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The All New Sevco Back in Yer Bin Thread; Taking out the trash
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Topic Started: 29 Apr 2018, 04:24 PM (2,086,659 Views)
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Gothamcelt
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3 Jun 2018, 10:31 PM
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Aw FFS, this will turn into another poppy / Lee Rigby / Forces day / flag waving, chest pumping tear in the eye day!
Chelsea and Rangers legends to compete for first ever Ray Wilkins Memorial Cup Wilkins, who represented both clubs, died in April after suffering a heart attack, His son Ross expects the Memorial Cup will be "an emotional day"
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/chelsea-rangers-legends-compete-first-12640862
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10iar
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3 Jun 2018, 10:36 PM
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- 2 Jun 2018, 12:43 PM
I hate to sound like I'm sticking up for them here, but to be fair to them they were sponsored by Diadora before they died when they had a relatively good side. Challenging for titles and playing in Europe. By financially doping
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Otis B Driftwood
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3 Jun 2018, 11:19 PM
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- Gothamcelt
- 3 Jun 2018, 10:23 PM
They talk about getting billionaires / millionaires to invest in their team and now the talk of JD Sports being the store to sell their gear they are annoyed that Mike Ashley has shares in this and some of their money will be going to him if they buy their strips from JD Sports.
I mean what's a billionaire to do with his money?
"Surely most billionaires out there are just chucking cash at random shampoo left right and center yet its not enough for this greedy fat tight fisted bastard whos hell bent on effing everyone for his personal interest" In Sevconian, 'invest' means 'donate'; in the real world it means 'speculate in the hope of returning a dividend/profit'.
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Otis B Driftwood
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4 Jun 2018, 12:47 AM
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Another belter came up on my FB timeline:
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4 Jun 2018, 03:18 AM
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- 10iar
- 3 Jun 2018, 10:36 PM
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I hate to sound like I'm sticking up for them here, but to be fair to them they were sponsored by Diadora before they died when they had a relatively good side. Challenging for titles and playing in Europe.
Diadora are a more respected brand than Hummel I'd say. Diadora trainers can cost near £200 especialy if it's a collaboration. Most are around Puma pricing. Hummel has trainers for £25-£30. If I went on NikeTalk and started a thread on a new Diadora shoe I'd be fine. Start one on a hummel shoe and I'd be laughed off the board. A no-mark brand.
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4 Jun 2018, 03:35 AM
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Diadora are a more respected brand than Hummel I'd say. Diadora trainers can cost near £200 especialy if it's a collaboration. Most are around Puma pricing. Hummel has trainers for £25-£30. If I went on NikeTalk and started a thread on a new Diadora shoe I'd be fine. Start one on a hummel shoe and I'd be laughed off the board. A no-mark brand.
Nike Talk? Never heard of that before Might start a gutties thread on here, take some heat off the shaving thread
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john67
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4 Jun 2018, 06:38 AM
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Anyone know the timescale to get your A and B pro license, is it a 2-3 week thing or months of hard graft.
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4 Jun 2018, 07:02 AM
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Nike Talk? Never heard of that before Might start a gutties thread on here, take some heat off the shaving thread Nike Talk? What is their to say?
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4 Jun 2018, 07:03 AM
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Nike Talk? Never heard of that before Might start a gutties thread on here, take some heat off the shaving thread Winfields for this bear!
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4 Jun 2018, 08:07 AM
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- 4 Jun 2018, 06:38 AM
Anyone know the timescale to get your A and B pro license, is it a 2-3 week thing or months of hard graft. According to SFA website, Uefa Pro licence is the "highest" qualification. These are the timescales
A minimum of 360 course contact hours, comprising of a minimum of the following:
144 hours theory units off the pitch 216 hours practical units on the pitch, including work experience, study visits, and overseas study trips
That is comprised over 20 months.
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4 Jun 2018, 08:08 AM
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Anyone know the timescale to get your A and B pro license, is it a 2-3 week thing or months of hard graft. Not sure this whole "licence issue" is a problem.
As long whoever is "coaching" the first team squad has a licence they are fine. The UEFA licencing regs state "coach" not manager?
The SFA regs on it state they are fine as long as the manager is studying for the certificate.
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4 Jun 2018, 08:09 AM
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Anyone know the timescale to get your A and B pro license, is it a 2-3 week thing or months of hard graft.
According to SFA website, Uefa Pro licence is the "highest" qualification. These are the timescales A minimum of 360 course contact hours, comprising of a minimum of the following: 144 hours theory units off the pitch 216 hours practical units on the pitch, including work experience, study visits, and overseas study trips That is comprised over 20 months. Mersey Trout is at the shampooe hole for work experience then
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4 Jun 2018, 08:28 AM
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- 3 Jun 2018, 10:36 AM
I'm surprised they've not been linked to Ryan Gauld yet as he might be available from Sporting Lisbon
Lurking Daily Rectum "journalists" ! You can have that one ! very good !!
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4 Jun 2018, 08:33 AM
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Keith Jackson saying that Robertson was not informed about Maclennan (after saying all clubs were informed) and also questioning Maclennans loyalty because of the wage he may be earning from INM, "So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year, Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie."
SPFL failing to rap Rangers over Murdoch MacLennan row points to a guilty conscience - Keith Jackson Keith reckons the row over the SPFL chairman's links to Celtic supremo Dermot Desmond has been badly mishandled from the outset.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson When the SPFL called in the lawyers last week for the fifth set in their statement tennis with Dave King, it was an indication squeaky bum time had come bouncing down Hampden’s sixth floor. Even by Scottish football’s bizarre standards, this public slanging match over Murdoch MacLennan’s links with Celtic has been a curious affair and it remains to be seen if there will be a winner. Or, more importantly, a loser. The very fact solicitors were required to respond to another exocet fired at them from King’s Johannesburg bunker merely added to the whiff of danger that now surrounds this meltdown in relations between the league and one of its biggest clubs. It created a feeling we may be one wrong move from a full-blown crisis. And a potential rolling of heads. On the same day this newspaper attempted to carry out a straw poll of opinions from top-flight clubs. That not one chose to make a public comment is another sign of the nervousness around the entire MacLennan issue. They may be happy to sit back and watch the ball fizzing across the net but not one of them feels like getting in its path, which is a great pity as this is an issue that affects every one of them. It is now surely time for someone to do something more than just fire up the office laptop and press the button on another public rebuke or insinuation. If King feels strongly enough to fight this out in public – and the Rangers chairman does have a point in terms of proper governance – why has he not formalised his grievance or taken his complaint directly to the SPFL boardroom or chief executive Neil Doncaster? King may well have a sound, legitimate reason for questioning how MacLennan was able to take a seat as non-executive chairman of a company part owned by Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien but he undermines the seriousness of the situation by engaging in grandstanding and playing to the gallery. Also, by calling for transparency and good corporate governance he might as well have added “yours pot, signed kettle.” If the SPFL feel their name or that of MacLennan or even Doncaster has been unfairly tarnished by King’s actions and accusations then pull him up for it. Demand he cease or throw the book at him on a charge of disrepute or whatever else is in your power. Because in terms of perception their lack of action points to a guilty conscience. That’s not to say MacLennan has been nobbled by Celtic’s biggest shareholder and his long-term business ally. Nor is it confirmation for the conspiracy theorists convinced Celtic have grabbed the game in this country by the short and curlies. It also opens the gates to a toxic swamp of whataboutery – especially given the roles Campbell Ogilvie and Gordon Smith once held within the SFA. The truth of the matter is MacLennan’s CV and background in media would most probably have had him on the shortlist for a role at a company like INM whether he was head of the table at the SPFL or not. But that’s not the point either. The point is MacLennan is being paid to act in the best interests of the Scottish game so when he was first invited on to INM’s board the onus was on him to raise a flag inside Hampden and to point out a possible conflict of interests. Whether there was or wasn’t should then have become a matter for others to determine. It was most certainly not up to him to decide there was none. It is unimaginable a man of MacLennan’s experience agreed to take on this role without carrying out his own due diligence on the structure of the company and its shareholding. It would have taken him 30 seconds on Google to discover Desmond – as the company’s second largest shareholder – also has the right to appoint his own nominee to the INM board. That’s all that would have been required for MacLennan to raise the issue internally with Doncaster. If for no other reason than to keep himself right. If he did not do this MacLennan has a case to answer. But if such a conversation did take place it is Doncaster who is left with his chin exposed for failing to share it with the rest of the class. King is absolutely adamant no such disclosure was made to Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson who also sits on the SPFL board. The SPFL had the opportunity to refute this when they called in the lawyers. That they chose not to appears to lend weight to King’s position and makes the league look highly disingenuous for previously insisting Robertson was in possession of all the relevant facts surrounding MacLennan’s appointment as far back as January. It seems obvious he was not. So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year. MacLennan’s remuneration is not yet a matter of public record but if it is in any way similar to his predecessor it dwarves the kind of money he’ll be earning from Hampden. Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie. This entire issue has been horribly mishandled from the outset. And it will take more than just a bunch of statements to clean up the mess it has left behind. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-failing-rap-rangers-over-12642766
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4 Jun 2018, 08:58 AM
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So why didn't Keith take 30 seconds of his valuable time to Google Craig Whyte?
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4 Jun 2018, 09:03 AM
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Anyone know the timescale to get your A and B pro license, is it a 2-3 week thing or months of hard graft.
According to SFA website, Uefa Pro licence is the "highest" qualification. These are the timescales A minimum of 360 course contact hours, comprising of a minimum of the following: 144 hours theory units off the pitch 216 hours practical units on the pitch, including work experience, study visits, and overseas study trips That is comprised over 20 months. mcallister has his pro licence so they will circumvent it that way
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4 Jun 2018, 09:09 AM
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Ooops, "Souey said:There is no comparison between his situation and mine other than it being the same club in name".
Graeme Souness planning Steven Gerrard pep talk on managing Rangers and succeeding at Ibrox Former Ibrox manager plans to speak to the new man in charge about life in the Govan hotseat.
Spoiler: click to toggle ByCraig Swan Graeme Souness has revealed he will soon speak to Steven Gerrard about life as Rangers manager. But the former boss says the job has totally changed from his time in charge. And Souness has warned Gerrard if he is going to die at Ibrox he has to die doing it his way and not on the say-so of him or anyone else. He¡¯s spoken to confidantes of Gerrard since his appointment and when the new man gets his feet under the desk, Souness will have a chat to pass on some of his experience of the role. But Souness is clear on one thing ¨C despite comparisons being made by others to the two appointments he¡¯s adamant the job which he inherited way back in 1986 has completely changed. Souey said: ¡°There¡¯s no comparison between his situation and mine other than it being the same club in name. ¡°It¡¯s a very different job because I had funds to work with. I had tremendous support from David Holmes, originally, and then David Murray. ¡°The money isn¡¯t there. Scottish football can¡¯t attract the same type of players as you could when I was there because of circumstances. ¡°And you have to say that when I went there you had a strong Dundee United, a strong Aberdeen, a strong Hearts and strong Celtic. Now the focus is just on catching Celtic really. ¡°We¡¯ve not spoken yet but a friend of his has been in touch with me and I will be speaking to him before the season starts. ¡°My biggest piece of advice? Be your own man. That¡¯s it. Be your own man and hopefully you¡¯re a lucky man. ¡°You have to believe in what you do because ultimately it¡¯s your neck on the line. If you¡¯re going to die you have to die by making your own decisions. ¡°He will be shocked by the passion even though he¡¯s coming from one passionate club to join another.¡± Souness insists he is utterly positive about the move and convinced the ex-Anfield hero can be a success. With luck he even feels Rangers could overhaul Celts in the chase for the title but knows it can¡¯t happen unless complete backing comes from the board. Souness said: ¡°It¡¯s a big task for him and he¡¯ll need a bit of luck and support from the board. ¡°In terms of bringing players in he¡¯ll need the chairman to help. The group of players they¡¯ve got now isn¡¯t good enough so there have to be changes in that respect. Steven himself will know that. ¡°And he¡¯ll have respect on day one because of what he achieved as a player. The players will definitely respond to that. So like every Rangers supporter I¡¯m optimistic. Very optimistic. ¡°Without a shadow of a doubt Steven will be able to attract better players. It comes back to whether it will be loan players or if he can buy them. ¡°I don¡¯t suppose he¡¯ll be buying too many so Steven will have to be calling in a few favours. ¡°It was a privilege to work there and hopefully a lot of players out there see it that way.¡± Souness believes he also had another key advantage. Gary McAllister is the new No.2 at Gers but while he knows the game up here the 53-year-old has been out of the domestic scene for a long time. Souness, on the other hand, had Walter Smith, someone with crucial experience of the top-flight going into the role. He said: ¡°I had an enormous advantage because Walter had been around the Scottish scene for a long time. ¡°There were no surprises for me, whoever we were playing, because Walter knew everything about them. I assume Steven will have someone on his staff who can provide that information. ¡°Gary won¡¯t know that but he¡¯s a highly thought of football person and a really good human being. I¡¯m sure they¡¯ll be fine but you¡¯ve got to know what you¡¯re going in against.¡± ¡ñSouness spoke to Record Sport as he took charge of a team in Airdrie at a charity game in aid of St Andrew¡¯s Hospice Capital Appeal. He said: ¡°We¡¯ve been to the hospice and it¡¯s a little reminder, in life, of how lucky we all are. If you¡¯ve got your health you¡¯ve got everything.¡± https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/graeme-souness-planning-steven-gerrard-12642933
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4 Jun 2018, 09:18 AM
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Keith Jackson saying that Robertson was not informed about Maclennan (after saying all clubs were informed) and also questioning Maclennans loyalty because of the wage he may be earning from INM, "So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year, Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie." SPFL failing to rap Rangers over Murdoch MacLennan row points to a guilty conscience - Keith JacksonKeith reckons the row over the SPFL chairman's links to Celtic supremo Dermot Desmond has been badly mishandled from the outset. Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson When the SPFL called in the lawyers last week for the fifth set in their statement tennis with Dave King, it was an indication squeaky bum time had come bouncing down Hampden’s sixth floor. Even by Scottish football’s bizarre standards, this public slanging match over Murdoch MacLennan’s links with Celtic has been a curious affair and it remains to be seen if there will be a winner. Or, more importantly, a loser. The very fact solicitors were required to respond to another exocet fired at them from King’s Johannesburg bunker merely added to the whiff of danger that now surrounds this meltdown in relations between the league and one of its biggest clubs. It created a feeling we may be one wrong move from a full-blown crisis. And a potential rolling of heads. On the same day this newspaper attempted to carry out a straw poll of opinions from top-flight clubs. That not one chose to make a public comment is another sign of the nervousness around the entire MacLennan issue. They may be happy to sit back and watch the ball fizzing across the net but not one of them feels like getting in its path, which is a great pity as this is an issue that affects every one of them. It is now surely time for someone to do something more than just fire up the office laptop and press the button on another public rebuke or insinuation. If King feels strongly enough to fight this out in public – and the Rangers chairman does have a point in terms of proper governance – why has he not formalised his grievance or taken his complaint directly to the SPFL boardroom or chief executive Neil Doncaster? King may well have a sound, legitimate reason for questioning how MacLennan was able to take a seat as non-executive chairman of a company part owned by Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien but he undermines the seriousness of the situation by engaging in grandstanding and playing to the gallery. Also, by calling for transparency and good corporate governance he might as well have added “yours pot, signed kettle.” If the SPFL feel their name or that of MacLennan or even Doncaster has been unfairly tarnished by King’s actions and accusations then pull him up for it. Demand he cease or throw the book at him on a charge of disrepute or whatever else is in your power. Because in terms of perception their lack of action points to a guilty conscience. That’s not to say MacLennan has been nobbled by Celtic’s biggest shareholder and his long-term business ally. Nor is it confirmation for the conspiracy theorists convinced Celtic have grabbed the game in this country by the short and curlies. It also opens the gates to a toxic swamp of whataboutery – especially given the roles Campbell Ogilvie and Gordon Smith once held within the SFA. The truth of the matter is MacLennan’s CV and background in media would most probably have had him on the shortlist for a role at a company like INM whether he was head of the table at the SPFL or not. But that’s not the point either. The point is MacLennan is being paid to act in the best interests of the Scottish game so when he was first invited on to INM’s board the onus was on him to raise a flag inside Hampden and to point out a possible conflict of interests. Whether there was or wasn’t should then have become a matter for others to determine. It was most certainly not up to him to decide there was none. It is unimaginable a man of MacLennan’s experience agreed to take on this role without carrying out his own due diligence on the structure of the company and its shareholding. It would have taken him 30 seconds on Google to discover Desmond – as the company’s second largest shareholder – also has the right to appoint his own nominee to the INM board. That’s all that would have been required for MacLennan to raise the issue internally with Doncaster. If for no other reason than to keep himself right. If he did not do this MacLennan has a case to answer. But if such a conversation did take place it is Doncaster who is left with his chin exposed for failing to share it with the rest of the class. King is absolutely adamant no such disclosure was made to Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson who also sits on the SPFL board. The SPFL had the opportunity to refute this when they called in the lawyers. That they chose not to appears to lend weight to King’s position and makes the league look highly disingenuous for previously insisting Robertson was in possession of all the relevant facts surrounding MacLennan’s appointment as far back as January. It seems obvious he was not. So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year. MacLennan’s remuneration is not yet a matter of public record but if it is in any way similar to his predecessor it dwarves the kind of money he’ll be earning from Hampden. Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie. This entire issue has been horribly mishandled from the outset. And it will take more than just a bunch of statements to clean up the mess it has left behind. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-failing-rap-rangers-over-12642766 I can't believe that MacLennan is having his integrity questioned in such a manner by a national newspaper. I've no horse in this race, but to have a reporter ask "where his loyalties lie" is surely crossing a line?
I'd be surprised if this wasn't challenged.
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4 Jun 2018, 09:25 AM
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- 4 Jun 2018, 08:33 AM
Keith Jackson saying that Robertson was not informed about Maclennan (after saying all clubs were informed) and also questioning Maclennans loyalty because of the wage he may be earning from INM, "So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year, Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie." SPFL failing to rap Rangers over Murdoch MacLennan row points to a guilty conscience - Keith JacksonKeith reckons the row over the SPFL chairman's links to Celtic supremo Dermot Desmond has been badly mishandled from the outset. Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson When the SPFL called in the lawyers last week for the fifth set in their statement tennis with Dave King, it was an indication squeaky bum time had come bouncing down Hampden’s sixth floor. Even by Scottish football’s bizarre standards, this public slanging match over Murdoch MacLennan’s links with Celtic has been a curious affair and it remains to be seen if there will be a winner. Or, more importantly, a loser. The very fact solicitors were required to respond to another exocet fired at them from King’s Johannesburg bunker merely added to the whiff of danger that now surrounds this meltdown in relations between the league and one of its biggest clubs. It created a feeling we may be one wrong move from a full-blown crisis. And a potential rolling of heads. On the same day this newspaper attempted to carry out a straw poll of opinions from top-flight clubs. That not one chose to make a public comment is another sign of the nervousness around the entire MacLennan issue. They may be happy to sit back and watch the ball fizzing across the net but not one of them feels like getting in its path, which is a great pity as this is an issue that affects every one of them. It is now surely time for someone to do something more than just fire up the office laptop and press the button on another public rebuke or insinuation. If King feels strongly enough to fight this out in public – and the Rangers chairman does have a point in terms of proper governance – why has he not formalised his grievance or taken his complaint directly to the SPFL boardroom or chief executive Neil Doncaster? King may well have a sound, legitimate reason for questioning how MacLennan was able to take a seat as non-executive chairman of a company part owned by Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien but he undermines the seriousness of the situation by engaging in grandstanding and playing to the gallery. Also, by calling for transparency and good corporate governance he might as well have added “yours pot, signed kettle.” If the SPFL feel their name or that of MacLennan or even Doncaster has been unfairly tarnished by King’s actions and accusations then pull him up for it. Demand he cease or throw the book at him on a charge of disrepute or whatever else is in your power. Because in terms of perception their lack of action points to a guilty conscience. That’s not to say MacLennan has been nobbled by Celtic’s biggest shareholder and his long-term business ally. Nor is it confirmation for the conspiracy theorists convinced Celtic have grabbed the game in this country by the short and curlies. It also opens the gates to a toxic swamp of whataboutery – especially given the roles Campbell Ogilvie and Gordon Smith once held within the SFA. The truth of the matter is MacLennan’s CV and background in media would most probably have had him on the shortlist for a role at a company like INM whether he was head of the table at the SPFL or not. But that’s not the point either. The point is MacLennan is being paid to act in the best interests of the Scottish game so when he was first invited on to INM’s board the onus was on him to raise a flag inside Hampden and to point out a possible conflict of interests. Whether there was or wasn’t should then have become a matter for others to determine. It was most certainly not up to him to decide there was none. It is unimaginable a man of MacLennan’s experience agreed to take on this role without carrying out his own due diligence on the structure of the company and its shareholding. It would have taken him 30 seconds on Google to discover Desmond – as the company’s second largest shareholder – also has the right to appoint his own nominee to the INM board. That’s all that would have been required for MacLennan to raise the issue internally with Doncaster. If for no other reason than to keep himself right. If he did not do this MacLennan has a case to answer. But if such a conversation did take place it is Doncaster who is left with his chin exposed for failing to share it with the rest of the class. King is absolutely adamant no such disclosure was made to Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson who also sits on the SPFL board. The SPFL had the opportunity to refute this when they called in the lawyers. That they chose not to appears to lend weight to King’s position and makes the league look highly disingenuous for previously insisting Robertson was in possession of all the relevant facts surrounding MacLennan’s appointment as far back as January. It seems obvious he was not. So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year. MacLennan’s remuneration is not yet a matter of public record but if it is in any way similar to his predecessor it dwarves the kind of money he’ll be earning from Hampden. Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie. This entire issue has been horribly mishandled from the outset. And it will take more than just a bunch of statements to clean up the mess it has left behind. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-failing-rap-rangers-over-12642766 What a lot of pish. Dave King is adamant. A born lying dick is adamant.
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- 4 Jun 2018, 08:33 AM
Keith Jackson saying that Robertson was not informed about Maclennan (after saying all clubs were informed) and also questioning Maclennans loyalty because of the wage he may be earning from INM, "So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year, Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie." SPFL failing to rap Rangers over Murdoch MacLennan row points to a guilty conscience - Keith JacksonKeith reckons the row over the SPFL chairman's links to Celtic supremo Dermot Desmond has been badly mishandled from the outset. Spoiler: click to toggle ByKeith Jackson When the SPFL called in the lawyers last week for the fifth set in their statement tennis with Dave King, it was an indication squeaky bum time had come bouncing down Hampden’s sixth floor. Even by Scottish football’s bizarre standards, this public slanging match over Murdoch MacLennan’s links with Celtic has been a curious affair and it remains to be seen if there will be a winner. Or, more importantly, a loser. The very fact solicitors were required to respond to another exocet fired at them from King’s Johannesburg bunker merely added to the whiff of danger that now surrounds this meltdown in relations between the league and one of its biggest clubs. It created a feeling we may be one wrong move from a full-blown crisis. And a potential rolling of heads. On the same day this newspaper attempted to carry out a straw poll of opinions from top-flight clubs. That not one chose to make a public comment is another sign of the nervousness around the entire MacLennan issue. They may be happy to sit back and watch the ball fizzing across the net but not one of them feels like getting in its path, which is a great pity as this is an issue that affects every one of them. It is now surely time for someone to do something more than just fire up the office laptop and press the button on another public rebuke or insinuation. If King feels strongly enough to fight this out in public – and the Rangers chairman does have a point in terms of proper governance – why has he not formalised his grievance or taken his complaint directly to the SPFL boardroom or chief executive Neil Doncaster? King may well have a sound, legitimate reason for questioning how MacLennan was able to take a seat as non-executive chairman of a company part owned by Dermot Desmond and Denis O’Brien but he undermines the seriousness of the situation by engaging in grandstanding and playing to the gallery. Also, by calling for transparency and good corporate governance he might as well have added “yours pot, signed kettle.” If the SPFL feel their name or that of MacLennan or even Doncaster has been unfairly tarnished by King’s actions and accusations then pull him up for it. Demand he cease or throw the book at him on a charge of disrepute or whatever else is in your power. Because in terms of perception their lack of action points to a guilty conscience. That’s not to say MacLennan has been nobbled by Celtic’s biggest shareholder and his long-term business ally. Nor is it confirmation for the conspiracy theorists convinced Celtic have grabbed the game in this country by the short and curlies. It also opens the gates to a toxic swamp of whataboutery – especially given the roles Campbell Ogilvie and Gordon Smith once held within the SFA. The truth of the matter is MacLennan’s CV and background in media would most probably have had him on the shortlist for a role at a company like INM whether he was head of the table at the SPFL or not. But that’s not the point either. The point is MacLennan is being paid to act in the best interests of the Scottish game so when he was first invited on to INM’s board the onus was on him to raise a flag inside Hampden and to point out a possible conflict of interests. Whether there was or wasn’t should then have become a matter for others to determine. It was most certainly not up to him to decide there was none. It is unimaginable a man of MacLennan’s experience agreed to take on this role without carrying out his own due diligence on the structure of the company and its shareholding. It would have taken him 30 seconds on Google to discover Desmond – as the company’s second largest shareholder – also has the right to appoint his own nominee to the INM board. That’s all that would have been required for MacLennan to raise the issue internally with Doncaster. If for no other reason than to keep himself right. If he did not do this MacLennan has a case to answer. But if such a conversation did take place it is Doncaster who is left with his chin exposed for failing to share it with the rest of the class. King is absolutely adamant no such disclosure was made to Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson who also sits on the SPFL board. The SPFL had the opportunity to refute this when they called in the lawyers. That they chose not to appears to lend weight to King’s position and makes the league look highly disingenuous for previously insisting Robertson was in possession of all the relevant facts surrounding MacLennan’s appointment as far back as January. It seems obvious he was not. So Rangers have every right to examine this whole process especially as, according to the company’s accounts, the man MacLennan succeeded as non-executive chairman at INM was taking home a basic salary before bonuses of 165,000 euros a year. MacLennan’s remuneration is not yet a matter of public record but if it is in any way similar to his predecessor it dwarves the kind of money he’ll be earning from Hampden. Which presents another huge problem in terms of perception as, if it were ever to come to the crunch, legitimate questions would almost certainly be asked about where his loyalties lie. This entire issue has been horribly mishandled from the outset. And it will take more than just a bunch of statements to clean up the mess it has left behind. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/spfl-failing-rap-rangers-over-12642766 The SPFL should be saying no more on the subject.
Ignore King if he pipes up again.
That will infuriate him & the huns even more than saying anything anyway.
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