Celtics AGM takes place on the fifteenth of November, and a supporters resolution is gaining an awful lot more support than the board seem to want it to. According to the Record, Lawwell and co. will be writing to shareholders to ask them not to support the following resolution.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe consider the SFA governance has displayed a disregard for the rules and spirit of fair play, contradicted FIFA, UEFA and SFA mission statements and acted in contravention to the spirit of the rules of fair play outlined in FIFA, UEFA and SFA Rules.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe specific complaints are:<\/p>\n
\u201c1. Unprecedented transfer of membership and granting of license to operate to an unqualified new club, facilitating queue jumping into the lower professional set-up at the expense of existing qualified clubs who had applied through the recognised process.<\/p>\n
\u201c2. Secret cross governance agreements to facilitate point 1, above which took place during the preparation and contrary to the ethos of the SFA\u2019s own published mission statement.<\/p>\n
\u201c3. Participation of a new club in an SFA affiliated domestic club competition without proper registration compliance.<\/p>\n
\u201c4. Participation of the SFA in an inquiry on improper player registration, an inquiry the SFA declined to initiate on the grounds that; the SFA required to be neutral, maintaining appellate authority status, then not only compromising that neutrality by participation but providing an interpretation on player eligibility that UEFA and indeed FIFA should examine. ”<\/p>\n
The paper continues;<\/p>\n
” A group of investors insist the Ibrox outfit received special treatment from Scotland\u2019s football chiefs after Craig Whyte tipped the club over a financial cliff in February 2012, leading to the liquidation of the oldco. ”<\/p>\n
And in that usage of the word ” Oldco ” is the concrete proof that the establishment, the media and the SFA want the whole thing to go away, and the new club, which, of course will be treated like the old club, can carry on without fear of punishment.<\/p>\n
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The article is penned by the wholly unbiased and consistently well informed journalist of the year Keith Jackson, now thought to be a leading light on all things pertaining to Scottish football by, er, Keith Jackson.<\/p>\n
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With no mention of Motherwell born billionaires, Jackson adds fuel to the social unrest myth first propogated by the SFA when First Rangers went into liquidation. ( A word he carefully applies only to the Oldco, not the club, which is not surprising, since he isn’t a financial journalist and doesn’t understand the full concept of what happened to First Rangers. Mainly because it doesn’t suit his agenda to even try to find out. )<\/p>\n
Jackson hints ;<\/p>\n
”\u00a0It\u2019s understood the Scottish champions are also acutely aware of how official action would heighten tensions between fans of the two clubs. ”<\/p>\n
Again, that wholly unconvincing \u00a0” Its understood ” as a lead in to a dark threat about possible trouble and tension between the two sets of fans.<\/p>\n
Hey-thats a new thing. You mean there could be no more scenes like this one ?<\/p>\n
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Anyway, Jackson concludes, presumably hoping we all take the hint and help him to lift the carpet he seems intent on sweeping the matter under;<\/p>\n
”\u00a0But Celtic\u2019s directors insist Rangers were dealt with fairly and have told shareholders: \u201cThe board considers the resolution to be unnecessary and recommends that you vote against it.\u201d<\/p>\n
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That kind of thing might work with Sevco and its followers,but we are made of sterner stuff.<\/p>\n
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The article is little more than a plug against the resolution, and knowing Celtic supporters awareness of what goes on in media circles, the article may well have done the resolution a lot of good, as supporters will begin to question just why Peter Lawwell feels that the death of First Rangers and subsequent events were dealt with correctly-without fear or favour-I believe the popular phrase was at the time.<\/p>\n
And Lawwell needs to come out and say publicly what his stance is on the matter. And he needs to do it soon. That way, if he is thinking what the article implies he is thinking, then we can get his resignation over with quickly and get someone else in during the AGM, which will save holding two meetings.<\/p>\n
By comparison, the Scotsman has this online;<\/p>\n
A VOTE is to be held at Celtic\u2019s forthcoming annual general meeting (AGM) calling for the SFA to be reported to UEFA over their treatment of Rangers.<\/b><\/p>\n
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The motion, brought by a number of shareholders, calls for the club to censure the governing body for what they deem to be favourable treatment given to Rangers after their 2012 meltdown.<\/p>\n
The motion reads: \u201cWe consider the SFA governance has displayed a disregard for the rules and spirit of fair play, contradicted FIFA, UEFA and SFA mission statements and acted in contravention to the spirit of the rules of fair play outlined in FIFA, UEFA and SFA Rules.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Celtic board have written to shareholders ahead of the AGM, dubbing the motion \u201cunnecessary\u201d and urging them to reject it.<\/p>\n
Celtic will hold their annual general meeting on 15 November. ”<\/p>\n
Just the facts. Another word they seem to have a problem with at the Record.<\/p>\n
Over to you, Peter. I think you need to be putting peoples minds at rest.<\/p>\n
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Under no circumstances can Rangers 1872-2012 be allowed to escape punishment for what they did. The sporting world must be made fully aware of everything that happened at that club which caused it to implode. Their supporters, their shareholders, their debenture holders, need to know. and the rest of us need assurance that it could not be allowed to happen to our clubs.<\/p>\n
Scottish football needs a spring clean where the junk is flung out, not left to accumulate where no-one can see it.<\/p>\n
Its still international week as far as the on field action goes, Scotland face Croatia, and theres probably some other games on as well.<\/p>\n
Some of which will feature those Celtic players who haven’t already been injured , although they are getting fewer in number by the day.<\/p>\n
Right back Mikael Lustig is having his hip assessed by Swedish medical staff after it ” locked ” in the game against Austria , and he was substituted. He said;<\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, if I\u2019m going to be totally honest, it feels no good.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt feels as though my hip locked up considerably but I must now wait until I know more.\u201d<\/p>\n
With youngster Darnell Fisher also injured, it looks like Celtic will have to register Danny McGrain for the Ajax match, and with Scott Brown out, there is little room for error \u00a0if Lennon decides to shift Ambrose to right back, and Mulgrew to centre half.<\/p>\n
Of course, there is the Hibernian game before that, and another round of international games, so theres plenty of time for Beram Kayal and James Forrest to pick up their next injuries…<\/p>\n
We’ve touched on this in the diary, and in the comments, \u00a0before, because \u00a0there is currently an unacceptably high rate of injury amongst players, and someone needs to have a look and see whats causing it.<\/p>\n
For those of you interested in the history, the official website summarises another new book released in time for Christmas, this one is the story of Malky MacDonald, a player who helped win the Empire Exhibition trophy, way back when football was played on grainy black and white pitches.<\/p>\n
Forgotten Star\/Rionnag Chaillte, the story of Malcolm MacDonald,\u00a0by Alex O\u00b4Henley is out now and available in Celtic retail stores.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Another intentional change of font there. Whatever a font is.<\/p>\n Over at Ibrox, Dave King , another one of those tipped to save the new club from the unwelcome record of the shortest life span of any club in Scottish football history, has made his case to take over in the war torn blue room;<\/p>\n “My settlement with the authorities in South Africa provides me with a unique status of credibility.<\/p>\n “I don’t know anyone else on the planet who has the level of clearance that I now have in terms of court-approved rulings.”<\/p>\n He added: “I have made all my disclosures to AIM and they can have no basis for anything other than unequivocal support.”<\/p>\n Although the last line of the Herald article its taken from hints that it may not be enough…<\/p>\n City sources are said to have advised there “is absolutely not a hope” Aim would accept Mr King as a director.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n More delusion down Edmiston Drive ? Lets hope so. With the nights already drawing in there is a renewed need for mirth and laughter.<\/p>\n The lime green shirt yesterday evokes memories of winning the league at Love Street when all seemed lost… with a fantastic display of playing football the Celtic Way, and as Andy Bhoy pointed out, a similar performance against Sporting Lisbon should also be up there in legend…<\/p>\n Did Celtic remain unbeaten wearing that top ? I’ve always been led to believe that that is indeed the case, but I don’t want to check. some things should be left as they are…<\/p>\n I remember each game being at least a five goal win and the players re-inventing the concept of total football….<\/p>\n Today, heres something else with a story behind it. what is it ?<\/p>\n Finally, an appeal, if I may.<\/p>\n Miranda Hart, the popular comedienne , has lost her laptop. she believes it has been stolen and has offered a reward for its return, on account of it containing her “precious creative ideas ” .<\/p>\n Can we all chip in a quid and give it to the guy who nicked it, and hopefully persuade him to fling it into the fecking sea ?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Celtics AGM takes place on the fifteenth of November, and a supporters resolution is gaining an awful lot more support than the board seem to…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3753,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/lawwell4.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2J7If-Yu","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3750"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3750"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3750\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3754,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3750\/revisions\/3754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3753"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3750"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3750"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/etims.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3750"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}<\/p>\n