CeLOLtic

[bigmike]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-12664550

Quite an interesting article.

Unfortunatly I dont think anything will come of it..

I would like to see there be an end to the bile that comes from both these teams "Fans" but I am afraid to say that I dont see it happening any time soon.

[PlasticRoyale]

http://www.causes.com/causes/587497 - lulz

PLOLease support Neil Lennon and his family against the death threats made against him

[bigmike]

http://www.causes.com/causes/587497 - lulz

PLOLease support Neil Lennon and his family against the death threats made against him

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Are there really that many people who have been fooled in to thinking that Lennon is fit to be a football manager for a club as big as Celtic????

[handbags_harris]

Season 10/11 Trophy Count

Rangers 1-0 Celtic

[Gus the teenage cow]

rangers deserved to win, i have no complaints, surprised by how poor celtic were...not too bothered by losing the league cup to be honest but well done rangers, thoroughly deserved, also they were robbed against psv so great to see them bounce back like that, great character shown by them

[roadrunner]

Season 10/11 Trophy Count

Rangers 1-0 Celtic

NeiLOL LOLennon.

Couldn't care less about either club, but I absolutely hate this horrible ginger kunt.

[prostak]

Am I correct in my recollection that we competed with Leicester to sign Lennon?

[Svlad Cjelli]

Am I correct in my recollection that we competed with Leicester to sign Lennon?

Yes, we offered the same to Crewe as Leicester did - he decided to go there.

[FiNeRaIn]

rangers deserved to win, i have no complaints, surprised by how poor celtic were...not too bothered by losing the league cup to be honest but well done rangers, thoroughly deserved, also they were robbed against psv so great to see them bounce back like that, great character shown by them

Fair post.

Was nice to see an OF game which was more end to end with less of an emphasis on Rangers defending the whole time and playing negatively. Good open game, don't really think rangers were that much better than Celtic, but hey ho. Maybe WS and ally mccoist have learned its better to attack, especially with jelavic in the team, if fit he's a top player.
No trouble today either on or off the pitch which is good to see.

Next OF is a biggy, id like two fully fit teams with no suspensions and both teams attacking. Got a feeling rangers will have 3/4 injuries and 1/2 suspended as usual.

[floyd__streete]

Am I correct in my recollection that we competed with Leicester to sign Lennon?

Yes, we offered the same to Crewe as Leicester did - he decided to go there.

IIRC Dario Gradi was adamant that a player of Lennon's potential shouldn't be joining a midtable tier 2 side with the worst ground in the division and Crewe held out for another offer for their prized asset which came from Leicester.

[AndyRFC]

Fair play to Gus's comments, we can all take a defeat on the chin. Thought the Gers were superb through the game, specials mentions to Wylde, Jelavic and Davis

[Stuka]

That Ranger's goal that just about rolled in, so tantalisingly out of reach to the Tim chasing it.

[Deadlock]

Am I correct in my recollection that we competed with Leicester to sign Lennon?

Yes, we offered the same to Crewe as Leicester did - he decided to go there.

IIRC Dario Gradi was adamant that a player of Lennon's potential shouldn't be joining a midtable tier 2 side with the worst ground in the division and Crewe held out for another offer for their prized asset which came from Leicester.

So we ended up signing Martyn Booty instead. Sad times...

[Zammo]

Is there a bigger cnut in football than this bloke ?

Neil Lennon has played down his bust-up with Spanish referee Iturralde Gonzalez during Celtic's friendly at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday night.

The Hoops boss clashed with the official after 35 minutes of the match at San Mames which was staged to raise funds for local youth teams in Bilbao and ended in a goalless draw.

Lennon, who is currently serving an eight-match Scottish Football Association touchline ban, was ordered from the dugout by Gonzalez and was escorted to the stand by a security guard.

It was reported that Gonzalez revealed he will not forward a report to Hampden but the Celtic boss claimed the Spanish official over-reacted in any case.

Speaking on his Twitter site he said: "Ref over fussy as I disputed a free-kick - anyway we played some scintillating stuff against a class side and we should have won.

[bobbybottler]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/12932160.stm

Rangers chairman Alistair Johnston has admitted that the club could go bust.

The admission came in the wake of recent talks with would-be owner Craig Whyte and half-yearly figures indicating that the club owes £29m. Johnston insists that, when published in June, annual figures will show that debts have dropped to around £22m. But,asked if it was possible for the club to go out of business if a decision over tax payments went heavily against them, he nodded in agreement.

"The reality is that, if the decision is bad and the club can't pay, there would be a decision to be made," said Johnston, who expects a decision on the purchase of the club in the next couple of days. It's not clear where the liability lies. It could be October or November before we find out. The situation is not holding up the sale, but it does inhibit new financing and new investment. I have no idea of the sum for which we may be liable, but Rangers cannot afford much."

Figures for the six months to 31 December show that the amount Rangers owe to creditors due within the next year has increased by nearly £3.5m to £29m, most of that is believed to be owed to Lloyds Banking Group. The club suffered a drop in pre-tax profit from £13m to £9m, turnover decreased by £4.1m to £33.7m and there was also a 4.9% decline in the number of season tickets sold, together with a reduction in sponsorship income. However, Johnston insists that annual figures will show that finances are now in a much healthier state.

"Today's figures are a snapshot," he said. "They are not bad figures. Progress is good. Around £22m is a more realistic debt figure."

The real concern for Rangers is the judement they await from Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs over a tax issue relating to offshore payments to players and the Murray Group Management Limited Remuneration Trust. Johnston admitted that "but for the HMRC verdict, life would be a lot easier".

The club's financial position has also been hit by a separate charge from the HMRC for £2.8m for activities in a player compensation scheme between 1999 and 2003. All this is happening as Rangers are deep in talks with Whyte, who is hoping to take over ownership from Sir David Murray. "This is a two-way street," said Johnston. "He is still enthusiastically addressing the issue and we are looking at his credentials. I want a forcing mechanism to force him to do what he says he is going to do in terms of future investment in the club.
His agreement with the bank and with David Murray has nothing to do with Rangers. I want assurances of his ability to fund what he says he is going to do. Craig has to understand the club's position and the expectation level of the fans. It is very easy to talk about £25m investment, but there must be a forcing mechanism. We must get it into any purchase agreement. I admit this is very unusual."

Johnston also revealed that he asked manager Walter Smith and chief executive Martin Bain to give Whyte a briefing about the cash flow of the club in terms of the future requirement of players and that was done last week.

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[FiNeRaIn]

Non-story, silly reply to it. Nothing to see here.

[leon]

Non-story, silly reply to it. Nothing to see here.

of course not, nothing to see here

[AndyRFC]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scott ... um=twitter

[Zammo]

Would just have loved to seen Lennon's face at the final whistle tonight, as he handed the SPL Trophy to Rangers.