Many older celtic fans openly boast that the club would falsify attendance figures right up to the 80's. When the crowd looked to be around 80,000, the official figure would be given at around 60,000. This meant that celtic avoided paying tax on some of the gate money received due to fraudulent and illegal behaviour.
Using the same logic applied by celtic fans accusing Rangers of winning 'tainted' titles, surely the same should be applied to celtic. Celtic should be stripped of all their titles and trophies won up until the mid-80s. That would also mean the 'big wan' never was as it was won using money that did not belong to you.
By my reckoning, that would make it around 75-11 in terms of the split in titles between Rangers and Celtic.
We welcome the chase.
Celtic's tainted titles
posted on 15/9/11
ibrox not held 100,000 since restrictions came in the 1950's and brought it down to about 90,000
102,000 watched rangers draw with hibs on the second last day of the 1949-50 season
probally the last ever time a 6 figure number of spectators will watch a league match in britain
at the home of scotland's finest football club
posted on 15/9/11
bolloks why did you play a home game at Celtic Park
posted on 15/9/11
Ishmael, 1450%
posted on 15/9/11
1450%?? Ye whit?
You the guy that works on boats, but disnae know the pointy end from the blunt end?
Pffft
posted on 15/9/11
Fore and aft?
Pointy end?
posted on 15/9/11
"Fore and aft?"
Nope.. these are just areas of a vessel. Anything beyond midships towards the pointy end is termed fore and anything beyond midships towards the blunt end is termed aft.
Still.... you were close.
Have another go, if you like.
Pffft
And you haven't explained your 1450% comment??
posted on 15/9/11
Ishy, you explained 1450% so perfectly on the old board.
Let's just say it is possible.
posted on 15/9/11
"Ishy, you explained 1450% so perfectly on the old board."
Sorry.... you're getting me confused with someone else, I think.
posted on 15/9/11
I'd want to forget that post if I made it as well.
posted on 15/9/11
Maybe you did, because I certainly never.