There’s a gentleman that’s going round
Turning the joint upside down
Stool Pigeon – ha-cha-cha-cha
He’s an old ex-con that’s been away
Now he’s back, no one’s safe
It’s quite likely that David Grier and Craig Whyte had many conversations they didn’t want replayed on BBC Reporting Scotland. Their deal to acquire Rangers from Sir David Murray and Lloyds Banking Group would have required many scenarios to be considered, some of which would certainly be unpalatable. So with this in mind, Grier may have been comfortable discussing strategy with Whyte when the latter recorded their conversation in May this year. They had been in the proverbial trenches together before and at one time would have had a bond of trust.
What frankly beggars belief is that either party would consider this bond to be still in place a month after Duff and Phelps sued Craig Whyte’s company for £25m. It’s even more surprising that Mr Grier and Mr Whyte were on such convivial terms – chatting liberally in a restaurant about such a serious matter – while they were supposed to be on opposite sides of a £25m legal action.
We now know that Rangers administration went miles off track soon after it started. Whyte, as we predicted back in October last year, hoped to present creditors and Scottish football with a fait accompli. Duff and Phelps were to complete the task within days for a fixed fee of a fraction of what they eventually raised.
Instead Duff and Phelps fee increased by a factor of six, Whyte lost control of events and inherited a great deal of litigation, not to mention a police inquiry. Duff and Phelps must now prepare to tell the truth to Lord Hodge next week. There are millions of pounds at play here and anything short of the truth could land them in heaps of trouble.
Credit to Mark Daly and Reporting Scotland for landing the recording. The BBC are taking a pounding this month but this was a stunning item for an evening news bulletin to present.
Craig Whyte, you will remember, threatened to sue Daly last year and managed to convince the hard of thinking that Daly, and the BBC, were victimising Rangers by dishing the dirt on Whyte. Some still adhere to this belief, despite now realising their Messiah was just a naughty boy, it’s a cognitive dissonance thing. Another lesson that football fans are fools for bombast.
After all the talk then they wired him
And he took a walk with his crooked friends
And they joked about the good old days
And he recorded it on a reel of tape
He caught the mug who did in the forgery
And the babe in charge of larceny
We have to wonder what liquidators BDO will make of Duff and Phelps actions when they take over next week. Ha-cha-cha-cha.
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Paul67
Great stuff.Brings back the memories.
Is this the beginning of early 80’s music inspired blogs?
I will expect tomorrows to include a reference to Heaven 17
Auldheid,
I know your question is rhetorical. Still, my answer is that Scottish football’s establishment is mired in that corruption. They have to be cleared out.
So Craigy boy used his dictaphone?
What was wrong with his fingers then?
OldjokesCSC
Paul 67
Great article again. The murky waters surrounding the whole Rangers administration/liquidation have been slow to clear but our hero, and it now seems super sleuth come whistleblower, Craig “The Eyes” Whyte, obviously feels he has been done up like a kipper and is keen to spill the beans on his former pals. They are now like rats scurrying about trying to blame each other. Makes for fascinating viewing from the sidelines for us of course. Schadenfreude, I think, is the word I’m looking for, even if I can’t spell it! Here’s hoping a few more skeletons come out of the Ranger’s cupboards in time for Halloween!
Marti
excellent stuff paul
HH
Craigie Whyte sets a world record for taped conversations!!
Paul hilarious matey.
O.G.Rafferty 11:47 on 25 October, 2012
“And yet all this collective talent does is spend its time going round and round and blaming the messenger. A total inability to step back and consider what has been said and what is going on.”
It is truly baffling. Their mind-set is disturbing – that Dalek tale was literally out of this world.
These Sevconians don’t seem to realise their ridiculous lies are exposed on a viral scale. Embarrassing stuff – but the fact they appear to take themselves seriously makes it very funny at the same time.
Glasgoooowww’s Green & Whyte!!!
C’mon Anthony R Hamilton you know you want to on Saturday:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NGlOB4hJA
Greetings from Fifeland folks.
Inaugural poster. Medium to short-term reader.
Really enjoy the site. Well done Paul and fellow contributors.
GEORDIE MUNRO
A man of few words-I like it,but predict it won’t last.
I only talk about what I know about Bobby….
So you are correct. My posts will be few and far between ;)
I see we are officially out of recession.
Well done.
Only problem-seems it was down to the one-off OLYMPICS.
Hmmmmm,I can see a problem then this time next year……
Afternoon Champs.
They are vile, everything about that organisation is. Spivs, cheats and they are allowed free reign by a largely compliant media.
I could almost feel sorry for the Orcs, except they lap up the supremacist charade.
I’m just back and the worst headline I read was Celtic now have a goalie as good as Goram. Vile, vile little man who should in a normal society be castigated.
Looking for a wee bit of help please: are there any links to highlights the full match posted earlier ?
Geordie
Don’t let that put you off-ignorance of subject matter is no barrier on here,haha!
Steinreignedsupreme, 12:00
They take everything seriously – every single word can be a slight against a tenet or symbol of their wee world. They react with such venom over these imagined offences that even more scorn ends up coming their way.
It’s indicative of a mindset that sees themselves as a fortress against the Green tides – ever fluid and sleeked – washing away at their very foundations.
They are quite literally, brittle
Its a wonderful thing baby !
Did anyone or does anyone know anybody that found a passport on the the Metro line between Placa de Catalunya and the Nou Camp on Tuesday night after 1835.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
12:14
LOL
Ignorance of subject matter and a great willingness to talk at length
Afternoon bhoys from a very wet, but thankfully a hun free mountain.
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
Comparing Fraser to that scumbag…..oh dear, they really are sad sick peepil.
Paul67
Good work…Kid.
OG RAFFERTY
I prefer the short,sharp posts myself-easier to proof-read,haha!
The huns are like the dog that barks at the postman,understands nothing and reacts with violence,thats what animals do….
BIG-CUP-WINNERS
12:14 on 25 October, 2012
…………………I’m just back and the worst headline I read was Celtic now have a goalie as good as Goram. Vile, vile little man who should in a normal society be castigated.
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That’s not how to spell CASTRATED.
Auldheid
11:49 on 25 October, 2012
A bit like that King Midas in reverse, everything touched starts a rot.
Magical non hit by the Hollies.
Oh Charlie, I’m not your daddy.
If I was in your blood, you wouldn’t be ugly …
The bhoys are back in town
Slightly weary if truth be told
Anybody else hear that Green was in the 20 club Rutherglen (orange) on Sunday?
I’m told he was bad-mouthing Peter Lawwell big time and promising CL football sooner rather than later.
Hh
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QFUkR4-4ds
Macjay1
Agree about Hollies non hit from 67.
One of their best.
hh
alex thomson @alextomo
Rangers and intimidation – victims speak exclusively to #c4news tomorrow
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Deary me..how many more Xmas’s before the gifts stop arriving from Hunco..?
FOI request for Sevco attendances.
https://mobile.twitter.com/plyons7/status/261359669631672320/photos
Lennon n Mc Mjallby
Perfect analogy
hh
What a lovely bunch of Coconuts they were….!
T4
tomtheleedstim, 12:33
They’re be a blog, once it’s legalled, up today
Thanks Paul67
So glad guys like yourself, Mark Daly and RTC man to name but a few managed to sus out early what these guys were up to. They were not able to pull off their ‘business plan’ and deliver a debt free Zombie Rangers into the SPL.
Can you imagine how it would feel if a Zombie Rangers were sitting in the SPL today ?