The proposed SFA rule change, that clubs must conduct an investigation into prospective new owners, went through unopposed at the Association’s AGM, currently underway at Hampden. No formal rules must be observed during this investigation, not even the ‘Gandhi criminal rule’ postulated by (still) SPL chief executive, Neil Doncaster, so a club can look into the matter as deeply as they see appropriate and the former owner can claim he was “duped” after the money appears in his bank account.
This does not strengthen efforts to keep unfit people from owning Scottish clubs, if anything, it provides errant clubs with a defence. Previously it was explicitly the club’s responsibility to ensure owners were fit and proper, now the club’s responsibility is limited to carrying out an unspecified value judgement. Tune in soon to hear “We carried out an investigation consistent with best practice, why punish us?”
In this instance, value judgements are worth as much as Ibrox valuations. It’s not the rules that are wrong, the only problem is one club didn’t respect the rules and doesn’t like the medicine.
No mention yet of the dark Fifa cloud hanging over the Association. Perhaps it’s slipped their mind.
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From Celtic site
CELTIC have confirmed their participation in another glamour friendly as part of club´s pre-season preparations.
The Scottish champions will travel to The Netherlands on Saturday, July 21, to face Dutch giants Ajax as two of Europe´s most famous clubs go head-to-head in a match which is sure to whet the appetite for both sets of supporters.
Managed by former Rangers player, Frank De Boer, the Amsterdam club are Holland´s most successful side, and are current holders of the Eredivise title. They have lifted the European Cup/Champions League four times, making them one of the most successful clubs on the continent.
Celtic and Ajax have faced each other three times in competitive contests, producing some memorable encounters along the way.
Both teams first met in the European Cup quarter final in 1970/71, with Johan Cruyff inspiring Ajax to a 3-1 aggregate win.
The next meeting of sides was more memorable for Celtic as George McCluskey´s dramatic late winner in Amsterdam saw them progress to the second round of the European Cup in season 1982/83.
In 2001, Celtic faced Ajax in the final qualifying round for the Champions League and it was Martin O´Neill´s side who progressed to the group stages of the competition for the first time following a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Held in the magnificent setting of the Amsterdam Arena, the match will kick-off at 7pm local time. Ticket details to be confirmed
My dear,dear,dear,friend..WGS
In Ma opinion..
Ah am no too Sanguine, in respect o’ the Final Denouement concerning,whether.. Fraser wull Sign fur us or not.
Na..
It sure looks,tae me.. as an ootsider.. lookin in..
That Fraser Wull NOT SIGN ,fur us..
Hope that Ah am wrang..
But..
Here are A few of Ma Reasons.. fur makin that prediction.
Fraser,is wan o’ these guys who wants tae Play fur his Country.and.. Playing in Scotland, is a Drawback, in helping him tae meet that ambition.
also..
Fraser,wants tae get Mair Money than Celtic hiv the Means with which they can satisfy him.
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater.
Still, Laughin’
Riosko – I thought you were selling them yesterday, for your CSC. I couldn’t oblige as I was under orders to be doing something unCelticminded.
Mr K
Nice to see you back to robust health.
Hope all went well.
Hh
Are all these’ glamour friendlies’ not goin’ to put a spoke in the ole wheel of our Euro preparations?
Balotelli, schmelli
About to vomiting when hear about racism in Poland. Stupid, ignorant Englishmen. At least some.
Ed
Nice to see you back on here.
I am also a grandchildminder, and love it.
It is I admit, a real full time task.
Jiggered CSC
Mr Z
good evening, I have come out of my exile to wish you and your wonderful country a great next few weeks. I have been invited to attend the Sikorski Polish club in Glasgow on Friday for the opening game….
think I should cheer on ole Sammi? p))
DBBIA@17:27
‘Are all these’ glamour friendlies’ not goin’ to put a spoke in the ole wheel of our Euro preparations?’
Its essential the players are match fit prior to the 1st leg on 31st/1st
I would imagine we will arrange another game on the 28thJuly as final preparation
B/Tim- exile or huff? ;/)
So, Stewart Regan is ‘entirely comfortable’ with Campbell Ogilvie’s position as President of the SFA despite the continuing Inquiries into Rangers’ use of EBTs during his period as Director.
Let’s try to bottom out Regan’s comfort:
1) Campbell Ogilvie was an Executive Director of Rangers from the period 1989 to 2005.
2) He was a director of the SFA from 1990, becoming 2nd Vice President (Treasurer) in 2002, Vice President in 2007, and President in 2011.
3) Rangers, the club of which he was Director, initiated an illegal tax evasion scam in 1999, using a Discount Options Scheme to pay players net of income tax to obtain competitive advantage on the field.
4) Rangers, in 2000, initiated a 2nd tax scam, an Employee Benefit Trust scheme, the purpose of which was to vastly reduce the cost of waging players by avoiding income tax. Some 63 players, together with 2 former Scotland Managers, received benefits under this scheme, avoiding a total of £45 Million in tax over 11 years.
5) While implementing this scheme, Rangers provided many of their players with a side letter to their contract detailing the amounts they were to be paid. FIFA’s Worldwide Rules on the Registration of Players requires that all payments made to players relating to their participation in football must be included in the contract filed at Registration with the SFA. the SFA are the Industry Regulator in this respect in Scotland. Rangers it is estimated fielded dozens of ineligible players in many hundreds of matches saving tens of millions of tax and gaining hundreds of millions of merit and participation payments.
6) Campbell Ogilvie is a vastly experienced Football Administrator, so highly thought of within the Game that he is President of the SFA. His experience of football Administration stretches back over 30 years. He knows the Rules intimately.
7) As a Director of the SFA, he had a legal responsibility to the SFA and its member clubs to protect the interests of the Game and the Association’s members.
8) As Director of Rangers, an SFA member club, he was active in implementing a contractual framework that undermined the integrity of the Game by using illegal tax scams to provide a competitive advantage for his club, to the detriment of all other SFA member clubs, to whom he owed a legal duty of care.
9) Ogilvie was a personal beneficiary of the scam.
Campbell Ogilvie, as an Executive Director of Rangers was responsible for implementing a scam on the Game of unprecedented magnitude. As Director of the SFA he was responsible for failing to disclose the scam on the Game he was helping to implement. As a Rangers employee, he was financially benefiting from the scam. When he resigned from Rangers, he was ‘rewarded’ with an £80,000 pay off, the purpose of which is unknown.
Stewart Regan is entirely comfortable that Campbell Ogilvie is the leader of Scottish Football, ultimately responsible for upholding its FIFA mandate to protect and foster the Game in Scotland.
Ed
Duped only to the extent that you knew you were getting away with it OR the possession of the Ibrox faithfuls mental ability and morality is owned by the laptop loyal. I suspect a bit of both or am I totally wrong and you really are all a bunch of thick race supremacists ?
Welcome back to the debate.
If Rangers Newco into the SPL next season I am growing a beard ;-)
HH
DBBIA
Huff?
I have thicker shin than a Rhino…
did someone say something bad about me? o))
moremlike to drunk to post…
My dear,dear,dear,friend..Jis Ed
Ed, Ah tak back. Everything, Ah wrote ..in that Last
Submission o’ mine..(Except.. The.. “Still, Laugin'” Comment)
Because. Ah shouldna hiv Tried tae Tease ye..
Fur Ye are a Victim.
Pal.. Ah genuinely , Feel Sorry fur Ye.
The G.A. Administration, which was extant during the Murray Major , years.. wiz Morally Corrupt..
A Genuine G.A. Supporter like your Good Sel’
.. who has nothing but respect for..and… obedience… tae the Law.and the concept of Business Integrity..
has been let doon Badly.
and and even sadder fact.. in Ma Opinion..
Is..
It looks like Mr. Green and his Mysterious Cabal..
if They Succeed in Buying your Team..
Will not be any improvement.. Morally, speaking..
oan either.. The Murray Major Administration or. the Whyte one..
a Dark future , fur yer club.. In Ma opinion,of Course..
Awaits..
Kojo
yer pal..who likes ye aloater
Still,Laughin’
TBB
what about the fact he was in charge when they asked what school you attended?
BT
Thanks. If you have MadraRua number , could you call him and give him mine, please? The man who has two tickets will send them to his family if I don’t get back to Warsaw in one hour. I don’t know if tickets are still available.
Zbyszek
There is racism everywhere, even in Poland.
I remember seeing the ‘supporters’ of Cracovia in a documentary a few years ago
Their Nazi salutes and monkey chants at black players did not make for pleasant viewing
B/Tim- according to ole Wiki the rhino has ‘a thick protective skin, 1.5–5 cm thick, formed from layers of collagen positioned in a lattice structure; relatively small brains for mammals this size (400–600 g); and a large horn’
-claiming any other similarities?
Does a Leopard ever squeeze it’s spots?
I’ll say a few things again:
Campbell Ogilvie runs the show.
Reagan is spineless and petrified of the responsibilities that have landed in his lap; Neil Doncaster is too busy organising Rockabilly fundraising discos for angry lesbian activists to focus properly.
France will win the Euros. They will beat Spain in the final.
Giroud (70/1 PaddyPower) will come through as top scorer when Benzema injures himself in the group stages.
England will fail in the Groups.
Irealnd too, but narrowly by a point or goal difference.
Sammi will score 2 and Greece will get through second to face Germany in the Quarters, where they will lose.
And during this festival, the Huns will die with a whimper.
These things will come to pass.
ANNAON :- Duped in the fact that I did not not know anything about Rangers not paying their tax or that the rules were being broken. Like most football fans all I wanted to do was support my team on the pitch and didn’t bother enquiring into what was going on in the background. Let’s be honest until Paul started this site how high a percentage of Celtic fans paid much attention to the finance side of things and how their board dealt with them
When I did find out I said I thought it was wrong.
At youth level we try to teach our players not to cheat so I would be a hypocrite to defend it because it involves Rangers
Murray wins tie break. One set.all
Stewart Regan is entirely comfortable that Alex Tommo is covering the civil war in Syria.
DBBIA
apart from the horn, sounds about correct…
Z
I have text ard macha as I cant think of any other bhoy in Ireland who has my number…
So much for Scottish football will die without huns:))))
Motherwell FC@MotherwellFC
At the end of the ‘Early Bird’ offer, Season Ticket sales are up 26.2% on the same point last year: http://www.motherwellfc.co.uk/2012/06/06/sea …
Good evening friends
Who would win in a fight between Stewart Regan and a big hairy modern Lesbian activist?
Murray wins 2nd set 7-6, 1 set each,play, rain stopped play.
Jobo
Is it raining in EK – yet?
DBBIA
I can concur that the brain size is about correct, just blew myself up, what hair I had has now been lost…
any calamine lotion?
TBB- Excellent post again sir,Ogilvie allegedly introduced the scheme to Hearts too.
Could he also have an EBT from Hearts? I think we should be told……
TBB, and your problem with Ogilvie is what exactly? Could you spell it out clearer?
:-)
SffS
TMWTL
If you hear about report (confirmed case) about player, supporters abused verbaly, fisically becouse of his race in Poland during the Euro , I’ll change my nick to ” Zbyszek, the most stupid Pole” and I’ll be leaving Good Morning at 6:00 am every day. Is that Okay for you ?
Look out Europe Gers on tour despite owing Thomas Cook Sport £129,216.56.
CVA CSC
What’s fit n proper ? – has buckets of cash to play with or operates sustainably with due regard for the community the club serves . Where is the model the spl should follow ? (apart from celtic recently). It’s not in the bloated whale carcass that is the epl, it’s not in hertz, the ironic thing is if CW had had 200 ml ( a drop in the ocean for some epl clubs) to invest, all this would have been brushed under the carpet. Fit n proper, post Sir david Murray, I don’t think much of Scottish Football knows what that is. I look forward to the day when I dread a visit form the dons because they’ve been wallopinp us.
Jobo – dont know if you picked up my post last night. Sorry i could not chat yesterday without the wee one butting in all the time. I have now instructed her not to annoy Jobo or the weather forecasts are in jeopardy!
The orcs have announced that they are playing in a pre-season tournament in England and now Germany. How can:
1. They guarantee they will be able to play?
2. Are the respective hosts barking, what happens when they are liquidated?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!