Neil Doncaster has uttered the words “Prima Facie” more often than any other figure in public life since February when Celtic Quick News first asked if Rangers EBT payments were declared to the football authorities, almost always after the words “we don’t know if there is a”. While we are all assuming the SPL have now established Rangers have a case to answer for illegally registering footballers for over a decade, it’s important to hear the words.
Rangers refused to submit information to the SPL for three months and only did so under the duress of a deadline, but we don’t know what they have submitted. I have been concerned that Rangers would simply try to brass the entire episode out, submit the contracts the SFA and SPL already had, and deny having any record of side agreements.
Consider the clubs modus operandi in recent months and years. Sir David Murray provided cover in March, categorically denying side contracts existed, while the current men in charge have been too busy to spare much time researching the issue. A response of “We don’t have any information” would not have surprised me. Rangers submitting full information – including details on the side letters which exist but which the BBC do not have – would surprise me.
The SPL should have realised months ago they would get nothing from Rangers without a deadline but they are in awkward position if the answer from the club is not what is expected. It’s far from clear that they can take evidence from the BBC and may require information from the First Tier Tribunal verdict to substantiate what everyone knows. The verdict is unlikely to confirm any names.
Until Mr Doncaster says “Prima Facie evidence exists” we should not assume this episode is on track to be dealt with.
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The thems allegedly guilty XI (though not at all, obviously, honest guv)
In gaol: Souness
Right-back where they started: Murray
Left-back with no credibility: Ogilvie
Centre-half an EBT: Greig
Centre-half an EBT: Ogilvie
Way out on the wing: Ng
Middle of the park, centre of attention: Green
Middle of the park, focus of investigation: Whyte
Way out of the wing: Miller
Up front, yet hiding a lot: Duff
Up front, yet hiding a lot: Phelps
Anyone want to go to Amsterdam for the Ajaz-Celtic game? You can pay for the trip. Or we could go Dutch.
The final para of article about Huns at St.Mary is both hilarious and very worrying for Southampton.
It’s a long trip, but I am sure thousands of the bears will be scrambling for tickets and making the long journey south. The stands were pretty empty last season, so I think there will be a lot more interest with three of Britain’s most famous teams involved this time round!
Where’s hoopslegend Regi Blinker these days?
Happy Birthday…..Sannabhoy.
Expectations are so often the budrens that stop us from seeing life for what it is- sometimes we just have to let go for life to reveal its true presence.
Feeling all mystical in the sunshine- floating on a pacific joy.
madmentalmysticCSC
Vmhan , cheers,
googybhoy , given the agreement Arsenal are reputed to have reached with HMRC re back payments , could this be renamed the EBT cup ?
Just saying like
Was wins The Oaks 20/1
Was 20/1 won the Oaks
another for O’Brien
Hot Tuna….they wanted to call themselves Hot S**t ,but the record company said no, no, no.
Apocrypha CSC
Snoozzzzze.
Wiggy is up for the football directors role at Ajax.
They reckon he has the right qualifications: when he speaks they hear him in Stereo- he speaks fluent double Dutch.
coatgettingitCSC
Bigphil,12.00-5.00 Bishops field,next sat,Craic will be around Tracys on Fri nite..Didnt know Vmhan was coming over…
o brien wins with an outsider typical
Dontbrattbakkinanger on 1 June, 2012 at 16:07 said:
Where’s hoopslegend Regi Blinker these days?
As far away from the Dinamo Zagreb goalie as possible :{
Paul67,
Don’t know if Dungcaster will utter the words “Prima Facie” again but he sure does spout a lot of “Premium Faeces”…
RFC(ia): Time to Pay the Wages of Sin
The Southampton games could be the first in their Thems Globetrotters tour, as espoused yesterday on FF. Wonder what they’ll be called by then.
You would think the Horse Racing was crooked…….
Cheers coorslad Ill try and get a run up
coorslad
I thought Derry was red n white…. o))
Last time they were on the south coast they had a fight with their brothers-in-administration Portsmouth. Look for more of the same in Southampton.
New kids series on Disney called ‘Radio Rebel’.
FF boycotting and ‘revolting’.
don’t they owe Arsenal some money ?
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon
More of a Phineas and Ferb mhan myself
Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz csc
BT,only on Fridays,when Derry play..will be Green and White next weekend,and I have head the grittens coming over to stay..I hear MWD is also coming over,looking forward to meeting him and your friends..
Evil Incorporated
The SPL rules are like the Rorschach Inkblot test: they are so vague you can see whatever you want to see.
I looked at them this morning. Personally, all I could see was an Elephant riding a bicycle…whit did a dae wae they heid shrinking pills!
The following are all free agents:
Danny Murphy, Craig Gordon, Ronaldinho, Saha, King, Keita, Hoilett , Kalou, Bosingwa, Cuellar, Klasnic, Andy Johnson, Auerlio, Almunia, Hargreaves, Kuszack, Heskey and Owen
Nearly time to get back to talking about fitba.
Dino
Yer still a Hun…….. well for the first day anyway.
Cmon the Flemross
Hamilton Park Races Thursday 7th June (afternoon meeting)
A few CQN ers having a day at the races. All welcome. Pay at gate. £18 or so usually). Meet in bar.
TnT
did you get email I sent with gerrybhoy details?
Big kylie laffinlug got maried at my local parish at St Margarets in Johnstone today but most onlookers were more interested in this pic.yup O’le egg face himselfs kirk of Broadfoot takes the plaudits for another faux-pas as his car gets towed away ha ha
A Huns wedding and a to-away
How can there not be evidence???
They lost the wee tax case referring to Flo and De Boer. If they don’t hand over the evidence HMRC won with this they are lying
BT
Just logged in and checked. Yes, tyvm. Will mail Gerrybhoy shortly.
Vmhan
Good one on colours .Donovan could learn something about the Colours from us.
Re. Morning and Donovan.
I remember I listened beautiful song about Morning. Donovan sang it with typical Glasgow accent. I don’t remember what was the title of that song.
Bloke109 is Neil Lennon on 1 June, 2012 at 16:14 said:
Govan Globetrotters?????
googybhoy
globerotters surely?
MurdochauldandHay-Ha ha,made my day that.