Yesterday I wrote about the biggest ballboy you are likely to see in the already infamous incident with Eden Hazard of Chelsea.
Today we now know that the ballboy – actually ballman – is 17 year old Charlie Morgan, heir to his dad’s £42 million fortune and a Richie Rich character.
No, you couldn’t make it up.
Apparently Charlie promised to make a proper Charlie of himself to his meagre 600 followers on Twitter before the game on Wednesday night by timewasting. Whilst his ridiculous antics certainly gave him legendary prat status, it did his Twitter account no harm. He now has over 100,000 followers!
The story goes that after the game Morgan and Eden Hazard had a chat and apologised to each other for the stramash.
You have to wonder if money changed hands to keep it from going any further and, with Morgan’s dad being a rich shareholder in Swansea, which direction any money flowed!
It looks increasingly likely that ballboys will now form a union to protect them. The reason is that there are too many hazards in the modern game.
Celtic supporters clubs roundly condemned Eden Hazard for kicking the ballboy as he lay on the ground. “Such a thing would never happen at a Celtic game,” said a spokesman. “We prefer to pelt the ballboys with coins.”
At this rate, I will be writing about Roy of the Rovers next week…
Speaking about the real Roy of the Rovers i.e. David Beckham, I see that his boy Brooklyn is rumoured to be interesting Chelsea FC.
I got a shock when I saw how the boy had grown; I keep thinking of him as a wee toddler.
It’s interesting to think that Brooklyn was named after the place he was conceived and that his mother and father are such trendsetters. If other parents followed the Beckhams’ example in naming their offspring after the place of their conception, wee Brooklyn might one day be playing alongside teammates such as Sofa Jones or Back Seat of Fiesta Wilson.
If Brooklyn doesn’t make the grade at Chelsea, maybe his old man can get him onto the Millionaire Ballboy rota at Swansea.
Continuing with the football fantasy theme, I see that Charles Green is talking up the future possibility of an extended Ibrox.
That is one fantasy I would love to see become reality.
The truth is that Ibrox is too small in terms of seating capacity. The ambitions of Charles Green to make Rangers a potent force in Europe and bolster this by greatly increasing the number of seats is music to the ears of Rangers supporters.
It is only to be hoped that Green is a true visionary and not just a fantasist. Rangers fans do not need another encounter with moonbeams thinking.
So far the Rangers Chief Executive has ticked most of the boxes. We are coming into places now where a lot of the talk must be backed up by strong action.
Next week, of course, the SPL Commission on Rangers’ side-letters sits and, depending on the outcome, Charles Green may be called upon to provide tough, decisive leadership in terms of how the club responds.
On top of this, the shadow of league reconstruction hangs over the game. How this plays out will also help to define Green’s role at the helm of the club.
I was saddened to read that Jim Ballantyne, Airdrie United Chairman and Scottish Football League President, has come out in support of the SPL’s 12-12-18 format.
Ballantyne, of course, was one of the names behind the 16-10-16 proposals drawn up by the SFL.
Why the sudden cave-in, it has to be asked?
The conduct of Longmuir and Ballantyne in the whole matter has been a major source of disappointment to many over the past few weeks.
However, from information I have on the inner workings of the SFL, it should not come as any great surprise to see them being led tamely down the path of the cabal.
Anyway, I hope to bring a match report on Melchester Rovers versus Millionaires Sons Utd next time…
I don’t believe Mr Green , I think every time he opens his mouth his words are designed to appease the fans
I can’t see how his figures add up , he is not to keen to let us see the clarity behind his claims . I sincerely hope I’m wrong but , I get the distinct impression of a man who is only here to make a quick buck .
We will never be able to move to English football , that is a carrot being dangled by Charles , we are not wanted , he claim Man Urd wanted us , next day Man Utd denied this in the media . Mr Green will say and do anything to get us to part with our cash !!! I do not trust him , I am very suspicious if his statements , they are almost Daily in there deliverance , too much , too often !!!
Lets keep our eyes and minds open , lets not be blindly led by this man , history has shown us , remember the old Glasgow saying ” just because a dog barks , it does not mean someone is at the door ” stay Vigilant
what do you make of Chris Grahams fantastic blog regarding the SPL action? Sort of contradicts your comments the other day Bill?
Actually no, Chris’s article reinforces what I was saying. So naturally I thought it was a great article.
it comes as no surprise that Ballantyne will vote with the SPL against his own league proposals the man already has form for this…Remember the vote to send Us into the 3rd div.
This was reported in the Rhebel the next day -
”But Ballantyne – another recipient of the email – spiked the chairmen’s attempted no-confidence vote in Regan.
He argued that the meeting of member clubs at which they voted on Rangers’ fate was not the platform for the issue of Regan to be discussed.”
Perhaps it would be better if the RST asked this man if he was the one who voted against our entry into ANY Scottish division?
Agreed George there’s a lot of duplicity going on here.
Bill a wee side track regarding Charlie’s comments,I can’t get my head around why rangers are trading at a loss?? I’ve done all the sums and can’t work it out!!!!! 45kevery fortnight and all add ons,,, first 11 at least 6 kids, the sums don’t add up has Charlie already took out his 5mil purchase price out the club already???? His comment seems to have been missed by all, unless our kids are on 30k a week I can’t work it out
What we must be careful of Bill with the 12-12-18 format, is that the opposing spl clubs, pressed by their own supporters, vote pyoorly to create as much damage as possible to RFC, whilst inadvertently causing irreparable damage to their own club, and Scottish football.
Did they not vote recently to oust RFC from the spl, with the ultimatum, if RFC were not exiled, then those supporters would boycott their own club. And as it has turned out, we’ve been demoted, and in turn, they have not met their end of the bargain. Gates at every spl club are down. Déjà vu is apparent here – and if Longmuir doesn’t force his power, which he has, especially with Rangers on his side, then the vote of these bigotted fans, could well be the end of our national sport.
Recently Rangers have taken bigger strides than anyone to exit Scottish football – and I hope that CG’s energy and cunning does not benefit the insipid timmigrants from east, or any other Scottish club for that matter.
WATP & GSOQ.
“Rangers have taken bigger strides than anyone to exit Scottish football” how do you know? C green has a mooth as wide as the Clyde aye but he hasn’t said anything that hasn’t been said before. You can bet your house that Celtic have already been lobbying for a move to play abroad or down south. As I’ve said before, this will happen
but naebody wants you… whereas the Gers on the other hand…..:-)
Because he’s actively talking about it, he’s the type of character that what he says, he does, and lastly he’s English.
Rangers would have been welcomed with open arms many years ago to English football, but we’ve been hindered by the anti-British, pira loving timmigrants from the east of Glesga.
Although you’s try to hide it, (being anti-British, in Britain), those within the game, in other countries are well aware.
By the way mark67 – it has not gone unoticed that you’ve overlooked the crux of the post. But, suppose that what you’s do.
Bill good post again, r.e the titles think we all can see the script on the wall again!!!!! We are gonna be railroaded into a tv deal /new set up to cancel there illegal punishments!! , this will be the lie wells plan and that’s why the big rush before the end of the season,I personally believe sky have done a 1 season deal and not the 5 years the lie well/spl have stated,therefor they desperately need a new set-up with rangers signed up to put back to sky, personally I hope charley is true to his word and refuses to sign any new spl agreed tv deal,for I believe the fans would back any independent rangers tv broadcasts as a show of unity,also regarding the titles we/rangers MUST fight all the way here if the legal fees are more we should give more,don’t let this go let’s go for the jugular! As they did to us.,we should totally make it plain and simple that the free ride for liewells cabal has now hit the buffers.
Headlines around the world. AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATE AS HAZARD ABUSES BALL BOY AT SWANSEA. Should read THE HAZARDS OF BOYS BEING ABUSED AT CELTIC. AUTHORITIES NOT INTERESTED.
should there not be a HAZARD warning outside the scumdome, JUSTICE if this was anyone else they would be jailed, but the roman are notorious for this type of behaviour, i blame the sectarian schooling,
Written by William poole
The Greatest Scandal in British Sport?
I was rather bemused yesterday as bigoted writer Phil Mac Giolla Bhain blogged that Rangers “downfall” was the biggest sporting scandal of all time.
The natural response to that ridiculous statement is to remind Mac Giolla Bhain and his apologists is to remind them of a twenty year cover up of sexual abuse of children by Celtic that was never punished.
That duly happened online and in Twitter land.
It’s the response from the Celtic Minded revisionists to that reminder that is the most disturbing.
For those Celtic fans who are not embarrassed by the lack of morality that their club displayed for twenty + years, the stock answer is loosely along the lines of trying to turn the tables on those criticising Celtic’s conduct by stating that the critics are obsessed with child abuse or similar.
These silencing tactics and a disgusting lack of acknowledgement of the sins of their club, are almost on a par with the actions of those named in court when Jim Torbett was standing trial.
Are today’s “fans” any better than the board members of their club during that dark period?
The more I read these responses, the more I believe that were any of these people in a similar position to those that refused to put a stop to the abuse, they would also do nothing and consign more children to years of abuse.
As sick apologists lined up to defend Mac Giolla Bhain, following his book being ditched by the Scottish Sun, the whole concept of Mac Giollabhain writing a book about Rangers becomes more absurd.
While most of the blogger’s critics rightly point to his incubator article as evidence of his sheer hatred, it is only one piece in a host of hate filled agenda led articles across various platforms.
My understanding is that this book, like his previous effort, is a collection of blog postings charting events at Rangers through his agenda led eyes, and consisting of inside information from agenda led Celtic supporting individuals in key positions to affect as much damage to Rangers as possible.
The very idea that Rangers fans should be interested in this is preposterous.
If they are interested, they shouldn’t be.
The events at Rangers can never be compared to Celtic covering up child abuse, sacking the individual involved, then rehiring him, while telling parents to keep quiet.
The act of the cover up and the failure to punish Celtic for that cover up together form the biggest scandal in UK sport.
There can be no “scandal” to compare. To suggest otherwise is sick, offensive, and an insult to the victims.
If there has been any scandal regarding the events at Ibrox over the last few years, it’s that a number of Celtic supporting individuals were in place to effect maximum damage on Rangers FC from various positions, and appear to have carried out an agenda to do so.
While it would be remiss of me to ignore the gross mismanagement of David Murray, Martin Bain and Craig Whyte, it should be pointed out that the accounts of Mac Giolla Bhain and “Rangers Tax Case” will most likely completely ignore the involvement of Fullerton, the possible illegal leaks from HMRC, and the shareholdings and conflicts of interests of various individuals working to “kill” Rangers.
It’s those individuals who should not be allowed to quietly fade in to obscurity, given their actions.
It has been hugely satisfying to see the Rangers support begin to wake up to some of the agendas in Scotland, and seeing Mac Giollabhain slated by many of his own, and also The Scottish Sun is a start.
Now the focus should be on the subject matter of the book(s), and more to the point, what is deliberately excluded.
Who is going to fill the blanks?
We as a support need to find out.
Bill.
well said, great piece. these cunts think if you don’t talk about it it never happened, scum the whole fucking lot of them.
The ballboy has had his 5 mins of fame time to move on I think.
Increasing the size of IBROX is what we all want and I am sure we would fill it as long as ticket pricing is realistic,but I am sure the expansion is way down the track.
It seems that some clubs are caving in and going to go with the same old same old spl league that none of the fans want and quite clearly has diminished Scottish Football but as long as the officials keep their jobs thats ok IS’NT IT?
Where do Sky/Foxtel/ESPN stand in all of this? RANGERS should not sign any TV deal that lets these mhorons keep their jobs. Let them try and find us guilty and try and negotiate no league title stripping as long as we go along with the TV deal!!! Please say NO ! NO SURRENDER OF LEAGUE TITLES WON FAIR AND SQUARE ON THE PARK 11 v 11 ON THE PARK not won by bits of paper,dodgy chairmen,officials or directors .
We are Scotland’s club,We’re its GREATEST CLUB.
54 and more to FOLLOW FOLLOW….
you’re on fire today jamie, agree 100%
I blame the parents Bill for allowing their children unfettered access to Twatter, present company excepted, that Twatter has a lot to answer for. I also saw on Sky News that even the National Statistics Office for Crime in England, is blaming Social Networking for the downturn in the crime figures. Whit the fook happened to good old parental neglect, you never had “Twatter” or “Social Networking” in my day in Easterhouse. Facebook meant a Soreface or a boot to the Haw Maws and a rap over the heid with a baseball bat was the best way to get someone’s attention.
Soft load of Twats nowadays Social Networking from their bedrooms, give me the the old gang fights any day, like the Drummy and the Provy Rebels going at it along Lochend Road, to this modern “Tagged” or “Nudged”
The only nudging this Bear did back in the day was when I fudge nudged a wee burd from Barlanark behind the Casbah Bar. I often reminisce about that night and wonder like young Brooklyn how the fruit of my loins wee ‘Yir Maw’s Hackett But Gives A Good Back Scuttle” is doing, hope he’s been brought up in the faith of the Rangers family.
It’s a good job we can laugh because if wasn’t so serious you would cry, at the way football in Scotland is going. Every one is admitting the 12-12-18 is gash but there is no alternative? Of course there are alternatives, I prefer two leagues playing a straight home and away basis, 20-22 teams or derivations with play off’s for promotion. but as usual the Self Preservation Society and the Easily Bunged Brigade are to the fore.
Anyway PMSL Bill keep up the good work.
Yours weebear
Or Vamper if the Child Support Agency is looking in. haha.
fuck’s sake weebear you’ve sussed me out. lol i sometimes wonder that myself, coupla wee vampers running about, hope they have’nt went to the dark side. ha-ha
God forbid, the thought of any of our offspring going to the Piggery with Mhanky Jakey Tims wearing that Tainted top, makes my skin crawl.
Stramash, can’t beat a good stramash
Good word for Burns Night
Re yesterday’s thread Bill and your tribute to the great wingers, I think we should always remember Mark Walters and of course our Great Dane Mr Laudrup. My dad always said Jim Baxter was the best Rangers player he ever saw until Gazza came along and it’s hard to argue with that in my opinion. In the interest of fairness since you also mentioned a non Rangers great in George Best ( a true genius) I think it’s fair to give a mention to the late Jimmy Johnstone who I’m sure you will agree was also a bit of a player.
Keep up the good work mate.
Your dad knows a footballer when he sees one Gary. IMO Baxter is the best Ranger in my lifetime of football which started int the late fifties. Like Gazza he was a flawed character who was dragged down by hangers on and his predeliction for a few too many beverages, but as a footballer he was unparalleled in his heyday. But for his leg break in Vienna it could well have been us that became the first Brits to grab the European Cup.
On the subject of Stadium Expansion I wondered if CG has considered the many fans who dug deep into their pockets the last time this was requested? I, of course, refer to the many fans, myself included, who invested a not inconsiderable sum to purchase seats in the Club Deck in order to finance the expansion. My two seats cost me upwards of £2k and was supposed to ensure my son and I had seats at Ibrox for as long as the ground existed. Will CG be returning those seats to their rightful owners in the near future and giving us back the rights we had to ‘first refusal’ for their use?
Whilst I am sad that you feel that you have lost the two grand investment I don’t think its Charles Green you should be looking at, surely you should be taking that up with the man who ALMOST destroyed Scotlands greatest club……the egotistical david murray, the man who sucked RANGERS dry.
You are spot on Jamie, unfortunately we all know that the chances of the 1,000′s of fans who were caught up in this have absolutely no chance of anything coming our way from the men (I also include Craig Whyte) who are really responsible for the whole sorry mess. I just feel it would cost CG nothing at all to do this and would take another huge step towards us being able to believe his rhetoric about appreciating the fans and what they have done for the club.The seats would have season ticket holders sitting in them for League games and any other game we choose to take up our ‘first refusal’ option. If, in the rare case we opt not to take it, the seats would still be available for Rangers to sell – the way it worked fine before and Rangers lost not a thing with this system in operation.
Strictly speaking we haven’t ‘lost’ our investment as each and every one of the investors can still look at the magnificent stadium addition, the Club Deck, and feel proud to have contributed towards it’s construction, without us it would not have been built.