There appears to be a degree of confusion over the report Rangers International FC PLC have commissioned into the conduct of its directors. This report resulted from the revelation that Craig Whyte was a director of Sevco 5088 Ltd, the company which paid for exclusivity rights and had an irrevocable agreement to buy the assets from Rangers administrators, Duff and Phelps. Several RIFC directors were unaware of links between Whyte and Sevco 5088 and were so concerned they demanded this independent inquiry.
In short, the board need to know if information given to them by fellow director, Charles Green, is wholly correct and reliable. Another PLC has also told the stock market they have made a report to the Serious Fraud Office, for a company director, this cannot get more serious.
The report is unlikely to come to any hard conclusions as to the legal status of assets like Ibrox Stadium, that is a matter the courts could later take a different view of, or of the club’s entitlement to associate membership of the SFA, which will be a matter for Mr Ogilvie and his board. It will more likely do little more than inform the RIFC board if they have reasons for alarm.
On becoming aware of a potential serious corporate matter directors must take steps to confirm any disputed information, consider potential consequences for the company and correct any stock market announcements which were subsequently found to be inaccurate. This is the road the RIFC board have gone down.
If the report indicates that the courts are unlikely to rule that Sevco 5088 Ltd can be considered a part of RIFC group, and that its entitlement was inappropriately assumed by Sevco Scotland Ltd (now The Rangers Football Club Ltd), the directors will then, and only then, have enough information to decide if some of their worst fears will be realised.
If Mr Green found his grilling by STV difficult, he will find the forensic accountants and lawyers no less taxing. In answer to their questions I wonder if he’ll say, “Define Craig Whyte”.
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corkcelt
17:14 on
1 May, 2013
56.5 on the official London Stock Exchange site
bada bing
true mate; how did you cope with hinge and bracket last week?
cheers for thoughts.. hope to get a beer soon….
I see the huns are trying to sell family tickets for £40 for the Legneds game…desperate stuff.
My dear,dear,dear,friend… The Singing Detective
Hiya,Palomine?
Great Day,in the Morning, tae Ye..
Young Jimsie Keating, has bin Released?
Sad.
Best of Luck ,tae Him.
Ag am so Sorry tae relate,though…
He jist hisnae goat that little Spark of Genius, that could be cossetted and encouraged tae burst intae Becoming,in a few Year’s Time…
A Roarin’ Flame of Goal- Scoring Prowess …..of Monumental Proportions.
He is far too.. Lightweight.. In Ma opinion.
He is a good player at Youth Level, but .. again.. Ah am only gien ye Ma opinon ..
He wull never Amount tae the kind of Player ,whom we require.
Hope he proves me wrang.
The only young STRIKER..and it is .. That Type of Player, who would develop intae a Deadly .. Gimlet-Eyed Goal – Scorer..
whom Ah am Atalkin’ Abooot..
One,who is presently buried ,in the lower echelons
o’ oor organization..
The Only wan, whom Ah think , could turn oot tae be .. A real Good Yin.. A la .. The Marvelous, Tony..
He is a Youngster by the Name of ,,,,, DENNY JOHNSTONE.
Young Dennis ,fae Dumfries,has goat that Spark, Ah wiz talking aboot,earlier.
Again..As a Fully Paid Up Member of the ..
C.Y.A. Brotherhood..
May Ah Hasten tae Invoke this Timely Declaration..
That is…”In MA Humble Opinion.”( of Course!)?
Atajic,is close tae becoming oor Next Best Thing.. Howevah.. Ah wid Bet the Family
Budgie.. oan . Young Denny, making it ,tae.
Kojo
Yer Pal who likes ye aloater
Still, Laughin
He is a Bona Fide ,
corkcelt
did you win today?
doc asked me to recommend himself as well as che
At last someone talks sense.
Mark Hateley says……
“Rangers are down in the Third Division but they’ve done their time.
The biggest picture is the good of Scottish football and it is not about what has happened in the past.
It’s all about saving Scottish football. If we carry on the way we are going, in two or three years time – even if Rangers win the leagues and get back – it could be too late by then.”
TieayellowribbonroundtheoldoaktreeCSC
BT-Coupla lightweights,up the road for 6.
Paul67 et al
So Joel Havelange has finally resigned from FIFA, at the age of er 96.
Campbell Ogilvie is 61, only thirty five years to go!
I see people were asked earlier about who would they have most liked to have seen the Hoops. Jim Baxter for me. Mind you, Puskas was the Messi of his day. Football for the purist oozed out of every pore in each of them.
Alexander’s Troops Wore Light Tunics ,
Consisting Of Densely Overlaid Squares Of Fabric….
Strong Enough To Withstand An Arrow…
The ‘Kevlar’ Of The Day…..
As No Doubt T.E.T…..
Is Burstin’ Tae Inform You…
CQN….’Always An Education…’
mickbhoy1888
15:39 on 1 May, 2013
traditionalist88
15:19 on 1 May, 2013
I am sure that the Celtic Brake clubs will ensure that travelling Celtic support will arrive at the ground perfectly sober after filling in the four hours travelling time from Glasgow playing I-spy
Nae offence but I reckon yer old colleagues will assist in this.
BT, thanks for that, CorkCelt and I are now Facebook friends.
BT, also, what was the program about that Blairs was in?
Hateley and thems deserve one another. Let them both bite the dust. He knows no proper self respecting media would give him a job.When they go oot of business, so does he.
lionroars67
Thanks for posting that link.
weeminger theres a bit of a wiff corkcellt was right
http://www.lse.co.uk/ShareTrades.asp?shareprice=RFC&share=rangers_int
doc is neil lennon
17:28 on 1 May, 2013
BT, thanks for that, CorkCelt and I are now Facebook friends.
BT, also, what was the program about that Blairs was in?
………………..
Doc are an ex Blairs Bhoy???
doc no probs.
the antique show preceding pointless….
only a couple of minute slot then Arbroath smokies before going onto ML3 for the auction…
need to get out of this bed… o((
Oglach -I think the Mongolian composite bow would be just as effective as the long bow in making your eyes water ;/)
corkcelt @ 17:14
Don’t know where you got that price. The bid price is 56p and the offer price is 57p, so the price is quoted as 56.5p at the close.
this is the official stock exchange page for sevco:
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-markets/stocks/summary/company-summary.html?fourWayKey=GB00B90T9Z75GBGBXASQ1
Parkheadcumsalford- you know that if Haters fails to win the Pulitzer Prize this year he’s got a job at the SFA.
rm want sally to go now………noooooooo….please…….nooooooooo
unionbearBhind @ 17:30
The London South East website has the following condition:
“you may not distribute, display or copy any of the contents of this website to third parties and may not provide a link to this website from any other website without first obtaining LSE’s prior written consent.”
Better going to londonstockexchange.com especially as it is more accurate :-)
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Buenos Dias Oan This Fine Las Vegas Afternoon…..Scorchio !!
Thanks Fir The Heids Up….
Oan Oor Young Prospect,Denny Johnstone…Fae The Toon On The Nith…
Did Ye Know That Dumfries, Came Top Of The Poll …..
Of The ‘Happiest Toons In Britain’…..
A Mere Five Years Ago…?
Then The ‘Ogre Of The Gazebo’……
Slipper’iest Denizen Of The Oul’ Burns Howff….
Moved Intae The Neighbourhood…..
And…Weel..! Ye Ken Guess The Rest…!
Yer Pal….Who Thinks Ye’re Swellegant…
THE EXILED TIM,
i have no doubt’s corruption is at the very highest level in football and at every level to some degree, money being the reason for most of it, while i asked earlier why no scottish club spoke out about the sfa farce aswell as spl,and sfl, then you take in to account fifa, uefa not getting involved in sevco farce either despite the rule of not taking thing’s to court,
i think it’s obvious some thing’s are best not getting involved with, chain reaction’s have a
habit of getting out of control, sion have not jumped on what i thought would have been a gift regarding ineligible player’s stance and sevco taking a fifa,uefa member to a civil court
and getting away with it, sevco have trampled any notion of integrity and the rest of scottish football accept’s it without even blinking, now i ask again why?
Should i splash out a few grand on rifc shares. … is this the right time ;)
Would I own part of the club or just the company :)
I would love an ethics investigation into SFA…
FIFA president Sepp Blatter is facing
calls to resign over the findings of an
ethics investigation into a bribery
scandal involving leading football
officials and collapsed marketing
partner ISL.
Blatter’s handling of the case was
labelled “clumsy” but not misconduct
by the investigation – though it
questioned whether he knew or
should have known about the
millions of pounds of bribes paid to
his predecessor Joao Havelange and
two other South American FIFA
members.
Havelange has resigned as FIFA’s
honorary president in the wake of the
findings, it emerged yesterday, and
Damian Collins, an MP who sits on
the culture, media and sport select
committee and who has led a
campaign for FIFA reform, insists
Blatter should follow suit.
Collins said: “Sepp Blatter should
himself resign for his failure to
expose the wrongdoing sooner, and
to take action earlier against those
who had done wrong. In the light of
this report, it is even more incredible
that the FIFA executive committee
continue to resist calls, from its own
advisors, for greater independent
scrutiny of its decisions, and the
financial interests of its members.
“The impression created by this
report is one of an attempted cover-
up by FIFA of this massive corruption
scandal motivated by the desire to
protect some of its leading officials.”
The long-awaited reported by FIFA’s
ethics committee into the ISL scandal
named Havelange and two former
FIFA members Ricardo Teixeira and
Nicolas Leoz as receiving bribes. All
three have since resigned from FIFA.
The report by FIFA Adjudicatory
Chamber chairman Hans-Joachim
Eckert states: “Mr Havelange has long
held solely an honorary position,
which does not qualify him as an
‘official’ under the code of ethics.
Further, Mr Havelange resigned his
position as honorary president
effective 18.04.2013.”
Eckert does question Blatter’s role in
the scandal, however.
He states: “It must be questioned,
however, whether President Blatter
knew or should have known over the
years before the bankruptcy of ISL
that ISL had made payments (bribes)
to other FIFA officials.”
The report states that in 1997, Blatter
authorised the transfer of 1.5million
Swiss francs (£1million) to Havelange
after ISL mistakenly sent it to FIFA.
But Blatter, who was then general
secretary of the organisation when
Havelange was president, told the
ethics investigation “at that time he
did not suspect the payment was a
commission”.
“President Blatter’s conduct could
not be classified in any way as
misconduct with regard to any ethics
rules,” says the report. “The conduct
of President Blatter may have been
clumsy because there could be an
internal need for clarification, but this
does not lead to any criminal or
ethical misconduct.”
Blatter immediately issued a
statement welcoming that he had
been cleared of misconduct.
He said: “I also note with satisfaction
that this report confirms that
’President Blatter’s conduct could not
be classified in any way as
misconduct with regard to any ethics
rules’.
“I have no doubt that FIFA, thanks to
the governance reform process that I
proposed, now has the mechanisms
and means to ensure that such an
issue – which has caused untold
damage to the reputation of our
institution – does not happen again.”
The ethics report does not state the
total sum of bribes paid but says they
took place over eight years between
1992 and May 2000.
Court documents state Havelange,
now aged 96, received at least
£1million and Teixeira at least
£8.4million, and in total the pair may
have received up to £14.5m. Leoz,
from Paraguay and now aged 84, was
named in court as having received at
least £80,000.
Sevco share price 54.5p. Believe it was indicated earlier that when it went below 55p that would be the time any large investors would dump them.
Hail Queen of Heaven the ocean star.
One of my favourites , brings back childhood memories of the May procession at St Phils.
Just like You’ll never walk alone brings a shiver and a lump to the throat every time.
Hail Hail
Miki 67…… Keep fighting the ghood fight bud!
Parkheadcumsalford
Mark Hateley is so thick that even his ghost writer needs a ghost writer.
Der Geist CSC
danso_1888 @ 17:45
I’m not defending sevco in anyway, but the notion (rule) that member clubs cannot take things to a court, epitomises corruption. It is against natural justice. Time it was exposed for what it is. Real corruption. Gangsterism.
Sevco were right to go to court. Time others did the same.
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There appears to be a degree of confusion over the report Rangers International FC PLC have commissioned
love it
ASonOfDan @ 17:52
“Sevco share price 54.5p”
No it isn’t. It is 56.5p.
I do believe the atmosphere on this blog is a little heavier than it needs to be ….
http://theviewfromtheforrest.com/2013/05/01/fifty-shades-of-blue/
A little light relief for those who fancy it!
Michael,
i am not disputing their right to go to court, i am disputing why fifa,uefa done nothing while
other’s were threatened with expulsion
STV Headlines-Huns Exclusive-looking at an Argentine defender…….desperate stuff
michael
Closed at 58.00 yesterday and has dropped 3.50 today. School I went to would make that 54.50.
Nice way you have of correcting people by the way. All we need on here is another troll…
danso_1888 @ 17:58
OK I see what you mean. It really needed Sion to take them on.