This comes on the back of two unwelcome and uninvited approaches from Rangers FC regarding Scott, the first for \u00a3175,000 and the second for \u00a3225,000.<\/em><\/p>\n Hibernian FC has refused both bids because the Club has no wish to transfer a valuable player to strengthen a major rival in the battle to win the Championship and gain promotion to the Premiership.<\/em><\/p>\n Hibernian\u2019s position has not changed. The player will not be sold to Rangers.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n I, and others who know far better, did something which no journalist seemed to do \u2013 we read the statement. It did not say that the transfer request was refused; it did not say that bids were not welcome; it did not say that Hibernian will do everything they can to keep the player at the club. It was a rather eloquent way of telling Rangers to bolt. Hibs are desperate to win promotion this season and they knew that if they sold Allan to Rangers then it would probably guarantee another tilt at the Petrofac Cup. In a league where two teams are seen as potential champions it is highly unusual for direct transfers to be conducted between the clubs. Would Man City sell Aguero to Chelsea? Are Barcelona likely to ask Real Madrid if they would like to bid for Messi? When Rangers (old mob) and ourselves were fighting for the title did we do much business? Of course we didn\u2019t. Why? It\u2019s perfectly simple (always like using that one) \u2013 you don\u2019t strengthen your direct competition. Not only would Hibs have practically gifted the Championship title away they would have seen their gates drop \u2013 the transfer fee would have been quickly deemed irrelevant. Yet, these obvious thoughts did not seem so obvious to certain sections of the media. My particular favourite piece of commentary being this from July 28 when, in the public domain at least, there was only one bidder:<\/p>\n \u201cAn unhappy Allan wont win Hibs the Championship. Should take what they can get, use \u00a3 to strengthen & move on. Fighting a losing battle here\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Everyone is perfectly entitled to an opinion. Even when they are spectacularly off the mark and naked whilst they use Twitter.<\/p>\n It got to the stage when Rangers, in the era of \u2018over-investment\u2019, slapped in a bid of \u00a3280,000 with the possibility of a sell-on clause. How could Hibs possibility resist? They had to let the boy go. He must have been allowed to go to Rangers. How dare they, the Edinburger diet-Fenian DREAM CRUSHERS!<\/p>\n As we all know Hibs politely declined the opportunity to toe themselves in the baws even though the reporting of the matter was now starting to resemble a campaign. Then came the curveball, as it were, Celtic were \u2018seriously interested\u2019 and had reached a deal with Hibs on Thursday.<\/p>\n I thoroughly enjoyed the calls to Radio Clyde where some Rangers fans were adamant, by virtue of their past and present postal codes, that \u2018there\u2019s nae chance ae that bhoy signing fur Sellick \u2013 hunner pur sent\u2019. The auditory hurt was in full majestic flow and I was gutting myself cheerily to the splashing of a thousand Hun tears. Then, over the course of the weekend there were theories abound that Celtic were involved in acts of devilment and one-upmanship, letting know Rangers that we are the almighty and that we shall do our The simple fact of the matter is that it is a pile of pish. Celtic identified a player that they felt could add something to the squad, as well as further develop his talents. He was not an expensive purchase and that\u2019s pretty much it. Far too many people are failing to realise that Celtic do not operate in the same manner as David Murray. Petric, Adamczuk, Le Petit Merde, Cannigia \u2013 all players Celtic were openly interested in (and had paraded in one instance), the attempted signings of John Collins, Van Hooijdonk, Hartson (under Paul Le Guen) and there were rumours regarding a move for Paul McStay indicate that Murray ran Rangers not just to be successful but to get it right up Celtic. Worked out beautifully I\u2019d say. David, if you are reading then I would like to inform you that Glen Daly is still getting belted out at Celtic Park.<\/p>\n Celtic do not, in my humble estimation, regard Rangers to be a serious rival. They may do in the future but there is no justifiable reason for Celtic to act in a manner which is to the detriment of Rangers. That just happens to be a delicious consequence in this affair.<\/p>\n Finally, it would be remiss not to consider one small aspect of Friday evening\u2019s radio coverage. Specifically when Derek Johnstone suggested the mere possibility that there may be an issue with Scott Allan\u2019s medical. I am not saying that the ex-Rangers player was being wishful or hopeful for a potential as that would be grossly unfair. I do believe that medicals are an important part of a transfer deal and that it would be tremendously childish and uncouth to use them for point-scoring purposes.<\/p>\n![\"Stubbs](\"https:\/\/etims.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Stubbs-and-Allan.jpg\")
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