Bigger questions loom than reconstruction

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We now know that Craig Whyte met Neil Doncaster and Ralph Topping, directors of the SPL, in London in October 2011 and informed them of the likelihood that Rangers would go into liquidation.  Whyte’s plan, to start a Newco and have it parachuted into top flight football was only taken seriously as a result of these three having a head start on everyone else and doing some preparatory work.

Charles Green has no such plans.  If he loses Ibrox, becomes embroiled in IPO-related troubles or fails to bridge the gap between money-in and money-out, an unplanned liquidation could follow with a potentially protracted period where physical assets are moribund and playing assets and other staff are released.

The SPL and SFL would do well to consider ‘what next?’ when they hold separate meetings next week.  The century-old ways are gone, things will never be the same again.

I’m really pleased the aforementioned Charlie issued an apology for his offending comments, even if he did so under duress from the SFA.  This kind of rhetoric has taken control within football in some European countries.  Once the door is open it is hard to close it again.
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  1. From MTH via twitter.

     

    Dunfermline banned from the Cup, Sevco rules don’t seem to apply here then? Cheating bast**** the SFA are….

     

     

    When is someone going to pull this corrupt lot up its getting beyond a joke now.

  2. charles kickham on

    another thousand shares sold at the back of 4 this afternnon for you know who – things could start to get interesting

  3. Valentine's Day on

    Their very exisstence is an affront to every hard working,

     

    tax paying citizen in this country.

  4. I’m in a bit of a quandary, I already have Ding Dong the Witch is Dead on my iTunes library. What kind of 42 yr old man downloads that twice.

  5. valentine’s day

     

     

    17:28 on 11 April, 2013

     

    Until ibrokes is flattened our work is not

     

    done……they are thieve’s and crook’s

     

    the whole lot of them…….CORRUPT.

     

    ………….

     

    Hampden is at the heart of it, I think the main lodge must be in that dump.

     

    V

  6. easyJambo says:

     

     

    Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 17:36

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    easyJambo says: Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 17:09

     

     

    Compare and contrast the SFA’s handling of RFC’s non payment of Cup ticket money to Dundee Utd and Dunfermline’s non payment to Hamilton

     

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    Perhaps it’s an indication that the SFA view “The Rangers” as a completely new club and not a continuation of the old one.

     

     

    Nah!

     

     

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    If people follow me on Twitter then my hints are hardly subtle. I would hate to be working in the PR side of things for TRFC now. #Seriously

  7. OOOOOPS

     

    @Pmacgiollabhain

     

    If people follow me on Twitter then my hints are hardly subtle. I would hate to be working in the PR side of things for TRFC now. #Seriously

  8. Why should Dunfermline be booted out of the cup?

     

     

    Surely it was the company that owns Dunfermline that didn’t pay the company that owns Hamilton. Nothing to do with the club…unless they are one and the same thing.

  9. Valentine's Day on

    Vmhan

     

     

    Yer right pal…….despite that i am going

     

    there on Sunday tae watch ma team.

  10. stv news. 2nd main item:CCS to appeal bot guilty verdict on Celtic fan. Must be no other news particularly of a criminal nature. Joke.

  11. Phil MacGiollaBhain (@Pmacgiollabhain) says:

     

     

    Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 17:49

     

     

     

     

    For the forensic accountants among you here are two clues. “Half year accounts” “£10 million”

  12. montreal_bhoy on

    Hi weefra,

     

     

    I was reading your comments yesterday Re; your B.C. Sorry to read of your lost.

     

     

    I would like to ask your advice, in private. I have a 13yo B.C. and it’s almost that time.

     

     

    HH

  13. What’s this: _^_^_^_^_____________

     

     

     

    The zombies life support system being turned off. Ha.

     

     

    Weefra HH

  14. balhambhoy 17:50

     

    I’m in a bit of a quandary, I already have Ding Dong the Witch is Dead on my iTunes library. What kind of 42 yr old man downloads that twice.

     

     

    This 42 year auld has :)

  15. montreal_bhoy

     

     

    Tell me you are not in Montreal, and I’ll give you my mob. no.

     

     

    Weefra HH

  16. I'm Neil Lennon (tamrabam) on

    starry plough

     

    do you mean stv Scotland or stv 5088 or the stv

     

     

    its all the same (apparently)

  17. swatson Neil Lennon's 6ft skinny twin! on

    I wonder who owns STV? Anybody know?

     

     

    Does Kirtsy Warks man not have something do do with them?

  18. montreal_bhoy on

    Wee Fra,

     

     

    Sadly I am. Given whats going on over (police/GB) there I’m probably better out the way.

     

    Maybe I can send you my email address via Paul, if thats ok?

     

     

    HH

  19. I'm Neil Lennon (tamrabam) on

    clyde claiming that Scottish fitba is in ruins because the huns are not there

     

    I wonder just how much money that other clubs will gain from the new huns being in the SPL?

     

     

    would that help hearts with their 20 million quid debt that 6,000 huns pay to get every season. Not significantly I reckon

  20. I'm Neil Lennon (tamrabam) on

    googy

     

    I back hoping for P67s original solution

     

    tanks at the bottom of the marble staircase

  21. valentine’s day

     

     

    18:01 on 11 April, 2013

     

    ……………

     

    I respect that amigo, I won’t be going as I don’t feel the need to feed the beast.

     

    V

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