There are growing signs that Celtic will be left to go it alone at the Sydney Super Cup, left in the lurch by their O** F*** business partners.
Michael Nicholson’s desire to monetise the toxic relationship with a company despised by most Celtic fans looks like grinding to a halt as the Tribute Act brief media partners about their attempts to withdraw from the joint venture.
Ibrox fans have staged a furious reaction to the Sydney stunt which looks like intensifying with Dave King orchestrating events from the sidelines.
Saturday’s Leg Ends match to mark the 10th Anniversary of Charles Green’s venture could be the target for protests without the club being at risk from any outside sanctions.
The Rangers Review, part of the Newsquest Group that includes The Herald, Glasgow Times and The Celtic Way is firmly on-message with the Ibrox hierarchy. This afternoon they were chosen to leak out news of plans to pull out of the Australian circus.
In news that had sports news desks scrambling across the central belt, New Zealand based sports Journalist Jason Pine tweeted last week: “Hearing football’s Sydney Super Cup may be in serious doubt. Unresolved issues with organiser escalating behind the scenes according to local sources. Launch may have been premature.”
The Rangers Review understands this is an accurate reflection on where things currently stand and communication with TEG Live Sport & Lifestyle, the company used by the New South Wales Government to manage the event is ongoing.
A clear indicator of the current position of Rangers can be seen in the contrast with rivals Celtic who have promoted tickets for the event in the days since it was announced on social media and their website.
The Ibrox club remains inactive in this regard with nothing on their various platforms to showcase the availability of briefs. And while the club’s silence could be taken as a steadfast refusal to countenance wavering from their initial decision, the other more conceivable scenario is the board are involved in legal talks over their involvement they can’t yet speak about.
It will be of no surprise to anyone there have been a number of issues over the way the tournament has been handled. They began when Celtic’s involvement was suddenly announced, over a week prior to the expected date. This left the Ibrox club on the back foot with the event was quickly branded as “Ange’s Australian Homecoming”.
This will have been a frustration to the club given conversations over a financially lucrative match in Australia have been going on behind the scenes since 2019, long before Celtic moved to appoint Ange Postecoglou as manager.
Looking at the way the games have been marketed, it doesn’t take a genius to work out where there will be concerns over how the match has been pitched to the public.
And it’s understood the use of the ‘Old Firm’ brand that both clubs own the trademark to is at the centre of issues.
Jonny McFarlane then rambles on about a lot of issues that seem beyond the grasp of someone that explained to Daily Record readers that Barrie McKay was a far better footballer than Kieran Tierney.
In this report the phrase ‘The Rangers Review understands’ means we’ve been told to get this message out.
Branding the event as Ange’s Homecoming Tour is flimsy grounds for pulling out but as they demonstrated with Sports Direct and cinch if the Ibrox club don’t like a contract they just completely disregard it.
Get them tae fuck anyway because there zombie fans will just smash the place as they always do hooligans everywhere they go even the club shower of fuckpigs pull out now ya rats.
There’s zero actual truth in these claims. It’s all “understands”, “could be” & “conceivable”, naught but pure speculation. Yet more desperate nonsense from those corporate-owned hacks masquerading as fan media.