The mainstream media, football administrators, football club directors, former football club directors, together with the executives from PR companies, are in a new space this week.
Many of these people have spent over 20 years controlling all important aspects of the media in relations to football in Scotland. Some have established a culture of dependency and fear; at the left of the telephone, or the click of a mouse, they could destroy reputations.
Most of these types backed Craig Whyte when Sir David Murray endorsed him as the right sort to buy Rangers, a situation which remained in place until administrators were appointed last year. Since then they have acted in unison to demonise Whyte, who has been painted as the solely responsible for the downfall of the football club.
Now, thanks to the industrious Charlotte, every underhand conspiracy is in danger of becoming exposed.
Find yourself in the dock over sectarian chanting? Don’t dispute the fact, simply allude to links which didn’t actually exist between the son of a Celtic director and the head of an anti-racism unit. The fact that some think there is an apparent scandal in the son of a Celtic director having links to an anti-racism campaigner is a bizarre thought. There were no links, but why shouldn’t there be, it’s anti-racism were talking here, which football clubs really should have affinity with.
And Oldco Rangers printed this rubbish in a submission to Uefa! Good grief.
Stewart Regan finds himself with a position to defend. One of his responsibilities is to ensure clubs are licenced correctly for Uefa competitions. I am not too exercised with him coordinating a response to this issue with the club concerned, but his assertion that Rangers were legitimately licenced for season 2011-12, despite the Discounted Options Scheme, or Wee Tax Case, seems more than odd.
In order to gain a Uefa licence clubs must have paid all social taxes due by 31 December no later than 31 March. Rangers advisors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, called Rangers £2.8m liability, which was unpaid by 31 March 2011, a “potential liability”, which was subject to discussions between the club and HMRC.
In quite simple terms, a club can call any liability a potential liability, however, this particular liability was very real. If the SFA allow Uefa rules to be circumnavigated by such a self-certified dismissal they are failing their duty to the game.
Mr Regan, the fact of this matter is that the liability was real. What evidence did you see to convince you otherwise? What processes are in place to ensure that a rogue SFA executive cannot rubber stamp a licence when one should not be granted? Can a club simply say “We’re all right, this stuff is under discussion” to make the SFA look the other way?
SFA president, Campbell Ogilvie, was secretary and director of Rangers during the entire operation of the Discounted Options Scheme. He was on the SFA board with oversight duties for ensuring clubs meet Uefa licensing standards when the club were issued with their 2011-12 licence, and he is currently seeking re-election to his post.
If Rangers were denied their licence for 2011-12 Celtic would have been eligible
The chat from PR companies is perhaps the most alarming, for them, of course.
Right now there is a campaign underway to ignore Charlotte. Any journo who takes on such an influential group of interests might is facing down some of the most influential people in the media industry. Here’s a thought for you: I reckon only circa 10% of available material has been looked at. Charlotte is not going away and neither is wee Craigie.
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Off tae work……lets hope Charlotte lifts
her skirt a wee bit higher today.
The Herald has a major article on the Sevco women’s team recording their first win over the Celtic equivalent. lol.!
ASonOfDan –
It is quite common for arrest warrants to be issued for witnesses who repeatedly fail to turn up for court cases without providing a valid reason.
The courts aren’t really interested in simply abandoning a criminal case because a vital witness decides not to appear. The whole justice system would fall apart if that were the case.
Such arrest warrants are normally used to give the police the power to go and get the witness and bring him to court. Or if he cannot be traced, the next time he is stopped for a traffic violation he will hear those dreaded words, “you’re nicked!”
Top of the morning to you all on this pleasant morning in sunny Fife.
Charlotte is some girl is she not?
Like most, I am pretty sure she is leaking and will continue to do so until she gets paid off, but by whom?
Sevco are skint and Minty, though not skinty, is thrifty with what remains of his fortune amassed with the bank’s money.
Then again maybe Charlotte has no profitable end-game in mind and simply wants to rodger the lot of them!
Any way you look at it the prospects of a main course and desert to follow the delicious entrees is mouth-watering.
Pity about the weather forecast for the Aberdour boys (and girls?).
Then again maybe there is no
If Charlotte keeps leaking at this rate she should secure some sponsorship…’Tena Lady?’
Away to work…hope we get a new signing today.
COYBIG
Morning Celts, is it today that the corrupt sfa re- elect, probably their most conflicted and corrupt president in the history of Scottish football.
I sincerely hope our club and others have the respect for their shareholders and supporters, and put up a vote of no confidence.
Do not shame us on this CFC plc.
V
Good morning CQners,
Lionroars67, I hope you don’t think me rude for not replying to your post yesterday morning, I assure you its not a lack of courtesy simply a lack of time. I log on in the morning to capture the ‘feeling’ and rarely get another opportunity to catch up with CQN again that day. Yesterday I was able to log on later and did post a reply…..just in case you missed it I’ve reposted below.
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The logical question LNS could and should have asked Bryson was “have the SFA a ‘failure to declare’ clause in their rules about information supplied regarding registrations, licences,etc?”
The SFA, like many organisations don’t have the resources to investigate registration/licencing applications thoroughly and the sensible option would be to insert such a clause.
Are the SFA incompetent, corrupt or both? now there’s a line of questioning LNS could have pursued about the very people who instigated the inquiry,but then again……
Murdochbhoy, yermanfromMK
07:40 on
11 June, 2013
Good morning CQners,
Good morning Murdochbhoy, no problem
Thanks for the reply, from whatever angle you look at the LNS decision it seems clear to me Sandy Bryson was a patsy
Has the SFA written to all the clubs and all affiliated associations with the new definitive ruling on registrations as was given by Sandy Bryson at the LNS inquiry…….
Murdochbhoy, yermanfromMK
Our judges have complete discretion as to what evidence they accept or reject as fanciful or whatever.
In this case LNS chose to accept evidence from Alexander Bryson that would have made Lewis Carrol’s tales seem factual.
He chose to do so for whatever reason despite the facts that were staring him in the face.
Gregory Ioannidis @LawTop20 2m
Important court hearing in Athens today as the HFF is facing an injunction. If it is granted, FIFA will possibly suspend Greek football
lionroars67
Indeed, I’m not an advocate of the board getting involved in the shenanigans going on at the minute but I do think they should pursue Bryson and the SFA on this specific issue.
Again, work calls.
Best of luck to everyone.
Mark Thomas @markthomasinfo 8m
Paying no corporation tax on £1.8bn turnover Thames Water really does know how to take the piss.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/jun/10/thames-water-no-corporation-tax …
murdochbhoy, yermanfrommk
Lionroars67
Bignan
IMO,LNS was given the case,the evidence,and the required verdict-and asked to join the dots.
A bit like Pinsent Masons.
Any good accountant will tell you that1+1=whatever the client wishes.
Inquiries are no different,it seems….
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Big Nan
Afore I go…..LNS was sold to us as someone with an unimpeachable character, hmmm, his decision not to dissect Bryson’s evidence leaves questions about his credentials and further question about friends he was possibly protecting, if you know what I mean.
Hail Hail
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It looks like we’re all in agreement then, where’s Kojo?
Definitely gotta go now.
Morning all. Drab today.
Can we affect the SFA AGM?
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MSM lack of investigative journalists really can be a matter of life and death
Morning from an overcast yet balmy Chilterns…
Jimtim @ 21:12,
You of course are correct in your analysis but I would make a couple of points.
The majority of Clubs and supporters up to the death of Rangers seen the Scottish Football Cartel as an old firm issue, they believed we were aided and abetted along with Rangers, many still do.
If Celtic are to be taken seriously we have to be seen a part of the solution rather than part of the problem as we previously were and are still looked on with a great deal of suspicion.
For Celtic to demand anything when the other Clubs think we have it all will be regarded as disingenious, for the Rangers supporters and the SMSM it will be just what they are looking for.
A cause to unite behind, they operate through hatred it is the fire that burns within in them, we should NOT give them any fuel, it’s not up to us to sell their Season Tickets for them.
It’s true that they’ll be back, it is important that we work tactically and inclusively to reform Scottish Football as much as possible, people like Ogilvie must go during the next few Seasons, to ensure the playing field is as level as possible.
I don’t think they’ll ever be the same force as OldCo but heck, for 125 years we’ve competed without fear and we’ll compete for 125 more.
Hail! Hail!
Esmael Goncalves, Rio Ave want £400k for him (St Mirren want him back on loan). Born in Guinea-Bissau, same as Balde, same age as Balde. Can play as striker or winger, has proven he can score in Scotland.
Could he be the reason we didn’t go for Johnny Russell??
murdochbhoy, yermanfrommk
Midnight in Vegas,so I expect he will still be at the jiggin’….
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Received my copy of “Heart of a Lion” this afternoon.
Looks good.
Love the 2th5 May signature.
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lionroars67
06:58 on 11 June, 2013,
The hairs on the back of my neck are still standing up after reading the quotes from some legends.
I’m looking round at the hunchbacks in the work and smiling knowingly, that they can never experiance the same feeling.
Cheers for posting.
Hail Hail
sipsini
08:26 on
11 June, 2013
Your welcome mate, its good to laugh at the sevco muppets
Around the world Paradise is recognised as a special footballing venue, it is sad to see so few away SPL fans come to Celtic park and add to it, to many believe the SMSM it seems to me
Re. discussion of LNS / Bryson.
For no other club would such an interpretation of a rule be considered, let alone presented.
We all know that.
Judges are beyond reproach ….. aye right!
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Tom mclaugjlin
You are right to say bout arrest warrants r common for witnesses who repeatedly fail to show up at court..:.but this was our heroes first failure to show up so I agree with others who have said that some scumbag out there must think he’s Charlotte !! That is NOT common in the courts mo chara ! Hail Hail
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Will people decide to start removing the rot or will they simply decide to leave it where it is .?
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Murdochbhoy, yermanfromMK
Whoever thought LNS came with impeccible credentials did not do their homework.
See Magic Circle Affair, Nimmo the Dimmo, etc articles.
It seems Kenny Shiels has been dismissed by Kilmarnock