There are two types of people you don’t want to mess with, those with enormous resources, and those with so little going for them, they have nothing to lose. It doesn’t matter how self-righteous you feel, if you go to battle against either, you will likely end up a loser.
You and I agree that Mike Ashley is one of the last people you would want with an undue influence on your football club, but Mike is not a guy you do battle with. He’s simply too powerful, too rich, with too many good lawyers to stand a hope against.
On the opposite end of the scale, you have Our Hero, Craig Whyte, who pitched up at Glasgow High Court this morning, for his trial in connection with his purchase of Rangers in 2011, prior to the clubs descent into liquidation a year later.
The Great Football Swindle was not a one-man job, but Craig is the only man in the dock. He has nothing to lose, no friends to protect and no reason to respect discrete courtesies.
Rangers’ administrators, Duff and Phelps, entered into an irrevocable contract to sell the club’s assets to Sevco 5088 Ltd during the Summer of Love (2012), a company which Whyte claims a controlling interest in. Those assets were, however, sold to Sevco Scotland Ltd, later renamed The Rangers Football Club Ltd (and sitting third in the Scottish Premiership).
That transaction has been disputed since, and four years ago yesterday, Newco Rangers founder, Charles Green, announced his intention to resign, after Craig Whyte revealed he was a director of Sevco 5088 Ltd, a company publicly represented by Green at the time it entered into a contract with Rangers’ administrators.
Evidence revealed at this criminal trial will be of enormous interest to many.
Oh, and the ‘Our Hero’ thing, Craig Whyte is no one’s hero, I’m mocking those who treated him as such when they should have worked to protect their club. He was a very transparent exploiter.
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Dallas.
Highlights of Cumbernauld v Pollok on you tube.
It shoes both goals and the penalty shoot out.
Hall Hail
lennoxtown’s been a bit more focused this week
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjkElAgHNdE
Gordon Smith gave the boys club I played for , a coaching session in 1980 prior to a tournament .
He was thinning dramatically up top in 1980. He now has a full head of hair !
That Barnett ain’t real .
20s beat Dons 4 nil
Huns winning 1-1!
Like the look of young McInroy.
Reminds me of Paul George whose career was ruined by a horrendous tackle by a talantless hun.
Cmon bhoys!
HH!!
I see Scotsport’s old cameras have had the cobwebs blown off them…
Cathedral View & Dallas Dallas .
Interesting that you both mention him appearing on Snyde a day or so after the Dougie game . He basically lied through his teeth on live radio . He waxed lyrical about referee team work and collective responsibility bringing about the correct decision .
His version subsequently blown apart after Craven came clean .
I’ve never heard him being questioned on this or it even mentioned in the SMSM .
No surprise there. HH
Ref on board with Huns tactic of gettingeasy fouls
Under the cosh a bit here
Much more even in the 2nd half.
Bada,
It’s like watching tv with your old pair of glasses !
Commentator laughs as a Bhoy gets 2 head injuries in 2 minutes
Celtic midfield not in the game now
BT @ 7:46 thanks for that now sorted, although agree with the rest,one dodgy picture. H H Hebcelt
Gotta look at bringing on Sinclair and Dembele now
Classy!
Nice :)
2.1 Aitchison well done
Brilliant goal!
We haven’t shown up for 2ndhalf and still in it
Mon the weans
Fine,we can keep those 2 til Saturday now
Atchison2-1
Beats being manhandled and good run and finish
Wee Jack has a bit of Lewandowski about him.
Thems no9, check birth certificate.
Man Utd go one up,.
Micky Tarryon scored. How did we miss out on him with a That name.
Wiggys hurt in bad, quiet funny.
Thems number 9,is an ugly Munster, and their 5
If that was liam Henderson’s bird he is well punching above his weight.
….just learned that Victorian Dad is representin’ Feldman…………….
Hunned-up, crafty skullduggery.
Liked aitch and mcenroy
Saint Stivs,
stop keeping us waiting,what about their 5 ?
The new Fleck is very lightweight. But when he flops the ref obliges
Ugly munter as well.
Apologies to all of Munster.
Saint Stivs,
canny disagree
How ugly was the sevco juniors bench there.
1-1 Man Utd
Camera person has an erect shun for Stupid FC manager.
MWD
If you get a chance search out graham hunter podcast with Craig Gordon.
Very very good.
Thems sub coming on is Kenny Miller’s grandson.