Celtic have been dragged into a former club’s scandal today by Scotland’s former best-selling daily newspaper, who have completely misrepresented issues surrounding the registration of Juninho.
The newspaper makes the astonishing and completely inaccurate claim that the “SPL have revealed they decided not to investigate Celtic’s EBT payment to Juninho”.
The SPL have investigated Celtic’s EBT payment to Juninho. They found Celtic acted absolutely in line with the rules and this week issued a statement confirming this. To tell people otherwise is recklessly inaccurate.
A front page statement proclaims:
“Hoops in clear because Juninho only received cash AFTER he left the club”
Utter nonsense. It’s a bit like saying:
“Hoops in clear because Juninho’s name begins with the letter J”
A true reflection would read:
“Hoops in clear because they discharged the registration and entire employment process of Juninho in a correct manner and no differently than the way every other SPL club has registered players”
When Juninho “received the cash” has nothing whatsoever to do with Celtic being “in the clear”. It is, frankly, an embarrassing attempt to pander to the paranoia of others and betrays a fundamental lack of knowledge.
The newspaper also dedicated all-but-one column of their back page, and part of an inside page, to the ‘story’ of how Celtic “didn’t end up in the dock”. Compare this to the coverage the same newspaper gave to the actual SPL statement on Juninho, released in an earlier attempt to dampen-down ill-informed paranoia, which received a tiny, 35-word, 1-inch back page note and a single column inside the paper.
Throughout recent weeks a basic misunderstanding of the legality of EBTs appears to have taken root in some minds. It is as though some mass psychological phenomenon is at play. Or maybe it’s just a deliberate attempt to confuse the easily confused?
EBTs are not against football, or specifically, player registration, rules. This is accepted as fact by anyone even vaguely familiar with the rules, yet we have some, who should know better, tell us that Rangers’ EBTs were recorded in their annual accounts, as though this is some defence against player registration charges, or that others should join them ‘in the dock’, because they used an EBT.
The matter in hand is not the use of EBTs, it’s about player registrations. You can pay players in EBTs, folding notes or Dutch tulip bulbs, as long as you register him correctly. And pay your tax.
Player registration rules are categorically clear, clubs must register all contracts with the SFA and SPL. All monies due in relation to football must appear on those contracts. Juninho’s contract was registered correctly.
On this issue, Celtic are exposed to the joint analysis of other 11 SPL clubs and the other 93 SFA clubs (counting both Ibrox based clubs), who control the rules and their scrutiny.
There are limits to what an employer can publicly reveal about a former employee’s personal financial details, but Celtic have revealed all facts concerning Juninho’s employment to the SFA and SPL.
Their conduct was investigated, was found to be absolutely and completely impeccable AND in line with SFA advice on player registration.
All I am wondering about is, should we be happy that those who should be planning for some serious headwinds are instead following a ridiculous wild goose chase?
I think so. That being the case, what are people trying to divert attention from? Hmmm.
Last week I met John Maguire, managing director of Celtic Development Pools. John’s been there for 30 years, the enthusiasm for youth player development is tangible when you listen to him talk. He’s at the coal face, raising money for the enormous youth development project which brings players like James Forrest into the club, and also polished Tony Watt into the exciting talent he is.
The ‘Pools predate my time but today’s fabulous harvest of young talent was made more possible by the Paradise Windfall, which now pays £15,000 each home game and has been the largest lottery in world football for years. Income from the Pools and Paradise Windfall generates around £1.5m each season.
The coaches at Lennoxtown (and most fans) know how important it is for Celtic’s youth scouting and development to be the very best it can be. It has to be world class. For the guys at the Pools office, the challenge is clear, fund this ambition.
To this end, this weekend the Development Pools launch TikPick. For £1 you can win a cash prize for predicting 10 results. It’s not a lot of money and none of it will go towards putting fuel in a £100k motor car. This is a grass-roots level investment in our future. Go take a look here.
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Another artist born in Glasgow-the brilliant Al Stewart:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs
G64
Aye, VP is right, we were awsome :>)
Junkie Johnston.
CSB
Prefer Catch the wind.
Yet another Born in Glasgow-Mark Knopler
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqZc7ZQURMs
bankiebhoy1
Naw, he’s fae govan….
Paul “Stella Artois” Gascoigne.
Well Done CF
Here’s another Scot with a good tune
Kenny McIntyre\’s wee boy
David Byrne,Talking Heads
Born in Dumbarton, close enough !!!!
TET
One of my favourite ever Celtic games
even though i don’t remember much of it.
Gordon64
23:04 on
14 September, 2012
CSB
Prefer Catch the wind.
So many good songs-here’s one he wrote but don’t think he recorded it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCZdjVQBEfc
ET
Point taken…………………..
;)
HH.
THE EXILED TIM
23:07 on
14 September, 2012
David Byrne,Talking Heads
Born in Dumbarton, close enough !!!!
Great band-here’s their first single:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66wxY8H4Mu0
Extra Quiz Question ;
Guess the team;
He didn’t cheat, he ‘used his experience’?
Can you car park near McDiarmid Pk without going near the official car parks?
nice wee instrumental
Here’s one from my favourite Vocalist from Glasgow-the brilliant Frankie Miller(believe he supports a good team too)
This was a minor US Hit but did nothing over here: Doodle Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeBu4187QW8
Re Hillsborough, Steve Rotheram made a very distinct reference to masonic influence when he referred to the “higher echelons” of the authorities on that recent day the truth was confirmed, which was, er, not a 100 years ago, but this week.
What hope for Britain? What hope for its subjects?…..
Simon Hughes, ex-leader of the Lib Dems, might have backed him up, but I wouldn’t know, as he has had little MSM exposure since his public expression of concerns about freemasonry in the judicial system.
paranoidlunatic/ internetbampot CSC
are they still breeeeeeeethin
Dannygall
If you get to the roundabout just at the entrance to the official bus/cark parks turn right and there’s streets that you can park in further up. Approx 10 minutes walk back to the ground.
SFTB,
Can never go wrong with Luka :))
FFM
When Alex Thompson was doing his blog, I posted a fair bit on it.
Twice I made reference to the masons, twice the post was pulled.
Just ask your self, how many TV programes, out of the hundreds of thousands out there, have you seen critisising the masons ?
So we didn’t have an EBT for Juninho. What happened to the money we saved by not having one for him? Typical penny-pinching. Sack the board etc.
Exiled tim.
Thanks for that.obviosly a man they fear.I tried Google n got no luck!
Hidden in plain sight.
It’s all around you, hidden in plain sight.
No wonder we are paranoid.
An underrated 80s band fronted by Celtic fan James Grant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vgICdV60bk
February 2013.
History shall repeat itself.
Is St Johnstone able to put out a team tomorrow ?
Hamiltontim
Cheers young man. Might see you tomorrow, I believe you’re meeting young Bloke
gordon64,
Can they afford not to?
A Saturday home game against Celtic, with the hospitality money, TV money and travelling support will outweigh any points that they may have been hoping to collect.
Can’t blame them.
We should use te game to get the rust off the boots of our inactive players, due to the International break and those coming back from injury.
TET,
Aye, none.
The truth is indeed out there. And it’s not flying around in wee flying saucers, it’s walking around our streets and schools under the name of Gollum, Gallus, Sneevins, council-contract.com, judge diddy and PR Pedro.
I can pay testimony to this in many ways, starting at the most basic level, by saying how my step-dad ( a choob) never held back in expressing his amusement about how funny it was he got what he wanted using a handshake and a few 20 quid notes. He always owned his local councillor, whether they liked it or not.
Where you’re from yourself TET, there’s still a lot of that I think, bungs etc.
But when it extends from the bottom to the top end of the legal system, …hmmm.
I’d like a wee study done here. A comparison of percentages of freemasons convicted of crime compated to those in the middle class.
And a development of that study.
One obstacle.
The police, policitcal and judiciary system have still not agreed to declare membership.
Ie. the people in charge of crucial controlling roles in this country are refusing to admit their membership of a secret organization which we all know exists.
Yet, apparently, Scotland leads the way in democratic example.
As Celtic Supporters, it is our role to expose this, as we have known it longer than the rest. This is why Strathclyde’s Finest have been taking particular interest in our young supporters, by harassing them, pulling them aside, and making them identify themselves on camera.
Unless there’s another reason.
Two classics
Lovin Spoonful
The Kinks
Doh! Rant over :))
Dannygall
I am indeed although I’m unconvinced about this ‘young’ bit you referred to :-)
Right bed for me.
More and more posters are coming on to express their joy at the hun demise. It seems to have taken a wee while for reality to dawn, that the fledgeling club called ‘the rangers’ (for the time being), really is operating three leagues below us. Its like you have to pinch yourself to believe it. Sometimes I wonder if its a dream. Since we qualified for the CL, there’s been an increase in abnormal hun behaviour, although they are easily cranked up by the nutjob Green. Thats when we know its for real.
Since Feb 14, its been like Christmas every day. Santa just keeps giving and there’s probably more to come. I said a while ago that nothing would ever match Lisbon but this is up there with it, although in a kinda different way. Lisbon was the moment our club officially became world famous by winning the greatest club prize, something the now defunct RFC never achieved. However the ingnomious suicide of Rangers FC has given every Celtic fan something to take comfort from for another 45 years and beyond. Strangely enough, 45 years from now will see the centenary of another milestone in Celtic’s history, the 7-1 game. Its likely that some fans not even born yet will be having a drink to celebrate it, just as they will the events of 1967 and 2012.
hh
Fortunes Favour Mibbes,
an interesting rant, though.
Was snooping round a hun site earlier this week and it seems that Strathclyde Police employ virtually identical tactics against the hun groups – blue order and the other one…
Donovan said that he came from St Vincent St in Maryhill.
Go figure.
hamiltontim
You old guys need your sleep :-)