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Archibald P Treadwhistle
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24 May 2018, 07:29 AM
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Somewhere between madness and love
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Something he said almost twelve years ago now comes to light, someone must have it in for him. Surely this is what we are commonly ttold is "banter"? SFA director who ruled on Rangers called Ibrox fans 'the great unwashed'Gary Hughes is fighting for his job as the SFA launched a probe into the comments made in a magazine interview. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGary Ralston SFA board member Gary Hughes is fighting for his future in football after labelling Rangers fans “the great unwashed”. The self-confessed Celtic fan, part of the powerful eight-strong SFA board, is facing the axe after details emerged of a magazine interview he gave almost 12 years ago. His crass and insensitive comments are set to hand new chief executive Ian Maxwell his first test of leadership less than 48 hours after he was paraded at Hampden. Indeed, last night the SFA confirmed they would be launching a probe into the board member’s comments. Gary Hughes made the comment in a magazine Hughes, who is also chairman of the SFA’s audit committee, is due to stand for re-election to the influential SFA board next month. But it remains to be seen if he will be given the opportunity to extend the position as a senior independent non-executive director he first took up in April 2015. Hughes was CEO of publishing firm CMPI when he gave his intemperate interview to its licensed trade magazine, The Publican, on August 28 2006. In a feature headlined “What I love about Glasgow pubs” he extolled the virtues of the city’s many bars. He was quoted: “Glaswegians are passionate about sport – actually I mean fitba’! “The next best thing to being at Celtic Park (only the great unwashed venture South to Ibrox) is watching the game, pint of Tennents in hand along with some like-minded souls.” Record Sport has been sent a copy of the original cutting from the trade publication. Hughes, who also holds a string of positions with blue chip companies including the SECC and Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Retail, has made no secret of his support of Celtic, even stating in one interview a desire to see his son Gavin one day play for the club. There’s disquiet at Ibrox about his comments, even from more than a decade ago, with the SFA’s compliance officer currently probing issues around the club’s UEFA licence from 2011. Supporters of Hughes point to his status as a true independent and his recent comments backing the SFA’s stance in snubbing a call for an independent review of the EBT era at Rangers, led by Celtic. Hughes said in an interview last September: “I have no qualms whatsoever about what the association did and how it managed its matters through that period.” Hughes was unavailable for comment last night. A Rangers spokesperson said: “If it is proven such an inappropriate comment was made by an independent non-executive director of the SFA we would expect that body to investigate thoroughly and quickly.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sfa-director-who-ruled-rangers-12586575 ‘...crass and insensitive comments...’. Aw, diddums.
Mind you, his judgement is in serious question if his drink of choice is Tennent’s lager...
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Fly Pelican
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24 May 2018, 07:31 AM
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"crass and insensitive" 
Couldn't mark their (unwashed) necks with a blowtorch. Smelly hun bastards, and that's just the record.
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24 May 2018, 07:34 AM
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Tennents drinker. Get him sacked.
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Broadsword
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24 May 2018, 07:38 AM
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Can I have 12 bottles of bleach please?
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- 24 May 2018, 07:14 AM
Something he said almost twelve years ago now comes to light, someone must have it in for him. Surely this is what we are commonly ttold is "banter"? SFA director who ruled on Rangers called Ibrox fans 'the great unwashed'Gary Hughes is fighting for his job as the SFA launched a probe into the comments made in a magazine interview. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGary Ralston SFA board member Gary Hughes is fighting for his future in football after labelling Rangers fans “the great unwashed”. The self-confessed Celtic fan, part of the powerful eight-strong SFA board, is facing the axe after details emerged of a magazine interview he gave almost 12 years ago. His crass and insensitive comments are set to hand new chief executive Ian Maxwell his first test of leadership less than 48 hours after he was paraded at Hampden. Indeed, last night the SFA confirmed they would be launching a probe into the board member’s comments. Gary Hughes made the comment in a magazine Hughes, who is also chairman of the SFA’s audit committee, is due to stand for re-election to the influential SFA board next month. But it remains to be seen if he will be given the opportunity to extend the position as a senior independent non-executive director he first took up in April 2015. Hughes was CEO of publishing firm CMPI when he gave his intemperate interview to its licensed trade magazine, The Publican, on August 28 2006. In a feature headlined “What I love about Glasgow pubs” he extolled the virtues of the city’s many bars. He was quoted: “Glaswegians are passionate about sport – actually I mean fitba’! “The next best thing to being at Celtic Park (only the great unwashed venture South to Ibrox) is watching the game, pint of Tennents in hand along with some like-minded souls.” Record Sport has been sent a copy of the original cutting from the trade publication. Hughes, who also holds a string of positions with blue chip companies including the SECC and Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Retail, has made no secret of his support of Celtic, even stating in one interview a desire to see his son Gavin one day play for the club. There’s disquiet at Ibrox about his comments, even from more than a decade ago, with the SFA’s compliance officer currently probing issues around the club’s UEFA licence from 2011. Supporters of Hughes point to his status as a true independent and his recent comments backing the SFA’s stance in snubbing a call for an independent review of the EBT era at Rangers, led by Celtic. Hughes said in an interview last September: “I have no qualms whatsoever about what the association did and how it managed its matters through that period.” Hughes was unavailable for comment last night. A Rangers spokesperson said: “If it is proven such an inappropriate comment was made by an independent non-executive director of the SFA we would expect that body to investigate thoroughly and quickly.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sfa-director-who-ruled-rangers-12586575 Coals. Rake.
Just have a bath ya manky hun minks.
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Larbertbhoy
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24 May 2018, 07:38 AM
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- 24 May 2018, 07:34 AM
Tennents drinker. Get him sacked. No problem with EBT,s . See ya.
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Torquemada
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24 May 2018, 09:05 AM
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Off treasure hunting in Holland
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- Larbertbhoy
- 24 May 2018, 07:38 AM
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- 24 May 2018, 07:34 AM
Tennents drinker. Get him sacked.
No problem with EBT,s . See ya. Absolutely. Not fit for purpose.
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24 May 2018, 09:44 AM
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Same Rangers fans who whip out our SLO's infamous letter time after time on Twitter and write to companies like Lynx are offended by this?
Always good to see Scottish football has its priorities in order.
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24 May 2018, 09:47 AM
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A Rangers spokesperson said: “If it is proven such an inappropriate comment was made by an independent non-executive director of the SFA we would expect that body to investigate thoroughly and quickly
It was 2006! Yeah that'll be the sfa then.
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Ned Rise
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24 May 2018, 09:48 AM
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These boots were made for hunbustin'
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It's hardly a big deal what he said.
Up there with them wanting a weather forecaster sacked for telling folk to wrap up warm if they were going to Castle Grayskull.
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24 May 2018, 09:49 AM
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12 years ago? Jesus eff. Chris sutton has gave them it worse on national TV, this year!
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24 May 2018, 10:00 AM
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- 24 May 2018, 07:14 AM
Something he said almost twelve years ago now comes to light, someone must have it in for him. Surely this is what we are commonly ttold is "banter"? SFA director who ruled on Rangers called Ibrox fans 'the great unwashed'Gary Hughes is fighting for his job as the SFA launched a probe into the comments made in a magazine interview. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGary Ralston SFA board member Gary Hughes is fighting for his future in football after labelling Rangers fans “the great unwashed”. The self-confessed Celtic fan, part of the powerful eight-strong SFA board, is facing the axe after details emerged of a magazine interview he gave almost 12 years ago. His crass and insensitive comments are set to hand new chief executive Ian Maxwell his first test of leadership less than 48 hours after he was paraded at Hampden. Indeed, last night the SFA confirmed they would be launching a probe into the board member’s comments. Gary Hughes made the comment in a magazine Hughes, who is also chairman of the SFA’s audit committee, is due to stand for re-election to the influential SFA board next month. But it remains to be seen if he will be given the opportunity to extend the position as a senior independent non-executive director he first took up in April 2015. Hughes was CEO of publishing firm CMPI when he gave his intemperate interview to its licensed trade magazine, The Publican, on August 28 2006. In a feature headlined “What I love about Glasgow pubs” he extolled the virtues of the city’s many bars. He was quoted: “Glaswegians are passionate about sport – actually I mean fitba’! “The next best thing to being at Celtic Park (only the great unwashed venture South to Ibrox) is watching the game, pint of Tennents in hand along with some like-minded souls.” Record Sport has been sent a copy of the original cutting from the trade publication. Hughes, who also holds a string of positions with blue chip companies including the SECC and Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Retail, has made no secret of his support of Celtic, even stating in one interview a desire to see his son Gavin one day play for the club. There’s disquiet at Ibrox about his comments, even from more than a decade ago, with the SFA’s compliance officer currently probing issues around the club’s UEFA licence from 2011. Supporters of Hughes point to his status as a true independent and his recent comments backing the SFA’s stance in snubbing a call for an independent review of the EBT era at Rangers, led by Celtic. Hughes said in an interview last September: “I have no qualms whatsoever about what the association did and how it managed its matters through that period.” Hughes was unavailable for comment last night. A Rangers spokesperson said: “If it is proven such an inappropriate comment was made by an independent non-executive director of the SFA we would expect that body to investigate thoroughly and quickly.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sfa-director-who-ruled-rangers-12586575 An article about an SFA director who made anti-sevco comments published in a newspaper the same day as Sevco have a deadline re: UEFA license charges.
Never saw that coming.....nope, total surprise. I may need to go an lie down now.
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24 May 2018, 10:00 AM
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- 23 May 2018, 12:26 PM
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- 23 May 2018, 11:47 AM
Whatever he is, I think we can all agree he’s an utter dick. In short you are absolutely spot on.
Hopeless commentator. Literally want to stick my head in the microwave on full pelt listening to his monotone dornoch screech.
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littlegmbhoy
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24 May 2018, 10:01 AM
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- 24 May 2018, 07:14 AM
Something he said almost twelve years ago now comes to light, someone must have it in for him. Surely this is what we are commonly ttold is "banter"? SFA director who ruled on Rangers called Ibrox fans 'the great unwashed'Gary Hughes is fighting for his job as the SFA launched a probe into the comments made in a magazine interview. Spoiler: click to toggle ByGary Ralston SFA board member Gary Hughes is fighting for his future in football after labelling Rangers fans “the great unwashed”. The self-confessed Celtic fan, part of the powerful eight-strong SFA board, is facing the axe after details emerged of a magazine interview he gave almost 12 years ago. His crass and insensitive comments are set to hand new chief executive Ian Maxwell his first test of leadership less than 48 hours after he was paraded at Hampden. Indeed, last night the SFA confirmed they would be launching a probe into the board member’s comments. Gary Hughes made the comment in a magazine Hughes, who is also chairman of the SFA’s audit committee, is due to stand for re-election to the influential SFA board next month. But it remains to be seen if he will be given the opportunity to extend the position as a senior independent non-executive director he first took up in April 2015. Hughes was CEO of publishing firm CMPI when he gave his intemperate interview to its licensed trade magazine, The Publican, on August 28 2006. In a feature headlined “What I love about Glasgow pubs” he extolled the virtues of the city’s many bars. He was quoted: “Glaswegians are passionate about sport – actually I mean fitba’! “The next best thing to being at Celtic Park (only the great unwashed venture South to Ibrox) is watching the game, pint of Tennents in hand along with some like-minded souls.” Record Sport has been sent a copy of the original cutting from the trade publication. Hughes, who also holds a string of positions with blue chip companies including the SECC and Dubai-based Majid Al Futtaim Retail, has made no secret of his support of Celtic, even stating in one interview a desire to see his son Gavin one day play for the club. There’s disquiet at Ibrox about his comments, even from more than a decade ago, with the SFA’s compliance officer currently probing issues around the club’s UEFA licence from 2011. Supporters of Hughes point to his status as a true independent and his recent comments backing the SFA’s stance in snubbing a call for an independent review of the EBT era at Rangers, led by Celtic. Hughes said in an interview last September: “I have no qualms whatsoever about what the association did and how it managed its matters through that period.” Hughes was unavailable for comment last night. A Rangers spokesperson said: “If it is proven such an inappropriate comment was made by an independent non-executive director of the SFA we would expect that body to investigate thoroughly and quickly.” https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/sfa-director-who-ruled-rangers-12586575 "No one likes us we dont care......"
Thought it was us who got offended by any and everything and they can take some patter....seems not.
Sensitive bunch these days
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25 May 2018, 02:40 AM
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- 23 May 2018, 11:47 AM
Whatever he is, I think we can all agree he’s an utter dick.
In short you are absolutely spot on. Hopeless commentator. Literally want to stick my head in the microwave on full pelt listening to his monotone dornoch screech. You could put your head in a microwave oven, but how would you close the door to switch it on? It’s the old suicide by crucifixion conundrum, how do you hammer in the last nail?
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25 May 2018, 04:19 AM
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They are a sitcom. An absolute effing belter of a sitcom.
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25 May 2018, 05:13 AM
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Satisfaction came in a chain reaction
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The comments were made well before he took up his SFA role; this faux rage from feckers who regularly sing about hating "Fenian bastards" is supreme (sic.) hypocrisy.
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25 May 2018, 06:54 AM
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Debts and insults fines tax bills and compensation claims - old club
History and trophies - new Club
Why are people wasting time on this?
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25 May 2018, 10:15 AM
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not sure if this should be in here but
listened to the podcast bytheminceltic and celtic underground with PL
seemed like steady as she goes by sounds of that
keep going with hotel, fanzone, stadium upgrade, balance investment in team etc etc
unfortunately CL same for 6 yrs and hopes seemed to be pinned on change to europa in 3 yrs leading to change in cl in 6 yrs
Only really interesting bit was relative to Saudi, Qatar, Abu Dhabi driving change and the PSG movie aspect
Whilst PL said he's not in favour of wage caps etc these guys who are bagging big assets are going to want non relegation euro league for their assets sooner rather than later and some kind of cartel of owners
Mention of movies and brands gets you right back into the land of the Celtics etc and eventually big investment houses owning more than one brand
that said things seem to move extremely slowly in world of football
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25 May 2018, 10:36 AM
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- 19 May 2018, 09:35 PM
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- 19 May 2018, 08:49 PM
Peter Houston was asked on Shortbread who he thought was Scotland's team of the year His answer Ayr Utd Soup taker extraordinaire
I don't think he's the full shilling. Genuinely. No enough suncream on that dome over the years.
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25 May 2018, 10:41 AM
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not sure if this should be in here but listened to the podcast bytheminceltic and celtic underground with PL seemed like steady as she goes by sounds of that keep going with hotel, fanzone, stadium upgrade, balance investment in team etc etc unfortunately CL same for 6 yrs and hopes seemed to be pinned on change to europa in 3 yrs leading to change in cl in 6 yrs Only really interesting bit was relative to Saudi, Qatar, Abu Dhabi driving change and the PSG movie aspect Whilst PL said he's not in favour of wage caps etc these guys who are bagging big assets are going to want non relegation euro league for their assets sooner rather than later and some kind of cartel of owners Mention of movies and brands gets you right back into the land of the Celtics etc and eventually big investment houses owning more than one brand that said things seem to move extremely slowly in world of football Papers are running stories direct from the podcast with the added sensationalism. Red neck..
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