barca72 440 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 4 hours ago, RANGERRAB said: Is anyone surprised at this ? All Liewell was doing was trying to get his team an advantage to win the league. I’d expect our CEO or MD to do the same if it were the yahoos in the UEFA cup final. No you wouldn't Rab. No one would stoop as low as Reid, except another tim !! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn 206 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Hardly surprising given what else went on that season but why now? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMc 2,754 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Funnily enough I didn't think of Celtic when I heard of this story, my first suspicion was Dundee Utd and Thomson. The fact it could have been anyone of half a dozen tells it's own story. To be fair to Peat he was trying to assist the Scottish club in a European Final, like a normal football person would. Ironically if it's ever revealed who it was they'll probably lionised by their own support. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,009 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 The word “prominent” is a heavy clue, is it not? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,196 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 18 minutes ago, JohnMc said: Funnily enough I didn't think of Celtic when I heard of this story, my first suspicion was Dundee Utd and Thomson. The fact it could have been anyone of half a dozen tells it's own story. To be fair to Peat he was trying to assist the Scottish club in a European Final, like a normal football person would. Ironically if it's ever revealed who it was they'll probably lionised by their own support. I think it's fairly obvious......................."Prominent Chairman" = John Reid He was far and away the most prominent chairman amongst the likes of Thomson and Petrie. Only Reid would have thought a personal phonecall might carry enough weight to be acted upon. Is Reid small minded, yes. See his cheap shots at Rangers when attending the Celtic AGM. Edited September 18, 2018 by buster. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uilleam 5,940 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Scott7 said: The word “prominent” is a heavy clue, is it not? I was about to say the same. The Chairman, himself, was prominent; Peat did not phrase it as the Chairman of a prominent Club. The smart money might just favour Reid. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMc 2,754 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 Thomson was pretty high profile at the time too. He was on the SPL board and loved a press release and interview and had Jim Spence operating as his personal fluffer. I don't think he was Dundee Utd Chairman though, think he was MD or similar. Look, Celtic had the most to gain from our fixture congestion and were clearly at it as the fabled trip to Japan proved. I just think of Reid as being a cannier operator, I assume he'd get someone else to do his dirty work for him, arms length deniability and all that. But it would hardly be a big shock if it was him. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster. 5,196 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 (edited) 22 minutes ago, JohnMc said: Thomson was pretty high profile at the time too. He was on the SPL board and loved a press release and interview and had Jim Spence operating as his personal fluffer. I don't think he was Dundee Utd Chairman though, think he was MD or similar. Look, Celtic had the most to gain from our fixture congestion and were clearly at it as the fabled trip to Japan proved. I just think of Reid as being a cannier operator, I assume he'd get someone else to do his dirty work for him, arms length deniability and all that. But it would hardly be a big shock if it was him. Go outside the Scottish football bubble and nobody knows Thomson or any of the others,....only the ex-cabinet minister qualifies as "prominent" IMO. Having the ginger toilet brush as a PR consultant made him a decent shout for a joke appearence on Still Game,..then he may have reached a slightly more prominent standing Edited September 18, 2018 by buster. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onevision 1,571 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 My money is still on it being Thomson who made the call whilst Reid listened in on the extension giggling like a 2yr old. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walterbear 557 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 1 hour ago, JohnMc said: Thomson was pretty high profile at the time too. He was on the SPL board and loved a press release and interview and had Jim Spence operating as his personal fluffer. I don't think he was Dundee Utd Chairman though, think he was MD or similar. Look, Celtic had the most to gain from our fixture congestion and were clearly at it as the fabled trip to Japan proved. I just think of Reid as being a cannier operator, I assume he'd get someone else to do his dirty work for him, arms length deniability and all that. But it would hardly be a big shock if it was him. He would simply have denied it. He’s a politician. Politician = liar. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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