Hey-dee hey-dee hey
Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi
Oy yoi yoi yoi yoi yoi
Ay yi yi yi yi yi-oh
Ay yi yi yi yi yi-oh
Whoah
Whoah
She had a dream about the King of Blantyre,
He gave her things that she was needin’,
He gave her a home built of gold and steel,
a Robin Reliant with the platinum wheel.
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi-dee hi
Hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey
Hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey-dee hey
He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses,
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses,
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes,
She sat around and counted them all. A thousand times..
Hi-dee hi-dee hi.
Hi-dee hi-dee hi.
Whoah.
Whoah.
Poor Min,Poor Min,Poor Min.
Poor Twisty……..

.
M W D
Ta for that. Such a learned man you are!!
Auld Heid
The silence from Celtic at the minute is telling me everything I want to know.
For months we have been submerged in info from every faction, group, section of support, bombarded with propaganda from every angle.
Celtic ? NOT A PEEP !
Do you think they have nothing to say? No opinion?
They are playing a blinder in spite of the attempts from every quarter to drag the Club into any sort of dogfight.
Not a word said yet that silence is deafening. It will be worth waiting to hear what they have to say when the time is right.
Auldheid
Last week I would have thought along the self same lines.
This week the doubts are creeping back in, jeez, I wish I had your optimistic outlook.
You can’t deny that something is just no correcto about all this, I can understand that the sfa don’t want to be seen as the bad guys, but ffs, they are breaking all their rules to accomadate them, I saw AT’s interview with Regan, and he asked harder questions than any other scottish hack would have, but he still fell well short imo.
I hope that he really does come up with something, otherwise, it’s same old, same old.
The club have but one option imo, resign, or accept being bum bhoys for the rest of time.
I have no faith that they can in any way facilitate change at the sfa, and that is a sad thing to say mi amigo, but that’s the way I feel.
If there is an exit strategy in the pipeline, which I believe there has been for some time, DD is either playing a blinder here, or he has folded, time will tell.
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Celticbhoy
Hiya,pal?
Ah liked the fact that ye liked whit Ah wrote.
Thanks..
Sure, Ah am Kidding , a wee bit, in whit Ah wrote..
Jist a Bit.
But.. as they say.. although.it is a Lang time since Ah hoid. Anybuddy Say .. this…’
“Minny a Trewth is Said.. in Jest!”
Kojo
yer Pal. .who thinks Yer swell.
Still, Laughin’
Auld Neil Lennon heid on 29 March, 2012 at 23:10
I pray you are right my friend.
I’m sick of this league and it’s pandering to that lot.
getting out of here can’t come quick enough for me.
leave them ( if there is a them ) and the rest to rot.
Hail hail
MME
Canalamar
Down at my caravan so not got good access to check. Using mobile as mobile broadband keeps losing signal to laptop.
Nick Hallett @NickJHallett Close
apparently latest count from #bradfordwest indicates Galloway 1st, Lab 2nd, UKIP 3rd, Tories 4th. still provisional tho.
Retweeted by Cowan88
O.G.Rafferty
well that’s good enough for me. l have no idea what the news will be or where l will find it but l going to buy a deck chair and a weeks supply of beer. Who was it that said 24 hours in a day and 24 cans of beer in a case.
24 x 7 … l think Im going to need a bigger carry-ott
jude2005
I sat on a jury around 3 years ago.
I watched in amazement as half or more of the jurors made decisions based on their own prejudice. One fella found it perfectly reasonable to vote based on the team the accused supported.
It was an eye opener.
2 things got on my nipples during the 3 and a half week case.
1. Solicitors praying on every prejudice the jurors may hold.
2. Case should have lasted 1 week as it started normally around 10 stop for lunch 12 back in at 2 and away at 4 unless it was a Friday then the morning sesh went onto 1 and away for the day.
Such a bloated unnecessary system.
But I would say this. If you get the chance to sit on a jury, take it. It is a real eye opener.
I was not surprised by the Hearts supporter getting off whatsoever. In fact I would have been more surprised if he didnt.
MWD
Kojo
No excuses, I just didn’t know I had done anything wrong, that’s about the stretch of it.
But, it’s Paul’s blog, and it’s my place to play by his rules, so by his rules I will play, it’s like being back at school :>)))
Kojo
lt was very clear that you like all of us are scunnered with what been happening. You just expressed it so well.
Remember it will be all right in the end, and if it isn’t all right,it’s not the end.
Our day will come.
TET
What did you do wrong ?
TET
They are all waiting for the FTT to lance the boil for them.
After that they have to clean up the pus or there will be no Scottish football.
When it is no longer in the SFA/SPLs self interest to keep Rangers alive they will drop their support.
Only a real billionaire with no sense can stop the inevitable and none have appeared.
Celtic must be seething by now and will have a lot to say when the time comes.
Not long I think.
What I don’t get re the huns non payment of tax and NI contributions since last summer, this amounts to some £9 – £11 million pounds, say e.g. we paid the same amount in tax and NI then that means the huns have had an advantage of around £18 – £22 million in this football season alone.
Hows that for live in you’re face cheating!
I’ll be really pissed off (even more) with Scottish football, if they’re not fully punished in relation to their crime.
A new league Celts, lets distance ourself from this shower of shameless cheating scum..
V
Iain Anderson playing Four Green Fields on Radio Scotland just now!! WOOWWW I asked an Irish folk singer in Tenerife to sing it and he had never heard of it!! Shame on him!!
offski…… flouncing …… I’ll be fine ra morra!
V
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ on
*************
Thats musician speak for I’m not allowed to sing potentially rebelly tunes.
A folk singer would defo know the song.
Night!
V
Off the Record ! on 29 March, 2012 at 23:35 said:
TET’s son got attacked in Aberdeen and in his understandable rage ranted against the perpetrators. Who in this case turned out to be Pakistani’s.
ET said Paki’s which incensed some viewers. Not me.
HH
In case uv never heard it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsaQPobUZiM
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. Bobby Russell @23.19
Thanks fur that Link,pal
Well.. Ah read awe the Reasons which they gave.. oan whit wid cause Wan tae be unable tae stoap laughin’..
And Ah eventually found The Reason .. Why Ah canny stoap laughin’…
And it is This..
“Ye think it is funny!”
Yep.. Ah jist think that The Fine Mess which G.A. ur in..
is..
FunnnnnAyyyyyy!
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater.
Still, Laughin’
Be in no doubt, folks, that the “Honourable” Lord Turnbull is a Hun of the first water.
Thanks AOW
I hope TET’s son is OK
CARLSBERG FRIDAY………….PLEASE BE
So we’ve lost Paul McBride..
John Reid,for all his faults and his dubious past,at least had a presence..
and could be relied upon to make a powerful statement on the odd occasion.
What is the point of Bankier…?
He’s had plenty of time to get his feet under the table..
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Exiled Tim
Pal.. Ah am no Reproving ye.
Ah am.. jist Pointing oot..
The Ineluctable.
which is..
Ye canny fight City Hall!
Tak yer licks.. and Bow the Knee!
Sir Paul.. has the Biggest Screwdriver..
And . .You.. We.. Everybuddy, else..
Hivnae.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater.
Vmhan
There was only me him and mrs J in the bar. Highland Paddys in Los Gigantes. He said he’d learn it for next year, He was from Cork and so was his penny whistling playing wive. Ever listened to a penny Whistle for 2 hours??
Off the Record ! on 29 March, 2012 at 23:45 said:
No problemos – TET will update you.
ps. I thought i was invisible tonight, nae responses! Craig Whyte noticed and wanted ma spare room!
HH
Channel 4 news on the big screens at Ibrokes ramorra just before Legneds Charity Fraud Match………that’d be good
Not been lurking today.
Anyone else hear strong rumour that Big Tax case announcement due out no later than Wednesday of next week?
Jude 2005
Better than 2 minutes of Bagpipes !
sorry to harp back to the last post……..
but how can posting a bomb be described as “assault”??
Ghuys, is it just me, or does this whole issue stink?
Whatever the criticisms of Neil Lennon on this post, regarding teams, formations, etc…
We CANNOT sit by and see charges like this reduced to “assault”….
nor can we sit by the sidelines and argue about which players he chooses, and where….
Neil Lennon has endured more than any other manager, and I want to pledge my support to him – publicly – and without comment on his choices regarding players….
We have a Manager whose spirit defies all others, and whose belief in Celtic permeates all aspects of the team.
I am appalled by Scottish Football.
But my support is behind Neil…his dreams.. his team… and his family….
This is not just a “suspicious package”…
this is an abomination…. a clear act of intimidation.
Neil… you have my support.
Always.
HH
:-) x
Off the Record ! on 29 March, 2012 at 23:49 said:
Jude 2005
———————
Better than 2 minutes of Craig Patterson commentary!
Really surprised to read many regulars on here dismiss Alex Thomson’s interview as “nothing new” and “same old stuff”.
Think about it.
Think about the very first question he asked.
And think about who, anywhere in our sports, business or news media, would have had the Henry Halls to ask that question? Alex Thomson has been on the case for 3 or 4 weeks and asked it. Asked it in the context of a British audience.
This story is going places now. It’s going exactly where we hoped it would go but were afraid (for very good reason) that it would not unless an “outsider” got fully enagaged.
The very first question….in case people haven’t seen the interview…….
“This is potentially the biggest corruption scandal in British sport…and yet the SPL deem themselves fit to investigate themselves?”
Boom. And I believe Alex Thomson is sitting on dynamite cards that won’t be played until next week at the earliest. Tomorrow nights Boom will be louder than today’s Boom….but the big cards will be played when the music is at it’s loudest.
Still around as I’ve naw finished my nightcap yet :¬)
Jude, A musician from the rebel county and he never knew it FFS….. hard to fathom.
The link below (worried now due to the ET linky thing TAL at other Tims) is to a brand new Irish bar in Puerto Rico, Gran Canaria.
Micky Bell is one of the owners, some CQN’ers will know him from either the Marine Bar, Bundoran or Belfast or a working mans pub in Northampton where he ran a CSC…….. it’ll be the place to be this year in Puerto Rico, I here Glasnevin are going out for a time.
http://www.puertorico-tonight.com/puerto-rico/en/prog.php?td=22&id=1065
V