Well, I did say that it was appropriate to Follow Follow the money.
I’m told that the meeting of the Sevco High Command last Friday was a rather tense affair.
As I had previously reported the Blue Room chaps have been concerned about the season ticket renewals.
In the immediate aftermath of the cup semi-final and the suspension of Kenny Miller and Lee Wallace, the Dunkirk Spirit was in evidence from the People.
Mr David Cunningham King was informed by one of his senior colleagues that any thoughts that they would cover the shortfall had been Parked.
Consequently, he threw it back at the South African based convicted criminal that he would have to deal with the situation.
Mr King, who was dialled into the meeting, told his Blue Room brethren that all would be well.
This was met with some scepticism by those in the room.
During this conclave, the accusation was levelled at Mr King that he was deficient in veracity.
Therefore, it was put to him that they were no longer content to accept his assurances at face value.
However, their lack of belief in the RIFC chairman was replaced by shock when they saw him on the TV at the Liverpool match this week.
My information is that Mr King had formally contacted the Anfield club about their iconic youth coach.
I’m told that most of the Sevco High Command were totally out of the loop apropos the approach to Liverpool about the club legend.
I would not be surprised if Mr Gerrard had contacted people he trusts who might know the scene in Glasgow.
Meanwhile, there is now a selective payment of invoices happening at the Holding Company vehicle.
All of this points to a distressed company.
Of course, that’s the company, the club is just fine and dandy.
That cannot be said for Mr King himself.
His time with the Takeover Panel ran out at 11.00am yesterday morning.
One thing he certainly does not lack is self-belief.
The Gerrard Squirrel is a win/win for King.
If the approach is rebuffed then it can be framed within the “we tried, we have real ambition” narrative.
The Gerrard squirrel serves two purposes this week.
Firstly, it enthused The People and may have prompted some of them to renew their season books.
Secondly, it deflected attention from the impending match at Parkhead.
Moreover, should Mr Gerrard believe the glib and shameless assurances from King then the summer will be full of feel-good content from the Stenography Corps.
I also understand that the non-King faction on the board reached out to Kilmarnock boss Steve Clarke on Tuesday of this week.
It was done through an intermediary and the approach was swiftly and curtly refused.
It remains to be seen if Mr Gerrard will do the same.
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Phil, I see that the Gerrard to sevco story is gaining traction so I have some questions you may be able to address:
Surely if sevco appoint Mr Gerrard, then Liverpool would be due some fiscal recompense? If he is the ‘top-tier manager in waiting’ the media wish us to believe then I can’t imagine a club like Liverpool losing such a talent to charity.
I would imagine that Mr Gerrard is highly remunerated by his current club, would this factor into any payment between the two clubs?
Given the ‘buy now – pay later’ sort of deal that sevco seem to be offering as of late, would Liverpool do a deal like that with another club, especially a loss making club without a credit line from a bank?
As a non football type could I be of assistance to Mr King….???
Forget Steven Gerrard as a potential manager…. he is reputedly worth £43.5 million cut to the chase and ask him to bung Sevco £7 million… out of the goodness of his heart… and he saves a national “treasure”…!!! He’ll be remembered for ever or till they go bust next season…. Go on Stephen show us the money….
Lions tigers and bears they are now claiming Chinese investors to invest in the region of 25+ million .thoughts Phil or anyone else
It must be true then.
If all this good news keeps up then there won’t be any season tickets left….
Talking of money, I see Pena is on his way back to Govan to further deplete the diminishing resources.
How nice.
Whilst I understand the ToP panel don’t want to jump in and ruin their case with a mistake, why are they taking so long to act? The Lying King has been in contempt for some time now, and they keep kicking the can down the road. Step in with the cold shoulder as lets see what the GFA do about the other clubs/businesses having to interact with a banned entity.
I can see no way any club/business can have dealings with Sevco without falling foul of the ToP ruling therefore they will have to remove said club from the league.
Removing the basket of bolts (rusty at best) would be best in every clubs interest..
They have no Money Honey and No way of getting anymore apart from creasing their own support in ticket sales for a club that may not be around to use them on.
As I said Basket Cases. HH
Announcement time again from ‘Statement FC’…
This time under orders by the TOP by the sounds of it, and being ‘reported’ by the BBC would you believe it?
Excuse that the hold up is about getting funds from SA to the UK.
Can you kick a can that far without it falling apart before reaching the destination?
Well… At least the time zones are the same so planning in those urgent video meetings is a simple task… assuming the internet and phone bills have been paid at both ends.
As for footballing maters…..
Celtic fans have been waiting all season for that ‘statement’ score line where one unfortunate team catches them in peak form and gets a complete savaging.
Wouldn’t tomorrow be the perfect occasion for it?
And all possibly witnessed by the best inexperienced manager in the world.
Timely.
Dare I say.. but the complete opposite is about to unfold, Celtic park will be bouncing on Sunday the atmosphere will be similar to CL night, there is no way this mob will be motivated to perform at a higher level… I predict a Riot, and the cameras catchindg Gerrard mouthing to Brendan. Aye you were Right they are (bleep)
Breaking News!
As a result of Stevie G’s imminent arrival at the Bigot Dome (no laughing at the back!) ‘Billy Boys’ is off the official song sheet with immediate effect.
They’re all frantically trying to get up to speed with ‘Faith Of Our Fathers’ for the start of the 2018/19 season.
Hail, Hail!
Be better off with Honey G…
Or Ali G…
The TOP issued a clear final deadline (28/03/18) for the offer that King ignored, instead releasing a crude statement of intent to comply done three weeks after. The narrative from SMSM to KDS is that the South African Revenue Service are the cause of the delay, completely ignoring that no prospectus has been prepared.
Whether TOP show their teeth or not, Kinghas laughed in their faces and ours for three years while others have been jailed for less. It makes me feel like a mug for living on the right side of the law, but at least I’m not a hun, I guess.
I see the late Friday night statements from the crumbledome continue. The club now playing there have been instructed by the Takeover Panel to inform shareholders that King has failed to lodge the required funds for the buy out. It really is so disappointing to be let down by someone you put your trust in.
Did the cold shoulder get its name because it is applied with glacial speed?
As I previously stated here earlier in the month – they do want Steve Clarke to be their next manager and are prepared to give him whatever funds it takes to stop 10 in a row
Phil, i’m well aware he didn’t approach Clarke…he himself shot that one down! I’m only to aware that certain media outlets would have you believe otherwise. Kings ruse is exposed for me….and it serves the peepul well…this week of all week’s!
If you finally read my piece you will see that I report an approach was made to Steve Clarke, via an intermediary, by the non-King faction.
Is it Stevie Gee or Ali G?
Honey G is 3rd on the list apparently.
Honey G
Cold shoulders all round, surely. Great stuff Phil. Hail Hail!
The GASL recruiting a manager without letting on to the other board members? One would think he ran the place. : ) HH
So lets weigh this thing up. Dave said…we are going to give you a manager who can deliver instant success (i.e stop 10IAR). He allegedly approaches Clarke…denied…oh dear!
He then regroups and notices that season ticket uptake isn’t so good..its the week before we get skelped again…So I’m off to Liverpool to watch a CL game to see what money looks like…In his line of sight is a former Celtic boys club player and a former Celtic first 11 player who has effectively netted the club £25m…yes £25m!! Bloody hell if only Halliday hadn’t shouted at Murts….
Moving forward the delivery of success looks like this, we have a promoted under 20 coach that can’t cut it…. so replacing him is a bit tricky right?
How can we replace Murts? I know, says Dave I’ll go for a totally untried under 18 coach..with a big name and the ‘potential’ to be great!
Lets look at the evidence here. Of the top 4 managers in the EPL currently only 1 was a’great player’ – Pep…Pochettino was an Argentinaian international but didn’t neccesarily play at the very highest club level.
Klopp, and Jose didn’t cut it at all in the top ranks.
For good measure of the top 20 teams in the EPL the only managers with any real playing pedigree are Conte at Chelsea, Mark Hughes and Paul Lambert…the latter are in the bottom 3 and staring at relegation..to be fair neither is there fault, they inherited the teams they manage currently.
Funnily enough Brendan falls into the camp of no real playing pedigree either.
So to sum up being a top player is no guarantee of anything really. I would cite John Barnes and Liam Brady as to examples of this.
This of course will not stop the SMSM wetting themselves at the prospect of a truly great player potentially moving ibrokes….citing Souness as the trailblazer in this regard.
The stark reality is, in the mid 80’s the Huns (IL) were awash with OPM. and lets be honest, it was a free hit for Souness.
In the 21st century the club playing at ibrokes is a different beast and really why would Gerrard put himself out there to be shafted by a clown like King with the square root of nothing to spend to be embaressed by Celtic time and again. The guys not a magician, he’s an ex footballer (with potential).
It could ruin the guy forever (Barnes never recovered).
I firmly believe this is a cruel stunt to sell tickets..nothing more..nothing less.
It’s shameful and while Gerrard may have aspirations to be a manager the team playing at ibrokes ain’t the place for him.
This is driven by self preservation on King’s part, and a deep rooted desire to stop 10IAR when the reality is they should be trying to get their shit together just to survive.
As for King, he has absolutely no intention of complying with the TOP ruling and it will be interesting to see what action the authoraties take and what the implications from this.
As 50 Cent once sang…get busy or die trying…they clearly are going to die trying…and the sooner the better for me.
HH
I didn’t get past:
So lets weigh this thing up. Dave said…we are going to give you a manager who can deliver instant success (i.e stop 10IAR). He allegedly approaches Clarke…denied…oh dear!
King did not approach Steve Clarke.
Did you even read the piece?
Poch played in La Liga, and for PSG & the Argentine national team.
If two new managers — one hired by each faction — showed up at Ibrox at the same time, it would be GLORIOUS. Like the Western Schism all over again, but funny.
It’s good to dream, Phil.
https://youtu.be/uWn38OtjAKU
Go on the sheep tonight.
2-0 up
Raising the possibility of someone like Steven Gerrard being the next manager of Rangers should serve to motivate the current squad to perform at a higher level. Convenient that the next game is against Celtic Park when I am sure Gerrard and a few other potential candidates will be watching.
A good performance and dare I say it a win may just help convince Mr. Gerrard that there is potential at Ibrox and and end to 8-in-a-row can be achieved.
Contacted people in Glasgow he trusts. The picture made me laugh out loud