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Just now, craig said:

Why oh why oh why do our fans go away from home and think it is wise to sing the add-ons - fucks sake, talk about foot in mouth disease - I am listening to the audio on RTV and it seems clear enough - though I stand to be corrected.

Away fans will be banned "IF" we get through. Guaranteed?

3 hours ago, craig said:

You could extrapolate that further too, by looking into results that Celtic have gotten thanks to favorable refereeing.  Given both teams haven't dropped a huge amount of points it wouldn't take too long to look at the points dropped.... but how many points have Rangers increased due to dodgy refereeing ?  I can't think of any in all honesty - the only contentious incident I can recall which might have had a bearing on the result was away to Hamilton the other week and that was in the Cup.  Celtic, on the other hand, at the same venue, were 1-0 down, should have seen Griffiths red carded, the same player was then on the pitch to win the free kick which allowed them to equalize just before half time.... and the offending Accies player red carded..... so instead of Celtic playing with 10 against 11, they ended up playing with 11 against 10.... think about that for a second....

 

So just looking at the single game there, we have dropped 5 points that we shouldn't have (although, that said, we would likely have missed the penalty against Aberdeen....) and Celtic obtained 3 points from a game where they, plausibly, could have dropped all 3 but possibly at least 2.  A 7 point turnaround thanks to poor officiating.

 

All the above said..... we also need to look within at our own failings whilst also highlighting those failings of the officials.

I simply don't believe our refs are incompetent, I believe they are corrupt. That's just my view but I would like to highlight one important thing. If there is decades of cover up within a footballing institution, that's now allegedly being ignored and swept away by those in political power, why would anyone  think that our referees would not be as corrupt as the rest? The stench of this is everywhere. I don't know if we will ever get to the bottom of it?

4 hours ago, Bill said:

Wrong tense ...... it's already gone tits up. Season over.

 

The pain comes not from failing to win the league but that yet again we cannot sustain a challenge. Another season when we our form collapses and we finish weakly. There's more to this than meets the eye. It looks for all the world that the management has lost the dressing room.

Have to say I agree with you on this Bill. Something isn't right behind the scenes and they don't appear to be playing for the manager. Maybe they got pissed off with SG slating them in public (can't imagine shagger and Davis being happy with that?) or maybe all the off field and refereeing stuff has got to them? Maybe some players have personal problems? I could be wrong and it's none of them but something is definitely wrong in the dressing room imo. Some will say but what about Thursday night? They were all in the shop window in the Europa league, turning it on then (Or at least shaking a leg) suits them personally.

7 minutes ago, Blue Moon said:

Utter despair.  Will someone tell the manager we are Glasgow Rangers and we don't make a defensive sub away to St Johnstone?

I have to be honest BM that's exactly what I thought when Davis came on. Why were we not pressing for a third? We had them on the back foot and let them back in. Nothing to say re most of the team and particularly Goldson and Katic......

Yeeeeeeeessssss!!

Katic looks a bomb scare today? Shocking goal to lose.

3-1 Bears fgs Morelos 

What a nightmare! Voice has gone-totally fuc**d...??⚪️? Incredible European Nights under the Lights?? Wow!

I have to say I am all for it. It's long overdue and a loyalty scheme is the best way to go.

3-1Bears fgs Morelos

1 hour ago, Bluedell said:

Has the Albion car park been sold?

 

I remember hearing something about it on FF, but I don't think I realised it had definitely gone ahead, but I heard yesterday that it had.

Who has it been sold to BD?

24 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

I'm ignoring the depths some of you are going for fish puns and instead highlighting this, the line of day by far. Bravo. 

Me neither John, I won't be taking the bait.

1 hour ago, Walterbear said:

We pay small fortunes for their salaries, pensions, expenses and this is the best they can do.

Not for much longer.

15 minutes ago, MacK1950 said:

Halliday my MOM with Arfield a close second.

Totally agree MacK. Halliday was excellent today and Arfield again one of the few playing well.

27 minutes ago, RANGERRAB said:

Both goals in second half given offside were onside

Was just going to ask that Rab. I'm up the other end, hearing the pen was a definite pen too?

55 minutes ago, Bill said:

I thought this was "all about the fans". But clearly not the ones who have to make considerable arrangements in advance of a home game and travel further than most fans do for an away match.

Funnily enough I walked my niece home today after lunch. Walked past the Louden and I had noticed all the supporters busses. I am presuming that they will not be back down or up tomorrow? Folk from NI will go back tomorrow too I suspect. I am not expecting a bumper crowd?

7 minutes ago, Franc Ergs said:

Game now rescheduled for tomorrow.

Unreal? Wow! How they going to have it ready?

Ended up sitting in the subway food place on the PR. Tbh the end of the pitch up at the Broamie has been a shambles for ages.

39 minutes ago, JFK-1 said:

Makes the EPL a little more interesting as a scrap to take the vacated CL spot heats up. 

Sheffield Utd chairmen will be having an enjoyable evening.

45 minutes ago, Frankie said:

I'd like to remind people to be careful in what they say here as this is likely going to be subject to police/court action.

I see you have corrected that for for me Frankie. In my defence I was having a piss while posting and was a bit hasty, apologies?

I am seeing this on Twitter. An alleged sectarian attack earlier this week fuelled by the online and MSM hate.

 

 

Manchester City have been banned from European club competition for the next two seasons after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of Uefa's club licensing and financial fair play regulations.

 

The reigning Premier League champions have also been fined 30m euros (£25m).

 

The decision is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

 

Manchester City say they are "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and will appeal.

 

The independent Adjudicatory Chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) said City had broken the rules by "overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to Uefa between 2012 and 2016", adding that the club "failed to cooperate in the investigation".

 

It has been reported that City could also face a Premier League points deduction because the league's FFP rules are similar - although not exactly the same - as Uefa's.

 

Manchester City said in a statement: "The club has always anticipated the ultimate need to seek out an independent body and process to impartially consider the comprehensive body of irrefutable evidence in support of its position.

 

"In December 2018, the Uefa chief investigator publicly previewed the outcome and sanction he intended to be delivered to Manchester City, before any investigation had even begun.

 

"The subsequent flawed and consistently leaked Uefa process he oversaw has meant that there was little doubt in the result that he would deliver. The club has formally complained to the Uefa disciplinary body, a complaint which was validated by a CAS ruling.

 

"Simply put, this is a case initiated by Uefa, prosecuted by Uefa and judged by Uefa. With this prejudicial process now over, the club will pursue an impartial judgment as quickly as possible and will therefore, in the first instance, commence proceedings with the Court of Arbitration for Sport at the earliest opportunity."

 

City have been drawn to face Real Madrid in the last 16 of this season's Champions League, with the first leg to be played on 26 February at the Bernabeu.

 

La Liga President Javier Tebas praised Uefa for "finally taking decisive action".

 

"Enforcing the rules of financial fair play and punishing financial doping is essential for the future of football," he said.

 

"For years we have been calling for severe action against Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, we finally have a good example of action and hope to see more. Better late than never."

 

This is massive news. Given the speed of their statement in response, it is fair to assume Manchester City were braced for this decision, but maybe not the severity of it.

 

City have said publicly and privately they intend to fight the decision. They are adamant an independent judiciary - they do not think this was - will clear them.

 

However, as it stands, the club are out of the Champions League for two seasons, which raises massive immediate questions.

 

Pep Guardiola has always maintained he would remain at City at least until his contract expires in 2021 but has also said he trusts the club's hierarchy when they tell him they have done nothing wrong.

 

Whether they win the Champions League this season or not, will Guardiola decide to move on? And if he does, what about the future of the club's star players, many of whom joined because he was the manager.

 

And does this mean an extra place in the Champions League will be available should the Blues miss out?

 

It is an absolutely fascinating situation and, clearly, we are far from a definitive final outcome.

 

What are City alleged to have done?

 

Uefa launched an investigation after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked documents in November 2018 alleging City had inflated the value of a sponsorship deal, misleading European football's governing body.

 

Reports alleged City - who have always denied wrongdoing - deliberately misled Uefa so they could meet FFP rules requiring clubs to break even.

 

City were fined £49m in 2014 for a previous breach of regulations.

 

What are the FFP rules?

Financial Fair Play was introduced by Uefa to prevent clubs in its competitions from spending beyond their means and stamp out what its then president Michel Platini called "financial doping" within football.

 

Under the rules, financial losses are limited and clubs are also obliged to meet all their transfer and employee payment commitments at all times.

 

Clubs need to balance football-related expenditure - transfers and wages - with television and ticket income, plus revenues raised by their commercial departments. Money spent on stadiums, training facilities, youth development or community projects is exempt.

 

The CFCB, set up by Uefa, has the ultimate sanction of banning clubs from Uefa competitions, with other potential punishments including warnings, fines, withholding prize money, transfer bans, points deductions, a ban on registration of new players and a restriction on the number of players who can be registered for Uefa competitions.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51510284

So I'm presuming that's another merchandise boycott until this is cleared up. The feeling being it appears that fat Mike has his grubby hands up elites ass? So, what's happened here? We have signed a deal with elite, they sponsored auchenowie and subsequently there is suggestions that someone is interfering in our relationship with Elite? So much so that we are now entering litigation with them for monies owed. Total mess.

1 minute ago, Rousseau said:

Frankie posted it on the match thread over 24 hours ago. 

Aha! Ah well, just to reinforce the point ?

Interesting tweet I just found?