Before digesting news reports that Dave King is set to return to Scottish football as a director of Newco Rangers, it’s probably worth a caveat. Today’s ‘news’ has the same heritage as pretty much every false steer emanating from Ibrox over the past decade. Honest Dave King may well hope to take over at Ibrox but I could just as easily believe he has no intentions of getting involved.
Two months ago King accepted liability for 41 counts of contravening the South African Income Tax Act, while agreeing to pay the resultant bill, the equivalent of £46m. By act of sheer comic genius he is being heralded as the most appropriate person to take control of Newco Rangers, the club brought about by the disastrous income tax affairs of Oldco Rangers, while King was on the board.
Lord Nimmo Smith prevaricated on some issues in his report into Oldco but he was unequivocal in his condemnation of the directors, including King. South African judge, Brian Southwood, described King as a “glib and shameless liar” in 2011.
In every practical sense this man is a perfect fit for the Rangers group of clubs. Every scrap of information available on how he conducts his affairs screams ‘Rangers tradition’.
As for Fit and Proper? Don’t make me quote a second judge!
In the event the SFA have to make a Fit and Proper decision on King they will have to consider Nimmo Smith’s view. It is not even remotely credible that the SFA are competent to rule on King while their president was subject to the same criticism from Nimmo Smith (although Judge Southwood provides a convenient out).
The narrative being peddled today is a final throw of the dice by some, nothing more. ‘A guy will hunn’ers of millions is coming in to make everything OK’. Aye, sure thing.
Sean Fallon: Celtic’s Iron Man:
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“We must get better ourselves. If you work harder at the game, we’ll get better. If the standard comes up, the ordinary foreign player won’t be here. ”
Hmmm…..
roll up roll up the all new brighter than bright Hun show …..Whyte and Green,,,,,with their new King ….funny how they were all in Switzerland a while ago for a chin wag ….and they all have properties in SA……braw…..
Mickey Ward Vs Arturo Gatti,the trilogy.
So dave king comes riding in to the rescue, full of talk about Celtic and investing at the right time so they can take their rightful place back at the top of Scottish football
And the debate about peter lawwell starts again on cqn
Hmmmmmmm
weeminger
22:49 on 12 October, 2013
Very well explained.
Thanks.
He’s been brought in by one faction, to swing the vote towards the spivs …. Silly bhuns priceless….!!!!
JO
Pat Nevin is no lover of Celtic.
Will never forgive his comments about the Celtic supporters.
He nailed his colours to the BBC mast.
No way back for him.
john o’neil
I’m not sure if your comment was prompted by someone bringing this up but today he was quoted as saying that the Celtic support applauded the Huns support at the last ever rangers game at Celtic park.
That’s one very strange comment from a Celtic supporter
Gordon64
22:44 on 12 October, 2013
petec
Agree.
However watching Ali and Frazier in their prime was something to behold.
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FaterWall
The wee wummin cleaner who, only gets paid £6 an hour, was complaining about some filthy Ba***rd who done a crap in the shower. Who are these people?
That wee wummin MUST be heard, is she heard? most of the workforce look at her as just a cleaner. We can all be idealistic but the wee Lady (she is very overweight) is very opinionated when you start speaking to her.
Braw
Is Pat Nevin deemed to be an intellectual because he reads foreign literature? Reading Russian novels does not render a person to be an intellectual. Nor does it make one pretentious. Honestly!
Why does Pat have this reputation?
On the subject of European/Jewish literature, has anybody read Isaac Bashevis Singer? I will start reading some of his work soon.
King is a self confessed criminal, having copped a plea to tax evasion on a grand scale and paid £45m to avoid prison. It is palpably absurd to suggest that he is a fit and proper person. Naturally, he will be waved through by the spineless and corrupt ‘custodians’ of our game. They are every bit as shameless and dishonest as he is.
celtic40me……aye ,probably a coincidence ,and then a mano mano thread …jist as weel am no a poker playing nobody….
67Heaven
The poor wee souls need any corrupt, potential sugar daddy.
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
Great to see you again, yer a real mad wan when ye ur drunk. pea pod.
TSD.csc ;)))))))
My good friends Mick n’ Keef on BBC1
John O,
most Celtic supporters I’ve talked to label Nevin as a Psuedo-Intellectual.
An Intellectual, I’d guess in most supporters books, wouldn’t be a bad thing
http://www.news.va/en/news/pope-francis-to-welcome-the-original-statue-of-the
Gordon and Celtic,
I didn’t hear his comments today. Admittedly I met him well before he chose to stop supporting us. Oh well. Still, if we were to excommunicate every Celt who praises the oldco huns then we may not have many too many heroes left. Pat will come to his senses one day. Until then he is in my bad books.
petec – Oscar BraveO – God Bless.
&
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
They two fhellas fae ruglen:)) were looking after yous so yous were in good hands :))
BB
Please not the Rolling Stones photo again.
HH Big mhan
JimmyQuinnsBits
23:04 on 12 October, 2013
John O,
most Celtic supporters I’ve talked to label Nevin as a Psuedo-Intellectual.
An Intellectual, I’d guess in most supporters books, wouldn’t be a bad thing
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Knowledge is very over rated in Mans Hands, IMO.
Evening Jimmy. I take your point. It just bewilders me that he has acquired this reputation.
The Lying King on Sevco’s website,
“The recent settlement of my litigation in South Africa removes any impediment to my appointment to the board..”
He has already been given the green light.
Dear Mr Wetherspoon
Thanks for all those vouchers for cheap drink
JO
PN accused us of singing sectarian songs at Hampden
when none were sang.
He did it to ingratiate himself with the BBC and them.
He is an absolute disgrace as a journalist.
He owes every Celtic supporter an apology.
Petec – Alcohol is a curse mate.
I am going to buy myself a copy of the New Testament and read it.
SimonOfCyreneCSC.
leftclicktic,
Q-tex
Wim Jansen is forever dancin’ because…. ;))
Petec,
respect buddy… but, imo, knowledge is always more honest – and potentially more painful – than ignorance, as long as we understand that the more knowledge we get, the more we don’t know.
Evenin John
G64-that was for you big man :)
Rather than constantly looking at Ibrox affairs Celtic fans would do well to take a closer look at home.
While we are riding high in the Champions League financially if not on the field of play there are still areas of concern.
Anthony Stokes played a full international game last night and played well against one of the very top nations – he is out of contract soon. It is ridiculous that this situation was allowed to happen. We may now lose our best striker and goalscorer for the second season in a row.
Many Celtic fans are sleeping (just like PL) and don’t see this as a major issue and would rather concentrate on rangers however when was the last time the club signed a reliable goalscorer?
Gordon, he did indeed. He clearly feels those songs are sectarian. Like you, I disagree with Pat Nevin about that interpretation of those songs.
Quite right Kev. Why are our players not signed up? We have the money. Three crucial players have yet to be given a new deal.
When King was at his wealthiest he was filing tax reports claiming to earn 5000 a year despite owning Ferarris, Mercs, learjets etc. He must have been really surprised when the SA Govt decided to investigate.
Why has Pat Nevin sold his soul?
John O’Neil
a very complex character…….got his Nobel Prize as I was doing my first year as a Redcoat…..I remember the party …….braw
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
23:12 on 12 October, 2013
Petec – Alcohol is a curse mate.
I am going to buy myself a copy of the New Testament and read it.
SimonOfCyreneCSC.
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ROFLcopter
Buy or Sell the NT….. Peter Goodgame has not been haudin back about Capitalism, coming frae a Conservative Christian, a field worker.
I ask you, what chance do we have?
Last days?
70 years is a generation in Biblical terms…. if you were familiar with David Flynn’s stuff the creation of Israel would be Spooky.
Awe we need noo is an unblemished Red Coo.
Leave PN alone he has letters after his name F.U.D
Good night all
another day closer to celtic being back on the park
wont be long nowcsc
leftclicktic oscar in our thoughts
23:06 on 12 October, 2013
petec – Oscar BraveO – God Bless.
&
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
They two fhellas fae ruglen:)) were looking after yous so yous were in good hands :))
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They had the sense to high-tail it out of there at sun set!!
:)