Friday, 30 March 2012
SFA prepared to lose dated Fifa post
Published on Friday 23 March 2012 03:57
The Scottish Football Association is prepared to give up the British Fifa vice-presidency as part of the reforms of the world governing body.
The position, which has been shared between the four British associations since 1946 has been the target of resentment in other parts of the football world for years and, speaking at the Uefa Congress in Istanbul, SFA chief executive Stewart Regan said it would be wrong to cling to the past at the same time as pushing for change.
Regan said: “Within the Scottish FA we have undergone our own governance review in the last 18 months and have gone through very similar processes about what needs to change to modernise the game. We have done it in our own part of the game so what we can’t do is try to cling on to bits of the past at a global level.
“We welcome the reform that Fifa are putting forward – we were one of the countries that suggested the need for a governance review. On the one hand we have requested a formal governance review so we can’t sit back and say we want one part of the cake but not the other, so we will discuss the outcome once it happens.”
The current Fifa vice-president is Jim Boyce from Northern Ireland and if the position is abolished it is likely to be when his four-year term ends in 2015. Before him, England’s Geoff Thompson held the position for four years, succeeding Scotland’s David Will who was in place for 17 years. Will took over in 1990 from Northern Ireland’s Harry Cavan. Wales have never held the position and its FA too believes the time may have come for it to be scrapped.
FA general secretary Alex Horne said the position was “anachronistic” and insisted maintaining a presence on the law-making body known as the International FA Board (IFAB) was of far greater importance. He said: “We are open-minded about it. If you look at it objectively the vice-presidency is quite anachronistic and I wouldn’t fight tooth and nail to keep it if I’m honest.
“I’m not sure there’s a great benefit in keeping it – if we give it up in the right way there will be a little bit of goodwill, and it could mean an extra Uefa seat (on Fifa’s executive committee). As far as IFAB goes that’s much more important to us.”
Fifers press claim for compensation over late postponement
Published on Monday 12 March 2012 04:05
Dunfermline will press their case for compensation in planned talks with SFA chief executive Stewart Regan as they continue to feel the effects of their postponed meeting with Kilmarnock in December.
The Pars have calculated they lost around £50,000 because the 10 December encounter at East End Park was controversially called off by referee Bobby Madden due to fog just 90 minutes before kick-off.
Chairman John Yorkston described Madden’s decision as “absolutely ridiculous”, with the mist clearing completely – allowing manager Jim McIntyre’s squad to train on the pitch – by the 3pm kick-off time.
The loss of revenue resulted because the stewards and police had to be paid, hospitality users were already in place, the undersoil heating had been used and the subsequent rearranged fixture was played on a less-lucrative Tuesday night.
It was, with the then unpaid £84,000 of ticket money from Rangers, one of the issues blamed by the Fifers for their inability to pay their players and staff their salaries in full for February.
The wages problem was resolved last week following the transfer of a first instalment from the Ibrox administrators and Dunfermline have already put into place contingency plans based on not receiving a further payment of almost £50,000, which is the remaining sum due from Rangers before 13 April.
However, Dunfermline remain intent on officially raising their grievances over the Kilmarnock call-off with the SFA after being offered a formal get-together by Regan.
Yorkston said: “We got a letter from SFA chief executive Stewart Regan denying all liability and claiming they are not responsible for the referees. But he did offer us a meeting and we have indicated we want to take him up on that.”
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Top 5 NCAA College Football Rivalries
Great rivalries are a timeless tradition of NCAA football. Dating back over a century ago, rivalry games are what makes college football so intriguing!
It can bring the best out of people, and even the worst at times.
Through research, countless years of obsessing over football, and a copious amout of time watching these great rivalries I have compiled a TOP 5 NCAA Rivalries list. Some honorable mentions that didn't make my list are: Florida vs Georgia, USC vs Notre Dame, Cal vs Stanford, and Utah vs BYU.
#5 Oregon vs Oregon State: The Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State Beavers have been competing in " The Civil War" game since 1894. Oregon has a commanding series lead 59-46; Additionally, they have won the last four battles! Every year, in the final week of November, the battle lines are drawn as these two face-off in a heated rivalry! Some notable incidents include: (1960) An Oregon student kidnapped the OSU homecoming queen, yet she was recovered later unharmed. (1970) Following a 30-3 drubbing, the triumphant Ducks fans charged the OSU field in an attempt to take down the south end zone goal posts. OSU fans attempted to defend the goal post and a brawl ensued! (2010) Following an intense game with BCS implications, the Oregon Ducks prevailed as they earned the right to compete in the National Championship! Following the game, a group of Duck fans lit on fire a T-shirt saying "I hate your Ducks" over the Beavers logo on the field. The resulting fire caused significant damage to the artificial turf!
#4 Army vs Navy: The Army/Navy game is one of the oldest and most historic rivalries in all of sports. The United States Military Academy of West Point, NY and the United States Naval Academy of Annapolis, MD have been competing for service bragging rights since 1890. The winner of the game is awarded the Thompson Cup, named after its donor, Robert M. Thompson. The game is played in Philadelphia, due to the historic nature of the city and the fact that it is approximately halfway between West Point and Annapolis. The rivalry became an annual event in 1930 and has been played 82 consecutive years ever since. Army held a mere three game series lead until Navy's ten game winning streak between 2002-2011. Navy now has a slight 56-49 series lead over their hungry counterparts. The rivalry between the Naval Academy and the West Point cadets, although typically civil and well mannered, does not lack the intense passion of a true football rivalry. Army/Navy/Air Force have also been competing for the Commander in Chief trophy since 1972 which has been bestowed by former US presidents such as Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Eventhough the rivalry may have lost some of its luster over the years, it is still good enough for a top 5 ranking on my list. The future leaders of the US military leave it all on the line on any field of battle. No matter who wins or loses the game, at the end of the day, it is ONE TEAM! ONE FIGHT!
#3 Oklahoma vs Texas: The "Red River Rivalry" is one of the oldest and most notable rivalries in football. The Red River is the second largest river basin in the southern Great Plains and serves as the boundary between Oklahoma and Texas. Every year, the boundary is crossed as these two formidable rivals meet in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Texas which serves as the neutral site for this remarkable game! The Longhorns who hold a commanding series lead 59-42, and the Sooners who have won the last two(2010 and 2011) have been duking it out since 1900. The game typically has national and conference implications at stake. Since 1945, one or both teams have been ranked coming into the game in 61 of the 66 games.
The Dallas Morning News held an opinion poll in which coach's from 119 FBS universities voted on the greatest college football rivalry in college football. The result was the Texas-OU football game being rated the third greatest college football rivalry of all time!
#2 Alabama vs Auburn: The Iron Bowl(named after Birmingham's abundant iron ore and steel industry)is an in state rivalry game brimming with bad blood, fervid emotions, and mutual hatred! Undeniably, Alabama vs Auburn is the fiercest intrastate rivalry in college football! If you grew up in Alabama you were faced with a choice...Alabama or Auburn? Tigers or Tide? You are judged by who you root for, so needless to say, there is no love lost between these two teams! A unique thing about this rivalry is that the losing teams SGA president much present the trophy to the winning team; furthermore, he must sing the other teams fight song in front of the opposing team! Talk about public humiliation! This matchup is more than just a game---it is a way of life in Alabama!
Alabama leads the series 41-34, including a 45-10 drubbing in 2011. Avid Alabama and Auburn fans alike can atest to just how important it is to win this game.
You Win: You earned 365 days of bragging rights! You Lose: The loss lingers on your mind for 365 days!
#1 Ohio State vs Michigan: The "Grand Daddy" of them all! The Ohio State Buckeyes and The Michigan Wolverines have been feuding since 1897! Dubbed "The Game" and rightfully so...The US Congress once recognized the rivalry as " the greatest sports rivalry in history." Every year,in the third week of November, The Ohio State Buckeyes and Michigan Wolverines prepare for the ultimate goal that is at stake...365 days of Bragging Rights! The success of each team's season is referenced on whether you win or lose "The Game." Former Ohio State coach, Woody Hayes, coined the phrase "That state up north" and "The team up north", so he would not have to say the word "Michigan." He was well known for his intense dislike of all things Michigan, and once he refused to get gas for an empy tank in the state of Michigan, proclaiming, "No, goddammit! We do NOT pull in and fill up. And I'll tell you exactly why we don't. It's because I don't buy one goddam drop of gas in the state of Michigan! We'll coast and PUSH this goddam car to the Ohio line before I give this state a nickel of my money!" The Wolverines are just as resentful about their rivals; Woody Hayes visage can be found on toilet paper at various places in Ann Arbor, Michigan. But not to be outdone, Michigan logos can be found in toilet bowls around Columbus, Ohio. Needless to say, the Buckeyes and Wolverines are very bitter rivals!
The Wolverines, which currently holds the series lead at 58-43 has been losing ground to the Scarlet and Gray lately. The Buckeyes are 9-2 against their rivals in the last 10 games. However, in 2011 Michigan beat Ohio State for the first time since 2003. When time ran out, seven seasons of heartbreak came to an end as the Wolverines reigned victorious in a hard fought 40-34 win!
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Peter Lawwell: I’d back 14-team SPL
Published on Friday 23 March 2012 00:24
CELTIC chief executive Peter Lawwell says he would be prepared to back a move to 14 teams in the Scottish Premier League, after previously backing a reduction from 12 to ten teams.
The expanded league would have a split midway through the season, with each team having played the others twice in a 26-fixture format. Then the top six and bottom eight would split into separate leagues, and the top six would play each other twice in the second half of the season, making a total of 36 games in their season. The bottom eight would also play each other twice, giving them a total of 40 games.
Lawwell said: “If we were asked our opinion on whether we want a ten, 12 or 14 [team league], we could see ourselves voting for a 14 as long as it’s a six and an eight and if that helps the clubs that have great concerns about relegation.
“We actually started at the strategic group with a ten [club plan]. We felt it was right.
“It was 36 games and that gave us the appropriate time for Europe and possibly a winter break.
“Martin [Bain, former Rangers chief executive] and I were then convinced for a 14 because the top six would play 36 games. We were persuaded to go back to the ten for the greater good because the majority around the table wanted the ten.
“But ten, 12 or 14, it doesn’t really matter, other than the number of games you play.”
Lawwell believes the plan would serve the interests of all clubs with more scope for rest at the top, balanced with extra matches for the clubs at the lower end.
He said: “That gives you preparation time, it gives you winter break time and then in the bottom, teams would have 40 games – and more money.”
But the Celtic chief executive has clearly been angered by talks taking place by the ten non-Old Firm clubs to discuss possible changes to the SPL, describing the negotiations as “divisive” and “disrespectful”.
The ten clubs are looking to change the 11-1 voting structure for structural changes, which favours Celtic and Rangers, to a 9-3 format which could facilitate potentially wide-reaching reforms.
The next general meeting of the SPL is on 12 April, where any issues surrounding change could be discussed, but Lawwell moved yesterday to voice his concerns while denying that his club was only acting in its own interests.
“We see it as potentially divisive and concerning for every Scottish football supporter at this very difficult time for the game in Scotland,” Lawwell said. “We could all do without it. We are not against protecting the lower clubs. We were part of the strategic group that committed to transforming the funding of the First Division.
“But we were disappointed and we feel it disrespectful that, [with] what Celtic and Rangers bring to the game, and having spent nearly two years and a lot of time helping to develop a strategy, that we were excluded.”
Thursday, 29 March 2012
The Rumour Mill: Thursday’s football news and gossip
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There are a number of bids on the table for Rangers. Picture: Robert Perry
Published on Thursday 22 March 2012 10:49
In today’s Rumour Mill: Latest in the Rangers takeover saga; Malmo linked with move for Celtic defender; Hibs deny Leigh Griffiths story; plus the rest of the day’s football news and gossip.
• Brian Kennedy has stepped up his bid for Rangers after he was shown around Ibrox and the Murray Park training ground by manager Ally McCoist. The Sale Sharks owner said: “It was an informal meeting and chat. It was just part of the process. I’m sure I’m not doing anything different than other bidders do.” (Sun)
• A fourth offer in the Rangers takeover process has been received from mystery bidders in the UK, while a Dubai-based firm are also set to approach the administrators in the next 24 hours. (Various)
• The Scottish Premier League could throw out Rangers’ defence that payments made to players via Employee Benefit Trusts were “discretionary” rather than “contractual”. (Herald)
• Malmo are reportedly keen on bringing Celtic defender Daniel Majstorovic back to his native Sweden in the summer. (Various)
• Celtic have reportedly threatened to withdraw all co-operation with Sky over plans to change SPL voting. The move is in response to plans from the ten non-Old Firm clubs to rip up the current voting structure in the wake of the Rangers crisis. (Record)
• Meanwhile, the so-called SPL ‘Gang of 10’ will host a meeting next month as they seek major concessions from the Old Firm. They are pushing for league reconstruction and a change to the voting structure. (Mail)
• St Mirren boss Danny Lennon has spoken out against referee Stevie O’Reilly after he awarded Saints a penalty seconds before Nigel Hasselbaink scored. Graham Carey saw his spot-kick saved. (Various)
• Hibernian have made a categorical denial that striker Leigh Griffiths assaulted both his manager and assistant manager following a training ground spat. (Scotsman)
• Dunfermline chairman John Yorkston is hopeful his club’s relegation rivals will be spooked by the appointment of Jim Jefferies as manager at such a crucial stage of the season. (Scotsman)
• Inverness boss Terry Butcher is keen to sign goalkeeper Ryan Esson on a new deal. (Mail)
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Scottish Cup: Motherwell 1 - 2 Aberdeen: Dons triumph in pulsating match
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Two-goal hero Rory Fallon celebrates at the final whistle. Picture: SNS
Published on Sunday 11 March 2012 19:09
RORY Fallon’s first-half double saw Aberdeen advance to the William Hill Scottish Cup semi-finals ahead of Motherwell.
Fallon headed the opener after four minutes and struck a second after 41 minutes after Michael Higdon had missed the chance to equalise from the penalty spot in the last-eight contest at Fir Park.
Stuart McCall was at half-time banished to the stand by referee Craig Thomson, the Motherwell manager perhaps still fuming at a perceived injustice which resulted in the corner which led to the opening goal.
Worse was to come for Motherwell, last season’s beaten finalists, as captain Keith Lasley was after 69 minutes shown a straight red card for a foul on Fraser Fyvie.
Nicky Law pulled a goal back 11 minutes from time, but the Dons went on to record their first win over the Steelmen in three-and-a-half years to go through to the final four at Hampden.
It was a deserved triumph for the visitors against a team third in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League but below par today.
Well will have the opportunity for swift revenge in Saturday’s SPL clash between the teams.
Midfielder Lasley returned from suspension in Motherwell’s only change, while Clark Robertson replaced Cup-tied midfielder Gavin Rae in the Dons’ only switch following their 1-1 draw with Celtic.
Aberdeen carried confidence from their 12-match unbeaten run into the match and, after Law had an effort blocked, took the lead following a disputed corner. Scott Vernon had appeared to kick the ball out, with Lasley in close attendance.
Fyvie’s cross from the right was met at the back post by Andrew Considine, who directed the ball back on to the edge of six-yard box and Fallon headed in his fifth of the season.
The aerial threat of Aberdeen’s strike force was soon apparent again when Mitchel Megginson crossed from the right, Fallon headed back to Vernon, who nodded just wide, before Darren Randolph saved well from Rory McArdle.
Henrik Ojamaa was lively for Motherwell, who were awarded a penalty after 27 minutes when Robertson was adjudged to have hauled down Higdon.
Higdon hit his spot-kick at a comfortable height for Jason Brown to save.
Shaun Hutchinson and Ryan Jack each had to be replaced following an aerial collision, Jonathan Page, a substitute after a Stephen Craigan injury in the warm-up, coming on for Motherwell and Chris Clark for the visitors.
Ojamaa prodded wide after the ball broke to him inside the area before the Dons went two up.
Clark’s deep cross from the right was met on the left side of the area by Fallon, whose crisp side-footed volley beat Randolph.
McCall was a spectator from the directors’ box for the second half and would have been far from satisfied with what he witnessed.
Megginson had an effort saved as the Dons resumed on the attack, with Well far from fluid in possession.
Ojamaa almost created a goal for Law, but Robertson snuffed out the cross from the left and Considine cleared.
Jamie Murphy mis-hit a shot straight at Brown after ghosting in behind McArdle before making way for Chris Humphrey.
Moments later Lasley was sent off for a lunge on Fyvie in the centre circle, with the Dons midfielder taken from the field on a stretcher.
Ten-man Motherwell’s hopes improved 11 minutes from time after Humphrey’s pace took him clear down the right and he delivered a low cross which Law tucked in at the back post.
Another Humphrey cross failed to find a target in a packed box as Motherwell pushed forward before Kari Arnason’s swerving shot was collected at the second attempt by Randolph.
There were five minutes of stoppage time in a frantic finale and defender Tim Clancy was pushed into attack and had a chance to equalise, but Brown saved.
Substitute Peter Pawlett then missed an open goal on the counter attack after Randolph had gone up for a corner, but the Dons still triumphed.
SPL chairman urges 12 clubs to end bickering and work together
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Ralph Topping: Urged clubs to work together. Picture: SNS
By ALAN PATTULLO
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 03:00
THE chairman of the Scottish Premier League has urged Scotland’s elite clubs to end their bickering and work collectively to improve the state of the top end of the game or risk damaging it beyond repair.
to improve the state of the top end of the game or risk damaging it beyond repair.
Ralph Topping yesterday urged the group of 12 to move forward as 12 and avoid being distracted by battles which he believes splinter parties cannot hope to win. He described the move of the ten non-Old Firm clubs to push for change by holding talks without the involvement of Celtic and Rangers as “not the smartest thing”.
Topping told The Scotsman: “I cannot underplay it. The 12 most powerful men in Scottish football have the future of the game in their hands. We have to focus on the way out.”
Although the Old Firm have been excluded from recent rounds of talks regarding changes to the SPL, Topping hopes all top Scottish clubs can play a part in rebuilding the SPL’s reputation and avert what he described as “atrophy”.
He has urged all 12 clubs to be conscious of the need to attract sponsors and other outside investment sources as they prepare to gather on 12 April for a specially-convened general meeting at Hampden Park. Top of the agenda is a proposal from the ten non-Old Firm clubs to change the voting structure, where, at present, a majority of 11-1 is required to make landmark decisions. The sticking point is that the change to voting structure is itself one of these landmark decisions. Rangers, although currently in administration, look set to disappoint those clubs who felt they might be persuaded to consent to change given their currently straitened situation. “If you are looking to persuade someone to change their mind then I suppose not having them at the discussion is not the smartest thing,” said Topping. He believes it would be “helpful” if Duff and Phelps, the Ibrox club’s administrators, declared their hand in public.
While sympathetic to the need for each club to seek to maximise their earnings, Topping considers the issue of the re-distribution of television money to be a red-herring at such a critical time. Instead, the preoccupation should be with ear-marking ways to increase the amount of money in the pot rather than arguing over dividing up the current, diminishing sum.
“They have a right to discuss it [the change to the voting structure],” he said. “But what they have to remember is that they voted for it. That’s almost forgotten. They voted for it, now they don’t want it. In business, as in life, accept the parameters and focus on what can be delivered within the parameters.”
Kilmarnock’s Michael Johnston has become the latest chairman to speak out in public when criticising the lack of democracy in the SPL. Peter Lawwell, the chief executive of Celtic, described the breakaway meeting held by the ten non-Old Firm clubs as “divisive” and not in the best interests of Scottish football. He also generated surprise by agreeing to look again at a proposed idea for a top league comprising 14 clubs.
“I would say this to the guys: for goodness sake make your mind up,” said Topping, who has held the non-executive post of chairman of the SPL since replacing Lex Gold in 2009. “Decide upon it and make it work.”
The Clydesdale Bank, the SPL’s current title sponsors, step away at the end of next season and a new television deal hinges on the participation of both Rangers and Celtic. Although the situation at Rangers “has yet to fully develop”, Topping is clearly alert to the Old Firm’s status as a financial mother lode for Scottish football.
“When you look at it, there is a lot of income flows through those two clubs,” he said. “They attract a lot of attention and they have a big fan base. They are our ambassadors in Europe year in, year out. It would be foolish to not recognise the contribution of the Old Firm and look at their football needs in terms of the scale of their operation.”
According to Topping, the image of the SPL has to be protected at all costs. He is concerned also by the threat of government intervention.
“There is a hell of a lot of emotion being brought out and old scores being settled – that adds to the negativity towards the game,” he said.
“And at some point we are going to see the government get involved. You can have a partnership [with the government] but the last thing we want is the government saying we are going to sort this out, we are coming in and we are going to do an investigation. The last thing you want is that degree of scrutiny.
“Look at the last few months; we have had wages not being paid to payers, HMRC challenges to SPL clubs, Uefa judgments on fans’ behaviour, altercations with the government over sectarianism, the exit of Scottish clubs from Europe – the league is remarkably adept at attracting negative publicity.
“That makes it difficult for sponsors to align themselves with a product where they risk brand damage.
“We have a great propensity for not just shooting ourselves in the foot – we blast away at both feet.”
Topping’s view is supported by Henry McLeish, whose review of Scottish football has led to significant improvement being made to the Scottish Football Association. McLeish has been working with the SPL since the end of last year as he attempts another “revamp” on the scale of the on-going reform of the SFA. “This is phase two,” the former First Minister said yesterday. “The 12 club chairmen are in a pretty powerful position – with that power and authority comes enormous responsibility. The SFA are now powering ahead. There are a lot of positive things happening. And the SFL are doing a lot of innovative things,
“But what needs to happen in the SPL is this: 12 chairmen and their clubs who are under enormous pressure need to be involved in a collective modernisation of the game.”
Skacel, Hamill and MacDonald are Hearts’ VIPs
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Jamie MacDonald.
By BARRY ANDERSON
Published on Thursday 22 March 2012 12:00
NIGHTS out in Paisley generally aren’t recommended, but this was an evening when Hearts hosted a party to remember on the town’s Greenhill Road. VIPs included goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald, who produced an inspired penalty save, plus Jamie Hamill and Rudi Skacel, whose goals secured a Scottish Cup semi-final date with Celtic next month.
Those occasions don’t come along too often for supporters of the Edinburgh club, and they rightly celebrated as they bounded out of St Mirren Park last night. They had watched their team reach the competition’s penultimate round courtesy of a resilient display and some clinical finishing in this quarter-final replay. MacDonald’s early penalty stop from Graham Carey laid the foundations, with goals from Hamill and Skacel beginning the revelry in earnest.
St Mirren, after failing to take the lead from the spot, were punished as their cup campaign ended. Skacel’s strike four minutes from time brought the realisation that Hearts would be meeting Celtic at Hampden Park on April 15. The volume promptly increased in the away end, to such an extent that St Mirren may need to issue letters of apology to Greenhill Road residents today due to the noise.
Those returning to the Capital couldn’t have cared less, and they weren’t for keeping quiet. They were shouting from the rooftops. St Mirren controlled much of the original tie at Tynecastle and were similarly threatening in the first half last night. However, as early as the 13th minute, signs were this could be a memorable night for the 1500-strong travelling support. MacDonald threw himself down to his left to save Carey’s penalty – awarded for handball against Marius Zaliukas – and in doing so imbued his team-mates with sufficient belief to go on and win the tie.
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“I thought it must have been a very good game for those people watching,” said Paulo Sergio, the Hearts manager. “Like the first game, St Mirren started better, they were very creative and had lots of happiness in their legs and we were not playing but after that, we took control. The penalty was a crucial moment. It was a great save by Jamie, although it was stupid from us.
“We started to play well after that, then Jamie scored his goal and we could have scored more goals to kill the game before half-time. We created problems and the defenders handled their long balls and high balls very well. Our supporters were fantastic, their backing was amazing and I hope they are very proud of the team after tonight. We have a big game for us all to look forward to.”
Hearts have made hard work of this season’s Scottish Cup progress. Auchinleck Talbot were only defeated 1-0 thanks to a late Gordon Smith goal in the fourth round, and since then replays have been necessary to dispense with both St Johnstone and St Mirren. Yet Sergio’s side now have three wins and a draw from their last four games and seem to be building momentum again.
St Mirren almost seized an early advantage when Carey’s swerving cross bounced awkwardly in front of MacDonald, who was alert enough to push the ball for a corner. The goalkeeper then stopped a first-time attempt from Jim Goodwin as the hosts pressed for a breakthrough. They would have expected it to come from the penalty given when Zaliukas needlessly handled another swirling delivery from Carey whilst under pressure from Steven Thompson.
Nigel Hasselbaink headed the bouncing ball beyond MacDonald after it struck Zaliukas’ hand but referee Stevie O’Reilly blew his whistle a fraction earlier and pointed to the spot. Carey’s low powerful shot from 12 yards was repelled by the frighteningly quick MacDonald, thus adding to the hosts’ frustration.
At the opposite end, Craig Samson’s legs denied Andy Driver before Hamill struck the St Mirren goalframe with a raking effort from almost 30 yards. That was a portent of things to come from the former Kilmarnock player. Hearts’ endeavour was not in question as they contested every ball and displayed remarkable competitive edge. This was rewarded when Hamill opened the scoring on 31 minutes.
Again it was a shot from distance, although this time nearer the 20-yard mark than the 30. After the St Mirren midfielder Steven Thomson cheaply gifted possession to Danny Grainger, the full-back’s cross was cleared by Marc McAusland straight to Hamill. He returned it first time with a crisp strike which nestled in the bottom right corner of Samson’s net.
Hearts sensed their best chance of scoring further might be from distance, with Craig Beattie and Ian Black both unleashing dangerous shots from outside the penalty area moments before the interval. Samson parried Beattie’s attempt whilst Black’s landed just wide of target.
The second half was rather less fervid but there was no relent in the tenacity of the tackles in what was overall quite a physical encounter. Scoring chances were restricted, though. Skacel stung Samson’s palms on 70 minutes before MacDonald took to the air to punch Gary Teale’s dangerous cross clear.
Then came the moment that is inevitable when St Mirren meet Hearts: Rudi Skacel scored. Driver, having endured a quiet evening generally, supplied a left-sided cross which the predatory Czech controlled and stroked past Samson for his tenth goal in six games against St Mirren since returning to Tynecastle. With that, the celebrations properly kicked in.
“I’m frustrated in terms of decisions going against us and the decisions we made for the goals we conceded,” said the St Mirren manager Danny Lennon in reference to the penalty incident. “Referees can wait to see if there is an advantage to be gained. I felt the goal should have stood and that’s not sour grapes after missing the penalty.”
Lennon felt a second penalty was warranted shortly after the first when Andy Webster indulged in a spot of grappling with Steven Thompson. “Steven held the ball up very well and at that stage you don’t know if they (the officials) maybe have a wee doubt in their head because they’ve already given one. But it was a very good cup tie and it was a good opportunity missed. I’m gutted for the players and supporters. I thought we went about our business in a great manner, we put great energy into the game. We created chances but didn’t get the breaks we needed.”
Hearts might need a few breaks to continue in the cup given the identity of their semi-final opponents. However, you could not detect anything other than total confidence listening to their support. “Bring on the Celtic,” was the chant as the final whistle neared. Paisley nights out can occasionally be better than expected.
RUDI SKACEL’S phenomenal hat-trick helped ten-man Hearts accelerate to third place in the Scottish Premier League as St Mirren were totally overwhelmed in an enthralling game at Tynecastle.
Extra time came ten days later than Paulo Sergio expected, but Hearts were afforded just enough time to salvage their Scottish Cup dreams in dramatic fashion on Valentine’s night.
They are in danger of exhausting their capacity for thrilling comebacks, but Hearts will have to plunder deeper into their well of resilience in order to achieve the coveted title of “best of the rest” in the SPL.
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EVEN with ten men, Hearts' resilience is too strong for Hibernian. This was their seventh consecutive Edinburgh derby without defeat, an achievement all the more remarkable given they played with one man less from the 33rd minute onwards and fell 2-1 behind with ten minutes remaining.
Gordon rejects loan move in hope of extending deal
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 02:53
SCOTLAND goalkeeper Craig Gordon has rejected the chance to go on loan as he still hopes to win a new deal at Sunderland.
The 29-year-old is out of contract at the Stadium of Light club at the end of the season and hasn’t played a minute of first-team football for almost 14 months since suffering knee injuries. But the former Hearts player has opted to stay with the Black Cats, rather than go on loan to a Championship club because he wants to prove to Martin O’Neill that he’s good enough for a new contract.
O’Neill said: “There was a club interested in taking him out on loan. I thought about it because it might have been an opportunity for him to play a couple of games to give us a better idea of his fitness. But I was concerned about it as well because Keiren Westwood has been out with a wrist injury and that could have left us in a delicate position.
“I left it up to him and he chose to stay and continue his rehabilitation here, so that’s where we have left it. The main thing is that, by the end of the season, he is fully fit.
Meanwhile, O’Neill’s focus is firmly on tonight’s FA Cup quarter-final replay with Everton at the Stadium of Light.
Skipper Lee Cattermole returns to the squad from suspension. He has missed the last four games after collecting a two-game ban for reaching ten bookings for the season and then two more for his dismissal after the final whistle in the 1-1 derby draw with Newcastle.
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Tom English: Sky will fall in on Scottish top flight without Old Firm rivalry
Published on Friday 23 March 2012 03:52
SO THE new £60m SPL deal with Sky is predicated on both Old Firm clubs remaining in the top flight. We always assumed it would be, but confirmation came out of Celtic yesterday that this, indeed, is the case.
Sky gets Celtic and Rangers or else they have the right to terminate the deal (not officially signed yet but it’s close) and walk into the sunset leaving the SPL in even greater financial trouble than it already is.
What does this mean amid all the madness doing the rounds at the moment? Well, we know that the SPL might have a moral dilemma on their hands in the coming weeks and months. Imagine if Duff and Phelps can’t deliver the things they say they can deliver – HMRC debt taken care of in administration, Ticketus deal unravelled and Craig Whyte’s hold on the club being broken. Imagine a scenario that sees Rangers being forced into liquidation and then reforming as a new company. Imagine the new company then applying for membership of the SPL as they would need to. Imagine the debate around the boardroom table at the SPL.
There will be six men present, all with one vote. Rangers, under Whyte, have been found guilty of cheating on their taxes to the tune of £9m rising to £15m when you factor in other dodgy scams. This is a hypothetical picture, but let’s say that HMRC have found them guilty on the EBT front and let’s extend the hypothesis even further by saying that the SPL inquiry into secret untaxed payments has also found them guilty. The rap sheet is as long as the arm of any of the six who sit in judgment.
So what do they do? Neil Doncaster, as chief executive, lays his cards on the table. He outlines the ethical side of things, the fact that Rangers have done wrong. Then he outlines the cost of making a moral decision to reject their application for membership. The Sky deal would go kaput. The financial cost of not having them around would amount to X, the individual cost to each club for turning New Rangers away would be Y. On the one hand you have integrity and the need to do the right thing, on the other you have lucre and the need to balance the books.
We can’t presuppose these things but the chances are that Doncaster and chairman, Ralph Topping, would opt to welcome Rangers back in on the grounds that to turn them away would cause financial chaos in their own organisation. You then have Steven Brown of St Johnstone, Michael Johnston of Kilmarnock and Stephen Thompson of Dundee United - three members of the disaffected Gang of 10 who want to break up the Old Firm duopoly in the SPL. What do they do when faced with the decision that would cost their clubs much-needed cash? Morals or money? Big decision.
Let’s say they vote against Rangers. The score is now 3-2 against their application. Who’s the sixth man? Eric Riley of Celtic. Again you ask, morals or money, Mr Riley?
We’re guessing here, but we’re saying the six would go for the money. No matter the crimes Rangers may (or may not) have committed if push comes to shove it really is difficult to say the SPL board voting to keep the Ibrox club out of their league and thereby plunging themselves into a black hole. Celtic would be fine, others would plod along, but many would suffer badly. Dunfermline were in desperate trouble a few weeks back until the Rangers administrators freed-up the cash to meet an £80,000 debt to the Pars that allowed them to switch the lights on that week. On such margins are the minnows run.
There’s been much talk about the Gang of 10 over the past week, this group that Peter Lawwell described yesterday as disrespectful to Celtic and Rangers, the clubs they have locked out of the room as they continue to challenge the voting structure of the SPL. For years they have seen the Old Firm lord it over them with a veto on everything. They want to change that. They see Rangers in trouble and they’re going for it. With one of the giants on its knees they reckon they can enforce a better deal for themselves. They will dress it up – as all clubs do – and say that they are serving the greater good of the game, but when you strip away all the rhetoric all this is about – all it is ever about – is the search for more dosh and a more powerful bargaining position in the grand scheme of things. That’s what all 12 are looking for.
Good luck to the 10, but they are surely doomed. Celtic will vote against any change and you can see why. Most money that comes into the SPL is generated by the Old Firm. What they have they want to hold, not give away to clubs who generate precious little for the league.
So the 10 need to persuade Rangers to come to the table and join forces for a magnificent 11. What can they do? Well, they can promise them three votes if it comes to an application for their re-entry to the SPL. They can say, ‘Look, Duff and Phelps, if you agree to take a smaller cut of the Sky dosh we’ll guarantee you a place in the SPL. Doesn’t matter a damn about the wee tax case or the big tax case or the double contracts and the side letters and Whyte’s £9m or anything else. Join our gang and we’ll ignore the lot of it. Have we a deal?’
But why would they deal when the Sky contract already stipulates that Rangers must remain in the SPL. That’s a hell of an insurance policy for Duff and Phelps and any of the bidders interested in buying the club. The moral argument is all fine and dandy, but when these clubs sit down to talk they make decisions based on what is best for their own backyard. Like it or not, that is usually the way of it.
Neil Lennon’s lack of self-control does Celtic no favours
By STUART BATHGATE
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 03:45
Just a week after losing his cool following the League Cup final defeat, Sunday’s Old Firm game brought out the worst in Neil Lennon once again
ONE day, Celtic will lose a big match and their manager will accept that the better team won fair and square. That the result was produced by the other side playing better football, not by criminality, incompetence or any kind of malice aforethought on the part of any match official.
One day. But will that day come while Neil Lennon is still the man in charge, or will we have to wait for a new appointee before we see that kind of equanimity?
Right now, it is hard to see Lennon developing that ability. And unless he does, it is hard to see him making a long-term success of football management.
That is, or should be, the bottom line for the Celtic manager as he contemplates another disciplinary charge after another confrontation with a referee during a match which his team went on to lose. It’s not primarily for the sake of greater sportsmanship that he should learn to curb his wrath, even if that is what many of his critics rightly want him to display. It is for the sake of his club, for his performance in the job and for his longevity as a manager. Professional players quickly learn that they need to channel some emotions and suppress others if they are to make the most of their ability. It is even more incumbent on managers to do so, for without self-control they cannot hope to extract an optimal performance from their team. But, at present, self-indulgence, not self-control, appears uppermost in Lennon’s make-up.
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His alleged misconduct in Sunday’s Old Firm game came just a week after he declared a decision of referee Willie Collum’s in the League Cup final was “criminal”. He faces an SFA hearing into both matters, and if either charge is upheld part of the penalty could be the activation of a £5,000 fine.
That fine was imposed just over a year ago, but suspended until the end of this season, for remarks made at the end of his team’s match at Tynecastle the previous November. At the time he was serving a four-match ban for his “excessive misconduct” during that match, which saw him sent to the stands. That same month, March 2011, he was given another four-match ban for his behaviour during that month’s Scottish Cup tie against Rangers.
A fine of such a size will be of little consequence to Lennon, and a touchline ban need not be a major inconvenience, especially if served during what remains of the league programme. But he should take note of the lengthening charge sheet and ask himself how he might reduce the likelihood of further rows with the authorities.
After last year’s Scottish Cup final, at the end of a far more toxic season than this one has been, Lennon was able to reflect calmly on his own performance as Celtic manager. Despite the unacceptable pressure on him – he had been attacked during one game, and been subjected to various other threats to his safety – he subjected his own actions to scrutiny, and said he would have to look at changing aspects of his own persona.
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It was an insightful remark. Because, while some of the bile directed towards Lennon was clearly sectarian, many people with no such axe to grind had formed a deeply negative impression of him.
He is an intelligent man, and a decent man, yet a wide cross-section of the public saw him as ignorant and thuggish. He knew he should do something to try and change that misconception, not so much for his own sake, as for that of the club. For a time it worked. The most visible outward sign of the new Lennon was a slightly longer hairstyle, but for months he seemed calmer too. There was pressure of a different sort back then, as Celtic went through a shaky spell which saw speculation grow about his job. But he had the resilience and determination to withstand it then, and it is only more recently, at the business end of the season, that the strain has begun to show.
His criticism of Collum came as Celtic lost their first domestic match since the start of October. Kilmarnock won 1-0, their goalkeeper Cameron Bell was man of the match, but Lennon could only dwell on a late penalty claim by Anthony Stokes.
“For me it is a criminal decision and it has cost us the treble,” Lennon said of Collum’s refusal of that claim. The word “criminal” was particularly ill advised, but the whole statement was out of order.
Would Celtic really have won the treble had Collum pointed to the spot? Would the equaliser have been scored? Would Celtic have gone on to win the game? Lennon was right to regard the league as in the bag, but why was he presuming his team would win the Scottish Cup too?
His complaints about Sunday’s referee Calum Murray were similarly over the top. Leaving aside the debate about what he said at half-time and how politely or otherwise he said it, his depiction of a manager’s right to question a match official was a curious one.
“I am entitled, as a manager, to speak to a referee,” he said. “Who are they accountable to? Are they just allowed to waltz through games criticism-free?”
He knows full well that they are accountable to the SFA, and that they do not waltz through games criticism-free. There is a debate to be had about how much criticism of match officials should be allowed, but Lennon’s hyperbolic assessment is not a helpful contribution to it.
Cha Du-Ri’s sending-off “changed the game”, he claimed. The contact between Cha and Lee Wallace “absolutely minimal, and he [Murray] couldn’t wait to get the red card out.”
Rangers’ “second goal was offside,” he added. “Again the linesman was not doing his job. At their third goal, we’ve got caught chasing the game, then we’ve rallied brilliantly with nine men.” Others might think that Rangers were far the better side and were strolling to victory before two last-gasp goals from Celtic produced a 3-2 result. And maybe if Lennon watches the game again in a couple of weeks he will spot the shortcomings in his own team which were not immediately obvious to him.
Or maybe he will need a while longer to acquire the detachment he needs to come up with an accurate assessment of how good this current Celtic squad are, and what he must do to make them better still.
Jefferies feels he can haul Pars back from the brink
Published on Thursday 22 March 2012 12:00
New Dunfermline manager Jim Jefferies insists belief is crucial to their hopes of retaining their Clydesdale Bank Premier League status this season.
The 61-year-old was unveiled as the new Pars boss yesterday and has eight games to rescue the Fife club from relegation.
Dunfermline have spent most of the season languishing at the wrong end of the table and Jefferies believes changing the mindset of the players he has inherited is his first task ahead of Saturday’s clash with St Mirren. He said: “That’s one of the reasons I’ve been given the job, the experience I’ve got in dealing with players. It’s about making them believe that they can stay up. Talking to them, they seem a decent bunch.
“It’s major cup finals they’ve got between now and the end of the season. They are playing for themselves and for their own futures. That’s football but we will help them all we can and try to give them the confidence to do that.”
Bottom side Dunfermline are four points adrift of nearest rivals Hibs and Jefferies added: “I know it’s going to be tough. But I wouldn’t have taken the job if I didn’t think there was a chance. It would have been pretty pointless. Things can change very quickly. There are enough games and enough points.”
Dunfermline moved quickly to appoint Jefferies, who will keep Gerry McCabe as his number two, following the sacking of Jim McIntyre last Friday. Jefferies said: “It’s funny, I met Jim McIntyre and Gerry at the Hearts-St Mirren match and we were chatting at half-time. Obviously we had no indication that this was going to happen.
“I’ve not spoken to him since but I think he did a terrific job in his time here and the players all enjoyed working for him and they feel they let him down.
“Jim will learn from this experience. He is a cracking young manager and a great bloke.”
Don’t blame the Dutch for money woes at Ibrox, says Michael Mols
By STEPHEN HALLIDAY
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 03:29
AS Michael Mols prepares to give something back to Rangers this week, he has refuted suggestions he and several of his compatriots bear some burden of responsibility for the financial plight of the Ibrox club.
Former Dutch international Mols is in town to take part in this Friday night’s fixture between a Rangers Legends side managed by Walter Smith and their equivalents of AC Milan Glorie, led by Franco Baresi. The vast majority of proceeds from the match will be passed on from the Rangers Charity Foundation to the ongoing efforts to preserve the future of the administration-hit Scottish champions.
News of Rangers’ difficulties has made headlines far beyond Scotland. In Mols’ homeland, the media coverage has inevitably focused on the era in which a free-spending Dick Advocaat managed the club. It was during his reign that the Employee Benefit Trust scheme, the subject of the tax case tribunal still hovering over Rangers, was first operated.
Mols, whose team-mates at Ibrox included fellow Dutchmen Arthur Numan, Fernando Ricksen, Ronald de Boer, Bert Konterman, Giovanni van Bronckhorst and Frank de Boer during his spell at the club from 1999 to 2004, revealed that they have been identified as the source of Rangers’ troubles. “I am not sure who is to blame for this but I can tell you that in Holland the media blame us,” said Mols. “They are all saying ‘Dick Advocaat started it with all you Dutch guys’. I don’t know all the details and the financial situation. But if the financial department of a club give money to a manager to spend, then the manager will spend it, even if he doesn’t know the consequences behind it. It’s difficult to say who is to blame but I don’t think the thing to do now is point the finger, I think it’s about how we’re going to solve it.
“If I say to you ‘there is money for you to spend’ and then I don’t have any money left, then I can’t blame you because I gave it to you. That’s just my opinion, but this isn’t about the blame game, it’s about looking to the future. When I left Rangers, they were still signing some big players, but the club were more looking at Bosman players. They signed the likes of Jean-Alain Boumsong and Dado Prso, but not really big signings. I think in terms of transfer fees Nikica Jelavic was about the last big signing and before that it was probably Kyle Lafferty.”
Now 41, Mols has shared the bewilderment of many with a Rangers connection at just how parlous a situation the club have now found themselves in.
“I first found out when I got some text messages from friends telling me Rangers were in administration and then it was also in the newspapers in Holland,” he added. “My first reaction was disbelief, but I just had this feeling that Rangers will never go bust. I’m sure there will be a solution. Even if that means starting all over again as a new company, then I still think they’ll come back stronger.”
Mols finished his playing career with Feyenoord, another big club who have faced severe financial difficulties in recent years, and he can see parallels with the downsizing the Rotterdam outfit have had to undertake. “A lot of clubs have money problems and that has made them more creative by bringing in some young players,” he said. “But the problem with clubs like Feyenoord or Rangers is that there is still pressure. People always expect them to win trophies and be at the top of the table. But the two can’t always go together. If you bring in some young talent then they need time to develop and sometimes they don’t get that. I feel sorry for the Rangers players just now, but not only the players. I feel sorry for everyone who has a heart for Rangers.”
“Sunday’s Old Firm game was a big occasion with a lot at stake and it was great that they won, but more important is the future of the club. Everyone is worried, I mean anyone who has feelings for the club and that includes us as former players.”
Mols received a rapturous reception from the Rangers supporters when he appeared on the pitch at half-time on Sunday. The man who scored 49 goals in 146 appearances during an injury-affected period at the club is relishing the prospect of wearing a blue jersey once more on Friday night. “I’m on the list to play against AC Milan and, as I’m one of the younger ones, I’ll hopefully get some game time to prove myself,” he smiled. “Being back on the pitch at the Old Firm game brought back memories and when I looked at the stadium and it makes you want to play again.
“Ally McCoist has already joked with me that I’m not in starting line-up, but I can’t wait for Friday and hopefully it will be a full house at Ibrox. For me, Scotland was the best time of my career. It wasn’t only the football, but everything around it. The people are friendly, the city was nice and, even now, when I come back it feels like home.”
Second disciplinary charge for Neil Lennon after tunnel dispute with referee
By STUART BATHGATE
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 00:24
CELTIC manager Neil Lennon has been served with his second disciplinary charge in a week, after being issued with a notice of complaint from the Scottish Football Association about his conduct during Sunday’s Old Firm game.
The SFA’s notice alleges that Lennon committed misconduct during his team’s 3-2 defeat by Rangers at Ibrox in contravention of Rule 203. “No member of team staff shall commit misconduct at a match, including but not limited to committing acts of the kind described in the schedule of offences in Annex C,” the rule says.
Annex C lists such offences as: “misconduct at a match by dissent, the adoption of aggressive behaviour towards a match official and the repeated use of offensive, abusing and insulting language.”
The hearing has been set for 19 April and Lennon has until a week today to respond.
The charge relates to Lennon’s disagreement with referee Calum Murray at half-time on Sunday. After complaining to Murray about his first-half performance, Lennon was ordered from the dugout and watched the second half from the media room.
Lennon insisted that he had not been abusive and had simply wanted Murray to explain his first-half performance. He also criticised the referee for refusing to meet him after the game to explain his decisions.
“I was just critical of his first-half performance,” he said. “I never used any abusive language. I’ve spoken to the [match] delegate, and they are saying one thing, but I’ve got witnesses that say another.
“I need some answers and I’m not getting them. I wanted to see him [Murray] after the game. I was told wait 20 minutes then go and see him. But after 20 minutes, he has said, ‘No, I don’t want to see you’. I am entitled, as a manager, to speak to a referee.
“I put my point across. I didn’t point a finger. I waited for him and spoke quietly to him and that was the end of it.”
Celtic are to appeal against the first-half dismissal of Cha Du-Ri, whom Murray ruled had committed a professional foul on Lee Wallace. Victor Wanyama was sent off for a two-footed tackle 12 minutes into the second half, leaving Celtic two men down until Rangers’ Carlos Bocanegra saw red with minutes to play.
After last week’s League Cup final defeat by Kilmarnock, the Celtic manager was asked by SFA compliance officer Vince Lunny to explain remarks he made about referee Willie Collum, which included branding one of the referee’s decisions “criminal”. Lennon has until Friday to respond.
Meanwhile, Celtic have revealed it was their own security staff who advised Lennon not to sit in the main stand at Ibrox after he was sent off at on Sunday. Some reports implied it had been Rangers personnel who told Lennon he would not be safe in the stand, but a Celtic spokesman explained that had not been the case.
“For clarification, Neil was advised by Celtic’s own security and operations staff not to enter the stand or directors box area at Ibrox,” said a Celtic spokesman. “He was then provided another area by Rangers in which to watch the match”.
Coyle waits to see how Spurs return will affect players
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 02:54
Owen Coyle has admitted there is no way of knowing how his Bolton players will react to tonight’s return to White Hart Lane.
News of further improvement in Fabrice Muamba’s condition has offered plenty of encouragement. From Coyle’s amusing confirmation that Muamba had been well enough to start watching the Sunday morning edition of Match of the Day, only to fall asleep with his team-mates leading 2-0 against Blackburn, to the even more uplifting bulletin from the London Chest Hospital that the 23-year-old has been out of bed and eating, yesterday’s updates have been positive.
However, it remains to be seen whether that alone will insulate Bolton’s players from the mental problems that could be triggered by visiting the same ground on which Muamba suffered his cardiac arrest nine days ago, and entering the dressing room in which so many were in floods of tears as they feared the worst for their friend and colleague.
“Because Fabrice is getting better, that allows us to play the match,” said Coyle. “The great thing is that he is getting better. We will do our best, as we always try to do. Will it be emotional? Of course. But I can’t say how it is going to be until we are there.”
Coyle and chairman Phil Gartside will be part of a small Bolton delegation that intends to visit Muamba tomorrow, the first Wanderers representation since club doctor Jonathan Tobin revealed the midfielder’s heart had stopped beating for 78 minutes before medical staff finally managed to get it started. Such visits are crucial, according to the Bolton manager, for the morale within his squad. “Everyone would want to be there but that would be impossible,” said Coyle. “Fabrice’s recovery is paramount but the players who do go can filter back the news. That will help. Fabrice is not just a team-mate and a colleague. He is a dear friend to those lads.”
To that end, the latest statement on Muamba’s health provided a huge lift. “Fabrice Muamba remains in intensive care where his condition is serious but stable,” read the statement.
“He continues to make encouraging progress in his recovery. Over the weekend, he has been able to sit out of bed for a short time, watch television and has begun to eat. However, he will need to continue to be closely monitored for some time.”
“For all of us who were there on the Saturday, to think he could sit up and watch Match of the Day a week later is remarkable,” said Coyle. “I am led to believe he fell asleep when it was 2-0. I don’t know if he still thinks we won 2-0, but it is so great to know that, bit-by-bit, he is getting better, even if he still has a long way to go.”
The fact that a second successive FA Cup semi-final is up for grabs is almost coincidental. Muamba was part of the team demolished 5-0 by Stoke at Wembley last season. However, it is the former England Under-21 captain who will be uppermost in minds if a return trip is secured rather than thoughts of erasing that debacle.
“Over the last few days he has been able to take in more of the goodwill that globally he has been getting from people and the prayers and everything else,” Coyle added. “He wanted to thank everybody for that support. We have to make sure we continue that.”
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Rangers administration: Brian Kennedy and Paul Murray still favourites in race to buy club
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Kennedy and Murray are still interested in buying Rangers. Picture: SNS
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 03:21
BRIAN Kennedy and Paul Murray remain the front-runners in the race for control of Rangers after it became clear neither of them have been discouraged by the outcome of last Friday’s court assessment of Ticketus’ contract with the club.
In the immediate aftermath of Lord Hodge’s judgement from the Court of Session in Edinburgh, in which he declined to give firm directions to administrators Duff and Phelps over whether they could breach the £30.5 million deal for future season ticket sales struck by Craig Whyte, Kennedy indicated he would seek legal advice over the implications of the ruling.
It is understood the Sale Sharks owner has since reached the conclusion that Lord Hodge’s essentially open verdict on Ticketus’ status with a post-administration Rangers is not an impediment to his bid for the club.
Former Rangers director Murray, meanwhile, has now indicated that his Blue Knights consortium would still be in a position to press ahead with a credible offer for the club even without the support of Ticketus who are currently part of that bid.
Murray regards the involvement of Ticketus as the most viable solution to Rangers’ financial plight, offering the greatest likelihood of exiting administration through a Company Voluntary Arrangement with creditors and therefore avoiding the complete ignominy of liquidation.
But if Duff and Phelps do decide to rip up the contract with Ticketus, who would be Rangers’ largest unsecured creditor until the outcome of the HMRC case against the club is known, Murray is understood to be considering a reshaped bid without them. He is in continuing dialogue with Ticketus, who remain determined that their contract with Rangers is honoured, and is likely to reach a decision on what effect Lord Hodge’s ruling will have on his bid within the next few days.
Kennedy, meanwhile, is believed to have hardened what was a first a “reluctant” interest in buying Rangers. He attended Sunday’s Old Firm match with close friend and former Rangers manager Graeme Souness. In the event of Kennedy taking control, it is understood boardroom roles would be offered to Souness and Walter Smith.
Smith, who stepped down as Rangers manager at the end of last season, has already lent his public backing to Paul Murray’s bid, which also has the approval of all three of the main Rangers supporters’ groups.
Duff and Phelps intend to narrow the list of potential new owners down to two or three by the end of the week. Club 9 Sports, the Chicago-based sports investment group, did not send an official representative to Sunday’s game at Ibrox and the level of their interest remains unclear.
Two other indicative bids are believed to have been lodged with the administrators – one from an unnamed British-based consortium and the other from a Singapore-based group being represented by Glasgow property firm The Bakhsh Group.
Duff and Phelps also have another court date this week when they hope £3.6 million will be freed up to aid Rangers’ ongoing cash flow problems and recovery. A judge at the High Court in London on Friday will decide on the claim for the funds currently frozen in the account of lawyers acting for the administrators.
The money was seized earlier this month from Collyer Bristow, solicitors for discredited Rangers owner Whyte and who provided proof of funds for his takeover of the club to Sir David Murray last May.
The holy grail of golf practice the indoor golf simulator
Here in this article I am going to look at what I consider the holy grail for golf practice which is the indoor golf simulator. This is an incredibly advanced piece of golf equipment which is used for practice and for custom fitting on the pga tour or even in local shops.
An indoor golf simulator works by using advanced algorithms to calculate the golf balls trajectory, spin rate and distance. A piece of software then out puts this in the form of a virtual shot and it is displayed on the projector screen for you to see. It is able to do this through use of very fast high speed cameras which take pictures of the clubhead at impact. It also measures your swing path. This data is then put into the software that is installed on the computer. All of these calculations and outputs are done in almost real time so you don't have to wait around.
Some of these golf simulators are used to analyse more in depth spin rates and launch conditions etc to get golfers custom fit for the correct golf clubs. These types of golf simulators are often found on the pga tour and in your nearest golf shops. This makes them very good tools for both the home user and the shop keeper.
Now the golf simulator that you may find in a home takes the virtual aspect to the extreme and fulfils every golfers practising dream - to play golf at pebble beach - from your home. These indoor golf simulators have courses such as pebble beach and st andrews already installed on them so you can literally play a round of golf on one of these historical courses in your house.
The only thing that is in the way though of being able to do that is a $20k bill. I know it sounds like a lot of money but if you work it out it will eventually pay for itself. After all all of those rounds you could play in a month of virtual st andrews rather than the real deal would nearly cover the total cost of the simulator and that doesnt count flights, petrol, lost balls etc.
Whats great about the indoor golf simulator is that it is so close to real life golf it is unreal. you can hit every shot possible in it.
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City held in stalemate at Meadowbank
Published on Thursday 22 March 2012 12:00
Edinburgh City and Whitehill Welfare shared the points in a dour 0-0 draw at Meadowbank Stadium, with neither side really troubling the opposition goalkeeper throughout the 90 minutes of this Central Taxis Premier Division encounter.
The point gained by Whitehill sees them leap-frog Edinburgh University and into fifth place with City remaining in the bottom half of the table.
Whitehill had the better of the first half and Wayne McIntosh hit two shots wide of the target, while Scott Gormley also shot high and wide.
City’s best efforts were shots from Paul Devlin, Andy Howat and Kenny Ross which were all blocked, and Whitehill goalkeeper Darren Walker was not called upon to make a telling save during the entire match.
In the second round of the King Cup, Spartans scored two early goals against Lothian Thistle with strikes from Jordan Finnie and Jack Beesley before Alasdair MacKinnon sealed their 3-0 victory with a second half goal.
In the semi-final of the inter-Scottish Universities Queen’s Park Shield, Heriot Watt University were beaten 3-0 by Glasgow University while in the semi-final of the British Universities Cup, Stirling University beat strong favourites Loughborough University 1-0 with a first half goal from Paul Sludden. Stirling will now face the University of Bath in the final, which will be played at the home ground of Crystal Palace, Selhurst Park.
Archery Ideas For The Novice
There are more and more people taking up sports all the time, but one of the sports that is gaining most from this rise in interest in keeping fit is archery. There are numerous reasons for this: a desire to spend more time outside; an urge to get back in touch with nature; a requirement to be or keep fit and, especially for men, a desire to hit a target.
Feminists may react to that last category, but it is simply true that boys throw stones more than girls. They like hand-eye co-ordination games more than girls; they hunt more than girls and always have done, for whatever reason.
There are two items that the greenhorn archer, male and female, have to get to grips with right from the outset. These are: a) to keep the draw string at full tension until release and 2) to always release the arrow in the same manner. Both of these requirements lead to consistency.
Consistency is vital so that you can judge what you are doing well and what you are doing badly and also whether your equipment is any good or not. Without consistency there are too many variables to make valid judgments. Let's take a closer look at these two basic tips.
If you are not strong enough to use your bow, if you are tired or if you lose concentration, you might let the arrow 'creep' forwards, which will mean that it does not fly with the full strength of the bow.
If you are used to shooting at 'full force', creep will make the arrow fall short. Upper-arm strength and concentration are the best safeguards against creep. The same is the case of not being able to draw the arrow to its maximum.
One way for the novice to concentrate on holding the arrow at full draw and to control creep, is to draw the arrow to your cheek. If you hold your draw hand in constant contact with your face, you will be soon aware if you are losing 'it'.
Releasing the arrow is equally vital, but the release is frequently harder for the greenhorn archer to master, because strength of arm may be obtained by weight training, but release is only perfected by concentration and practice.
The easiest way to describe the release is loosening the grip slowly in the joints of the drawing fingers. It is the equivalent of squeezing the trigger of a gun gently - the opposite in fact, but still gently. The tautness in the string will whip the arrow out of your grip automatically.
The beginner often gets sore fingers and so attempts to release the arrow quickly or even jerk the fingers out of the way so as to avoid 'rope burn'. It is better to toughen up the fingers gradually by beginning with a lighter bow or by embarking on a finger-toughening drill much like guitarists or karate fighters do. You could also buy a release mechanism.
Owen Jones, the writer of this article, writes on numerous subjects, but is currently concerned with practicing archery enthusiastically. If you are interested in enthusiasm, go to our web site Enthusiastically now.
Changing room chat: Tangerine Toon a Shear Dee-bacle
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 03:49
THE fact that the city of Dundee has two, and not one, football clubs has long been a source of confusion south of the Border, with many television pundits in particular blissfully unaware that there is a Dundee and Dundee United.
Alan Shearer was the latest to betray his ignorance on the subject during Sunday night’s Match of the Day 2. While the panel were chatting about Newcastle’s tangerine away kit, which they wore in Sunday’s victory at West Brom, Magpies legend Shearer suggested it might have something to do with Dundee – the team that is, not the city. Just as swarms of angry Dees were about to plunge the BBC switchboard into meltdown, bombarding the poor receptionist with loud complaints in a thick Tayside brogue, the show’s host Colin Murray stepped forward in the nick of time to point out that the team Shearer was thinking of was Dundee United, not Dundee.
Ex-Dens chairman Angus Cook had the brainwave in the late 1980s that his club should call themselves Dundee City to avoid confusion – a bit drastic perhaps – but Alan Shearer might agree.
Return for Fletcher looks some way off
Published on Tuesday 27 March 2012 02:54
MANCHESTER United midfielder Darren Fletcher remains hopeful he might be able to make his comeback from a chronic bowel condition next season – although he admits there is no date in sight for when he can start training.
The Scotland captain has not played since a Champions League clash with Benfica on 22 November due to a condition known as ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
While he waits to hear when he can step up his recovery programme Fletcher, 27, has taken over some of the coaching responsibilities Paul Scholes abandoned when he came out of retirement, a role he says he has been enjoying. “It gets me out of the house and I’m passing on advice to young players,” he said.
“I’m still not ready to come back playing or training yet but I’m listening to the medical people and trying to get myself right,” Fletcher told BBC Scotland’s Sportscene programme.
“The challenge and the focus is to be ready for next season. The medical team decided it’d be best if I tried to get myself right and take an extended period out from the game; then come back fully fit and ready to play.
“It’s an unpredictable illness and you don’t know what lies ahead of you. But I’ve got to keep staying strong and keep believing. That’s an important side of it: positive thinking.
“I’ve received great support from everyone in Scotland and down in Manchester. I’m hopeful and really positive that I’ll be back and back to my best.”
Fletcher led Scotland in their failed Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, and national manager Craig Levein had expressed his hope that he might be available for the opening 2014 World Cup qualifiers in November.
However, that may prove to be too early for the player to contemplate an international comeback.
Golf Swing Video A Way To Improve Your Performance And Make A Perfect Swing
As one of the famous sports in the world, golf is also said to be a difficult ball game simply because you have to face challenges and earn points in order to win the game. In addition to that, of course you have to make a perfect swing so that the ball will go directly to the hole. Actually, it is very easy to learn golf swing. All you have to do is to look for the best golf swing instructions which may help a lot in doing a perfect swing especially for beginners. Even you are said to be good, you have to practice more so that you will be able improve your performance.
There are lots of golf instructions that you can found onlien. Only then you have to make sure that it can really works for you. But according to experts, the best way to make a perfect swing is to watch golf swing videos which are found online. Obviously it is hard to figure out instructions without any illustrations or visuals aids. Unlike if you have golf swing videos, it is easier to follow instructions because these contain step by step procedure on how to do it is the right way. Aside from that, you can also have the chance to figure out what is wrong regarding your performance. In this way, you have the chance to compare the steps that you did from the actual video. You know, it is just like your having your own trainer. Wherein you can feel that you are improving from time to time.
Of course it is hard to watch yourself and examine your performance afterwards. So, you have to set up a video camera to capture how you perform golf swing. Or if you want maybe you can hire a cameraman so that you can finally determine the wrong part of your swing. If you have the idea on regarding the wrong attempts that you did in the past, you can know determine what program is suitable for you. Maybe you have to do certain changes with your foot pivots when you perform swing. Once you finally capture videos, you can play it back in slow motion. In this way, you can easily compare yourself to the actual video. So, you can easily determine the things that you have to change.
Watching golf swing videos can guarantee 50 to 100 percent improvement for anyone who can try It. however it not just like that. Of course you have to work hard and be patience all the time simply because performing a perfect swing is not as simple as you are thinking. Practice is indeed makes anyone perfect. So, it is also advised to practice more. Don't worry if you made a couple of mistakes in the past. You know it just a matter of time. Maybe we need to change everything is such away that you can get it on the right way. Maybe you can change your alignment towards the hole or foot pivots if necessary.
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