Who would believe that an Ibrox blogger has extracted confidential details of Celtic’s payments for taking part in the Sydney Super Cup in November?
Subscribers to The Rangers Review can find this out and much, much more as on-message Jonny McFarlane scoops the real reporters to uncover the inside info on Celtic finances.
After producing some fawning podcasts to the Fitbaw Hacks big Jonny was given a job on the digital side of the Daily Record as print circulation hit the floor.
Jonny’s time at the Record wasn’t the most successful but he has persuaded Newsquest that he can save the universe through The Celtic Way and Rangers Review which are effectively the Evening Times and Herald dressed up in green and blue scarves.
Judging by the Twitter followers on both sites, regular cut-price subscription offers and the lack of interaction it looks like another doomed digital disaster.
Showing how clearly out of his depth he is McFarlane decided to spread the message from deep inside Ibrox that both Glasgow clubs were getting the same appearance fee for their Australian love-in later this year. Anyone with any credibility or self-esteem would have opted out of that gig.
Rather than quickly move in McFarlane cane back for more ridicule, claiming ‘my understanding is they have a legal mechanism in place that ensures no club can receive a higher fee’.
Yeah, like that is normal in a four team football invitational tournament. ‘My understanding’ in google translate comes up with ‘Ah’ve been tellt to tell yoose’.
Rangers negotiated independently but my understanding is they have a legal mechanism in place that ensures no club can receive a higher fee. https://t.co/wqD6niBJFn
— Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) March 9, 2022
— AJ (@AJ__1888) March 9, 2022
What commercial entity would put in a ‘no other club can receive a higher fee’ mechanism? It just doesn’t happen past the school playground negotiation level. You made that up, didn’t you?
— cartuja (@cartujakds) March 9, 2022
Impossible if the original contract already agreed and confidential anyway. Easily circumvented in any case with additional “appearance fees” and ” expenses”. Celtic are receiving DOUBLE!
— GregRasputin (@GregRasputin01) March 9, 2022
Johnny sent out on a damage limitation exercise. ???
— Enigmaticbhoy (@enigmaticbhoy) March 9, 2022
so a football club invited to made a decent bit of cash in a friendly had to get legal mechanisms put in place to ENSURE no club can receive a higher fee, even though the deals were struck independently, pic.twitter.com/wLQRt9btkJ
— Hobbes© (@CalvinHobbes78) March 9, 2022
so all 4 teams are getting the same cash, right?
— NTHMalcontent* (@NTH_Malcontent) March 10, 2022
— paul connors (@bomber77oy77) March 9, 2022
Even for a McFarfetched that’s a stretch ?
— Peter Walls (@wallsy67) March 9, 2022
Lol Johnny the bawbag thinking he has exclusives and inside information the inside information this doughball has is the middle of a doughnut.
Jackanory the two bob blogger makes it up as he goes along.
That would be similar to the legal mechanism that allowed the old club to be the only entity in history to survive liquidation.
So for “legal mechanism” read completely made up pish.
Was is not him that said Barrie Mackay was a better talent than Tierney ?
Editor: The very man, Jonny is a sound judge (of a pie supper).
Well corrected Joe! Not sure where my post went though?! If I can be of any further assistance please just shout! All tongue in cheek sir, all tongue in cheek! I do enjoy your articles. Hail hail!