SHARE AND SHARE ALIKE

I think it was Abraham Lincoln that said, “You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but The Peeppul will swallow any old shite you care to feed them.” They’ve all got the feel-good factor again, even though it’s practically a repeat of where they were last summer. Except, of course, that they’re allowed to buy the shirts this time around. They seem to think that all the money they’re spending on strips and souvenirs is going to go straight to Neo-Gers. I know they’re thick but, as Phil Mac Giolla Bhain is fond of pointing out, they operate under a hive mind. You’d think that all those single brain cells would coalesce into some kind of rational, thinking grey matter; but apparently not. They are right in one respect, though; they are helping the club. They’re paying the money to Ashley that the Neo-Gers board can’t afford.

Remember all the stuff Halloween Houston and his mob used to come out with about ‘rats’? Don’t they know that when the rats start to bail, then it’s time to seriously consider abandoning ship? And yet, they’re perfectly happy to swallow the tale that Ashley selling up is some kind of victory. They should have a look on the Neo-Gers website and recall Honest Dave’s statement about the ruling by the Takeover Appeal Board. He said, “20p is not a price that I personally believe represents a fair price for RIFC’s shares, nor is it the price at which shares in RIFC are currently trading.” In other words, they were setting the price too high. So why is it that Ashley receiving 27.5p per share is being viewed as a victory for King?

As well as Club 18-30 paying through the nose for Ashley’s shares, a Hong Kong investor has suddenly appeared. Julian Wolhardt said,

“I am delighted to become an RIFC shareholder. I have a long held love for Scotland and football and I am keen to see Rangers FC unlock its considerable commercial potential.”

If Wolhardt is one of those rare beasts in Hong Kong, an honest businessman, I wonder if he’ll still be ‘delighted’ when King and Co. force through their new share issue and Julian finds himself with only half the stake he paid for. And he’ll find it hard to bail out as, going by Honest Dave’s reckoning, 10p a share will be too dear.

Then again, you have to question where Mr. Wolhardt heard about this ‘investment opportunity’. Obviously, Honest Dave let him know about the deal and if he’s a friend of King, then it casts serious doubts on the man’s character. Google ‘University of Illinois clout scandal’ and you’ll see that Wolhardt’s alma mater has a history of being more than a bit dodgy as well. Neo-Gers might well become a Chinese laundry for some Triad clan.

Meanwhile, Neo-Gers has dropped its interest in Rash Heid. (Remember him?) This is, apparently, due to ‘unexpected complications’. In other words, the guy has got three years left on his contract and his current club expects to be adequately compensated.

Honest Dave has decided to ensure The Peeppul don’t question his shite by appealing to the lowest common denominator. Apparently, Celtic have only won two in a row because there was no Rangers in the top tier. Er…there was no Rangers in the top tier in the season that’s just ended and there’ll never be a Rangers in the top tier ever again. Rangers died. Meanwhile, Germany have pointed to the fact that they didn’t really lose WWII since Rangers weren’t involved; they were all hiding in the shipyards at the time.

With Celtic deciding not to take any ticket allocation if they have to play Linfield, The Peeppul are saying that it’s Celtic’s own supporters that the club’s worried about. Are these clowns fucking joking? On 11th July, Pallet Night, huge ziggurats, with effigies wearing Celtic tops, will be burning most of the night. It’s that time of year when the bigots get themselves worked up into a frenzy of hatred; and woe betide anyone they come across that they don’t like, which includes everybody outside their own enclave. Can you imagine Celtic supporters going over there in the middle of all this shite? It’s not just a fear of trouble that’s informed Celtic’s decision; it’s the realistic fear that somebody might be killed. And yet, according to The Peeppul, the club’s scared in case somebody lets off a flare. Would anyone notice it amid all the Protestant Pyrotechnics?

To be honest, I think these bastards are trying to goad Celtic supporters into going. Don’t listen to them! Certainly, nobody should be able to stop you supporting your team but, sometimes, you just have to be realistic. Is it really worth losing your life over? And remember, your death wouldn’t be reported as being at the hands of terrorists, but Loyalist paramilitaries, making you sound as if you’re the one at fault! Really, if Linfield and the PSNI can’t guarantee people’s safety, then the club should be booted out of European competitions.

“Awright, troops? Hiv yez read aw this stuff aboot they folk that wur in the burnin’ buildin’ bein’ gied luxury flats ‘n ‘at? Thull probably sub-let the flats tae illegal immigrants ur sumhin’, cos they cunts sleep twinty tae a room ‘n ‘at. Meanwhile, Ah’ve been waitin’ oan a new cooncil hoose fur nearly five years. It’s funny how they Muslims get tae jump the queue, intit? The cooncil makes up aw manner-y excuses no’ tae gie me a new hoose. They say thit Ah’ve pished in the close, but that’s only been when Ah’m drunk an’ cannae make it up the stairs in time. An’ then they moan aboot ma weans spray-paintin’ the wa’s wi ‘1690’ an’ ‘UDA’ ‘n ‘at. Ah mean, it’s a Proddisint country, intit? Ah suppose they’d prefer it if the weans pit ‘1916’ an’ pish like that oan the wa’s. An’ then thurs the visits Ah’ve hud frae the polis fur giein’ the wife the odd dunt. Ah mean, c’moan tae fuck! What else um Ah meant tae dae when Raynjurz get beat? It’s tradition, intit? It’s no’ daein’ emdy any herm. Cunts.”