Celtic Banter Archive March 09 2012

 

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09 Mar 2012 23:48:16
I am a Rangers fan (female), married to a Celtic fan and I just want to say, guys come on and stop this - I am grateful that there are people sleeping soundly in their beds tonight for the first time in months knowing that their jobs/mortgages/kids lifestyles etc are safe right now from the threat of imminent redundancy. So, all the banter etc is fine, but inject a bit of humanity into your jelly and icecream please and think on if it was you with that hanging over you!!

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Your Craig Whytes wife arent you?.......Stevie

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Sorry to disappoint but no, just a decent hard working person with values and morals !

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Just like masel hen....Stevie

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Give her credit if she can live with one of us surly we can do the same the game is 90 minuets this is the rest of your life i love celtic but i love my wife also dont make me make a choice b

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B your on the wrong site mate this is the banter site .......Stevie

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09 Mar 2012 22:39:46
Source: BBC 10 oclock News.

Paul Murray and the American Tanned Tights will only buy Rangers if they are guarenteed they wont go into liquidation.....well thats burst that bubble..hahahha. and am i not right that not even hours ago all the rangers fans were on their condolences pages trying to come up with plans to bump Ticketus, minutes later theyre lauding them as saviours......Desperate, pathetic parasites. its getting funnier by the hour. Keep the hilarity up....beggers!
Bhrydo Bhoy.........

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09 Mar 2012 22:01:28
Supposedely Paul Murray, Ticketus
are joining up to "save" the rowing
club, a wee question or two? Is this
not the same Paul Murray who was on
board during all these EBT's, would he
not be banned from joining board of
the rowing club, are SPL going to
look to see if he is "fit and proper"
with Ticketus coming on board, they
are obviously trying to protect their
investment and the BIG question
how can anybody buy the rowing club
when they do not know how much it
will cost as big tax case still not
issued its verdict.... Timalloy

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It's propaganda Tim, that's all!

Hope you're well, fella!

Miko x

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Simples a deal will be struck with HER Majesty allowing a CVA AS Long a there is a change of Regime enabling Rangers to keep their history unlike Celtic we wont have to steal another clubs history "that's all you are a stolen star,that's all yous are a stolen star" maybe you can swap it for the asterix you will get with this years title and nobody will notice

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Still got the GOLD STAR on our jersey's mug.how much did you spend trying to get one?

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Stolen star you person EUROPEAN CUP,not stolen we won it.You lot are clowns,no money,no european football,no title, no hope.Oh and check the league we are still well ahead minus the ten points.

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Sorry tim my post pointed at our non tax paying defender of the realm
Hoodbhoy

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09 Mar 2012 21:56:38
Does anyone else think that this guy whyte at rangers is being used as a front - take the fall and the good guys ie Murray etc coming riding in to be the good guys and shuts gets a few million quid.
Ticketus vouching for Murray n co as new owners
Who would seriously loan a company that everyone knows wad going into administration.
Where were these 7 potential owners for the last 3 years when David Murray was trying to sell this mob for £1.

Feel that Rangers are total cheats and should be kicked out of Scottish football. Every club has been chasing rangers over the years and getting into financial trouble whilst they are cheating the tax man

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Awww didhums.

And the boys in blue get off Scot-free! just wait til Her Maj gives us a pass 'n all- there'll be some bubbling on here that day I'll be bound! :-)

Stop greeting anyway, the death of us would only have been the death of you anyway. Your dopey chairman was starting to finally cotton-on yesterday at the meeting of the other ten.

A very happy billy. :-D

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If rangers stay in the spl without penalties or without paying back what they owe then the integrity of scottish football is in question. If rangers then return as a force in scottish football then all other clubs should quit the spl and form their own league. Only rangers fans believe rangers should escape unpunished, the question is integrity or titles. I would prefer Celtic to lose the league 10 seasons in a row than to win it once dishonestly. Can rangers fans say the same or is the win at all costs philosophy not just the boards. Would love to hear just 1 rangers supporter admit that whats happened to their club at the moment is the punishment for ill advised decisions made over many years(Not by Rangers fans but just a couple of bad apples on the board).

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Until the big taxcase is decided then we can't comment on any apparent "ill advised" decisions. The only one we can speak of Craig Whyte and his decision to take over the club and run up a £9m tax debt.

I think, in time, all clubs and creditors who are owed money from Rangers will receive all monies owed.

We haven't won anything dishonestly. Everything we won was by playing 11 v 11. We didn't always win things did we? You are implying that Rangers cheated to win, if that was the case then I am pretty sure they would have won a whole lot more titles, trophies etc than they did.

TTG

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09 Mar 2012 21:55:56
Scratcher bound, nite fellow tax payers!

Miko

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09 Mar 2012 21:35:18
Hey Stef, unlucky pal, a couple didn't come in for you.......begining to have second thoughts about Sunderland beating Liverpool now. Cattermole and Sessegnon suspended for tomorrow.......thinking I should've went with a drawn on that one now! Aaaaarrrghh!

Miko

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Everton n spurs zzzzzzz and plus emm sunderland v livepool pfffffffff a fink a draw but a will post ma teams soon as i get the paper,nae good at draws or put it this way am quite unlucky last few times,so goodnite folks watchin celb juice
that a recorded wot a buzz man,stef1967

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09 Mar 2012 20:59:50
The Tax Evaders page in meltdown, celebrating the sad situation of asking their heroes to take a pay cut, bet the McGregors, Naismiths etc aren't celebrating, they'll be plotting their move out of ipox, this fiasco just gets better and better....Stevie

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Ticketus justannounced its to financialy back the Blue Knights

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I ,for the life of me,cant understand the celebrations over there.The players have put money in the bank till the end of the season.I would think they are well protected in the event of a liquidation by the free transfer,leaving them as creditors to claim the money back.....green jhedi

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We are not in meltdown ok some fans are gettin a bit carried away but to be honest we have had sh1t fed to us over past few weeks(no doubt more to come), and are enjoying a little glint of light....craig+babybear

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Craigandbabybear....one thing to say..SANDHEIDS!!

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09 Mar 2012 20:30:17
Burley to join the Sunday Mail,good enough reason not to buy it.

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09 Mar 2012 19:52:40
Well, what did we learn today? Rangers can fulfill their fixtures (awfully nice of them), their fans seem to think they're now safe (dilluded) and it's all great from here on in. Well from the press conference I just saw, Rangers are STILL in a 'periless position', and their players have had there wages slashed. No one will buy them, not in this state, duff and phelps alone cost £1m a month, and they will be there a while yet. And yet all the fools on the south side seem to think it's sorted. Roll on the 25th, when cold harsh reality kicks in, prolonged pain and a slow death is the only thing I see.
Bhrydo bhoy

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Death by a thousand cuts - thank you Duff and Phelps.

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No one will buy us? Suggest you check Sky News!
Fail Fail yet again Timmy!
GCUK

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Ha ha ha ha ha. What flavour off ice cream are you eating now?, sour grape?...W.A.T.P. billy the bear..

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Ticket us ust announced its to put its considerable financial muscle behind the blue knights deal

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Check what?

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And after what they said during the week
i think you will the OWNER of the club
will not sell to them

incase you forgot it is Mr Craig Whyte that owns the club and without his agreement the club cannot be sold

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Things havent changed you dumplings!! except wage cuts and PROPOSED takeovers. so away and dance yourselves into the hisory books......njoy the false hope, coz its going to go down like a concrete kite.......
Bhrydo Bhoy........laughing at the desperation of the MIGHTY Glasgow Scroungers

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09 Mar 2012 19:35:45
Frazer Wishart speaking up for a company that has forced his union members to take pay cuts of up to 75%.
you are a disgrace to everything a union stands for

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Gotta admit i found this strange.as a proud supporter of unions i would have thought his members would have been his only concern.not rangers........green jhedi

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I think they have been promised a buyer, thats why there has been no layoffs, mind you i still find it strange,.....
craig+alittlebithappierbabybear

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09 Mar 2012 19:16:39
Evening bhoys/ghirls I was just going
to talk about our cup game (now next post)
but one of my bear pals, showed me
an article by followfollow, about the
dougie/dougie issue LAST season and
they even produced GRAPHS to show
that Celtic were treated more leniently
by refs, sfa etc.., now call me cynical,
but per chance does any body think
they may just be trying to stop the
torches being shone on THEIR CORRUPT
club....
Now we have chick, traynor etc..
telling everybody, and their dog, what
great people the players are for taking
a pay cut, er yes only THREE WEEKS
later, and with clauses, and only
because they were out the door if
they did not, what noble, noble players.
Then we heard about the TREASURY
telling HMRC to do a deal to save
the famous rowing club, who are up
the creek without paddles, as Whyte
feckin SOLD them also.
Are bears really so gullible, are our
journalists, the Treasury doing a deal
even though NO DECISION from the
big tax case is known or for HOW MUCH..
In the name of the wee man (sorry Pat)
how can you do a deal when nobody
knows how much the final amount
owed is.....
Timalloy aka Cynical

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Rangers tax case blew it out the water today tim.made up nonsense.....green jhedi

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Well hurry up and die then

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09 mar 2012 18:58:45
as a rangers fan i have only one thing to say
i would rather die with our history
than live with yours

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Aye a european cup,that history that you tried to buy and will subsequently finish you! toddle on william

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Well that 1 sounds like 1 thats been posted ages ago but your history you
are only a supporter and you would rather
die with ure history well we won the big
cup and uze are now goin to live with the
fought of maybe goin into liquidation,so
go bak to yer own page coz we are bakd
by true buisness men that no how to deal with money instead of cowboy men that
need to tap money to pay for sumfin, think about it,JELLY N ICREAM by any
chance,stef1967

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Rangers have been charged with bringing the game into disrepute...celtic haven't ! What an idiotic thing to say !!!

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Oh aye cheatn willie! u must b proud

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Ssssssssssssssssssssssshhhh! nobody to blame but the hopeless lot running your club for years.. tal

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09 Mar 2012 18:49:25
oh i ed anoo that oor dr pat wiz
supervizin our eds op but am just
askin how did his op goo?am pretty
sure pat new how his team went
but haf u got any news on it,
stef1967 {Ed001's Note - his missus tells me he is ok, just recovering in bed right now.}

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Good stuff ask the missus to tell him that all the troops were askin 4 him m8,stef1967 {Ed001's Note - I have asked her to pass it on mate.}

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Here ed001,
You're letting the boy off light y'know.
Can he not be propped up in bed, tranquilised, and just get him to write "lol" after every post ?
Normal service would be resumed !
What's up with the youngsters today, not like my day. 18 hours doon the pit, walk ten miles home, in wind and rain, bathe in cold water in the outside privvy, all for ten bob a month..
The Real KB {Ed001's Note - he is an old man, he just likes to moan! Well he was an old man prior to the surgery, now he is a shim, a bit of both.....}

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Cheers ed,stef1967

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09 Mar 2012 18:27:13
Just watched STV Stuart McCall has
apparently said that if Motherwell
go into Europe it will be by de-fault.
What an insult to his club. Ally
better watch out for this wee guy
is saying all the right things to oust
McCoist. Rangers have been in
Europe by de-fault for years.

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Ally is on his way if McColl gets his feet under
the Ibrox table

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Wee McCall is a crawler

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09 Mar 2012 18:18:42
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Selection2/5 - Chelsea

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Selection4/11 - West Ham

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Selection4/7 - Brighton

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Selection6/5 - Derby

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Selection1/4 - Manchester Utd

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Selection5/6 - Norwich

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Selection23/10 - Draw

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Selection23/10 - Draw

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1 line at £5.00 per line
Total stake for this bet: £5.00
Potential Return: £10376.81

Miko x

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Miko wot i do is pick home teams and
away teams seperate then the 3rd
line put the 2 together then if the c
coupon coms up u will have 3 coupons
up together and its a lot more m8 so a will post my teams 2 morrow,ure coupon looks not bad so mite try it,a put 1 on 4 2nite- le harve,monaco,troyes,stuttgart
napoli,cork city,celta vigo,maritimo
£1=129,47,so good luck m8,stef1967

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Miko mate, you've loused it with your very first selection !
And it was all going so well up to that point. Lol.
The Real KB

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Haha, sorry KB, I like the pool, been down a few times, fancy O'Neill's mob to turn them over though.....I've even had a beer or 2 in Robbie Fowler's flat at the Albert Dock!

Miko x {Ed001's Note - I might have to ban you for that!}

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Again?

Miko {Ed001's Note - if we lose I will be holding you responsible, I am very superstitious, I still blame my daughter's mother for us not winning the league under Roy Evans. We went on a long unbeaten run and were top and clear, and it was all down to my top which had a lucky gravy stain and I wouldn't let her wash it. I used to just wear it for the match and then take it off and put it away until the next time. A two horse race at the top of the Prem and we ended up 4th because she washed my top and we lost most of our games afterwards! Mind, if we win I will be expecting you to bet against us every week......}

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Jesus man, give the girl a break, how many years ago was that? lol

It just didn't work out for poor Roy, he was a good man! Didn't help with Houlier breathing down his neck! That manufactured management team was never going to work and there was only one man leaving when the push came to shove.......felt darn sorry for Roy in the end!

Off to dreamland!

Laters Ed!

Miko {Ed001's Note - Roy is a great fella, deserved far better than David Moores constant interfering. Take care mate.}

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09 Mar 2012 17:53:29
in the coming weeks celtic fans are looking foward to scottish cup quarter final league cup final and the party of all parties at ibrox rangers fans are now beside themselves with delight because players are taking pay cuts hillarious no shame but we knew that anyway

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Exactly, good news that no one is losing their jobs at Ibrox, but fundamentaly nothing has changed, they are still heading for liquidation.

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09 Mar 2012 17:09:14
Fellow Celtic fans, turn off your tv, get the beers in and just read the the pages of the great unwashed, it's comedy gold. They actually believe, theyr gonny be ok. Talk about hangin on to false hope...luvin it
Bhrydo BHoy

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09 Mar 2012 15:32:22
Ed how bad does this make the spl look, the taxman has been at ibrox for about a month and they are doing more to help sectarianism than spl lol! Jelly&icecream trickycelt!

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09 Mar 2012 15:25:16
hi,my mate who has a few boxes at
celtic park was in today asking about
whats happening with the rangers
tickets as he has heard nothing
whoever he was talking gave him a look and told him not to be so stupid

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09 Mar 2012 15:06:08
Just read an article in Celtic Quick regarding the state this leagues in.I would urge EVERY Celtic fan to have a look.If,as the article says,these other clubs are gonna roll over and let "newco" straight back into the SPL we must mobilise.How can a league system have ANY credibility if this happens? They call for a boycott on ALL away games,while i normally would disagree with this,in this case it is surely justified.Just have a look on the rankers pages,the "we are the peepil" attutude is alive and kicking.If these other chairmen are so desperate to have a lying,cheating and rule breaking club for their cash the answer is simple. Dont give them ours!Sky's power is on the wane,streaming rights is the thing of the future.Lets send them a message loud and clear.A level playing field or we will not be attending your ground again.We rightly take pride in the way the Celtic family look after our own,well if somebody tries to turn your family over you unite against them.We must stand shoulder to shoulder on this,lets spend our hard earned cash on Celtic and NO ONE else.Time to fight back bhoys and ghirls,united there is no stronger support than ours.Step up and show it. A Tim.

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But you have to go and support the team no matter where they go, dont ruin the fantastic backing of the fans out of spite

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Not spite mate,defiance,they need to know we will not be pushed about.

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Haha crackpots.the spl doesnt revolve around celtic

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Ha ha learn the rules it is spl board who decide not the clubs

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09 Mar 2012 14:32:06
Why are the media making such a deal about 4 rangers players taking 75% cut? Yes i understand it is a huge gesture and well done to them but still only saves them £300,000 a month theres still a £700,000 shortfall

Skinnybhoy

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Maybe to reassure workers,fans and others affected that they are not alone in trying to save their jobs and club from oblivion.

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What about the other players who are taking a 50% pay cut? ie half the squad?

J

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Saville calculator broke 75% of 7 players on £20k a week is £420k

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09 Mar 2012 14:25:53
ed can ticketus claim their money back off whyte or lloyds or is he off scot free? {Ed001's Note - that depends on the deal that was done. If it can be shown he acted outside the law, they will be able to claim their money back from him. Otherwise he is safe. I don't know what kind of contract they agreed between them, but I would assume Ticketus have acted in good faith, so the only issue is Whyte's end in this.}

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09 Mar 2012 14:18:12
i kin cunfirum thit big eds op went tae plan
here it glesga's PDSA n thit although he wul be oot fur the rest ae the seezun,he wull be back hoppin aboot fairly soon,also pleez note thit he hiz been ah big wean,n ah pain in the jobby rejun '
bit he wiz like that befour hiz op,
we wish big ed a speedie rekuviry the noo , n get well soon ( cos ye stull owe me a £5,)from aw the staff here it coo cadins, n me me doaktur pat
the nixt 24 hoors wull be critical( no fur him fur rangurs) efturnin ed 001,dae ye need any ops dun cheep 'cos am yer man fone me asap.
ps dae ye still huv that pain roon yur d>>k or hiz craig whyte gone? {Ed001's Note - the only pain I have (apart from the one in my head deciphering your post) is the one in my backside, you might know it as Ed007! Apparently he is being a right big girl about it and enjoying a good moan about the pain, despite having so much anaesthetic he couldn't have felt a damn thing!}

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Look ed am jist a douktur 'n ye no aw aboot klient confidenshealuty bit a kin cunfirm thit the op ed 007 waantit wiz a suksess in that ne now hiz duble genetilyur meenin hes a hemafridyke so iz soon iz his stitches ur oot am firin rite intae um (in the intrest ae medikul siunce ye understaun!)
whit,,whit?...
let he who casts the furst stane boays, awrite a mite take IT oot fur a wee bevy n a kebab bit thats it bish bash bosh,
here ed they dont call me the 30 sekund sex bomb fur nuthin ye no!

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Ah think yil find thit desiphinin wiz spelt wrang bit hee haw ed
n anna septic,iz awee wuman who lives roon the cournir fae me,n ah widnae here ah bit wurd sade aganst that auld humfy,manky bitch wae wan leg ah hid tae take a look ed iz hur gp!) n a boil oan hur arse,(

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Afternoon ED001, our Pat is great, the "peoples dispensary for sick animals" love it wee man. glad to see you are getting to grips with our "language" ed, I think as a tribute, every second post whould be in puir Glesca tok, jest fer yersel eddy wan. LOL Timalloy {Ed001's Note - you will be needing Pat's services yourself at this rate Tim!}

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Magin oyus ritin like that the ed mite get a rite heedik pat keep it up a hink itz qite
funny,stef1967 {Ed001's Note - argggggghhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!}

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Oh ed chill ooot nooo and take a pill
take ure gonae get mer pissed aff noo
coz am pure chillin wae a cald 1 listenin
2 snyde 1 and the guy that wiz oan the fone he finks the game against rankers
shood get canceld until we win the leek
wot a pure dik he wiz:-),stef1967

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09 Mar 2012 13:13:36
Great News the match on the 25th will go ahead lets get the party hats, flags & banners. Celebrate good times c'mon.

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Your welcome to but forget the jelly and ice cream Rangers aint dying !

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Eh, yes, rangers are dying Noddy Noname, they're only slowing down the inevitable. Bhrydo BHoy

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09 Mar 2012 12:13:15
I am not part of the green brigade but I am sure someone on here will be...

I would like to propose a song to sign at game...

It goes the the Foo Fighters tune My Hero!

The normal words are THERE GOES MY HERO!

My song is..

Craig Whytes my hero, watch him as he goes.
Craig Whytes my hero, he's ordinary.

And repeat. This should be sung.

Linnie88

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That's a belter mate.

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Quite hilarious. Must have taken both your brain cells that one. I'm sure all the deaf punters in the stadium will be absolutely wetting themselves.

Smug (and at least semi-educated) bear. :-)

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09 Mar 2012 12:11:30
To put the latest news into laymans terms for some that may not understand Scottish law

C.Whyte has breached the purchase agreement by not paying £33mill into club and his shares have been repossessed much like our homes would be if we didnt keep up repayments and any payments made are forfeited

The Ticketus deal was Illegal under Scottish law it is Illegal to buy a company with a companies own assets and he would have to have asked 42500 season ticket holders for permission in the first place That deal is between C.Whyte and Ticketus as it was struck on 7th April nearly a month before he took over at RANGERS!!

As for HMRC dont do deals most famous football one was Arsenal £100Mill (+) owed settled out of court for an undisclosed amount believed to be £10mill and the fact they have sent settlement letter to 100s of companies who operated tax management schemes proves different

wouldn't be too down hearted yet there is a lot worse news to come

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Wow, Craig Whyte's shares have ben repossessed. Are you the only person in SCotland that knows this.

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09 Mar 2012 12:00:39
Is it just me or do others think that
the SFA and SPL will somehow let
Rangers walk off scot free from their
dodgy dealings. I,ve just got a
feeling that the ESTABLISHMENT are
up to something.
Julie

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Here we go again if its not the refs fault its the establishment next the taxman is a mason. i agree doll it is bloody ridiculous that the HMRC don't put Rangers out of business its all a big conspiracy to stop Celtic winning 2 in a row lol


Wounded Bear

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Still wounded eh, i thought there wasnt a cloud in the sky, why shouldnt the tax man get his money?

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09 Mar 2012 11:42:25
Catching up on recent events i scanned the wake pages.All of a sudden,after three weeks of calling them every name under the sun(no pun intended)the red tops are great again.Their pages are alive with tales of HMRC deals,buyers from every continent and wonderfull players taking huge wage cuts.All this from the same hacks who were lying,cheating,timmy friendly scumbags!Now far be it from me to pee on their bonfire but,does it really say anything different? 1# The only direct statement re the tax case(small) is HMRC may do a percentage deal,it might be ten or forty or one hundred percent,they dont know. 2# The players are being hailed as heroes for accepting a wage cut.Before carrying them shoulder high to their mercs and beemers lets find out the terms of the deals ie,future sell on price,percentage of transfer etc. 3# All these potential buyers,well lets hope the now friendly tabloids do some research instead of the off the radar wealth agent whyte had..Ihave always stated that i never wanted rankers out of buisness,just punished appropriately.But before having a party i think fans should find out some more facts,this is Duff & Phelps remember.......green jhedi

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Mr jhedi i agree to a point, my understanding was the players would take the hit if only it was going to save other jobs(mind you lafferty does like his bentleys)and would hope this is the case... other point would be me, you and everybody elses dog could of told craig shyte that if he walked things might get a bit better as it seems that hmrc rightly so wanted to hammer him, my team must pay what they owe but its obvious they would deal with somebody who is above board and not trying to screw them... my mood is lighter this morning because ive been fed sh1t for the past 3 weeks but im holding off the party just now, we r still in the sh1t but its starting slowly to lower.. craig+babybear p.s me and my fellow fans are happy at the mo because whyte will be forced to jog on, thats why im happier ... so we might see you at our place on the 25th 10- 0 to us lol

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09 Mar 2012 11:16:36
Got a feeling they are going to wriggle themselves out of their mess and get off scot free. What you think Ed? {Ed001's Note - I am pretty sure that some way out will be found, not sure it will be scot free though.}

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09 Mar 2012 10:45:14
breaking news the scottish sun have confirmed that tax man will do a deal with rangers should final tax liability crystalise and go against the club ...desicion has been taken at highest level for any prospective new owners to carry forward their interest in buying rangers from administrators..on the understanding a cva is agreed with all creditors including hmrc...looks like a quick turnaround of luck ....unbelievable .if that were any other team they would have gone to the wall

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The percentage of the deal still remains up in the air though.The most worrying thing,if true,is it was agreed at treasury level.Be interesting to see the deals the players cut to take the hit......green jhedi

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Amazing what a funny handshake can do! {Ed001's Note - actually it is standard practice in a case of unmanageable debt to make a deal.}

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Still a lot of things to come out of this, and i would not rely to much on anything that the papers say

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Funny that as you all relied on what the papers were saying when they were sounding the death bells for rangers

Wounded Bear

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You sad individuals! why are you so upset that we may geta CVA? this is what happens when a business cant pay its bills! Its like you or I declaring ourselves bankrupt, our debt is basically written off for around 10% of the actual amount owed. J

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No when a business cant pay its bills it goes out of business

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09 Mar 2012 08:50:11
Anyone know why only the 10 SPL
clubs are having a meeting about
changes to Scottish football. We
are top of this league and for the
moment Rangers are still in it.
Thought we lived in a democrasy.
Julie

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Aye, an Old Firm/SFA democracy!

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It could be a good sign,they maybe are gonna start looking after themseves and are preparing for a life without r~nge#s

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09 Mar 2012 01:37:54
Have just heard Celtic have cancelled press conference tomorrow thev have all phoned in as sick as dogs after declaring WHYTE unfit Rangers fc have secured funding to finish this season and begin next season as Richest Club in Scotland lol would gloat but it aint nice to make fun of poor people ALL OVER PAPERS TOMORROW FACT RANGERSKIS NEVERSKI WALKSKI AWAYSKI

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So you think you will get away of all the punishment coming your way, you prob wont be in spl next year. that is if you realy found an idiot to take your club and all its debts. dream on buddy!

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Its cancelled so that we dont rub it in. We
feel your pain. AYE RIGHT.

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Thats it get the begging bowl out.I think you might want to wait till the season end before dusting off the old songbook. Lets see the deal your players cut that will be of interest i think.....green jhedi

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Remember there is still a police investigation also.All that's happened is you got a bit of good news today,i'm willing to put my neck on the line and say this saga will not end anytme soon and more will come out over next few weeks.

Jungle Bhoy.

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09 Mar 2012 00:16:25
(ed, i posted the following, but meant to do it in a new thread as it was a sortof sidepoint to the OP. do u mind reposting it in a new thread? and delete the old one and this note? if its too much hassle, no worries if you wont i probably wouldnt lol but if you dont ask you dont ge thanks whatever the outcome, love the platform you guys and gals give us on these sites)

From further down craig+babybear made a good point and i cannot really disagree, it is a case of the other 10 spl clubs repositioning themselves in self interest and i certainly dont blaim them in some ways.

However they should not be able to do this without every member at the table , including rangers as they are still chugging along in a way.

Whats irked me is this is the same clubs (on the most part) who helped develop the SPL and put its rules in place. The 11-1 vote allows for any club to veto, not just the old firm. There has never been anything to stop Hearts and Hibs voting against the way that money should have been allocated from any incoming revenues. Yet year on year we hear complaints on how unfair it is on them and favours the old firm.Yes i know the old firm have come together on many issues however there are plenty other things that have been voted through. Surley the only rule that should be put in place or any changes to come from this meeting are that votes will only be taken by member clubs on changes that are to the benefit of every team in the league.. or along those lines ( too late to think stuff through coherently)

So lets be honest here, The old firm are the draw in scottish football end of. An SPL without both would generate TV revenue similar to the welsh or irish legues ( well maybe a tad more if im being honest). I think this is disgusting behaviour by these 10 members and would feel the same way if celtic were in rangers position and rangers were being out manouvered and out voted on purley the basis of old firm dominance. What does that statement actually mean? does it mean dominance in terms of money? well celtic and rangers have the largest fan base and stadia and have reputations worldwide ( being a bhoy myself and a self professed realist i have to say celtic are the biggest in this department but this is beside the point) so how can other clubs say that they deserve more of the pot when they cannot put in or bring in nearly as much as either of the old firm combined!. Or is this about trophys? if it is my point from further down stands regarding the manner in which these clubs go about their business. So what does this statement mean? more clarification needed. i think.

I beleive in an equal and fair society and i also beleive in sport each participant should via the rules of said sport be allowed a fair crack at the whip to try and compete. If the rules were purley to suit Celtic or Rangers this is inherantly wrong (and in some ways they are, i did say i am trying to be honest lol) and there are some aspects of the rules that can be construed in this fasion however it still took the other SPL members to enforce any changes in rules etc that have apparently allowed old firm dominance.

In my view this is the same old problems of scottish football coming to the fore. Self interest, petty and not seing the bigger picture. Which in terms of the game as a whle in scotland my club has been guilty of at times as have rangers, hearts, hibs etc etc etc. This does not excuse this sort of behaviour however in light of the goings on at Rangers we should all as a nation put aside our Green/Maroon/tangereen etc glasses and seek input from all parties and decide whats in the best interests for every single club in association football in Scotland. Otherwise all our so called brave new world ideas on youth development etc will be for absolutley nothing as the same twisted and arse backwards trades of thought will govern our clubs and our game. Should Rangers cease to be ( and looks more and more likley each day) then a lot of this positioning and self interest will come to the fore again. Dont get me wrong we are all out looking for number one and all our clubs look this way. But what is an association that is only interested in the best interests of its own first and everything else is ignored. It should be set up in a way that says no the strength of the brand and the product of the association comes first, individual worries come after this. I feel a simple change in philosophy will bring so many more positives than all the bickering, finger pointing ( mainly at the old firm) and could usher in a new area where we grow in strength in a mutual and helping manner, yet keep that competitive edge and allow larger clubs to reap the rewards of their labour yet have everyone living in their means ( which to be said is happening more in the SPL these days with 2 exceptions, we all know who they are).

So in essence these sorts of meetings are fine, but every member should always be involved in the meeting and any desicions made should be to the benefit of all and not to punish individuals unless they have acted disgracefully in certain manners ( no fingers being pointed there lol)

Ok im gonna stop... for now, im reverting to my old ways of mammoth posts! Apologies for any errors i cant be bothered proof reading lol

Evinguu {Ed001's Note - I will just post it up as well mate, no need to delete the other, especially as it is difficult to do without removing the whole thread.}

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Cheers Ed001, When you think you have made a decent point you dont like your post being halfway down the page (through me pressing wrong button and not realising i was responding to thread and not making a new post... you wouldnt think i worked in IT lol).... and then missing an enormous audience who can then tell you that you are completley wrong lol

Evinguu {Ed001's Note - it is dead easy to do. At least I assume it is judging by the amount of people that make the same mistake!}

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No Ed its just being a dunce and not paying attention to what you are clicking on. Nothing more nothing less. I got my conical hat with the big 'D' on it so all is well!

Evinguu {Ed001's Note - 007 was wondering where his hat had gone....}

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Agree Celtic should be involved in discussions, not so sure though about your neighbours considering what they have been up to, so apologise for the way this is being handled . However more TV income for the smaller clubs = better players = better games and therefore a better more competetive/league which has got to be a benefit to all concerned considering that we are all and will continue to be stuck in the SPl together. Congrats on your well deserved title win

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09 Mar 2012 00:14:11
Having lurked around these pages for quite some time now, I have decided to have my say.

I am a Celtic supporter of some 25 years, I dont get to very many games but I am a Celtic man through and through. I have no Irish heritage and I am a protestant through christening only. My family are Rankers supporters and I have their respect about my choice of team. We live in a fairly mixed community and I have friends, good friends, of both "persuasions".
The current situation with the other lot has fascinated me for the last few weeks and having been following the pages for the duration it has occured to me that I represent a minority in such that;
1. I believe that Scottish football need s an old form to be competative and that they are the primary selling point of the SPL to outside markets
2. That the Rankers fans are not the only ones guilty of vile and unnecessary chanting/singing
3. The English leagues have no desire to entertain us or Rankers due to our reputation for bigotry and hatred.

However I will concede the following..
1. I am LMFAO at the current situation mainly due to the bragging rights it endows.
2. I am aware that the vast majority of Celtic fans are either of Irish decent/Catholic/both and that I am by nature an oddball.
3. That Celtic Football club would be MORE welcome than the knuckledraggers in any revised EPL/EPL2.

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Your not alone being of that ilk i am of the same and went to Govan high school hail hail

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Well said, so of us are just football fans after all.

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There was me thinking I am the only one that ilk glad to see there is more of us. I love Celtic for the football not the politics that get attached to Celtic or Rangers.

Ian(54 and subtracting)

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