I hear the SFA had asked for clarification on Craig Whyte’s alleged disqualification as a director, without getting confirmation one way or another, since the issue was initially brought to their attention by the landmark BBC documentary, Rangers: The Inside Story. Rangers disclosure to the Plus Exchange (where the club’s shares are traded) on Wednesday that this specific BBC allegation was correct, was the information the SFA needed before they were in a position to act and apply a Fit and Proper Person (FPP) test to Whyte.
Dramatic though it sounds, failing a FPP test, in itself, is only likely to cause superficial damage to a club or its owner. An owner would need to resign as a director but he could allow the other directors to continue running the business, or he could appoint a proxy to take control of the business, which is often the way controllers run football clubs anyway.
What is of more interest, however, are matters likely to be disclosed as part of the SFA investigation. The Association would require Mr Whyte to explain what he did to be barred from holding a directorship for seven years, something the BBC lawyers would be able to question Whyte on in the witness box, should he actually sue, instead of repeatedly threatening to do so.
Of most interest to the SFA will be Rangers financial submission for their Uefa licence, which enabled the club to be nominated as Scotland’s participants in this season’s Champions League. A condition of participation in Uefa competitions is that no debts to tax authorities due on 31 December the preceding year remains unpaid on 31 March.
In September HM Revenue and Customs gained permission from the court to freeze £2.3m of Rangers money in connection with an unpaid tax bill. The principle element of this bill has not been disputed by Rangers. The SFA will now be keen to establish if any part of this bill was in connection to taxes due in prior to 31 December 2010. If it was, Celtic were entitled to be Scotland’s Champions League representatives, when overcoming the likes of Malmo stood between them and a £15m pay-day.
This is a legal minefield for the SFA chief exec, Stewart Regan, who has my sympathy. Things are about to become interesting.
While we are on the subject of that £2.3m tax bill, HM Revenue and Customs are due to get their hands on the cash after Friday next week, the last day Rangers are able to dispute the debt. If Rangers enter administration prior to that date, the cash would revert to the administrator and the club’s secured creditors would be entitled to it.
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Kit
What Vmhan said. :o) except he replied to u last post on last page.
MWD
Scott Brown has signed a new deal until the summerof 2015 with an option for an additional year beyond that
Scott Brown adds a bit of pace and drive to the Celtic team when it is all a bit to pedestrian….
still needs to work on his passing though..
good news imo…
Scott Brown signs new deal til 2015
BT
a fair summary shun
HH
Kev
I always scroll past your inane,childish rubbish but I just want to ask do you not get fed up looking at your stupid over exaggerated name on every third n fourth post?
I do,your a first class bampot son and an embarrassment to any half savvy hun on the wynd up.
Geez peace ffs.
Hold on a minute,
I know it’s on the official website and all over Twitter but the Radio Clyde sportsdesk at 10.00 there didn’t even mention it. So clearly it can’t be true. ;-)
Jobo
lennondhino18
did you meet the bhoys in the Dolly last night..
Nice one Stephen Black.
Good news indeed.
MWD
BT i didnt mate
good lady had her christmas night out so i was on wean watch
who was all in?
Welcome back Broonie.
Lennon n Mc….Mjallby says:
3 December, 2011 at 10:05
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It’s simple M8, just scroll-on past…..
Hail! Hail!
Good to see Scott Brown has signed a new contract. I like his attitude but was worried that his latest “I’m the captain of Celtic” chat might have been just that. Great news.
BT
Good news re Broonie because it means we will recoup some of the £4.4m when we sell him.
Kev jungle.
So according to your post on the previous page, you’re a Celtic supporter who makes the conscious decision not to go and watch Celtic yet you could afford to do so?
Mmmmmmm
fat bhoys night out was last night..
a few of the bhoys on here this morning will tell you the full line up..
SB,MWD,PF,TTT,lennybhoy,TTTT Mouldy,CRC probably more…
List of No.1’s
Neil Lennon
Scot Brown
Gordon Strachan
Love the Celtic
Listened to Clyde last night. Really beggared belief. Almost all call from Celtic fans re Kayal ducking. Nothing on shenanigans from Ibrox. They always claim they react to callers and cannot make the agenda.
Well they can. They screen the calls and put through only those they want to discuss. I called on 2 separate telephone numbers using different names. Told them my subject was the tax case and potential UEFA ban for them.
I was not put through.
All Celtic fans, please do not call this show. You are being shamefully used to mask the real story of the day.
BT
Only one you missed was big GL2.
It was also good to finally put a face to the TTT monicker. ;o)
Oh and we bumped into Canamalar (who should be on the fat Bhoy programme) in the Smiddy.
Community singing was banned in the Dolphin. Strange!
MWD
BT
Only stayed in dolly for 1, apparently our community singing was not good enough ha ha… Went to the smiddy
Good to see our captain signing a new deal after all the talk of agent’s fees holding things up. Wonder how much his agent made in the end?
BT nice one
a good wee turn for Stephen
HH
Well Scott Brown, you know when you have a good thing and I am glad you saw sense and signed again.
Once you leave Celtic it rarely gets better and obviously you are not motivated by pound signs down in the most over-hyped league in the world. Why anyone want want to go to Newcastle (even for a night out) is beyond me.
Neil Lennon rates you and you have played your best football under him. Now stay injury free and win us this league.
MWD
yeh I texted him to say you bhoys where in the vicinity…
hope T4 and canamalar kissed and made up… o))
oh dear missed out GL2… oooft….
hamiltontim says:
3 December, 2011 at 10:10
Kev jungle.
So according to your post on the previous page, you’re a Celtic supporter who makes the conscious decision not to go and watch Celtic yet you could afford to do so?
Mmmmmmm
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Thats right m8, when WGS became manager I felt this burning-blade feeling at the base of my spine and, decide that was that!
I’ve been to some games under Neil’s stewardship but, I won’t be buying a SB unless, in the future a new Jungle-type of terracing is built.
Hail! Hail!
Broony has signed?
Oh well, we’ll just have to hope he applies himself.
And then flog him to Sunderland for 8 million.
Got to back him, meantime, and NL clearly does.
We’ll see.
Mon the Pars!
The best we can hope for is a 0-0.
Kev
So you’re not really a SUPPORTER then are you?
Can I recommend a great post from Tarrant at 1.04 this morning on page 18.
He makes some great observations on the nature of the Celtic family.
Scottish Amateur Cup Today
Kick off 14.00
Kennoway V Greenock High School FP.
Cotlands park Kennoway.
Any Greenockians coming through to watch their local team ?
TT
Great that Scott Brown has signed up…….hope the Board didn’t ‘give in’ to the agent(s)…………amusing that some on CQN have been listening to the media again, who have been doing the old ‘negative’ on another Celtic player…..for the purpose of putting us against him…….TICK TOCK has become louder over the passed few days….!!!!……LOL…!!
Well done Scott brown
Our Captain
P
hamiltontim says:
3 December, 2011 at 10:24
Kev
So you’re not really a SUPPORTER then are you?
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Strictly speaking….in financial terms your probably right. In terms of emotional investment…that can’t be measured!
I would look upon financial investment in the Celtic of today as a paradox if you like….supporter/mug seems to be the type of person todays hierarchy are looking for.
So, if you fit the bill….ghood for you!
Hail! Hail!
Good morning friends in Celtic…
Good news on the Broonie front. Delighted for him – he’s another convert into the Blessed fold.
Well done Celtic, smart move that will mean we get real dough for him when he does ‘move on’.
Having read part way back, and managed not to step in the mess left by the various sleekit hunderminers I’d just like to say thanks to Mr Tarrant for a couple of his comments. Top Drawer Comments, sir.
Cap duly doffed.
HH
Gooooooooood morning CQN………
Great news aboooooooot the Celtic Skippppppper
BigjoeinAsunnyAberdeeeeeeeeeen
Is it bad that I’m feeling indifferent about Scott Brown signing a new deal? As our captain, I really should be more “enthused”, shall I say…
HH
Giggs
The Daily Mail seems to have down-graded the “Motherwell-born billionaire” to “Motherwell-born venture capitalist”.
jimmci says:
3 December, 2011 at 10:12
Listened to Clyde last night. Really beggared belief. Almost all call from Celtic fans re Kayal ducking. Nothing on shenanigans from Ibrox. They always claim they react to callers and cannot make the agenda.
Well they can. They screen the calls and put through only those they want to discuss. I called on 2 separate telephone numbers using different names. Told them my subject was the tax case and potential UEFA ban for them.
I was not put through.
All Celtic fans, please do not call this show. You are being shamefully used to mask the real story of the day.
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Exactly m8 I wasn’t happy with the idiots phoning in, a whole show dedicated to kayal they are fkn knobs the lot of them and I’m talking about them who phoned.
Good news that Broonie has signed on for another shift. I’m expecting that he’ll blossom in the years ahead.
Elsewhere, its looking rather as though the SFA has a sack full of snakes to deal with regarding the Governance of the game in this country.
Oh, and it appears as though Kev’s emotional investment in Celtic is off the radar.
Let’s all do the broonie lol lol lol lol lol lol