Scottish League Cup semis, final and Scottish Cup semis and final will not be played at Hampden in 2014 due to the commonwealth games.
Scottish Fitba Thread (Part 20)
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That's been known for a while, I think.
Fairly obvious that if a final or semi-final doesn't involve Celtic or The Rangers, it'll be played at the other's ground. A game between the two will probably have a coin toss to decide the venue, because I can think of better ideas than sending both sets of fans towards Murrayfield...
Fairly obvious that if a final or semi-final doesn't involve Celtic or The Rangers, it'll be played at the other's ground. A game between the two will probably have a coin toss to decide the venue, because I can think of better ideas than sending both sets of fans towards Murrayfield...
Originally Posted by bhoy07:
“Scottish League Cup semis, final and Scottish Cup semis and final will not be played at Hampden in 2014 due to the commonwealth games.”
“Scottish League Cup semis, final and Scottish Cup semis and final will not be played at Hampden in 2014 due to the commonwealth games.”
Commonwealth games are not in January so why is that?
Originally Posted by DUNDEEBOY:
“Commonwealth games are not in January so why is that?”
“Commonwealth games are not in January so why is that?”
Usain Bolt has requested a running track is placed around the Hampden pitch.
Originally Posted by CELT1987:
“Wonder if Chuck wlll let the SFA use Ibrox when Commenwelth Games start?”
“Wonder if Chuck wlll let the SFA use Ibrox when Commenwelth Games start?”
No need, they can use Easter Road and Celtic Park (likely venue for the Cup finals, also the venue for the opening ceremony in which Her Maj will be paying a visit to Paradise)
Originally Posted by indiana44:
“No, I must admit i wasn't particularly aware of this, though now that you mention it I am sure I did hear something regarding some comments from the Spartak manager. Maybe that was largely or partly what Lennon was thinking about, though it just seemed pretty general.”
“No, I must admit i wasn't particularly aware of this, though now that you mention it I am sure I did hear something regarding some comments from the Spartak manager. Maybe that was largely or partly what Lennon was thinking about, though it just seemed pretty general.”
We had Russian journalists asking our players if they watched Braveheart before matches, we had Russian journalists asking if Celtic should build a statue of McGeady because of the fee we received for him, we had Russian journalists asking Lennon that if Celtic were in financial trouble would he give Sean Connory a phone, we had Russian journalists asking Lennon that if he had €100m would he help out The Rangers.
That is them being disrespectful and that is what Lennon was, IMO, referring to as well as the ITV tweet and comments from the Spartak manager.
You've had a pop at him through ignorance and fair play for you admitting it was down to your ignorance but you took the easy route and saw something Lennon said that you didn't like and then jumped in with both feet without knowing the context.
Originally Posted by Mark.:
“Charles Green found "not proven" on his disrepute charges.”
“Charles Green found "not proven" on his disrepute charges.”
"not proven". Is that a first?
As long as you have Campbell Ogilvie still head of the SFA then it will be business as usual which is a Rangers FA not scottish FA. Its nothing short of disgraceful that his still in his job!!
Originally Posted by timboy:
“You've had a pop at him through ignorance and fair play for you admitting it was down to your ignorance but you took the easy route and saw something Lennon said that you didn't like and then jumped in with both feet without knowing the context.”
“You've had a pop at him through ignorance and fair play for you admitting it was down to your ignorance but you took the easy route and saw something Lennon said that you didn't like and then jumped in with both feet without knowing the context.”
Apologies due to Indi for this paragraph, I was a bit extreme and over the top.
Sorry.
Originally Posted by timboy:
“Apologies due to Indi for this paragraph, I was a bit extreme and over the top.
Sorry.”
“Apologies due to Indi for this paragraph, I was a bit extreme and over the top.
Sorry.”
It was actually ignorance on my part re the comments made beforehand. I've got no problem with bhoy07 or your responses on that.
.. I wasn't going to say anything re that paragraph and was going to just leave it.. My only real issues are still with your very first response indicating that I was just looking for any excuse to get at Lennon.
After just the other week in a chat with fans in north America that The Rangers were signing a deal with Adidas, and the Adidas rep allegedly saying that The Rangers in the Scottish 3rd division were a bigger club than Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga whom Adidas have a deal worth $36m a season with, within the next 7 days Chuckles is now claiming that Puma and Warrior are now also involved in the bidding process.
Originally Posted by indiana44:
“My only real issues are still with your very first response indicating that i was just looking for any excuse to get at Lennon.”
“My only real issues are still with your very first response indicating that i was just looking for any excuse to get at Lennon.”
It was meant generally and not at you specifically.
Originally Posted by timboy:
“After just the other week in a chat with fans in north America that The Rangers were signing a deal with Adidas, and the Adidas rep allegedly saying that The Rangers in the Scottish 3rd division were a bigger club than Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga whom Adidas have a deal worth $36m a season with, within the next 7 days Chuckles is now claiming that Puma and Warrior are now also involved in the bidding process.”
“After just the other week in a chat with fans in north America that The Rangers were signing a deal with Adidas, and the Adidas rep allegedly saying that The Rangers in the Scottish 3rd division were a bigger club than Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga whom Adidas have a deal worth $36m a season with, within the next 7 days Chuckles is now claiming that Puma and Warrior are now also involved in the bidding process.”
Also Apple want the naming rights to iBrox.
Puma wouldn't surprise me as they are very close with Mike Ashley, whose obviously involved in the commercial sportswear side.
But ballpark figures of £5m at the most!
But ballpark figures of £5m at the most!
Originally Posted by Ambassador:
“Puma wouldn't surprise me as they are very close with Mike Ashley, whose obviously involved in the commercial sportswear side.
But ballpark figures of £5m at the most!”
“Puma wouldn't surprise me as they are very close with Mike Ashley, whose obviously involved in the commercial sportswear side.
But ballpark figures of £5m at the most!”
Are SportsDirect going to be the new Rangers shops after JJB's meltdown?
Originally Posted by TommyNooka:
“Are SportsDirect going to be the new Rangers shops after JJB's meltdown?”
“Are SportsDirect going to be the new Rangers shops after JJB's meltdown?
”
They already are aren't they? Part of the deal Ashley signed
Originally Posted by CELT1987:
“Wonder if Chuck wlll let the SFA use Ibrox when Commenwelth Games start?”
“Wonder if Chuck wlll let the SFA use Ibrox when Commenwelth Games start?”
If there's money involved in it, then he'll jump at the chance. It's pretty obvious that everything he says is just an attempt to play to the gallery.
Originally Posted by Ambassador:
“They already are aren't they? Part of the deal Ashley signed”
“They already are aren't they? Part of the deal Ashley signed”
I kind of figured they would be pushing Rangers stuff since the deal with Ashley but will they do what JJB did and practically brand some their shops as 'Rangers shops'?
I hope they do!
Originally Posted by TommyNooka:
“I kind of figured they would be pushing Rangers stuff since the deal with Ashley but will they do what JJB did and practically brand some their shops as 'Rangers shops'?
I hope they do!”
“I kind of figured they would be pushing Rangers stuff since the deal with Ashley but will they do what JJB did and practically brand some their shops as 'Rangers shops'?
I hope they do!”
I doubt that. Sports Direct is a massive brand don't think they'd turn over shops to the Rangers name.
He hasn't got a mention of Sports Direct in the Newcastle club stores
Potential for a cracker in Inverness tonight, don't know why I predicted 2-2 yet have put bets on ICT.
Looks a decent atmosphere, BBC Sport saying that upto 2,500 Ross County fans expected to make the trip. Good for scottish football.
Looks a decent atmosphere, BBC Sport saying that upto 2,500 Ross County fans expected to make the trip. Good for scottish football.
Originally Posted by bhoy07:
“Forrest and Matthews join Mulgrew in signing new deals today.”
“Forrest and Matthews join Mulgrew in signing new deals today.”
Good news, hopefully Hooper and Wanyama will follow and sign new deals.
Originally Posted by Hibs-kid-2007:
“Potential for a cracker in Inverness tonight, don't know why I predicted 2-2 yet have put bets on ICT.
Looks a decent atmosphere, BBC Sport saying that upto 2,500 Ross County fans expected to make the trip. Good for scottish football.”
“Potential for a cracker in Inverness tonight, don't know why I predicted 2-2 yet have put bets on ICT.
Looks a decent atmosphere, BBC Sport saying that upto 2,500 Ross County fans expected to make the trip. Good for scottish football.”
Crowd is over 6,700 more than any SPL game in Inverness last season.
How much do the Rangers players get paid in Div 3? If they implemented a pay system based on performance, they'd be getting nothing this week.
The power failure strikes again in motherwell second season in row. Don't understand why the game had to be abandoned
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