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16 June 2012

Hear ye, hear ye, eh, hear me

The Front of The Bus Jun 16, 2012

So, I\'ve been working hard this week. Getting a lot of things up to speed so I can focus on some new projects at long last. The first of these is going to happen tonight and I am so happy on the basis that it came from an email alert from someone els...

Rangers liquidation: Hearts fans say no to ‘newco’

Rangers liquidation: Hearts fans say no to ‘newco’

Scotsman Jun 16, 2012

Hearts supporters want their club to vote against a Rangers newco being allowed to start in the SPL.

Walter Smith – questions for the Rangers’ legend

Alex Thomson's View Jun 16, 2012

"So today, I shall be asking some questions of the latest legend/saviour/hero/Christ/delete as applicable. A man called Walter Smith who, they tell me is a legend. When legends wander in and out of Ibrox everyone should be asking questions."...

Why Rangers FC Continues, Even In Newco, and Why This is No Use to CEO Green

Random Thoughts Re Scots Law Jun 16, 2012

Gladys Green, now CEO of “The Rangers Football Club” said on Thursday, “Today we are out of the SPL. Today we are not in the SFA. These are problems that we have to deal with to get this football club back playing football here.” Is he right? I d...

FC New Co to SFL1?

Phil Mac Giolla Bhain Jun 16, 2012

Just when we thought this circus could not get any stranger.  I have been informed by an excellent source  that discussions are currently ongoing  to allow FC New Co going into SFL1. There are presently no mechanisms to allow this. However, it would a...

Rangers liquidation: SPL judgement day for clubs

Scotsman Jun 16, 2012

FOOTBALL in this country is facing a watershed moment. On the line when top-flight clubs vote on whether to accept newco Rangers into the Scottish Premier League are their own futures as much as the future of the Ibrox club.

Ally McCoist defies Charlie Green

VideoCelts Jun 16, 2012

Ally McCoist has defied Gladys Green and told the Daily Record that he did consider walking away from Rangers. After the failure of his CVA plan Green had to defend himself against a claim that McCoist was ready to quit the club after being told that the...

Rangers fans set to march on Ibrox in show of support for Walter Smith

Scotzine Jun 16, 2012

In what will potentially be a major slap in the face for Gladys Green and the consortium that now holds the assets of the Ibrox side, Rangers fans are planning a march to show their support for former Walter Smith and the bid that he is fronting with Jim...

“Giant punishments” on Rangers were illusory, you were punished instead

Celtic Quick News Jun 16, 2012

Malcolm Murray, the newly appointed chairman of the Newco club Gladys Green hopes to establish, yesterday entertained us with his comments on punishments served on a football team suspected of cheating you for over a decade.  He said: “We've had …...

SPL to publish 11 club fixture list

VideoCelts Jun 16, 2012

Monday's SPL fixture list will have one obvious omission- Rangers. Confirmation that the Govan based club are to be liquidated has brought the Rangers crisis to a conclusion while the battle for newco looks like being very public and messy. According ...

Where To Begin?

Henry Clarson Jun 16, 2012

Rangers haven't even begun to taste proper punishment. At least ten years of cheating cannot be atoned for by anything less than expulsion. I, like tens of thousands of other Scottish football supporters, spent years paying to see what was advertised as...

Why Must A ‘Geordie’ Do The Dirty Work?

Celtic Fanzone Jun 16, 2012

Because None of The Scottish Media Have The Balls! First off my apologies to Alex Thomson for describing him merely as a 'Geordie'. He's much, much more than that. (In the nicest possible way) For those who don't know who Alex is, he's the Chief...

“When Will I See You Again?”

Maley's Bhoys Jun 16, 2012

Could Rangers Football Club (1872) Become “Fourth Lanark”? As Celtic celebrated lifting the Championship trophy at the end of last season, and the players paraded around the field, a young woman took to the pitch and sang the famous Three Degrees hit,...

Sponsors side with Smith as newco loses support

Herald Scotland Jun 16, 2012

Sponsors are beginning to pull out of Rangers in support of Walter Smith's bid to buy control from Gladys Green.

Bhoys reject Rubin's Ki bid

Sky Sports Jun 16, 2012

Sky Sports sources understand Celtic have rejected a bid in excess of £6m from Rubin Kazan for South Korea international Ki Sung-yueng.

UEFA explains the Euro 2012 qualification maze- not for dummies

VideoCelts Jun 16, 2012

Working out the qualification options for Euro 2012 is far from clear cut. In the olden days when goal difference was used to decide which team goes through the issues were fairly clear cut. With head to head results now being the deciding factor there ...

Samaras helps send Advocaat packing

VideoCelts Jun 16, 2012

Samaras helps send Advocaat packing

Georgios Samaras was celebrating qualification for the last eight of the European Championships as Greece beat Russia 1-0 to finish as runners-up to the Czech Reublic in Group A. Skipper Giorgios Karagounis scored the only goal of the game in first half ...

SFA push for SPL and SFA merger

VideoCelts Jun 16, 2012

Seven weeks away from the start of the new season it's being reported that the SFA are trying to push through a merger of the SPL and SFA. With no official comment being made from the SPL following news of the liquidation of Rangers the lack of leaders...

The Switching Game

Liam Conway Jun 16, 2012

We have all played the game where you change one letter of a word at a time to turn it into an entirely different word. Sometimes it can be done fairly quickly. Other times it takes quite a few moves. Provided there are enough letters, you can usually ma...

Free Ebook For Everyone who visits TCN this weekend

The Celtic Network Jun 16, 2012

As most of you are aware i released an ebook covering the first season of TCN and Celtic's championship win. The idea of the book was to raise money for our four Celtic charities we sponsor. Unfortunately we have only sold 4 raising about £10 to be s...

Oldest fixture returns as Scotland set to play England at Wembley

Scotsman Jun 16, 2012

Records show that Scotland's worst defeat in international football was at Wembley in 1961, a trifling 3-9 reversal. Celtic goalkeeper Frank Haffey was the poor chap in goal that day, and for years afterwards, if you asked a Glaswegian the time he was .

Blues enter race for midfielder

Vital Football Jun 16, 2012

Blues enter race for midfielder

European champions Chelsea are now rivalling the likes of Liverpool for Celtic midfield ace Victor Wanyama.

Duff on the cusp of Ireland's 100 club

UEFA.com - News Jun 16, 2012

Damien Duff will become the fifth player to reach a century of caps for the Republic of Ireland when he faces Italy on Monday. Team reporter Garry Doyle pays tribute.

Return wanted on Celtic target

Vital Football Jun 16, 2012

Celtic target Matt Mills will command a fee of in the region of £3m if he leaves Leicester City.

Moneyball strategy throws up curveball

Herald Scotland Jun 16, 2012

CELTIC might be about to have their resolve tested in their own personal game of Moneyball.

Bhoys reject Rubin's Ki bid

TEAMtalk Jun 16, 2012

Celtic have reportedly rejected a bid in excess of £6million from Rubin Kazan for South Korea international Ki Sung-yueng.

Celtic turn down midfielder bid

Vital Football Jun 16, 2012

Celtic are understood to have rejected an offer of in excess of £6m from Rubin Kazan for midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng...

Shut your Trap, Keano

The Sun Jun 16, 2012

“He should concentrate on getting results. “It has been 24 years since Ireland qualified for a European Championships and the previous generation had players at Manchester United, Liverpool and Celtic. “It was a strong team with good player...

Celtic still expect keeper deal

Vital Football Jun 16, 2012

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster is still keen on a move to Celtic despite the ongoing delay over any transfer.

Fans want dream team

The Sun Jun 16, 2012

Fans' chief John Macmillan insisted ex-boss Smith can do for Gers what Fergus McCann did for Celtic and drag the fallen giants back on their feet. Macmillan said: “I was delighted when I heard Walter was interested, then disappointed when I learned ..

Gary Barlow and Kate Winslet honoured in the Queen’s birthday list

The Sun Jun 16, 2012

Former soccer star Paul Elliott, who has campaigned for years for equality in the sport, was made a CBE. The ex-Chelsea and Celtic star, 48 — who has worked for anti-racism group Kick It Out — said he was “flabbergasted”. Elliott, previously made ...

Capital fans urge clubs to oppose admission

Herald Scotland Jun 16, 2012

HEARTS and Hibernian fans, in separate online polls, have voted overwhelmingly against the idea of a Rangers newco being granted straight admission to the SPL.

Euro 2012: Greece 1-0 Russia - Greek fire stuns Russians

Scotsman Jun 16, 2012

We should have won today, that wasn't the case and that is football. All compliments to Greece.” With Celtic's Georgios Samaras contributing to an industrious, disciplined performance, they were resilient in the first half, and repeatedly dangerous ...

Ki set to miss opener

Vital Football Jun 16, 2012

Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yueng is likely to miss the opening game of the season at the beginning of August.

SPL expect to receive Green's newco application on Monday as lobbying of chairmen begins ahead of vote

Herald Scotland Jun 16, 2012

CHARLES Green's attempt to get his newco Rangers into the SPL will take a major step forward on Monday when the governing body is due to receive his formal request to join the top flight.

Celtic midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung to miss SPL opener after Olympic call-up for South Korea star

Daily Record Jun 16, 2012

CELTIC midfielder Ki Sung-Yeung will be fit for the new season – but the bad news for the Hoops is he will be called up to South Korea's squad for the Olympics.

Wyness: I’d boot them out

The Sun Jun 16, 2012

Wyness: I’d boot them out

And then take steps to end O** F*** dominance of Scottish football. The former Pittodrie supremo, who was critical of Rangers and Celtic during his tenure for their desire to move to England, said: “Aberdeen and the rest of the teams should think long-t...

Queen awards Elliott a CBE

The Sun Jun 16, 2012

Elliott, who started his career at Charlton and also played for Aston Villa, Celtic and Italian side Pisa, has long campaigned for equality in football and worked for the anti-discrimination group Kick It Out. The 48-year-old, previously an MBE ...

Greece 1 Russia 0

The Sun Jun 16, 2012

Georgios Samaras went down after a crunching tackle from Roman Shirokov just after the break. The Celtic man was left crumpled in a heap but picked himself up and came close with a shot a few minutes later. Greece were proving a tough nut to crack and Igo...