Celtic Banter Archive June 26 2013

26 Jun 2013 20:37:44
A tape always pops up when somebody needs an excuse to exit Ibrox. First Green, then Ahmad now (as stated on here weeks ago) one would pop up to enable Stockbridge to walk. Before official accounts. SFA conveniently assisting with that accounts extension. Jabba and KJ doing the necessary, trying to put out a shock to help the process. Who next? Mathers? He is a temporary CEO. He is a Green, Ahmad, Stockbridge crony. The agenda is to have Martin Bain, WS, Jabba, mcCoist, Alastair Johnston and Dave King as Directors with £175m debt conveniently left behind and a big FU to the taxpayer and anyone else. Probably bring back SDM as emeritus chairman for life. Craig Whyte being lined up as CEO post Mathers?

Their club goes bankrupt owing 276 creditors up to £176m and liquidated and they claim its the same club and same history with the brand new sevco founded 2012.
The NS report and recent forensic denial of Whyte report are both toilet paper.
Pat Nevin? and Graham Spiers have stated they don't recognise it as the old RFC. I'm with them, so are millions of others, the vast majority of Scots. We ARE the people. Only a minority of Scots who support The New Rangers believe the crap its the same club.

Green owns the old RFC in liquidation, and therefore the £170m debt there.

Remember he told the world he bought all Craig Whyte's shares for £1 and gave him another £1 profit (100%). In his own words on television.

He thereafter offered a CVA to creditors that was pitiful and destined to fail.

Does anyone know where HMRC are with their upper tier tax tribunal regarding the £48m EBTs? They were given approval to appeal.

26 Jun 2013 17:46:15
When vw goes the total amount should be used to please the fans with 2 good signings.a creative midfielder and a proven goal scorer we deserve it. keep the hooper money in the bank give fans what they want for a season at least.

For god sake, no it doesn't we have creative midfielders out the wazoo, commons, rogic Sammy (when he can be arses), broonie creates a fair amount aswell. We should sign one more player a left sided defender that can attack if he needs to, and keep the rest in the bank to make sure our club lives forever. It's not just players that money keeps in jobs.

Darrenbhoy

Not had a creative midfielder since nakamura, commons better playing of the cf. mulgrew, izzie, plenty of cover for lb and if hoops goes we def need a cf.12m for players and wages 4m for hoops in the bank good day at the office.

26 Jun 2013 17:16:59
It isn't the fact that they tried to do a deal with one of interpol's must wanted that is annoying some over on trfc page but that fact that it was leaked!.TTTS

They should ask Hugh Heffner for sponsorship.Between the amount of fa**ies and their directors playboy lifestyles it's a perfect fit. green jhedi

Ahmad already received £5.5m from the Indonesian character. That's the D&P selling price to Green/ Ahmad. The SFA must act decisively. Waddell in the DR is demanding Regan and SFA come down hard on all this. Any denial that Whyte and his sevco5088 were not involved in the purchase of D&Ps selling of the old RFC assets is outright fantasy and criminal lies.

Surely D&P clearly didn't do their due dilligence properly on where Green/ Ahmad got their £5.5m funding?
Surely AIM stock exchange and BDO need to forensically investigate where these funds came from. Was it the £5.5m Ahmad clearly stated he received from the interpol's most wanted £600m guy as Stockbridge references him? (All of course allegedly in the DR).
If the old RFC assets were purchased using the proceeds of crime, the deal must be unwound by BDO.

Why isn't the fraud squad all over this? Making arrests.
Has Whytes arrest warrant from inverness been executed? Or is he abroad evading arrest?

There's £124m of tax and debt unpaid, 276 creditors including the taxpayer shafted and £47m in EBTs not refunded to HMRC.

And the assets which should have gone to creditors look to now have been sold for £5.5m dirty money out of Indonesia.

Rafat Rizvi is reported to be a British Pakistani, same as Imran Ahmad?
It's the Indonesians who have prosecuted him in abstentia and put out the Interpol arrest warrant.
He has business links to Stockbridge and Ahmad and jointly owned a company with Green.

26 Jun 2013 14:01:22
funny how sevco announce friendly with Bristol city then a week later foster is released by city to sign for sevco seems a bit suspect

Any paper trail money changing hands says his one year contract was bought out surely? Even if its the proceeds from a match.

Sorry just spotted another comment on Bristol City rumours site:

"Apparently Richard Foster has moved to Rangers in exchange for us keeping the reciepts for this friendly?"

Is bartering not the same as paying? Rangers have refused to take a fee or share of ticket money and in return have a player released from his contract to sign as a FREE. That is the same as paying. It's bad enough when they cheat sneakily, but when the do it so flagrantly.same old Gers!

Don't get me started on this "trialist" fiasco!

26 Jun 2013 13:32:58
I hear some fans asking why are people so down on McFadden, here is a true story.
(ED007 I will not go into too much detail for obvious reasons)
About 8/9 years ago I worked in a big hotel near the BBC, McFadden had his wedding there, as you can imagine it was a lavish affair, so much so that our James told all us hotel "plebs" just HOW much it cost him as he covered all tabs. He told us everything including how much money was put behind bar for drinks, he had a beautiful 3 tier wedding cake and he regailed us again with the cost of this great designer cake ("thousands")
Him and one of his Everton buddies James Beattie annoyed some other hotel guests and just laughed it off.
Enter wee James's mammy, who promptly told him off and made him apologise. Timalloy
Ps I can 100% verify all of above and more.
with name of hotel and of the designer cake as the hotel staff "babysat" the remaining 2 tiers until a relative picked it up 5 days later (he had forgotten to arrange it being picked up) {Ed007's Note - I was at that wedding Tim, James and Gillian were married in one of my local chapels in Hamilton. The one I actually went to the primary school of. I still don't want McFadden near our club/team.}

Although I get the point that he seemed like a bit of an eejit I don't understand why this story should have anything to do with people not wanting him to sign for us. Surely we should judge him on his playing ability? I would have him as a squad player no problem. We have all heard stories about professional players but as long as they do the business in the hoops I don't care

This shines some light on things. We all can be twits when we are young. that's twits but forgiving as I am I don't like big time charlies shouting their gubs off about how clever wealthy they are. I see Eds position much more clearly now. Sopotcelt. {Ed007's Note - There is a high percentage of players who are total twats. Phil Neville is always apologising for his brother Gary's behaviour after a few beers have been passed around. It's more for footballing reasons I don't want McFadden to sign, I would much rather see the money invested elsewhere and any game time he would be given, be given to one of our youth players. Why have young players like McGeouch being hindered by the signing of players like McFadden.}

Ha ha. hilarious. Mammy knows best!
But sadly it appears to be the norm for these young guys with bags of cash.
And for the record. l don't want him coming to us either. Nothing to do with the above story, I just think he's rubbish!

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

Young Dylan deserves his chance that's for sure. Sopotcelt.

But he did donate his signing on fee from Everton to Yorkhill Childrens Hospital, so he's not all bad.

26 Jun 2013 12:56:53
I look at my various inboxes every day on t'interweb. To date there have been no friend requests or "how are you" remarks sent to me from any of the players at Celtic. How can this be because I follow their every move every day? Isn't that what this great bond is all about? We hang out together and care about each other?
But then I got a spark of genius. these guys are just employees of Celtic. Some of them like it more than others and, like any place of work, some try harder than others. The bottom line is they get well paid for doing their job and for most of them it is a means to an end. They probably respect their fans too but ultimately they only care about themselves. Just like the rest of us if the truth be told.
So from now on I'm going to take less interest in who comes in and who goes out and just concentrate on supporting my team. I'll become less involved (EMOTIONALLY) with the goings on at Paradise and I'll concentrate on my own life exclusively and show no more interest in the Hoops.
And then I had a spark of reality. you just can't do that when you're a Celtic fan. It is an all-consuming passage through life, and do you know something? I wouldn't change it for the world!

Hail Hail
ChrisBhoy

Haha quality post mate. can't wait for the season to start COYBIG

26 Jun 2013 14:22:09
Chris, there's someone in my work totally caught up in twitter world (they are not a Celtic fan). They tweet players on a daily basis, welcome to the Club think you will be a great addition or tells them how good a game they had etc. I don't know if its my age but I'm wary lol

I've taken to Instagram where I can just look at photos (maybe a woman thing)

Players will come and go, gone are the days where they stay for years. I know what you mean though, I will be sorry to see the likes Wanyama go.

I think with some footballers it is more than just a job but if anyone was offered a job with a lot more money, really most would take it. Particularly when you have to retire in your 30's.

The internet is a great place for getting information but you will know that has player has signed for Celtic when Celtic have it on their website.

With the talk of Agents yesterday, they also have a control of the media as well. You should read this article by Gary Neville about agents where he talks about the media :-

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2279744/Football-sleepwalking-crisis-agents-It-act-Gary-Neville

Mrs E

26 Jun 2013 11:32:01
bit disappointed that Cliftonville have not moved the CL tie to a bigger ground, would loved to have went over for the game and a bit of banter with the Belfast CSC guys, would have been a big moneyspinner for them as well, although don't disagree with them looking after their own fans first, but these games don't come along too often, also ridiculous that Eufa still not confirmed dates for both ties.Eddiek88

The only other area could host this game would be Windsor park. yes bigger stadium by about 9,000 more but would cliftonville and celtic be welcome in that area? definatley not and look at the time of the ties aswel if first one gets moved to 16/17th tensions are already high in most parts. good move cliftonville keep it at solitude. brilliant stadium to visit

Casement Park would have been a great location if a bigger ground was required .30,000 plus .Jim Mc Guiness could maybe have called in a favour from his GAA connections . TTTS

26 Jun 2013 10:59:19
I see Craig Gordon is fit and training under his Scotland goalkeeping coach Jim Stewart at Minty Park to get his fitness up, obviously he is well out of Sevco's wage bracket, but with big Herman making noises about a EPL return to get in the Engerland squad and Lukas Zaluska not good enough to be our No 1 keeper, I think a fully fit Craig Gordon would be a great signing for Celtic, better option than Shay Given to me, what do yous think? Drewzybhoy .

Shay is nearing the end of his best days. Lucas isney good enough. If FF goes give the Swedish guy a chance. Why else we sign him? Sopotcelt.

He would have a lot to prove fitness wise but a fit Gordon would be a great signing. Been out along time though. Also still sticks in my throat when he came up for a corner at CP to try and stop us winning league.

Joeshmo1888

I would like to see the boy Noring get some game time.By all accounts this kid is the real deal, I think we even had an offer for him that we turned down. ED007, you got anything on the boy?. green jhedi {Ed007's Note - Did he sign full-time? It was only a loan until the end of the season with an option to buy.}

I would stick a wheel barrow full of bricks in as our number one before that big dumpling and it would probably move faster. Gordon's NOT Celtic calibre, never was, never will be.
Big FF needs his ego rubbed to stay, at least for one more season. By then Buffon might be looking for a golden end to his career at the mighty Hoops (I wish)

BigRab

@ED007: I'm sure I read we would be picking up the option, I might be wrong though.I definitely remember Wood saying he was a great young talent. green jhedi