McMurdo is scathing, "proxying them in this manner makes it look like a sneaky, cowardly move – not the Ally McCoist way and not the Rangers way." Sorry, what was that? Not the McCoist way? What about his wee, sleekit whispers into the ear of Neil Lennon? Not the Rangers way? Aye, right! Rangers were renowned for sneakiness on and off the pitch, from players pretending to be injured to get opponents sent off to the club keeping players from international duty due to injury, only for them to miraculously recover in time for Rangers' next game! Even now, Bisto FC supporters are sneaking about, desperately trying to undermine Celtic financially. Everything about them screams 'sneaky'!
In my opinion, Sooperally wants out. His first year as a manager was a failure, while his tactical knowledge has repeatedly been called into question. Like his mentor, the only way he knows how to win is to throw money about. There's not that much money nowadays to throw at the team, and Sooperally knows it. He also knows that he will be seriously found out when his team is playing against other professionals in the Championship. That's why he wants out. He has backed himself into a corner, however, with all his 'don't do walking away' posturing, so he has to find a way to get sacked. What better way than this? He claims that he made a promise to the Calderwood Loyal many moons ago regarding the shares, a promise that he has only just remembered. So if the Krays win the day, as seems the likely outcome on Thursday, Ally will no doubt be shown the door at the end of the season, giving him the opportunity to play the martyr. He was only doing the 'right thing' he will claim and is being punished for it. Meanwhile he can avoid making an arse of himself in the Championship. Clever stuff, eh? But sleekit as hell!
Auld Pishy sees Sooper's stunt as a clarion call for everybody to make sure they vote against the board on Thursday. He then starts banging on about 'Blue Chip investors' and the like all waiting to see what the outcome will be. They're all as deluded as each other. What Blue Chip investors? All we see is publicity-shy money-launderers, gangsters, tax dodgers from South Africa and dodgy hedge funds. Just because somebody's got a blue chip on his shoulder that doesn't make him a Blue Chip investor! Anyway, the whole AGM is a waste of time. As I keep saying, it doesn't matter who wins, The Laxative will be squeezing every last bit of gravy out of this particular train.
Keith Jackson, meanwhile, has managed to work his name onto ZE LIST with his piece in the Daily Record about how the calling-off of the game at Ochilview was caused by a burger van crashing into the temporary stands. He uses this as an illustration of how far the 'mighty' have fallen and issues a veiled call for the board to be ousted. It's his dismissive manner, however, that has got up the noses of the Bisto Kids, as he laughs at how "they have reduced themselves to the kind of semi-irrelevance that can have a fixture knocked out by a cheeseburger and chips." Oh dear. If there's one thing that both sides in the Gravy War can agree on it's that none of the trouble is of their own making - it's 'outsiders,' mainly Peter Lawell, to blame.
Jackson did get one major point right, though; the Krays are not their own men in this contest. All the votes that they have are proxies, including Hughie Green's shares, which they have not bought yet. So their power base relies entirely on other people, who are no doubt calling the shots. Maybe The Requisitioners are right and Hughie's still running the show! Everybody's looking forward to Thursday but I doubt we'll be any the wiser after it. A ton of proxy votes will be banged on the table and the Krays will carry on as normal, with The Requisitioners still sniping in the background. It'll be next season when they start losing matches that the shit will really hit the fan!
Meanwhile the Bisto Kids, desperately looking for trouble at Celtic Park, have decided to infer that Neil Lennon's desire to overhaul the team to make a better showing in Europe next year is a sign of 'cutting back.' Quite how they make that out is beyond me. Samarass and Ledley look like they're not signing new contracts, seemingly looking for a move to England. Virgil van Dijk says that everyone is now playing for their place in the team. When did competition for places mean financial trouble? The Bisto Kids are going to have to do a lot better than that. We'll have to wait until January to see what the Belfast dinosaur jockeys are going to come up with in Parliament to entertain us!
SINGALONGAELVIS
When I was a lad and Old Gers was a club
Through Scotland and Europe we strayed
Just a boy and his club we were so full of fun
That we trashed every place where we played.
I remember the time down in Manchester town
When we smashed the whole place into bits.
We terrorised toddlers and fought with the cops
And they said it was worse than The Blitz.
Now the years fast did roll and Old Gers it grew old
The money was fast growing thin.
Then one day the tax man looked at it and said,
It's time for administration.
With sphincters a-trembling, we watched our club die,
Though to help none of us moved our ass
Then with liquidation Billionaire Craig Whyte
Gave Old Gers its last coup de grace.
Now Old Gers it has gone where the dead teams all go,
And no more for Old Gers will I yell.
But if teams have a heaven, there's one thing I know,
Old Gers will be burning in Hell!
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