Fond farewells and cold shoulders

I emerged from the word mines today to speak to a trusted source at Murray Park.

He told me of a poignant farewell this week in the foyer area in that citadel of sporting averageness.

Michael Francis O’Halloran was leaving the premises to start his loan deal at his old club, St Johnstone.

He was escorted out into the crowded area by the moderator of the Quintessentially British WhatsApp group.

It would appear that this online Churchillian chap didn’t care who heard him as he bade his Sevco teammate farewell.

It was clear to anyone observing that the former St Johnstone winger was happy at the opportunity to start playing football again.

The Moderator said to him in a stage voice projected for the assembled throng:

“I’m sorry you had to put up with all that. I’m sorry to see you go. I don’t know who is the lucky one, you or me.”

This heart rending vignette was also relayed to me by another source when I called them.

Moreover, anyone who thinks that the Perth club is picking up the majority of the winger’s salary is deluded.

I feel sorry for anyone at Sevco who is trying to make the sums add up.

I’m also told that Pedro’s Number two had a nose to nose confrontation with the Moderator during a practice battle on the playing fields of Auchenhowie.

The latter was springing to the defence of Mr Lee Wallace, who is nominally the captain of Pedro’s lads.

Apparently, Senhor Postiga delegated the task of instructing Mr Wallace I the gentle art of defending to Senhor Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves.

This was too much for the Moderator who let Senhor Hélder Manuel Elias Domingos Baptista know in vernacular terms that the ex-Hearts left back was a full international.

Yes, he was out of position, but only because one of Pedro’s acquisitions had left him exposed.

It would appear that the first team squad have yet to find a first person plural.

There is little evidence of a “we”.

There was also more disharmony yesterday among the Sevco High Command.

A pre-arranged conclave was set up to focus on what Mr David Cunningham King proposed to do about the ruling of the Take Over Panel.

For the avoidance of doubt dear reader, there can be no appeal.

What is now in the public domain IS the appeal.

Mr King has been ordered to offer 20p per share to all of the RIFC shareholders out with the concert party.

It is now at the enforcement phase and that is what the Court of Session will determine in due course.

I’m told that the possibility of a cold shoulder contagion to all of the RIFC shareholders cannot be ruled out.

It is for this reason that General Ashley was told to dump his shareholding in RIFC without further delay.

The sportswear entrepreneur was told by his legal people not to hang around and so he didn’t.

Therefore, there was serious business to discuss among the Sevco High command yesterday and their esteemed chairman was vital to the proceedings.

Sadly, at the last moment, Mr King was unable to dial into the dignified conclave.

I do hope he is ok

24 thoughts on “Fond farewells and cold shoulders”

  1. Walter Smith is advising the Sunderland board on recruiting a new manager and suddenly Sunderland are interested in Rangers reject Waghorn. FFS – Waghorn for the English Championship – deparately hoping to get back in the EPL while the parachute payments last – get serious.

    Ellis Short seems determined to destroy Sunderland – maybe he should also be taking advice form David Murray, David King, Alastair Johnson and Paul Murray.

    In fact Ellis, why not appoint them all directors.

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  2. MOH says he found out about his loan move on Friday night.At this time the sevco squad were staying in London.I wonder who the player is who didn’t travel south?
    One other small point Phil the name is Baptista not Postiga.

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  3. Phil, all best for word mine work.

    You missing trick, check out amazon and your downfall book reviews, at time of writing this you have 258 reviews, 112 5-star , but 124 1-star , don’t read too many neg reviews, cos horrible pattern

    A) none of them have bought the book?
    B) many false claims and allegations…

    Readers please report neg reviews as unhelpful and abuse and amazon will remove them, klan making fools of themselves in public…

    As nuj member and author you need to complain to amazon and get them to consider why they publish ( by default) defamatory reviews, you could sue them….. rattle your sabre at them….. for all our sakes

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  4. If the Celtic Board fail to deliver what is expected of them this time then l think it will be time for Supporters to look at Club ownership.
    We have a very large fan base at Celtic ( lt has been suggested around 9 million world wide) and l think if anything was going to galvanise us all it will be treachery by our own custodians over this.
    You don’t have to be a mathematician to work out the sums but even at a conservative guess on numbers say 5 million that works out at around £30 per head to buy the whole lot lock stock and barrel.
    I think this although extreme would be the only way we could guarantee that the Club is run properly (as we see fit) whilst taking on these issues head on in and through the courts.
    This to me would be a far more constructive approach than simply walking away because at the end of the day Celtic Fc is a victim in this and should never be the target of our fury?
    Have we ever actually had a Board in recent history that has done things or approached things the way we actually want?
    I doubt very who follow Celtic would agree that we have had this.
    Perhaps it is time we took control of the present and the future for the good of those still to come and join our many ranks?
    I think so.
    I hope and pray that the Board for once see this through?
    Though l won’t be holding my breath on that.
    HH
    £30 think about it…

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  5. South African government just got involved in having Cricket scores voided from umpteen years ago…

    And there are those who say that there is no place for the Scottish government to get involved in sporting politics.

    Hmnnn!

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  6. Hi Phil,

    I know you are trying to give Celtic the benefit of the doubt, but do you think that they should have put out a statement yet about being cheated out of 5 titles, which includes the so called ‘helicopter Sunday’?

    It’s time to take on the establishment and fight our corner. Gloves off!

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  7. ‘STRIP THE TITLES’

    I see Sevco start another Cup campaign with a HOME fixture…

    What are the odds on another full home-run this season again?!
    If it was roulette Id be a millionaire .

    Almost like there is some divine right to get home ties.. And of course the larger pot of blue pounds that comes from it. Not like they need the cash or anything!!!

    Oh.. Hang on!

    HH

    ‘STRIP THE TITLES’

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    • The odds of any 50/50 event occurring are always 2 to 1.

      The odds of any 50/50 event having the same resutlt 12 times in a row ( 12 in a row is what the sun has reported this remarkable run of home games as ) is:

      1/2 to the power of 12: 0.0002441, so 4096 to 1.

      I tried to play a bet on them getting a home tie and the bookies refused, which is odd given it’s a game of chance !!!

      Remarkable, but not impossible.

      The draw should be done with a national lottery/bingo type machine, not my human hands.

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      • The odds of any 50/50 event happening are actually even, so your calculations are wrong from the start.
        Then we must consider the gamblers fallacy. The gamblers fallacy of course being the mistaken belief that previous random events have a bearing on future random events.

        Casinos make fortunes at the roulette table due to gamblers believing it.

        Google it, I cant post a link

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  8. According to Wikipedia, Mr William Austin Nimmo Smith is alive and residing in Edinburgh, Scotland. This means it would be possible to ask him, as a private citizen, for his opinions of the Supreme Court’s RFC EBT judgement and how it impacts the conclusions of the report he wrote as a private citizen when paid by the Scottish Premier League Limited (#SC175364) as a consultant to interpret the rules of the Scottish Premier League Limited and of the Scottish Football Association Limitied (#Sc005453).

    Mr Nimmo Smith may also have opinions on the duities of the officers of both these limited companies to act within the law of the land to the benefit of ALL of their shareholders.

    For example, could directors of two limitied companies colluding to present highly selective and misleading facts to the public in order to justify actions to benefit a third limited company to the detriment of other limited companies, together constituting their shareholders, be considered malfeascance or even fraud? I assume Mr Nimmo Smith would not want to distance himself from any such shady deeds.

    If only Scotland had a free press, all such questions could be asked and debated without fear or favour. #FakePress

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    • What a ridiculous statement.

      Are you implying that Celtic need to keep their heads down for another four years to try for ten in a row rather than going to court over 12 years of cheating by RFC?

      Celtic were the habitual runners up to the tax cheating football cheating RFC.

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  9. If Dave King & Paul Murray walked into a barbers in the financial district, they’d recommend Dave get the haircut first 😀

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  10. Phil, is there any truth in the rumour the Sevco board is trying to engage the services of Trump’s General John F. Kelly to stem the leaks from Ibrox to your good self?

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  11. “It’s now at the enforcement stage………”

    This is clearly legal in nature and bringing the game into disrepute but what are the SFA doing about it?

    In contrast, Craig Whyte has been legally judged to be not guilty of any crimes in Scottish football but the SFA has decreed exemplary punishments for the man.

    It is yet more evidence of open pro Sevco corruption in the SFA. They gave up trying to hide their pro Rangers bias in 2012. The magnitude of their corruption only matches the magnitude of the Murray Group meltdown.

    One is left contemplating that there awaits a special place in hell for these poor creatures.

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    • Glib makes public statements regarding Celtic at regular junctures. This is highly illegal under SPFL rules but he does it with mafia impunity.

      Phil, you mention folks should hold their reigns regarding funding Judicial action. Is there any indication anyone is actually doing anything?

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  12. I take it then with this information, it negates the MSM’s lauding of DK’s business acumen in his ‘battle’ with Mike Ashley ?

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    • Indeed, how astute!

      DKs finger is on the self destruct button and he will take out all around him when he goes down.

      Best to give him a business wide berth.

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      • Aye, including our national game with it.

        A scorched earth policy is, for Dave, the very best policy and the SFA seem to agree with him.

        And wouldn’t you too, if he had on you what he has on them ..?

        It’s the Fakeover Takeover!

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