Football : The Scottish Football Thread

[MalteseFalcon]

This is not fair, in fact Rangers must be very cross over it. Hearts get away with it in effect. Some teams have gone bust in the middle of the season. Depends when it happens, if around March time Hearts will be assisted to the end of the season to fulfill all fixtures. November time won't affect table much, so they would probably get no help.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by Derek

Rubbish. Rangers legally used tax avoidance schemes (as did Celtic, in fact they still do). Were sold to a criminal who refused to pay tax and went into administration. Hearts have failed on numerous occasions to pay taxes and players and went into administration.

Regardless of the reasons the disciplinary panel were acting on the clubs going into administration. Rangers got a fine and long registration ban. Hearts and Dunfermline got no fine and shorter, less restrictive bans.

Fair?

You seem to ignore all the things Rangers did. I suspect it would be hard for any club to do as many wrongs as Rangers, fairly unique, they had to write war and peace just to list the wrong doings.

Try as you might, you can't re-write history.

[Henkesghost]

Fantastic result for St Johnstone in the Europa. Raising the league flag at Celtic Park tomorrow Hopefully see a couple of our new signings too.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

Fantastic result for St Johnstone in the Europa. Raising the league flag at Celtic Park tomorrow Hopefully see a couple of our new signings too.

Yes, good result. Big game next week.

Not impressed with partick vs D Utd. Prefer the sheffield Utd game

[Henkesghost]

Originally Posted by colin25

Yes, good result. Big game next week.

Not impressed with partick vs D Utd. Prefer the sheffield Utd game

0-0 ain't exactly a thrilling start to the season.

Interesting...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23551370

Charles Green, who stood down as chief executive in April amid controversy, has returned to Rangers - as a consultant - the club has announced.

He stood down amid a probe into his links with former owner Craig Whyte in the lead-up to the Green-led takeover.

[LondonRoad]

Originally Posted by Henkesghost

. Raising the league flag at Celtic Park tomorrow Hopefully see a couple of our new signings too.

Looking forward to it. I've been on holiday so haven't been to any home games yet this season. It'll be my daughters first game using their own season tickets too. COYBIG

[colin25]

from BBC
BBC Radio Scotland's Charlie Mann at Station Park
"On the day that former chief executive Charles Green, having returned to Ibrox, piled pressure on manager Ally McCoist by demanding the lifting of a cup as well as the League One title, Rangers are out of the League Cup after being beaten by Forfar"

Ouch

[Arthurgray50@blu]

Derek, If the SFA know that Celtic use tax avoidance schemes, is this the way Scottish Football has one rule for one, and one rule for another.

[LondonRoad]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Interesting...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23551370

Very interesting. The infighting seems to be reaching a crescendo;

The most undignified post match interview ever:

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/h...ent.1375554520

From a football perspective I'd have thought embarrassment was a word that the sleekit McCoist should stay clear of...... given his managerial record in cup competitions.

[colin25]

Originally Posted by LondonRoad

Very interesting. The infighting seems to be reaching a crescendo;

The most undignified post match interview ever:

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/h...ent.1375554520

From a football perspective I'd have thought embarrassment was a word that the sleekit McCoist should stay clear of...... given his managerial record in cup competitions.

It was stupid by Green. I have to say i don't like him, seems full of it.

So on that basis, sympathetic to mccoist, but Rangers still should have won, there is no real excuse for that

[LondonRoad]

Originally Posted by colin25

Rangers still should have won, there is no real excuse for that

That's my real point. A manager of a full team time being knocked out of a competition shouldn't be making excuses.... yet something that appeared in the newspaper and the wind!!! are cited by the pie muncher.

I'd have thought that they'd have changed ends at half time

So far McCoist has fully endorsed Whyte, Ahmad, Green and Mather. I'm just hoping one of them gives him a 25 year contract

[colin25]

Originally Posted by LondonRoad

That's my real point. A manager of a full team time being knocked out of a competition shouldn't be making excuses.... yet something that appeared in the newspaper and the wind!!! are cited by the pie muncher.

I'd have thought that they'd have changed ends at half time

So far McCoist has fully endorsed Whyte, Ahmad, Green and Mather. I'm just hoping one of them gives him a 25 year contract

Yes, i don't really see McCoist as a manager.

[LondonRoad]

..... and the plot thickens.

Season ticket sales suspended at Ibrokes this morning:

"Richard Wilson @timomouse

Rangers Season Ticket sale have been suspended this morning. That doesn't bode well.
10:36 AM - 4 Aug 2013
41 RETWEETS 3 FAVORITES ReplyRetweetFavorite"

What can be the reason for that?

Sold out? Nope they've sold about 5000 less than last year.
Safety certificate problem? There have been rumours for a while about the condition of the asbestosdome.
Stock exchange announcement on Monday? Would that cause them to suspend ticket sales?
Admin 2? If they're still losing £1M a month then that may happen, but I wouldn't have thought yet...

Rangers must be spinning in their grave.

[Henkesghost]

Can't beat a winner in the last few minutes Should have had it wrapped up long before that to be fair. Loads of chances, was an excellent game.