I see a lot of argument exercised over the weekend on the double-jeopardy issue. Holding an inquiry into an event, then holding another when you don’t get the desired outcome. I have sympathy to a degree with this sentiment, but only within limits. Tax cheats who successfully wriggle out of their responsibilities at a Tribunal, may be called to a second, third or fourth hearing.
This will feel like quadruple-jeopardy, but it’s correct and often needed for the law to apply evenly. It’s also worth noting that the Crown successfully convicted its first double-jeopardy case in November last year, following the Double Jeopardy (Scotland) Act.
For non-legal cases, such as the SPL Commission headed by Lord Nimmo Smith, there is no double-jeopardy law, either way, the SFA source trying to influence the media late last week into thinking there was, was getting ahead of himself. Any organisation can ask any question of itself at any point.
What the SPFL (formerly known as the SPL) must now ask, is was the Lord Nimmo Smith Commission fit for purpose?
Auldheid, writing on Scottish Football Monitor last year, published his correspondence to SPFL solicitor, Rod McKenzie of Harper MacLeod, suggesting crucial information, requested by McKenzie as part of his case on behalf of the SPL, was not disclosed.
The implication being that McKenzie was unable to reference the material he needed to successfully prosecute his case as the salient information was withheld by Rangers. McKenzie wrote to Rangers on 5 March 2012 asking for relevant information but allegedly did not receive documentation on EBTs Rangers had already agreed with HMRC were incorrect and liable for tax.
The SPL Commission concluded Rangers gained no sporting advantage from their EBTs as, although they found the club acted wrongly in respect of player registration rules, the Commission found that even if the EBTs had been declared, no tax would have been payable, so no sporting advantage was achieved.
We now know that a considerable amount of tax should have been paid (subject to appeal to the Supreme Court), which flips the criteria Nimmo Smith based his decision upon.
I suspect nothing will happen between now and the expiry of the Big Tax Case appeal notification window in early December. Should no appeal be made, the SPFL will need to consider its position.
Football, to a considerable extent, relies on clubs issuing information openly and fully to authorities when required. If a conspiracy to withhold information from an inquiry exists, and is subsequently uncovered, the authorities must consider what action is appropriate.
At the very least, the national association should not be privately promoting a cover-up.
Jim Craig and Brendan Sweeney will be on CQN live from 19:30 onwards on Wednesday to talk about the fascinating topics covered in Brendan’s new book, Celtic: The Early Years. You can ask questions on the blog and Jim and Brendan will get straight back to you.
We’ve held a few of these events before and they’ve always been great fun, especially when we get to chat with one of the men who won the Big Cup. And Brendan, of course!
Ladies, the unique event on the Celtic calendar, Ghirls for Good Christmas Lunch, is now open for bookings. It’s a ladies-only lunch on Saturday, 12 December at the Kerrydale Suite, and I’m told the best day out of the year. You can book tickets, or a table of 10, here. No guys allowed!
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Martin is a genius
Herbo
He sure is, no many coaches could do what he has done with the players he has.
Delighted for him and Keano.
HH
Cosy Corner Bhoy…
All going well, I’ll be there.HH
Andy,
Some of us in the 6 never waver in our support of the 26.
HH
TET
I love both of them. Its been too long since us Ireland supporters had something to shout about. When Martin took over you just knew he’d do the damage.
Extraordinary, absolutely extraordinary :-D
Not a great fan of R K but ill suffer him as long as MON is there.
Who was Packy talking abt goin to Man U at 15?????
Well done Ireland, that is some achievement beating Germany and Bosnia.
Another game playing tomorrow of interest it seems
MASH in Court of Session tomorrow :P1039/15 Pet: Mash Holdings Ltd for Judicial Review
Get McGeady on loan in January with a view to bringing him home,he will need games if he wants to play in Euros
Fargo is on See yaa
Jude
Robbie Brady
Gearoid I know that mate it’s the Lambeg merchants I’m talking about . You only have to look at their you tube clips
10 german planes and all that cobblers
that was some interview with MON
the praise to Roy Keane, a senior leadership , masterstroke.
Cowiebhoy.
Gypsy Mick is vacating the caravan this morning and will post later when he gets back to civilisation.I caught up with him for a pint yesterday and there was much debate who the winner is.Tony Donnelly leads with 12 out of 14 which is the team plus 3 subs. However he named 4 subs.
Now if you draw a parallel line with the huns and their EBT’s could this be regarded as an unsporting advantage. I’ll leave it to your good self to comment.
At present there are 4 others with 11 correct.
I’m going to leave it to Michael to unravel this ,you are correct we are a pair of aussie wallopers,
I’ve got the Polo shirt ready to post and I’m sure the winner will appreciate their prize from a very hot peninsula.Hail Hail.
Bada, from what I hear that’s about to happen :-) honestly got a text with that info at 22.12
What about the new media diversion tactic, let’s talk about youth football and all its ills, try and ignore the cheating Huns :-)
Hail Hail
http://youtu.be/psWGR2bV-bg
Tin hat on.
I’m a bit jealous of all you ghuys, my many friends in Celtic and CQN who are quantifybly Irish in heritage.
As far as I know I have no connection with the Emerald Isle.
I only support Celtic by happenstance.
While I have learned, mainly through ging to games, home and away, meeting CQNrs and reading CQN is some of the Irish identity of the club and I am caught up and converted to the cause(s)
I know so little about Irish history and therefore don’t even begin to get involved although my sympathies are increasingly Republican and not just in Ireland.
Therein lies one of the benefits of reading CQN.
Howeva!
i wish it was Scotland that was going through.
No offense.
HH
Offence…ive
Happy days.
COYBIG
Sky
Your Highlander open mind is magic.
See you soon pal!
Paddymacoz
Not bad, only 2 days lot :-) it must Tues in Aussie land, and that Mick Bhoy said team to be announced Sunday :-))))
Another guess then
Boruc
McGrain, Connolly, McNeil, Gemmell
Johnstone, McStay, Murdoch, Lennox
Dalglish
Larrson
Subs, Auld, Lubo, Burns
Andy
Was jesting. Their hatred and bile knows no boundaries. Don’t want them within an asses roar of us. They can keep their bouncys
Cowie
Patience my friend. Antipodeans live life slower than us mad Scots. :)
Skyisalandfill
You dont have to be from Soweto to know apartheid was wrong. You crack on. Up the Irish! And her friends.
I’ve just realised reading back thatI have a pretty strange way of written communication.
I write like I was writing a letter.
oh no
night night timsom and HH
Yours sincerely
………………………………
Ps
Maybe that’s why no one ever replies.
Sob
Skyisalandfill
You have met and know us. You’re Irish and guilty by association.
HH big mhan
Herbo
The day MoN got the Celtic job, I was watching the tv, he was on the steps of Celtic Park getting interviewed, Mrs TET walked in and asked what was wrong, the tears were streaming down my face, with delight, I don’t really think she understood :-)
HH
Cheers ghuys.
c’mon the MON and Ireland.
HH
Gearoid
My bhoy said to me tonight. Hope the 26 county and 6 county teams don’t meet in France.
Hope you are well and we get a blether together soon.
Hail Hail
TET
I was working in Tenerife. I knew I had to be home for the season starting. I missed Tannadice on the opening day but what a 5 years he gave us. A Celtic legend in my eyes.
skyeisalandfill
sure all them celtic saints visited all the important islands
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A BRIEF HISTORY OF SPIRITUAL
AWAKENING/REVIVAL ON THE ISLE OF SKYE
BACKGROUND
It is believed Saint Columba first visited Skye about 585AD. He was the patron Saint of the
northern part of the island. The number of places that bear his name indicates the strength of
his influence. Portree Bay was previously called St Columba’s Loch. A small island in the bay
is called “Eilean Chalum Chille”. It is said that in North of Skye there were some thirty places
of worship as well as monasteries dedicated to Columba.
St Maelurba was the patron saint of South Skye. He founded a church in Applecross in
673AD and for 49 years it is reported he – “carried the torch of Christianity in the Highlands
and the Isles.”
In 664AD the Synod of Whitney resulted in the disruption of the Columban Church. At that
time it is reported that the Scottish Church, wishing to remain free from the domination of the
Rome Catholic Church, went to Ireland and took with them “the Columban clergy of Skye and
returned two years afterward.”
In 794 AD Skye was devastated by the invasion of the Norse. In common with the rest of the
Western Isles monasteries were pillaged and manuscripts burned or destroyed.
About 875 the Norse came again – not as invaders but as emigrants fleeing the effects of
revolution in their own homeland. These immigrants later formed themselves in to raiding
parties to their old homeland. This culminated about 1098 when Magnus Barelegs, King of
Norway reeked murder and mayhem among the people of Skye in revenge. The Skye/Norse
connection can clearly be seen today in the abundance of place names with Nordic roots.
There is strong evidence to suggest that many Norse settlers were converted to the Christian
faith and stood strongly for the fundamentals of a pure form of Christianity.
From 1098 the Hebrides, including Skye, Lewis, the mainland of Argyll and the Isle of Man,
were ruled from Norway by vassal Kings and rulers until 1263 when Olave the Black, King of
Man and the Isles, the vassal King, along with his superior King Haco of Norway, were
defeated at Largs on their way to conquer of the whole of Scotland. The Hebrides, including
Skye were ceded to Scotland in 1266.
Cowiebhoy
I’ll put you out your misery .OUR TEAM AS FOLLOWS . in a 3-4-3 formation.
SIMPSON
MCGAIN. MCNEILL. GEMMELL.
MURDOCH. MCSTAY. BURNS. LUBO.
JINKY. HENRIK. DALGLISH.
subs x3 DOYLE. PETROV MCBRIDE
All the best mate.HH
Great response from Anton Leris who lost his wife in the Paris massacre on theI ITN news there!!!!
TET,
Martin O’Neill ????
After Black Sunday
Widnae pish on the fecker…
Well Done Ireland
STStivs
Thanks for that but I’m not from Skye.
I’m fae Elgin.
HH min.
DD
Over for the Ajax game. Was going to try and make the BV beforehand. Defo get a pint.
Hope you’re well skin.
Sky, Met you once you are a top banana. No offence taken, by the way there is plenty of Irish in you. It’s what is in a person’s heart that counts.
Wouldn’t have anyone who says the dead team don’t deserve to be punished for their years of cheating anywhere near our club.
Stands to reason anyone with that mindset just doesn’t get our fans.
HH