great win for Hibs and Fenlon today 3.2 away to inverness.
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great win for Hibs and Fenlon today 3.2 away to inverness.
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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Loyal to society and public services.
So Celtic won the league in a division where they are far and away the biggest club and their nearest rivals are deducted a skip of points.
What a joke the SPL is.
There is no competition there so I really don't know why they are all so excited.
What's your point? If Man City were deducted 10 points in January the EPL title race would be over too. Rangers have been deducted points for a very good reason. Rangers estimated debt at this point assuming their expected defeat in the HMRC tax case is £130m+. This means Rangers have spent £130m they never generated, have no intention of repaying and indeed never will repay and have enjoyed considerable success while doing so. As a Celtic supporter I am delighted to see Celtic win the league and even more so in light of this.Quote:
Originally Posted by dong
Just wondering if rangers will be allowed to enter euro comps this year? Which would be great for Motherwell going into the CL
They're definitely unable to play in Europe next year even if they aren't liquidated. So the 2nd CL place will go to whoever finishes third if Rangers finish second.Quote:
Originally Posted by bennocelt
Well done Pat Fenlon......great to see him in the Scottish Cup Final.
Well done Hearts, an all Edinburgh cup final, first time in 116 years. Good for Pat Fenlon, better chance of beating Hearts than beating Celtic.
Pretty jammy penalty though, surely? Ref couldn't give it quickly enough I thought.
watched it again have to agree with you and it looked like he did not even see the incident from were he was standin but he had whistle out and fairly sharpish..Quote:
Originally Posted by Stuttgart88
Even so, Classy reaction from Lennon as always. Delighted that it's an all-Edinburgh affair.
Dear Neil Lennon,
Grow up.
Yours sincerely,
Everyone
It was never a penalty but that's football sometimes. Get over it and stop making a holy show of yourself and, far more importantly, Celtic Football Club.
PS: The final should be a great occasion, fantastic for both sides. Beattie's celebration was pretty funny too.
I cant stand Lennon, think he is a bit of a tramp TBH. Started that morning off how he was going to make Celtic a force again in Europe,lolQuote:
Originally Posted by DaveyCakes
He thought it was Wanyama who handled it. Problem is Ledley is white; Wanyama is black. Sums that ref up. Obviously another mason in black, he'll go places with the SFA.Quote:
Originally Posted by old git
http://i44.tinypic.com/33lkq5k.gifQuote:
Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani
The issue of whether Wanyama's hand made contact with the ball is surely not in question, even in that poor quality gif. The issue is whether it was deliberate or not.
Interesting, I hadn't noticed that at all in the previous clips. I only saw the first handball. That looks a penalty to me now.
agreed. Hadnt seen the second handball. Definite contact and apparently deliberate movement towards the ball from Wanyama. Penalty.
Why is that any ref who gives a decision against Celtic is a mason? What does that make the ones who make decisions in favour? A papist?Quote:
Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani
Deliberate doesn't seem to come in to it anymore. The current rule appears to be that if the arm is raised and it hits it = peno whether deliberate or not.Quote:
Originally Posted by osarusan
Not sure about this but I think Hearts have had the hoodoo sign over Hibs for quite a while now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
No mention of a certain team from Govan's travails then?
;)
Good luck to Hibs on Saturday. Know a few of their fans and are sounder than some on here...
Oh dear. Hearts certainly have the Indian sign over their local rivals of late. That must have been embarrassing for Hibs' fans.
After all the drama of today's events, with Green buying out the club, have Rangers been formally liquidated yet? When they are, interesting that they need four more clubs to block their expulsion, so no good relying on Celtic this time.
It was to be expected that Rangers were going to be blocked, but now Dundee United and Hearts have officially announced their intention to vote no. Motherwell have decided to let their fans decide, which presumably also mean no, and Inverness and St. Mirren are also leaning towards the nay camp, so looks like Ibrox will be hosting Division Three football come August.
Not if they buy out Cowdenbeath and enter the scots first div - or the more bizarre, buy out Bury and enter english football.
Interesting idea. Surely the likes of Carlise or Hartlepool would be better so that their fans wouldn't have to travel too far for their home games.
Except if they went to the likes of Colchester or Swindon, leaving disruption in their wake...
Can't see the Bury idea being a runner - if they were in urgent need of cash, Gary Neville would presumably be able to organise a consortium, while Man United's previous links with the club could also come into play. Another idea being floated is that Newco would be admitted, but then instantly demoted to the First as a punishment, though that seems less likely now.
Hibs have said they'll vote no now as well. With Motherwell almost certain to go for No.. it now seems Rangers need all the remaining clubs to go their way.
Meanwhile there is a criminal investigation being launched into Whyte's takeover.
Edit: Here's a good piece on the clubs' voting intentions. Looks like the Rangers newco have no chance of getting in the SPL. http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/r...eir-own-words/
Second edit: I still suspect there'll be a fudge though.
I don't see why Rangers just don't enter the English League pyramid.
Presumably, you're being tongue-in-cheek here - the local Football League club puts most provincial English towns on the map, just as say, Longford or Ballybofey here would be best known due to their soccer teams. That said, if they bought MK Dons, it would solve two problems in one go.
Theres been mention of them buying Bury in England or a Scottish Div 1 club.
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BBC Scotland's Brian McLauchlin on Twitter: "BBC Scotland has learned vote taken will put Rangers Newco in div 3."
Brill, thats made my day,lol:D
@frankieboyle: Rangers fixtures for next season look like the itinerary of a beleagured 12th Century warrior attempting to unite the Clans
@frankieboyle: Rangers don’t do walking away. Because the away games are now hundreds of miles away.
@frankieboyle: Live in a Scottish town in the middle of nowhere? Book an A-level exam in Irish History because you’re about to get a ****ing crashcourse.
I believe Bury have already issued a pre-emptive notice telling Rangers, old or new, that they can sling there hook and be off elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Acornvilla
:) Aint that the truth. Anyway if you'll excuse me -these U-Boats aren't gonna refuel themselves.Quote:
@frankieboyle: Live in a Scottish town in the middle of nowhere? Book an A-level exam in Irish History because you’re about to get a ****ing crashcourse.
Lennon thinks some of their titles should be stripped from them. That will make him even more popular with the bears.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/scott...ped-of-titles/