Celtic Rumours Archive April 21 2012

21 Apr 2012 22:57:58
Just read through all your best ever premier league teams and can't believe not 1 person had Steven Gerrard in theirs, one of the most complete players of our generation and people are picking players like Keane above him? Shocking.
JFT96
Smithy {Ed007's Note - I couldn't Smithy, not in place of Keano and the Ginger Prince. I did have him on the bench.}

21 Apr 2012 20:07:10
Just watched the first half of El Classico and it shows the crap we pay to watch in this country.The pace is scary,but mourinho looks to have done a number on them. But it is Barca,so .........green jhedi {Ed007's Note - A fantastic match, and even better result if it stands :-)

Comment on the SPL standards is correct. My workmates call it the Sunday Pub League.

21 Apr 2012 15:31:42
We are living post financial apocalypse, the world changing and developing around it and a 140 year old institution is the living embodiment of excess. Rangers are the example of capitalism gone wrong and are the biggest story, for all the wrong reasons, in the footballing world right now.
To not be interested would be a dereliction, to be a Celtic fan and not be interested would be very strange and to be a Celtic fan interested but not typing about it would be lazy.
So we are just socially conscious Celtic fans who aren't lazy.
Bloody Aluko at it again as i type.
Nevis

Here nevis yur misses must huv fun scalin yur big peak,every nite whit say you?
fae doaktur pat md,gp, dvd ,cd, e.t.c
vd.

Could do worse than take aluko... {Ed007's Note - Take him where? Has he paid himself that much he can't affor a taxi?}

Oh no pats set his sights on my big peak ed, im gonnae get posso'd
Nervis {Ed007's Note - Just as long as it isn't Vera.........then be VERY afraid!!!!!}

21 Apr 2012 13:12:56
And so it begins..........again.Apparently it's now Miller time.You would think that after all the rangers fans have been through they might exercise some caution about a new owner.Last week there was a red card protest at ibrox against liquidation,now by placing the word incubator in a rambling statement,all is well again.Never mind the fact that Miller's press release on purchasing rangers had no mention of Whyte,but the whole thing hinges on the SFA being implicated in cheating.Does anyone think the SFA can really say to rangers,okay,we will guarantee you SPL status,guarantee no more points deductions or any punishment regarding on-going investigations? This would make them a bigger laughing stock than they currently are and, i'm pretty sure, would have UEFA officials firing e-mails galore demanding to know what is going on. But wait! Whats that coming over the hill? It's not the taxman,it's the blue knight's! Yup there back,marching towards ibrox like Wyatt Earp to the ok coral.One question,who are they? Paul Murray we all know is the public face but who is lurking in the shadows? I dont recall him ever saying who was in this consortium,Why.Could it be that they dont want the publicity until Murray has the keys?Again why? Why would anybody trust a man who might be as much use to rangers as Gladys Knight? So many questions but no answers so far.Never mind,when the shoot out starts all us Celtic fans will be in the saloon in tombstone with good seats and a John Daniels to sip...............green jhedi

@GJ since day one I've always wondered who were behind Paul Murray and The Knights of the Blue Templar . My thoughts were they must be quite dodgy or murky or they would show face.Interesting that our unbiased and free press have never asked the same question.......DH

The blue knight (singular) is full of the proverbial....

Why do you Care? why are you all so opsessed with Rangers and our situation?, Do you not ever think about Football? What ever happens to Rangers will happen, whoever is given the Keys or not , is in the hands of other men, Yet you all are still seeing dark dealings and people in the Shadows, Do you know all the people who fund your club, do you Know how their money was made? ............I suspect not and why should you. Stop worrying about Rangers and our off feild problems and start to worry about your own team and the fact that even after investment, even after having stability, even with a titile you are not really making progress, you are not really that good..................think about it? And if you dont start to get it right soon you will need Paul Daniels to keep you in Europe. Ta Ta for Now Wibblyblue. {Ed007's Note - Why do you care? Why are you so obsessed with what CFC fans think (are laughing at) your club? I think you and your team have more to worry about.}

21 Apr 2012 11:28:41
Ed: Can/will the SFA/SPL give assurances to the Miller acquisition that there will be no points deduction or financial penalties and auto entry into SPL next season. Surely if they do it's highly unethical not to mention the legalities of it all. {Ed007's Note - No the SPL/SFA can not do this, it is just one of the many holes in Miller's 'bid'. }

Bond, you know am straight talking from the other sites we speak on you know am from the "other side", but I see liquidation edging closer and closer and Bill Murrays bid is not a serious one, do you really think that Celtic and Scottish football will flourish without Rangers, or even with a newco Rangers ......... Big Dave {Ed007's Note - Scottish football will just need to find it's level Dave, no matter what happens. I don't want Rangers to cease to exist, just to be in the doldrums to have a bit of a gloat and a wind up for a few years and I would be happy. But there can not seem to be any bending of rules etc to help Rangers out, it questions the whole sporting integrity of the Scottish game Dave. Nobody helped Motherwell, Dundee, Livingston or Gretna, so why should Rangers be treated any different? Look at Italy for example, I know it was different 'crimes' but Juventus' involvement rocked Italian football to the core, they were guilty and had to face their punishment. Justice must be seen to be done, that is all I am looking for and for Rangers to be treated the exact same as any other team who ended up in this situation. If you sold cars for a living and got caught using dodgy MOTs on cars you sell, would you expect to keep your job because you are a good salesman? The ethics of the situation must be paramount when any decisions are made.}

Funnily enough I agree with you Ed, but I dont see Sky sticking around if Rangers go to the wall and/or trying to negotiate a new deal if a newco Rangers is formed so I think for the finiancial health of the other clubs around then Rangers must continue to exist in their current form but I dont see that happening, but punishment should defo be dished out Ed ......... Big Dave {Ed007's Note - My own opinion Dave is f##k Sky mate, if they don't want to out money into the game I really don't care. Their money only makes up 3% of CFC's total income and if there isn't as much football on the TV, people will start going back to games. Look at the crowds Kilmarnock, Hearts, Hibs and Aberdeen took to Hampden. If these people really support their club then get games at an affordable level and get people going back to games, not come slinking out the woodwork any time there is a big game for them. Smaller clubs need to do more to get more fans through the gates rather than worrying about how much a TV deal is worth. Man City can't even fill their stadium (look at Google maps and enter Manchester Council House and see what comes up lol) and look at what they are trying to achieve, they give free tickets to schools, the Manchester gay community and charities to try and get more people in the gates. CFC have the 10th highest matchday revenue in the whole of Europe with £43.4 million a season, £13 million more than Rangers and AC Milan and £14 million more than Man City. There is always the possibility of exploring what the bigger EPL and continental teams are looking to do and streaming their own games to maximise income.}