Live updates on tonight’s BBC documentary, Rangers – The men who sold the jerseys will appear below.
The article will be updated throughout the evening with further comment and analysis available in the comments section.
BBC Revelations:
Graeme Souness received £30k from Rangers in an EBT in 2001, 10 years after leaving the club and while he was manager of Blackburn Rovers. Blackburn bought Turkish international, Tugay Kerimoğlu, from Rangers in 2001.
Duff and Phelps partner, David Grier, attended meetings where Craig Whyte’s use of Ticketus to repay Rangers bank debt was discussed before the transaction took place. Duff and Phelps are now suing Whyte and his solicitors for this transaction. The BBC have seen email evidence that Grier instructed the invoice to Ticketus.
Roger Isaacs from the Institute of Chartered Accountants said, “given that [Grier] was a partner of Duff & Phelps, I’m surprised that that involvement wasn’t firstly disclosed, and secondly doesn’t give rise to the sort of conflict of interest that I would have expected to have precluded Duff & Phelps from accepting the appointment as administrators.”
Isaacs, “I would expect Duff and Phelps.. to be forcibly replaced”.
Paul Baxendale-Walker, Rangers tax advisor and pornographer: “If HMRC don’t win, then hopefully you’re going to come back and say Paul, all the Rangers fans in this country want to thank you because you single-handedly saved Rangers FC £50m. You’re a hero.” (raises eyebrows while saying “hero”, Smoooth)
Paul, you’re a hero.
Sir David Murray: “I personally have never received any payment from any trust from Rangers Football Club”.
BBC: Murray received over £6m.
Graeme Souness received £30k 10 years after leaving Rangers while manager of Blackburn Rovers, five weeks before concluding transfer of Tugay Kerimoğlu.
40% of all Rangers players between 2000 and 2010 benefited from EBTs with some receiving half their income this way.
The SFA president received £95k over five years.
Sir David Murray: “It was non-contractual, it was discretionary”.
Ronald Waterreus’ agent questioned the tax scheme and was told “in the interests of Ronald as it enables him to receive funds tax-free.
“I can confirm that we will not pay these amounts to [Ronald] unless they are made through the use of the remuneration trust.”
Murray: “There was category no dual contracts at Rangers”.
Barry Ferguson and Stefan Klos each received £2.5m from EBTs, not declared to the SFA.
The SFA president declined to be interviewed about the £95k he received. In short his statement was “I knew nothing”.
Rangers fan Sammy asks of Sir David, “Why didn’t you just play by the rules?”
Murray borrowed the £6m he used to buy Rangers in 1988 from the Bank of Scotland.
Graham Spiers “Everything about his first decade in charge made him feel a bit man”.
Murray: “Too many people go through their lives never taking chances”.
Roger Isaacs, “All the evidence I’ve seen suggests that the money invested in Rangers has come from the bank”.
Mark Daly: “Sir David Murray left Rangers hopelessly exposed”.
Andrew Ellis: “Whyte told me Prince Albert of Monaco wanted to invest in Rangers.
“I see him every weekend, he wants to get involved.”
Prince Albert’s assistant: “His royal highness doesn’t know this Craig Whyte. His royal highness does not want to invest in this club”.
Murray, “I was duped”.
Speirs, “I believe [Murray] was duped”.
Old Murray friend, “David Murray is not the type of person to be duped by anyone”.
Whyte leaked email, “I have forwarded the projected financial projections to Mike McGIll (of Murray Group). These are not what we will use, they are not sustainable, but they are what the independent board committee want to see”.
Aiden Earley, on money said to be paid from Rangers to Barnstead Athletic, “The £250k that you refer to did not come from Rangers…. In the politest possible way I would very much never like to hear from you again in the context of Rangers”.
Alastair Johnston, Whyte turned out to be “a blatant liar”.
Sammy’s angry.
Gary Whitey, emailed Whyte and David Grier of Duff and Phelps in April 2011, “the Ticketus agreements will become unconditional”.
Duff and Phelps are suing Craig Whyte and his legal team for not disclosing the involvement of Ticketus in repaying Rangers bank debt. The BBC have emails to confirm that David Grier attended the meeting on 24 April 2011 where the Ticketus funding was arranged.
Duff and Phelps claim they knew about “a” Ticketus deal, not “the” Ticketus deal.
Duff and Phelps agreed to be interviews and then pulled out 30 minutes before the arranged time.
Grier, of Duff and Phelps, emailed in June 2011 Ticketus to say “We’ll arrange to get an invoice to you ASAP”.
Roger Issacs, Institute of Chartered Accountants, “I would expect Duff and Phelps to stand down or be forcibly replaced”.
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Dan Eggan – £68,000
Appearances – zero
Craig Shoite now :-))))
Prince albert of Monaco?
its not just rangers getting molligated here, the Bank Of Scotland’s already battered reputation getting torn to shreds
This is the best entertainment I’ve seen on the ole idiot box for years!!
embdy wanny buy the casino in monte carlo? ahh know the owner good deal guv
hehehe
Tero Penttila (who??) – £140,000
OMG Price Albert
Whyte is an absolute hero
On my holidays but tuned in to bbc and cqn tonight. Bye bye rfc.
Can’t watch it coz I’m at work so reading the comments and Paul’s update I can only think that, Rangers are below contempt!
BBC doing better investigating than RUC.
stantheman
aye the same
but his staff in perfect french accneted english
who is this man whyte ? le prince does not know ‘im
…the other Royal connection………
Aye.
Comedy Gold.
Minty… i was dooped. Lol.
Is Minty Stephen Fry in disguise ?
Duped me arse,, he knew !!
Spiersy CYA……………
Is the Dictator Aladeen no been mentioned yet?
That’s why they’ve got the red and black roulette scarves – casinos in Monaco
;o)
Gotta love that accent for the voice-over for Prince Albert’s PA!
“We don’t do cheating”
Sir Craig Whyte
TO THE DATA ROOM!!!
can we name a stand after craigiebhoy now!!!!
embdy wannna buy the zoo at Cap Ferrat
I know the gorilla keeper..honest guv
bwaaaahhahahaha
Prince Albert??????? His mother Grace Patricia Kelly,
would not want him near that manky mob.
You know what’s happening here, of course…
The SFA REVEALED INFORMATION BEFORE THEY PUBLISHED THE APPEAL RESULT……and
HMRC HAVE REVEALED INFORMATION ON THE REASONS WHY THE BHUNS ARE ABOUT TO BE LIQUIDATED (£75m TAX BILL)
Both strategic…”This why we did it” statements
DOO DOO
Is the boul’ Mark having a wee dig thru his choice of footwear????
:)
That megastore will make a good Tesco…
I need more fine red wine, this has been a pantomime . Nobody would believe this was true , but the proof is out there now.Surely action will be taken – by everyone
Tainted trophies. Tainted freakin’ trophies.
C’mon get the Myth named!!!!!
Get on the BBC web site they are publishing all the evidence contained in the show…
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-18175731
Murray……………..All that (borrowed) money, and he doesn’t know how to use google
Lucky Whyte heather – get yer Lucky Whyte heather!
I wonder what Martin,Gordon,Tony and Neil are saying to their better halves just now…….
The Carmyle Waiver??
BANSTEAD FC!!
What the….
THATS who they were going to Newco from!?!?!
Unreal.
this guy Sammy is the absolute embodiment of what is wrong with them
totally unquestioning subservience despite being told for years they were on the road to hell