\nThis preliminary issue raised by Rangers FC challenged the jurisdiction of the Scottish FA\u2019s Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal to hear the case, and contended that the Notice of Complaint must be determined by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/em><\/p>\n
Having received submissions on 26 June the Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal have issued a decision upholding the preliminary issue raised by the club. The Judicial Panel Disciplinary Tribunal proposes to continue consideration of the complaint until parties consider next steps and terms of reference for any remit to CAS.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n First thing to note is that this statement does not refer to the alleged offences ( alleged my arse ) , but to who has jurisdiction to rule on the alleged ( my arse ) offences.<\/p>\n Rangers FC-it doesn’t clarify which one ,which in turn suggests the five way agreement is being used here, reckon that the alleged (my arse ) offences should fall under the remit of the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/p>\n There is no indication as to why Rangers FC have argued this, or why the JPDT have agreed to it, but it appears that this is where it will end up.<\/p>\n Which means that those considering the alleged ( my arse ) offences will be looking at it with unconflicted eyes.<\/p>\n Which cannot be a bad thing.<\/p>\n As Auldheid, one of the valiant shareholders behind the Resolution 12 campaign said on CQN…<\/p>\n Interesting development regarding the Rangers notice of complaint.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0It sounds like the evidence the resolutioners presented on the 26 June made an impact\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Who conducts the prosecution at CAS?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n The real significance here is that in mid May TRFC said accusations around activity at end of March 2011 were groundless.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The SFA were presented with information that suggested otherwise, which would have been passed to TRFC for comment.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0They have not disputed that evidence but have instead said SFA are not in a position to rule on the matter and have contended that the Notice of Complaint must be determined by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0That is more than welcome and is a point that was made to Celtic when told the SFA Comp Off was going to investigate that input would be needed from UEFA and HMRC for a correct decision to be made.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0What is not clear, because what goes to CAS has still to be agreed, is whether TRFC are claiming that the 5 Way is in effect a pardon for RFC\u2019s misdeeds or that the licence was granted and monitored as UEFA intended their rules to be applied.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n If the latter then CAS have already ruled on similar cases for Malaga in 2012 and Giannina in 2013 where they upheld UEFA\u2019s decision that both clubs were in breach of UEFA FFP in similar circumstances and in Giannina case should not have been granted a licence in March.<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0It would be up to CAS to decide if there was a difference in the RFC application that made the grant legit. If not and extracts of both Giannina and Malaga cases were provided to SFA two weeks ago, then an overdue payable did exist and how RFC got around that will become subject to CAS scrutiny and as a result UEFA scrutiny who don\u2019t like being lied to. Its a risk TRFC will be taking but if licence granted legitimately then that is all Res12 asked to establish. If not that is up to God knows whom to decide on sanctions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0If TRFC are arguing that the 5 Way pardons them from sins of RFC, that puts 5 Way under CAS scrutiny and given that one part at least, the transfer of SFA Membership from RFC to TRFC\/Newco conflicts with a UEFA Regulation designed to protect the integrity of UEFA competition (Article 12) then the integrity of the 5 Way comes under question.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Bottom line is this has to go to CAS and Celtic need to be more pro active in ensuring all factors are considered, because as matters stand TRFC are accusing Celtic shareholders of being trouble makers and Celtic and CSA and CST, who have been briefed, simply cannot let that go unchallenged . Celtic should welcome CAS adjudication and not let SFA off the hook by not insisting SFA take the matter to CAS in order to satisfy their shareholders all was handled as UEFA intended in their rules.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Celtic, and Peter Lawwell, must welcome the decision to send this to CAS.<\/p>\n They must now welcome the news that there is a chance for a full independent inquiry into the alleged ( my arse ) events that are under investigation here.<\/p>\n They must offer to assist any investigation with any further evidence that they have .<\/p>\n Any failure to comment at this stage is unacceptable, as after all, it is Celtic PLC and their shareholders who lost out if these allegations are found to be true, and it is the job of the PLC board to protect the interests of shareholders.<\/p>\n With CAS involvment , there is genuine optimism that we can finally deal with those who have corrupted our game, and begin to look forward to an honest and level playing field in Scottish football.<\/p>\n So, Peter, lets see what you can do….<\/p>\n Back at the ranch, and Celtic eased past Alashkert on Wednesday with another 3-0 win, despite making the game a handicap event when Jozo Simunovic got himself sent off early in the game.<\/p>\n He is now ruled out of the first leg of the next match, which is against old foes Rosenborg.<\/p>\n Rosenborg have began their preparations for the game by sacking their manager..<\/p>\n Norwegian Glaswegian Christian W<\/em> is the go to man on Norwegian football, and on twiter last night he explained whats been going on in Trondheim, and why….<\/p>\n 1\/ Many parallels between RBK & Celtic; – Huge financial advantage over rest of league, built in large part on European successes – Expectation to win every domestic game & trophy + to keep improving in an ever tougher European environment – Also expectations of *how* you win\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 2\/ Nils Arne Eggen coached RBK from 1988 to 2002 (apart from year\u2019s sabbatical). He essentially defined the club\u2019s culture, ethos and playing style to a degree comparable to how Cruyff defined instilled his philosophy at Ajax and Barcelona\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 3\/ Eggen was an offensive manager, playing a \u2018pure\u2019 4-3-3 with attacking full-backs, two industrious but effective no. 8s each side of a deep lying playmaker and a front three combination of speed, physical presence and great movement\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 4\/ While Eggen built an incredible slick playing machine where the team was always king (many players failed outside RBK), their constant presence in the Champions League through the 1990s built up their financial powers.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 5\/ With Ingebrigtsen gone today RBK have changed manager since 2002, him being the longest serving one (since 2014) While they\u2019ve won the league 9 out of those 15 seasons (+ 3 cups), they\u2019ve essentially underachieved, with their last CL group stage appreance now 11 years ago.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 6\/ Why? Multiple factors obviously but complacency & amateurism at board level led to lack of stability at managerial level, with scattergun approach to both type of manager brought in & the player recruitment process, which seemed very scattergun & downright lazy at times.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 7\/ The club\u2019s financial power means they can afford do such mistakes and still dominate Norwegian football but they\u2019ve achieved far less in Europe than comparable clubs in Denmark and Sweden, especially FC Copenhagen and to a lesser extent Malm\u00f6\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n 8\/ The last two appointments were heralded as a return to the \u2018ideals of Rosenborg\u2019 with local managers who had previously been at club. They just didn\u2019t have the actual tactical competencies to drive the club forward.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Turkish newspaper AMK Spor report Fenerbahce sporting director Damien Comolli is looking to bring Celtic\u2019s Jozo Simunovic to the Ulker Stadium this summer.<\/em><\/p>\n Fenerbahce manager Phillip Cocu has reportedly told Comolli to sign the Celtic player, but it\u2019s unlikely Brendan Rodgers will want to lose the player.<\/em><\/p>\n The 23-year old central defender made 30 appearances for Celtic in all competitions last season and has also been linked with a move to Fenerbahce in the past.<\/em><\/p>\n As it stands the Turkish club only have two senior central defenders at their disposal and Cocu has told Comolli they need a quality central defender to come in.<\/em><\/p>\n The Turkish media often insist players are eager to move to their biggest clubs, so there may be some bias involved there.<\/em><\/p>\n The former Dinamo Zagreb player still has three years left on his current Celtic contract.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Then there’s Dedryck Boyata, who seems to have become a superstar overnight after his outstanding perfromances against , er, Tunisia and Panama…<\/p>\n According to some reports, Boyata wants to move to a club befitting his performances in the World cup, and he’s not short of offers.<\/p>\n Though perhaps not from the clubs at a level he was hoping for.<\/p>\n A move looks likely, he’s been a part of a squad that has done well, very well, and will be comparing his relatively low wage with those of his English based team mates, and noting that they don;t get anywhere near the grief he gets should they misplace a pass or fall asleep during a game…<\/p>\n Lets hope the Kenneth Omerou\u00a0 rumour is true…<\/p>\n Kenneth Josiah Omeruo<\/b>\u00a0(born 17 October 1993) is a Nigerian professional\u00a0footballer<\/a>\u00a0who plays as a\u00a0defender<\/a>\u00a0for English club\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Nigeria national team<\/a>.[2]<\/a><\/sup>[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Omeruo signed for Chelsea from\u00a0Standard Liege<\/a>\u00a0in January 2012 and upon signing went on loan to Dutch top-flight side\u00a0ADO Den Haag<\/a>. Then only 19, he impressed enough in the\u00a0Eredivisie<\/a>\u00a0to earn a call up to the Nigerian national team.<\/em><\/p>\n Now a regular international, Omeruo has represented Nigeria at the\u00a02013 Africa Cup of Nations<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a02013 Confederations Cup<\/a>\u00a0in Brazil. Omeruo cemented a place in the starting line-up at the Africa Cup of Nations as it turned into a wonderful tournament for the Super Eagles and they emerged from the tournament victorious.[4]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n Though its doubtful…<\/p>\n Earlier this week Leeds United secured the signature of Jamal Blackman on loan for the season. He was the second former Middlesbrough loanee signed from\u00a0Chelsea<\/a>\u00a0this summer, after Lewis Baker arrived earlier in the summer.<\/em><\/p>\n Another player with a similar history then appeared to hint he could be next.\u00a0Kenneth Omeruo commented on Blackman\u2019s Instagram post<\/a>\u00a0about the move stating, \u201cwait for me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n What the Nigerian international meant by the comment is up for debate but, at the moment, there is no sign that Leeds are in fact interested in signing the player.<\/em><\/p>\n To be honest, this guy isn’t getting a game at chelsea, and a loan has been suggested.<\/p>\n Thing is, the\u00a0 number of images of him standing next to some sports car or other when you google his name make me feel he’s another who has earned the money already, and finds playing a chore that he doesn;t need or want any more.<\/p>\n File with\u00a0 Charley Musonda, ….<\/p>\n With Boyata sounding more and more like he wants away, and Simunovic provong he should be allowed to leave, there is a need to spend on central defence.<\/p>\n Now.<\/p>\n Thats not to say Celtic should rush out and buy a couple of centre halfs in some sort of panic dash, but perhaps one or two of those we’ve been watching could be brought closer to a deal …<\/p>\n We have been watching some, haven’t we ?<\/p>\n and if they are bit pricey, we could ask Dermot for a few quid…<\/p>\n It is understood Irish tycoons Dermot Desmond, JP McManus and John Magnier have mandated investment bank JP Morgan to assess their options\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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<\/a>AMK Spor say Simunovic is also keen on the idea of playing for Fenerbahce, and he\u2019s made it clear to Celtic he wants to leave if the Yellow Canaries make an official bid for him.<\/em><\/p>\nBarchester Healthcare to be put up for sale as owners eye \u00a32.5bn price tag<\/h1>\n